Gainesville, FL

[chefchris]

i wanna brew this weekend but I'm just not gonna have the time.

got too much beer anyways.

 

[Yambor44]

I'm running a tad low in the pipeline myself. Need to finish my new system so I can get with it.

 

[matt415]

i wanna brew this weekend but I'm just not gonna have the time.

got too much beer anyways.

same here. my ingredients should arrive tomorrow but i wont have the time to brew. plus i forgot to get my starter going. oh well maybe next weekend.

 

[mullenite]

Anyone have the Ca, Mg and CaCO3 numbers for GRU/Murphree? I got the most recent water analysis (about a week old) and it doesn't have that info in it.

 

[chefchris]

nah, i just use RO. If you're going to build water, you might as well start from scratch. You can add but you can't take away.

 

[mullenite]

Not interesting in building water profiles, just curious to see where the water here is at.

 

[ArcaneXor]

I don't use GRU water any more because of the damn chlorophenols it tends to produce unless you filter it, but here goes:

Name: Gainesville 1
PH: 8.8

Calcium: 26.8
Magnesium: 15.2
Sodium: 9.5
Sulfate: 82.0
Chloride: 26.0
Bicarbonate: 50.0

Name: Gainesville 2
PH: 8.6

Calcium: 27.0
Magnesium: 17.0
Sodium: 11.3
Sulfate: 71.8
Chloride: 27.1
Bicarbonate: 67.1

 

[ghpeel]

I gotta brew up a Wit for the SWMBO this weekend. Well, I might drink a few too...

 

[Pick]

Dang that PH is awful high!

 

[mullenite]

The water analysis is much lower, around 6.8 I think. I keep meaning to pick up some pH test strips but can never remember.

 

[mullenite]

A little coercing and a toothpick to pull the end around, but it fits. Thanks Chris.

 

[ArcaneXor]

Ordered myself a Barley Crusher today

 

[chefchris]

A little coercing and a toothpick to pull the end around, but it fits. Thanks Chris.

That's ****ing awesome! Let me know how it works out, I might follow right behind you.

 

[Pick]

Hmmmmmm, maybe I should keep that 7.75 tall Sankey keg after I finish it off!

 

[Yambor44]

Chris, what are your hours today? I need some DME for a Pacman starter, you have some on hand?

 

[ArcaneXor]

They're closed Mondays.

 

[Yambor44]

Thanks.....

 

[mullenite]

Anyone else entering in the Hogtown Brew-Off?

 

[ArcaneXor]

Anyone else entering in the Hogtown Brew-Off?

If it's done by BJCP rules, it's a no-go for me. I don't need anyone telling me to use less roasted malts when I didn't use any roasted malts at all.

 

[mullenite]

If it's done by BJCP rules, it's a no-go for me. I don't need anyone telling me to use less roasted malts when I didn't use any roasted malts at all.

For $6 and the fact that I can drive to the brewery to drop off my bottles I'm going to do it just to see if they pick up anything weird that I don't.

 

[ghpeel]

Yup. I'm putting some stuff in. The deadline is May 7th I'm pretty sure. I'm not getting my hopes up cause I've heard there can be some serious *********gery from the judges, but what the heck. For $6 and no shipping its worth it. I'll be prouder of an award from the Shop's monthly competition though!

 

[ArcaneXor]

Someone's selling a Sanyo 4910 on Craigslist for $75. More than I am willing to pay for at this point if I have to arrange for my own transportation, but maybe one of you is interested: http://gainesville.craigslist.org/app/1711444070.html

 

[chefchris]

I'll probably enter a few beers. I wasn't pleased at all with last years comments. I remember Joe got beat out by a lager in an ale category. I scored a 42 on a beer in the specialty category and didn't place. You can't convince me that there were 3 beers higher than 42 in the specialty category. One judge's writing was completely illegible. One judge marked me for low carbonation on an English Mild.

But yeah, I'll enter a few probably.

 

[chefchris]

well, just went to check on the beers I was gonna enter. The Stone clone and Bell's Two Hearted are almost gone.That leaves the ESB and maybe the 3/4 IPA. The latter is .9 SRM out of style for an IPA. I can see these judges ripping it apart for it.

BTW, I added the malto dextrin to the 3/4 IPA, the beer I mashed for 5.5 hours. Remember how water thin it was? Added 8 oz, added CO2 and tasted. Instantly better. I might enter it. Best recipe I've made yet.

Here it is.


Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain


Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.065 SG
Estimated Color: 15.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 58.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 63 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amount Item Type % or IBU
13.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 87.39 %
1.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 10.08 %
0.38 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 2.52 %

0.25 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 11.0 IBU
0.25 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (30 min) Hops 3.7 IBU
0.25 oz Centennial [8.70 %] (27 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
0.25 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (24 min) Hops 4.4 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (20 min) Hops 4.9 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [8.70 %] (17 min) Hops 5.0 IBU
0.50 oz Zeus [14.00 %] (14 min) Hops 6.3 IBU
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (10 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial [8.70 %] (7 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
1.00 oz Zeus [14.00 %] (4 min) Hops 7.9 IBU
0.83 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (0 min) Hops
0.83 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) Hops
0.83 oz Centennial [8.70 %] (0 min) Hops


2.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops
1.00 oz Zeus [14.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops
2.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops

1 Pkgs Dry English Ale (White Labs #WLP007) [StarYeast-Ale


Mash @ 150F

 

[mullenite]

If you enter the ESB it looks like we'll be competing. I'm entering the MO/Willamette SMaSH as an ESB. I had better efficiency than I was planning on so I added some water and I think I added too much... starting gravity was around 47 or so, finished at 08.

1oz @ 45
.5oz @ 15 and 5

 

[ArcaneXor]

Picked myself up some Cigar City Humidor Gruit from Cigar City along with a growler of Jai Alai and a Rauchbier. This will be my first humidor series beer, and my first gruit. Not expecting too much, but it should be interesting!

The 3/4 IPA sounds interesting, Chris!

 

[chefchris]

If you enter the ESB it looks like we'll be competing. I'm entering the MO/Willamette SMaSH as an ESB. I had better efficiency than I was planning on so I added some water and I think I added too much... starting gravity was around 47 or so, finished at 08.

1oz @ 45
.5oz @ 15 and 5

American hops in a SMaSH? Gasp! Looks like you'll be right at the low end of the SRM range. Bring it on.

Picked myself up some Cigar City Humidor Gruit from Cigar City along with a growler of Jai Alai and a Rauchbier. This will be my first humidor series beer, and my first gruit. Not expecting too much, but it should be interesting!

The 3/4 IPA sounds interesting, Chris!

Did you go there or just get it from a store? We went there a couple weeks ago and had the time (and beer) of my life. I tried the gruit, wasn't crazy about it. They used cedar as the bittering agent. The Jai Alai is one of my top 5 beers. Going to get a growler of it tomorrow. woot.

The IPA is interesting. The aroma coming off this thing is intense.

 

[mullenite]

They have growlers of the Gruit at Tipple's I believe. Will be going there tomorrow to get one if they do.

 

[elmetal]

They have growlers of the Gruit at Tipple's I believe. Will be going there tomorrow to get one if they do.

chefchris and I are hitting up Tipple's tonight for some Jai Alai. If I remember I'll check to see if they have the gruit.

worst case give them a call and they'll let you know what they've got.

 

[elmetal]

on an unrelated note, anyone got a clone for an old rasputin? (please not the one from BYO, I have not heard a single good review of that recipe)

I know it's not the time of the year for something like that but it is time for me.