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[iijakii]

Ate pizza and watched a QI, fell asleep and had a couple hour nap. Now not sure what the rest of the day holds.

 

[iijakii]

So really sad day today.

DEM Brown Doe, Wannapils, Brown Porter kicked, and I'm guessing that Helles has just a couple pints left based on how light it is. That was pretty much all my kegs on the same day. Have a stout that I don't like, still wanting to add something to it to cut the sweetness -- chocolate and coffee maybe... just way too lazy so far and not sure what to add. Then the brown lager I just kegged. Need to stepup my brewing and calm down my drinking game. Next weekend is 10gal of more porter, so that'll help. Should've done 10 of the pils today but didnt think.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

After f'ing up my sparge. Re starting lauter..with another ipa hb. Last pull..

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[iijakii]

Who the Flocc taught Gavin how to make ipas???
Maybe he can science me a good water profile. God knows I'm not willing to take a crack at that

Just add a metric fvcktonne of gypsum, bro.

 

[Gavin C]

Ate pizza and watched a QI, fell asleep and had a couple hour nap. Now not sure what the rest of the day holds.

Did you get your brew in?

How did your step mash treat you. Fun no?

I went back to bed during my mash earlier.

Looks like its 1-1 on the nap battle (were we to have one)

Went out for Indian food earlier. Youngest went berserk, had to box up my grub and leave. Flocking kids. Nice trip to the bottle-o afterwards though so not all bad.

Have some Dirty Bastard and Dankosaurus

 

[Qhrumphf]

Foam rolling and stretching my groin. Not happy.

Gruit.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

This is a good one and very balanced.
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The ghosts of Alexander are gone.

 

[iijakii]

Stepmash was fun, sure. Just heated and stirred instead of mucking aorund with an infusion. Hope the brew comes out well.

 

[Gavin C]

Ate pizza and watched a QI, fell asleep and had a couple hour nap. Now not sure what the rest of the day holds.

QI is a great show. Haven't seen it since I was last in Ireland. Is it on netflix or some other place?

Just so we're talking about the same thing...

 

[BigPerm]

This is the weakest one so far (but kona is on deck)
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Racking my Hunaphu clone to the keg for carving now.
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It's like motor oil
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And I decided to add the heat!
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ISO.

Had these. Both great. Cheers, friendly floccers.

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[1977Brewer]

That looks incredible. Like black liquid velvet.



Specs

1613 W Northwest Hwy, Dallas, TX 75220

They have a crap ton of it.

Really liking it.

There's a Specs a lot closer to me than Northwest Hwy. I'll sheckitout.

More Steel Toe by the grill. Getting chilly.

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[Gavin C]

Stepmash was fun, sure. Just heated and stirred instead of mucking aorund with an infusion. Hope the brew comes out well.

With an electric setup that's the way to go for sure. What is your rate of temperature increase on your setup.

5000+Watts?

electric science + step mash science = tasty beverage

 

[Gavin C]

There's a Specs a lot closer to me than Northwest Hwy. I'll sheckitout.

More Steel Toe by the grill. Getting chilly.

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No doubt. Wasn't sure if it was some hard to find yoke. It's thanks to this thread, specifically @thecadjockey 's and @hunter_la5 's lovers' tryst that I've heard of this beer at all.

Cracking day here in TX. Sunny and chilly. Wish I had a fire pit or something out in the garden. Would be perfect right now.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Stepmash was fun, sure. Just heated and stirred instead of mucking aorund with an infusion. Hope the brew comes out well.

Different strategies for step mashes each have their advantages. Direct fire is easiest both in terms of equipment and temperature math, but also in terms of chemistry, but there's the scorching risk, and the requirement to constantly stir. Infusions actually allow you to manipulate the pH at each step to allow to optimum pH for each enzyme. And decoctions obviously have the melanoidin formation.

As I mash in a cooler, direct fire has never been an option for me, but infusion mashes and decoction mashes are easy enough, as long as you make sure you have enough strike water/decoction size to overcompensate, as the calculators always undershoot the amount needed.

