Group Buy in Chicago #5

porterguy · Sep 29, 2012

Okay, pretty sure I have 4 sacks ordered. :ban:

Thanks again! :mug:

bmason1623 · Sep 29, 2012

porterguy said:
Okay, pretty sure I have 4 sacks ordered.

Thanks again!

Go to the latest thread and post there.

homebrewfrank · Oct 2, 2012

I was able to register on the ordering web page, and it said to wait for a confirmation email, but i havent received one yet......did i put in the wrong info?

bmason1623 · Oct 2, 2012

homebrewfrank said:
I was able to register on the ordering web page, and it said to wait for a confirmation email, but i havent received one yet......did i put in the wrong info?

Try logging on again

bmason1623 · Oct 2, 2012

bmason1623 said:
Try logging on again

And post your questions on the latest thread

bmason1623 · Nov 2, 2012

Who was the participant in GB#5 who was one of the first, if not the first, to pick up? I believe this person either worked near or at the U of C. I ask because they gave me a 750 mL bottle of their home brewed Flanders Red. It was quite good! See attached image...

bmason1623 · Nov 2, 2012

Who was the participant in GB#5 who was one of the first, if not the first, to pick up? I believe this person either worked near or at the U of C. I ask because they gave me a 750 mL bottle of their home brewed Flanders Red. It was quite good! See attached image...I've been drinking with my nephew so excuse the errors.

SHF · Nov 2, 2012

yeah that was mine. Glad you enjoyed it! got a red wine barrel and brewed 2 days straight to fill it, was in the barrel over a year.

bmason1623 · Nov 2, 2012

SHF said:
yeah that was mine. Glad you enjoyed it! got a red wine barrel and brewed 2 days straight to fill it, was in the barrel over a year.

Got anymore?

What yeast did you use?

starman · Nov 2, 2012

SHF said:
yeah that was mine. Glad you enjoyed it! got a red wine barrel and brewed 2 days straight to fill it, was in the barrel over a year.

Where'd you get the barrel? I had a Chardonnay aged triple this fall that would be worth a week of non stop brewing.

SHF · Nov 3, 2012

bmason1623 said:
Got anymore?

What yeast did you use?

I do have a lot more, I am kind of doing a solera so I pull out like 10G at a time and top it back up with fresh beer/wort.

I used a 5 gallon "starter' of roselare from a flanders red I had started about a year before I got the barrel, then I also added some additional Brett and Lacto, as well as some dregs from Jolly pumpkin beers, mostly la roja.

I have a lambic going in an identical barrel which is way more acidic, almost wine like.

SHF · Nov 3, 2012

starman said:
Where'd you get the barrel? I had a Chardonnay aged triple this fall that would be worth a week of non stop brewing.

a winery in Genoa (Prarie State Winery I think it's called), I had to call around & email about a dozen or so places before I found one with fresh empties that was willing to part with one or two for a reasonable price....just got lucky with the timing I think, most had already gotten rid of a bunch or only had really old dried up ones they were selling for planters, tables or whatever.

Got lucky on a smaller barrel from Koval distillery downtown too. Made a nice whiskey stout and now it's been delegated to join it's sour brothers from the winery