Trolls

[BobbiLynn]

If you stare at an airlock for too long, you will go blind, at least in one eye. Happened to me and I never did find the airlock after it bounced off my forehead. Now I can't see out of my left eye but luckily I have extra airlocks.

 

[JohanMk1]

I bottled my BMC clone in clear millers draught bottles. Do I need to expose them to light to get the genuine BMC flavour?

 

[sonofgrok]

I bottled my BMC clone in clear millers draught bottles. Do I need to expose them to light to get the genuine BMC flavour?

Not just any light. Sunlight. Otherwise you will end up with non-skunky beer.

 

[JohanMk1]

Not just any light. Sunlight. Otherwise you will end up with non-skunky beer.

:fro::cross:

 

[nDub]

I just came up with a super space saving idea. I was bending my blow-off tube to stick in my jar of sanitizer and i thought to myself "Myself you have a whole bucket of sanitary fluid right there!" So I bent my blow-off tube right around and stuck the loose end right back into my fermenting beer and its bubbling away nicely. You can thank me later for such good advice.

 

[FourSeasonAngler]

Trolls like my bear.

 

[sweetcell]

I hate to change the subject but my beer smells funny. Kind of like dead possum. Should I toss it?

well DUH - if the beer was dry-possumed, it's supposed to smell that way! just don't forget to filter out the dead possums before you bottle/keg.

 

[BobbiLynn]

well DUH - if the beer was dry-possumed, it's supposed to smell that way! just don't forget to filter out the dead possums before you bottle/keg.

I'm not sure I agree with this. As long as you started with fresh possums, not road kill, then it should not have an offensive odor. Now if you started with road kill that had been sitting in the sun and decaying for a while, then yes, it will have an odor. If you are going to dry-possum, you must start with fresh kill!!!

So tired of newbies saying "oh, my beer smells funny" then dig deeper and find out they started with week old road kill!!! Always use fresh ingredients!!! How many times does this have to be repeated?????

 

[numr17]

32 times. Repeat it 32 times.

 

[bscott1011]

I personally find dry possuming kills my head retention, too greasy. Will have to try squirrel tea on the next batch.

 

[jtd_419]

I don't think squirrel will give you what your after.... i find gopher to have a much cleaner, more earthy flavor

 

[lumpher]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f35/major-help-needed-co2-regulator-splitter-387646/

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I personally find dry possuming kills my head retention, too greasy. Will have to try squirrel tea on the next batch.

I think you'll need to just use the squirrel nuts. Don't try to over do it

 

[Subsailor]

And remember to always avoid Lemmings!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

And remember to always avoid Lemmings!

They are almost impossible to control volume-wise. Put one in, and 12 more take the plunge!

 

[Varmintman]

They are almost impossible to control volume-wise. Put one in, and 12 more take the plunge!

Oh sheesh quote for the day

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Hey Im going to try this joke again. First time it got met with crickets. I was new then.

A jar of honey is walking down the street in a seedy part of town. A bag of 2-row approaches and says "hey Honey, want a date?" The honey is aghast! "Hey man, what do you think I am?? Some sort of braggot?!"

 

[sweetcell]

i don't get it. how do the crickets fit in?

 

[WesleyS]

i don't get it. how do the crickets fit in?

If your crickets won't fit in your carboy, get some smaller ones. The bigger the cricket the gamier the flavor as well.

 

[bottlebomber]

I dry hop exclusively with rabbits..

 

[cheezydemon3]

I get it creamy A little obscure, but funny. Just not lol funny (thus crickets)

 

[CreamyGoodness]

i dry hop exclusively with rabbits..

you are a monster!

 

[bottlebomber]

you are a monster!

What.. They're hoppy.

 

[WesleyS]

What.. They're hoppy.

Nice

 

[JohanMk1]

What.. They're hoppy.

Frogs are also hoppy, but they tend to be a bit okraish

 

[Catfish78]

What.. They're hoppy.

Well then a kangaroo's IBUs must be off the chart.

 

[Vigo_Carpathian]

Well then a kangaroo's IBUs must be off the chart.

Actually, the African water shrew has the highest IBU to body mass ratio. I used one in a rye IPA I was making and it turned out excellent.

 

[Catfish78]

Actually, the African water shrew has the highest IBU to body mass ratio. I used one in a rye IPA I was making and it turned out excellent.

I don't have any shrews, can I just double up on field mice? Probably have to adjust the schedule too.

 

[Vigo_Carpathian]

I don't have any shrews, can I just double up on field mice? Probably have to adjust the schedule too.

Yes, I would definitely boil longer to match the IBU's. When dry hopping, add 1 field mouse (live) for 5 days. After five days, the mouse should get tired and settle to the bottom. At that point, rack onto a second mouse for another 5 days and keg.

 

[sweetcell]

Yes, I would definitely boil longer to match the IBU's. When dry hopping, add 1 field mouse (live) for 5 days. After five days, the mouse should get tired and settle to the bottom. At that point, rack onto a second mouse for another 5 days and keg.

VERY IMPORTANT: be sure to completely filter out the mice before bottling, or else you'll be stuck giving away free cases of beer. it's in the canadian criminal code, eh.