R.I.P. @Bracconiere

[HBT_Admin]

We have credible reports that @bracconiere has passed away.

doug293cz

Which post is the credible source that he has passed? Or just what is the credible source?

 

[doug293cz]

Which post is the credible source that he has passed? Or just what is the credible source?

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/r-i-p-bracconiere.726938/post-10295945

 

[Kent88]

@Sammy86 perhaps you should start a conversation with the Admin if you can share anything else that would be handy for our Admin to know?

 

[HBT_Admin]

I just now backed up enough to see Sammy's post. That is a true bummer. He really cared about HBT and the members.

 

[Kent88]

What if you subtract taproom posts?

 

[Sammy86]

I just now backed up enough to see Sammy's post. That is a true bummer. He really cared about HBT and the members.

I sent you a PM

 

[Airborneguy]

Hope for the best, expect the worst.

RIP. Cheers.

 

[Pkrd]

How many taproom regulars have just “disappeared”?

 

[doug293cz]

How many taproom regulars have just “disappeared”?

Not a topic suitable for discussion here - so pls don't.

doug293cz
HBT Moderator

 

[hout17]

I had this exchange a while back and thought I'd share. Bracc was cracking a joke about my tilt hydrometer fermentation curve being jenky lol.

He will be missed.

 

[Airborneguy]

In some ways, we should be thankful we got closure. It's rare to find out if anything happened to forum members who disappear. I bet a handful of "known" names have passed on without anyone realizing.

 

[Jayjay1976]

I was just about over @ismellweird's disappearance and now this?! HBT is becoming Heart Break Tavern.


I'm still hoping this is some sort of Kaufman-esque gag he's pulling on us.

 

[day_trippr]

^Stage 1^

 

[JohnSand]

Sorry to hear this, I enjoyed reading his posts.
Fair Winds Bracc

 

[Mr. Vern]

After a few months hiatus, OK more like a year, my first thought logging on was "where's Bracc?". It is like walking into a room to immediately realize the recliner is missing. This is sorrowful news indeed.

The number of regulars here who have shown their concern and respect goes to show how much he was a part of HBT history. Since this is the closest I get to signing a guestbook for his funeral I felt like I needed to post a farewell. RIP Bracc

To the regulars and not-so regulars, I simply want to tell you that I appreciate you. I think @bracconiere would have liked to know the same.

 

[balrog]

amazing how he was just a posting machine for his time here

It's frightening to me that to reach his levels, I'd be posting at my current rate until 2055.

He had a lot of fun things to say.

 

[huckdavidson]

An interesting character, sort of whimsically non-sensical. He would often respond with YouTube videos that he associated with the post or thread he was responding to.

He spoke often of Mendocino, CA and his adventures there and of course malting his own barley.

I don't know that he left us any beer recipes? Make barley malt, mash, ferment dry with gluco, seemed to be his basic recipe.

Farewell sir.

 

[balrog]

...and don't forget to ferment in large rubbermaid tubs and drink by the dipped pitcherfull.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

This is a sad outcome. RIP Bracconiere, and my sincere condolences to those who called him friend. He was an interesting guy with a great sense of humor At the very least was entertaining and was eager to be helpful.

 

[ba-brewer]

I don't know that he left us any beer recipes? Make barley malt, mash, ferment dry with gluco, seemed to be his basic recipe.

I was think about brewing a @bracconiere beer and did some looking to see if I could find a complete recipe but only found partials.

1060 starting gravity, add gluco with the yeast to get a 8% final product. Could not find IBUs but he said his beers were malty and it seems like he used old bargain hops. Don't over do the hops it may make you dehydrated.

I did find a more compete amber recipe he offered to compete with an AI generated recipe.

 

[Kent88]

I tried to search for threads made by Bracc in the recipes sections. Didn't find anything helpful.

 

[Deadalus]

He brewed a lot of cider at one point. He made no bones about it just being made from cheap juice but I was considering it just for a little batch.

 

[pvtpublic]

I was think about brewing a @bracconiere beer and did some looking to see if I could find a complete recipe but only found partials.

1060 starting gravity, add gluco with the yeast to get a 8% final product. Could not find IBUs but he said his beers were malty and it seems like he used old bargain hops. Don't over do the hops it may make you dehydrated.

I did find a more compete amber recipe he offered to compete with an AI generated recipe.

Honestly, this looks like a recipe that he would have posted in its entirety, with the exception of good grammar. That was the fun of his posts

 

[MaxStout]

I tried to search for threads made by Bracc in the recipes sections. Didn't find anything helpful.

Maybe someone should work up a recipe in honor of Bracc. Make it the cheapest 5 gallons possible, with the quickest grain-to-glass turnaround time. Bracc used to talk about brewing beer for some seemingly impossible cost of like $0.30/pint or something like that. Home-malted grain, reused yeast, etc.

 

[DBhomebrew]

Home-malted grain

...from the feed store.

IIRC, his latest batches were straight sugar washes with white table sugar. Our friend was not discerning in his beverage making.

Grab the least expensive sugar source you have on hand, blast through anything longer than a monosaccharide, and throw a high-powered well-flocculating yeast at it. Done.

Don't forget to calibrate your carbonation chart to the lunar cycle.

Y'all really want to honor him? Brew a batch of whatever beer you want to drink (good-naturedly f* all to anyone else's opinion) and gift someone an HBT membership on the same payday.

 

[Yooper]

I'm so shocked and saddened. He sometimes (especially at the beginning)was a PITA for the mod team, but he was so "jolly" and well liked overall that we really liked him and his passion for the forum and the other members.

He is not the first one who left us (involuntarily) but he will definitely be remembered. I for one will really miss his antics.

 

[ba-brewer]

Honestly, this looks like a recipe that he would have posted in its entirety, with the exception of good grammar. That was the fun of his posts

What he may have lacked in grammar he made up for in cypherin' and chemistry skills. He seemed plenty smart for having one third less schoolin' than Jethro Bodean.

 

[BeerAndTele]

Funny that a few of you mentioned grammar; when I read his posts, it was not uncommon for me to get confused, unable to figure out what he exactly he was trying to say. I'd shrug and move on.

I didn't interact with him directly, and I did not know him, but I will miss his presence; he was all over this forum since the day I joined. Condolences to his family and friends.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Maybe someone should work up a recipe in honor of Bracc. Make it the cheapest 5 gallons possible, with the quickest grain-to-glass turnaround time. Bracc used to talk about brewing beer for some seemingly impossible cost of like $0.30/pint or something like that. Home-malted grain, reused yeast, etc.

I have a Bracc tip: buy Lutra once and just rinse the FV until it looks clean. Even if you store it away for over a year it may spontaneously ferment the next batch. Or just reuse it intentionally. please don’t ask me how o know.

 

[jcav]

Just saw this as well. I am so sorry to hear this. I will miss his bantering back and forth and some of Bracc's unusual comments that made me smile from time to time.

Cheers Brother & May You Rest In Peace.