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I don't understand why someone would do this on purpose. I understand that when resources are scarce you use what's available, but why would you do this on purpose???

HAha no kidding. Check out this review of the beer.

"Golden color, small head. Aroma is smoke, country, horses, meat, animal manure. Dry with slight to medium bitterness. Fun brew, needs more hops though to balance out the smoke."

No schit it smells like animal manure! :smack:
 
Having another Modus Hoperandi, still grilling.

Off topic, but just wondering:

I bought a 6 gallon Better Bottle today. I haven't opened the box and have no experience with them (I've only used glass). Do I need a different bung? I use the universal bungs in my glass carboys.
My LHBS was selling it for $24.99, so I figured I'd give it a go.

You shouldnt
 
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Now onto this. I don't hate it as much as I expected, but probably won't finish it...
 
I'd have a hard time saying any beer is worth that. I was lucky enough to find it discounted to $18 so I bought one and liked it enough to want more.

Went back the following week and it was $13 so I bought the remaining 8.

To me it's worth $18, and at $13 it's a steal

Sours here routinely top $20. I learned after buying too many Bruery bottles that they're seldom worth the price tag. I'll shell big bucks for 3 Fonteinen (on the occasion it shows up) or Cantillon or the like, but I've never had a Goose Island beer worth that (with the exception of BCBS Rare, and I don't know what the price tag on that would have been, a friend from Chicago shared a bottle). Now, if I saw it for $13 I'd certainly jump on it. I don't recall the exact price, but last time I saw it I think it at $28 or so. Then again, beer's a little more here than many parts of the country, so I expect to pay a little more.
 
Having another Modus Hoperandi, still grilling.

Off topic, but just wondering:

I bought a 6 gallon Better Bottle today. I haven't opened the box and have no experience with them (I've only used glass). Do I need a different bung? I use the universal bungs in my glass carboys.
My LHBS was selling it for $24.99, so I figured I'd give it a go.


its not the regular drilled stopper. Looks like this:ImageUploadedByHome Brew1405475682.205407.jpg

Edit: you could probably use a drilled stopper, but larger size; maybe 9 1/2 or 10.
 

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I am not native to the DC/MD/VA/DE area, and I do not understand the fascination with Old Bay. That's a beer I'm not even going to try. Hah.


I don't blame you. I picked it up for two trades on request.

Doubt I'd have tried it otherwise.

Although I do like Old Bay on crabs and shrimp!
 
I dry hopped with simcoe and perle. Not sure about that combo but thats half the fun! The boil was a shot it in the dark as well; cluster, simcoe, caliente, millennium, nugget and willamette, but the conan half turned out great and was dry hopped with simcoe and cluster

Im dry hoppibg mine with motueka. A new zealand hop. I think it will work real well in my beer
 
Im dry hoppibg mine with motueka. A new zealand hop. I think it will work real well in my beer


I love motueka. Clint suggested i use it in the shipwrecked saison and i have twice, as well as dry hopping a mosaic pale ale and all of them have been really good. Sounds like we may need a hb swap here soon.
 
Thanks for the input! I finally dragged my lazy a$$ to the basement and checked it out. I will need a bigger bung than I am currently using. No big deal, the LHBS is not too far.


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One more and then calling it a night. Very tasty. Pretty much the same as last year's intentional recreation. Better than the inaugural (accidental) version from two years ago (Pilsner fermented warm after the 2012 derecho made total destroy of much of the midwest and mid-Atlantic and cut power to the brewery and its cooling systems for a week or so).

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