Utopia Clone #3 Perfecting Nirvanha

[Cape Brewing]

Paul's kinda like Wayback John Wasdin... He gets on the mound, brings the heat, amd gets it hit 640 feet over the pike but damn it, he'll just keep on pitching.

 

[paulthenurse]

I gutz the heat.

And I still think you're whacked in the head if you think you're making 40% beer.

 

[paulthenurse]

And what's with the monkee?

 

[Cape Brewing]

Explain to me why "eisbocking" the U wouldn't work.

Go ahead. Take your time.

 

[Cape Brewing]

I can almost hear Paul typing "eisbock" into google right now.

Paul... While you're googling, type in "sink the bismark beer"

 

[DakotaRules]

I love it, of all the crazy beers ssbc does, I'm surprised this has never come up. Paul is totally watching videos on YouTube and reading furiously right now.

"I totally knew that?!??! I was just messing with Dakota! Jebus!"

 

[DakotaRules]

By the way I love the smiling monkey! Reminds me of birds working monkey.

 

[Cape Brewing]

Do you get the reference??

 

[Cape Brewing]

(patiently awaiting Paul's expert rebuttal)

 

[DakotaRules]

Here ya go Paul, tactical nuclear penguin. How the worlds strongest beer is made.

[ame]http://vimeo.com/7812379[/ame]

 

[Cape Brewing]

It WAS the world's strongest. I think Brewdog's End of History is 55%

 

[DakotaRules]

Paul one more for you

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractional_freezing

 

[Cape Brewing]

Don't feel bad Paul, I'm sure there are a few other brewers out there just starting out that have never heard of it. You're not alone.

 

[DakotaRules]

I could change the Wikipedia page to say "This way of freezing beer isn't real because Paul says its strange dark wizardry"

 

[Cape Brewing]

While I am a litle offended at how blantantly my avatar has been highjacked, thats kinda funny

 

[paulthenurse]

Is it below 1100?

Yes.

 

[paulthenurse]

I have to say that I'm a little uncomfortable with the two of you basing your avatars around the whole concept of grabbing my 'peaches.' I mean I'm all in favor of having the right person grab ahold and giving the lads a little twist but neither one of the two of you are that right person. You're not even the right gender.

 

[paulthenurse]

I could change the Wikipedia page to say "This way of freezing beer isn't real because Paul says its strange dark wizardry"

Dark wizardry? Hey D-bag, I make my high ethanol beer the old fashioned way, through superior intelligence, charm and dashing good looks. No freezers or voodoo involved. I would recommend you try it but since you're not up to the task I don't want to hurt your feelings.

PTN

 

[DakotaRules]

Do you think a monk has never frozen some beer in a cave or ice wine is a new concept??? Come on Paul you know better.

 

[the_bird]

Ice wine has nothing to do with freeze distillation, FWIW. Ice wine is made by letting the (obviously unfermented) grapes freeze on the vine. The juice that's made after the ice is removed has a much higher sugar concentration. It's all pre-fermentation, though.

 

[DakotaRules]

The concept is the same, you freeze grapes to concentrate sugars before fermentation. Freezing is the key, the liquid that remains wether it is sugar, alcohol, or liquor is allowing the water to stay behind in the process.

Bout time to got back online, bird.

 

[the_bird]

The concept is the same, you freeze grapes to concentrate sugars before fermentation. Freezing is the key, the liquid that remains wether it is sugar, alcohol, or liquor is allowing the water to stay behind in the process.

Bout time to got back online, bird.

Disagree. Making an icewine is more comparable to making a Utopias clone than to making an icebier. With both an icewine and a Utopias-type beer, you're starting with a ultra-high gravity juice/wort and having to baby the fermentation.

Making an ice beer, I mean, how hard IS it, really? Set your chest freezer to a couple degrees below freezing, wait until the cornie is slushy, then get out a slotted spoon and remove the ice.

I'm with Paulie, here. The skill is in the ferment. U1 still amazes me, especially given how much better it is than Sam Adams' own attempt.

 

[DakotaRules]

I didnt say anything about the difficulty of it or the exact process of making an ice beer but Paul was saying that ice beer is not possible. I was simply stating that i could and at some point will make a 40% abv beer.

 

[Cape Brewing]

You guys shoukd all have a big slapfight.

60 lbs of dried red currants just got delivered.

 

[ComcastWineRookie]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...red currants

 

[the_bird]

You guys shoukd all have a big slapfight.

60 lbs of dried red currants just got delivered.

What are those going in?

I had a currant-infused mead (melomel, I guess) a while back, ****ing thing was so tart I could hardly drink it.

 

[Cape Brewing]

The Awesomeness

 

[ComcastWineRookie]

its going in out consecration clone...try to keep up with the times bird

 

[brewmonk]

i made a 50% ice beer a few years back!

no, no, no that was whisky (HAHAHAHAHAHA)

 

[paulthenurse]

its going in out consecration clone...try to keep up with the times bird

I love how you go ahead and talk like an expert about a brew that you weren't even a part of and which you may have sampled a grand total of 6 ounces of.


Every time you open your mouth I want to club you over the head with a 34 oz Louisville Slugger.

Just sayin'.