I like this time at night on HBT

[Stauffbier]

Sounds delicious and work/time intensive. My grandma would cook the applesauce down til thick then cut 5 inch circles of pie crust dough scoop 1/3 -1/4 cup of apple mixture fold in 1/2 wet the edges and press seal them with a fork. Bake til lightly brown she called them hand pies I believe that it's a tart variation.

It is a lot of work, but it's worth it. The actual brew day is about the same amount of time as an all grain beer brew day, but that doesn't include peeling/coring/slicing the apples. I'd say it took about 2 hours to peel the apples for this batch.

Your grandmother's hand pies sound delicious. Around here (being on the Mexican border) we call those Empanadas, but I believe they are deep fried vs. being baked. Thanks to you for putting the idea in my head I will now be making some! :rockin:

 

[lschiavo]

Very nice apple harvest! I have three trees in my backyard. One makes a killer apple wine. I can't even drink it...it's like a tequilla drunk compared to a beer drunk... Anyway, that poor tree is suffering from the weight right now. It will be at least a hundred pound harvest. Last batch, I used Yoopers crabapple wine recipe and everyone loved it. I just freeze/thaw them crush them and throw it all in a bucket to ferment. The only pains I took was to remove the stems. I hope you didn't peel all those apples and leave the stems on Good luck with the cider.

 

[lschiavo]

Here is a nice song my daughter and I always loved:

 

[Stauffbier]

Very nice apple harvest! I have three trees in my backyard. One makes a killer apple wine. I can't even drink it...it's like a tequilla drunk compared to a beer drunk... Anyway, that poor tree is suffering from the weight right now. It will be at least a hundred pound harvest. Last batch, I used Yoopers crabapple wine recipe and everyone loved it. I just freeze/thaw them crush them and throw it all in a bucket to ferment. The only pains I took was to remove the stems. I hope you didn't peel all those apples and leave the stems on Good luck with the cider.

Wow, I bet I had close to 100 lbs off of just my one tree, and it's a dwarf. Although, it's huge for a dwarf. It was also straining with the weight. It's funny you mention the "tequila drunk" , because I've noticed that my apple cider hits me harder than beer for some strange reason. That doesn't really make sense, since it's only around 5.5% ABV. Your idea of just adding all of the crushed fruit to the bucket intrigues me. It sounds way easier. The only problem I imagine is you get a huge amount of liquid loss to the spent fruit. I made a batch with this same method last year, and it came out fantastic. I get more compliments on it than I do on beer (and I think I make fairly good beer :cross. I did indeed peel and core the apples. So, no stems...

 

[lschiavo]

Wow, I bet I had close to 100 lbs off of just my one tree, and it's a dwarf. Although, it's huge for a dwarf. It was also straining with the weight. It's funny you mention the "tequila drunk" , because I've noticed that my apple cider hits me harder than beer for some strange reason. That doesn't really make sense, since it's only around 5.5% ABV. Your idea of just adding all of the crushed fruit to the bucket intrigues me. It sounds way easier. The only problem I imagine is you get a huge amount of liquid loss to the spent fruit. I made a batch with this same method last year, and it came out fantastic. I get more compliments on it than I do on beer (and I think I make fairly good beer :cross. I did indeed peel and core the apples. So, no stems...

My tree is a "mutt". They taste like Granny Smith though. Our apples are much smaller here in the UP:

I put the fruit in a mesh bag and pressed that when it was all good and mushy. I will have a glass of apple wine but will NEVER drink a whole bottle again

 

[lschiavo]

We all like metal bands around here:

 

[Stauffbier]

My tree is a "mutt". They taste like Granny Smith though. Our apples are much smaller here in the UP:

I put the fruit in a mesh bag and pressed that when it was all good and mushy. I will have a glass of apple wine but will NEVER drink a whole bottle again

Those are indeed small! Some of mine are so large they won't work on the peeler/corer/slicer machine. Those are the ones I've been giving to friends and family.

I have a young peach tree with so many peaches on it that branches are breaking, which really sucks!

 

[lschiavo]

Those are indeed small! Some of mine are so large they won't work on the peeler/corer/slicer machine. Those are the ones I've been giving to friends and family.

I have a young peach tree with so many peaches on it that branches are breaking, which really sucks!

If I peeled them, there would be nothing left

I am jealous of your climate. Peaches are far too smart to live around here. You could send me some...

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Yay! I got my brew ingredients in today. I have a quick extract blonde ale in the fermenter now, and my next batch will be an English IPA. The Merlot is cranking away.

I think tomorrow I might do my Washington Small Beer experiment.

 

[Stauffbier]

If I peeled them, there would be nothing left

I am jealous of your climate. Peaches are far too smart to live around here. You could send me some...

Yeah, I can see how you wouldn't want to peel those. Last year I didn't peel or core. I just removed stems. It worked fine, but afterwards the pulp was useless being full of seeds. This year I wanted to use the leftover pulp for applesauce, so I decided on the extra work of peeling and coring.

When my peaches are ready I'd be happy to send you a box full. I'm not sure how they would fare during shipping, but I'm more than willing to try. I'm still not sure if they will taste very good, since the tree is technically a wild shoot. If they're good I'll let you know.

