I like this time at night on HBT

[opus345]

A full wine rack, 100ish 12 oz bottles and 4 1/2 gallons in primary. I do not need to brew more. I do not need to brew more. I do not need to brew more...

Of course you do not need to brew, but you want to brew, right? Well then, go brew and be happy. I would make a terrible therapist.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Well, great news! A truck from the electric company fell through my driveway and into the river. They got towed out and no one was hurt. But they have put flags up everywhere, so I'm pretty sure they are going to come back and fix it. They can't access their power lines without the driveway. Haha! I tried to warn them!

 

[brewingmeister]

Let's see some pics of the truck in the river/driveway.

 

[Jennifer571]

And on have bringing on a great thread title. I'm going to bed guys. May good times and happiness abound you. I have to sleep now.

 

[BobbiLynn]

Let's see some pics of the truck in the river/driveway.

I thought about bringing the camera in a plastic zip lock bag, but didn't want to risk it on my first trip out. I barely got through on my 4-wheeler to the spot that caved in. Nephew did not do a good job fixing it before more rain like I asked him to. But, not his fault, we didn't know it would keep raining so long. Maybe tomorrow I can at least post pics of the truck tire tracks leading to the river. Which was a creek, but calling it a river now.

 

[BobbiLynn]

I am brewing more beer in the middle of the night. I think you'd call this one a blonde ale, brewing up a 2-gallon batch. It smells delicious. Finished the BIAB mash now starting my boil. So sweet yet so blonde.

 

[Varmintman]

Of course you do not need to brew, but you want to brew, right? Well then, go brew and be happy. I would make a terrible therapist.

And I did brew. Tried some new stuff but to dang drunk to type so I am heading to bed I think

 

[Varmintman]

Ok I am thinking I am wasting some good sugar in my brews. When I brewed last night I shot for 1.040 SG and hit it dead on. But since I am doing the no sparge method I wondered how much sugar I was leaving behind so once my brewpot was full and on the boil I dumped a gallon of boiling water into the mash tun stirred it up and drained it. That gravity was 1.030. Now I know it was only a gallon but it seems kind of a waste to leave that much sugar behind.

I just dumped the gallon instead of adding it to the brew pot because I did not want a strong beer. Still trying to figure what I can do with the extra sugar I am leaving behind though

 

[TNGabe]

Still trying to figure what I can do with the extra sugar I am leaving behind though

Start sparging again???

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Since I put my igloo run together I've been sparging (batch). In fact the Citra smash I did had three spathes so I thing I got the sugar out (final runnings were around 1.01). Batch before that even after sparging I was getting near 1.03 so I ran a few more gallons through and did a 3 gallon batch with that (did add some DME, but not much).

I really hate not getting my full money's worth!

 

[bottlebomber]

Ok I am thinking I am wasting some good sugar in my brews. When I brewed last night I shot for 1.040 SG and hit it dead on. But since I am doing the no sparge method I wondered how much sugar I was leaving behind so once my brewpot was full and on the boil I dumped a gallon of boiling water into the mash tun stirred it up and drained it. That gravity was 1.030. Now I know it was only a gallon but it seems kind of a waste to leave that much sugar behind.

I just dumped the gallon instead of adding it to the brew pot because I did not want a strong beer. Still trying to figure what I can do with the extra sugar I am leaving behind though

Use less grain and adjust for higher efficiency.

 

[Stauffbier]

I dumped a gallon of boiling water into the mash tun stirred it up and drained it. That gravity was 1.030. Now I know it was only a gallon but it seems kind of a waste to leave that much sugar behind.

I just dumped the gallon instead of adding it to the brew pot because I did not want a strong beer. Still trying to figure what I can do with the extra sugar I am leaving behind though

You can freeze that extra gallon of 1.030 wort and use it for starters. Freeze it in equal thirds, and put each third in a gallon zip lock. Then when you want to make a starter you can take it right out of the freezer and plop the frozen wort in to a pot and boil it down to 1L which will put you at about 1.035-1.040, which is perfect for starters. I do this all the time. Saves a lot of money on DME for starters.

Batch before that even after sparging I was getting near 1.03 so I ran a few more gallons through and did a 3 gallon batch with that (did add some DME, but not much).

