Be careful with strong beer on tap...

[max384]

I've been sitting at my computer doing some work and wasting some time (in equal parts) while having a few glasses of beer... Now I'm drunk. How did that happen?

You just simply can't drink 8.7% DIPA like you can a porter or lawnmower beer.

That is all.

 

[Rockn_M]

Just wait to send important emails until sober you can review. Otherwise enjoy!

 

[JonW]

LOL.... been there, done that!

 

[thaymond]

It's easy to get lost when it's a pull of a tap versus opening a bottle. I've had a few friends (after strength warnings and having the abv written on the kegerator itself) imbibe enough to the point where they were caught by surprise. I'll usually cut them off and start handing them water in lieu of what they want next.

Now I try to keep the things on tap to less than 6% so that people can enjoy without over intoxication. My wee heavy will be bottled, as it is 11%. Imagine that out of a tap!

 

[cmoewes]

I had 2 DIPA and a Strong Scotch Ale on for a while. That was rough.

 

[Homercidal]

I was going to test your theory, but my IIPA is infected. So now not only do I NOT have some IIPA on tap, I have to clean and sanitize all my equipment!

Guess I'll go buy some IIPA at the store. Hope I can find some!

 

[max384]

Ugh. Woke up with a bit of a hangover. Good thing it's my weekend!

It's easy to get lost when it's a pull of a tap versus opening a bottle. I've had a few friends (after strength warnings and having the abv written on the kegerator itself) imbibe enough to the point where they were caught by surprise. I'll usually cut them off and start handing them water in lieu of what they want next.

Now I try to keep the things on tap to less than 6% so that people can enjoy without over intoxication. My wee heavy will be bottled, as it is 11%. Imagine that out of a tap!

I have a 15% barleywine that I'll be bottling soon. No way that one's going on tap!

I was going to test your theory, but my IIPA is infected. So now not only do I NOT have some IIPA on tap, I have to clean and sanitize all my equipment!

Guess I'll go buy some IIPA at the store. Hope I can find some!

Are you going to let it ride and see if you can do a sour IIPA? Or is it a goner?

 

[Homercidal]

Are you going to let it ride and see if you can do a sour IIPA? Or is it a goner?

I do plan to taste it first. I'm not at all a sour beer fan. There is a good chance I'm flushing my kitchen drain with it. But I hate to give up easily.

Best case I keg in a SS fire Extinguisher which I can bake to sterilize later. I only need to buy a QD for it to get it back in the kegerator.

 

[max384]

I do plan to taste it first. I'm not at all a sour beer fan. There is a good chance I'm flushing my kitchen drain with it. But I hate to give up easily.

Best case I keg in a SS fire Extinguisher which I can bake to sterilize later. I only need to buy a QD for it to get it back in the kegerator.

I hate sour beer... But I think I'd have a hard time dumping an infected batch if it could successfully be made into a sour beer. I think I'd probably bottle it and let friends drink it.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

I try to keep a DIPA on tap at least for every 3rd batch I make. A DIPA is definitely safer than putting apfelwein on tap, that's for sure. I usually have a strawberry blonde at 7.5% or zombie dust at 6% but like to have a DIPA in the rotation.

Homer- can you just rack from underneath if it's a pellice?

 

[Homercidal]

I try to keep a DIPA on tap at least for every 3rd batch I make. A DIPA is definitely safer than putting apfelwein on tap, that's for sure. I usually have a strawberry blonde at 7.5% or zombie dust at 6% but like to have a DIPA in the rotation.

Homer- can you just rack from underneath if it's a pellice?

We'll see.

 

[GuldTuborg]

Wait, an 8.7% DIPA isn't a lawnmower beer?



So I've been doing it wrong this whole time? Well **** me.

 

[1977Brewer]

When I told a friend of mine that my session Blonde is right at 6%, he went googly eyed on me. Legitimate cartoon wolf eyes. It was great. Then we got into my 7.5% SonRise IPA and he didn't even ask.

