What are you drinking now?

MrNic said:

I don't know what the exact flavor is, but it just has a weird taste to it. Tastes like my first home brew.

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Like it was fermed way to high? Haha

dirtybasementbrew said:

Like it was fermed way to high? Haha

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Could be. I'm not exactly sure.

FermentNEthinG said:

I am rather partial to the Mad Elf. Between this and nugget nectar, Troegs brothers are responsible for my livers' downfall!

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I love Mad Elf but it's not in the same ball park as NN. We r lucky to have Troegs. Agree?

Tonight is a great night to have a Raging *****.

gestyr said:

Tonight is a great night to have a Raging *****.

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Depends on why she is raging honestly.

Slumming.

Swarley88 said:

Any good?

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better than it was last year! hahhahaa!! it's drinkable and aged better than I hoped.

wobrien said:

Still only water for me, but, since the hospital is in Ardmore, PA, I snuck out to get a couple growlers to celebrate when I get home tomorrow

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Good plan! Just don't be hungover when you go back to the hospital tomorrow!

allenH said:

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Slumming.

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You having a PBR pounder....while corking and caging your homebrew? I love the juxtaposition.

ChefRex said:

One enters the world one leaves, this is the cycle of life my son.

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So Nizzle was my son's illuminati sacrifice? Crazy.

finsfan said:

Having another HB american red to ease the pain of cleaning bottles

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I'm still trying to work through all the bottle I brought home from this weekend. Drank quite a few and my buddy had been saving some for me. I won't mess with little bottles that are any harder to clean than SN, but I can't resist more 750s.

wobrien said:

Oh man. He didn't make it out of the shutdown?! I'll have to pour out some of my next 40...

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Nizzle actually didn't make it to the shutdown and I'm surprised he made it as long as he did. Not that he won't be missed.

Have you made it home and to a celebratory drink? Please tell me your wife named your son and he's not stuck being named after the Biblical harbinger of the apocalypse.

FermentNEthinG said:

I am rather partial to the Mad Elf. Between this and nugget nectar, Troegs brothers are responsible for my livers' downfall!

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Spoken like a true achy. Blaming your drinking on others is poor form. I only blame my drinking on the voices in my head, but I know those are mine.

Drinking an 09 Bigfoot. I won't be opening any of the newer ones I have anytime soon. The 07 I had the other night was much better than this one. Definitley getting a case this year and writing 'do not open until 2019' on the box.

about to finish this apple wine after finishing all the bottles, only 45 total and 42 of them had my cheap, easy to clean mailing labels on them

wobrien said:

So Nizzle was my son's illuminati sacrifice? Crazy.

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You best watch that boy!

dirtybasementbrew said:

I love Mad Elf but it's not in the same ball park as NN. We r lucky to have Troegs. Agree?

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Definitely agree with you there!

My very first brew.... Imperial IPA... A pretty damn tasty first brew!!

TNGabe said:

Have you made it home and to a celebratory drink? Please tell me your wife named your son and he's not stuck being named after the Biblical harbinger of the apocalypse.

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We get discharged tomorrow, then some celebratory TH growlers.

New baby = Colin Patrick O'Brien
1.5 year old = Liam Joseph O'Brien

Italian in-laws do not approve (jokingly of course)

finsfan said:

Having another HB american red to ease the pain of cleaning bottles

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Just brewed a red ale/Evil twin clone myself. It was the first time running the new chugger pumps and it made for a interesting brew session.

dcHokie said:

You having a PBR pounder....while corking and caging your homebrew? I love the juxtaposition.

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On pounder #5, trying to figure out why I got #8 corks and if they will work in punted 750's, or if I just need to head back to my LHBS. Maybe pounder #6 will clear things up.

Glad the thread is back...

Jack and coke in a plastic cup.

FermentNEthinG said:

Just brewed a red ale/Evil twin clone myself. It was the first time running the new chugger pumps and it made for a interesting brew session.

