Man, I wish I had some (any) HB available. I would be in for sure!
Fellowship of the Home Brew I: The Hops are Strong with this one!
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Love it!! That porter should be just about right in a month. I'm on an ipa thang so may have to rebrew in 2 weeks if my testing goes nicely.
I keep having brewing-related mishaps that have resulted in my keezer being empty for the first time in months. I've got some (hopefully) great mead in the fermenter - but that won't be ready until December.
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Going to put two on tap this weekend. I have a Blonde carbing up, and an NEIPA that is getting rushed and kegged tomorrow to go on tap this weekend. I'll bottle some of each. Camping just isn't the same without a kegorater and 10 gallons of beer.
I have one last bottle of porter waiting, a bunch of my Allagash Odyssesy clone, a Brett IPA, and maybe a barelywine, but i'm not sure if that one will be ready for a bottle in time, we'll see. Last I looked it had gotten from 1.120 to 1.040. Really hoping it can get down closer to 1.020.
I have one last bottle of porter waiting, a bunch of my Allagash Odyssesy clone, a Brett IPA, and maybe a barelywine, but i'm not sure if that one will be ready for a bottle in time, we'll see. Last I looked it had gotten from 1.120 to 1.040. Really hoping it can get down closer to 1.020.
I think I need to get a move on. Im slacking.
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2nd neipa getting bottled Thursday got a Raspberry Hard Lemonaid fermenting also.
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As for these pictures, any specifications? Do we want to show a glass of the stuff? I don't have fancy labels so some brown bottles wont be too purdy. Can we get some kind of guidelines together for the offers? For instance: A picture of the actual beer for funzies, style, intention if something specific outside of style or highlighted in the style, maybe some vital stats. Just want to get some kind of "standard" to choose from for our various offers so its easier to choose from.
Or y'all can tell me to shut up and I get what I get. Either way is good just throwing it out there.
Or y'all can tell me to shut up and I get what I get. Either way is good just throwing it out there.
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Pictures would be cool, but can't promise I can comply. I can get pictures of most, but not all considering one beer I'm down to a single bottle left.
I think a brief description of each would be good. Like the beer advocate/similar links in the other trade. Just enough to get an idea what the beer is.
I think a brief description of each would be good. Like the beer advocate/similar links in the other trade. Just enough to get an idea what the beer is.
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The photo submission has been removed but is still optional.
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My featured brew in this trade hasn't even been brewed yet. It'll be fresh, hoppy, and ready to ship on pick day.
I think I may try a fresh hop for this. Need to pick though.
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Don't even know what you're brewing but you just made the top of my list. :rockin::rockin::rockin:
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updating for brizzo. Did I miss anyone else?
Ack! Didn't realize I signed up!
I can't guarantee 4 bottles of homebrew, but I will make sure to slip something interesting in the box for the DIY homebrewer if my latest homebrew doesn't work out.
I can't guarantee 4 bottles of homebrew, but I will make sure to slip something interesting in the box for the DIY homebrewer if my latest homebrew doesn't work out.
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This is not a judgement thread!! Unless it's totally infected..of course. 😊 We're all about making our craft better and simply share with one another. Cheers!!
No infections, thankfully - just more acetaldehyde than I'd like. I've had more success with mead lately than beer, so I'm attempting my mead yeast hydration process with my latest beer to see if it helps. No guarantees, of course, but I'm hopeful!
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Back from Europe, just opened one of mine for the offer...a bit overcarb'd but it still works
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Still undecided- I'm crazy busy with work and family. Need to squeeze in a clean brew day
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The last NEIPA was 8 days grain to bottle. 2nd day sample was nice. 4th day sample was tropical heaven. It can be done!
Wait, what?! I've got an IPA that has been fermenting for 2 weeks now, and I'm arguing with myself over whether or not to let it keep going for another week yet! 8 days... that's insanity!
