5 Rabbits makes a good one called 5 Vultures. It has very gentle heat that begins to accumulate by the end of the glass. Inspired by Oaxacan chocolate, I think.
I have to say, I've been pretty impressed by their recipes. I would have called their Synchronicity Wheaten Saison a white IPA with saison yeast. But whatever. It was delicious either way, despite my doubts.
I completely hear that. My second assistant is 1 month old. My wife really would have preferred I not brew the Saturday before Easter.
My first assistant is five, though. And as she insisted and demonstrated yesterday, that means she can fill bottles with one hand. These smart-ass assistants...
I hope this isn't insulting, but you did say you were in a rush on brew day... The recommended amount of water for mashing is often given in quarts, and the recommended amount of water for sparging is often given in gallons. Is there any chance you gathered quarts instead of gallons for sparging?
@jpmess I agree about the fumes. Probably the clearcoat. I used the needle valve to fine tune and kept the regulator on the gas open. I also had issues with a low tank, as I mentioned before. It definitely didn't take me that long to get 12+ gallons to a boil, though.
I finally got a chance to use my new Edelmetall burner. It's great. I think the actual burner component is the same as in the Blichmann, so I'm not surprised that it's powerful and quiet and very easy to control with the needle valve. And the housing does a good job shielding from the wind. It...
I noticed the other night that my order history has also disappeared. All of it. I suspect a web software change. A little warning posted up on the page would be nice, though, if that's the case.
Any smash ale is very forgiving. And even if you don't get everything perfect, it should still be clean and drinkable. I wouldn't personally do anything super hoppy, because if you mask your mistakes, you may not learn much from them.