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[SupervisingChildren]

I'd have to go with smell. Then again, Swmbo's aunt lost her sense of smell and that led to others finding a raw burger in her kitchen that was allowed to turn into a science experiment after a few months of rotting.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

2016 Jelly Bean Contest



Thanks to everyone who entered - 45 entries received and it ended up being very close. I’ll warn you up front - this post is very tl;dr - yet, if you don’t read you may be the winner and miss out! So, here were the guesses (in order received):

@BeerMeDuffman - 170
@geoffrey - 316
@blizzard - 147
@jmquesten - 214
@wesleys - 392
@drainbamage - 215
@qhrumphf - 227
@psylocide - 234
@chefrex - 269
@mhurst111 - 157
@Gavin_the_untaggable_C - 132
@SupervisingChildren - 217
@Hawgwild81 - 248
@BGBC - 381
@Helly - 188
@slym2none - 212
@banesong - 168
@thecadjockey - 123
@coyote68
@m00ps - 215
@wobrien - 289
@zekk - 215
@brewinhooligan - 175
@finsfan - 273
@dad23ds - 155
@drunklejon - 248
@1977brewer - 355
@iijakii - 142
@pianoman - 93
@disturbdchemist - 160
@sompls - 225
@rhetorik - 231
@joshesmusica - 329
@breezybrew - 137
@hunter_la5 - 4 (yes, 4!)
@mattmmille - 328
@smurfjuice - 123
@hello - 267
@fuzzy2133 - 85
@bigperm - 244
@onetoeddogbrewery - 189
@thatjonguy - 147
@brewinbromanite - 324
@tngabe - 294
@tobyg - 145

The actual number Brachs spiced jelly beans in this 20oz pilsner glass was 226. That makes sompls the winner with his guess of 225 - congratulations!

Please PM me your address information, along with likes/don’t likes in beer styles.

Thanks everyone for playing!

 

[drainbamage]

I figure most people in the general population would say taste or smell, but with us being a bunch of beer geeks and foodies, I wondered how the results would differ here. Not much, apparently. I think those would be the easiest to live without, but meals would be very boring.

My family has a history of nearly every eye problem known to man, so blindness is a very distinct possibility for me. At least I have probably another 20-25 years before that starts heading south.

 

[hunter_le five]

Hey. I'm pretty sure I revised my guess to eleventy-million when you clarified that we were playing by PIR rules. PKU man.

Edit: and congration @sompls

 

[Psylocide]

8 off! I feel good about that.

Congrats @sompls

 

[Psylocide]

I figure most people in the general population would say taste or smell, but with us being a bunch of beer geeks and foodies, I wondered how the results would differ here. Not much, apparently. I think those would be the easiest to live without, but meals would be very boring.

My family has a history of nearly every eye problem known to man, so blindness is a very distinct possibility for me. At least I have probably another 20-25 years before that starts heading south.

Missing seeing my daughters grow up wouldn't be worth all the beer and food in the world.

 

[drainbamage]

Well, I was close. Makes me feel a little better about the time I took to math out a guess.

Congrations @sompls!

 

[Psylocide]

Well, I was close. Makes me feel a little better about the time I took to math out a guess.

Congrations @sompls!

I counted what I could see, multiplied by 3, then added ~25 for the gradual slope of the glass.

Worked out well.

 

[drainbamage]

I counted what I could see, multiplied by 3, then added ~25 for the gradual slope of the glass.

Worked out well.

Ha, that's almost exactly what I did.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Hey. I'm pretty sure I revised my guess to eleventy-million when you clarified that we were playing by PIR rules. PKU man.

Edit: and congration @sompls

No, last email said 4 and even had a picture of a hand holding up four fingers...

For me it's easy - hearing. I'm already half deaf anyway.

 

[Gavin C]

2016 Jelly Bean Contest

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Thanks to everyone who entered -

Thanks everyone for playing!

The crowd sourced average was 214 (excluding the high and the low guesses) I like knowing this.

Thanks for a great competition @mcbaumannerb . Incredible generosity.

 

[hunter_le five]

The crowd sourced average was 214 (excluding the high and the low guesses) I like knowing this.

Thanks for a great competition @mcbaumannerb . Incredible generosity.

You're excluding both of my guesses? The arrogance!

 

[sompls]

2016 Jelly Bean Contest

View attachment 346738

Thanks to everyone who entered - 45 entries received and it ended up being very close. I’ll warn you up front - this post is very tl;dr - yet, if you don’t read you may be the winner and miss out! So, here were the guesses (in order received):

@BeerMeDuffman - 170
@geoffrey - 316
@blizzard - 147
@jmquesten - 214
@wesleys - 392
@drainbamage - 215
@qhrumphf - 227
@psylocide - 234
@chefrex - 269
@mhurst111 - 157
@Gavin_the_untaggable_C - 132
@SupervisingChildren - 217
@Hawgwild81 - 248
@BGBC - 381
@Helly - 188
@slym2none - 212
@banesong - 168
@thecadjockey - 123
@coyote68
@m00ps - 215
@wobrien - 289
@zekk - 215
@brewinhooligan - 175
@finsfan - 273
@dad23ds - 155
@drunklejon - 248
@1977brewer - 355
@iijakii - 142
@pianoman - 93
@disturbdchemist - 160
@sompls - 225
@rhetorik - 231
@joshesmusica - 329
@breezybrew - 137
@hunter_la5 - 4 (yes, 4!)
@mattmmille - 328
@smurfjuice - 123
@hello - 267
@fuzzy2133 - 85
@bigperm - 244
@onetoeddogbrewery - 189
@thatjonguy - 147
@brewinbromanite - 324
@tngabe - 294
@tobyg - 145

The actual number Brachs spiced jelly beans in this 20oz pilsner glass was 226. That makes sompls the winner with his guess of 225 - congratulations!

