Cheesefood
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OK, so I was hoping to start brewing at 8:00am. It's now 5:09pm and I just got my flame going. I'm brewing the Cream Ale tonight and the Barleywine / Barleywine Jr. tomorrow. Here's to brewing!
greg75 said:It sounds like this beer's been infected with a curse of unimaginable proportions...have you considered dumping it? I mean, why put sorrow like that in your keg/bottles?
Ize said:No dumping. It'll be fine. It's just being an Arrogant Easter Brew...
It always tastes better when you've had to work for it.
Ize
EdWort said:Cheese, sorry to hear about your problems. Relax, have a home brew. I think it was your Avatar. He looks so stressed.
I think you need The Power of the Banjo Cooker. It would have saved the day (if you had a backup propane tank).
Dont' sweat it and have a Happy Easter with SWMBO.
Cheesefood said:Wish me luck!
Cheesefood said:Going much better so far. Mashed in 18.5 pounds of grain with 5-3/4 gals of 168' water. Mash temp is now 145.2 and holding. It's been just about a half-hour in the mash, I'm goign for a 90 minute mash. Water heated up rather quickly. I have a big old starter going (Per BP's instructions).
Cheesefood said:I really need a site-tube installed though, it's not easy to see inside that thing.
Chimone said:Just get yourself a nice mash paddle. Then cut a notch in it for preboil, and then one in it for your finished level.
I thought about a sight glass, but figured its just something else that needs to be taken apart and cleaned afterwards. This is just as accurate as much easier.
Cheesefood said:as moist as Orpheus' Mom at the zoo.
Cheesefood said:I also need to figure out better hopstopping. I'm like to make something like a false bottom so that more of the wort drains from the hop trub. Or maybe I just need to go back to using a hop bag.
Dude said:Still have to worry about cold break though....right?
Cheesefood said:SMBO's mad because I took too long to brew and didn't pay attention to her.
Cheesefood said:I also need to figure out better hopstopping. I'm like to make something like a false bottom so that more of the wort drains from the hop trub. Or maybe I just need to go back to using a hop bag.
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