Tired of being "close"!

[BobbiLynn]

the tinfoil hats don't protect against zombies brewers beards do.

Not all of us can grow beards, so we gotta just do what we can to protect ourselves.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

glue armpit hair onto your face. that's what I do since my dad gave me bad facial hair genes.

 

[BobbiLynn]

glue armpit hair onto your face. that's what I do since my dad gave me bad facial hair genes.

Ahh, I got the super glue, right here... now just gotta find a razor....

 

[Chinese]

Relax, my good friends. Can't a guy get distracted by a sexy wife . . . New Years Eve . . . And a Barley Wine hangover?! I am pleased to report, however, that the bottled Houblonmonstre is very carbonated(and actually my clearest and best beer to date!). Two things come to mind: 1.) The beer that I used as the "sampler" was bottled with a cork. perhaps a no-no. 2.) I could have gotten that beer to the fridge before conditioning was complete. In any event, I've taken some good stuff from this thread. Hydrometer is next purchase, and I gotta just keep at it. Thanks, men.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

Relax, my good friends. Can't a guy get distracted by a sexy wife . . . New Years Eve . . . And a Barley Wine hangover?! I am pleased to report, however, that the bottled Houblonmonstre is very carbonated(and actually my clearest and best beer to date!). Two things come to mind: 1.) The beer that I used as the "sampler" was bottled with a cork. perhaps a no-no. 2.) I could have gotten that beer to the fridge before conditioning was complete. In any event, I've taken some good stuff from this thread. Hydrometer is next purchase, and I gotta just keep at it. Thanks, men.

and grow a beard! or glue armpit hair to your face. you had these good folks worried the zombies got you!

 

[snaps10]

Relax, my good friends. Can't a guy get distracted by a sexy wife . . . New Years Eve . . . And a Barley Wine hangover?! I am pleased to report, however, that the bottled Houblonmonstre is very carbonated(and actually my clearest and best beer to date!). Two things come to mind: 1.) The beer that I used as the "sampler" was bottled with a cork. perhaps a no-no. 2.) I could have gotten that beer to the fridge before conditioning was complete. In any event, I've taken some good stuff from this thread. Hydrometer is next purchase, and I gotta just keep at it. Thanks, men.

I will excuse you this once... For a good reason.

The more I think about it though. Your Houblonmostre is probably bad and you should ship it all to me for evaluation and disposal.

Always make sure conditioning is complete before you refrigerate. 3 weeks to condition, 1 week to settle and clarify.

I'm glad it turned out good.

 

[BobbiLynn]

So glad you are safe, just keeping trying and learning, you'll be a master in no time.

 

[Chinese]

Snaps, I would love to share this with you. I am in a very rural setting and I am either surrounded by Bud Light drinkers or the infrequent hipster that drinks the occasional Heffe, or lighter Ale. No, my friend, I have few friends who are ready for tasty beers. I'm the weirdo in my circle. They put-up with me as much as I put-up with them. Guys give me a good, hoppy, session Ale recipe. I need to build a bridge for my fellas.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

So glad you are safe, just keeping trying and learning, you'll be a master in no time.

you get that armpit hair glued on your face yet?!?

 

[Dynachrome]

Chinese

Read this and take heed:

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f66/bee-cave-brewery-haus-pale-ale-31793/

It is set up for all of the "normal" methods of brewing. It is drinkable by all except the most hard-bitten Busch Light drinkers.

You don't need to read very far past the first page. If you try to read the whole thread, you will spend almost as much timie as it takes to make a batch.

 

[Chinese]

Dynachrome- let me know about that Two Hearted clone. Seriously, if I could get something close to that I might cry.

 

[JLem]

Glad the properly bottled beer was well carbed and clear...and glad falling shelves and beer zombies didn't get you (as well as the unmentioned beer gnomes and beer bears)...though that would have been a better story

 

[BobbiLynn]

you get that armpit hair glued on your face yet?!?

Yes, yes, I did.. but next time I will use a more flexible type of glue...

 

[Dynachrome]

Dynachrome- let me know about that Two Hearted clone. Seriously, if I could get something close to that I might cry.

Here is the one I took and modified as posted originally by eschatz:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/s05-04-two-hearted-clone-82699/

Here is the two ways I have made it: They are different, but really drinkable:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/scalded-dog-ipa-268162/

Have you had "Two Hearted"?

 

[Chinese]

Although technically not a session beer, Two Hearted is my session beer. When you drink as many doubles and imperials as I do, it is hard to go much lighter than a Two Hearted. Robust flavor with a crisp lightness(relative) that allows for drinking 3-5 with little problem. Thanks for the recipes. They will be my next.

 

[mammothkraken]

Aside from the other things mentioned in this thread I would prime by weight not volume. Like 1 ounce per gallon vs 2/3 cup. My 2 cents...

 

[cluckk]

Chinese, be warned. If you bring your friends into the fold they'll drink all your beer. It's far better to let them keep swilling their Clydesdale wizz.

 

[Darwin18]

The biggest and best improvements in the quality of my beer came about with liquid yeast starters and temperature control during fermentation. If you're serious about brewing then temperature control is something that you should really look into if you are not already doing so.

 

[snaps10]

Snaps, I would love to share this with you. I am in a very rural setting and I am either surrounded by Bud Light drinkers or the infrequent hipster that drinks the occasional Heffe, or lighter Ale. No, my friend, I have few friends who are ready for tasty beers. I'm the weirdo in my circle. They put-up with me as much as I put-up with them. Guys give me a good, hoppy, session Ale recipe. I need to build a bridge for my fellas.

I've never been known to not accept shared beers. Sounds like we've got pretty similar surroundings.
If you ever want to do a bottle swap, I'm a huge fan of them. I love doing bottle swaps with recipes.

 

[Minky]

I brewed on 10/21. The recipe called for 5 oz of Magnum, Saaz, and Cascade hops, but I added an additional oz of Argentine Cascade(early and mid) and an additional oz of Centennial (late).

Sounds like you did OK with the Houblon, but be careful with the early hop additions. Even if you love hops, you can easily get way too bitter with an excess of bittering hops (especially a high-AA hop like Magnum). I learned that the hard way trying to make hoppy beers. Go crazy on your later additions and you'll be OK.