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[BGBC]

First day went really well! Did some paperwork, met most everyone, did some cleaning, drank some sour pale ales samples, and got the 3.5 pallets of VBBS ready for tomorrows canning run. Wasn't running today though. Now to bottle/refill my barrel. Good day for beer!

Didn't take you long to infect some beer over there, eh?

 

[finsfan]

Where is my low fills? lol Looks like going to be a fun job for a slave .

O yeah. They average about three cases of low fills. They also keep a case from each batch to check quality on if there are ever issues. They get dumped after their best by date so we dumped about four cases today. He said i could take them home if i ever wanted to.

Did you let them know what they're doing wrong??

I've always wondered how they temp control these huge vats?

That will not be happening haha. All the conicals are glycol jacketed fermenters.

Congrats Fins!! Sounds like an awesome day of "work" if you can call it that...

On my second cup o coffee. This particular home roast blend is tittays! 8oz brazilian with 4oz Colombian. Chocolate, caramel/toffee, and citrus acidity. Helping me do stupid **** at a very fast pace.

I did break a sweat today, thank you very much haha

Awesome.



Would you say you are the beer at this point?

One must become the beer in order to can the beer.


Anyone know if ratios are different with these compared to regular frozen cherries? Using 2lbs/gallon unless someone says otherwise.
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[BGBC]

Anyone know if ratios are different with these compared to regular frozen cherries? Using 2lbs/gallon unless someone says otherwise.
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Search is your friend :
Oregon Cherries

Seems like most people use the purees, not the canned whole fruit. That said, does your 2 lb measurement include the water in the can?

 

[hawgwild81]

O yeah. They average about three cases of low fills. They also keep a case from each batch to check quality on if there are ever issues. They get dumped after their best by date so we dumped about four cases today. He said i could take them home if i ever wanted to.




That will not be happening haha. All the conicals are glycol jacketed fermenters.




I did break a sweat today, thank you very much haha




One must become the beer in order to can the beer.


Anyone know if ratios are different with these compared to regular frozen cherries? Using 2lbs/gallon unless someone says otherwise.
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That's what I did with my second sour and it turned out great. Used the same can you got.

 

[finsfan]

Didn't take you long to infect some beer over there, eh?

They are starting to get into sours actually. That beer should be brewed first of march.

 

[WesleyS]

Anyone know if ratios are different with these compared to regular frozen cherries? Using 2lbs/gallon unless someone says otherwise.
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Not sure. But I'd say the answer is either yes or no.

 

[BGBC]

Not sure. But I'd say the answer is either yes or no.

If consulting has taught me anything, the answer is always "it depends"

 

[Psylocide]

Fat. Nice compliment to my lunch consisting of leftover meatballs and a big soft pretzel with queso.

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[Gavin C]

@finsfan

Congrats on the first day.

Expired canned beer freebies. Nice bonus.

 

[finsfan]

Search is your friend :

Oregon Cherries



Seems like most people use the purees, not the canned whole fruit. That said, does your 2 lb measurement include the water in the can?

Id have searched if it i had time haha. Thanks! I'm gonna go with five cans for 2.5 gallons which is under 2lbs/gallon.

That's what I did with my second sour and it turned out great. Used the same can you got.

Awesome. I'm heard good things about them but wasn't sure on ratios. Would have been nice to find whole frozen tart cherries but couldn't.

Not sure. But I'd say the answer is either yes or no.

Your endless wisdom amazes me.

 

[iijakii]

Gott damn it's beautiful outside. Grilled some kielbasa on my lunch break.

 

[slym2none]

I am actually a bit bummed after last night. I made food for the Super Bowl and one person knew this, didn't show up until 15 minutes before game-time, and didn't eat a thing. He knew I was making lots of food for the game. Obviously ate somewhere else first.

Thanks, *******.

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

First day went really well! Did some paperwork, met most everyone, did some cleaning, drank some sour pale ales samples, and got the 3.5 pallets of VBBS ready for tomorrows canning run. Wasn't running today though. Now to bottle/refill my barrel. Good day for beer!


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Looks like someone filmed fins first day at work today and posted it. http://youtu.be/pzg9BOPdk9Y

 

[m00ps]

2 lbs per gal of cherries might be a ton. I did 3lbs (5gal) of frozen blackberries in a sour that worked really well in terms of flavor balance. Entirely changed the color of the beer

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=556361

 

[iijakii]

I am actually a bit bummed after last night. I made food for the Super Bowl and one person knew this, didn't show up until 15 minutes before game-time, and didn't eat a thing. He knew I was making lots of food for the game. Obviously ate somewhere else first.

Thanks, *******.

Send some knots to me.

 

[iijakii]

Wife and I are double-dating with one of my coworkers and his girlfriend tonight. Going to my favorite Koreanish (it's Korean/Chinese fusion) restaurant, they've never been. It's a total hole-in-the-wall. Dinky building, maybe 10 tables, open kitchen. But everything is fantastic. Handpulled noodles, excellent kimchi, even their spicy fried rice is somehow something special. Bulgogi and all that stuff is good, but I'll stick with the pork noodles and ribs. Hope it's a good time, need more couple friends. Only downside to not having kids is I have no damn friends anymore. Everyone has toddlers and only does kid things. Feels like I'm going out on a date. Hope he likes me.