 

[lschiavo]

I found this tearing out some walls. It is 111 years old and the ace of spades...any bids?

 

[Stauffbier]

I found this tearing out some walls. It is 111 years old and the ace of spades...any bids?

That is super cool!

I found this poster under a wood floor I was repairing. I think it's from the 1920's...

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

I found this tearing out some walls. It is 111 years old and the ace of spades...any bids?

Very cool. Is there a pattern on the other side of the card? I'd take care of that card, it is probably worth something.

Reminds me of a good song:

 

[lschiavo]

Yeah, I can see how you wouldn't want to peel those. Last year I didn't peel or core. I just removed stems. It worked fine, but afterwards the pulp was useless being full of seeds. This year I wanted to use the leftover pulp for applesauce, so I decided on the extra work of peeling and coring.

When my peaches are ready I'd be happy to send you a box full. I'm not sure how they would fare during shipping, but I'm more than willing to try. I'm still not sure if they will taste very good, since the tree is technically a wild shoot. If they're good I'll let you know.

A box of peaches would be awesome. I could send you some snow in a month or two

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

That is super cool!

I found this poster under a wood floor I was repairing. I think it's from the 1920's...

I wonder if it is the same Ray Teal who played the sheriff in Bonanza. He was a bandleader in California before he got into TV.

 

[Stauffbier]

I wonder if it is the same Ray Teal who played the sheriff in Bonanza. He was a bandleader in California before he got into TV.

I've pondered the same question. I can't find anything about the poster on the interwebs.

 

[Leadgolem]

Hey LRb, chemistry and microbiology is something we all need to brush up on. We're brewers!

Glad you got a chance to quench your thirst after that long talk.

Just watched Days of Thunder for the first time. Robert Duvall and Tom Cruise. Say what you want about TC, he never makes a bad movie. Robert Duvall, hm niether.

Also want to say, Mike sorry you have to let go a good set of chompers but happy you're going to be able to give up the pain killers and start livng life again

LG.. Great fix on the phone. I have a Jeep with 225K on it. I occasionally need to fix things on it and it's good as new. Great feeling. Cheers for you

Beaks, sorry to hear about your mishap. Truly wish you a speedy recovery my friend. Wish I could take Pappy's advice when I get randomly drug tested for work.. "Do I bring my own or do you provide?" (or something like that)

ipe:

I've got over 230k on my truck. She's never let me down.

I am so going to say that next time I get a random'ed.

I don't like dental work either. My dentist says I'm one of only two patients he's ever seen where lidocaine injections simply do not work. I now get put under whenever feasible.


I would put ice cream in the middle.


You really shouldn't be dealing with withdrawals after only two weeks. If it was more than just some sort of placebo effect, consider yourself very fortunate that they were almost certainly on the very mild end of the spectrum.

I've been on very heavy painkillers (large dose Dilaudid) for the past 3.5 years, for a facial nerve issue. I occasionally get a bit of brain fog still, but I manage.

Ice cream sounds perfect.

Novocaine doesn't work for me at all. Lidocaine works, for almost exactly 20 minutes regardless of the dose. As in 2 shots in the jaw. 20 minutes. 7 shots in the jaw. 25 minutes.

As for the withdrawl, I was breaking out into cold sweats a lot. I was really irritable, and I just flat wanted more pain killers. I wasn't in pain, I just wanted more pain killers anyway. I quite smoking at the same time as I started taking the pain killers, so that probably had something to do with it.

Study history it's never been a nice place. My take is start with yourself and go with a "butterfly effect" but there shall always be those that believe they are above others. So be the person you wish the rest of the world should be and keep sanity in check with that

Beeks to that. I don't try to change the world, I just try to make that little part around me better.

Thanks LRB!

After I peel, slice, and core the apples I let them sit out for a while so they will oxidize a little. Then I bag them up and freeze them overnight. The next day they get thawed and boiled in just enough water to cover them up. Then I lauter the whole mess through my MLT. This leaves me with a gravity of about 1.020 since I use so much water. The apple flavor is very strong, but the sugar content is too low for cider. That's why I make a lot and boil it down. I also add brown sugar to increase the gravity and dry it out during fermentation. It leaves me with an abv of about 5.5-6%. It makes a very tasty cider. You can really taste the freshness of the homegrown apples. Next year I might actually make a large apple press, so I can forgo the two boiling processes.

Then I scoop the pulp out of the MLT and heat it with brown sugar and spices to make the applesauce. Then process the jars in hot water to pasteurize.

I was wondering where your press was, and why peeled the apples.

When I was a kid I remember spending a lot of hours de-stemming, quartering, and coring apples with a pairing knife. I must have started doing that when I was about 4. My Dad liked to make cider every year. Though we were Mormon at the times, so it wasn't alcoholic.

Usually, we did the peeled apples in the press first. Those got turned into apple sauce and/or apple butter. They were the larger apples. We used the crushed pulp leftover from the press. The smaller ones we just washed, de-stemmed, quartered, cored, and pressed.

