MD, DC, DE, South PA Brewday

[Cugel]

Clap - let's face it - I'm just a witty kind of guy!
<Groan graemlin>

 

[claphamsa]

Swartzbeir?

 

[Warrior]

Swartzbeir?

Anything wrong with just getting together and brewing what you want on that day?

 

[flyangler18]

Anything wrong with just getting together and brewing what you want on that day?

Not in my opinion, but I'm just a guest.

 

[jezter6]

Anything wrong with just getting together and brewing what you want on that day?

Sure, that's a possibility, but requires more burners.

At least everyone should split into 10g batches whenever possible to reduce the amount of boil time/burners.

If we want to do multiple 10g batches, I think that's a swell idea.

Clap: you want the other 5 gallons of our nicely balanced Alt?

Also - the reason I like to get well prepared is that we can get the ingredients in hand before brew day that way if someone bails out who's responsible for one item (hops, Munich Malt, etc) doesn't cripple the brew session while we run out scrambling for ingredients.

 

[Warrior]

Sure, that's a possibility, but requires more burners.

At least everyone should split into 10g batches whenever possible to reduce the amount of boil time/burners.

If we want to do multiple 10g batches, I think that's a swell idea.

Clap: you want the other 5 gallons of our nicely balanced Alt?

Also - the reason I like to get well prepared is that we can get the ingredients in hand before brew day that way if someone bails out who's responsible for one item (hops, Munich Malt, etc) doesn't cripple the brew session while we run out scrambling for ingredients.

I was planning on bringing all my equipment along, unless space is a problem where we are brewing? I've done three group brews in the past year and that is what we did on our group brew days. As far as hops go, I have a boatload of mostly extra leaf and some pellet, I over ordered expecting a shortage again but luckily that has changed. I'll do an inventory of what I have in the freezer and post it on here. I paid about $2.25 per ounce which would include shipping on most of them.

 

[flyangler18]

I was planning on bringing all my equipment along, unless space is a problem where we are brewing?

Likewise. I'd bring all necessary ingredients and equipment to make whatever I choose to brew.

Getting consensus on a single style/recipe is no doubt daunting, so I admire your chutzpah.

 

[dataz722]

The only problem with everyone doing there own thing is that we would all have to stay sober enough to brew

 

[Warrior]

The only problem with everyone doing there own thing is that we would all have to stay sober enough to brew

That's what I do for the first three hours, after that is when I start hitting the homebrews

 

[dataz722]

Most of us are usually drunk by mash in

 

[claphamsa]

hmmm... yah, data hit it there!

alan! im in! although, I say we use regular non noble hops

 

[dataz722]

hmmm... yah, data hit it there!

shhhhhhh I think we might be scaring them off.

 

[claphamsa]

oh yeah...and we neer play beer pong with apfelwine......

 

[dataz722]

And set off fireworks/firecrackers

 

[claphamsa]

well... we dont... if SOMEONE forgets them!

 

[jezter6]

hmmm... yah, data hit it there!

alan! im in! although, I say we use regular non noble hops

Grrr...

Does ANYONE want 5 gallons of the POSTED (and style correct) Alt?

 

[Warrior]

And set off fireworks/firecrackers

How about I bring my AR we could always make some noise target shooting. **** we can't do that in Joppa!

 

[Warrior]

Grrr...

Does ANYONE want 5 gallons of the POSTED (and style correct) Alt?

I like the Alt beers very much. How about you and I split two batchs? I'd like to brew the Alt based on a recipe from Horst book on Alt beers. To get a good authentic alt you need to do step mashes. A rest at 122, 144 and 154. My mash keg and false bottom is set up well for doing the step mashes. I have all the ingredients for an 11 gal batch. We can split this batch and you could brew a second 11 gal batch that we would also split. This way we end up with two different beers.

 

[jezter6]

Done.

I'll get the ingredients for my recipe, and we'll do this thing.

 

[claphamsa]

ooo we can have an alt chalange

me and my freind william are gonna do 10G of scottish 70

 

[claphamsa]

I like the Alt beers very much. How about you and I split two batchs? I'd like to brew the Alt based on a recipe from Horst book on Alt beers. To get a good authentic alt you need to do step mashes. A rest at 122, 144 and 154. My mash keg and false bottom is set up well for doing the step mashes. I have all the ingredients for an 11 gal batch. We can split this batch and you could brew a second 11 gal batch that we would also split. This way we end up with two different beers.

see you got it all wrong!

your supposed to antagonize alan more

 

[Warrior]

see you got it all wrong!

your supposed to antagonize alan more

Damn, you should've told me that earlier. I'm usually pretty good at antagonzing people

 

[claphamsa]

bump, for no good reason

 

[jezter6]

Maybe Data should edit the first post with the time/date that has been (somewhat) agreed upon.

