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[mcbaumannerb]

Alright, talked to my buddy this morning that suggested an Irish ale. He is cool with whatever as long as it isnt overly bitter and is RED. Here is what I mocked up as a hybrid american red/pale ale with hops I have on hand. Probably use a clean yeast for this. Any suggestions on recipe or yeast are welcomed. The main goal here is a red beer.

Batch Size: 6.5 gallons (ending kettle volume)
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)

STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.063
Final Gravity: 1.016
ABV (standard): 6.19%
IBU (tinseth): 37.9
SRM (morey): 16.1

FERMENTABLES:
11 lb - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (76.5%)
1 lb - American - Munich - Light 10L (7%)
1 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 40L (7%)
0.5 lb - American - Victory (3.5%)
0.5 lb - American - Caramel / Crystal 120L (3.5%)
6 oz - Belgian - Special B (2.6%)

HOPS:
7 g - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 11.01
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 11.07
0.5 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 8.11
0.5 oz - Columbus, Type: Pellet, AA: 15, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 4.45
0.5 oz - Citra, Type: Pellet, AA: 11, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 3.26

@Qhrumphf is going to be pissed (and not in the English sense) that brewing & science talk is happening again whilst he's at work...

 

[TheCADJockey]

@Qhrumphf is going to be pissed (and not in the English sense) that brewing & science talk is happening again whilst he's at work...

We just need to cover our tracks around 2pm and he'll never even find out. Man, how about that weather? There's so much snow, the snow is tired of snow and trying to drive in the snow when it's so snowy is like omg.

 

[BGBC]

We just need to cover our tracks around 2pm and he'll never even find out. Man, how about that weather? There's so much snow, the snow is tired of snow and trying to drive in the snow when it's so snowy is like omg.

You know who loves snow? Cats!

Snow cats. [Insert Snowmegerdcatderp GIF]

 

[Psylocide]

Quick science question:

What should I do with these two ester bombs I made with my fancy new buckets that are terrible at thermal conduction?

Dump?

Donate to the food bank?

Set house on fire?

Send to CAD?

 

[BrewinBromanite]

Oh, by the way.. thanks a lot. Had a dream about brewing a hoppy red last night. Don't think I've ever had beer dreams until now. Your fault.

I regularly have brewing dreams - mostly during periods when I'm not brewing. They are usually nightmares, though. Ie...cooling the beer in an ice bath in the sink, and wife starts filling the pot with water to the point of overflowing, and starts using it to rinse dishes in; mash completed only to realize I have no kettle or propane; no yeast; I forget what I'm doing, and dream somehow transforms into me throwing random **** into the boil like steaks, sticks,...

I wake up panicked! Sheer panic! [emoji79][emoji88]. Is this normal?

 

[TheCADJockey]

.. buckets that are terrible at thermal conduction?

Good to see you finally decided which excuse to use for your lack of temp. control.

Dump?
Donate to the food bank?
Set house on fire?
Send to CAD?

Send me more crap so I feel obligated to send you more crap. Or just give it to one of your friends that can't afford beer.. if you still have those.

 

[Gavin C]

Quick science question:

What should I do with these two ester bombs I made with my fancy new buckets that are terrible at thermal conduction?

Dump?

Donate to the food bank?

Set house on fire?

Send to CAD?

Call them saisons.

Ba dum tschssssss fart

 

[Psylocide]

Good to see you finally decided which excuse to use for your lack of temp. control.

Send me more crap so I feel obligated to send you more crap. Or just give it to one of your friends that can't afford beer.. if you still have those.

Well... temp was fine according to my Brewing SOP. I talked about it with @SciGavence C and we both seemed to agree that the thermal conductivity of the plastic is probably far less than that of the glass (I had this nagging suspicion when I started using them and proved those thoughts were correct in a controlled environment), rendering my previous temp control procedure less than effective. Couple that with the high OG and it was bound to happen.

So... yes. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Also, no... I have like 5 friends and they can all afford beer. I used to have more friends, but 5 is about all I can handle IRL at this point. Everyone else I just stopped answering when they called and the problem sorted itself out eventually.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Quick science question:

What should I do with these two ester bombs I made with my fancy new buckets that are terrible at thermal conduction?

Dump?

Donate to the food bank?

Set house on fire?

Send to CAD?

Just throw 20 pounds of cherries into each. Nobody will notice the esters any more.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I used to have more friends, but 5 is about all I can handle IRL at this point.

That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me on this site.

 

[Psylocide]

That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me on this site.

Oh... you're more like a pen pal.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Oh... you're more like a pen pal.

 

[hunter_le five]

That's the nicest thing anyone has ever said to me on this site.

*enters*

Go DIAF.

*leaves*

 

[finsfan]

Quick science question:

What should I do with these two ester bombs I made with my fancy new buckets that are terrible at thermal conduction?