Sounds delicious and work/time intensive. My grandma would cook the applesauce down til thick then cut 5 inch circles of pie crust dough scoop 1/3 -1/4 cup of apple mixture fold in 1/2 wet the edges and press seal them with a fork. Bake til lightly brown she called them hand pies I believe that it's a tart variation.

I love hand pies. My mom makes them with pretty much drier version of beef stew as a filling. Calls them cornish beef pasties.

Those are indeed small! Some of mine are so large they won't work on the peeler/corer/slicer machine. Those are the ones I've been giving to friends and family.

I have a young peach tree with so many peaches on it that branches are breaking, which really sucks!

Ooh, sounds like you needed to thin the blossoms on that one. Sometimes a late frost will do that for you, but I'm not sure that's likely where you are.

 

[lschiavo]

Very cool. Is there a pattern on the other side of the card? I'd take care of that card, it is probably worth something.

Reminds me of a good song:

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

Nice song.

10 golden eagles in circles on a dark blue background. I would like to find a pack of English Ovals...for a nickel...probably less back then.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

I've pondered the same question. I can't find anything about the poster on the interwebs.

Found this:

http://www.jazzage1920s.com/peggyenglish/peggyenglish.php

And this:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...S0uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZNUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3176,3946786

Looks like he toured with his orchestra in the 20s and 30s.

EDIT: Actually I found some older stuff from around 1910 that might be a better fit.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...LPcxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=767,4511567

Here is mention of "Raymond Teal Musical Comedy Company The Big Song Show" from December 9, 1911:

http://oregonnews.uoregon.edu/lccn/sn85033159/1911-12-09/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.txt

It must be another Ray Teal, as the one who played in Bonanza was only born in 1907.

Here's some more, in Bisbee Arizona in Feb 1911.

http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper ...Mirror 1910 Sep-Dec 1911 Grayscale - 1057.pdf

In Oklahoma August 1910:

http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper ...Mirror 1910 Sep-Dec 1911 Grayscale - 0109.pdf

 

[Stauffbier]

Ooh, sounds like you needed to thin the blossoms on that one. Sometimes a late frost will do that for you, but I'm not sure that's likely where you are.

I should have indeed thinned the blossoms, but I didn't have time at that point in life. To be honest I think a mature tree could handle the amount of peaches, but this is just a 2 year old tree. The branches that are breaking aren't much thicker than one inch in diameter. It was actually odd that such a young tree made so much fruit. I'd never seen a fruit tree do that. It's another characteristic that I'm chalking up to the fact that it's a wild shoot.

 

[Stauffbier]

Found this:

http://www.jazzage1920s.com/peggyenglish/peggyenglish.php

And this:

http://news.google.com/newspapers?n...S0uAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZNUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3176,3946786

Looks like he toured with his orchestra in the 20s and 30s.

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I guess that confirms that it was indeed the same Ray Teal.

EDIT: OK, I just went back and saw your edit. Perhaps it's not the same Ray Teal...

This poster along with quite a few other similar ones were found in an old farm house in Deming, New Mexico.

 

[Leadgolem]

I should have indeed thinned the blossoms, but I didn't have time at that point in life. To be honest I think a mature tree could handle the amount of peaches, but this is just a 2 year old tree. The branches that are breaking aren't much thicker than one inch in diameter. It was actually odd that such a young tree made so much fruit. I'd never seen a fruit tree do that. It's another characteristic that I'm chalking up to the fact that it's a wild shoot.

Perhaps Dionysus is suggesting something to you.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Perhaps Dionysus is suggesting something to you.

Thanks just had a RUSH sound track run through my head

 

[Stauffbier]

Perhaps Dionysus is suggesting something to you.

Haha! I do believe that Dionysus is suggesting that I should make some soured peach saison!

 

[Leadgolem]

Thanks just had a RUSH sound track run through my head

Your welcome.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Just added banana puree, molasses, brown sugar, dark rum, and 2 split vanilla beans for a Banana Fosters Ale

 

[Stauffbier]

Just added banana puree, molasses, brown sugar, dark rum, and 2 split vanilla beans for a Banana Fosters Ale

Did you rack to secondary and then add all of that? Or do you add it to the primary?

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I guess that confirms that it was indeed the same Ray Teal.

EDIT: OK, I just went back and saw your edit. Perhaps it's not the same Ray Teal...

This poster along with quite a few other similar ones were found in an old farm house in Deming, New Mexico.

Bisbee AZ is south of Tuscon. If they were touring Deming NM isn't so far away.
That poster might be over 100 years old!

 

[beaksnbeer]

Did you rack to secondary and then add all of that? Or do you add it to the primary?

Secondary, I had to rack a gallon off not enough room bubbling like crazy after only a 1/2 hour (I've been sniffing the blow-off container...is that wrong)

 

[Stauffbier]

Bisbee AZ is south of Tuscon. If they were touring Deming NM isn't so far away.
That poster might be over 100 years old!

We found about 4 posters that day. The owner of the house was kind enough to let me have the one pictured. He said that they had found several more inside of various walls in the house. He also mentioned that he had donated a couple of the more pristine ones to a local museum in Deming.