What are you drinking now?

[Channel66]

More interlude, gearing up to bottle batch two. I'm definitely building a counterpressure fiiler when I get barrels. Did I mention I think I've got a barrel hook up? Now I just need to figure out how to fill one.

Same way you fill anything else? Brew lots of beer, fill barrel, age, rinse, repeat.

 

[tyzippers]

I don't remember if I posted this, but it doesn't matter. This ball game is just embarrassing. 13-0?!! Ugh. I'to hard to enjoy good beer when your team is being embarrassed. Anyway, Lah-goo-knee-tuss Luh-key 13. Whatever. This game sucks a porcupine penis.

 

[Ridire]

I don't remember if I posted this, but it doesn't matter. This ball game is just embarrassing. 13-0?!! Ugh. I'to hard to enjoy good beer when your team is being embarrassed. Anyway, Lah-goo-knee-tuss Luh-key 13. Whatever. This game sucks a porcupine penis.

There is no way...NO WAY...a Pirate fan is complaining about any minute of this season. When was the last time the whole team wasn't for sale at the trading deadline?

 

[rockbasementbeer]

I actually really like this

 

[LoloMT7]

I got a wild hair and bottled my mead tonight. Drank some mead too.

Fg .998

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Cris's (FuzzyMittens) sour mash chocolate something or other?

I'll admit, I'd been avoiding this. It sounds absolutely terrible. It's very fruity. Smells mostly oud bruinish, but with some subtle roast. Taste reminds me of apple/cranberry juice, but then there is the roast on the end, which surprisingly mostly works. Bit of a gusher, it was a gentle pour, but it was making a break for it when opened. Reminds me off NG serendipity, but without the sweetness.

Really interesting what the cocoa powder (if I recall correctly) did to a sour mash. Try a plain Berliner sometime, I think the sour mash went quite well.

Thanks man! I do need to get a plain Berliner going. I kinda just jumped in head first with that one. Well my fiancee woke up wicked sick this morning so I've just been taking care of her all day after those few beers earlier. Having my American amber now after racking and stabilizing 5 fresh gallons of Skeeter Pee. I may or may not have left a quart or so behind in the bucket to have after this

 

[tyzippers]

There is no way...NO WAY...a Pirate fan is complaining about any minute of this season. When was the last time the whole team wasn't for sale at the trading deadline?

One game at a time. It's the only way I can stay sane! I'm not complaining about a loss...can't win em all, but this was ridiculous! Either way, were still the best team in ball ATM. So I'll take it. I do see a little irony between me drinking a Lucky 13 and them losing 13-0. Ha ha. He he. See? I'm laughing. See my fake smile? :-D

 

[cody6173]

Pale ale? Na, it's a White Stout. Actually it's neither. It's Green Flash West Coast IPA and its delicious

 

[Ridire]

One game at a time. It's the only way I can stay sane! I'm not complaining about a loss...can't win em all, but this was ridiculous! Either way, were still the best team in ball ATM. So I'll take it. I do see a little irony between me drinking a Lucky 13 and them losing 13-0. Ha ha. He he. See? I'm laughing. See my fake smile? :-D

Take a look at the ALC right now. The top 3 teams have combined to win the last 22-23 games. Kansas City is on an 8 game winning streak...and have lost half a game in the standings over the last 10.

 

[tyzippers]

Take a look at the ALC right now. The top 3 teams have combined to win the last 22-23 games. Kansas City is on an 8 game winning streak...and have lost half a game in the standings over the last 10.

You must be a fan of a team in the ALC. I'm sorry .

 

[TNGabe]

Same way you fill anything else? Brew lots of beer, fill barrel, age, rinse, repeat.

I should have said 'how i'm going to fill it with less than 6 brew sessions.'

 

[Channel66]

I should have said 'how i'm going to fill it with less than 6 brew sessions.'

Oh haha, I filled mine with a marathon brew day. Worth it.

 

[TNGabe]

Oh haha, I filled mine with a marathon brew day. Worth it.

You filled a full size barrel in one day? Whar size batches?

 

[j1laskey]

I don't remember if I posted this, but it doesn't matter. This ball game is just embarrassing. 13-0?!! Ugh. I'to hard to enjoy good beer when your team is being embarrassed. Anyway, Lah-goo-knee-tuss Luh-key 13. Whatever. This game sucks a porcupine penis.

