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[applescrap]

I don't know what this is but it's really good for the price point. Damn.

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[BrewinBromanite]

I love sarcasm!

And Happy Birthday!:rockin:

Thanks!

Happy birthday Gavin.

Thanks...

Happy B-day Brewin ...

Thanks!

 

[BrewinBromanite]

All the damage is above the bumper so the frame is fine, the fender slid back causing the door issue, it looks worse than it is.



Happy birthday bromite and as always Gavin.

Gracias!

 

[applescrap]

Wait a minute, are you trying to supplant gavin theuntaggable as daily birthday boy?
Hope you had a good day!

 

[BrewinBromanite]

No one can supplant that! Dude's probably immortal. Thankfully, I only have one per year. Thought perhaps Gav was taking cred vicariously for my bday. And that's fine. Perhaps I was wrong. Maybe it was just his actual regular weekly bday occurrence. In which case I wish him a good one as well!

I had a pretty good one. Nothing crazy. Work folk brought me chick-fil-a for lunch, and a little party with a delicious nothing-bunt-cake chocolate cake. And a 6'er of some really fresh Deschutes fresh squeezed. I'm both impressed and a little concerned they are too keen on my beer drinking. Sick 1 yr old today, so cancelled plans with sister/BIL/twin 2 yr old nephews,
but still had pizza, beer, more cake, and scotch tonight, so can't complain too much. More than anything, glad tomorrow is Saturday!!

 

[applescrap]

Good morning, golfing later today. Also need to brew at some point. I think later tonight I will. I really don't want to speed things up with no chill but I'm contemplating it.

 

[BrewinBromanite]

Morning. How's everyone doing today?

I managed to sleep in till 9:30 and still sipping coffee. So did my older son, taking up most of the bed, and the dog. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1464448637.417576.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1464448647.551224.jpg

 

[Brizzo]

What up doe

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Doing great today..brew time, APA. HB dipa which is getting high praise, should've sent it out, along with Colorado haul.

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[ThirstyPawsHB]

Next.
In danger of getting called out for multiple posts.

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[ThirstyPawsHB]

Rest of the Colorado haul..

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[applescrap]

Gorgeous looking beer pianoman. I like the old rasputin. How are the crooked stave beers? Havent splashed out for them. Need to get my act going, ran out of Belgian wit and nothing to put in keg. Time to get couple more fermenters and kegs so I can get a pipeline.
Shot 82, same as last week. I'm so hurt, surprised I can play. Im eating the beer chocolate, better save enough to brew with

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

CS were really good. Raspberry Origins was the best, lots of raspberry, sour was not over pronounced. 82 eh? I do that every round...by hole 16! Ha!

 

[Gavin C]

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[shellsbells]

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Isn't it your birthday? (again)

 

[applescrap]

Good morning, It's embarrassing how much time I put into the game. I've always had a little choke in me and the kids that were really good in high school and college are still way better than me. That being said I'll play in the seventies, sometimes for months but shoot around low 80s plenty. I found it's just hard to do much better there are so many different variables and little breaks that can go wrong.
I better get to Brewing if I'm not done by 10 the kids are going to be pissed about going to the pool

 

[applescrap]

On way to pool, finished. Not that anybody cares but if you want the Brew log here it is. Went out to 55 minutes on boil to try to boil it down. Too much water, 5.5 into fermenter half gallon wasted.

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[ThirstyPawsHB]

All the damage is above the bumper so the frame is fine, the fender slid back causing the door issue, it looks worse than it is.

Happy birthday bromite and as always Gavin.

Hey chef quick question. Started pulling everything out yesterday, well my son did, and ran into a potential issue. Where the hood is smashed there is a bracket welded on so we cant pound it out. Is there a tool available or do we have to remove the bracket..any know-how would be great.

OT...water, just 100% water..at work.

 

[cannman]

100% Pinot Noir, open fermented, not inoculated.

Venteux, Paso Robles 2014, 75 cases produced. Price point $28

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[ThirstyPawsHB]

On way to pool, finished. Not that anybody cares but if you want the Brew log here it is. Went out to 55 minutes on boil to try to boil it down. Too much water, 5.5 into fermenter half gallon wasted.

