Masstoberfest 09/20

[Melana]

Perhaps The Witches Brew in Foxboro has it? ptn knows the owner and should be able to call him to find out...

 

[Sumo]

Assuming I make it....

Anyone happen to have some Carafe Special malt I could beg/borrow/steal? I've got everything else to brew a schwarzbier (assuming my yeast check out as good). Probably need a pound or so. Forgot to order some when I placed my last order with Northern Brewer, and I don't think the local shop stocks it.

Check with:

Modern Homebrew Emporium
or
Welcome to Beer-Wine.com
if either have it I'll pick it up for you. I am going to both stores tomorrow.
You can PM me if prefer.

 

[paulthenurse]

I'll call Steve at the Witches Brew tonight, but I think he said he was going out of town on business early in the week. If he has it I can pick it up for you on Thursday or Friday or he can bring it on Saturday after he closes the shop at 5.
PTN

 

[the_bird]

Check with:

Modern Homebrew Emporium
or
Welcome to Beer-Wine.com
if either have it I'll pick it up for you. I am going to both stores tomorrow.
You can PM me if prefer.

Thanks! 'Bout time I get another lager brewing.

 

[paulthenurse]

How many of the WB guys are joining us?
What about Makenzie?

Steve is coming over after he closes, Paul will be by, Smurf is coming I believe and Chris is still trying to get the balls up to tell his wife he's coming. I don't know who else is. If McKenzie shows up that would be priceless!

 

[paulthenurse]

The Witches Brew has the Carafe Special if you still need it, Jay. I'll plan on picking some up for you unless I hear otherwise.
PTN

 

[paulthenurse]

If it will make it easier for you guys who are planning on brewing and don't want to lug all of your gear out, here is what I have available.

I'll be using my sanke mash tun and keggle.

I have a third keggle (only 12 gallons) for hot water.

I have an insulated cooler with a pipe manifold that can hold 20 ish lbs of grain. (I did the 888 grain bill in it, and batch sparged. It worked but it was stretching it's limits.) Up for grabs

I have a 5 gallon Gott cooler with a Phalse bottom. Up for grabs

I have a 7 gallon pot from the Bayou cooker (Aluminum. Don't start.) Up for grabs

I have 2 burners and 2 bottles of propane and will beg a few more from friends. (I hope) I'll be using one and the second will be used for the hot water. We'll need more.

I'll have iodine for sterilizing. I use generic oxyclean to clean and have a fresh tub of that.

I have a racking cane and tube, but I'm old school and suck on the end of the tube to get it going. Plan accordingly if that offends your sensiblities.

I have a floating thermometer and a digital probe, and only one hydrometer. All available for group usage

Obviously you will need to bring your own carboy, bung and airlock, unless you decide to leave your wort at my house, which is OK with me.

I use tap water out of the bib and it makes fine beer. Not too soft, not too hard, it's just right. Makes great porridge, too. If you have a traveling chemistry set feel free to adjust it to your own specifications. Maybe I should have higher standards.

I should know tomorrow or the next day how many extra burners I'll have.

If you want to hosee something speak up. First come first served.

PTN

 

[Donasay]

Hey Paul,

When you say come whenever and leave whenever, what time frame are you really talking about I was thinking of showing up a little later in the day more towards the evening. I have a staff meeting at 2:00 for people working the Beer Advocate Belgian Beer Fest on the 26th. It should only be a couple hours, so I was planning on making it down after that.

If you could let me know what whenever means, it would be really helpful.


--Don

 

[hoss75]

OK I have one request. It's actually more of a suggestion. Everyone bring a peach to the party. I made a desert yesterday that is just so unbelieveably good that I'll make it at the party. I took two peaches and cut them in half and layed them on a plate with some brandy for a half hour. Then I dipped them in sugar and layed them in a frying pan with some butter over low heat until they were softened. The butter and sugar turned into a thick syrup. After about 15 minutes I added a half cup of brandy and torched that off and served it over ice cream. To borrow a phrase from Thedude123 Wow!

Paul

Peaches it is.

P.S. Thanks to adiesgo. I thought this thing was another week away.

 

[Sumo]

My wife said to go have a good time, and enjoy yourself. The weather looks perfect for saturday. Its all systems go.. I wait for the rub and here it is... The chilli chowder fest is the same day. ARRGH!! Masstoberfest and chilli chowerfest all happening at the same time. I am weeping inside.

 

[the_bird]

Thanks for grabbing that Carafe for me, adigeso. Should be getting my flask and stirbar delivered today, so I'll get a chance to see whether my stirplate actually works and hopefully get my starter going tonight. Yeast is a little old, so I want to give it plenty of time to confirm it's viability.

So, what time are people going to be getting there? I've got about a three hour drive, but I'd like to get there early since I'll have to head out before it gets too late.

 

[Sumo]

I plan on getting there around noon.
No worries on the grain. If anyone needs anything just let know know. I have 8 packets of Nottingham yeast as well. If anyone is looking.

