JacktheKnife
Well-Known Member
Howdy ya'll,
I have trebled my brewing speed,
with one idea I am fixin to tell ya'll about.
It is like the entire homebrewing universe has changed ,
and is continually changing before my eyes,
evolving as it were,
even as I write this.
An exciting brewing technique which is so simple,
I can't believe I have been brewing for 15 years and this one thing has never occured to me.
{I am from Texas}
But water...
Where does your water come from?
Water ...
For 15 years I have endeavored to 'brew my own'
in as cheaply of a manner as possible
just on principle.
I think of the Papazian book as the bible of homebrewing and it is.
I even heard an interview with the author of :
'The complete joy of homebrewing'
just the other day,
and it was frankly 'beyond me'.
He is a homebrewing genius and although
'Joy of brewing'
is twenty years old,
more than any other,
the book makes me think.
I don't believe Papazian boiled his water,
just his wort.
And I have used unboiled tap water to brew,
but for as long as I can remember...
I have always boiled my water.
{the clorine as well as the sterilization}
It tastes better.
It takes me 8 hours to brew a batch and it always has.
For 15 years,
I make good knives
and I brew good beer
has always been a credo of mine.
And I always have.
But as Josey Wales said:
something about,
"Its more like old habits"
I was in the Dallas 'Homebrew headquarters'
shopping and mentioned in answer to a question,
8 hours, it takes me 8 hours to brew a batch.
I can rerack 2 batches in a day,
bottle 2 batches a day too,
but brewing,
what with boiling all that 6-7 gallons of water,
and getting drunk and listening to music,
and a mans gotta eat...
and take care of his critters,
8 hours,
it takes me 8 hours to brew a batch of:
'8Lb Hammerbeir'.
Old Kelly, the owner said from the back of the store:
"Knife, how can it take you 8 hours to brew a batch?"
"You have been brewing for 15 years!"
I told old Kelly:
I boil all my water to get rid of the clorine,
and to sterilize the water thye better thye homebrew to be.
Kelly said:
"You idiot, use .50 a gallon bottled water,
you are spend more than that on propane."
8 hours,
it shouldn't take more than 5 max !!!
So boys,
I wanted to pass this valuable information along.
Bottled water is good xxxx !
Better than tap water,
and faster than boiling 100 gallons on your stove every year.
Use it !
Old Papazian recommened bleach,
but then Idophor didn't even exist then did it?
Ya live and learn.
I brewed 10 gallons,
two batches yesterday !
In 6 hours,
easily.
I could have brewed three !
I am a brewing 'Knife'
and I owe it to an idea
and ideas are free.
Thank you
J. Winters Knife
and Sandymay
I have trebled my brewing speed,
with one idea I am fixin to tell ya'll about.
It is like the entire homebrewing universe has changed ,
and is continually changing before my eyes,
evolving as it were,
even as I write this.
An exciting brewing technique which is so simple,
I can't believe I have been brewing for 15 years and this one thing has never occured to me.
{I am from Texas}
But water...
Where does your water come from?
Water ...
For 15 years I have endeavored to 'brew my own'
in as cheaply of a manner as possible
just on principle.
I think of the Papazian book as the bible of homebrewing and it is.
I even heard an interview with the author of :
'The complete joy of homebrewing'
just the other day,
and it was frankly 'beyond me'.
He is a homebrewing genius and although
'Joy of brewing'
is twenty years old,
more than any other,
the book makes me think.
I don't believe Papazian boiled his water,
just his wort.
And I have used unboiled tap water to brew,
but for as long as I can remember...
I have always boiled my water.
{the clorine as well as the sterilization}
It tastes better.
It takes me 8 hours to brew a batch and it always has.
For 15 years,
I make good knives
and I brew good beer
has always been a credo of mine.
And I always have.
But as Josey Wales said:
something about,
"Its more like old habits"
I was in the Dallas 'Homebrew headquarters'
shopping and mentioned in answer to a question,
8 hours, it takes me 8 hours to brew a batch.
I can rerack 2 batches in a day,
bottle 2 batches a day too,
but brewing,
what with boiling all that 6-7 gallons of water,
and getting drunk and listening to music,
and a mans gotta eat...
and take care of his critters,
8 hours,
it takes me 8 hours to brew a batch of:
'8Lb Hammerbeir'.
Old Kelly, the owner said from the back of the store:
"Knife, how can it take you 8 hours to brew a batch?"
"You have been brewing for 15 years!"
I told old Kelly:
I boil all my water to get rid of the clorine,
and to sterilize the water thye better thye homebrew to be.
Kelly said:
"You idiot, use .50 a gallon bottled water,
you are spend more than that on propane."
8 hours,
it shouldn't take more than 5 max !!!
So boys,
I wanted to pass this valuable information along.
Bottled water is good xxxx !
Better than tap water,
and faster than boiling 100 gallons on your stove every year.
Use it !
Old Papazian recommened bleach,
but then Idophor didn't even exist then did it?
Ya live and learn.
I brewed 10 gallons,
two batches yesterday !
In 6 hours,
easily.
I could have brewed three !
I am a brewing 'Knife'
and I owe it to an idea
and ideas are free.
Thank you
J. Winters Knife
and Sandymay