Recent content by Snubnoze707

Blending vintages are necessary when making something like a Gueuze, but even then a mixed culture fermentation isn't a Lambic. That requires spontaneous fermentation, barrel aging, and even aspects like turbid mash and aged hops. Even then, still not a Lambic if not brewed in Belgium. Jean Van...

Personally I'd just brew up a 70 Pils 30 wheat base mashed like 160 at about 5ibu, pitch a Saison yeast then as fermentation slows toss in the dregs. You can leave it in that fermenter as the Brett will clean up autolysis or rack after a few weeks. I usually make 1 gallon mixed cultures to use...

I converted an old work fridge into a kegerator... I had planned on covering it with stickers but I think it looks too damn classy as is. Took a bit of touch up paint and polish/wax.

Been wanting to modify a keg for dry hopping. Can't beat $25 thanks y'all!

Gotta snag a keg great deal!

In case anyone hasn't noticed, the early releases from the vault are back up for vote.

My WLP611 Nordic is having its high amount of esters get munched on by the Lochristi Brettanomyces Blend right now, with some Gooseberries in the mix. Haven't tasted it's progress, depending on the resulting beer I may bottle straight up or use to blend in a few sours I got going. I still...

I think you two jabrobi's are reading too far into this. Double and Imperial just mean strong. And I thought bashing Session IPA was so 2 years ago? Shouldn't we all be slamming the style of Juicy NE IPA right now? Is a New England IPA and North East IPA different!?

To me an IPA with a strong malt backbone is unbalanced and too maltly. The hops are the showcase here...

But most standard APA's don't have near the hop character that these beers do, nor would they fit into that category because they are "too hoppy"...

No, most people figured that out in the last 2-3 years when that trend started to die off. "Session IPA" is a sign of that, so is the controversial "New England IPA". Personally, I can care less about style guidelines or the BJCP...

Get a ball valve with camlock and a bit of hose and start loving life again. Best system upgrade I had ever made.

I just brewed with a bunch of Spelt last weekend. Didn't even mess around and threw a whole pound of rice hulls in it. Learned my lesson once.

I pitched a starter of 611 into 5 gallons 8pm last night, when I woke up at 6am it was chugging along aggressively. Also took a gallon of that wort and pitched Lochristi Brett Blend from TYB. I'm very tempted to blend these two in secondary to see what the Brett does with these esters.

Awesome. Thanks for the feedback!