SupervisingChildren
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And you were sanitizing a sink because...
I was in the middle of brewing and wanted a sanitized place to put stuff I needed to use post boil...
And you were sanitizing a sink because...
Whew! I was envisioning an open fermentation in the kitchen sink...I was in the middle of brewing and wanted a sanitized place to put stuff I needed to use post boil...
I don't have the normal response I guess. I drink a lot of craft beers, but I drink a lot of BMC as well. Sometimes I will even pass on a 'good beer' to drink the 'blech' beers.
That's my confession I guess. I drank enough bud light last year to fill a swimming pool. I'm not ashamed. Today was 105 degrees. I was in the sun all day. I didn't want the lagunitas maximus I have on ice. I didn't want the homebrew either... I wanted the bud light I had on ice. Several in fact.
Whew! I was envisioning an open fermentation in the kitchen sink...
That's me, pretty often. If I'm busting my hump out in the TX heat, the last thing I want is a big hoppy or malty beer...maybe later that night, but not while I still have sweating to do. Miller Lite is more refreshing than gatorade. I just discovered shandys though, after years of total disinterest in citrus flavored beer, so Leinenkugel's may be my new Miller.
Ran into one of the owners yesterday and he asked if I was brewing up any Shandies, I just told him "No, my wife doesn't like beer."
HA!
Get the Grapefruit recipe from him if you see him again.
Oops, sorry... owner of my company.
I think the recipe is literally Wheat Beer + Grapefruit juice.
I still use a mash pad in my 10 gallon round cooler setup.
I guess that's been out of fashion for 10-15 years, but it works for me and the issue of it being food safe was settled a very long time ago by John Palmer.
What's a mash pad?
I still use a Phil Mill II and HAND GRIND my grain for 10 gallon batches, Remember those? Single knurled roller and an adjustable plate. Yeah...I'm old school.Guess that's been out of fashion for 10-15 years, but it works for me and the issue of it being food safe was settled a very long time ago by John Palmer.
I've only been brewing for a couple of years, about 60 batches, and I've never made anything quaffable. Maybe I don't know how to quaff?
After deciding my spreadsheet was properly estimating the OG, I just assume that it's correct enough for my purposes. I just estimate alcohol as (OG-1)*100, so 1.040 = 4%, for example.
Bonus: After finding Fermentis S-04 and S-05 yeast for $1/pack, I no longer make starters. I just sprinkle it on top of the wort.
Extra bonus: I brew double strength wort and add it to the fermenting buckets, and top them off with straight hose water. (I live in the remote mountains and my tap water is incredibly yummy, even though chlorinated).
It's a short, NSF food grade hose, if that helps you "handle" it.
If you've got 60 batches done in two years, I think you're making something quaffable.
60 x 5 = 300 gallons ...
300 gallons x 128 ounces = 38,400 ounces or 4,800 pints ...
4,800 / 730 days = 6.5 pints per day ...
If you've got 60 batches done in two years, I think you're making something quaffable.
60 x 5 = 300 gallons ...
300 gallons x 128 ounces = 38,400 ounces or 4,800 pints ...
4,800 / 730 days = 6.5 pints per day ...
60 5-gallon batches = 300 gallons
128 ounces in a gallon = 38,400 ounces
16 ounces in a pint = 2,400 pints
365 days per year for 2 years = 730 days
2,400 pints in 730 days = 3.28767 pints/day
...unless we are talking Imperial then...
60 5-gallon batches = 300 gallons
160 ounces in a gallon = 48,000 ounces
20 ounces in a pint = 2,400 pints
365 days per year for 2 years = 730 days
2,400 pints in 730 days = 3.28767 pints/day
I did all that work to find out that the pints/day is still the same, because I'm awesome. Just more beer per day. Not sure where the 4,800 pints came from instead of 2,400.
Thanks! I was afraid I had a drinking problem there for a minute!
I never clean my mash tun. I just do a quick spray down. I probably should do a deep clean, grain particles are stuck on the bottom.
I do the same, though I throw in a dirty sponge that I use every time to wipe down the stuff that sticks so it looks somewhat clean
I rarely drink my home brews. I get bored drinking the same thing over and over. I can rarely drink a 6-pack without getting bored with it. Because of this I give away a majority of beer.
I don't have the normal response I guess. I drink a lot of craft beers, but I drink a lot of BMC as well. Sometimes I will even pass on a 'good beer' to drink the 'blech' beers.
That's my confession I guess. I drank enough bud light last year to fill a swimming pool. I'm not ashamed. Today was 105 degrees. I was in the sun all day. I didn't want the lagunitas maximus I have on ice. I didn't want the homebrew either... I wanted the bud light I had on ice. Several in fact.
I rarely drink my home brews. I get bored drinking the same thing over and over. I can rarely drink a 6-pack without getting bored with it. Because of this I give away a majority of beer.
This seems like an enormous waste of time and money.
Not if he enjoys the homebrewing process. Just like other artists and craftsmen, maybe he finds enjoyment in making something that others enjoy.This seems like an enormous waste of time and money.
Not if he enjoys the homebrewing process. Just like other artists and craftsmen, maybe he finds enjoyment in making something that others enjoy.
Edit: Wow. I'm in that dude's head.
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