Massachusetts 11th Annual Masstoberfest 9/16/17

[paulthenurse]

I made a pumpkin beer today. I feel like I need to get on my knees and pray for forgiveness.

Partial Mash
8 oz 6 row
8 oz Crystal 60
8 oz carapils
8 oz flaked oats
rice hulls

60 minute mash

3.3 # Briess CBW Golden light LME
2 # Muntons light DME

1 oz chinook 11.5A
1 oz EKG 5.2A
Boil x 60 minutes

Split boil

1 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp allspice
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp pumpkin spice powder
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Added half the spice ix with five minutes left in boil, saved the rest to adjust to taste

Nottingham yeasties.
1.046 going into the fermenter.
Smells like pie.

 

[nhwrecker]

Did you make a pumpkin beer, or a pumpkin spice beer? I don't see any pumpkin in the ingredient list?

 

[paulthenurse]

Excuuuuuuuuuse MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Pumpkin spice beer.

 

[paulthenurse]

Hey Mort,
Can I borrow your jockey box for Masstoberfest?

 

[Melana]

Blueberry beer up next?

 

[the_bird]

Not sure yet what I'm doing on September 16th, but it's not driving to hang out with you ****s again. Have fun.

 

[Cape Brewing]

How 'bout a nice hazy light American lager with peaches and strawberries!?

 

[paulthenurse]

Blueberry beer up next?

Not funny

 

[paulthenurse]

Not sure yet what I'm doing on September 16th, but it's not driving to hang out with you ****s again. Have fun.

So we'll see you around 11?

 

[paulthenurse]

How 'bout a nice hazy light American lager with peaches and strawberries!?

You guys make that, right? The Black Bog?

 

[nhwrecker]

Hey Mort,
Can I borrow your jockey box for Masstoberfest?

Yup. look in your shed. i delivered it last Masstoberfest......

 

[paulthenurse]

Oh, I know where it is. I just didn't want to assume you'd let me use it again.

 

[paulthenurse]

One month to go. Beer lineup coming together.

64 Triple D. (8 oz of assorted aroma hops grooving on top. I used Steve Andberg's Double D, because it's Damned Drinkable, as the inspiration and beefed it up a bit to a Double Double D. 1.064 OG. Who doesn't like Triple D's?)

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Imagine Pumpkin Ale with John Lennon helping keep things cool in the Swamp Chiller

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Honey Cider

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The house smells really good today.

 

[the_bird]

So we'll see you around 11?

Not this year, guys.

 

[paulthenurse]

Seriously? You've got to come to vote for this years winner.

 

[the_bird]

What, you afraid no one else is going to show up, either? Give it to Smurph and call it good, Lord knows the blue bastard's earned it for putting up with your **** all these years.

 

[paulthenurse]

I miss you.

 

[bob1852]

If you slap Mort's jockey box on top of the trophy, I may show up.

After all, you pinky swore that if I ever show, I'm the winna.

And I need a jockey box. And could use few bucks from the scrap metal recycling place.

 

[paulthenurse]

Is there anything you won't do to pad your brewing resume'?

 

[Cape Brewing]

(Eyeroll). Fckuin' A. Here we go. "Now Paul.... did I ever tell you about a little trophy I won once?"

 

[bob1852]

(Eyeroll). Fckuin' A. Here we go. "Now Paul.... did I ever tell you about a little trophy I won once?"

Uppity.

 

[paulthenurse]

Hey Mort,
You gotta wear that sweet sweater to Masstoberfest.

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[paulthenurse]

Porter Square mashing in.
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[paulthenurse]

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[paulthenurse]

My first all grain in over a year.

 

[Melana]

I haven't brewed in a while.

 

[paulthenurse]

Get on it girl

 

[paulthenurse]

Holy mother of pearl! Can it be? Boston is coming up from NC for this iteration?

 

[Yooper]

Holy mother of pearl! Can it be? Boston is coming up from NC for this iteration?

Really? Boston is coming? He must have heard I"m not, and figured it was a good time to visit. I haven't talked to that bugger in a long time.

 

[paulthenurse]

Really? Boston is coming? He must have heard I"m not, and figured it was a good time to visit. I haven't talked to that bugger in a long time.

Coincidence? I don't think so.

 

[Melana]

Get on it girl

Where have I heard that before? Oh, yeah... Didn't work then either.

 

[paulthenurse]

Not going there^^^^^^.


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Porter Square racked off the Nottingham with a pound of French Roast coffee beans. Trying something a little different.

 

[Cape Brewing]

A POUND!???

Holy fcku.

 

[paulthenurse]

I'm was an ER/ICU nurse for 20 years. I do caffeine and adrenaline like you do vanilla ice cream.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Cuppa, cuppa, cuppa, CAFFENINE zombie!!!! :rockin:

 

[smurfjuice]

My first all grain in over a year.

And i get stuck with rocks ... ... :rockin:

 

[paulthenurse]

Oh but what you do with them.

 

[smurfjuice]

True dat ...

 

[paulthenurse]

Nice mild coffee flavor this morning. I'll check again this afternoon.

 

[paulthenurse]

I don't usually add any flavorings to beer other than dry hopping. Guessing how much is right in green, warm, uncarbonated beer is difficult.