What are you drinking now?

[campbelldm1]

Preparing for some shoveling in philly while making a pot of soup and sipping on a hb stout

 

[campbelldm1]

Preparing for some shoveling in philly while making a pot of soup and sipping on a hb stout

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[CliffMongoloid]

It fully fermented as of one month ago, then I racked it (to free up my carboy). It is clear and tastes great but it is 5 gallons, she will be the only one drinking it for the most part so it will take too long for that. My worry was that it has been done fermenting for a month now, yet at this point what is one more week? Maybe waiting until after SB for the keg is the best bet. Then I can just take growlers to friends if she doesn't like it.

I shouldn't have taken it on, I worry enough about my beer I don't need some stinking fruit juice making me crazy.

Stabilize and back sweeten then bottle won't be carbed but you won't have to worry about bottle bombs

Afternoon coff

 

[campbelldm1]

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[mattmmille]

It fully fermented as of one month ago, then I racked it (to free up my carboy). It is clear and tastes great but it is 5 gallons, she will be the only one drinking it for the most part so it will take too long for that. My worry was that it has been done fermenting for a month now, yet at this point what is one more week? Maybe waiting until after SB for the keg is the best bet. Then I can just take growlers to friends if she doesn't like it.

I shouldn't have taken it on, I worry enough about my beer I don't need some stinking fruit juice making me crazy.

Hey...I'm by no means an expert, but I have made several batches of cider over the last couple of years. Some carbed, some still. I have stovetop pasteurized several with very little problem and I have allowed quite a few to ferment down to around 1.005 to 1.010, bottled and left unpastuerized. I also have some that I knnow fermented all the way out and I put in half gallon carboys, making sure they were very full to limit oxidation, and have had them bulk aging since last October.

If I were you, I'd just leave it until you're ready to do something. I wouldn't keg it, though, if SWMBO is going to be the only one drinking it and if you only have 1 or 2 kegs.

 

[ChefRex]

It fully fermented as of one month ago, then I racked it (to free up my carboy). It is clear and tastes great but it is 5 gallons, she will be the only one drinking it for the most part so it will take too long for that. My worry was that it has been done fermenting for a month now, yet at this point what is one more week? Maybe waiting until after SB for the keg is the best bet. Then I can just take growlers to friends if she doesn't like it.

I shouldn't have taken it on, I worry enough about my beer I don't need some stinking fruit juice making me crazy.

I prefer it dry but how about using enough sugar to carb and then backsweeting in the glass?

Still on a porter

 

[ChefRex]

Preparing for some shoveling in philly while making a pot of soup and sipping on a hb stout

Why bother shoveling? this crap is supposed to be light and blowing around a lot, when it's over then dig out.

 

[nukebrewer]

Mount Bicepious from the Oxford Manor Brewhaus. As far as IPAs go, not usually a fan of English ones, but this one is done well. The Mosaic definitely takes a little bit of the English out of it.

Snow is starting to pick up. Might go play in the snow later before the wind picks up.

 

[TheCADJockey]

I prefer it dry but how about using enough sugar to carb and then backsweeting in the glass?

Still on a porter

This is kind of what I was hoping to do, I don't care for sweet anyway. Was considering filling the 2.5g keg I got for xmas to carb for her then just bottle the rest as it is uncarbed for whatever.

Thanks guys (and @Hello as always) :cross:

Water now until beer time.

 

[campbelldm1]

Why bother shoveling? this crap is supposed to be light and blowing around a lot, when it's over then dig out.

I lie to myself and say the beer tastes better after freezing my butt off

 

[campbelldm1]

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[wobrien]

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Snow day beer

That should be next year's Christmas card

 

[thatjonguy]

Weird = awesome

I was thinking a little thin.

Still great, just not like I remember from last year.

 

[coldcrash]

That should be next year's Christmas card

Nice!

Just ran that by the wife. Didn't even get a "no." Just a look.

 

[thatjonguy]

Nice!