 

[paulthenurse]

Like I said, come anytime after noon and leave whenever. One of my friends from work is coming over after his shift ends at 10 pm. I fully expect to be going strong then. The last one in the spring ended at about 4 am and only then because Duncan and I had broke into the moonshine an hour or so earlier. I'll be pacing myself, I'll look like the winegeek I am during the judging by spitting out a goodly portion of what I taste. I want to be around to say goodbye to the last person to leave. And I don't want to hear about it from Al in the morning.

Paul

 

[paulthenurse]

Weather on Saturday High of 70, 10% chance of showers, Beautiful day. Sounds like a great day to make and drink beer.

 

[Melana]

Can't wait. John and I are in Western mass priming ourselves for the weekend ahead!

 

[JustMrWill]

Less than 48 hours away...

Got a couple things to do in AM so...probably be there early afternoon. Everybody like chocolate chip cookies?

-Will

 

[paulthenurse]

I do. 10 char

 

[Melana]

Will you're so domestic.
If someone can talk bigjohn into peeling some apples for me i'll bring apple cake....

 

[paulthenurse]

BigJohn,
Your mission, should you choose to accept it or not, is to peel as many apples as Melana wants. That cake is delish. Failure is not an option.

If anyone is looking for inspiration and is wondering what to bring, I have had the biggest damned jones in the world for https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f56/scotch-eggs-74632/#post781288 since I first read the thread. I meant to make them earlier and just forgot, then the thread got resurected this week and I've been salivating ever since. But I just don't have time to do them before the party.

Someone? Anyone? Buehler? Buehler?

This post will self destruct in five seconds.






Maybe not.

(Tex must be mad at me and took away the "Super-Spy Post-Self-Destruction-Button" because I let a day go by before I renewed my lapsed membership. Damn!)

PTN

 

[the_bird]

Boys and girls, I have to bail.










This market is killing me. I'm so far behind, I just can't get away from my desk this weekend. After what's happened the past two days, I can't say that this is a BAD thing, but this **** is crazy, I've got to be in the office and try and catch up.

Sorry....

 

[paulthenurse]

How does the SEC say, "Sorry, everyone but we just took half the game off the table. No more shorting." What's up with that?

Anyways, we'll miss you, and Boston will drink your share.
PTN

 

[Melana]

We will miss you and your A.S.S. bird! I was looking forward to asking you why i look so scary.

 

[beergears]

Hey...
I will show up but can't stay long,
I got nurse duties at home, but patient (doing fine, so far) said I can go out and spend some time with you folks...

Someone said apple cake..??!!!

Melana; I read your PM the other day, just when my browser was going batty... never remembered to catch the message -- been a busy week on the home front.

Se ya all!

 

[Melana]

John has agreed to peeling a whole bunch of apples. There will be cake.

 

[Kaiser]

I'll be there, but more towards the late afternoon. I'll prepare some German pork (what else ?) dish that needs to go on the grill. Will there be a grill fired up?

Kai

 

[the_bird]

I'll be there, but more towards the late afternoon. I'll prepare some German pork (what else ?) dish that needs to go on the grill. Will there be a grill fired up?

Kai

P'shaw, a grill! Just serve this!

 

[Kaiser]

P'shaw, a grill! Just serve this!

I would, but I don't trust the American butchers. I have not made that here , b/c I need to get fresh ground pork for that. German butchers expect the ground pork to be eaten raw. As a result of that they have to make it fresh every day.

Kai

 

[paulthenurse]

I just woke up, wide awake. It's 3:15. Too soon to start the fire, MUCH too soon to pour a beer if I want to be around to take the (cooked) pork off the BBQ. The house smells like garlic, I've got about 40 lbs of pork butts rubbed down in the fridge and the smell is permeating everywhere. Me likee! The coffee's almost done.

I'd try that Kai. At least a little. And I know how you could make it here. Just buy a meat grinder, like you use to make sausages, and grind your own. If you bought a shoulder with the skin on and cut that up immediatly before grinding you would be fine from a contamination standpoint. There might not be enough fat in the shoulder but we could work out the details. If you want to try it I have a grinder. OTOH, you and I might be the only ones willing to give it a go, and I'm not promising to finish my sandwich. That would mean a lot of ground pork in your sandwich! Of course a the day wears on and the kegs get lighter more people may deveolp courage.





Nah, who am I kiddin'.

PTN

 

[paulthenurse]

And yes, Kai, there will be a grill.

Boston baked beans just went in the oven. (Hope that warms the house up. God damn but it got cold last night!

 

[Sumo]

I would, but I don't trust the American butchers. I have not made that here , b/c I need to get fresh ground pork for that. German butchers expect the ground pork to be eaten raw. As a result of that they have to make it fresh every day.

Kai

Too bad you didn't say this sooner. I make my own sausages bi-weekly. I would ground up fresh pork from the market =(