 

[blizzard]

Dessert/breakfast. This is fantastic.

Glad that's holding up well, I have one I need to drink.

Have a stout that I don't like, still wanting to add something to it to cut the sweetness -- chocolate and coffee maybe... just way too lazy so far and not sure what to add.

Add coffee and/or chocolate; they have anti-sweetness properties.

Just finished dinner at a Brazilian steakhouse. I've never been to one in the US, so I can't compare, but the drinks were good and they brought meat out faster than I could eat it. Stopped at a grocery/liquor store and they had Brooklyn brewery's stuff. They were going for about 8 USD per 12 is bottle. That might explain why they still had the pumpkin seasonal. We got wine instead.

 

[drainbamage]

Welp, I got halfway through that WnB, then my buddy texted to come over and see his new puppy, so...

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[Psylocide]

Changed plans and got Japanese instead of Chinese. Win.

More of this, relaxing but have to keg beer in a minute here.

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[Gavin C]

Welp, I got halfway through that WnB, then my buddy texted to come over and see his new puppy, so...

Collective aaaaaaaah.

Super cute pup.

 

[blizzard]

Oh yeah, and I brought a few different beers with me.
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[mhurst111]

Packing up for a last ski trip of the year. Need a little refreshment first.

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[Gavin C]

Changed plans and got Japanese instead of Chinese. Win.

More of this, relaxing but have to keg beer in a minute here.

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I think the only Alaskan beer I've had was a barleywine I got a growler of from a Central Market (sort of like WholeFoods but regional) here in TX

It was really fantastic (only BW I've had so generous pinch of salt). Not sure why I haven't tried more.

What with all your mid week practice gaming you must have really hammered your kid at whatever nerd-game you showed earlier. Hope she's not too upset about losing and realizing her Dad is a hopeless lost-cause-geek.

 

[drainbamage]

Collective aaaaaaaah.

Super cute pup.

He's 25 lbs at 11 weeks old...thing's gonna be a bear.

 

[Psylocide]

I think the only Alaskan beer I've had was a barleywine I got a growler of from a Central Market (sort of like WholeFoods but regional) here in TX



It was really fantastic (only BW I've had so generous pinch of salt). Not sure why I haven't tried more.



What with all your mid week practice gaming you must have really hammered your kid at whatever nerd-game you showed earlier. Hope she's not too upset about losing and realizing her Dad is a hopeless lost-cause-geek.

Co-op brother... We were in it together. Most of my games are players vs. the system.

 

[iijakii]

QI is a great show. Haven't seen it since I was last in Ireland. Is it on netflix or some other place?

Just so we're talking about the same thing...

Yes, same thing. I uh, downloaded the series awhile back.

 

[iijakii]

With an electric setup that's the way to go for sure. What is your rate of temperature increase on your setup.

5000+Watts?

electric science + step mash science = tasty beverage

Yeah, 5500W element. I didnt time it but I easily get a few degrees per minute. It went by very quickly.

 

[geoffey]

Just finished watching Back to the Future with the kids. Getting them to bed now. Such a fun time. Wife was on call and got called in, so nothing left for me to do but have a night cap and watch some house of cards. Maybe start planning my next batch: Baltic Porter.

 

[blizzard]

Just finished watching Back to the Future with the kids. Getting them to bed now. Such a fun time. Wife was on call and got called in, so nothing left for me to do but have a night cap and watch some house of cards. Maybe start planning my next batch: Baltic Porter.

Baltic Porter sounds awesome. I'd also like to see untaggableGavin science up a lager like that.

 

[1977Brewer]

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Got the grilled stuff in mah belleh. Watching KS destroy UCONN. In another thread in another time I'd gloat a little. Otherwise go Jayhawks.

 

[WesleyS]

Felt like something hoppy...
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Having this thanks to @disturbchemist
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[Psylocide]

Felt like something hoppy...
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Having this thanks to @disturbchemist
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That dinner? Make sure you check the liver for white spots. Otherwise you're good.