I was thinking the first or second weekend in Dec. Do either of these weekends work? I contacted a few places where we could meet up and it be central for all of us. As soon as I hear back I will let you know on the where.
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Kegged up the Fruitcake old ale last weekend. Tasted pretty good, a bit thin, but after the low OG, i guess it was to be expected. The fruits didnt sink as I had planned so the orange zest never sank either. This beer has definitely been a pain so far.
Should have it in bottles in another week or two to finish conditioning for the tasting in December.
Should have it in bottles in another week or two to finish conditioning for the tasting in December.
HerbieHowells
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I have a choir thing on the first Sunday in the afternoon, but I should be good for any other date. My wife may or may not show up. She is authentically gluten free as opposed to gluten free for fad reasons, and works lots of weekends, so unless one of you is 9News personality / homebrewer Kyle Clark I.R.L., she probably won't make it. If Kyle is out there, both of us will likely be there.
I'm good for either weekend. I assume you were planing to meet somewhere where we can taste some craft beer and perhaps have a meal? Or are we just meeting in some parking lot for the exchange? I prefer the first option, but will show up beer in hand regardless.
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So I spoke to the people at Strange brewing and they said they would be more than hoppy to have us do the exchange there. It is a pretty central place to meetup for those out in Golden and up north. It is about 1/2 mile (Guesstimate) from Mile High Stadium. I was shooting for the 1 of Dec. which is a Sat. and we should miss the Broncos crowd. Figured we could meetup around 2 PM.
Please let me know if that works for you guys. they usually will have food truck there but you can get food orderd in and more importantly, they have beer!
Once I know the time works for you guys, I will confirm the date and time with them.
Please let me know if that works for you guys. they usually will have food truck there but you can get food orderd in and more importantly, they have beer!
Once I know the time works for you guys, I will confirm the date and time with them.
It would be fantastic if we could push it back if possible. My beer will be very young on the 1st. Also I work crazy hours all weekend every week so I will not be able to make it to a meet-up on the weekend. I should have seen that coming lol...
Anyway I will have my beer regardless, I dont want to back out just more of a heads up. I understand it is practically impossible to cater to everyone's schedules. Worst case scenario I will find a way to get them out there somehow if I cant make it that Saturday.
Anyway I will have my beer regardless, I dont want to back out just more of a heads up. I understand it is practically impossible to cater to everyone's schedules. Worst case scenario I will find a way to get them out there somehow if I cant make it that Saturday.
Well we started this project a little late in the season compared to others so a young beer is to be expected. I think that won't be a problem. I wanted to do it earlier than later because people start having parties and it gets harder to find time and a place to gather.
Option, if there is a reason you can't make it, I can meet you before and after to get your beer and give you the others' beers to you. I am determined to make this work and easy on everyone.
Option, if there is a reason you can't make it, I can meet you before and after to get your beer and give you the others' beers to you. I am determined to make this work and easy on everyone.
HerbieHowells
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The afternoon of the first works for me.
Count me as another brewer who is glad that we ended up capping at 10. I discovered that my auto siphon was cracked while I was cleaning it, so I had to siphon the old fashioned way. Attempted to answer the phone while siphoning, lost my siphon, and by the time I realized what had happened, there was no way to get it started without kicking up a whole lot of trub.
Good news is that I got 40 bottles on the nose, so everyone is covered.
Count me as another brewer who is glad that we ended up capping at 10. I discovered that my auto siphon was cracked while I was cleaning it, so I had to siphon the old fashioned way. Attempted to answer the phone while siphoning, lost my siphon, and by the time I realized what had happened, there was no way to get it started without kicking up a whole lot of trub.
Good news is that I got 40 bottles on the nose, so everyone is covered.
I am working on the 1st, but I can either ask my wife to drop bottles off or try to get a personal day. Strange sounds great. I have never actually been there.
As for the beer, I added my spice tincture last week. Time to carb up and get it ready to bottle. Smells great right now!
As for the beer, I added my spice tincture last week. Time to carb up and get it ready to bottle. Smells great right now!
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Question for those with experience with bigger beers; the quad is sitting at 1.030. this puts the ABV at 10.2 %. I was expecting the gravity to be a bit lower than what it is but I am not sure if the 1.030 is a normal FG for a big beer or if I should go by some fresh yeast do a starter and repitch. Since this is my fisrt beer with this magnitude Iwould love some insight. If it is ready than I will bottle that bad boy this week.
