What are you drinking now?

TNGabe said:

I think it's 100% wheat, so not a bourbon, but something I've been wanting to try for a while now. I'm sipping a little 4 roses myself. Too lazy to load pic, but it's in a fancy glass.

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You sir, are right. I stand corrected. It is a Wheat Whiskey. Still tasty..

Onto Hello's Belgian Brown from the Big Brew. Sweet, but with a definitive Belgian character.

wobrien said:

So, first off, it's AWESOME!
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Pours thick and black as motor oil. Coffee forward, especially on the nose. I don't pick up much vanilla, a little bit of chocolate. Didn't have much heat from the chile until it warmed, then the peppers start to come through, but in no way over powering. Zero booziness or alcohol heat and mouthfeel is perfect.

Terrific brew!

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Stupid app won't let me see pic, what beer you drinking???

I am having a nooner. Could drink these all day.

Great beer...

Remmy shirt approved

Continuing the hops for watching hoops while giving the equipment an oxy soak for tomorrow.


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I need a Remmy shirt.

OK, another amateur hour question on the eve of my first brew with a real mash tun: I'm doing a batch sparge; do I let the sparge water sit in the tun for a while like a short mash or do I put the sparge water in and immediately start draining it?

Another Blue Point for tonight



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Ridire said:

Continuing the hops for watching hoops while giving the equipment an oxy soak for tomorrow.


Sent from here, because that's where I am.

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Oxy works well for me. I moved off to PBW due to a great deal. Still on the Belgian Brown.

Not drinking anything special tonight. Just this.

banesong said:

Oxy works well for me. I moved off to PBW due to a great deal. Still on the Belgian Brown.

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I haven't brewed in months, so sanitation is even more important on this brew.

WesleyS said:

Not drinking anything special tonight. Just this.
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I hear ya, I heard that stuff blows.

Im moving onto Tamarack Hat Trick Hop IPA, very very nice! Reminds me of Mad Hatter almost but with more of a bitter bite. Thanks to Clint on this one. And I love how it has directions for use on the can

Very worth the trade. Enjoyed in central Oklahoma.


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Ridire said:

OK, another amateur hour question on the eve of my first brew with a real mash tun: I'm doing a batch sparge; do I let the sparge water sit in the tun for a while like a short mash or do I put the sparge water in and immediately start draining it?

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Ive done both, havent seen much of a difference. I never leave it more then twenty minutes.

finsfan said:

Ive done both, havent seen much of a difference. I never leave it more then twenty minutes.

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Thanks. I am an over-planner. I'm running through the whole process in my head, and taking notes, so that I can anticipate problems and questions before they come up.

Ridire said:

OK, another amateur hour question on the eve of my first brew with a real mash tun: I'm doing a batch sparge; do I let the sparge water sit in the tun for a while like a short mash or do I put the sparge water in and immediately start draining it?

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I give it five minutes, verlouf (spell), drain.
Onto this, I could drink it all night if it wasn't 11.5%

Ridire said:

Thanks. I am an over-planner. I'm running through the whole process in my head, and taking notes, so that I can anticipate problems and questions before they come up.

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What did you use for the tun?

Ridire said:

OK, another amateur hour question on the eve of my first brew with a real mash tun: I'm doing a batch sparge; do I let the sparge water sit in the tun for a while like a short mash or do I put the sparge water in and immediately start draining it?

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I pour the sparge water in, stir like mad for 1-2 minutes, let sit for 5-10 minutes, and then drain. Not sure if that is necessary, but it's what I do.



Is it just me, or do Maine beer co. seem thin / water to anyone else?

Tasty, but not the mouthfeel I would expect for any of the styles.

ChefRex said:

Onto this, I could drink it all night if it wasn't 11.5%

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You can still drink it all night, it'd just be a short night .

Fins, it's on like Donkey Kong. I am not a Calipari fan...at all.

ChefRex said:

What did you use for the tun?

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I have been a BIAB guy for a while. I now have a 10 gallon round Igloo style cooler tun.

mhurst111 said:

I pour the sparge water in, stir like mad for 1-2 minutes, let sit for 5-10 minutes, and then drain. Not sure if that is necessary, but it's what I do.

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This is what I do with good results.

Ridire said:

I have been a BIAB guy for a while. I now have a 10 gallon round Igloo style cooler tun.

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Screen?

Swarley88 said:

Stupid app won't let me see pic, what beer you drinking???

I am having a nooner. Could drink these all day.

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Prairie/Evil Twin collab - Bible Belt. Imperial stout aged on vanilla/coffee/chile peppers/cacao nibs.


Watching the UK-KSU game. Not a fan of either team, but Finsfan sends me good beer in the mail, so I'll pull for the wildcats in this one

Drinking some really good homer **** right now

ChefRex said:

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10" false bottom.

Ridire said:

10" false bottom.

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I let mine sit for about 20 minutes before Vorlaufing. Don't think it matters if you let it sit for 10 or 20. I just drink more beer.


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Ridire said:

10" false bottom.

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Ridire said:

10" false bottom.

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Good choice, I started with a supply line braid, can you say stuck sparge?

DC has a really cool Whole Foods and a decent selection of bottles. I decided to try this one because I'm brewing a mocha latte stout and I want a little reference. Mine is in secondary right now. No chocolate in the Lagunitas, 9.2% ABV and a bit high on the bitterness for me. I was hoping for a little smoother, but it's good. Definitely higher ABV than mine will be! This one bomber will do me, for tonight, on a trip with SWMBO and kids.

No comment on the pre-game technical. Go state! This beer is amazing!

ChefRex said:

Good choice, I started with a supply line braid, can you say stuck sparge?

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I have no idea what I'm doing. I just decided to over pay and get a pre-made tun. As much as I brew, this thing will last me a lifetime.

finsfan said:

No comment on the pre-game technical. Go state! This beer is amazing!

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That rule has been around at the High School level forever. Is it new at the NCAA level? They always used to dunk in warmups.

Billy-Klubb said:

I need a Remmy shirt.

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My gf works part time for express....i got us covered

Drinking Deschutes Hop Henge experimental IPA. Too lazy to take a picture and also completely unsure what the hell I'm tasting. I don't hate it, but I can't place this dominant flavor of mouth punching.

wobrien said:

Prairie/Evil Twin collab - Bible Belt. Imperial stout aged on vanilla/coffee/chile peppers/cacao nibs.

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Sounds great, but is it much different from Bomb?

Drinking DC's coffee oatmeal stout. This is pretty darn tasty. I would buy this.



Liking the coffee flavor. How did you treat it?

CliffMongoloid said:

My gf works part time for express....i got us covered

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If that's just a flannel long sleeve shirt, I was in college during the Pearl Jam/Nirvana era. I've got a whole closet full of those gems.

Yikes, fins. A hot Kentucky is as good as anyone in the nation. Hope you didn't get them on the wrong night.

Although a Calipari v Pitino matchup is intriguing.

BGBC said:

Sounds great, but is it much different from Bomb?

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No, not much. I was thinking the conversation went like this, "Hey, Evil Twin Brewing, we need a spot to brew bomb!, can we use your spot? If you let us, we'll call it a collaboration."

In all seriousness, it's a bit different but still great.

Ovila Quad with plums. Too sweet, no bueno.

My German Ipa III.Why? Because its award winning only in my mouth. ipe: ... and its kinda half of my lame supper tonight too. Mmm.. beer calories. Carbs and carbonation = beer. Plus hops and barley and stuff.

Freshie fresh fresh fresh




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