10min to chill to pitch temp? How you do that?

BTW, I'm working on a kettle conversion to get a heat exchanger going. Hoping to save on ice/time, but mostly my back. Ha! But 10min seems very quick.

 

[Inkleg]

10min to chill to pitch temp? How you do that?

Gotta be that cold Rocky Mountain tap water. You know Coors.

 

[Helly]

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Brew day started and a cold beverage while the kettles heat up. Got a citra pale ale and an American wheat planned.

 

[cannman]

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Brew day started and a cold beverage while the kettles heat up. Got a citra pale ale and an American wheat planned.

Do you have "Cactus Cooler" in your neck of the woods?

 

[BUCKNUTS]

On way to pool, finished. Not that anybody cares but if you want the Brew log here it is. Went out to 55 minutes on boil to try to boil it down. Too much water, 5.5 into fermenter half gallon wasted.

How do you go from firing the burner to heat strike water to squeezing the bag in just over an hour? 30 minute mash?

 

[applescrap]

10min to chill to pitch temp? How you do that?

BTW, I'm working on a kettle conversion to get a heat exchanger going. Hoping to save on ice/time, but mostly my back. Ha! But 10min seems very quick.

I know right and I'm the one who swore that immersion chillers didn't work. Around 10 o'clock in the morning here above a mile high things cool quickly. Also the water coming out of the ground is super cold. I grab the handles of the immersion Chiller and agitate it aggressively up and down, slowly at first. I also turn on the water as strong as it will go. Both are tips passed on to me through brulosophy. I think he got the tips from the jaded i.c. people.

I started worrying that I had made some sort of error. But no, marshall reported 11ish minutes and less for 10 gallons and even 3 or 4 for 5.5 gallons. I measured the water here at 57 degrees just now, so at 10 am it was even colder. High pressure and high agitation. In the experiment using a pump to recirculate past the chiller worked as well, but slower.

 

[applescrap]

How do you go from firing the burner to heat strike water to squeezing the bag in just over an hour? 30 minute mash?

Great question I appreciate you asking. Actually about 15 minutes slower than normally. The 5500 watt element will take water from my hot water tank to strike in around 10 minutes. But I decided since we have a new hot water tank to use cold tap water. As you see it took 26 minutes to heat that to strike. Then standing right over it I take the heat stick out and put my bag in. Then I start dumping grains and once I'm done dumping and start stirring I start the 45-minute Mash. I kind of pinch the bag shut and stir super physically and aggressively for 5 minutes. I mean like I was whipping up cake batter. I do the same the last 5 minutes.

74 minutes ....

26 to heat
3 dough in
45 min. Mash


I noticed on 17 or 18 pounds of grain it only absorbed about .8 of a gallon of water. Is that normal? I wouldn't know don't usually measure. But I take a pot lid and colander over a bucket and get most the sweet liquor out. Will need to adjust the water for a 45 minute boil. Had to go 55 minutes and still ended up with 6 gallons. Should have just stayed the course and boiled to like 5 gallons for a stronger beer.

 

[ChefRex]

Hey chef quick question. Started pulling everything out yesterday, well my son did, and ran into a potential issue. Where the hood is smashed there is a bracket welded on so we cant pound it out. Is there a tool available or do we have to remove the bracket..any know-how would be great.

OT...water, just 100% water..at work.

Not 100% what you mean, a pic would help.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

Great question I appreciate you asking. Actually about 15 minutes slower than normally. The 5500 watt element will take water from my hot water tank to strike in around 10 minutes.

That's fast i use bayou classic burner heating strike water is a pita.

I noticed on 17 or 18 pounds of grain it only absorbed about .8 of a gallon of water. Is that normal? .

That's pretty typical for me.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Not 100% what you mean, a pic would help.

Looking at just getting a new hood.

Killed dipa keg.

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[applescrap]

@bucknuts yeah it's submerged. Today felt pretty quick though. Surprised to finish in under three easily with Brewing part. I think I'm saving time by starting the mash when the grains get in and begin to get stirred instead of after that at some point. Same with boil. I see boil 45 min. start.