Gainesville, FL

[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.

 

[elmetal]

Holy **** dude! That's terrible!


Get better!

 

[ArcaneXor]

I've had one of those before - irritating as hell. Get better soon!

 

[chefchris]

wow, you know, I remember you leaning on a chair and rubbing your eye. that sucks dude.

you sure it wasn't citrus juice in your eye?

 

[ghpeel]

Maybe it was a little Citra in my eye

Naw, I knew I f*cked it up when I walked into the moss hanging from that tree. No worries. No permanent damage and I've had the last 2 days off sick. woot!

Just pitched my cream ale. Had to use an ale pale for the fermentor cause I got stuff in my glass carboys. It was actually nice! Might start using them more now that I don't really feel the need to watch the fermentation anymore.

 

[elmetal]

why didn't you ferment in the cube?

 

[ghpeel]

I don't have a bung big enough to fit the opening on the vessel, so I just dumped it into an ale pail. If the shop has one of those big-ass 2-inch wide bungs, then I'll grab that and start fermenting in the cube.

 

[elmetal]

just unscrew the lid and ferment that way... I do just aluminum foil in my fridge (thanks chris for getting rid of my fear of no airlock)

it works fine

 

[chefchris]

yup, I use an tin foil during active fermentation. once that subsides I'll replace it with an airlock.

 

[Yambor44]

yup, I use an tin foil during active fermentation. once that subsides I'll replace it with an airlock.

Whats the point? Set the airlock on and forget it! :fro:

 

[elmetal]

some say the 2-3psi that the airlock creates inhibits cell reproduction..

I just use tinfoil cus airlocks dont fit in my fridge.

also try buying another lid for your cube. drill a hold and get a rubber bung at home depot and then you have your closed lid for cooling and drilled lid for airlock... just a thought

 

[elmetal]

I may have killed fermentation in the apa. I dropped it to 55f accidentally overnight... I hope it's ok

 

[ldgenius2000]

Eh 55 isn't enough to kill it, maybe slow it down or hibernate but once it's back up you should be fine.

 

[matt415]

felipe- where do you get that cheap distilled water from?

 

[elmetal]

it's still bubbling... and was at 55.. go us05! now they're both at 63

the water we used was RO, we got it from publix, the big machines at the entrance. it's 30 cents a gallon but you gotta add salts since it is theoretically stripped.

 

[ghpeel]

On my cream ale, I used about 4.5 gal of that $.30/gal RO water from publix, plus another 2 gal of "spring water". I figure that the spring water is pretty hard, so it will balance out the RO a bit. That water chemistry stuff is a little science-y for me. Ghetto brew is easier!

 

[elmetal]

to any of yall that don't have a kegerator

http://gainesville.craigslist.org/app/1574945917.html

120 bucks. ****ing great deal in my opinion (if it comes with co2 tank)

 

[Yambor44]

to any of yall that don't have a kegerator

http://gainesville.craigslist.org/app/1574945917.html

120 bucks. ****ing great deal in my opinion (if it comes with co2 tank)

Thanks! Going to check it out this afternoon.

 

[elmetal]

also if anyone is still lacking and wants a ferm fridge

http://gainesville.craigslist.org/hsh/1575182887.html

50 bucks

 

[ghpeel]

I can't tell, is it big enough for a 6 gal carboy? I guess you could take out the bottom pull-out drawer.

 

[elmetal]

I have 2 fridges around that size and I can fit my better bottle (6g) in both. I just had to bend the freezer out of the way, it sits on top of the drawer. there's a hump in the back so you can't leave it on the bottom without the drawer or the door won't close.

I would say arrange to meet him, bring the bottle, look at the freezer, if it looks like you can fit it by removing the drawer or bending it, get it.

also, look for the coolant coils running through the freezer (unlikely) but if they're there, bending becomes risky.