Doesn't count if they can't stir the mash (or drink beer).
Kal
He has tried doing both those things (but failed).
Doesn't count if they can't stir the mash (or drink beer).
Kal
Doesn't count if they can't stir the mash (or drink beer).
Kal
Homercidal said:Brewing is like sex. It's great with the right people, but always good by yourself. And less chance of infection.
I agree with the early start, but not that early haha, tho with previously relying on friends to help didn't happen too often. I live by myself so i crank my hot water heater up, not having to worry about someone burning themselves, it usually comes out of the tap at 150, so whenever I wake up I am basically at strike, helps with sparge too, so if I start by 8 I can be done by noon
That sounds like my ideal brew morning. Unfortunately, while my wife works on most Saturdays, she usually doesn't go in until noon, so I always get a late start.I always brew alone, and love every minute of it.
Saturday morning, with "NPR News", "Car Talk", "Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me", and then some good music, I love it.
Brewing is like sex. It's great with the right people, but always good by yourself. And less chance of infection.
Haha I had no idea something this funny would come out of this thread.
Brewing with friends is fun but I usually end up making mistakes or missing notes. I do enjoy my alone time brew days. They usually go so much smoother. I do the early morning brew day as well. It's great starting that strike water before anyone's up in my house. Just me and my dog!
Calichusetts said:On a side note...I did get pretty shattered one night with some buddies and ended up making a pretty epic 15% barleywine. I remember telling my buddy (just starting AG) that there were two rules of homebrewing: 1. Drink a homebrew, 2. Don't get drunk.
Halfway through he turns to me and says "aren't we breaking rule two?" I paused for a second in pure drunken confusion and said "whats rule two?"
I read this, admittedly Hung over from thirsty Thursday, and find myself laughing.
One thing I realized today is that sometimes mashing in by yourself sucks. I was mashing in today and got a bunch of dough balls since I wasn't able to be stirring continually as the grain went in the mash tun. I was able to get them all broken up, but it took some time and caused me to be about two degrees off from my intended mash temp.
I always strike 5* hot and stir to get down to my desired temp for this reason.
One thing I realized today is that sometimes mashing in by yourself sucks. I was mashing in today and got a bunch of dough balls since I wasn't able to be stirring continually as the grain went in the mash tun. I was able to get them all broken up, but it took some time and caused me to be about two degrees off from my intended mash temp.
off-topic, but:
If you ever seen the inside of a hot water tank, you may want to reconsider the practice of pulling your brew water from it.
I find when I brew with someone else, one person seems to dominate the process, the other person is just along for the ride. If I'm the former, I feel somewhat guilty for running things. If I'm the latter, it just doesn't feel like "my" beer.
I'm not so broken up about the temp as I am that I got doughballs, which I usually don't get. I also prefer not to mash in higher than my strike water needs to be, especially by 5 degrees. The mash for a typical 5 gallon batch is a lot of thermal mass and I imagine it takes a while to drop those 5 degrees without some sort of forced cooling, all the while conversion is occurring at a sub-optimal temperature for the beer you're trying to brew.
Nonsense.
Anything organic will be killed in the boil.
Anything metallic is in the cold water too.
Stop the fear-mongering.
why would cold water have the same metallic content when it never goes through the tank? There aren't sacrificial anodes in the cold water lines, are there?
I long for the day that I can brew outside. Would love to get up early, head outside with a cup of fresh brewed coffee and a nice cigar, and start my brew day
This is one of the main reasons I really want to buy a house (along with all the obvious benefits).
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