randall the enamel animal

anyone ever check this out?

http://www.dogfish.com/company/tangents/randall-the-enamel-animal.htm

my brew buddies are real gung-ho about it and think we should go in on one. I dunno, seems a bit pricey.. I'd like to hear what others have to say who have actually used one

You mean have we ever heard of one? Used one? Made one? This IS the premiere homebrew/beer geek site....we MAY have heard a thing or two about it.

Homemade Randall

DIY Randall--confused

DIY Randall/hopback

DIY Randall

Silly silly brewer, thinking we wouldn't know anything about this.

a bit pricey, I like the Idea ...if i was only brewing IPA's ...dont get me wrong, I love an IPA Ive got 3 on tap right now, but for that price it would have to contribute something to every beer that I brewed

Revvy said:

You mean have we ever heard of one? Used one? Made one? This IS the premiere homebrew/beer geek site....we MAY have heard a thing or two about it.

Homemade Randall

DIY Randall--confused

DIY Randall/hopback

DIY Randall

Silly silly brewer, thinking we wouldn't know anything about this.

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yes, shame on me

Enjoy building one with your brew buddies now.

iparks81 said:

a bit pricey, I like the Idea ...if i was only brewing IPA's ...dont get me wrong, I love an IPA Ive got 3 on tap right now, but for that price it would have to contribute something to every beer that I brewed

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I brew mostly hopbombs so I am a bit intrigued, but the price does seem steep.

Revvy said:

Enjoy building one with your brew buddies now.

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thanks for the link Revvy, and no I didn't do a search first :cross:

My favorite resteraunt uses one every Thursday. Summits Wayeside Tavern in Snellville, GA.

http://www.summits-online.com/

Check out the beer list. The baristas there say that if you run a real hoppy beer thru it, it actually mellows out the hops.

I've had a few beers on a randall. I haven't really noticed much hop-wise. When you're having an IIPA anyway, hard to tell if its adding much of anything. Though I had a Belgian Blonde something or other made by a homebrew club that used a blend of fruit in the randall and it tasted like the beer had been run through a juicer. It was nice, and something different to try, but not something I'd want to do all the time.

Personally, I think its more of a gimmick than anything... But it sure is fun, so why not.

Check out THIS thread. We've got a parts list if you want to build one yourself!

Had some in Rehoboth this weekend.

It isn't only for hops btw, so it doesn't have to be a hop bomb.

i had Namaste run through Lemongrass and something thats escaping me. I also had WWS run through expresso beans.

As for the "gimmick guy" you can definitely taste it, so I wouldn't call it a gimmick.

wyzazz said:

Check out THIS thread. We've got a parts list if you want to build one yourself!

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nice,thanks

No worries, I'm going to try and keep my eyes open for some cheaper filter housing units to use on my build.

wyzazz said:

No worries, I'm going to try and keep my eyes open for some cheaper filter housing units to use on my build.

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a thread on that in the diy section would be sweet, with pics of course

All in good time. I will build it & document it when I go through the process.