Looks like it's BYO equipment and ingredients and we'll brew whatever shows up.

 

[claphamsa]

has data posted in a while.....

 

[dataz722]

I've been around a little but not much at all. I didnt see that last post. What is the date that we have settled on?

 

[claphamsa]

were brewing this weekend.. and your bringing **** for a weee heavey!

 

[Warrior]

Maybe Data should edit the first post with the time/date that has been (somewhat) agreed upon.

Looks like it's BYO equipment and ingredients and we'll brew whatever shows up.

Last date I remember that we agreed on was May 16.

 

[jezter6]

Correct. May 16, starting at 10:00am. I'll be there earlier (I live there) if you guys want to start earlier, but I know with people traveling 1-1.5 hours for the gathering, I don't want to start at 8am

 

[dataz722]

were brewing this weekend.. and your bringing **** for a weee heavey!

Yeah, ill be sure to get on that. You ever get that check by the way?





FYI.... I just updated the original post.

 

[claphamsa]

yep then promptly ripped it opening the envelope.... Ill go ot the bank one of these days!

 

[dataz722]

son of a *****... I just realized that I have to work the 16th.

 

[claphamsa]

good thing you have 2 months to find someone to switch with

 

[Cugel]

I've totally lost track of what's being brewed. What are we doing?

 

[flyangler18]

I've totally lost track of what's being brewed. What are we doing?

Pick your poison. I've been thinking I need to brew a Biere de Garde or maybe a BGSA, or even a Flanders Red. The Roselare blends should be available now.

 

[Cugel]

Pick your poison. I've been thinking I need to brew a Biere de Garde or maybe a BGSA, or even a Flanders Red. The Roselare blends should be available now.

Hey - I'd be interested in splitting a 10 Gallon batch of BSGA if you're interested. I have a load of saaz that would work nicely in a BGSA.

 

[claphamsa]

Pick your poison. I've been thinking I need to brew a Biere de Garde or maybe a BGSA, or even a Flanders Red. The Roselare blends should be available now.

oh man! I wanna do a flanders red! how many keggles do you have

 

[Cugel]

I had a Rodenbach Grand Cru in Ireland last week. It tasted like a dog's bo*****s. Not good in other words.

Oops - this is in reposnse to Clap's above email.

 

[claphamsa]

you must have gotten a bad one...... thats one of the best beers out there!

 

[flyangler18]

Rodenbach Grand Cru is one of my favorites as well, though I'll admit that it is not a beer that jives with everyone's palate. There are some rich vinous notes - very winelike.

Cugel - here's a recipe I was tooling around with, based on Vinnie Cilurzo's recipe in BLAM :

[size=+2]Vinnie's Strong Golden[/size]
[size=+1]18-D Belgian Golden Strong Ale[/size]
Author: Vinnie Cilurzo
Date: 3/30/09



Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 80%
Attenuation: 85%
Calories: 265.48 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.080 (1.070 - 1.095)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.005 - 1.016)
|==================#=============|
Color: 4.8 (3.0 - 6.0)
|=================#==============|
Alcohol: 9.03% (7.5% - 10.5%)
|================#===============|
Bitterness: 32.2 (22.0 - 35.0)
|====================#===========|

[size=+1]Ingredients:[/size]
10 lb Pilsner Malt
8.0 oz White Wheat Malt
8.0 oz Munich Malt
2.0 lb White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
1 oz Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
1 oz Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
1 oz Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 0.0 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP570 Belgian Golden Ale

[size=+1]Schedule:[/size]
00:03:00 Dough In - Liquor: 3.5 gal; Strike: 160.91 °F; Target: 149 °F
01:33:00 Saccharification Rest - Rest: 90 min; Final: 147.0 °F
02:03:00 Lautering - First Runnings: 0.0 gal sparge @ 145 °F, 10 min; Sparge #1: 2.66 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10.0 min; Sparge #2: 2.66 gal sparge @ 168.0 °F, 10.0 min; Total Runoff: 7.69 gal

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Feel free to adjust it as you'd like - I'm tentative on the Spring Brew Out; it all depends on how my rugby team does during playoffs. I may be in Columbia, SC for the Sweet Sixteen on the 16th.