Just ran that by the wife. Didn't even get a "no." Just a look.

So it's a yes?

 

[Remmy]

****in g rice pudding. fat boy style

 

[coldcrash]

So it's a yes?

Lol. Except that it's a no.

 

[Remmy]

Mount Bicepious from the Oxford Manor Brewhaus. As far as IPAs go, not usually a fan of English ones, but this one is done well. The Mosaic definitely takes a little bit of the English out of it.

Snow is starting to pick up. Might go play in the snow later before the wind picks up.

That head, doe. Most of the ones I've had the last 2 weeks have been that way. Prior to that, normal carb. Good thing I'm not a professional brewer.

 

[Hello]

It fully fermented as of one month ago, then I racked it (to free up my carboy). It is clear and tastes great but it is 5 gallons, she will be the only one drinking it for the most part so it will take too long for that. My worry was that it has been done fermenting for a month now, yet at this point what is one more week? Maybe waiting until after SB for the keg is the best bet. Then I can just take growlers to friends if she doesn't like it.

I shouldn't have taken it on, I worry enough about my beer I don't need some stinking fruit juice making me crazy.

First, @mattmmille knows his stuff, so pay attention.

Cider is only going to get better actually. The best apfelwein I've had from @finsfan has been the ones he has sat on for a long while. Me, I kegged the 3.5 gallons I made. 3 gallons fermented and 1/2 to back sweeten. I didn't even stabilize it. Someone in this thread said don't bother so I didn't bother. After having about 4 cases of bottle bombs that were once cider and having them explode in front of me, I will never bottle cider again unless I am bottling off the keg and people can keep that crud cold.

 

[thatjonguy]

Lol. Except that it's a no.

I just tell my wife: "You didn't SAY no..."

 

[PatrickGoss]

Do you people not have jobs? Several pages since the one break I took today. Now for the paperwork, with this:
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Zombie dust on tap. Not as fresh as I am accustomed to.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Do you people not have jobs?

If I didn't have a job, I'd either be dead or the guy that sleeps under the pile of newspapers in @Remmy 's garage.

3 minutes until beer-time, and counting....

 

[BUCKNUTS]

Do you people not have jobs?

I was just reading this thread think the same thing.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

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Rio's Rompin Rye it's not terrible but it isnt great theres a caramel note in the 3rd part of my palate that seems out of place for the style.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Do you people not have jobs? Several pages since the one break I took today. Now for the paperwork, with this:
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Zombie dust on tap. Not as fresh as I am accustomed to.

Indeed. I've been in meetings all day planning how we will handle the snow's impact on our operations. You know, because this is the first time there has ever been a nor'Easter.

On the plus side I guess my no drinking during the week has been cancelled. Heard there is a stout of emergency and everyone is supposed to stay at home and drink stouts. Or something like that, I was only half paying attention to the news.

 

[thatjonguy]

Do you people not have jobs?

Of course I do.

I just don't go to work on Mondays.

I do very little between Tuesday to Saturday, union job.



Except between Thanksgiving and Christmas: all bets are off.

 

[nukebrewer]

Do you people not have jobs? Several pages since the one break I took today. Now for the paperwork, with this:
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Zombie dust on tap. Not as fresh as I am accustomed to.

I have a job... I just don't take it very seriously and choose to drink instead.

Just kidding... early day because of the impending **** show that is about the commence in the northeastern portion of the country. Also, I already know I have tomorrow off, so I'm going to drink up tonight.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Well, escaped the first round. A coating to the north of town where I was earlier today, barely a residual dusting at my place. Wouldn't have even known it snowed. Hah. Although I guess the storm's supposed to circle back or something.

Drinking a carb tester of my Brown Porter. Carb test of Robust Porter next.

 

[ChefRex]

My job today is to drink

An Apfelwein, bottled a year ago off a keg, delicious!

 

[BGBC]

Do you people not have jobs? Several pages since the one break I took today.

Yes, but conference calls can get so damn boring...