Southeast Nebraska Grain Buy
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agentEhrman
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I want in on the next one! I just found this thread today..
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tre9er
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It won't be long. I should burn through my grain by year's end if not sooner. If enough others need grain before then, we'll throw another one together.
agentEhrman
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Thanks, i just realized I met you at Tim's the weekend before last. You had the imperial nugget, right?
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tre9er
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Yep. I'm not good with names, better with faces. Looking forward to the picnic/bash next time. I'll be at BeerQuest this Sunday, too.
Actually, I think I remember you. We talked in the back tap-room earlier in the day, tried each other's beer, you had a single hop PA I think?
The Railroaders Brew Club and South Omaha Brewers will be doing a group buy in October. From what I hear, the prices will be even better than this group buy. Once we get it going, I'll post on this site and see if any of you want to get in on it.
Also.... I'll be at Beer Quest this Sunday as well. I'll be serving Blassphemie Belgian Pale Ale. Stop by and say howdy.
Also.... I'll be at Beer Quest this Sunday as well. I'll be serving Blassphemie Belgian Pale Ale. Stop by and say howdy.
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tre9er
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Yeah I saw you made the finals, congrats! I fell short, oh well. I threw the recipe together the night before I brewed it, my first attempt at a Dubbel. Needs time to age, really. Can be hard to make a good high-gravity Belgian in 6 weeks.
The lack of time to allow for aging is exactly why I decided to go with a simple Belgian Pale Ale. And I mean it is SIMPLE! It is all pilsner malt, Czech Saaz hops, and dark Belgian candi. I inverted the sugar and simmered it for about 90 minutes to get it to the color of maple syrup. I should have mashed at a higher temperature though as the beer came out extremely light bodied since nearly all the sugar converted to alcohol. That is good and all, but it could use some more body. It is still damn tasty though.
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tre9er
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I saw all those darker malts they offered and figured that would put it in for a Dubbel. I also used pretty much all of the sugar for a 9g batch, so it's dry...That's why it needs more time to age. The JuicyFruit yeast flavors could mellow-out some for me, too.
agentEhrman
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Yep. I'm not good with names, better with faces. Looking forward to the picnic/bash next time. I'll be at BeerQuest this Sunday, too.
Actually, I think I remember you. We talked in the back tap-room earlier in the day, tried each other's beer, you had a single hop PA I think?
Yeah, that's right. Unfortunately I have to miss the picnic. I'm kicking myself for scheduling a trip that weekend. Tim's got a little slice of paradise out there!
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tre9er
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The Omaha homebrewers will have one in October and post it here. I may do one again shortly thereafter, but 200lbs. should last me a while, I hope.
I would say the 250 pounds I ordered should last me a while. However; the truth is that it will probably cause me to brew like a mad man and I'll have 100 gallons of beer sitting around the house within a couple months. My only limitation will be the number of fermenters I have!
wittmania
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I have 350 lbs. coming from this buy. Should last me at least through Labor Day. 
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tre9er
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For me, it will be kegs. I have 4 Co2 regulators, too...just only have 3 ball-locks. I gotta stop spending money on this brewery, but I wouldn't turn down some craigslist kegs for $20...I also have a freezer full of hops, so maybe it's time to make a RIS.
FYI, the order is being placed today and we should have grain by end of next week or so!!!
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tre9er
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Do you harvest your yeast? I haven't bought chico in 6 months. I'm due though. I think my strain is mildly infected.
I'm hearing rumors we could have this grain by Monday...confirming it's this coming Monday and not the following...
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tre9er
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Grain coming THIS Monday!!
Please make tentative arrangements with me to pick up at my place of employment, off 48th and Superior. 8AM, the 12 o'clock hour or 5PM are my best weekday availabilities, but the following Saturday I could be there, too.
Understand that I'd love to just be available any time of any day, but I might piss off my boss if I'm never at my desk, you know, working.
Please make tentative arrangements with me to pick up at my place of employment, off 48th and Superior. 8AM, the 12 o'clock hour or 5PM are my best weekday availabilities, but the following Saturday I could be there, too.
Understand that I'd love to just be available any time of any day, but I might piss off my boss if I'm never at my desk, you know, working.
agentEhrman
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I'm glad that I'm not the only one teetering on the brink of the allowable home brew "legal yearly limits!"
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tre9er
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I'm glad that I'm not the only one teetering on the brink of the allowable home brew "legal yearly limits!"
There's limits?
100g. long surpassed this year. Of course, it's not all sitting in my basement. Most of it has been "cycled" through already... :cross:
"The current federal limit on homebrewing beer is 100 gallons for a single adult, or 200 gallons for a household with two or more adults. Adult here is defined as 21 years of age or older."
I brew on average one 5 gallon batch per week which puts me at 260 gallons. I think I'm just a tad bit over!
I brew on average one 5 gallon batch per week which puts me at 260 gallons. I think I'm just a tad bit over!
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tre9er
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I KNEW there was a good reason I was married! :cross:
OK, I DO love my wife for other reasons.
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tre9er
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Did you get in on the big buy that just happened with Kent Porter in Omaha? I'm talking like hundreds of grain bags plus other items, hops, adjuncts, etc. I got a half bag of C40 because due to our buy I didn't need anything else but those prices were even cheaper than ours! Of course, when you order in those quantities...
I'm sure we'll be ready to do another one soon. Maybe at or just after the Holidays?
I'm sure we'll be ready to do another one soon. Maybe at or just after the Holidays?
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tre9er
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I'm thinking right after the holidays I'll be ready. I'm too busy to brew much with everything going on for Holidays, travel, etc. Plus I still have probably 100# of grain left. We'll look at doing one right after the first of the year, OK?
