What are you drinking now?

[frozennorth]

Hopthermia, Alaska Brewing Co.

BTW, I have not had caffeine in almost 20 years. Pisses my wife off that I can have 2 Enjoy By's and be up and ready to go in minutes in the morning. But, I always make coffee for her, which wrinkles out the edges.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

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This was a bit of a gusher. Infected for sure. I tried it anyway. Now I know what people mean when they say 'band-aid' flavor. Drain pour....my wife is going to think I slammed that one

Sorry man. I kinda knew it was over carbed but not infected when i had it. First can out and already a problem. Hope they correct and wont let that happen again

 

[mhurst111]

Sorry man. I kinda knew it was over carbed but not infected when i had it. First can out and already a problem. Hope they correct and wont let that happen again

No worries. Their Broken Bridge dunkleweizen that you sent was good.

For no particular reason, other than it looked good when trying to organize my basement, I finish the night with this...

 

[tripplehazzard]

Some of that hoptumum finally hit the shelves here.. and I'm disappointed. Nice hot alcohol flavor with minimal hop aroma and flavor. Not like I remember last years

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

so minding my own business at home when a buddy calls asking to meet up at bar down the street. Wife says yeah go I need to study for a test tonight anyway... One founders centennial IPA, and one odells myrcenary later I'm home and remember I still need to make a starter for Fridays red white and brew better pour a HB pale ale

 

[aharri1]

Homebrew Kolsch and pale ale

 

[Hulud]

My Andy's Mint Chocolate Stout, only a couple bottles left. Brewed a year ago and it's exactly how I want it now. Sooo tasty. 10% milk stout

 

[Remmy]

Coff.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Anyone else? I'm making a list, lol.

Whose Homefront is that?

Water and coffee ... again/still.

 

[coldcrash]

Water here.

 

[banesong]

Coffee.

 

[onetoeddogbrewery]

Water and coffee

 

[wobrien]

Whose Homefront is that?

Water and coffee ... again/still.

Sly fox (it's pretty good too)

Drinking agua

 

[wyobrewer1]

Coffee


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[mcbaumannerb]

Sly fox (it's pretty good too)

Cool - I didn't know they canned it this year!

So, when I was on the treadmill this morning, the belt started to roll up (good thing a replacement is on the way) so I went out into the neighborhood. Was a bit of a shock walking out the door into that pea soup. Then the rain started halfway through. . Almost like someone was telling me to skip it today - but I persevered. Now onto more coffee and water with my oatmeal.

 

[Billy-Klubb]

coffee. about heat some water. 8 gallons of Helles Bock.

 

[Hello]

Water. I dislike the whole fasting blood work. I mean, it's the only time I think I am absolutely starving and dying for something other than water. Any other day, who cares.

/ramble.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

some starbucks "refreshments" caffeine. Sondering what i want from the cellar to drink this weekend

 

[Ridire]

Coffee.

Online cigar shopping at work...

 

[Hello]

No need to be confused. Watch this video. I followed his method for the starter. Worked great.
http://youtu.be/PiqOQ8EBIeU


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But did you make the starter? That is what is all over the map as well.

 

[Ridire]

I still am a bit uncertain about starters (I've only made one and it was the end step of harvesting dregs). I am still torn about the whole "decant" v "throw it all in" debate. I threw my entire 2L starter into the beer I have fermenting now. It is a big, dark beer so I was thinking it would mask any ill effects of doing that better than a lighter, smaller beer.

Here is my issue:

I hear people say that an "active" starter is best. But to have an "active" starter, don't you need to be pitching the whole thing? How do you decant a starter with the yeast still in suspension eating DME?

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Coffee. Stayed up late working on my project. It needs a good cleaning but so far so good. Probably gonna plug it in later today as I wanted to let it sit after moving it all around and bending the freezer compartment.

 

[DrunkleJon]

I still am a bit uncertain about starters (I've only made one and it was the end step of harvesting dregs). I am still torn about the whole "decant" v "throw it all in" debate. I threw my entire 2L starter into the beer I have fermenting now. It is a big, dark beer so I was thinking it would mask any ill effects of doing that better than a lighter, smaller beer.

Here is my issue:

I hear people say that an "active" starter is best. But to have an "active" starter, don't you need to be pitching the whole thing? How do you decant a starter with the yeast still in suspension eating DME?

I think that so long as it has 'actively' been working/reproducing you are fine. Truely active would be a pitch whole, but it is still more active if you crash out and then decant and pitch than it would be straight out of the fridge where it has been napping for a while.
At least that is my opinion.

Water. I think I drank too much coffee this morning. I am wired.

 

[Fuzzymittenbrewing]

But did you make the starter? That is what is all over the map as well.

I don't do the starter anymore, I just toss in 2 rehydrated packs of 1118.

 

[Ridire]

I think that so long as it has 'actively' been working/reproducing you are fine. Truely active would be a pitch whole, but it is still more active if you crash out and then decant and pitch than it would be straight out of the fridge where it has been napping for a while.
At least that is my opinion.

Water. I think I drank too much coffee this morning. I am wired.

I just went straight from stir plate to wort. I'll probably decant next time, as it will likely be a beer that won't mask slight off-flavors as well as this 1.080 stout.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I usually tell myself that I will make my starter early enough to cold crash and decant before pitching. Reality so far has been pitching the entire starter since I haven't done it early enough yet

 

[Ridire]

I usually tell myself that I will make my starter early enough to cold crash and decant before pitching. Reality so far has been pitching the entire starter since I haven't done it early enough yet

That makes me feel better. I've had your beer and wish I could make them that good.

 

[DrunkleJon]

I just went straight from stir plate to wort. I'll probably decant next time, as it will likely be a beer that won't mask slight off-flavors as well as this 1.080 stout.

Those are my thoughts as well. IMO the hour or so of added lag time is a bit of a non issue.

 

[BGBC]

I still am a bit uncertain about starters (I've only made one and it was the end step of harvesting dregs). I am still torn about the whole "decant" v "throw it all in" debate. I threw my entire 2L starter into the beer I have fermenting now. It is a big, dark beer so I was thinking it would mask any ill effects of doing that better than a lighter, smaller beer.

Here is my issue:

I hear people say that an "active" starter is best. But to have an "active" starter, don't you need to be pitching the whole thing? How do you decant a starter with the yeast still in suspension eating DME?

Here's my feeling on this, and it's not backed up by much of anything, so take it for what it is...

It's not like there is a switch that's flipped from 'active' to 'inactive'. If you crash and decant your starter, (even if it's been a couple days since they were in full activity mode) I think you're still getting most of the benefits of the starter, if not all.

That said, I also usually don't plan ahead far enough to have time to decant the starter before pitching...

 

[BGBC]

Oh and drinking some coffee as I get ready to board an early flight home today. Had to race to get some work done early this morning, but it's still better than being in the office.