 

[mattmmille]

So, I'm hoping to get some kind of fermentation temperature control figured out in the next couple of weeks. The beer project that I've been wanting to do is a Fluffernutter Sammie Stout. Porter and stouts that I have tried before were good at a point and then overcarbed. Some had tangy/sour or metallic finishes. I've addressed everything except fermentation temperature...needs to be lower and consistent..., and yeast. I have used S-04 for these styles in the past and I think, from what I've been reading, it can give the type of flavors I'm experiencing, especially at higher fermentation temps. Thinking about going with WLP002. Anyone have experience with it...and particularly with a sweet stout?

 

[Psylocide]

Wife and I are double-dating with one of my coworkers and his girlfriend tonight. Going to my favorite Koreanish (it's Korean/Chinese fusion) restaurant, they've never been. It's a total hole-in-the-wall. Dinky building, maybe 10 tables, open kitchen. But everything is fantastic. Handpulled noodles, excellent kimchi, even their spicy fried rice is somehow something special. Bulgogi and all that stuff is good, but I'll stick with the pork noodles and ribs. Hope it's a good time, need more couple friends. Only downside to not having kids is I have no damn friends anymore. Everyone has toddlers and only does kid things. Feels like I'm going out on a date. Hope he likes me.

 

[iijakii]

So, I'm hoping to get some kind of fermentation temperature control figured out in the next couple of weeks. The beer project that I've been wanting to do is a Fluffernutter Sammie Stout. Porter and stouts that I have tried before were good at a point and then overcarbed. Some had tangy/sour or metallic finishes. I've addressed everything except fermentation temperature...needs to be lower and consistent..., and yeast. I have used S-04 for these styles in the past and I think, from what I've been reading, it can give the type of flavors I'm experiencing, especially at higher fermentation temps. Thinking about going with WLP002. Anyone have experience with it...and particularly with a sweet stout?

Bruh, just buy a cheap fridge/freezer off of CL, an Inkbird ITC controller and be done with it.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Some had tangy/sour or metallic finishes. I've addressed everything except fermentation temperature...needs to be lower and consistent..., and yeast. I have used S-04 for these styles in the past and I think, from what I've been reading, it can give the type of flavors I'm experiencing, especially at higher fermentation temps.

US-04 was tart for me at low temps and and I didn't like it since that's not what I was going for. It could probably be a good profile for a light summer beer or something, but not a stout, or an IPA which I have brewed with it. I have noticed metallic flavors in commercial stouts from time to time, and I think it has something to do with the type of roasted malt and beer temp, bc when the beer warmed, it went away.

Last stout I did I used 1272, and am using it again this go around. I took a look at the description, and I didn't get any tart flavors they mention but I did ferment low.

 

[TheMadKing]

I have noticed metallic flavors in commercial stouts from time to time, and I think it has something to do with the type of roasted malt and beer temp

Glad I'm not the only one! And it's much worse whenever some idiotic bartender serves me a beer in a frosted glass.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

First day went really well! Did some paperwork, met most everyone, did some cleaning, drank some sour pale ales samples, and got the 3.5 pallets of VBBS ready for tomorrows canning run. Wasn't running today though. Now to bottle/refill my barrel. Good day for beer!


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Congrats on the 1st day of living the dream! Don't forget us peons as you move up the ranks.

A bunch of water this afternoon as I spent most of it on the phone screaming at companies that don't return phone calls. What's the matter with them - business too good to call customers back?!

Anyone seen @theCADjockey or do we need to send out a search party?

 

[iijakii]

So my birthday is in July. Just gonna put that out there so you guys have time to save up:

 

[Psylocide]

Congrats on the 1st day of living the dream! Don't forget us peons as you move up the ranks.

A bunch of water this afternoon as I spent most of it on the phone screaming at companies that don't return phone calls. What's the matter with them - business too good to call customers back?!

Anyone seen @theCADjockey or do we need to send out a search party?

I'm sure he's too busy brewing on his day off.

Probably halfway into his inline decoction mash hop.

 

[TheMadKing]

So my birthday is in July. Just gonna put that out there so you guys have time to save up:

Did you steal that from my blog? That's MY birthday present.. My precioussss

 

[iijakii]

I'm sure he's too busy brewing on his day off.

Probably halfway into his inline decoction mash hop.

What he cant post all day because of one 79 min brew?

 

[slym2none]

That's a bunch of Bulleit whiskey...

 

[Psylocide]

What he cant post all day because of one 79 min brew?

You don't know CAD.

 

[ChefRex]

So my birthday is in July. Just gonna put that out there so you guys have time to save up:

I would hope you would add a little diversity to the bar, other than that it's beautiful

 

[iijakii]

I would hope you would add a little diversity to the bar, other than that it's beautiful

Replace everything with DEM.