Confession Time

[SupervisingChildren]

I'm in Western NY's Finger Lakes region, let me know if your ever in the area. I always have a fridge full of home brew and one full of BMC.

Sounds like it's time for me to take a trip down to the finger lakes!

I'll confess that I spend too much time on HBT and not enough time actually brewing. Only one beer in the fermenter and too many empty fermenters and kegs. Rather depressing.

 

[Kirkwooder]

Sounds like it's time for me to take a trip down to the finger lakes!

It's not all that far from Buffalo to my house. I can be at the buffalo Airport in 90 min. from home. HSBC Arena, or what ever it's called now, in an hour and 45 min. Your more than welcome to a home brew or two. PM me first though to make sure I'll be home.

 

[corkybstewart]

After my last batch I neglected to clean the fermenter for 3 months-out of sight, out of mind. Brewing was NOT priority last year but this year is looking up.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

It's not all that far from Buffalo to my house. I can be at the buffalo Airport in 90 min. from home. HSBC Arena, or what ever it's called now, in an hour and 45 min. Your more than welcome to a home brew or two. PM me first though to make sure I'll be home.

I'm close to the airport so I'll be there an an hour and a half. hahaha

 

[Kirkwooder]

I'm close to the airport so I'll be there an an hour and a half. hahaha

I never saw you. I waited and waited and drank beer after beer....... Then I made some wings and fries and had a few more beers and waited some more. Then I went to bed....... I think. lol

 

[skw]

I don't heat my sparge water, I don't recirculate, I don't strain hops and I don't chill.
I do make starters and aerate, I watch my fermentation temps and I tell myself that I make great beer. I'm not so sure about the latter, so I better verify soon...

 

[Malty_Dog]

I've rehydrated dry yeast exactly 1 time.

 

[cyanmonkey]

I drink most of my brews flat and warm because I'm too impatient to let them carbonate. My wife hates it.

 

[Psylocide]

I drink most of my brews flat and warm because I'm too impatient to let them carbonate. My wife hates it.

^
This might be the worst confession here.


I have a confession. I sighed heavily as I poured my last bottle of Centennial Blonde, admiring the clarity and taking a quick whiff... yep, smells the same.

Sat down on my couch, popped open HBT on the tablet and started reading some threads. I had two good swigs down and was really enjoying it, the kid was at Grandma and Grandpa's and I had just got done organizing my brewing area.

I set the glass down on the floor next to the couch and was just being super lazy for a minute. I reached over for the glass without looking up from the sweet glow of the forums and BOOM!

Hit the glass on the side and knocked it over, spilling everything but a tiny sip - barely over an ounce - all over the carpet.

I almost wept as I dabbed the towel on that damnable stain, the very last of the best brew I have brewed to date.

 

[cyanmonkey]

^
This might be the worst confession here.

I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T JUDGING PEOPLE HERE! /s

 

[KudzuHighlander]

I know one of the mechanical engineers that had a hand in developing the RTS (rat turd separator) for a major cereal company. It seems that rat turds float in the air column at a specific rate, thus the turds can be removed from the grains rather consistently. Anything that gets by the RTS is crushed, bleached, baked and sugar coated. Enjoy your breakfast.

Ok, my confessions: I love the chemistry and gadgets of brewing, I'm a geek.

My favorite beer is Shine Bock and Shiner Cheer. I travel the US for work and get to sample beers that never make it to my restrictive home state of Georgia. I've enjoyed all kinds of suds, but I still go back to Shiner. I know, it's not really a true Bock.

I drink Sam Adams Winter Lager, I tell my friends that I need it for the bottles, but I really just like the beer.

I don't believe everything I read online, the closest thing I found to a carboy at Pottery Barn was $149 and had holes in it.

I pee in the shower and tell my wife that I don't.

 

[hunter_le five]

I pee in the shower and tell my wife that I don't.