Dump?

Donate to the food bank?

Set house on fire?

Send to CAD?

Let it ride. Higher gravity beers naturally make the yeast produce more esters. They can work themselves out with time if you didnt completely funk your beer up. Unless a beer is completely undrinkable in the fermenter, i bottle it and give it a chance. You might be surprised, may turn out meh.

 

[TheCADJockey]

*enters*
Go DIAF.
*leaves*

The elusive hunter. Been hunting you for days, finally found bait that worked. Just wanted to let you know.. I need more Dankosaurus, I'm gettin the shakes bro.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Apparently this particular group was VERY proud that they could name all 50 US states alphabetically. Why that is a thing, I have no idea.

Theres 50? Weird. I thought there were 4. You know West coast time, Midwest time, middle-east time, and eastern time.

 

[blizzard]

Quick science question:

What should I do with these two ester bombs I made with my fancy new buckets that are terrible at thermal conduction?

Dump?

Donate to the food bank?

Set house on fire?

Send to CAD?

Wait longer. Give the yeast a chance to clean up their mess.

Let it ride. Higher gravity beers naturally make the yeast produce more esters. They can work themselves out with time if you didnt completely funk your beer up. Unless a beer is completely undrinkable in the fermenter, i bottle it and give it a chance. You might be surprised, may turn out meh.

Damnit, now you have me echoing Fins. Thanks a lot. May as well do some work now.

 

[Psylocide]

Let it ride. Higher gravity beers naturally make the yeast produce more esters. They can work themselves out with time if you didnt completely funk your beer up. Unless a beer is completely undrinkable in the fermenter, i bottle it and give it a chance. You might be surprised, may turn out meh.

Well it's in the keg now... should I bottle all of them off of there and keep at room temp? Seems like a ****ty plan for the DIPA. Or I guess I could just unhook the keg and set the thing off to the side for a while.

I can hear @thatjonguy laughing from Minnow right now.

The elusive hunter. Been hunting you for days, finally found bait that worked. Just wanted to let you know.. I need more Dankosaurus, I'm gettin the shakes bro.

I thought he gave you a lifetime supply?

 

[TheCADJockey]

I thought he gave you a lifetime supply?

No, he's the one that got me hooked on it. Some guy from the company that speaks really bad English sent me a letter saying I won a lifetime supply. Haven't seen one oz. of that supply yet. Freakin out man.

 

[thatjonguy]

Well it's in the keg now... should I bottle all of them off of there and keep at room temp? Seems like a ****ty plan for the DIPA. Or I guess I could just unhook the keg and set the thing off to the side for a while.

I can hear @thatjonguy laughing from Minnow right now.

I didn't know you quit your day job to work at Hydra.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Theres 50? Weird. I thought there were 4. You know West coast time, Midwest time, middle-east time, and eastern time.

Eastern specific time

 

[thatjonguy]

Eastern specific time

I think he mean west midwest time.

 

[Gavin C]

The elusive hunter.

Hunter has been quiet of late. At least in this thread. I don't frequent TapRoom 3.0 so he could be very busy there

 

[TobyG]

One of the funniest moments I ever had at a client was at a scrap metal recycling facility that had a truck driver from one of the former Soviet republics passing through delivering a truck and then heading to ar-kansas. After the third or fourth time of him saying it and them completely clueless to what he was saying, I explained it to them. lol

 

[hunter_le five]

No, he's the one that got me hooked on it. Some guy from the company that speaks really bad English sent me a letter saying I won a lifetime supply. Haven't seen one oz. of that supply yet. Freakin out man.

Read the instructions bro, it said to drink really slowly.

That one can was supposed to last you a lifetime. Now I guess I gotta come up there and push you into traffic as not to void the warranty.

 

[1977Brewer]

The elusive hunter. Been hunting you for days, finally found bait that worked. Just wanted to let you know.. I need more Dankosaurus, I'm gettin the shakes bro.

I see you. Haven't had it myself. Eyes peeled.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I see you. Haven't had it myself. Eyes peeled.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

I think he mean west midwest time.

Probably the best explanation of American time zones:



WHAT DO YOU AMERICANS MEAN WHEN A SHOW IS ON AT LIKE ****IN “8/7c” WHAT IS THAT????

We never switched over to metric timekeeping. The c stands for “Caw”, referring to how many times a majestic eagle has flown overhead and cawed that day. Sometimes the eagles are feeling sluggish, so the show could be on after either the 7th or 8th caw.

 

[Brizzo]

We dodged the tornadoes again, just thunderstorms.

They stayed to the south and east of us. Property was damaged, but no word of any fatalities. Property can be replaced.

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1454531029.559193.jpghooked you up buddy!

 

[1977Brewer]

View attachment 335041hooked you up buddy!

I'll allow you to start calling me buddy. Just sayin'.