What are you drinking now?

[ClaudiusB]

Welp, the stiff back kicked in so done for the day and simply seeking pain killers. HB 8%Hazy with extra oxygen.

Side question. So going Stainless fermenters but need temp control in both the heat and cold. Also want to add an ability to dump trub and add oxygen free dry hopping. Anyone out there have a setup like this they're very happy with?

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"need temp control in both the heat and cold." why do you need heat in your part of the world? My brewery never gets below 55 in winter and that is ****** cold for me.

 

[Rish]

Very nice helles.

 

[ClaudiusB]

After my HB wheat I decided to have a store bought one. Spoiler: theirs is waayyy better! But, hey, they've been brewing about 979 years longer than me. I'm sure mine will be better by the time I've brewed that long.
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"theirs is waayyy better! But, hey, they've been brewing about 979 years longer than me." For me, this is a cheap excuse. Look at your process. Many of my local breweries are learning to brew drinkable beers at the expense of the paying customer. They shouldn't be in business in my book.

 

[leedspointbrew]

It's beer lunchtime.
The Warsteiner was one of many free beers for this week.
The second beer is our Dampfbier. For dessert, I decided to drink our Nürnberger Rotbier.
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The rotbier looks great! Looking for a recipe.

 

[ClaudiusB]

The rotbier looks great! Looking for a recipe.

All malts are Weyermann.
Pilsner 33%
Munich I 15.5 %
Melanoidin 20%
Cara Aromatic 16%
Smoked malt 15.5 %
The Melanoidin and the Munich give you a nice red color. The smoked malt I used to be more style-correct for a beer that has been brewed for over 200 years. The original mashing process took over 10 hours according to history.

 

[Bramling Cross]

The Munich lager thing I made.

 

[Beekeeper]

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[Rish]

Cider bottled 08/11/2020. Abbaye yeast, lactic acid, tannin, Truvia. Very tasty.

 

[pshankstar]

A double ipa (Fidens collab) and an imperial coffee stout at the Richmond (Mortalis Brewing’s restaurant/bar in Rochester, NY).

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Mine was a sip out of a Hamm's. I remember swearing that I'd NEVER, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, drink beer.

So my big take away from that: Never say never.

Thus endeth the lesson.

Wuftah, if Hamm’s was only beer available I would have not become a beer drinker at all! <bitter beer face>

 

[lumpher]

Drinking a slightly tart lightly carbed HB Blackberry Cider. Very refreshing on a hot Texas evening enjoying nature's sights and sounds.

 

[camonick]

The Munich lager thing I made.
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I think it’s been discussed somewhere along the lines before, but I’m too lazy to search for it… do you use a clarifier, and if you do, what is it?

OT:
I had to drive to Ft. Collins (130 miles each way) today for a doctor’s appointment. I hit one of the big liquor stores there that has a nice “pick 6” selection. I got a nice mixed six pack plus some extra goodies. One was a beer I’ve wanted to try for a very long time and might crack open later.
Meanwhile, Tis the season for these now. Toppling Goliath Oktoberfest.

 

[camonick]

This is a little more bitter and less malty.
Both pretty solid versions of Märzenbier

 

[Rish]

My task is complete

HB 9% Raspberry Hard Lemonade

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Okay, so I've tried every search I can think of on this site (obviously not very tech savvy). Where can I find the recipe for a drink that so many are enjoying?

 

[BongoYodeler]

Okay, so I've tried every search I can think of on this site (obviously not very tech savvy). Where can I find the recipe for a drink that so many are enjoying?

I'll pm you...

 

[Rish]

I'll pm you...

Thanks @BongoYodeler . I know it's out there, just can't find it for some reason.

 

[Beekeeper]

Okay, so I've tried every search I can think of on this site (obviously not very tech savvy). Where can I find the recipe for a drink that so many are enjoying?

Dig the fruit thing. Adds to the price obviously but significantly improves the drink..usually. Done raspberry, BlackBerry, Blueberry, mangos. With limade done cherry then one with Pinapple/jalapenos/vanilla/ tequila...kinda unique flavor combo.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/full-hard-lemonade-recipe.348811/page-17

 

[Dgallo]

Only about a week left until I’m back to work. My lunch beers are coming to an end. My hb’d double hazy

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Last of the HB Lunahpu RiS

 

[NotSure]

Testing my HB 2024 Wee Heavy that I bottled recently. Same grist as the 2023, but came out slightly different (a little thinner and a bit higher ABV). This one is 8.8% ABV and has more of a chocolate taste. Am planning on aging this for drinking this and next winter.