 

[Psylocide]

I know one of the mechanical engineers that had a hand in developing the RTS (rat turd separator) for a major cereal company. It seems that rat turds float in the air column at a specific rate, thus the turds can be removed from the grains rather consistently. Anything that gets by the RTS is crushed, bleached, baked and sugar coated. Enjoy your breakfast.

Confession - I will still eat my Waffle Crisp in the morning... turds be damned.

 

[Culinarytracker]

I set the glass down on the floor next to the couch and was just being super lazy for a minute. I reached over for the glass without looking up from the sweet glow of the forums and BOOM!

Hit the glass on the side and knocked it over, spilling everything but a tiny sip - barely over an ounce - all over the carpet.

I almost wept as I dabbed the towel on that damnable stain, the very last of the best brew I have brewed to date.

My condolences. This is a real tragedy, and I will try my best to learn from this and avoid this mistake.

 

[Barley_Bob]

Do you leave the cover on your brew pot or do you transfer the wort to a fermentor letting it cool during this time?

After my boil and whirlpool, I just leave it sit as is. Once the temp gets down below 100F (which coincidentally occurs right before I go to bed), I move it to the brew bucket. Then, with lid on, it sits outside until whenever I pitch the yeast the next day (usually morning). I don't get any creamed corn, and I've never had an infection (knock on wood). I definitely don't get a cold-break, and I have no problems with haze.

I do have an immersion chiller, but it's not a very good one, and I can't use it in winter. In the summer, I use the same process, but let the chiller get it down to 80-90F. If I have space in my chest freezer, I'll pop the bucket in there. If I didn't have a chiller, I would worry in the summer. Before I got it, I did worry in the summer, and I would put sanitized foil on top to keep bugs from drifting in. It worked fine at the time, but I haven't tried it in quite a while, and I'm not going to recommend that for replication unless I try it again first.

A good boil and proper sanitation goes a long, long way. I do worry that I'll walk outside some morning to find a raccoon in the bucket, though.

 

[LAHammer]

I set the glass down on the floor next to the couch and was just being super lazy for a minute. I reached over for the glass without looking up from the sweet glow of the forums and BOOM!

Hit the glass on the side and knocked it over, spilling everything but a tiny sip - barely over an ounce - all over the carpet.

This is painful. The fruits of your labor, especially the last pint (which is always the absolute best) should be treated with more respect than casual placement on the floor, especially carpeted floor.
I'm sorry for your loss but you can't lose focus like that.

 

[Psylocide]

This is painful. The fruits of your labor, especially the last pint (which is always the absolute best) should be treated with more respect than casual placement on the floor, especially carpeted floor.
I'm sorry for your loss but you can't lose focus like that.

The only thing I can say to defend myself is that I was just caught up in a moment of pure ecstasy because the kid was out of the house and my work was done for the day.

I know better.

Hell, I was even reluctant to crack that last bottle last night, should have gone with my gut.

 

[Roscoebrewdog]

I bought a 12-pack of Shiner Cheer for $5.99 and seem to like it. A little fruity and nutty, kinda like me! Su Fu peeps-Hy Vee on Louise if you want a try.

 

[HumulusHead]

I bought a 12-pack of Shiner Cheer for $5.99 and seem to like it. A little fruity and nutty, kinda like me! Su Fu peeps-Hy Vee on Louise if you want a try.

Su fu du??

 

[ChefRex]

I bought a 12-pack of Shiner Cheer for $5.99 and seem to like it. A little fruity and nutty, kinda like me! Su Fu peeps-Hy Vee on Louise if you want a try.

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz3P0zDh6wc[/ame]

 

[Wolfbayte]

I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

 

[Roscoebrewdog]

Su fu du??

Growing up, Sioux Falls College was nicknamed, Su Fu Cu(as they are the cougars). Now I have dubbed my brewing experience here: Su Fu Bru

 

[Roscoebrewdog]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fz3P0zDh6wc

Now that is some funny S$@t!

 

[Tinpanharry]

I posted this in another thread....

