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[TheCADJockey]

The Coronaized™ version was really good. (Never knew what it was about Corona I liked, a light lager with some sort of flavor i guess). Psy's was a beefed up skunkier version. Really crisp dry and refreshing.

I agree. Of all the off-flavor additions he's added to different beers, the Coronaized™ version was by far my favorite. Enjoyed every sip, sitting in the garage, watching it just piss rain on a warm evening. That's my beach.

I know they are popular but the swamp cooler has always stuck me as a total ball-ache.

I love mine. The thought of funking with controllers and freezers sounds way more frustrating. I've got a Rubbermaid tote that is just barely bigger than my carboys. During the summer, I drop a couple frozen bottles in the corners the first night and the following morning then forget about it until it's done. In the winter, I just submerge it in tap water and that keeps it at a steady temp. Easy enough for me.

 

[Gavin C]

My next brewing purchase is a chest freezer so I can switch to kegging. Really excited to make that move. Now, is it possible to use the keezer for my draught set-up as well as a ferm chamber? Because if not, then I do not have space in my apartment for both.

Yes very possible but not both at the same time. You wouldn't wat to dispense beer at fermentation temperatures.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

@finsfan

Spiderman in Kansas

 

[Rhetorik]

Yes very possible but not both at the same time. You wouldn't wat to dispense beer at fermentation temperatures.

That's what I figured. Swamp cooler it shall remain until a house is purchased, then.

 

[Psylocide]

Very.

The Coronaized™ version was really good. (Never knew what it was about Corona I liked, a light lager with some sort of flavor i guess). Psy's was a beefed up skunkier version. Really crisp dry and refreshing.



I know they are popular but the swamp cooler has always stuck me as a total ball-ache. Plus they take up square footage that could otherwise be used to fit an itty bitty chest freezer + controller. (Sorry to beat that dead horse Psy but it's the best ~$200 you or any homebrewer will ever spend on beer or beer kit)

You know my thoughts on upgrading... lol.

Really though, I have a hard time believing that the footprint of the chest freezer is smaller than the rubbermaid tote.

But now I'm looking at used freezers on CL... got a 7.1 ft3 for $95. Wonder if I could get it for $70... damn you Gavin!

Thanks for the kind words about my skunky off-flavored beer to you and CAD as well.

Just glad someone on this site knows I can actually brew after this recent snafu.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Thanks for the kind words about my skunky off-flavored beer to you and CAD as well.

Funk you, I was trying to be mean.
Stupid. You and your stupid beer.

 

[1977Brewer]

I'm fine with my swamp cooler for now. Frozen water bottle management is a PITA in the summer here though. At least a gallon every night, with a few 20 oz. supplements in the mornings. I need literally no temp control at all in Winter. Steady 55 ambient most of the time, so just water and a t-shirt. Little fan on it if it's going to be a warm day. I usually let my beers free rise after 4 or 5 days anyway.

 

[iijakii]

**** brewing without solid temp control. Quit going to brewclubs because of people just closet-fermenting. I'd rather not drink your bubblegum beer, thanks.

 

[1977Brewer]

Just glad someone on this site knows I can actually brew after this recent snafu.

Prove it. Until then I'll assume you're just as inept at this crap as I am.

 

[iijakii]

I should probably brew this Saturday. Need to run to brew store though. Cant really make it there on time during the week with puppy duties. Guess could do a Sat night brew. What should I make? Have ESB/WLP001 on hand. Funked up and dumped too much of my lager yeast so didn't get enough to save. Need to work on my dumping technique. Either waste too much beer or trub clogs up. A real Goldilocks situation. Kinda want to make another lager, but yeast starters.. boy I dunno. Don't really feel like brewing an IPA. Guess I could do a quaffer pale. Or another DEM. IDK. What's something sorta dry I should brew?

 

[finsfan]

@finsfan

Spiderman in Kansas

Looks more like eastern Colorado.

Still funny though

 

[TheCADJockey]

ESB/another lager/quaffer pale/DEM

Waste of money.

What's something sorta dry I should brew?

East coast style IPA.

 

[Brizzo]

Waste of money.







East coast style IPA.

+1. No crystal maybe some golden oats. 1318 yeast. All late additions. Huge whirlpool. Mmmmmmmmmmmm.

 

[iijakii]

Maybe I'll do an IPA. Never tried it with 1318. I like mine dry so not sure how I'd feel. Guess I could always do a british IPA.. never had one.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

I think it's a great idea separating things like that. My only question is this.



Wouldn't it be best to store your lacto encrusted, dusty mill in the infected room. This would seem to be a potential vector of infection in your clean room.



Nit-picking for sure but for someone with separate rooms dedicated to clean/sour beers my guess is you're the kind of person something like that might bother.

My LHBS does brewing classes and used to ferment the beer in their grain room with the mill until they started getting lacto infections. Definitely mill grains away from brewing equipment, at least anything on the cold side

 

[Gavin C]

I'm fine with my swamp cooler for now. Frozen water bottle management is a PITA in the summer here though. At least a gallon every night, with a few 20 oz. supplements in the mornings. I need literally no temp control at all in Winter. Steady 55 ambient most of the time, so just water and a t-shirt. Little fan on it if it's going to be a warm day. I usually let my beers free rise after 4 or 5 days anyway.