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I think that's reasonable! Primary fermentation is typically done within 5 days and well, with bottling temps I can see that as a rest! Sounds right about on! I hope to drink the rest of my meh HB to maybe participate but my liver may not like me much
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It gets better. I used 1318, London Ale for the first time. I was committed to the time frame, but just ensuring no off flavors first so started cold crashing on day 7.
When popping the top on day 8, there was still some activity going on....humm. OG=1.063. FG=1.022. ABV=5.25%. Sampled fine tho with no diacetyl! Transferred to bottling bucket. This was my first time using Cryo hops and from what I read, I smashed them up, added to bottling bucket, ran a CO2 line into the bucket and bubbled the daylights out of it for 10min (again what I read). That's when all hell broke loose.
These Cryo hops are more like hop pellets then some powder that dissolves in ones beer, as I thought. So I needed to filter out the material. I grabbed a bucket and used my large SS hop strainer, put the CO2 line in this bucket and while pouring, again, had CO2 blasting. Had to leave the room a few times to catch my breath!
Did the same thing back into the bottling bucket. So yesterday, now on day 6, took sample to LHBS guys and asked for off flavor checks. They loved this IPA with no oxidation or other nasties. In case one is wondering, I always sanitize the **** out of everything joking that with every bottle of my HB one drinks a shot of Starsans!
I should bring some to the Pint House Pizza brewers for an opinion...but I usually stay and get tanked, so IDK just yet.
Hope this helps any concerns.
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Sounds like your in to me! So my goal was that 75% of what I home brew is as good or better then 75% of retail beer. Sometimes it is some times it isn't, so don't worry about 'meh' beer...we all love "free" beer!
In some way's I would encourage participants to send their worst beer if they needed advice for possible what went wrong.
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Then you're going to be in for a treat!
Lol!!
imasickboy
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My currently-on-hand-worst-beer:
An "Irish stout" that I apparently mis-weighed the roasted barley for. It looks like brackish water. And it tastes like brackish water. That would be like forgetting most of the hops in an IPA. It's ****. I wouldn't subject it to anyone. But I do plan to pull a gallon of it to make malt vinegar, so only four gallons will be dumped.
Advice:
Don't measure your ingredients while drunk.
Let's see if I can get this Omega NEIPA yeast to give me 10.4%. That should set me up nice to dilute with some purée and have a nice Imperial juice bomb. The juice is loose!
I've got two beers in fermenters right now:
The first is an IPA (which I still need to dry hop!) which was intended to have an SG of 1.078 but is between 1.075 (if you trust my refractometer) and 1.093 (if you trust my digital hydrometer). It also happened to end up with 50% on my floor during the boil -- but I promise, that bit didn't end up back in the fermenter.
The second is a porter that was intended to have an SG of 1.051 but is between 1.069 (if you trust my digital hydrometer) and 1.082 (if you trust my refractometer) and happened to, uh, have some of the hops included as part of the mash. Yeah, I had some issues that brew day.
I've got two beers in fermenters right now:
The first is an IPA (which I still need to dry hop!) which was intended to have an SG of 1.078 but is between 1.075 (if you trust my refractometer) and 1.093 (if you trust my digital hydrometer). It also happened to end up with 50% on my floor during the boil -- but I promise, that bit didn't end up back in the fermenter.
The second is a porter that was intended to have an SG of 1.051 but is between 1.069 (if you trust my digital hydrometer) and 1.082 (if you trust my refractometer) and happened to, uh, have some of the hops included as part of the mash. Yeah, I had some issues that brew day.
This sounds like you need a third measurement. Those are some crazy differences in readings. What do they read in distilled water?
Anyways, love porters. Those always peak my interest. I have a Porter fermenting right now to offer up. Need to bottle up my saison to clear some keg room.
Excellent question. I picked up a gallon of distilled water to test with this afternoon, and I'm going to try to go through and test/recalibrate this weekend. Won't help for the last two batches, but hopefully will for the next two!
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