after a long winter - it's time to brew again!

The temps are soaring and should be in the upper 60s tomorrow! I need to brew!

I've had a long couple months of only making wines and meads which won't be ready to drink until the fall

Anyone else ready for spring? I saw a robin today, the snow is gone from the yard, the hoses are thawed out -- tomorrow I shall brew!

Spring??? What is this thing you speak of??? it snowed again today and it is 14 degrees out here in Michigan...

So whatcha gonna brew?

If only I had to worry about warming up my fermenters!!!
Yesterday and today we had to kick on the A/C.
P.S. Revvy, Someone told me about you sticking a T-shirt over your carboys, and setting the whole thing in a tube of cool water? I am thinking of doing the same thing with frozen 2-liter bottles, alternating them thoughout the day. If you could shed some light on this I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

OP - the winters in AZ sound terrible...i'm sorry

Irish1225 said:

OP - the winters in AZ sound terrible...i'm sorry

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You gotta remember that I'm in the high country in Arizona - 7,000 feet. Believe it or not, we get cold here in AZ too well, at least parts of AZ

Revvy said:

Spring??? What is this thing you speak of??? it snowed again today and it is 14 degrees out here in Michigan...

So whatcha gonna brew?

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Revvy, I'm sure we'll get another big blast - we usually do in March, but I'm gonna take advantage of the weather.

I'm brewing what I call "Hoppy Amber Madness" (HAM) - I bought the ingredients awhile ago, but haven't got around to brewing:

9lbs 2-row
1 lb victory
1 lb crystal 40L
2 oz chocolate

1 oz. Chinook @ 60
0.5 oz. Cascade @ 20
0.5 oz. Cascade @ 5

AZ_IPA said:

Revvy, I'm sure we'll get another big blast - we usually do in March, but I'm gonna take advantage of the weather.

I'm brewing what I call "Hoppy Amber Madness" (HAM) -

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i love Hamm's!

Runyank said:

If only I had to worry about warming up my fermenters!!!
Yesterday and today we had to kick on the A/C.
P.S. Revvy, Someone told me about you sticking a T-shirt over your carboys, and setting the whole thing in a tube of cool water? I am thinking of doing the same thing with frozen 2-liter bottles, alternating them thoughout the day. If you could shed some light on this I would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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Search on here "swamp Coolers" or prolly any thread about temp control...we discussed it a heck of a lot last summer...But it's not a big deal...you got the idea...and a fan will lower the temp even further...I have actually got my primaries down to about 58 in August in my loft (which has westerly windows, and I have come home with the air off to find it 90 in there.)

Basically you get a big container, t-shirts and frozen bottles...and a fan too if you are inclined...the t-shirts act as wicks...

AZ_IPA said:

You gotta remember that I'm in the high country in Arizona - 7,000 feet. Believe it or not, we get cold here in AZ too well, at least parts of AZ

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Yes, that makes me LOL about AZ. I was born and raised in Tucson, and lived there 22 years. During that time I saw snow TWICE.

Go up to Pinetop and you see snow every damn winter. (Oh yeah, and little to NO cacti!)
-Me

Revvy said:

Search on here "swamp Coolers" or prolly any thread about temp control...we discussed it a heck of a lot last summer...But it's not a big deal...you got the idea...and a fan will lower the temp even further...I have actually got my primaries down to about 58 in August in my loft (which has westerly windows, and I have come home with the air off to find it 90 in there.)

Basically you get a big container, t-shirts and frozen bottles...and a fan too if you are inclined...the t-shirts act as wicks...

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Now I dont feel so bad about letting my house get up to the 80's!
BTW... was that a 2.5g batch you had going in that tub as well? Based upon the amount of bottles you had, I might need to add more.

JoeMama said:

Yes, that makes me LOL about AZ. I was born and raised in Tucson, and lived there 22 years. During that time I saw snow TWICE.

Go up to Pinetop and you see snow every damn winter. (Oh yeah, and little to NO cacti!)
-Me

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you know it Joe! People think Arizona is all desert and cactus and wild-west shoot-outs....

Pinetop is the one of the prettiest places in the county in my opinion

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you know it Joe! People think Arizona is all desert and cactus and wild-west shoot-outs....

Pinetop is the one of the prettiest places in the county in my opinion

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wait! there aren't wild-west shoot-outs?!?!

So i did get to brew today and it was glorious!

The western chorus frogs were chirping in the background from the nearby lake, I hit all my temps, and the beer is tucked away in its fementer.

Ah yes - I sure hope spring is here --- although Pinetop usually gets some snow in March.

and Irish -- no shoot-outs during the brew session today!