 

[BongoYodeler]

With brew day wrapped up it's time to kick back with a raspberry hard lemonade.

 

[MaxStout]

Out back with a HB amber and a snack.

 

[Rish]

HM brown sugar cider

 

[orionol73]

 

[MaxStout]

Another beer from the @pshankstar care package, double dry hopped hazy IIPA. Very juicy.

 

[TheDudeLebowski]

A couple of Treehouse lagers

 

[pshankstar]

Another beer from the @pshankstar care package, double dry hopped hazy IIPA. Very juicy.

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I enjoy that beer and the artwork even more!! Cheers bud!!

 

[Rish]

Tasty dunkel.

 

[camonick]

A Colorado microbrew
Not too bad. Many of their beers have a Seinfeld connection.

 

[camonick]

Now this is a Märzenbier!!

 

[grampamark]

HB CCC Blonde

 

[pshankstar]

An imperial stout from Noble Shepherd Brewing Company.
It’s accurate I’m getting barrel notes and maple. Pretty good!
From untappd:
Released for our 7th anniversary, aged in Hollerhorn Distilling "Seedling" Maple Spirit barrels. Notes of light maple, oak, vanilla, almond, and dark chocolate.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

HB mead sample from packaging a couple today.

 

[camonick]

Well, here it is. The beer I’ve read so much about. There weren’t any in the cooler when I looked at the Ft. Collins liquor store, but when I asked the cashier, she checked her computer and said there should be 13 somewhere in the store. Another clerk found a stash in the back cooler and she let me purchase 2.
It’s pretty good beer, but it didn’t blow my socks off. I would definitely drink more if available and not so damn expensive.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Well, here it is. The beer I’ve read so much about. There weren’t any in the cooler when I looked at the Ft. Collins liquor store, but when I asked the cashier, she checked her computer and said there should be 13 somewhere in the store. Another clerk found a stash in the back cooler and she let me purchase 2.
It’s pretty good beer, but it didn’t blow my socks off. I would definitely drink more if available and not so damn expensive.
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That's kind of how I feel about it. I do like it, quite a bit actually, but now that it's available at every store and gas station around me I rarely buy it anymore. Back when it was unobtainable for me it was definitely on my list.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

My Belgian IPA two weeks after bottling nice and clear, tastes good but carbonation needs to be better. I’ll leave it another couple of weeks.

 

[beermanpete]

More local beer.

 

[MaxStout]

Well, here it is. The beer I’ve read so much about. There weren’t any in the cooler when I looked at the Ft. Collins liquor store, but when I asked the cashier, she checked her computer and said there should be 13 somewhere in the store. Another clerk found a stash in the back cooler and she let me purchase 2.
It’s pretty good beer, but it didn’t blow my socks off. I would definitely drink more if available and not so damn expensive.
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We have family in San Diego and go there every year. First time I spotted Pliny I thought I'd hit the motherlode. Store owner said they got an allocated shipment every Thurs and I could buy a limit of 4 bottles. I bought 4. I thought it was quite good, not sure if it was world-class. Freshness is key and the bottling date was just a couple weeks prior. They ship it cold.

Then again, I imagine any good IPA would be quite good if they went to the trouble of keeping it chilled from brewery to customer.

Don't know if they still stamp dates on the bottles. I wonder how fresh it is by the time it gets to CO.

 

[camonick]

We have family in San Diego and go there every year. First time I spotted Pliny I thought I'd hit the motherlode. Store owner said they got an allocated shipment every Thurs and I could buy a limit of 4 bottles. I bought 4. I thought it was quite good, not sure if it was world-class. Freshness is key and the bottling date was just a couple weeks prior. They ship it cold.

Then again, I imagine any good IPA would be quite good if they went to the trouble of keeping it chilled from brewery to customer.

Don't know if they still stamp dates on the bottles. I wonder how fresh it is by the time it gets to CO.

Assuming they stamp the month first, it was bottled earlier this month.

 

[mac_1103]

I've never had a Pliny. I'll be visiting my daughter in SD this weekend. Will have to try to find some. But I've heard that the younger is the one that really knocks people's socks off. Wrong time of year though.