thdewitt

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Today I decided to take a few pictures of my brew day. I was making an All Grain Czech Pilsner and was very happy to get going. After taking these pictures and working hard for 6 hours I finally had 7 golden gallons of Pilsner cooling with my whirpool chiller in the kettle. No mistakes, no surprises, hit my SG. That never happens to me. There is always one mistake. I had a few IPA's along the way and was so happy to get pumping to the fermenter that I lifted the whirpool chiller out of the kettle, set it down, unplugged the pump an d went in to get the yeast. When I came back out to start the drain off in to the fermenter, the kettle was empty. That's right!!!! I didn't close off the boil kettle valve and the entire batch siphoned through the line to the pump. Beer gone. Now I have 4 Wyeast Pisner Activator packs sitting in the laundry room with nothing to call home. Wasted as I have to go out of town for a week tomorrow. I hate brewing. Im taking a break for awhile.

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Keg 1: Tenaya RIS
Keg 2: Tenaya RIS
Keg 3:Pliny the Younger
Keg 4: Blind Pig
Keg 5: Empty
Keg 6: Empty
Keg 7: Empty
On Deck: Empty

Cheese 1 Farmhouse Cheddar
Cheese 2
Cheese 3
Cheese 4
Cheese 5

jds

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Oh, man. That's painful. My condolences. I'm working on a pilsner as I write this, and the though of losing all that work to a booboo hurts.

Side note: I don't usually start drinking beer until the chiller goes in the kettle. That way, I keep a clear head for the brewing, but can start getting prepared for the cleaning, which always goes better with beer.

niquejim

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Well said

Wables

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I have a similar philosophy. I wait until dough in of my second mash.

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Wables

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On Deck: Yo Mama!
Primary: Oatmeal Stout, 219 APA
Secondary:Honey Blonde
Keggerator:Apfelwine, Honey Blonde

Wine-
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Secondary- Simply Strawberry (5 gal), Strawberry-Rhubarb (2 gal),Plum (5 gal)

WBC

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Well that will only happen 1 time. Forgetting anything will make you paranoid about not screwing up in your next brews. Everyone has done something horrible at one time and though painful we are much better after that. You have some really nice equipment I must say.

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WBC

Fermentor 1: Bill's House Ale II, Fermentor 2: German Helles, Fermentor 3: Bill's Schworzbier (Black Bier)
Tap 1: Bill's House Ale II, Tap 2: German Hefewizen, Tap 3: Nut Brown Ale
Future Brews: Stone IPA Clone, Blonde Ale, Budvar Clone, Newcastle Clone
New toy: Blichmann 27 gallon fermentor

“If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging”

“Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment”

IowaHarry

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My condolences for your loss.

Let's have a moment of silence People...

Somebody tell those kids in drunken ramblings to pipe down.

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Seconday: We don't need no stinking Secondary
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stevea1210

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I don't know what to say except, I am truly sorry. Whatever you do, don't 'take a break' from brewing. You're now down a batch, so you have to brew two next weekend.

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axlrose16

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um...can you send me some of your piles of money so I can build a pro setup like yours? If I had that setup I would never once consider taking any sort of "break"

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menschmaschine

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Wow, that's a pretty big "d'oh!". Any violence or non-stop cursing? I know I would have... or maybe just cried. And I'm not violent or emotional.

I know it's ironic, but I never drink and brew.

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jds

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*tips a little beer out onto the floor of his garage*\

For the dead yeasties.