I do this a lot, as well. You can get yourself a 1.5-2 gallon batch as a bonus. Just watch your temps and pH when you sparge it out. You can even get creative and add some different specialty grains for a short steep to get a different style than the original batch.

 

[Varmintman]

I am thinking I am going to start doing a gallon batch trying out different hops. I do not do big beers and I reuse my yeast cakes so starters are out at least for me.

Sigh when I got up this morning I had 12 empty beer bottles and 6 of them I drank last night. I got one batch ready to bottle right now and the batch I brewed last night will be ready in 2 or 3 weeks. 60 bottles per batch or 120 bottles in 3 weeks and I got 12 right now. Either my friends kick it up a notch and help me out or I am going on a bender.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

That's why I like bombers ... 30 of those and a handful of 12 oz bottles for sampling!

 

[opus345]

Sigh when I got up this morning I had 12 empty beer bottles and 6 of them I drank last night.

Your leaving us hanging, who drank the other 6?

That is kinda like the high school prank of taking three pigs and painting numbers on them #1, #2, #4 and letting them loose overnight to roam around in the school. The school finds the pigs in the morning and then spends the next couple of weeks looking for #3.

 

[Leadgolem]

Your leaving us hanging, who drank the other 6?

That is kinda like the high school prank of taking three pigs and painting numbers on them #1, #2, #4 and letting them loose overnight to roam around in the school. The school finds the pigs in the morning and then spends the next couple of weeks looking for #3.

That's hilarious! Please tell me you actually did this?

 

[Reelale]

Ok I am thinking I am wasting some good sugar in my brews. When I brewed last night I shot for 1.040 SG and hit it dead on. But since I am doing the no sparge method I wondered how much sugar I was leaving behind so once my brewpot was full and on the boil I dumped a gallon of boiling water into the mash tun stirred it up and drained it. That gravity was 1.030. Now I know it was only a gallon but it seems kind of a waste to leave that much sugar behind.

I just dumped the gallon instead of adding it to the brew pot because I did not want a strong beer. Still trying to figure what I can do with the extra sugar I am leaving behind though

That's no sparge, it's the nature of the beast. Get some chickens, they love the spent grain with the extra sugar.

 

[opus345]

That's hilarious! Please tell me you actually did this?

It was done, but not by me. I read about it and have always remember that it was a prank with some intelligence.

 

[Stauffbier]

That's no sparge, it's the nature of the beast. Get some chickens, they love the spent grain with the extra sugar.

Leaving sugar in grain is like leaving half a beer in the bottle and throwing it away!

But.... I guess if you're eating chicken eggs and chickens it all washes out in the end.

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[Leadgolem]

 

[Stauffbier]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf6LD2B_kDQ

She is awesome! Is she the one that does all of the heavy medal remakes?

 

[Leadgolem]

She is awesome! Is she the one that does all of the heavy medal remakes?

I'm in the process of finding out, I ran into her music accidentally tonight.

 

[Leadgolem]

She's definitely got some funny video game remixes.

 

[Leadgolem]

I noticed I had prune juice in the back of the fridge. I don't know why I bought it, I don't like prune juice. I don't know why, but mixed up a batch of prune wine. It's only a gallon, but I still have no idea where I'm going to put it when it's done. Just a basic diluted juice solution with extra sugar and nutrients. OG: 1.122.

 

[TNGabe]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf6LD2B_kDQ

Is this supposed to be funny?

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Her music reminds me a bit of these gals from Bond:

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[Varmintman]

I know this group has done a bunch of remakes. I really like this song though in both forms Grieg and Apocalyptica

 

[Varmintman]

That's no sparge, it's the nature of the beast. Get some chickens, they love the spent grain with the extra sugar.

I have been giving my spent grain to a buddy who has chickens who in turn gives me some eggs. I really do not want to get any chickens just because I will have to give the some heat some how in the winter just to keep them alive.

But my wife wants them so I guess this summer I will build something for them

 

[Reelale]

I have been giving my spent grain to a buddy who has chickens who in turn gives me some eggs. I really do not want to get any chickens just because I will have to give the some heat some how in the winter just to keep them alive.

But my wife wants them so I guess this summer I will build something for them

That's what I do too. I can't have chickens here due to HOA rules. I'd really like to though.