That's what I'm getting at. For me that's work. Granted the footprint for a small ruber tote to fit a 5.5 gallon fermentor is small than a chest freezer but if you make 10+ gallon batches that foot print will be very close to a 7.1cuft chest freezer.

For folks who don't want to make a DIY controller the Inkbird is super cheap now. Plug and play for under $40

If you have fingers, a knife and a screwdriver you can DIY something as good for ~$20

Under ~$200 (Now you can make boring lagers)

 

[TheCADJockey]

Maybe I'll do an IPA. Never tried it with 1318. I like mine dry so not sure how I'd feel. Guess I could always do a british IPA.. never had one.

Stop putting weird things in front of IPA. British is too far east. You need to try some of our stuff if you like dry. I like dry. Lots of dry. If I ever figure out how to make them that dry, I'll be a happy dude.

Was just reminded that our local competition is coming in a month or so.. good motivation to get my ass in gear and start brewing.

 

[m00ps]

Maybe I'll do an IPA. Never tried it with 1318. I like mine dry so not sure how I'd feel. Guess I could always do a british IPA.. never had one.

Not even gonna say what dry style of beer id recommend for you...

1318 is a nice yeast for IPAs, but you might want to use supplement with something highly attenuating and clean to dry it out more to your tastes

 

[1977Brewer]

That's what I'm getting at. For me that's work. Granted the footprint for a small ruber tote to fit a 5.5 gallon fermentor is small than a chest freezer but if you make 10+ gallon batches that foot print will be very close to a 7.1cuft chest freezer.



For folks who don't want to make a DIY controller the Inkbird is super cheap now. Plug and play for under $40



If you have fingers, a knife and a screwdriver you can DIY something as good for ~$20

Under ~$200 (Now you can make boring lagers)

I was gifted a broken chest freezer. I'm waiting to be gifted a working one, or at least figure out WTH is wrong with the one I have. It worked the last time it was plugged in, then blammo, it's DOA in my garage.

 

[iijakii]

Or throw an AC unit in a cooler and make one boring lager and one ale

 

[ChefRex]

I should probably brew this Saturday. Need to run to brew store though. Cant really make it there on time during the week with puppy duties. Guess could do a Sat night brew. What should I make? Have ESB/WLP001 on hand. Funked up and dumped too much of my lager yeast so didn't get enough to save. Need to work on my dumping technique. Either waste too much beer or trub clogs up. A real Goldilocks situation. Kinda want to make another lager, but yeast starters.. boy I dunno. Don't really feel like brewing an IPA. Guess I could do a quaffer pale. Or another DEM. IDK. What's something sorta dry I should brew?

A nice dry saison is in order[emoji3]

 

[iijakii]

Found a picture of @Psylocide brewing

 

[iijakii]

Maybe I'll brew a dry stout. Although probably no point without having nitro setup. Guinness has spoiled me.

 

[Gavin C]

I should probably brew this Saturday. Need to run to brew store though. Cant really make it there on time during the week with puppy duties. Guess could do a Sat night brew. What should I make? Have ESB/WLP001 on hand. Funked up and dumped too much of my lager yeast so didn't get enough to save. Need to work on my dumping technique. Either waste too much beer or trub clogs up. A real Goldilocks situation. Kinda want to make another lager, but yeast starters.. boy I dunno. Don't really feel like brewing an IPA. Guess I could do a quaffer pale. Or another DEM. IDK. What's something sorta dry I should brew?

Alts are what all the hipsters will be drinking one of these days. Do an Alt.

Or throw an AC unit in a cooler and make one boring lager and one ale

Look at your lazy setup with its conicals and glycol.

I'm too lazy for that.

My beers are in the keg at ~2 weeks anyway so I don't need to bother with anything like this. never brew any more often than every 2 weeks and that's not often.

 

[Brizzo]

Stop putting weird things in front of IPA. British is too far east. You need to try some of our stuff if you like dry. I like dry. Lots of dry. If I ever figure out how to make them that dry, I'll be a happy dude.



Was just reminded that our local competition is coming in a month or so.. good motivation to get my ass in gear and start brewing.

U can really dry them out by adding corn sugar 1318 really adds to be mouthfeel

 

[TheCADJockey]

Maybe I'll brew a dry stout. Although probably no point without having nitro setup. Guinness has spoiled me.

I really hope my stout turns out dry, though I still haven't been able to get the dryness I'm looking for in anything. Will just keep fingers crossed. Probably need to be more adventurous with my yeast, or learn how to brew. Idk.

 

[iijakii]

Alts are what all the hipsters will be drinking one of these days. Do an Alt.



Look at your lazy setup with its conicals and glycol.

I'm too lazy for that.

My beers are in the keg at ~2 weeks anyway so I don't need to bother with anything like this. never brew any more often than every 2 weeks and that's not often.

I went conicals because I'm too lazy to clean carboys. Entirely the only reason, and it was worth it! And yeah, I've only had both in use once so far lol. I need to brew more. Brewing DEMs and 5% pales that are ready to keg in under a week sure make it hard to need both.

 

[Gavin C]

Maybe I'll brew a dry stout. Although probably no point without having nitro setup. Guinness has spoiled me.

Agreed

Accept no substitute

 

[iijakii]

Would drink all of those in about 30mins time.

 

[TheCADJockey]

U can really dry them out by adding corn sugar 1318 really adds to be mouthfeel

Really? I'll have to try that. Added pound of sugar to my harvest ale and didn't think it was dry at all.