About a year ago, I was brewing a porter, fermenting it with lager yeast Safale 34/70.

I was near the end of my brew day, chilling the wort in an ice bath, and the laundry tub sink in which I was doing this filled. It filled to the point that it was higher than the wort in the pot. The pot then lifted and turned on its side. This is when I noticed it. I ran to it but too late. My beer had spilled into the laundry tub and the pot containing the wort began to fill with ice.... and laundry tub water..ewww.

What could I do? RDWHAHB. I was pissed but went ahead and pitched the yeast. I let the beer ferment out, bottled it and put it on the shelf to worry about at a later date.

So have you heard the old saying that the 5th ingredient in beer is time? A year later this beer is a little fruity but actually very good! More of a session beer than planned but very drinkable. Attached is a pic of what I labeled as Laundry Tub Lager.

RDWHAHAB!

 

[geoffey]

The things people do to their beer and still drink it, . . .

This isn't the 1600's people!!!

I gotta stop reading this thread...

 

[Zepth]

I posted this in another thread....

That whole story sounds vaguely familiar. Glad to hear it all worked out in the end. Not so sure you'd have any luck re-creating it if you wanted, your brew notes would be vital!

 

[burninator]

I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.

FINALLY

I'm pretty disappointed in the rest of you.

 

[Psylocide]

Growing up, Sioux Falls College was nicknamed, Su Fu Cu(as they are the cougars). Now I have dubbed my brewing experience here: Su Fu Bru

SuFu represent.

Where you live? Hopefully not on the West side.

 

[Black Island Brewer]

I THOUGHT WE WEREN'T JUDGING PEOPLE HERE! /s

Not out loud, anyway.

 

[Roscoebrewdog]

SuFu represent.

Where you live? Hopefully not on the West side.

South side now. Grew up an Eastsider. You?

 

[Psylocide]

South side now. Grew up an Eastsider. You?

East side, born, raised, living it.



There are a couple other Sioux Falls peeps running around here.

Confession to keep on topic -- I once went to the West side, it's like Bizarro World over there.

 

[Roscoebrewdog]

East side, born, raised, living it.



There are a couple other Sioux Falls peeps running around here.

Confession to keep on topic -- I once went to the West side, it's like Bizarro World over there.

Confession-I actually lived on the west side for two years. Almost killed me.

Another confession-one of my good buddies works for (gasp) the Budweiser distributor and I actually like Bud Light Lime on the boat when we are fishing together

 

[ComcastWineRookie]

Another confession-one of my good buddies works for (gasp) the Budweiser distributor and I actually like Bud Light Lime on the boat when we are fishing together

thats not something you should admit

 

[Psylocide]

thats not something you should admit

How about the confession that I drank a pint of the clearest, easiest-drinking lager I've ever had last night?

 

[cyanmonkey]

How about the confession that I drank a pint of the clearest, easiest-drinking lager I've ever had last night?






View attachment 256127

I need to confess I was drinking the same thing. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1423846160.355661.jpg

 

[Roscoebrewdog]

thats not something you should admit

I. Know, but it sure felt good getting it off my chest. I'm free now!:rockin:

 

[Psylocide]

I need to confess I was drinking the same thing. View attachment 256129

Looks like you have a problem... there's no alcohol in that stuff.

You may need to contact someone about this, it really is no laughing matter.

 

[Zepth]

How about the confession that I drank a pint of the clearest, easiest-drinking lager I've ever had last night?

Now that belongs in the funny things overheard about beer thread. I love that glass, I have a set of 4 with the old school posters on them.

 

[Psylocide]

Now that belongs in the funny things overheard about beer thread. I love that glass, I have a set of 4 with the old school posters on them.

Yep, same set.

I had a SA Boston Lager glass that I used to use, but I got drunk and dropped it.

Guess it's time for me to invest in some proper glassware, haha.

 

[1977Brewer]

I have 2 branded glasses. One Martin House/Toadies and one Miller Lite. I'm okay with this.