World's First Solar Homebrew Beer - Page 2

**Clayton** · 10-07-2009, 09:04 PM

ugg....

you know wood is solar energy too
how about a woot fired mash and kettle
from wood reclamed from utility easements and hwy project they just pile that up and burn it any way.
that would be much less lame

**humann_brewing** · 10-07-2009, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by olllllo

Are there more detailed videos concerning mashing?

I've never heard of roasting hops.

You have never heard about roasted hops?

Let this guy tell you about them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zZjxbBos_k&feature=player_embedded

**Clayton** · 10-07-2009, 09:12 PM

bad link 1233456

**weirdboy** · 10-07-2009, 09:14 PM

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Roasting Hops bring out all the smell of its close cousins, they burn like cigarettes and the ash can color the beer. It also changes the flavor of the hops to a spicer note.

Do you get the same level of bitterness from roasted hops as unroasted?

**Clayton** · 10-07-2009, 09:15 PM

roasted hops yuck
so you beer can taste like an old roach

**weirdboy** · 10-07-2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Clayton

ugg....

you know wood is solar energy too
how about a woot fired mash and kettle
from wood reclamed from utility easements and hwy project they just pile that up and burn it any way.
that would be much less lame

If you're going to make that stretch, oil is also solar energy.

**Picobrew** · 10-07-2009, 09:18 PM

First solar homebrew? It looks cool but not sure about that claim! Here in Portland there are a few rigs for solar heated water, and at our organic brew fest this year (and I believe last?) we had brewers using them to do brewing demos.

Edit: Ok maybe he is the first guy to sunburn his hops !