Please PM me your address information, along with likes/don’t likes in beer styles.

Thanks everyone for playing!

Hey that's me! Awesome dude, thanks!
Wow, I never win :rockin:
My Friday just got way better!

 

[iijakii]

Playing ruff is dang'rous with horsedags.

 

[hunter_le five]

I didn't know ijikjijkjiji was a heroin addict in addition to being an alcoholic. Look at all them track marks.

 

[drainbamage]

Playing ruff is dang'rous with horsedags.

I think horsedag may be trying to kill you. At least he hasn't learned that you're supposed to go down the street, not across.

 

[Psylocide]

I think horsedag may be trying to kill you. At least he hasn't learned that you're supposed to go down the street, not across.

#attentioncutting

 

[joshesmusica]

I swear I always think of good QOTDs when one isn't needed, then forget it the next morning.

Same here. Happened like the last three days.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Hey that's me! Awesome dude, thanks!
Wow, I never win :rockin:
My Friday just got way better!

Congrats!

Today is just dragging. Almost wish I had stuff to do.

 

[mhurst111]

Morning all.

I'd go with smell as mention, it impacts taste, but there has to be something that would still taste good even if you can't smell it.

congrats @sompls

thanks for the contest @mcbaumannerb

happy birthday @[Gavin C]

 

[wobrien]

I think horsedag may be trying to kill you. At least he hasn't learned that you're supposed to go down the street, not across.

Down the street doesn't necessarily work all the time
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Anybody else have some gratuitous forearm shots?

 

[blizzard]

I don't know how people could give up taste. I don't think I could live with out taste. Food, beer, sweets.... I'd off myself if I lost taste I think

Yeah, we've noticed that you like to eat.

Playing ruff is dang'rous with horsedags.

Horsedag appears to be part cat


Congrats to @Sompls and sympathy to @Qhrumph (who guessed 227).

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I think Bru'n Water is a very useful tool. I use it but adjust the actual acid additions based on the measured mash pH of prior brews. The more you do the better the pool of data becomes, and you can get ever more accurate in hitting target mash pH. Picking your target is a whole other ball of wax.

Having said that, you're better off with no meter than a crappy one or a badly calibrated good one. Typically I find Bru'n water's predicted pH to be within 0.1 of actual mash pH so there is a decent argument to be made for using the software blind (Did just that on my last brew as my meter needs a new probe).

Good Morning all....coffee...

So not to run this into the ground, but one would figure there could be a huge database developed for Bru'n water profiles especially those that use RO water as the source. Yooper and, I'm sure, other more "professional" home brewers have honed in mineral profiles for all different styles. I'm just starting off with yellow/dry and dark/malty. Basically only using gypsum and calcium chloride for additions. I use about 1/10th the lactic acid as the other spreadsheet needed to achieve the 'stated' pH (not actual), and I'm seeing about a 10-15% efficiency bump indicating a real change.

Bi-carbonate is talked about a lot to maintain proper pH. It appears pickling lime is a better choice then gypsum. I told my wife, I was going to lay low on brewing for a while, but this whole other subject is driving me nuts and is clearly a vital part of making the 'perfect' beer. Isn't that what were doing...trying to achieve the perfect beer...for our own palate anyway?

 

[wobrien]

I demand a recount on those jelly beans! At least it wasn't a new member with only one post

Thanks for the contest mark, and congrats to sompls

 

[sompls]

I counted what I could see, multiplied by 3, then added ~25 for the gradual slope of the glass.

Worked out well.

I seriously did the same darn thing! Math skills!

 

[Ridire]

@Gavin*C
@GavinC*
@Gavin_C
@Gavin-C
@GavinspaceC
@GavinplusagoddamnC
@GavinmutherfockingC

 

[iijakii]

2016 Jelly Bean Contest

View attachment 346738

Thanks to everyone who entered - 45 entries received and it ended up being very close. I’ll warn you up front - this post is very tl;dr - yet, if you don’t read you may be the winner and miss out! So, here were the guesses (in order received):

@BeerMeDuffman - 170
@geoffrey - 316
@blizzard - 147
@jmquesten - 214
@wesleys - 392
@drainbamage - 215
@qhrumphf - 227
@psylocide - 234
@chefrex - 269
@mhurst111 - 157
@Gavin_the_untaggable_C - 132
@SupervisingChildren - 217
@Hawgwild81 - 248
@BGBC - 381
@Helly - 188
@slym2none - 212
@banesong - 168
@thecadjockey - 123
@coyote68
@m00ps - 215
@wobrien - 289
@zekk - 215
@brewinhooligan - 175
@finsfan - 273
@dad23ds - 155
@drunklejon - 248
@1977brewer - 355
@iijakii - 142
@pianoman - 93
@disturbdchemist - 160
@sompls - 225
@rhetorik - 231
@joshesmusica - 329
@breezybrew - 137
@hunter_la5 - 4 (yes, 4!)
@mattmmille - 328
@smurfjuice - 123
@hello - 267
@fuzzy2133 - 85
@bigperm - 244
@onetoeddogbrewery - 189
@thatjonguy - 147
@brewinbromanite - 324
@tngabe - 294
@tobyg - 145

The actual number Brachs spiced jelly beans in this 20oz pilsner glass was 226. That makes sompls the winner with his guess of 225 - congratulations!

Please PM me your address information, along with likes/don’t likes in beer styles.

Thanks everyone for playing!

I demand a recount.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Playing ruff is dang'rous with horsedags.

Yeah, did I mention my torn disc in the back?? One guess how I got it. Play hard while your young!

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Down the street doesn't necessarily work all the time
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Anybody else have some gratuitous forearm shots?

Sure

 

[wobrien]

Sure

Looks well used