More to it than I thought.

[Horseshoot]

I am looking forward to seeing pics from your first brew day! I hope your first brew is a winner! We are brewing our Cream Ale, tomorrow.

Mike

 

[Altrez]

I am looking forward to seeing pics from your first brew day! I hope your first brew is a winner! We are brewing our Cream Ale, tomorrow.

Mike

Please share some pics here! I hope it all goes great! I am up late planing for my brew day that I hope will go well!



-Altrez

 

[Altrez]

My fermenting chamber temperature controller is installed and I am logging the temp at 1 minute intervals.

-Altrez

 

[Horseshoot]

Please share some pics here! I hope it all goes great! I am up late planing for my brew day that I hope will go well!



-Altrez

Will do.

 

[Horseshoot]

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That was brewing our own Cream Ale, today.

Mike

 

[Altrez]

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That was brewing our own Cream Ale, today.

Mike

That's awesome!!!!!



-Altrez

 

[user 125772]

That looks like a really nice starter brew pot. However, you need to be concerned about boil-overs. Keep in mind, at some point, you might want to go to 3 gallon brews, and this pot may not be able to handle them. So... Why not invest, now, in a 20 gallon pot? Unless... You are considering going up to 5 gallon batches. In that case, go much larger with the brew pot.

Mike

I get the impression Mike might be trolling a little bit because if you can't make a 5 gallon batch with a 8 gallon pot, you're not paying attention.

... And if you can't pay attention, you need to get a bottle of ferm-cap

 

[Altrez]

I get the impression Mike might be trolling a little bit because if you can't make a 5 gallon batch with a 8 gallon pot, you're not paying attention.

... And if you can't pay attention, you need to get a bottle of ferm-cap

He has some valid points. If I plan to move up in brew sizes it might be wise to go ahead and get a custom made Brew Pot that is computer controlled and brews the beer for me.

The next step after that would be to build a bunch of robots to do everything so I do not even have to get out of my chair. Or I could just have SWMBO go grab me a growler from the beer store and call it done



-Altrez

 

[Horseshoot]

I get the impression Mike might be trolling a little bit because if you can't make a 5 gallon batch with a 8 gallon pot, you're not paying attention.

... And if you can't pay attention, you need to get a bottle of ferm-cap

To be honest, I was doing a bit of teasing, given the overall nature of this thread. I meant it in a "tongue in cheek" way.

Mike

 

[Altrez]

To be honest, I was doing a bit of teasing, given the overall nature of this thread. I meant it in a "tongue in cheek" way.

Mike

Overall nature of this thread for me at least is a 100% serious. There is a lot of things that go into making Beer way more then I knew. I have learned so much with the help of this forum!

-Altrez

 

[Altrez]

I just ordered the Bayou Classic Stainless Brew Kettle, 40 quart, for my first brew to see how that works.

Closing in on everything needed for my first brew day!

-Altrez

 

[Altrez]

Hello All,

Update:

Just ordered another kit from NB Plinian Legacy plus a Zombie Dust clone. That puts me around 7 gallons on my first run.

I am going to brew the Mr. Beer kits on day 1. The Dead Ringer and Zombie Dirt on day 2 and then the Plinian on day 3.

The idea behind this is that I will have 5 different fermentation rigs going that have been spaced apart over three days to help avoid any possible contamination.

I have to use another mini fridge for a fermentation chamber and buy another temperature controller but that is pretty much it.

-Altrez

 

[Onkel_Udo]

Hello All,

Update:

Just ordered another kit from NB Plinian Legacy plus a Zombie Dust clone. That puts me around 7 gallons on my first run.

I am going to brew the Mr. Beer kits on day 1. The Dead Ringer and Zombie Dirt on day 2 and then the Plinian on day 3.
-Altrez

I said I was out because your OD is off the charts but I will give another thing to worry about.

Water. If you are chasing highly hopped IPA's you might be disappointed if you do not get your water chemistry right. Not as important on redneck Pale ales, dark bitters, American brown ales, etc. but on these very complex hop-forward beers...it can make a significant effect on the flavor.

 

[Altrez]

I said I was out because your OD is off the charts but I will give another thing to worry about.

Water. If you are chasing highly hopped IPA's you might be disappointed if you do not get your water chemistry right. Not as important on redneck Pale ales, dark bitters, American brown ales, etc. but on these very complex hop-forward beers...it can make a significant effect on the flavor.

Thank you for the help! I am working on that issue right now. I am on Lowes right now looking for a reverse osmosis system. I have $300 worth of water testing gear on hand and I have a lab at work that I can take all my samples to for testing.



-Altrez

 

[PADave]

I said I was out because your OD is off the charts but I will give another thing to worry about.

Water. If you are chasing highly hopped IPA's you might be disappointed if you do not get your water chemistry right. Not as important on redneck Pale ales, dark bitters, American brown ales, etc. but on these very complex hop-forward beers...it can make a significant effect on the flavor.

lol, this guy is never going to make beer if you keep that up.

