What are you drinking now?

Atwater's Java Vanilla Porter. It's ok, but I think the vanilla is too strong and the coffee... well, if it didn't say so on the bottle, I would never think there was any it it.

Especially since I just kegged my coffee-vanilla porter, and it tasted fargin' awesome!

Irish Red Ale I made from a random all grain recipe I found on the interwebs.

It isn't really red but it tastes all right.

Cathedral said:

Atwater's Java Vanilla Porter. It's ok, but I think the vanilla is too strong and the coffee... well, if it didn't say so on the bottle, I would never think there was any it it.

Especially since I just kegged my coffee-vanilla porter, and it tasted fargin' awesome!

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Almost as awesome as victory over the Badgers?

HB stout float. (Forgot to chill the WootStout. D'oh!)

NIZZLE said:

I'm hear just been watching breaking bad for 3 days straight.

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You hear about the Battle Creek show?

wobrien said:

HB stout float. (Forgot to chill the WootStout. D'oh!)

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I'm sure it's still yummy!

TNGabe said:

Almost as awesome as victory over the Badgers?

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I bet you were wishing you had made the bet during the fourth quarter... But we still won, which means the Buckeyes are still awesome. :fro:

Fuzzymittenbrewing said:

You hear about the Battle Creek show?

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Ya can't wait it's going to be bad @ss

Billy-Klubb said:

geez! what the flocc, people? where's NUZZLE, Remmy, fuzzymuttonlovin, TNGrapes? and LerlerMT? McNerbs?

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I'm in Canada dealing with 2 funerals, and performing roughly 6 million kneel, stand, sit, kneel, stand maneuvers. But then again you didn't ask where I was :sadpanda:

NIZZLE said:

I'm sure it's still yummy!

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You got it

Hard caramel apple!!

DisturbdChemist's sour hard cider. Very good!





With dinner. Venison and bacon cheeseburger with garlic and parsley fries.

Wild brown #1. Shoulda checked log before sampling, tried this one a month ago. Weird spicy funk has subdued and acidity is increasing nicely. Should be pretty good when it's ready to bottle.



Maybe one more sample while I rack today's beer and then on to some bottles.

WesleyS said:

DisturbdChemist's sour hard cider. Very good!

With dinner. Venison and bacon cheeseburger with garlic and parsley fries.

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Wes if I'm ever in Texas I'll be going to your house for dinner I fooooooking love venison in fact bow season opens this Tuesday yip yip yippppppppppppy!!!! That means it's time to kill if I could fvcking hold my bow with a broken hand :-(

NIZZLE said:

Wes if I'm ever in Texas I'll be going to your house for dinner I fooooooking love venison in fact bow season opens this Tuesday yip yip yippppppppppppy!!!! That means it's time to kill if I could fvcking hold my bow with a broken hand :-(

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Toughen up!

I'm drinking tea, so tired of services and the stress that comes from estate sales with 10 families involved.

NIZZLE said:

Wes if I'm ever in Texas I'll be going to your house for dinner I fooooooking love venison in fact bow season opens this Tuesday yip yip yippppppppppppy!!!! That means it's time to kill if I could fvcking hold my bow with a broken hand :-(

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Best burger meat ever. 70% ground venison, 30% ground bacon ends and pieces. Everyone that's had it loves it. I mix up at least 30-40 lbs of it each deer season. Vacuum seal it and it lasts all year.
Sucks about your hand. Crossbow maybe?

WesleyS said:

Best burger meat ever. 70% ground venison, 30% ground bacon ends and pieces. Everyone that's had it loves it. I mix up at least 30-40 lbs of it each deer season. Vacuum seal it and it lasts all year.
Sucks about your hand. Crossbow maybe?

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Crossbows are illegal for hunting here

Goose Island Harvest Ale. It's okay.

Hello said:

Goose Island Harvest Ale. It's okay.

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Awesome glass

Rod Flanders, batch 2 of my wlp 665 beers. Thinking I'll have to brew a clean malty red to blend these with. Racking stout to fermentor.

Fuzzymittenbrewing said:

Crossbows are illegal for hunting here

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They were previously only legal in Texas for disabled hunters. Now they're legal for anybody.

WesleyS said:

What? No special name for me?

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Wesalickalotafish.

finsfan said:

ill help out! hang on

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I knew I could count on ol' fuzzfan!

NIZZLE said:

I'm hear just been watching breaking bad for 3 days straight.

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is it about zombies? no?!? NO EXCUSE!

Channel66 said:

I'm in Canada dealing with 2 funerals, and performing roughly 6 million kneel, stand, sit, kneel, stand maneuvers. But then again you didn't ask where I was :sadpanda:

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I'm sorry Channel69, I didn't mean to leave you out of the loop.you deserve a vacation from your ordeal. I'd hand you a 3 beans if I could.

