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I like this time at night on HBT
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Hey late night crowd. For your almost late night listening, I guess it depends on time zone.
Come sail away with Styx and me.
Come sail away with Styx and me.
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Oh it's late night for me!
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Showing my age.
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Got the brats today from Whole Foods, going to give the sauerkraut a go tomorrow night.
I went to Strange Brew in Marlborough and found some nice 2-gallon primaries with lids grommetted for airlocks. One is going to be our dedicated kraut bucket, the other is going to be my fermenter for experimental and/or massive beers that I may not want 5 or 6 gallons of (at least not yet). I am thinking of an all-grain quadrupel.
I went to Strange Brew in Marlborough and found some nice 2-gallon primaries with lids grommetted for airlocks. One is going to be our dedicated kraut bucket, the other is going to be my fermenter for experimental and/or massive beers that I may not want 5 or 6 gallons of (at least not yet). I am thinking of an all-grain quadrupel.
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Congrats TC. Sounds like a great day and some good game planning!
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I posted this on my topic specific thread, but I'd thought I'd share it here since I posted about the issue here too. We are making progress in get the ABC to recognize that California's AB1425 was not intended to outlaw homebrew festivals (and the AHA's NHC conference, nor all homebrew clubs that collect dues). Here is a letter from two of the State law maker to the ABC. Its a small step but at least it is in the right direction.
View attachment Letter to ABC.pdf
View attachment Letter to ABC.pdf
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If he likes a craft beer, make sure he visits Hop Dogma. Good people and great beers. First two pics are Hop Dogma and the last one is HMB at sunset. I need some of Dan's Beach Boy music playing in the background now. I was there in Nov.
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LRB, without committed people like you, us CA residents would lose our freedom of brewing. Thank you for taking up the fight and doing battle. America, was founded by men like you. Standing up for what is right, going the extra efffort to keep us free from tyranny. Personal freedoms are something once taken, have to be worked hard to get back. I'm glad you are taking an active stance. Cheers to your efforts my dear friend! Cheers, indeed!
Worth quoting. Prayers for a safe deployment Dan.
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If he likes a craft beer, make sure he visits Hop Dogma. Good people and great beers. First two pics are Hop Dogma and the last one is HMB at sunset. I need some of Dan's Beach Boy music playing in the background now. I was there in Nov.
Beautiful, just beautiful. how bout some of this
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out of hopslam? just go to your competitor and buy all theirs...
http://smokehousebrewing.com/brewdoodblog/
http://smokehousebrewing.com/brewdoodblog/
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What's up everybody? Finally got a brewday in last Sunday 
So what do ya'll think? Crazy cold here. I've got a few fermentors sitting in the basement. Pitched 48 hours ago. Ambient temp is about 62F and the fermentors are at 63. They've been chugging along slowly. No noticeble activity in the blow off tubes (other than some condensation) but my bucket lids don't fit all that tight anymore. Popped the lids yesterday (24 hours after pitch) and had krausen, so I know primary kicked off. I'm using pacman and 1272, which are both listed down to 60F. Should I think about hauling them upstairs at this point (ambient 68F) or just leave them be? I will probably bring them up eventually anyway to warm them up a bit for secondary. I usually don't have the means to ferment this cool, so I'd like to just let it rock. Just don't want to stall out. 1.056 OG, so not a big deal...... Thoughts?
So what do ya'll think? Crazy cold here. I've got a few fermentors sitting in the basement. Pitched 48 hours ago. Ambient temp is about 62F and the fermentors are at 63. They've been chugging along slowly. No noticeble activity in the blow off tubes (other than some condensation) but my bucket lids don't fit all that tight anymore. Popped the lids yesterday (24 hours after pitch) and had krausen, so I know primary kicked off. I'm using pacman and 1272, which are both listed down to 60F. Should I think about hauling them upstairs at this point (ambient 68F) or just leave them be? I will probably bring them up eventually anyway to warm them up a bit for secondary. I usually don't have the means to ferment this cool, so I'd like to just let it rock. Just don't want to stall out. 1.056 OG, so not a big deal...... Thoughts?
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Bassoon envy. I have heard of it before.
What's up everybody? Finally got a brewday in last Sunday
So what do ya'll think? Crazy cold here. I've got a few fermentors sitting in the basement. Pitched 48 hours ago. Ambient temp is about 62F and the fermentors are at 63. They've been chugging along slowly. No noticeble activity in the blow off tubes (other than some condensation) but my bucket lids don't fit all that tight anymore. Popped the lids yesterday (24 hours after pitch) and had krausen, so I know primary kicked off. I'm using pacman and 1272, which are both listed down to 60F. Should I think about hauling them upstairs at this point (ambient 68F) or just leave them be? I will probably bring them up eventually anyway to warm them up a bit for secondary. I usually don't have the means to ferment this cool, so I'd like to just let it rock. Just don't want to stall out. 1.056 OG, so not a big deal...... Thoughts?
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I have always preferred to ferment on the cold side and usually set the chamber to maintain about 63. Ferment is a little slower but is nice and clean. I usually use dry yeast and am not very worried about character from the yeast. If you are, you may want to warm it up a bit.
Speaking of crazy cold, I can relate. The kids got the last two days off of school. It was -20 last night and it is always warmer here on the top of the hill where I live. This has to be one of the coldest UP winters I have been through so far.
If you see that radar tower up on that hill, that's Pillar Point, The marina is just before it. My brother lives just off that marina in a nearby neighborhood.
The picture looks like it's taken south near the downtown Half Moon Bay area. That's where my dad is living.
It is a great area. My favorite restaurant in the whole world is south of there, in Pescadero, called Duarte's Tavern. It's a "must" when I get out there.
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PP, sounds like a beautiful place.
Here's a tune for late night listening. A bit mellow.
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
Here's a tune for late night listening. A bit mellow.
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
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Okay, that one was a bit... mmm? Sad?
Here's another old one but a lot more fun.
Here's another old one but a lot more fun.
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Never heard that song before, going to have to listen to it a few more times; I do detect minute 1:40 is absolutely absurd and wrong!
LabRatBrewer!!
LabRatBrewer!!
Never heard that song before, going to have to listen to it a few more times; I do detect minute 1:40 is absolutely absurd and wrong!
Thank you for your support!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is a classic "Album", it is one of those rare records that plays perfectly start to finish. There are many great songs that don't get much airplay.
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I guess I'm guilty of not listening to the whole album. I do love the song PSRT. Why don't you do the honors brother?
Thunder_Chicken
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Wife is out all day until late this evening, got the kitchen to myself for once. Bottling and bottle cleaning day!
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3 cases of sparkling apfelwein bottled, 5 cases of empties cleaned and drying. I checked on my Baltic porter; it is about 75% done so I brought it in to warm up and help it finish. It is clean as a whistle, no esters or diacetyl at all. It's going to be a super nice beer.
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...and done. Everything is clean, dry, and put away. My wife is coming around to my homebrewing hobby as I invariably leave everything cleaner than when I found it. Hell, I could probably perform aseptic surgery on my kitchen counter now, it is so clean.
Now about these dishpan hands...
Now about these dishpan hands...
Brewing chemicals are he'll on the nails.
TC is going to have to go get a manicure tomorrow now.
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What? This WAS my day of beauty.
Its ok TC. We still think you are pretty.
I haven't brewed for a while. My wife is missing the beer but mostly the wine I made for her. I do have 10 gallons of apple wine that should be ready soon but no beer for me
I think starsan would actually dissolve a nail
A leaky bottle did quite a job on my metal shelving.What a waste of that one he got yesterday