The tasting was pretty good. A bit sweeter than expected but the alcohol is definitely present. I did by EC-1118 Champagne yeast for bottling. I am not sure on how much to reconstitute and pitch before bottling so I would also appreciate feedback on that as well.
The tasting was pretty good. A bit sweeter than expected but the alcohol is definitely present. I did by EC-1118 Champagne yeast for bottling. I am not sure on how much to reconstitute and pitch before bottling so I would also appreciate feedback on that as well.
Cool. Thanks.
Should give me 'just' enough to enjoy some leftovers:rockin:
With the bigger beer, you could try moving it to a warmer spot or maybe gently swirling the fermenter to rouse the yeast. 1.030 seems a tad high. Most of my bigger beers (10%+) have usually ended down in the 1.025 or lower ranger.
HerbieHowells
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I had 4 stuck in my head, glad it is 3. Turned out I had nothing to sweat about when the bottle wand started slowing down on beer 39. Sweet, now I get to make sure that they carbonate properly.
I assume you are using Mosher's tripel recipe form Radical, and did the recommended amber malt, and sugar/light malt addition. Also you mentioned in an earlier post that the O.G. was 1.106. I plugged the recipe into my calculator and came up with a projected O.G. of 1.103 and a final gravity of 1.026. I'd say you were fairly close to dead on. If the gravity reading is not changing, then i think its done.You might try warming it up for a few days, but I don't think adding more yeast is necessary.
As far as bottling, if you change your yeast to one that attenuates lower, and add priming sugar as well, the yeast may consume the simple sugars as well as some of the complex sugars left over from the primary ferment. In other words, the champagne yeast tolerates high alcohol levels better than the Belgian yeast and it may kick off a secondary fermentation causing bottle bombs. There is still plenty of yeast in suspension for priming purposes, IMHO. If you add yeast for bottling, add the same strain used in primary. Also for priming purposes, keep the bottles warm. Above 70 F for a couple of weeks. That yeast is getting tired and higher temps will keep them going without adding any noticeable off flavors.
If you want another option, I got an extra Keg, and would be willing to force carb and bottle for you. It takes a couple of weeks to do it right so we would have to get together soon. Just an idea. I'm not trying to hijack your beer.
That makes perfect sense about the EC-1118. I was pretty worried about the bottle bombs as well.
I don't see it hijacking at all. If it isn't too much off your back, I would love to do that. I have never done anything with kegs so that would be a cool learning experience.
I always keg and force carb. I am not sure what is best for this weizenbock because I have never done a wheat beer before. It should have some yeast and plenty of carbonation in the bottle and I want to get it right so I am assuming I will have to bottle from a bucket with priming sugar correct? I would love to just keg and carb as usual but all the bottles I have filled from the keg have had very little carbonation in the past.
Any insight would be appreciated, thanks!
I can call strange and see. I know that will work better for Option. Does this work for the rest of you? Let me know what times you guys have in mind and I'll give Strange a call and see what we can do.
Ok, Trying to get this finalized. Been struggling with this. Do we want earlier around noon or 1? Does thie weekend of the 1st work for everyone or would the 8th be better? I have three that can't do the 1st and I figured this would be the hard part. So, if everyone participating could chime in and let me know, I would greatly appreciate it and it would make it a ton easier for me. I have two people in the Guard that have drill on the 1st and one has to work on the 1st.
Cheers!
Cheers!
I'm good both weekends, and I will work with whatever time you decide. The only hangup I may have is if SWMBO has something going, I lose my designated driver, and will have to drink careful. I can do that, however reluctantly. I cant get a read on her though, at this time, so find what works best for the most and I will work it out.
Just found out I have to work all day on the 1st and 8th but I should be able to take a hour break and head over there to do the swap around 3. I work around 50hrs a week so I do not expect you to cater to my schedule. Will do my best to make it as easy as possible...just sucks because I really wanted to meet some local guys and talk homebrew. Ow well I will make sure I get off next swap!
Okay, I did change to the December 8th at 1 PM. This will allow for a few more people who also helped me kickstart this and unfortunately aren't on this forum make it. It sounds like most are okay with this. The one thing they would liek to know is how many people. I am not sure if you all are bringing friends/family or what not I reserved for 15 to 20 just in case. This also works better for Strange Brewing as they have a big party reserved later, on the 1st which would have limited our time.
I apologize for the change but I appreciate the flexibilty.
Chessking, If you need a DD rde home I can take care of that.
I apologize for the change but I appreciate the flexibilty.
Chessking, If you need a DD rde home I can take care of that.
HerbieHowells
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I'll be there. I have a black tie event that night, but the afternoon is clear.
