My first brew of 2012 is a drainpour...

Jesus Christ! My first brew of 2012 is a drainpour! Hmmm... I hope this isn't a bad omen.

What are you brewing rituals and superstitions? How should I go about removing the bad ju-ju from my brewery?

My advice: eschew superstition. Use science. ;-)

Whut's wrong wid it?

I try to always brew in my Dunder Mifflin t shirt. For bad ju ju, how about burning hops as incense and banging a copy of the Joy of Homebrewing against your chest while you chant the names of your favorite craft brews?

Hopper450 said:

I try to always brew in my Dunder Mifflin t shirt. For bad ju ju, how about burning hops as incense and banging a copy of the Joy of Homebrewing against your chest while you chant the names of your favorite craft brews?

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That LOL Fantastical!

Why did you dump it?

elvestinkle said:

My advice: eschew superstition. Use science. ;-)

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Tie this man to a giant mash paddle and set fire to the 20kg bales of hops piled at his feet!

Whut's wrong wid it?

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Bad yeast.

Cellarbrau said:

Bad yeast.

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Dead-bad or taste-bad? Stalled?

This: www.homebrewtalk.com/f163/wyeast-1338-european-ale-293695/

Looks like you might have been slightly under temp for the 1st 24 hours. With 1338 being a notorious slow starter, I wonder if the low end temp put the kibosh on a good start and then it never recovered? Then mixing in the 1056 gave it an off-flavor? Stranger things have happened.

That would be strange.

I feel like something must be sacrificed... you know... for the Beer Gods.

The problem was that you were not wearing a Star Wars t shirt whilst brewing. This is what I always do and am always successful.

Be drinking something at every stage of the process.... Makes for an interesting day when you start brewing at 8am.

Flog yourself with a racking cane, sanitize all your equipment 3 times. Recite your recipe 50 times. And fast on only beer for 6 months.

Dude, all of my beers improved once i started wearing 'coveralls'.

1. Wear Coveralls
2. ?
3. Profit

Something like that.

GarageDweller said:

Dude, all of my beers improved once i started wearing 'coveralls'.

1. Wear Coveralls
2. ?
3. Profit

Something like that.

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Coveralls! I can't believe I never thought of that! I am going out right now to get some. I used to work in a manufacturing plant and I always thought the old guys who wore the one piece Dickies jumper (with the belt sewn own) looked like total bad@sses. I see a rapid improvement in my beer happening soon!

Make sure they are Carhearts or you won't be cool. Cheers to the beer Gods

17 days in and you poured it? Gotta give it time, grasshoppa... Especially since it stalled!

jaycount said:

17 days in and you poured it? Gotta give it time, grasshoppa... Especially since it stalled!

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+1 to that. Before you dump your next supposed "bad batch", please refer to the multitude of threads here on HBT that advise you not to

supe_kitchen said:

Coveralls! I can't believe I never thought of that! I am going out right now to get some. I used to work in a manufacturing plant and I always thought the old guys who wore the one piece Dickies jumper (with the belt sewn own) looked like total bad@sses. I see a rapid improvement in my beer happening soon!

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My old lady, loves the coveralls. Get a bunch of unnecessary tools and put them in the front pockets. You can't go wrong! Win Win

My superstition is to never pour anything out until it has fermented, been carbonated and then conditioned at least six months.

I'm waving a chicken foot over a batch of AB clone daily myself. No premature pour outs!

My superstition is to never pour anything out until it has fermented, been carbonated and then conditioned at least six months.

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I'm not into drinking bad or even average beer. Also, I enjoy brewing beer. So it's a pretty easy choice knowing that if I empty that carboy before the weekend it will have something good fermenting in it on Monday.

To break the curse I will bottle a liter tomorrow for tasting in 6 months. I will also brew in Carhardt coveralls and a Star Wars shirt. Sorry Office fans.

Cellarbrau said:

I'm not into drinking bad or even average beer. Also, I enjoy brewing beer. So it's a pretty easy choice knowing that if I empty that carboy before the weekend it will have something good fermenting in it on Monday.

To break the curse I will bottle a liter tomorrow for tasting in 6 months. I will also brew in Carhardt coveralls and a Star Wars shirt. Sorry Office fans.

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Damn right. The brewing gods smile upon star wars shirts and overalls. Make sure to wear the one side down like a little kid.

The mental imagery induced by this thread is unspeakable.

I thought this was "My First Drain Pour of 2012 is...", so I'm going to answer that question instead .

Nut Brown from several months ago, not getting any better. I made the mistake of grabbing some non-food grade, not high temp rated tubing from Home Depot when I was there, then I used that to transfer my sparge water. There is a terrible plastic-y taste to the beer and ,who knows, maybe some carcinogens too.

Cellarbrau said:

I'm not into drinking bad or even average beer. Also, I enjoy brewing beer. So it's a pretty easy choice knowing that if I empty that carboy before the weekend it will have something good fermenting in it on Monday.

To break the curse I will bottle a liter tomorrow for tasting in 6 months. I will also brew in Carhardt coveralls and a Star Wars shirt. Sorry Office fans.

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I don't understand. How do you know it was bad or "average?" How did it taste?

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Supersticious?

Brewer's hat- Every brewer should have an interesting hat to wear while brewing.

So let's see- Star Wars shirt- check, Coveralls- check, check, Interesting hat- check, check, check. One question- underwear optional in this brewing getup?

geer537 said:

One question- underwear optional in this brewing getup?

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Of course. As long as that area is otherwise well protected and since you have the overalls on you're set. Think of it as the American man's kilt.

geer537 said:

Supersticious?

Brewer's hat- Every brewer should have an interesting hat to wear while brewing.

So let's see- Star Wars shirt- check, Coveralls- check, check, Interesting hat- check, check, check. One question- underwear optional in this brewing getup?

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Ok Ok... I don't want to know this unless it's from a female brewer.

(This thread took a left turn somewhere.. LOL. )

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bwomp313 said:

Think of it as the American man's kilt.

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My buddy wears a kilt when he brews. I never asked if he is a traditionalsit nor do I want to know...

I'll proudly paint my face in hop green and dawn my Star Wars shirt, Coveralls, and Interesting hat to slay the evils and unsanitary environments that plague our yeast bretheren. Every yeast dies but not every yeast makes alcohol.

My Dusseldorf Alt is at 1.018 and is fermenting with wild yeast. Been there done that. It's not getting any better no matter how much I RDWHAHB. Can we get on to the more imortant topic of silly hats?

I am very old fissioned, without a proper blood sacrifice to the proper gods I really do not expect any success..

So I frequently walk around New York looking for folks to sacrifice !

I got more equipment in 2012 so I am still getting used to it. Otherwise, first beer of the year is a little more bitter and darker then I planned!

This week I made a boo-boo and accidentally got OG @1122 This is for a SheDevil... !