Fuzzymittenbrewing said:

Crossbows are illegal for hunting here

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Not anymore they ain't

WesleyS said:

They were previously only legal in Texas for disabled hunters. Now they're legal for anybody.

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Same hear.

My English IPA while I'm waiting on Breaking Bad.

Good stuff!

Qhrumphf said:

My English IPA while I'm waiting on Breaking Bad.

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It's going to be epic brah!
More cider over hear

TNGabe said:

Loved that beer! Thanks for the info. So their BdG is brewed with the saison strain?

Finishing up the liter of blackberry Berliner from last night while my saison warms up and I mill some grain.

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I didn't ask specifically, but would assume so. You'll be able to judge for yourself on Wednesday.

Billy-Klubb said:

I wouldn't turn it down (like I would Bud or BL), but I would buy it either.

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The party was at good friends and I've made progress on his beerducation (but it was mostly their family of BMC drinkers so he could only go so far?). Still it could have been much, much worse.

campbelldm1 said:

When Merrill Reese thinks things are bad it's real bad. Eagles are a very depressing team right now. Another Amarillo ahtanum ipa

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They did s*ck today ... But everyone who has gone against Peyton this year has looked inept.

Billy-Klubb said:

geez! what the flocc, people? where's NUZZLE, Remmy, fuzzymuttonlovin, TNGrapes? and LerlerMT? McNerbs?

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Well after over-eating at the party I stopped drinking so I could save room for my side-by-side tasting of Lizard Queen:



Jackie O's on the left & Tired Hands on the left. For the same recipe they have quite a bit of difference. Jackie O's is clearer with more aroma while Tired Hands has a little more body and finish. Still,obviously the same beer and both great.

I'm having a root beer float with the root beer I made.

Fellow brewers HELP!

I know this is off topic but I can't get any replies elsewhere. Question:


I think I screwed up my starter. It's been sitting on a stir plate for two days. I was going to brew yesterday but didn't and forgot to throw the starter in the fridge. Now I'm cooling my wort. Should I just throw all two liters in the fermenter?

Is constant stirring after the wort is fermented bad for the yeast?

I do have a packet of Notty but I really don't want to use it unless you think I ruined the other yeast

HoppyDaze said:

Fellow brewers HELP!

I know this is off topic but I can't get any replies elsewhere. Question:


I think I screwed up my starter. It's been sitting on a stir plate for two days. I was going to brew yesterday but didn't and forgot to throw the starter in the fridge. Now I'm cooling my wort. Should I just throw all two liters in the fermenter?

Is constant stirring after the wort is fermented bad for the yeast?

I do have a packet of Notty but I really don't want to use it unless you think I ruined the other yeast

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There is no off topic in this thread. Pitching the entire starter at high krausen is usually best. I don't know what the right thing for you to do is. Personally, I'd throw the beer in the ferm chamber and the starter in the fridge overnight and then decant and pitch in the a.m. If you've got good sanitation, 12 hrs before pitching is nothing to worry about.

Fred. Barrel aged cherry Fred.

Totes said:

Fred. Barrel aged cherry Fred.

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Love them glasses.

mcbaumannerb said:

Jackie O's on the left & Tired Hands on the left. For the same recipe they have quite a bit of difference. Jackie O's is clearer with more aroma while Tired Hands has a little more body and finish. Still,obviously the same beer and both great.

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Then what's in the glass on the right?

HoppyDaze said:

Fellow brewers HELP!

I know this is off topic but I can't get any replies elsewhere. Question:

I think I screwed up my starter. It's been sitting on a stir plate for two days. I was going to brew yesterday but didn't and forgot to throw the starter in the fridge. Now I'm cooling my wort. Should I just throw all two liters in the fermenter?

Is constant stirring after the wort is fermented bad for the yeast?

I do have a packet of Notty but I really don't want to use it unless you think I ruined the other yeast

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Keep your shenanigans in the obnoxious football thread.

Still working on my English IPA and trying to find a new stream to replace the one that just went down

Totes said:

Fred. Barrel aged cherry Fred.

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Is that a fake mannequin hand or are you a vampire!? Holy schnikies If you ever open a brewery it should be called pale hands

Sounds like a good beer enjoy

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Then what's in the glass on the right?

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Left Handed PA? Nope ... apparently that's my brain on the right.

Autumn saison I pitched 96 hrs ago.



3726 is every bit the beast 3711 is, but it actually makes a tasty beer. 1.050 to 1.002 in 96 hrs. 96% apparent attenuation. I'll let it clean up for another 48 hrs before I crash it. Grain to glass in 3 weeks for a bottle conditioned saison isn't bad.

Bourbon barrel aged oerbier inspired Homebrew I got with a trade this week.