So.........

[crowbait]

Nothing better than spending your day brewing. Then running out to the garage and finding the little neighbor kids cleaning out there grass hopper catchers in your 70 dg. wort. NO!!!!!! Oh well maybe I will give this batch to there father.

 

[Revvy]

I don't even know where to begin with this. You may be the first brewer in all my years on here, where I can't just say relax, your beer will be fine........

 

[MrManifesto]

yeah this might be a time to find someone you don't like and give them this batch...

 

[runningweird]

thats a problem. talk to their dad, then kill them.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

Reason #4,372 why NOT to have (or live near) children...drunken midget ankle bitin crumb snatchers...pre-useful, sticky, and annoying...I feel for your loss...you should clean your brew kettle in their kiddie pool!!! And my dog would never crap ANYWHERE but in that lawn...if they can't keep THEIR beasts under control, neither can I

 

[MrManifesto]

Reason #4,372 why NOT to have (or live near) children...drunken midget ankle bitin crumb snatchers...pre-useful, sticky, and annoying...I feel for your loss...you should clean your brew kettle in their kiddie pool!!! And my dog would never crap ANYWHERE but in that lawn...if they can't keep THEIR beasts under control, neither can I

a great post from a person with "i work with crazy kids" as their custom text hehe

 

[TANSTAAFB]

a great post from a person with "i work with crazy kids" as their custom text hehe

Reason #2 why NOT to have children...I work with crazy kids...really...not hyperbole or euphemism...I work with psychotic children...best birth control EVER :rockin:

 

[noggins]

so they were dumping grasshoppers into it? or grass/dirt? did you pitch yet? I'd probably try to save it anyway. The kids would be another story.

 

[TwoGunz]

So it sounds very likely you'll have nice GRASSY hop flavors come through no?

 

[TANSTAAFB]

So it sounds very likely you'll have nice GRASSY hop flavors come through no?

Grrroooooaaaannnnnnnnnnn

 

[Revvy]

 

[bob1852]

I prefer to dry grasshoper

 

[runningweird]

you could always just fish them out and reboil. duh. why didn't i think of that before.

 

[TwoGunz]

On a more serious note, if you hadn't pitched yet just bring the wort back to a boil to kill off any baddies.

 

[TwoGunz]

you could always just fish them out and reboil. duh. why didn't i think of that before.

Yeah, what he said

 

[ChshreCat]

Just what I was thinking. This batch is FAR from ruined!

 

[SixFoFalcon]

Are these kids Belgian or something?

 

[TwoGunz]

Are these kids Belgian or something?

Love it

 

[TANSTAAFB]

Are these kids Belgian or something?

Thread...verging...on...EPIC!!! Bwaaaaaahaaaahaaaaa....Belgian grasshopper dipping crumbsnatchers...AWESOME

 

[crowbait]

I didn't find any grasshoppers thank god. They were just stirring it with there catchers. Hopefully I won't find any legs in the trub! First and last time I brew with the garage door open. Had no time to reboil so I'm relaxing and having a nice homebrew right now. Maybe I just figured out the secret to nailing a Old Milwaukee clone.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

I didn't find any grasshoppers thank god. They were just stirring it with there catchers. Hopefully I won't find any legs in the trub! First and last time I brew with the garage door open. Had no time to reboil so I'm relaxing and having a nice homebrew right now. Maybe I just figured out the secret to nailing a Old Milwaukee clone.

Epic status achieved

Thank you, I REALLY needed a good laugh!!!

This needs to be reposted in the recipe forum...

 

[TwoGunz]

I didn't find any grasshoppers thank god. They were just stirring it with there catchers. Hopefully I won't find any legs in the trub! First and last time I brew with the garage door open. Had no time to reboil so I'm relaxing and having a nice homebrew right now. Maybe I just figured out the secret to nailing a Old Milwaukee clone.

Thats the attitude. I often think about how long people have been brewing beer when things start getting overly complicated or someone is rallying on some minute brewing detail.

 

[crowbait]

I like to use my grasshoppers as late additions, really helps the aroma come through. Also found that dryhooping with them doesn't work very well, they just get drunk and start hitting on my sister.

 

[FromZwolle]

a plague of locust in your beer?


"Let my Trippel go!"-charlton heston.

 

[Snowhere]

I think grasshoppers work better in the primary. When they swim around they keep the yeast in suspension so the fermentation goes quicker! This is also a good way to restart a stuck batch, just repitch some grasshoppers to get the yeast working again!

 

[Komodo]

First to the "i hate kids" people . .aww come on, you were kids too. I've got a couple and kids will be kids.
Second, if my kids did that I'd set fire to them and throw them off the deck.
Third, enter this beer into a competition or something. You'll probably win.

 

[ChshreCat]

Insects are protein. Good for head retention.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

I like to use my grasshoppers as late additions, really helps the aroma come through. Also found that dryhooping with them doesn't work very well, they just get drunk and start hitting on my sister.

I think grasshoppers work better in the primary. When they swim around they keep the yeast in suspension so the fermentation goes quicker! This is also a good way to restart a stuck batch, just repitch some grasshoppers to get the yeast working again!

kids will be kids.
Second, if my kids did that I'd set fire to them and throw them off the deck.

Insects are protein. Good for head retention.

Complete Joy of Homebrewing with Papa-Zian and Bear Grylls

 

[janivar123]

Have a chat with the parents, then have a chat withg the kidds about how you can use them to smoke your own malt :yes

 

[bob1852]

I'm just sad everyone skipped over my dry grass"hop"per joke.

 

[jgln]

I didn't find any grasshoppers thank god. They were just stirring it with there catchers. Hopefully I won't find any legs in the trub! First and last time I brew with the garage door open. Had no time to reboil so I'm relaxing and having a nice homebrew right now. Maybe I just figured out the secret to nailing a Old Milwaukee clone.

How about dog poop...find any of that in there?

 

[count_dookie]

Reason #4,372 why NOT to have (or live near) children...drunken midget ankle bitin crumb snatchers...pre-useful, sticky, and annoying...I feel for your loss...you should clean your brew kettle in their kiddie pool!!! And my dog would never crap ANYWHERE but in that lawn...if they can't keep THEIR beasts under control, neither can I

just the dog, why not all your family and friends?

 

[HokieBrewer]

 

[doctorRobert]

Nothing better than spending your day brewing. Then running out to the garage and finding the little neighbor kids cleaning out there grass hopper catchers in your 70 dg. wort. NO!!!!!! Oh well maybe I will give this batch to there father.

Never leave wort unattended.

Also, just bring that wort back up to a boil, cool it again and pitch the yeast.

 

[SixFoFalcon]

Reboiling will increase the isomerization of any late addition hops. Something to consider...

 

[Homercidal]

I'm sad nobody mentioned FWG...

 

[crowbait]

Edworts Grasshopper Haus Ale with a first time FWG is bubbling away. Let's see what happens. Think I can still add 5 gallons to the how many thread?

 

[beerloin]

I'm just sad everyone skipped over my dry grass"hop"per joke.

I enjoyed it....

 

[gclay]

I like to use my grasshoppers as late additions, really helps the aroma come through. Also found that dryhooping with them doesn't work very well, they just get drunk and start hitting on my sister.

Almost pissed myself.

 

[bernerbrau]

I don't think that's how you make a grasshopper.