Off to church this chilly morning , then zoom call with dear friend in SC. Will watch the Bills and Pats game, but as a Pats fan not too hopeful lol. Probably clean a kicked Dry Irish Stout keg to be ready for kegging a chocolate stout next weekend.
Left Right Center is fun, esp when eating and drinking. Doesn’t require a lot of concentration, no big learning curve. Can accommodate various amounts of players.
@Barão sorry for the delay, was swamped at work. My recipe was:
65% Pilsen
11% Victory
11% Caramunich
8% Pale chocolate
5% Blackprinz
I used Wyeast 2124 for the yeast. For hops recipe called for Saaz but I had some Lubelski on hand so I used that. Came out really nice.
I’m not good at posting photos, but enjoying a delicious strawberry rhubarb cider made at a local cidery which overlooks pretty Quabbin Resevoir. The proprietor is a charming lady, 97 years young!
I do stovetop biab and the grain bills for 2.5G batches fit comfortably in my kettle. I sometimes do 3G with certain grain bills that will fit. So for me I guess kettle size is the main factor. Also that’s a good size for drinking since it’s mostly me drinking it. I do sometimes bottle from the...
I’ve cut mine back as late as May 18 and been okay, although that’s not ideal timing I’ll admit. You may find adding some nutrients/fertilizer to the soil will give them a boost.
I have a couple little BMBs, glass. They are a little more than one gallon in size and so provide enough headspace for my one gallon batches. I love the wide opening, makes cleaning easy. Mine don’t have a spigot so I use a mini auto siphon. Overall very happy with them.
I had it a year and a half ago, mild case. Lost my sense of taste/smell and it came back but some things still don’t taste right, hoppy beers being one of them. Just get an unpleasant bitterness that overpowers other flavors. Other things have a weird floral taste now, like some red wines...
+1 to toasting the pumpkin in the oven first and adding to the mash. Also highly recommend adding rice hulls to the grain bill if doing biab. I used them the first time I made my pumpkin ale and things went well. Decided to skip them the next time and the bag was totally clogged and wouldn’t...
That’s so cool, congratulations! I brewed a Grodziskie a couple years back as an homage to my Polish heritage. Been wanting to make one again. Enjoy your experience of being part of brewing it at a brewery.
Well that’s a bummer. It has been a strange growing season overall. Mine grew a lot but all the cones turned brown quickly, and they did not seem to be ready yet based on past years. Not sure what happened.