Gainesville, FL

[elmetal]

I got a refracto if you wanna give it a whirl chris. might also help when we finally settle on a partigyle

 

[matt415]

yeah, we're gonna drink it all and let you see how it feels.

please do. i need the keg. my irish red is begging to be kegged and drunk.

 

[elmetal]

bring it and 'll drink it I promise

 

[Houblon]

Hey Chefchris, can I drop off a few beers at the shop this saturday? Won't be a problem with anybody will it?

 

[matt415]

Hey Chefchris, can I drop off a few beers at the shop this saturday? Won't be a problem with anybody will it?

i wouldnt drop them off at the beer shop. alot of alcoholics work there. they would be much safer at my place.

 

[ldgenius2000]

Well if he drops them off on Saturday, at least Skip won't have his way with them.

 

[Houblon]

i wouldnt drop them off at the beer shop. alot of alcoholics work there. they would be much safer at my place.

yeah been there,done that

A few years ago I dropped some beer off at the daytona LHBS, beer we brought back from Belgium and take a guess what happen.

The other owner drank all the beer before his buddy came back on monday.

Funny how those things happen.

 

[patrck17]

At least you managed to get it to the LHBS. I would have probably drank it before I could get it there.

 

[elmetal]

Chris, I'm gonna hit up Uhaul before brewday.

they charge 3.62 dollar per gallon of propane, they charge what they fill. so for a fully empty tank, it's still cheaper than going to home depot.

this being because tanks can handle 4.73 gallons of propane, at 3.62 per gallon for 17.12 altogether whereas at homedepot it's 18 for a not very filled fill.

I think I'll do that from now on. no more getting scared.

 

[Yambor44]

Okay, I'm not reading back through all the posts. Is the brew on for Sunday now? Still at Chris' house? If Sunday, this might work out better for me anyway.

 

[elmetal]

yeah it's sunday at chris'.

 

[chefchris]

sure, bring some beers by. I'm working Saturday.

Yup, Sunday at my place. Don't know what time yet.

Witnessed a wreck last night while on my way to the shop to get some stuff for a starter a little after 11pm. Then came home and had 3 boil overs while making said starter. I've never had a boil over. ever.

 

[elmetal]

Im thinking we get started earlier than the last brew simply because I dont wanna be there till 9 again. I wanna be able to go home at say, 7 start fermenting and then come back without worrying about fermentation

 

[chefchris]

sounds good. what time?

 

[thestackiswhack]

yo chris....this be jeffrey...what time are you brewing on sunday? where is yo new place?

 

[chefchris]

what's up jeff. i'll send you a pm with my contact info.

 

[elmetal]

Im thinking we roll out the ingredients and stuff at like 10

hopefully start the first boil by 1 oclock

ed you brewing?

 

[ghpeel]

Man I wanna brew too, but I need to make sure I've got the space freed up. My Graff Hurry up and finish fermenting. Its been over a week and there's still some bubbling.

I guess I could leave a new batch in the no-chill for a week or two.

 

[ldgenius2000]

I'll be there Felipe, but not brewing, I don't have a propane set up or anything like that. I'll try and bring hef version 2.0 by if I can get some CO2 in it, but my tank is empty.

 

[elmetal]

well

keep it nice and cool, then we can shake it to hell at 30-50psi at chris' and wait a couple of hours while we mash then we should be ok

 

[Yambor44]

Sorry I couldn't make it guys. How did it go?

 

[patrck17]

Me either, I ended up going to the beach with the gf. Hope all went well. I think I will be brewing this Saturday, maybe. Hey Yambor do you all grain or extract or what?

 

[Yambor44]

All grain.

 

[patrck17]

Cool. I usually all grain, but I made an extract kit last time.

 

[elmetal]

The APA has the nicest white krausen I've ever seen.

pitched the Amber last night about 1am and it's at 70* now fermenting. apa is 63. (getting the amber down with some ice in the cooler)

 

[ldgenius2000]

Good luck fermenting those Felipe, that was a long day of brewing and drinking, but definitely a good time.

 

[elmetal]

it was an awesome day! lots of messups but I think in the end the remaining 15 gallons of a 24 gallon brew are gonna be awesome

 

[Houblon]

So any comments about my beer?
Good? bad? omg somebody had to be rushed to the hospital after a sip

Little hint:
3 beers had a flaw , 2 flaws within style with one totally wrong.

1 beer was 2.5yrs old
1 beer was 14months old
1 beer was weeks old
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The other three beers varied from 1yr to 9 months.

 

[ArcaneXor]

So any comments about my beer?
Good? bad? omg somebody had to be rushed to the hospital after a sip

Little hint:
3 beers had a flaw , 2 flaws within style with one totally wrong.

