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[explosivebeer]

I should be able to make it down there by 10am. I've got a small nitro tank I can bring to purge.

My friends and I were thinking about heading east to Walking Man, Double Mountain, and a few other places Saturday afternoon if you guys were interested in caravan-ing on a little gorge brewery tour.

McKBrew, I'm heading down with friends on Saturday morning and staying that night either at a friend's place or a few of us might split a hotel room. You're more than welcome to join us if you don't want to drive down on your own.

 

[McKBrew]

I honestly don't think I'm going to make it down there. Too much going on right now. Depending on how much my portion is, I could explosive fill up part of a keg and I can swap him with an empty. Or you can just say that my portion is the part that evaporated. I probably will not want much more than a few bottles of this anyhow.

 

[explosivebeer]

I honestly don't think I'm going to make it down there. Too much going on right now. Depending on how much my portion is, I could explosive fill up part of a keg and I can swap him with an empty. Or you can just say that my portion is the part that evaporated. I probably will not want much more than a few bottles of this anyhow.

That sucks you won't be able to make it McKBrew. I have to clean some kegs this week. I think I'll have three to bring down but I'll have to check tonight to see.

Brian, could you PM me your address again. I promise not to post it this time.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Hey Evil...curious since you never delivered that last batch of the base brew if you were going to try and blend the two at all?

 

[explosivebeer]

I'm not exactly sure what the plan is but I'm planning on being at KB's house around 10am with a few empty kegs and possibly a couple friends. I probably need to get going by noon or so but I'll be bringing a couple bottles to celebrate the occasion.

McKBrew I've got an empty 3-gallon keg I'll be bringing for your portion if that works for you.

 

[EvilTOJ]

I will be there at 10 AM today as well with two kegs in tow. I've thought about blending that other batch I made with this one, it could be interesting.

 

[McKBrew]

Have fun with it. I think this is going to be a good beer.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Thanks all that participated! This was fun. We now have an empty barrel ready to go, who's in for a new batch?!??!

Bottled 5 of my 20 gallons and did a little bottle wax on a few:

 

[EvilTOJ]

I'm up for it. You wanna make a kriek again, or make something else? Something that would definitely benefit from oak and roselare for sure.

 

[explosivebeer]

I'm up for it. You wanna make a kriek again, or make something else? Something that would definitely benefit from oak and roselare for sure.

Hey Guys,

Obviously we weren't quite thinking about filling it right after draining but I'd be up for contributing to the next batch if we want to keep it in use rather than give it to someone else. I'll be coming down the weekend of November 13th and can brew 10 or 15 gallons before then. I recently read a thread on using Roselare and it referenced Jamil's suggestion of finishing the base beer around 1.020 so the Roselare has more sugars to work with.

Anyway, let me know if I need to get brewing. And if we do this again, do you guys want to do something similar (which turned out great), or mix it up and see what happens? I guess adding raspberries on top of the cherry muck or doing a darker version of the recipe to get a chocolate/cherry/sour combo are the first two ideas that come to my mind.

Regardless, KB thanks for putting this together. I'm really excited about this beer and can't wait to taste it tonight when it has a little carbonation in it.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

My first thought was doing a higher octane stout of some sort.

 

[explosivebeer]

My first thought was doing a higher octane stout of some sort.

That could be very interesting. I think a sharp roastiness would contrast with the sourness and complexity of the Roselare. But a big chocolatey stout, maybe using Carafa Special or something that limits the roastiness but still gives the color and chocolate character would work. What do you guys think?

 

[McKBrew]

A high gravity RIS would rock. However, I didn't add much to the last project other than 5G of beer.

BTW, any chance of me scoring a few bottles of the current batch?

Explosivebeer: I haven't talked to you much lately. Still owe something for the cherries that went it. Let me know how much my share would have been and I'll compensate you.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

McK....
Explosive has a 3 gallon keg filled for you. And I have PLENTY of extra if you desire more. I've got 5 gallons bottle conditioning, and the remaining 15 just sitting in kegs till I figure out what to do with them

 

[explosivebeer]

A high gravity RIS would rock. However, I didn't add much to the last project other than 5G of beer.

BTW, any chance of me scoring a few bottles of the current batch?

Explosivebeer: I haven't talked to you much lately. Still owe something for the cherries that went it. Let me know how much my share would have been and I'll compensate you.

