Heres the plan...

[ampsman]

Just ordered five 2 gallon buckets from norther brewer.
Going to brew a standard porter and let all 5 gallons sit in the primary for ~2 weeks.
Then going to split into the buckets for a secondary.
To the secondary I am going to add a different item to each batch.

Bacon
Raspberries
Peaches
banana


For the 5th batch HBT gets to decide!!
Is there something you have always been curious about?

Tofu? Cheetos? Captain crunch? well maybe not....

Throw out some ideas and the most popular will win.

I'll post pics of my brew and the progress.

I am thinking I will brew this next week somtime.

 

[wiescins]

Slim Jim

 

[normzone]

Back in the eighties I judged a homebrew contest at the Del Mar fair, and there was a beer that had Captain Crunch in it. I can't recommend it...

Bacon?

How about blue cheese?

 

[Seven]

Taco

 

[wiescins]

Can't go wrong with vanilla

 

[CoalCreekBeer]

Garlic!

 

[JonK331]

Cilantro

 

[fnord]

mustard

 

[xeerohour]

Shrimp

 

[Qhrumphf]

Durian! :rockin:

 

[Yukmay]

Grape juice, apple cider, AND honey!

 

[Grumpybumpy]

fennel/black liquorice

 

[shawman]

Asparagus

And for the most disgusting suggestion I can think of, Placenta.

 

[2brew1cup]

Henbane...+slim jim

underground and under the influence

 

[Yukmay]

Foxglove!


....just kidding, don't do that!

 

[houndsbreath]

+1 licorice vote. That sounds like a fun experiment.

 

[2brew1cup]

Slim jim. And slim jim.

underground and under the influence

 

[thedude00]

vanilla cherry poter sounds good. I was thinking about doing the same thing. How much where the buckets. I think the hardest part at lest i do it the amount of what every you are putting in. I would say start small and you can all ways add

 

[ampsman]

This is the bucket I got.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/default/2-gallon-bucket-w-lid.html


So it looks like slim jim is in the lead?

 

[Grumpybumpy]

Nope, same guy +2 on slim jim. Just being democratic

 

[ampsman]

So a friend just suggested Tobacco....thoughts?

 

[djfriesen]

ugh, I hate beer mixed with tobacco. But that's probably due to a night of infamy early on in my drinking career. Younger and stoopider.

 

[bjl110]

+1 for durian

 

[ampsman]

+1 for durian

Isnt durian the stinkiest fruit known to man?

 

[Kaleco]

Lots of baby corn or blood orange.

 

[ohill1981]

Reinheitsgebot

 

[bjl110]

Isnt durian the stinkiest fruit known to man?

Yes. Yes it is. It is outlawed on public transit in most SE Asian countries.

 

[LVBen]

White chocolate.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Yes. Yes it is. It is outlawed on public transit in most SE Asian countries.

Not to mention numerous SE Asian hotels and almost every major airline

 

[meteorbrews]

Irish Coffee.... maybe espresso?

 

[rycov]

slim jim

 

[FightingBob]

Jack fruit...

or Jack fruit and coconut.

 

[ampsman]

so here is what I have planned:


Vanilla Coconut – 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/2 lb toasted coconut

Ginger Peach – I lb peaches, 1/2oz ginger

Chocolate Banana – 1lb bananas, 2oz chocolate nibs

Bacon bit/liquid smoke – ¼ teaspoon liquid smoke, 4oz bacon bits

bitter orange – 2oz bitter orange


thoughts? keep in mind this is all 1 gallon batches.

 

[2brew1cup]

Hmmm i dont see slim jim in there.. Im confused.

underground and under the influence

 

[ampsman]

Hmmm i dont see slim jim in there.. Im confused.

underground and under the influence

i never saw a clear winner...was there a majority for slim jim?
if so i'll substitute the bacon bits for slim jim.

 

[Qhrumphf]

I still say durian. But yeah, I thought it was pretty clear slim jim was the winner.

 

[ampsman]

Crappy pic but its 6 slim jims, 4oz bacon bits and a dash of liquid smoke.

 

[ampsman]

So heres what I ended up doing:

Bacon Bit/Slim jim
Ginger Peach
Banana Chocolate
Pomegranate
Vanilla Coconut

How long should these guys chill in the secondary? I'm gonna give them a good month I am thinking. Is that to long?

 

[D_Ranged_Eskimo]

Subscribed, I was going to mention something illegal unless you were medically cleared to purchase it in a few states (CA being one).

 

[paulster2626]

crystal meth. Just rack on top of it, it works out pretty well.