What are you drinking now?

[CliffMongoloid]

Coff

 

[WesleyS]

Coffee. Booked tours for the Colosseum and Vatican yesterday so vacation is definitely starting to feel more real now!

Unless those are breweries, no one cares.




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[Remmy]

Coff.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Keeping with the theme, another good entry-level sour. And more dregs donated. Just double checked The Mad Fermentationist's viable dregs list beforehand, and actually surprised this has viable bugs. Figured it'd be pasteurized.

The only reason I didnt suspect that this was pasturized is that i got a bottle where the dregs contained some grape must as well. Believe it or not the chunks of grape skin were still very sweet. I agree on this being a good entry level sour

Keeping up with the sour theme. This one's up there among the top in my book. Curious how the one I've had in the "cellar" is fairing.

I absolutely love this beer.

On the coffee, as usual. only had a couple pale ales last night, been busy getting spring cleaning and chores/porching it done around the house to keep posting as i drink a beer.

 

[coldcrash]

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Lies

 

[Remmy]

Brew day.

 

[CliffMongoloid]

Brew day.
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Ill say what were all thinking.... **** you ya lucky bastard

 

[coldcrash]

Coffee. Home w the kids today.

 

[Remmy]

Ill say what were all thinking.... **** you ya lucky bastard

I have to bottle a beer so I can free-up one of my primaries. This is going to suck. I have a 2 p.m. meeting that I am holding. So, I can't get ****-faced and I've started brewing a lot earlier than I normally would.

 

[Remmy]

Breakfast has been served.

 

[Ridire]

What is today's brew going to be, Remmy?

I'm drinking coffee and getting ready for a phone call/argument at 9:00am.

Living the dream.

 

[CliffMongoloid]

Breakfast has been served.

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i mean ill trade spots with you... you can run agings, vlookups and audit weight and rates while i brew and drink your beer... i wont drink all of it i promise



coff-

 

[Ridire]

i mean ill trade spots with you... you can run agings, vlookups and audit weight and rates while i brew and drink your beer... i wont drink all of it i promise



coff-

Mmmm...counting beans. Basically what I do at my "other job". So much fun we should have to pay them...

 

[WesleyS]

Lies

What you didn't see is slightly out of picture me being held at gunpoint by Sam Calagione.


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[Remmy]

What is today's brew going to be, Remmy?

I'm drinking coffee and getting ready for a phone call/argument at 9:00am.

Living the dream.

Nut Brown (same one I brewed and blended with Dave37's Robust Porter). Not blending it this time.

i mean ill trade spots with you... you can run agings, vlookups and audit weight and rates while i brew and drink your beer... i wont drink all of it i promise



coff-

Come through.

 

[Remmy]

banesong's lawnmower especial

 

[Remmy]

If you like Papaya, you'll like my IPA.

 

[Remmy]

Another.

I love brew days. Listening to KRS. So ****ing sick!

 

[InityBrew]

Woke up this morning to catch a flight to San Antonio and found it it was delayed and we would miss our connection.. Ended up hitting another flight that landed me in Tampa where I am sitting at the Cigar city brew pub in the airport while I wait for my 12:30 flight to SA. Not a bad start to vacation. The fresh Jai alai is on point.

 

[finsfan]

Woke up this morning to catch a flight to San Antonio and found it it was delayed and we would miss our connection.. Ended up hitting another flight that landed me in Tampa where I am sitting at the Cigar city brew pub in the airport while I wait for my 12:30 flight to SA. Not a bad start to vacation. The fresh Jai alai is on point.

that seemed to work out in your favor :rockin:

 

[Hello]

If you like Papaya, you'll like my IPA.

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I loved that IPA. It was the only beer of yours that I've had and I loved it as much as I thought I would. You brew solid beers man. Really.

Water, breakfast shake, coffee. In reverse order though.

 

[Remmy]

Woke up this morning to catch a flight to San Antonio and found it it was delayed and we would miss our connection.. Ended up hitting another flight that landed me in Tampa where I am sitting at the Cigar city brew pub in the airport while I wait for my 12:30 flight to SA. Not a bad start to vacation. The fresh Jai alai is on point.

Nice. Have fun on vacation, dude. Hit Rudy's up for sure.

