AHA Surly Wort Rally

[jplowe]

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/events/surly-brewing-co-aha-rally/

Anybody going to the Surly Wort Rally July 19? For $5.99 you can take home 5 gallons of wort, a glass and a tour. I'm pretty excited but am wondering if i need to grab yeast before i go or if they will provide or recommend specific yeast for that beer. Furious or Over-rated would be awesome to bring home. Since i'm bringing the fiance and we both paid for the wort rally, i just might get both if available.

 

[atom]

i can't go...anyone wanna ship me some?

 

[d3track]

I'll be there, I'm planning on bringing it home before pitching yeast.

 

[D-Train]

That's awesome. Any more details? They mash, boil, hop, chill, and give you wort ready to ferment? What's the base style and is it wort for one of their commercial beers? Tempted to join AHA for this and the NB discount.

 

[d3track]

Don't know they style, might be something special that will be only at the taproom.

But yes, they give you 5 gal ready to pitch, you can use whatever yeast you want, or other additions (dry hop, sugars, oak, on and on)

 

[BrotherBock]

Just pulled the trigger on becoming an AHA member (been meaning to at some point) so I could do this.

I'm in the 5 o'clock group.

 

[techbrewie]

Pretty Jacked for this. signed up for the 5:00 as well.

 

[sompls]

I'm in at 5 too if anybody wants to meet? Share some HB?

 

[Paulthebrewer]

I am excited for this; need to get some $ together for an AHA membership so I can pick this up. Wish we knew ahead of time what the style is gonna be so I can choose a yeast and pick it up ahead of time...

 

[tgif]

I'm also going at 5

 

[blaster_54738]

Me and a buddy are heading over for it, we're in the sold out 2pm group.

 

[d3track]

I'm in the 2pm group as well

 

[jplowe]

I'm in the 4pm group with my fiance.

The email sent out said the wort would be the following:

· Pale Lacto-kettle soured wort

· Brewed with Simpsons Golden Promise & aromatic malts

· Minimal bitterness

· Boiled & oxygenated for your experimental homebrew pleasure

· Target OG: 13° P (~1.053 OG)

· pH: 3.2


What yeast is everyone thinking about? Is this the right wort for a berliner weisse? I'll have to read up on what to pitch. I think maybe US05 or nottingham for one and something wacky for the other. 2 since both my fiance and I are bringing buckets. Go us!

 

[Firewalker11]

My wife and I are bringing cornies too, no idea what to pitch, I have US05 and US04 on hand.

 

[blaster_54738]

I think I'm going with US05. My buddy and I are both taking cornies, figure that'll be easiest to transport it in

 

[mdlawrence]

Here is a post on reddit discussing some ideas for the wort:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/3brg70/what_to_do_with_surly_pale_lacto_soured_wort/

 

[MNBrewDad]

I'm down for the 2pm group too! Cannot wait!! Don't have a corny unfortunately so I'm bringing either a better bottle or a bucket.

 

[techbrewie]

Can anyone else confirm the wort will be a pale sour? I didnt get any details email..

 

[blaster_54738]

Can anyone else confirm the wort will be a pale sour? I didnt get any details email..

I received the same email as posted above

 

[techbrewie]

awesome. it seems its up on the aha surly rally info page as well now. As for yeast, I'm thinking i might throw in a good brett strain. Cant find WLP644 anywhere to save my life. any recommendations?

 

[d3track]

Saw that, not real happy since I don't like sours.
I'll just have a bucket - thinking of growing up a big pitch of 028 and maybe adding mint or dry-hopping

 

[d3track]

Who is up for an HBT meet up there? I have yet to meet anyone from here, I think it would be fun.

 

[techbrewie]

If you don't like sours, what I would do is brew up a good Weiss, ferment both with German wheat yeast or Brett, and blend them. If you like fruit you could add that too. Just an idea

 

[sompls]

Who is up for an HBT meet up there? I have yet to meet anyone from here, I think it would be fun.

If you're around at 5 I'm in...boom island is having boom days that day too...we'll be there as well

 

[FTWBrewing]

I am in the 4:00 group also, I have no idea what I am going to do with this one yet, might split into two 2.5 gal batches. I haven't done any sours so currently racking my brain on what to do with it exactly.

 

[jbrace1]

The wife and I will each get 5 gallons. Never done sours before. Thought I'd try a Flanders Brown (pale in this case) with WLP665 and a brett saison with WLP 670. Maybe add fruit to one or both (peach or cherry). Who knows!

We're in the 5pm group. Would love to see a few HBT faces there. Anyone bringing homebrew? This is my first Rally.

 

[markstache]

Anyone want to go for a bike ride first? And/or mini pub crawl?

I'm in town visiting relatives and will be attending (since I have to travel, I decided not to get wort).

 

[Firewalker11]

Bike ride sounds fun. The stone arch bridge path?

 

[BrotherBock]

Thinking I'm gonna use a saison yeast and add some simple sugar.

Anybody have any fruit suggestions? Leaning towards raspberry right now. My thought being the darker fruit flavors will balance with the tart better. But maybe something like lemongrass would be good too. Looking for inspiration.

 

[Corthanvia]

Here is what they are giving away:
Wort Specifications

Pale Lacto-kettle soured wort
Brewed with Simpsons Golden Promise & aromatic malts
Minimal bitterness
Boiled & oxygenated for your experimental homebrew pleasure
Target OG: 13° P (~1.053 OG)
pH: 3.2

I'm going to use WY1007 the German Ale for a Berlien Weisse-ish deal.