 

[Altrez]

lol, this guy is never going to make beer if you keep that up.

That is not true If I can't handle it I will just pay someone to come over here and brew for me while I micro manage!!!

:rockin:

-Altrez

 

[PADave]

Hello All,

Update:

Just ordered another kit from NB Plinian Legacy plus a Zombie Dust clone. That puts me around 7 gallons on my first run.

I am going to brew the Mr. Beer kits on day 1. The Dead Ringer and Zombie Dirt on day 2 and then the Plinian on day 3.

The idea behind this is that I will have 5 different fermentation rigs going that have been spaced apart over three days to help avoid any possible contamination.

I have to use another mini fridge for a fermentation chamber and buy another temperature controller but that is pretty much it.

-Altrez

That's quite an ambitious schedule, for your first brewing experience. But hey, to each their own. I know I did a double brew day with extract once, and it wasn't fun, for me at least. I'd at least get the first one out of the way solo to find out what works and what doesn't. No matter how good it sounds on paper, things probably wont go how you think they will. For me the brewing is easy, it's the prep work and clean up that sucks.

 

[PADave]

That is not true If I can't handle it I will just pay someone to come over here and brew for me while I micro manage!!!

:rockin:

-Altrez

Might as well just buy commercial beer at that point.

 

[jimmerz]

I'm not sure how I stumbled upon this thread, but it's hilarious!

 

[Altrez]

I said I was out because your OD is off the charts but I will give another thing to worry about.

Water. If you are chasing highly hopped IPA's you might be disappointed if you do not get your water chemistry right. Not as important on redneck Pale ales, dark bitters, American brown ales, etc. but on these very complex hop-forward beers...it can make a significant effect on the flavor.

Oh damn I just figured this out after searching what a water profile is. You posted this just to fu#@ with me and I know it!

:smack:

-Altrez

 

[user 125772]

I said I was out because your OD is off the charts but I will give another thing to worry about.

Water. If you are chasing highly hopped IPA's you might be disappointed if you do not get your water chemistry right. Not as important on redneck Pale ales, dark bitters, American brown ales, etc. but on these very complex hop-forward beers...it can make a significant effect on the flavor.

Wtf is a redneck pale ale?, ....and where can I get some?

 

[Altrez]

Wtf is a redneck pale ale?, ....and where can I get some?

We only make that in Kentucky!

-Altrez

 

[Horseshoot]

Overall nature of this thread for me at least is a 100% serious. There is a lot of things that go into making Beer way more then I knew. I have learned so much with the help of this forum!

-Altrez

Altrez,

Don't take it the wrong way. I just want because you have been going overboard, and many have been suspecting the veracity of the thread. S, I simply tried to inject some humor into the thread. Guess I failed! Haha!

I'll go back to brewing beer!

Mike

 

[Horseshoot]

That's quite an ambitious schedule, for your first brewing experience. But hey, to each their own. I know I did a double brew day with extract once, and it wasn't fun, for me at least. I'd at least get the first one out of the way solo to find out what works and what doesn't. No matter how good it sounds on paper, things probably wont go how you think they will. For me the brewing is easy, it's the prep work and clean up that sucks.

I did a double all grain brew day once. But, I had been brewing for many years at that point. UGH! It was a long day!

Mike

 

[Horseshoot]

We only make that in Kentucky!

-Altrez

You live in Kentucky? I don't live in Kentucky, but I am from Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky, actually. One of my favorite brews is my Kentucky Common Beer. I have yet to meet anybody, who has sampled it, who doesn't like it!

Mike

 

[Altrez]

Altrez,

Don't take it the wrong way. I just want because you have been going overboard, and many have been suspecting the veracity of the thread. S, I simply tried to inject some humor into the thread. Guess I failed! Haha!

I'll go back to brewing beer!

Mike

You are fine! I know I am going a bit overboard but I love beer and all this is just amazing! Please feel free to keep posting here



-Altrez

 

[Altrez]

You live in Kentucky? I don't live in Kentucky, but I am from Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky, actually. One of my favorite brews is my Kentucky Common Beer. I have yet to meet anybody, who has sampled it, who doesn't like it!

Mike

I am in Owensboro KY right now and from a small little town named Madisonville!

I have not tried KCB.

-Altrez

 

[Horseshoot]

I am in Owensboro KY right now and from a small little town named Madisonville!

I have not tried KCB.

-Altrez

I know Madisonville. I once interviewed for a job at the Medical Center there. I ended up going to New England, instead.
Also have been to Owensboro. Which is quite different from Owensville!
I am from Ashland, Kentucky.

Mike

 

[Horseshoot]

That would be the Trover Clinic, BTW.

Mike

 

[Altrez]

That would be the Trover Clinic, BTW.

Mike

Grew up just 3 miles away from Trover Clinic. It is a small world!

-Altrez