Massachusetts Masstoberfest 2016 Ten years and going strong.

[TheDudeLebowski]

Its still worth it. Just bring some of that texas weather for a change. Wait. Maybe that's what the hurricane was. Still worth it.

 

[Daddymem]

WARNING! The Yoop is in the air on her private jet and on the way to Masstoberfest 2016 and her final days as the reigning champ!


Well la-di-da. Would ya look at Yoop travelling first class. You'd think she would at least share a row with the cup, it is more important than Cardbob after all. Oh. Wait. I get it. Looks like Cardbob is about to punch his mile high club card. Way to go buddy, I hope you wore your mozzarella cologne.

Let's see. Yoop lives somewhere out in the tundra somewhere so she should be here in....the airspeed of a laden swallow minus drag...carry the 1...hey wait, is she even gonna make it that far in time???

 

[paulthenurse]

I think CardBob is copping a feel.

 

[paulthenurse]

Anyone who wants to cop a feel on the Yoop needs to bring enough cash to charter a Gulfstream to Masstoberfest.

I'll handle the details.


Was I clear about only accepting cash?

 

[Melana]

And she made it.

 

[Daddymem]

Yooper, not one to mess around, started her victory lap with a bang today. She took the Masstoberfest Cup and Cardbob to check out a Patriots practice. Having punched his Mile High Club Card, Cardbob was full of testosterone and started yelling that he could be quarterback and beat Rex if they needed him. Well, Bill saw that trophy in Yooper's arms and figured whoever won that amazing trophy just HAD to be married to some super extra special so he said to himself "why not?" and yelled back "come on down and show me what you got!"



This is the before picture. We still have to get legal clearance to post the after picture. Good thing it was only Cardbob, but I'm betting he won't make it to Masstoberfest again...only furthering the myth of the man.

 

[smurfjuice]

Hmm, looks like G Bush and G Clooney in front of Cardbob ... mebby just me.

 

[paulthenurse]

Wait a minute...

Wait a minute...

Wait just a cotton pick in' minute...

Are you f'ing sheeting me?????

HO-LEE Mother of Pearl! That boner hit her over the head like a shovel...

Really?

CardBob?

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How could we have been so blind?

Da fuq?

Yoooooooooop!!!!!!!!! You're a legend. I mean.... That's UNBELIEVABLE!!! You're the woman that turned a drug for pulmonary hypertension into a boner bonanza.

 

[paulthenurse]

Hundreds of (admittedly loser) men worshipped you before when you were the beer wench behind the kegs. But you just floored the warp drive, you just went yard, you hit the big time.

You are Smiling Bob's Babe!!!!!

How could we have been so blind??????

 

[the_bird]

Northern Brewer better not **** me over. I placed an order last Saturday and paid extra for shipping, because it was 'Need It By Friday, September 30th? Pay $16.59" or whatever extra. It finally shipped< with scheduled delivery on Monday. Which... I have basically no other ingredients. I could do an extract batch, but that's no fun. I'll be pissed if it's not here by Friday.

 

[the_bird]

Also, I'm scaling back my brew setup, so gear for sale if anyone's in the market. I have a keggle, cleanly cut with a weldless bulkhead that's never leaked. I've got a March pump, and a (20?)-plate plate chiller. If anyone's vaguely interested, I can take pics. Just scaling back, I don't do 10-gallon batches (I hardly do 5) so I don't need the keggle, and while the pump and chiller work great, it's really more work than I need. I've just got back to a simple immersion chiller. If anyone's in the market, I can take some pics and you can make me an offer.

 

[paulthenurse]

I can get whatever you need at The Witches Brew. Send me a list.

 

[the_bird]

I'll probably take you up on that. Playing around with an English bitter, so it'll be something easy but I need *everything*. Hell, does he sell all-grain kits? That might be the easiest.

 

[paulthenurse]

Hey, it looks like it might be drizzling on Saturday. Can people bring pop up tents of they have them. Thanks

 

[paulthenurse]

Whatever you want he has.

 

[Daddymem]

Sure Paul, I can pitch a tent for you.

 

[the_bird]

Whatever you want he has.

If he has an all-grain kit for an ordinary bitter, or a special bitter, or an ESB, that'll work fine.

If he doesn't have a kit pre-made, grab me:
8# of a British pale malt
0.5# of crystal 60
1# of flaked barley
3 ounces of either EKG or Fuggles
Dry yeast - S04 or Windsor

Let me know the damage and I'll pay you Saturday.

Just doing a simple, low-gravity British ale. The local club does a contest each winter for one basic style, this year we're doing English bitters. Kind of like the idea of having something smallish on draft in the basement.

Thanks, dude. **** Northern Brewer.

 

[paulthenurse]

I'll get you a pound of Belgian candy syrup, some dried orange peel and coriander too. You can pretend that you're Cape and put your own spin on a bitter.

 

[Yooper]

Hundreds of (admittedly loser) men worshipped you before when you were the beer wench behind the kegs. But you just floored the warp drive, you just went yard, you hit the big time.

You are Smiling Bob's Babe!!!!!

How could we have been so blind??????

You made me laugh, laugh, laugh. Thank you for being so weird as to remember Hardon Bob.

Also, I'm scaling back my brew setup, so gear for sale if anyone's in the market. I have a keggle, cleanly cut with a weldless bulkhead that's never leaked. I've got a March pump, and a (20?)-plate plate chiller. If anyone's vaguely interested, I can take pics. Just scaling back, I don't do 10-gallon batches (I hardly do 5) so I don't need the keggle, and while the pump and chiller work great, it's really more work than I need. I've just got back to a simple immersion chiller. If anyone's in the market, I can take some pics and you can make me an offer.

How big is the chiller? How much do you want for it? I could possibly use a plate chiller, if it's not too heavy for me to lug through the airport in my bag. I'm still using a CFC and it takes FOREVER to chill 11 gallon batches.

 

[the_bird]

I'll take a picture tonight. It's one of the Duda-type chillers, twenty plate ( I think). Think I paid a hundred, I'd like to get back half of that.

 

[the_bird]

I've been using it with the pump, which lets me recirc into the brew kettle. One pass knocks me down to about 100 degrees, and I'm down to pitching Temps (with a 5 gallon batch) in 10-15. Depend on how lazy I get.

 

[day_trippr]

[...]I could possibly use a plate chiller, if it's not too heavy for me to lug through the airport in my bag. I'm still using a CFC and it takes FOREVER to chill 11 gallon batches.

TSA should enjoy seeing a big block of metal traveling through the x-ray machine

Don't want to squelch a sale but I'd be surprised if a PC would be an appreciable upgrade over your CFC...

Cheers!

 

[paulthenurse]

Who are you fooling? You can cool off 10 gallons of beer in 15 minutes flat for 9 months of the year just by placing it outdoors. Leave it there for 30 and you have to defrost it.

 

[paulthenurse]

Hey Tripper, you coming?

 

[the_bird]

I forgot I had a brewometer setup on the chiller, too. I might end up holding onto it. Really want to find a new home for the keggle, though.

 

[the_bird]

How is it possible that my order from NB is 7.7 pounds, when I ordered thirteen pounds of grain? Are those metric pounds or something?

 

[paulthenurse]

No *******. You live in the Berkshires. The elevation skews the scale. Don't you know nuttin'?

 

[the_bird]

What the **** do you know about scales? You ain't stepped on one without breaking it since 1972.

 

[paulthenurse]

That was unkind.

 

[paulthenurse]

Me. 1972-ish.
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