Simulating watermelon

[lump42]

I 100% understand the advice you are giving but I think you'd need to know him. He's easy going and we always say "Fergus we know you better than you do" and he has always agreed. His wife from the little I know of her, it's the same thing. I know its hard to trust me, since you don't know me, but I make good decisions, and in the last year I've had a great run of good luck, and this isn't impulsive but even the caterer agrees and I told myself if he said it was a bad idea I would skip it. Thank you for the concern though, it helps to sees all sides and different perspectives. I stayed up half the night on Tuesday night worrying as a result of responses on this thread, but then something hit me, and then I said "mell you have to trust yourself". If it all goes wrong, at least I can always say I trusted myself to make the best decision I could at that given time. And then I can never regret, no matter what.

As others have said before, couples can be irrational when it comes to wedding planning. As you stated, you don't know the bride well only what little she has put forward. Run it by her so you don't put any more unexpected changes on her (unexpected last minute changes equal compounding stress and anger during weddings). Surely she can keep a secret, so if she agrees it will still be a surprise to your friend.

 

[lump42]

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I'm more concerned about the potential bride and groom. If someone did this to me on top of the other stressed screw ups that come with event planning, I would have beat them senseless.

 

[IslandLizard]

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Fits perfectly in this forum (DRMM).

 

[FloppyKnockers]

What is this fascination with the freshness of this beer? He talks as if 21st Amendment brews it and siphons it into local San Francisco bars and restaurants for immediate consumption. Like the cans I can get down the street are inferior because it took a day are two to get to the shelves.

 

[TwistedGray]

What's the wedding guest count?

How many beers are you bottling?

How are you labeling?

Who paid for your ingredients?

How much money did the couple pony up for the 21st A. beer they expected?

How much money will the couple get back from you and/or the caterer?

 

[arturo7]

But a watermelon, eat it, throw a few seeds in the mash. Problem solved.

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

Disclaimer, when I had said that I’ve had Hell or High Watermelon by 21st Amendment, I was actually thinking of Prohibition Ale by Speakeasy, but I have had the the aforementioned beer and found it unremarkable. The Prohibition Ale though was delicious.

 

[Kent88]

And now back to our regularly scheduled program.

 

[AkTom]

/\ thanks, I think...

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I had a watermelon Jolly Rancher at work and started laughing. I was not about to catch my coworkers up to speed on the lunacy so I just played it off like I'm going nuts.

 

[Inkleg]

I saw who the OP was and misread the title as Stimulating watermelon.

 

[Yooper]

I had a watermelon Jolly Rancher at work and started laughing. I was not about to catch my coworkers up to speed on the lunacy so I just played it off like I'm going nuts.

I don't know how to tell you this, but there is no watermelon in watermelon Jolly Ranchers. They probably switched the candies on you, to make you THINK you had watermelon.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

I don't know how to tell you this, but there is no watermelon in watermelon Jolly Ranchers. They probably switched the candies on you, to make you THINK you had watermelon.

NO!! That just can't be. It says it right on the package - clear as day 'watermelon'. Do you think they just added a secret blend of hops that simulate the flavor of watermelon along with the psychological effect of the watermelon branding?

 

[Murphys_Law]

NO!! That just can't be. It says it right on the package - clear as day 'watermelon'. Do you think they just added a secret blend of hops that simulate the flavor of watermelon along with the psychological effect of the watermelon branding?

I bet ol’ smell can “dry jolly” his beer to get a watermelon flavor!!

 

[beernutz]

I'm surprised the caterer is agreeing to it. They presumably signed a contract and received payment, in my experience those things are spelled out to the last detail. To break that and then actually refund the money to you sounds pretty sketchy. Unless you guys are all buddies and this is sort of a casual arrangement.

If it was my daughter's wedding I'd fire the caterer if they pulled something like this and I found out about it before the wedding. I definitely would dispute the bill and give them terrible yelp/google/facebook reviews. I would also question the friendship status of someone who would go behind my back and brew for a wedding when I specifically asked them not to.

I have two daughters though neither are married however both my younger brother's daughters are getting married this year and I've talked to him extensively about the planning trying to get tips should mine follow suit. I know with 100% certainty that he and his wife would blow a gasket if a caterer pulled a stunt like this. **** storm would be putting it mildly.

 

[Yooper]

If it was my daughter's wedding I'd fire the caterer if they pulled something like this and I found out about it before the wedding. I definitely would dispute the bill and give them terrible yelp/google/facebook reviews. I would also question the friendship status of someone who would go behind my back and brew for a wedding when I specifically asked them not to.

I have two daughters though neither are married however both my younger brother's daughters are getting married this year and I've talked to him extensively about the planning trying to get tips should mine follow suit. I know with 100% certainty that he and his wife would blow a gasket if a caterer pulled a stunt like this. **** storm would be putting it mildly.

The other thing to keep in mind that it’s illegal for hired bartenders to serve homebrew if it’s a place with a liquor license and that the venue AND the caterer are liable to lose their liquor licenses if found serving untaxed beer at a venue.

Not only will the groom, bridezilla, the caterer and the bartenders be furious, at least two liquor licenses are on the line here.

I see major fireworks here, especially since the OP, who has been brewing for 6 whole months now and makes better beer than 21st Amendment (snarf) is going to “surprise” them! I can’t wait.

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

I’d like to meet Mel just to see if he’s real.

If you are ever in Cave Creek AZ Mel, please contact me on here and I’ll buy you a beer.

 

[applescrap]

Yay smell, glad to see some new work. I would keep the porch out of the wedding brew. Just sayin. That said, dont pumpkin beers call themselves pumpkin beers even though many only have "simulated" spices. If it tastes like watermelon, right on. I happen to love watermelon beers. I only went to one Great American Brew Fest and there was a San Francisco Co-op that had a watermelon beer that was incredible. Freezing the concentrate and letting it drip is pretty great advice. Otherwise I would think you would rack the beer into a secondary with a massive amount of watermelon. Add a pinch of watermelon extract to I would think.

 

[Pkrd]

Wedding cake beer would be awesome. Definite step up from cupcakes.

 

[Jayjay1976]

I'm also doubting the existence of a commercial bakery dedicated solely to the manufacture of cupcakes. Seems far too narrow a product offering in an out-of-the-way place like Montana to support a successful business.

 

[cloudybrewer]

I don't know how to tell you this, but there is no watermelon in watermelon Jolly Ranchers. They probably switched the candies on you, to make you THINK you had watermelon.

And all froot loops are the same flavor! Can ANYONE be trusted?

 

[Funkychef]

I smell weird threads are the best. I do enjoy a good laugh.

 

[FloppyKnockers]

And all froot loops are the same flavor! Can ANYONE be trusted?

You just ruined half my childhood.

 

[cloudybrewer]

You just ruined half my childhood.

Fruity Pebbles are also all the same flavor. There goes the other half!

 

[AZCoolerBrewer]

I think scotch ale has a strawberry flavor.

 

[S-Met]

I saw who the OP was and misread the title as Stimulating watermelon.

I was just about to say the exact same thing.

There goes Mell, stimulating watermelons again. He filters out the seeds with his custom septic tank leach line.

 

[Funkychef]

I like that he brew it last Wednesday. So judging by the dates he has gone grain to glass In 6 days.

 

[Murphys_Law]

I wonder if Kato is the “friend” who’s getting married?