MD/DC/PA/DE/NoVA FALL brew day 9/11/2010

*bump* since I mentioned to a few people in introductions and other areas that there was a thread to talk about brewday...

What's everyone brewing? I don't think I have a brew partner or a recipe yet....

im brewing whoop ass!

My band was booked to play a pig roast party on the 11th, so...brewday loses. I keep saying it, but, maybe next time.
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MMMmm Porrrk....

If you ever do show up and don't look like your avatar, I'm gonna be pissed.

Haha! SWMBO let me grow that stache once. After that she said if I ever attempt it again I will be cut off for the duration. It's almost worth it.

all people with facial hair look like creeps.......

Better than looking like a child molester. Have you gotten the "free candy" decal for the sh!tstang yet?

im planning on it soon..... and a ravens sticker!

I'm honestly coming to see how all-grain works. Other than that, I can bring the centennial blonde that just finished, or any other beer that is acceptable.

All I know is that I'm making an ale, my single lagering vessel will be tied up with oktoberfest til... well October.

Mint Choco Stout Wes??

dataz722 said:

Better than looking like a child molester. Have you gotten the "free candy" decal for the sh!tstang yet?

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Now that's what I call funny!!!! Yogurt was just spewed over my laptop. Nice one Mike.

I'll be attending this brewday. Woo-hoo.
WOuld like to do a simple brew... stout, bitter, brown whatever... nothing sour mind you.

Anyone interested in partnering?

Will also bring some of the infamous strawberry-banannannannnana mead that Joe and Al have experienced.

jezter6 said:

Mint Choco Stout Wes??

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I'll talk it over with the misses and get back to you.

Maybe this is a stupid question, but how does everyone handle equipment transportation, and more importantly, finished wort transportation on brewday?

Finished wort goes in the backseat of the car, get's aerated on the drive home

Bigger carboy = plenty of room for sloshing. The only thing I'd think about is using a bucket as the airlock sticks in there harder, or a carboy cap if you have a carboy. Bungs might slip out with a big jolt. Other option is to san up some reynolds wrap or whatever and put that over the carboy with a rubber band to hold it on till you get home.

I may be just coming to hang, but if anyone is hard up, or an extract brewer wants to split an AG batch I could be convinced to brew.

Cugel said:

Will also bring some of the infamous strawberry-banannannannnana mead that Joe and Al have experienced.

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Save some for me. I will be there but probably not brewing again. I gotta work till 1 but will be there right after work.

jezter6 said:

Mint Choco Stout Wes??

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Tough sell on the misses and I've still got a case of stout in the basement as well. No mint choco for this brewday Al

Bastard!

jezter6 said:

Bastard!

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You should try to get someone else to go in on it. No reason you've got to go without it on my account.

BTW I think wifey and I have settled on making Weizenbock. If anyone's interested in doing this as a 10 gal, let me know.

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fresh hop esb anyone?

u have fresh hops? me and dig dug are gonna do ESK which is an ESB... I would welcome some wet hops for aroma

where is all the excitement???????????????????????????????

Pint glasses, we talked about getting glasses in the past... I think it will be around 2-2.50 a glass, but we would need 72..... I ve talked to al and ryan... anyone else think they would want some?

If anyone is looking to unload 12 oz bottles, I am 100% out and have 4-5 sour batches coming up for bottling in the next few months.

I have some.... but youll have to wait till October for them....

I dunno how many I have, but I always save whatever is left over from people bringing them to brewday, so you're welcome to whatever I have on the shelf when you come down.

Ryan_PA said:

If anyone is looking to unload 12 oz bottles, I am 100% out and have 4-5 sour batches coming up for bottling in the next few months.

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I've got 3-4 cases I could spare. They all have labels on them, hope that's not a deal breaker

Oh and reminder of stuff left at my place.

Ryan: Sweatshirt
Stefin: ghey sunglasses

jezter6 said:

Oh and reminder of stuff left at my place.

Ryan: Sweatshirt
Stefin: ghey sunglasses

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they are SUPER AWESOME!!!!!

claphamsa said:

Pint glasses, we talked about getting glasses in the past... I think it will be around 2-2.50 a glass, but we would need 72..... I ve talked to al and ryan... anyone else think they would want some?

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Im in on at least a few. Really depends on money at the time.

Ryan_PA said:

If anyone is looking to unload 12 oz bottles, I am 100% out and have 4-5 sour batches coming up for bottling in the next few months.

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I have a ton of bottles. Most are still labeled and probably weren't cleaned that great. I'll bring whatever I can fit in the car. It will probably be a few cases at least.

claphamsa said:

they are SUPER AWESOME!!!!!

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And you are super ghey

Cool, I will take all bottles, labled or otherwise.

And I will also return a well read copy of Brew Like a Monk to Wes.

Ok, Stefin wants to move on these glasses fast so we can get them by brewday. We found a site that makes it about $1.25-1.50 a glass.

Minimum order is 6 (for ease of dividing them out since they come in cases of 12). That's about $8-9. Easily affordable.


Yay or nay....say it now so STEFIN can get things done tomorrow.

As much as he wants me to, I am not in charge of this shyte.

I'll take 12, glasses not cases.

I'll take 12, glasses not cases.

How much lead and cadmium will they contain? I just want to make sure I under shoot my beer color by a proper amount to make it appear normal in these glasses when you account for the extra heavy metals that normal glasses don't have.