Oohhhh you must have not been watching the Sox come back in the bottom of the 9th from 7-2 to watch Daniel Nava hit the team's second walk off win in the same day??!?!!!?

 

[TCGoose]

Chewin on some oak

 

[tyzippers]

Oohhhh you must have not been watching the Sox come back in the bottom of the 9th from 7-2 to watch Daniel Nava hit the team's second walk off win in the same day??!?!!!?

No. Because I'm not a Sox fan. I'm not understanding where this is going here.

 

[Braufessor]

A good night to finish off a bottle of serendipity from New Glarus.

 

[Channel66]

You filled a full size barrel in one day? Whar size batches?

Yessir, I've done a farmhouse in a wine barrel, and a stout in a JD barrel.


3x10 gal batches. For the stout.

For the wine barrel I think it was 8x 10 gal. Long day. But I had 3 going at once.

 

[Ridire]

You must be a fan of a team in the ALC. I'm sorry .

No need for apologies. I've watched my team play in the World Series twice in the past 6 years...and 3 times in my life. You'd have to be pretty old to say that as a Bucco fan. (I'd add a winkie face if I knew how).

 

[TNGabe]

Yessir, I've done a farmhouse in a wine barrel, and a stout in a JD barrel.


3x10 gal batches. For the stout.

For the wine I think it was 8

30 gallons? That's not full sized

 

[Channel66]

30 gallons? That's not full sized

For JD? It twas what they sent me, had their logo burnt onto it.

The wine barrel is 78 or something. Btw, before it's full, make sure it's where you want it.

 

[Swarley88]

DFH number one? Bwahahahaha!!! In their dreams! Obviously this was solely an opinion list compiled by one person or by someone who doesn't actually drink beer.

Surly isn't even on there?

 

[tyzippers]

No need for apologies. I've watched my team play in the World Series twice in the past 6 years...and 3 times in my life. You'd have to be pretty old to say that as a Bucco fan. (I'd add a winkie face if I knew how).

Nice! Btw, a winkie face is this, without the space between the two. ; )

And I'm only one year away from seeing my buccos in a World Series. Though I still wouldn't have remembered it.

 

[Ridire]

Nice! Btw, a winkie face is this, without the space between the two. ; )

And I'm only one year away from seeing my buccos in a World Series. Though I still wouldn't have remembered it.

Pirates are having a great year. I remember the Dave Parker years with the painter hats.

 

[Dave1096]

Surly isn't even on there?

There's a lot of omissions on that list...I could name 3 breweries in San Diego Alone that aren't on the list but should be...and no Hill Farmstead? I know everybody is harping on DFH @ #1 and deservedly so...I also think it's a joke to have Victory anywhere on a top 25 list. They don't do anything that I think is special.

 

[tyzippers]

Pirates are having a great year. I remember the Dave Parker years with the painter hats.

They certainly are having a great year this year and I damn anyone who wants to take away my joy of this great year.

At any rate, I was talking about being born in '80. 5 months earlier and I would've been around for their last WS appearance, let alone win.

Also, on my second pour of my Lucky 13.

 

[TNGabe]

For JD? It twas what they sent me, had their logo burnt onto it.

The wine barrel is 78 or something. Btw, before it's full, make sure it's where you want it.

I didn't know JD used 1/2 bbls. Interesting. Standard wine is 62.



Blackberry Berliner going in the bottling bucket, NG wild sour on deck.

 

[Channel66]

I didn't know JD used 1/2 bbls. Interesting. Standard wine is 62.

Blackberry Berliner going in the bottling bucket, NG wild sour on deck.

Maybe small batch stuff? Maybe I got ripped off, either way I have a 31 gallon whiskey barrel and a ginormius French oak 79 gallon that was used for sauv blanc. Which is what I used it for before I used it for my farmhouse ale (remind me to send you some)

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

Having a quart mug of fresh Skeeter Pee. And btw that list everyone's talking about is from a site called The Daily Meal. Several people just ragged em hardcore on their FB page after it came out (including me) telling them how much of a joke it was and they don't know $hit about craft beer. Their writers came up with the "nominations" and FB people voted on it. All it proved was who out of the group had a better known name or bigger distribution. Total crap.

 

[Whut]

This.