I drink with lightweights sometimes, but most of my beer friends drink IIPA's, RIS, and Barleywines on the reg, so they can hang.

 

[flars]

Only drink strong beers standing up. It helps finding when your limit has been exceeded.

 

[Grannyknot]

I have a IIPA (8.5%) on tap. Ive noticed if I pull a pint off that one as soon as I get home from work, before dinner, it just about ruins me for the night. No productivity at all.

 

[Hammy71]

You just simply can't drink 8.7% DIPA like you can a porter or lawnmower beer.

That is all.

You can't? WTH? I do it all the time.....

 

[Natdavis777]

Ive been on brew overtime the past few weeks getting 30 gal of beer ready for a cornhole tourney Im having. I have 10 gal each of Weissbier (came out @ 5.5%), Zombie Dust (6.6% which most people have enjoyed my past versions) and a Cream Ale (should come in around 5.2 %). My mantra is that its a marathon, hopefully everyone else will share the same (this is a long event)

 

[DrunkleJon]

no lawnmower beers for those sprinters that are invited? You will ruin some people that day.

 

[Psylocide]

I really started out thinking, man... if it's not over 6%, what's the point of brewing it?

Now I just want to brew a ton of session beers so I can drink all day and still be somewhat present. Not that I can't handle a full day of IPAs, but I think it's a more enjoyable feeling to stick to the lower ABV beers for day long drinking session.

 

[thaymond]

I think that if I had started in college, my brews would be "results" focused and geared towards higher abv. Now it's flavor and enjoyment focused, so about doesn't sway me either way. My 4% Scottish beer is just as enjoyable as my 11% leviathan wee heavy. I typically keep them in the 5-6% range just because of recipes.

Now ibus on the other hand...

 

[max384]

I think that if I had started in college, my brews would be "results" focused and geared towards higher abv. Now it's flavor and enjoyment focused, so about doesn't sway me either way. My 4% Scottish beer is just as enjoyable as my 11% leviathan wee heavy. I typically keep them in the 5-6% range just because of recipes.

Now ibus on the other hand...

I shoot for mostly 5-6% range too. One of the reasons I enjoy beer over liquor is that I can drink a lot more. I love the taste of beer and I love drinking it, so I make mostly middle-of-the-road ABV beers that I can drink a few of without getting drunk. Right now on top I have a 4.6%, two 5.4%'s, and the 8l7% DIPA.

 

[whoaru99]

Doesn't even have to be that strong to be dangerous.

A recent batch of cream ale attenuated quite well and ended up about 6.2%. In and of itself that's not particularly high. But, considering it's so smooth and innocuous, it's easy to down quickly and really sneaks up on you.

 

[Yesfan]

I was going to test your theory, but my IIPA is infected. So now not only do I NOT have some IIPA on tap, I have to clean and sanitize all my equipment!

Guess I'll go buy some IIPA at the store. Hope I can find some!

Just curious if the O-rings on an infected keg should also be changed out with new ones or can you just get by with the cleaning and sanitizing?

 

[Natdavis777]

Just curious if the O-rings on an infected keg should also be changed out with new ones or can you just get by with the cleaning and sanitizing?

I think one would play it safe and get a new o-ring kit from the LHBS since they can be had for a small price. As for myself, I plan to fill my sour keg (when it kicks) with damn near boiling PBW solution and letting it sit for a few hours to thoroughly clean it (along with posts and lid). I'll report back if I have any infections post cleaning

 

[badmajon]

I also think that it doesn't help that the yeasties think you are their dad and try their very little selves best to produce all the alcohol that they can. I swear my 6.4% home brew I'm drinking right now is laced with some kind of strong magic...

 

[max384]

I also think that it doesn't help that the yeasties think you are their dad and try their very little selves best to produce all the alcohol that they can. I swear my 6.4% home brew I'm drinking right now is laced with some kind of strong magic...

Yes. Those greedy little bastards!