Not-So-Secret-Santa Christmas Swap

[coyote68]

package delivered to Mass. today at about 10am ...... it made it!!

 

[eatmorefrogs]

That's full service! I didn't even have to get out of my seat to check for it (I will refrain from opening it until the end of the work day.)

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

I should have mine in the mail soon.

EDIT: Please disregard the pumpkin fermenting in the background. That was not part of the shipment.

 

[coyote68]

That's full service! I didn't even have to get out of my seat to check for it (I will refrain from opening it until the end of the work day.)

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

I should have mine in the mail soon.

EDIT: Please disregard the pumpkin fermenting in the background. That was not part of the shipment.

glad it made it there safe and sound.

 

[finsfan]

Delivered to weezy!

 

[finsfan]

Where is all the beer porn?!

 

[coyote68]

Where is all the beer porn?!

i second that!

 

[eatmorefrogs]

@coyote68

All of the beer arrived unbroken. The full spread includes a very generous nine beers. Seven home brews and two commercial brews. From left to right, you're looking at "Della's Stout" (session stout), Full Pint White Lightning Wit, Cherries in the snow (sour cherry beer aged 5 years), sour cherry stout, Tröegs Mad Elf, Sanctuary Gose, My Girls Saison, La Folie (featuring wild yeast), and a smoked porter.

First beer: Sour cherry stout. Tastes good. It's a lighter bodied stout, not much head. Taste-wise, the cherry gives more sour than cherry. The aroma is all cherry. Poured into a pint glass it's pitch black and opaque (no light passes through even when held up to a light bulb!.) Very low sediment, which leads me to believe this may have been from a keg? Carbonation is spot on. I'm not picking up on any off flavors. I think it's great as-is, but if you're looking for a critique, which it sounds like most people in this thread are, I think it could use a heavier body and more cherry. Don't be shy with the cherry! As a personal preference, I'd probably go with a non-sour cherry or I would balance it more with a sweeter stout, but it sounds like from your description it sounds like this is what you had on hand and you were just using a basic stout recipe to help teach someone to brew, so can't fault you there. Honestly though, great beer! It would be very sessionable, I've already finished it.

 

[coyote68]

Sweet! thanks. yeah was just showing a newbie how cherries would work on a basic beer. btw. that gose is highly carbed. so be careful when opening.. open over a sink..lol

that stout is bottle conditioned, used umtons kream-x and cut it down to 3 oz/5gallon. wanted to keep it in the session style.

 

[eatmorefrogs]

Sweet! thanks. yeah was just showing a newbie how cherries would work on a basic beer. btw. that gose is highly carbed. so be careful when opening.. open over a sink..lol

I'm very excited to try that one. Looking forward to all of them but I'm most excited about the gose, the backyard yeast one, and the cherries in the snow.

 

[coyote68]

I'm very excited to try that one. Looking forward to all of them but I'm most excited about the gose, the backyard yeast one, and the cherries in the snow.

here's a link on the cherries in the snow. a review from last year. so you can see how it compares. (same beer, same batch.. just 1 year older)

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f88/zuljins-secret-santa-haul-2013-a-446466/

 

[RussPDX]

Packed and labeled. Jakeasaur I will PM you tracking info. Going to try to get it dropped off to Fedex today, worst case tomorrow morning.

 

[sfgoat]

My package to abeasst should have been delivered yesterday. Hopefully everything arrived in one piece.

 

[finsfan]

My package to abeasst should have been delivered yesterday. Hopefully everything arrived in one piece.

I am hoping the same with Weezy.

 

[campbellmike]

My package was delivered to disturbdchemist this afternoon.

 

[Weezy]

Finsfan LIED! He said it would cone Friday.... it came THURSDAY!

I went straight to the cinnamon apfelwein cuz I can't make a cider to save my life. Just excellent stuff man! The cinnamon builds up in your palate nicely. Nice and smooth overall. Really good.

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I am going through and tasting my brews again before I ship them out, I am not going to send anything out that I wouldn't drink.

The Apricot Blonde is still hanging in there. Trying the Citra APA next, I brewed it in June hope it's still OK.

 

[BrewWho]

So I thought my keezer was broke today when I seen my sct reading 54F turns out the prob broke and kept my compressor running all night. Destroyed my starter for my next brew and did some freezing of lines and taps. Getting it all defrosted now but is pouring cloudy. All is well and the beer still taste good. Hoping to have my package sent out early this week
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[LiquidFlame]

So I thought my keezer was broke today when I seen my sct reading 54F turns out the prob broke and kept my compressor running all night. Destroyed my starter for my next brew and did some freezing of lines and taps. Getting it all defrosted now but is pouring cloudy. All is well and the beer still taste good. Hoping to have my package sent out early this week
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Kind of curious what your procedure for your starters is. Mainly why your putting it in a keezer and why your starter foamed over like that.

 

[BGBC]

Kind of curious what your procedure for your starters is. Mainly why your putting it in a keezer and why your starter foamed over like that.

Sounds like everything froze over, hence the foam. Agreed the starter didn't need to be in the keezer to begin with (unless it was cold crashing).

 

[finsfan]

Finsfan LIED! He said it would cone Friday.... it came THURSDAY!

I went straight to the cinnamon apfelwein cuz I can't make a cider to save my life. Just excellent stuff man! The cinnamon builds up in your palate nicely. Nice and smooth overall. Really good.

I hope you enjoy them man! The RIS was aged on oak and 1 vanilla bean. The nut brown ale is probably my least favorite but wanted to get others feedback on it. Cheers!

 

[DisturbdChemist]

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From campbellmike. Ill get to these soon and let you know what i think of them.

mine will be shipped this week. Need to get a few ready.

 

[sloanfamilydsm]

Shipping out on Monday.
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[BGBC]

Just dropped mine off. Headed to a recent subject of the Brew&A series.

 

[BrewWho]

I usually cold crash my starters in my keezer. Fridge always has food in it. I guess it wasn't meant for me to brew today. Oh well. Got a new temp prob put in and everything is flowing. Now to bottle and ship

 

[finsfan]

I hope thats me!

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I am getting everything packaged up and ready to ship. I did not get 2 batches bottled that I wanted to.

I volunteer for a mini schnauzer rescue and had to go pick up a new foster. I think she is trying to win me over and create a "foster failure" situation.

I will ship mine out on the 15th since it is Monday, I do not want the beer sitting on a truck for a weekend.

 

[LiquidFlame]

I am getting everything packaged up and ready to ship. I did not get 2 batches bottled that I wanted to.

I volunteer for a mini schnauzer rescue and had to go pick up a new foster. I think she is trying to win me over and create a "foster failure" situation.

I will ship mine out on the 15th since it is Monday, I do not want the beer sitting on a truck for a weekend.

I can relate with being a failed foster parent. Ours won us over after a week.

I won't be shipping my beer out till the 15th as well. I'm trying to get over a very bad cold, and I'm hoping the oaked porter I have is going be at the right oak level that I want it to be.

 

[jrowland74]

I've been told I have a suspicious package waiting for me. My wife was kind enough to put it in the keezer until I get home. I'll post pics after dinner!

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Alrighty. I'm going to bottle a few from the keg tonight and should ship sometime this week. Someone in Nebraska will be getting sours and bretts as well as clean beer goodness.

 

[inkman15]

@Chemist - how do you bottle from the keg? I've read different methods but haven't ever filled more than a growler that gets consumed within an hour or so. I usually just put some tubing right into the tap and bottle it that way. Will that hold carbonation when capped? Hoping to send a few beers from the kegs I currently have...