Hey McKBrew,

I have no idea about those cherries. Let's call it even since you gave me a couple bottles of that great stout you made.

I do have three gallons of the beer we pulled out for you. Just let me know when you want to get it. It's in a small keg in my basement so whenever is convenient for you.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

See...this is my hesitation on doing another batch. Not much commitment on doing it. I had only planned on doing 10 of the last one but had to bump that up to 20 because we fell short, some folks dropped out, etc. I know have a ton of this stuff and NO idea what to do with it all. I can't drink it all and no one else in the else is a sour fan. I would love to do a new batch but we need more folks to jump in. Maybe I should start a new thread?

 

[explosivebeer]

See...this is my hesitation on doing another batch. Not much commitment on doing it. I had only planned on doing 10 of the last one but had to bump that up to 20 because we fell short, some folks dropped out, etc. I know have a ton of this stuff and NO idea what to do with it all. I can't drink it all and no one else in the else is a sour fan. I would love to do a new batch but we need more folks to jump in. Maybe I should start a new thread?

Yeah I hear you. It's a little like herding cats. If you do want to pull it together, let me know. Or if you just want to pass the barrel along to someone who will use it, I definitely understand. If that's the route you want to go I can check with some guys up here to see if I can rally enough interest to fill it here rather than down there.

As for the previous batch, I've been sampling as it carbonates. It's very interesting but not quite as sour as I'd like. There's a lot of barnyard and complexity but it doesn't have that hard sour edge that I enjoy. Regardless, it's a very interesting beer and I think it will continue to get better.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

As for the previous batch, I've been sampling as it carbonates. It's very interesting but not quite as sour as I'd like. There's a lot of barnyard and complexity but it doesn't have that hard sour edge that I enjoy. Regardless, it's a very interesting beer and I think it will continue to get better.

I wonder if this is because we fermented them out too low before adding them to the barrel. If I recall both my batches were right around 1.010 before dumping them in. You mentioned previously about stopping them at 1.020 so the bugs have some sugar to feed on...I believe the final gravity on Saturday was 1.008.

 

[explosivebeer]

I wonder if this is because we fermented them out too low before adding them to the barrel. If I recall both my batches were right around 1.010 before dumping them in. You mentioned previously about stopping them at 1.020 so the bugs have some sugar to feed on...I believe the final gravity on Saturday was 1.008.

Yeah that could be. I don't have any experience using Roselare previously but it seems to make sense. I think mine was around 1.015 or so after a quick fermentation. If it finished at 1.008 and our average FG pre-barrel was in the low teens, those guys didn't have much to work with. Lesson learned. Really though, the only thing I'm missing is the sharp lactic bite. I tried blending this with some Belgian Golden Strong (a different one than you guys tried) and it was very tasty.

 

[McKBrew]

Agree on new thread. Maybe we you can garner up some interest.

 

[Chester]

Yeah start a new thread. This 29 pager is a bit intimidating. I just subscribed a couple days ago but I have only read the last couple pages. Anyway, I am in for 5 or 10 gallons of whatever (as needed), and I am reliable.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

So I just took a look at my bottles and the 3 gallon carboy we filled...almost wish I hadn't. Funk all on top of the beer in the bottles and the airlock on the 3 gallon is growing...YUMMY Better make sure not to let any of this stuff get back in to the gen-pop of brew gear!

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Not sure if anyone saw this or not, but I was going to send in two bottles of this batch to this comp if there are no objections. All our names will be listed as the Brewer.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f20/announcing-biere-de-rock-competition-146197/

 

[explosivebeer]

That's awesome. Thanks KB.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Looks like we took 2nd place in category 17!
http://bierederock.rockhoppersbrewclub.com/

 

[blacklab]

That is the bomb. Brian, you should be listed as the brewer!

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

Though I am listed as the "brewer" I included everyone's name or handle on the entry form. This was a group effort. Well done all.

Black, you coming to pick up your portion anytime soon!?!

 

[explosivebeer]

That's great KB. You definitely deserve the credit for putting this together. I'd love to see the scoresheet if you can scan it.

 

[ShortSnoutBrewing]

As soon as I get them back I'll be sure to share.

 

[blacklab]

Though I am listed as the "brewer" I included everyone's name or handle on the entry form. This was a group effort. Well done all.

Black, you coming to pick up your portion anytime soon!?!

It's on the list...I promise! I need to buy a keg to swap you.