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Holy schnikes that filled up quick! I'm interested in joining again this year, either by attrition or if someone starts a second group, splits east/west, whatever.

That was one of my notes...it poured with a decent head, but didn't maintain like a belgian would be expected to. It may be as simple as bumping up the carb level a bit, as the style will support it.

@passedpawn is lucky number one. Nice job man...this beer is dangerous.

If anyone's interested I'll fill out bjcp scoresheets when I try the beers and send them via pm.

Impressive!

As you guys start opening and trying these beers through the coming weeks, please post pictures and reviews if you can! I know I would love some feedback on mine, being that it's the first gruit I've ever brewed.

As soon as someone volunteers to run it, really. You and @dryboroughbrewing can fight it out for the privilege :D

There's a good way to guarantee you get your choice of beer...run the next swap! ;)

It is official - I am a cotton-headed ninny muggins. I have a stack of unopened boxes of gifts on my brewing table right now. I was waiting for a shipment from a company called NRS. For some reason your box has a return address of NPS, I didn't look closely and assumed that was what I was...

That is a beautiful thing!!

Got two more boxes today, I think the only thing I'm waiting on is the fruitcake one at this point.

A keg washer and a 60L Spiedel. But, they've been on my Amazon wish list for years and no one's picked up on them yet, so I'm not holding my breath.

I think the biggest challenge with that is going to be sanitizing the barrels if you're not planning on sour beers from the start. Unless they still have some alcohol in them and are completely wrapped up in plastic wrap, they might not even hold liquid at this point. If so, you'll have to...

I'm thinking in terms of days or weeks...for the first use you'll definitely want to be on top of the beer, tasting every few days to see how the flavor develops. If you're just looking for some oak flavor infusion from the wood, then that might be enough, but if you're looking for more of the...

I would probably be inclined toward the second use barrel. The issue is going to be, with a new barrel that small, if you keep the beer in it for very long the wood flavors are going to get overwhelming. It may still be an issue with the second use barrel but would likely be more manageable.

@dryboroughbrewing your beers were delivered today, safe and sound and no indication of leakage. Thanks!

I use a chemex but I don't bother with going by weight, as I'm usually trying to both make pour-over coffee and breakfast for a baby with one hand, and holding said baby with the other hand. I use 5 level scoops of grounds to 22oz of water. The strength of the coffee definitely varies with the...

Fedex man working hard today, jerbrew's beers delivered before 730am.

What service was that using?

All my shipments now show as delivered so hopefully everyone's found everything without any issues.