1 beer was 2.5yrs old
1 beer was 14months old
1 beer was weeks old
-----------------------------------------------------------------
The other three beers varied from 1yr to 9 months.

I only got samples for about half of them, but from what I remember:

The Citra Ale was quite good, with lots of the unique "weediness" of the Citra-hop coming through. But I like Citra - not everyone does.

The Barleywine was a little under-attenuated and under-hopped - it seemed very sweet, but would be perfectly acceptable as a dessert/sipping beer. I would guess that this was one of the older beers.

I also had the fall IPA, which tasted more like a Pale Ale to me (judging by its name, it's a few months old, so that might explain the hops having faded. I think this one was supposed to have been dry-hopped with Simcoe, which I didn't really perceive.

I didn't have the Saison, but people who liked the style said that it was exactly what they were looking for in a Saison. The Blonde was also fairly well-received.

 

[Houblon]

The Citra Ale was quite good

Smelled like dirty dishwater, I totally F`d the water.

The Barleywine was a little under-attenuated and under-hopped - it seemed very sweet, but would be perfectly acceptable as a dessert/sipping beer. I would guess that this was one of the older beers.

2.5yrs old
SG 1.102 -->FG 1.029 --> IBU 134.2

I also had the fall IPA, which tasted more like a Pale Ale to me (judging by its name, it's a few months old, so that might explain the hops having faded. I think this one was supposed to have been dry-hopped with Simcoe, which I didn't really perceive.

14months old
SG 1.066 --> IBU 54.3 no simcoe
Chinook
Centennial
Cascade

I didn't have the Saison, but people who liked the style said that it was exactly what they were looking for in a Saison. The Blonde was also fairly well-received.

Those beers(FrenchAles) are dead-on for each style and none used WhiteLabs or Wyeast as I used yeast recultured from beers brought back from Belgium.


I'll have to drop off more beers

 

[chefchris]

Yup, I pretty much agree with ArcaneXor. The Blonde was very good as was the Citra. I hate Citra if it's used for anything other than aroma, so I was a little biased towards that one. The barley wine was REALLY sweet. I also hate Saisons but yours was spot on.

I really appreciate you bringing those by. We all had a good time taking samples and talking about each beer.

I was still tired from yesterday today. My fermentation fridge went out and went I woke up this morning it was 70 in the house. Should put my beer around 78F. Nice. Had Sarah put a fan on them. I took Jason's stuff back to him tonight and broke the news to him about his thermometer. Pun intended. I was suppose to stop and pick up the pizza we ordered afterwards. I kept telling Sarah there was no "stopping by" with Jason but insisted that I pick up the pizza anyway. Left my phone in the car and by the time I called her back she was on the way to get it and was pissed. I warned her.

I also took my fermenters over there and put them in his fermentation fridge. They both smell amazing.

 

[elmetal]

sweet! Saved by his fridge.

so your fridge is really broken then?

 

[chefchris]

yup. sucks. i need to get a full sized one so I can hold 4 like he does. or a chest freezer.

you smelled this **** yet? smells awesome.

 

[elmetal]

it does smell good.

get a fridge.

plus Ive seen some free on craigslist. I just dont have a truck or the space for a fullsize...

 

[ldgenius2000]

Hey Houblon, as one of the few people there who enjoys french beers, I gotta say those were great.

Chris, how is it that every time you have a big brew day something seems to f up your beers?

 

[Houblon]

Glad people liked the beers.

I would have stayed longer but you were busy & I had a beer mashing at home and the clock was ticking.

The 3 beers with flaws-->>
barleywine = oxidation
ipa = oxidation
citra - F`d water
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I agree citra hop is best used for aroma as it has a real bite that just lingers.
Citra recipe>> LINK

 

[elmetal]

haha the mash clock doesn't so much matter. the more the better I say!

howd you oxidate two beers?

 

[Houblon]

howd you oxidate two beers?

add a tiny pinch of oxygen + time and you'll get oxidation.

The fact nobody said anything tells me its minor but to me its overpowering, its one of those things that once you notice it thats all you can taste in those beers.

I go as far as to purge carboys/kegs with CO2 before adding the beer to avoid oxidation but givening enough time it will start to effect the beer.

 

[elmetal]

http://gainesville.craigslist.org/app/1569508400.html

for any interested in a minifridge to ferment. 35 is a good price

if y'all don't buy it, I will. even though I have 2....

 

[ghpeel]

Dudes I totally f*cked up my eye right before I left. Ran into some moss hanging down on the big oak tree out front and got a "corneal abrasion." Chris, tell your tree that I'll be seeing it in The People's Court. Spent about an hour in the ER after I left your place. I can barely see to type right now but its WAY better than it was yesterday.