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this one didnt turn out just right, too roasted although not intense but also not enough hop presence, really none at all

finsfan said:

this one didnt turn out too great, too roasted although not intense but also not enough hop presence, really none at all

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I hope that doesn't happen to this beer! I think it was a total of 7 ounces added to the last 20 minutes (20-10-whirlpool) of a 90 minute boil. 3.5 Amarillo and 3.5 centennial.

allenH said:

On pounder #5, trying to figure out why I got #8 corks and if they will work in punted 750's, or if I just need to head back to my LHBS. Maybe pounder #6 will clear things up.

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I think #8 corks are 7/8" and beer corks are 1". I wouldn't use the #8s unless you are planning on capping as well, which judging from the cages in your pic, you aren't.

Anyone ever weigh their hop union hops? They are 1 ounce WITH the package. .6 ounces without. Heavy ass foil package robs you for sure!

All this mad elf talk has me drinking the last of the 6er

FermentNEthinG said:

Anyone ever weigh their hop union hops? They are 1 ounce WITH the package. .6 ounces without. Heavy ass foil package robs you for sure!

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Unless my scale is wrong, I usually get about 1.1-1.2 oz out of a hop union bag not including the packaging. So I don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry they shorted your bag.

Drinking my 3724 Saison.

Glad the threads back. nizzle ill catch you on the flip side. Cheers broham.

SupervisingChildren said:

All this mad elf talk has me drinking the last of the 6er

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Can't wait to smack one of these tomorrow after breakfast.

FermentNEthinG said:

Anyone ever weigh their hop union hops? They are 1 ounce WITH the package. .6 ounces without. Heavy ass foil package robs you for sure!

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Qhrumphf said:

Unless my scale is wrong, I usually get about 1.1-1.2 oz out of a hop union bag not including the packaging. So I don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry they shorted your bag.

Drinking my 3724 Saison.

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Hops come in one ounce bags?

Had founders Porter to close the night. Half-arsed some homework and now on water. No pic though

FermentNEthinG said:

Anyone ever weigh their hop union hops? They are 1 ounce WITH the package. .6 ounces without. Heavy ass foil package robs you for sure!

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Should be 1.2 with the bag I think. Owner of my lhbs will let me weigh before buying. He says the short bags come from end of run and he sends them back for credit or just uses them for his brews

Qhrumphf said:

Unless my scale is wrong, I usually get about 1.1-1.2 oz out of a hop union bag not including the packaging. So I don't know what you're talking about. I'm sorry they shorted your bag.

Drinking my 3724 Saison.

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I guess I don't know what I'm talking about, I just weighed the 4 centennial bags and they were all spot on .6. I just thought I would see what they weighed since I had the Amarillo on the scale. My bad on that.

TNGabe said:

Hops come in one ounce bags?

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Uh oh! It might be time to do some hop freezer porn!

Fuzzymittenbrewing said:

Should be 1.2 with the bag I think. Owner of my lhbs will let me weigh before buying. He says the short bags come from end of run and he sends them back for credit or just uses them for his brews

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Thanks for that. Now I will have to weigh our hop orders from now on so I can get some credit back from LD Carlson.

Stone Ruination!

FermentNEthinG said:

Uh oh! It might be time to do some hop freezer porn!

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I haven't made this years order yet. Other expenses (like buying gauze) keep getting in the way, but I might actually order this week. I doubt I've got 2 lbs left. On the other hand my fozen fruit stash is pretty sexy.

TNGabe said:

I haven't made this years order yet. Other expenses (like buying gauze) keep getting in the way, but I might actually order this week. I doubt I've got 2 lbs left. On the other hand my fozen fruit stash is pretty sexy.

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I wish I had that kind of freezer space.

I'm lucky my wife lets me get away with buying a couple pounds at once.

And drinking my Dubbel.

Just this.

Finishing up one of these.