 

[coldcrash]

Woke up this morning to catch a flight to San Antonio and found it it was delayed and we would miss our connection.. Ended up hitting another flight that landed me in Tampa where I am sitting at the Cigar city brew pub in the airport while I wait for my 12:30 flight to SA. Not a bad start to vacation. The fresh Jai alai is on point.

Inconvenience? Maybe.

Sucks? Absolutely not.

Enjoy vaca!

 

[Remmy]

I loved that IPA. It was the only beer of yours that I've had and I loved it as much as I thought I would. You brew solid beers man. Really.

Water, breakfast shake, coffee. In reverse order though.

Thanks. And, FWIW, that was my last one. :rockin:

 

[Hopinista]

HB Saison done conditioning now what to smoke with it...

 

[Remmy]

Speaking of smoke. It's about that time.

 

[wobrien]

Nice. Have fun on vacation, dude. Hit Rudy's up for sure.

Rudy's is AWESOME. Don't be put off by it being in a gas station.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Agreed! I'm just too lazy to shake the keg. I'm a very patient person.

I have to take mine in landscape... Stupid doughnut.

 

[Ridire]

More coffee while I think through my brewing process.

At this point, I am attributing my Pale Ale's failure to astringency from the grain crush.

A thought came to me - does anyone run their first runnings and sparge through a filter as it comes out of the tun? If I filter it through my 100 micron strainer, will I be harming my beer in any way? It seems like it would reduce the possibility of astringency coming from husks that make it into the BK.

 

[finsfan]

More coffee while I think through my brewing process.

At this point, I am attributing my Pale Ale's failure to astringency from the grain crush.

A thought came to me - does anyone run their first runnings and sparge through a filter as it comes out of the tun? If I filter it through my 100 micron strainer, will I be harming my beer in any way? It seems like it would reduce the possibility of astringency coming from husks that make it into the BK.

The first question would be did you vorlauf?

 

[Hopinista]

Speaking of smoke. It's about that time.

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I picked up a couple Oliva Series V lanceros yesterday, definitely their best imo

 

[InityBrew]

Nice. Have fun on vacation, dude. Hit Rudy's up for sure.

that seemed to work out in your favor :rockin:

Thanks guys. I ma looking forward to it.

Also, Rudy's and the salt lick are on my list for bbq. I heard Franklins in Austin is great, but I am not sure if I want to wait in an 1-3 hour line for brisket.

Rudy's is AWESOME. Don't be put off by it being in a gas station.

 

[Ridire]

The first question would be did you vorlauf?

I did but there was undoubtedly some smutz that got into the BK. The crush was way finer than I intended.

I'm thinking rice hulls, coarser crush and, maybe, a filtering to eliminate this in the future. It was my first non-BIAB AG.


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[BrewinHooligan]

I did but there was undoubtedly some smutz that got into the BK. The crush was way finer than I intended.

I'm thinking rice hulls, coarser crush and, maybe, a filtering to eliminate this in the future. It was my first non-BIAB AG.


Sent from here, because that's where I am.

It's more likely a pH issue than grain husk issue. A decoction boils the grains/husks without causing astringency. What kind of water do you brew with?

 

[finsfan]

I did but there was undoubtedly some smutz that got into the BK. The crush was way finer than I intended.

I'm thinking rice hulls, coarser crush and, maybe, a filtering to eliminate this in the future. It was my first non-BIAB AG.


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How much did you vorluaf? Normally I do at least a half gallon, but sometimes a full gallon. Also, make sure you slowly pour it back in the mash. I always pour it back over a piece of aluminum foil I have poked holes in. Another thing is to make sure you start your vorlauf slowly, with close to the first half gallon run out with the valve half open, and opening it all the way right before you are down vorlaufing.

Did you crush the grain yourself or was it crushed for you?

I would also recommend rice hulls. I always use at least two hand fulls (~1/10lb per batch) but increase that if I am using wheat. I have never had a stuck sparge, knock on wood.

 

[Hopinista]

Saison #3. Sessionability test

 

[finsfan]

Saison #3. Sessionability test

this is the one I am making, right?

 

[Hopinista]

this is the one I am making, right?

Yeah. It's really awesome right now especially since its 88 out.

 

[coldcrash]

Gravity sample of Row 2 Hill 56 clone, although I can't really taste or smell anything right now thanks to the pollen count.

 

[Remmy]

Connecticut Reserve.