What are you drinking now?

[BeerMeDuffMan]

I get that part haha but why recommend it for beer? Ive never seen it done before.



Cant argue there!!

A moist cork is going to expand and seal accurately, and if stood up rather than laid down, eventually it will dry and shrink, allowing air flow and soon causing that cardboard flavor that we get from oxidization. I could be wrong on this, but I remember reading this somewhere.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

That looks delicious and pretty.

So we lay the bottles down if they have corks?


I used to own a sailboat. I miss it like mad. Then again, I miss docking my boat at Dana Point Yacht Club as well.

@mcbaumannerb , your job is to provide water to people? That is kind of rad.

Water. Wondering how much more clear I can write, "please do not send me redline versions of document as final copies." It seems to not really sink in.

Nothing so noble. I write software that helps operations route our trucks to get water delivered to people. Bottled water, so not like we're providing drinking water to those without, it is just a luxury for folks (that pays my bills!)

 

[TheCADJockey]

A moist cork is going to expand and seal accurately, and if stood up rather than laid down, eventually it will dry and shrink, allowing air flow and soon causing that cardboard flavor that we get from oxidization. I could be wrong on this, but I remember reading this somewhere.

Woah man.. how about a **** tag, geez :cross:

Done with the coffee, four might have been one too many. I'll just dream about something hoppy before I get some water.

 

[Hello]

Nothing so noble. I write software that helps operations route our trucks to get water delivered to people. Bottled water, so not like we're providing drinking water to those without, it is just a luxury for folks (that pays my bills!)

Oh lol. I was thinking third world countries or whatever. Hey man, it pays the bills...I'm pro-paycheck.

 

[Owly055]

Drinking Caliente BMC **A light breakfast beer**

SRM 3.18
IBU 29.56
OG 1.070
ABV 6.5% (approx)

2.5 gal recipe

3.5 lb 2 row
2.5 lb cooked rice

1/2 oz Northern Brewer 30 min
1 oz Caliente 2 min

Not a bad BMC experiment.......... the next BMC will have Ahtanum.



H.W.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

More coffee. Is it 4 yet?

 

[BreezyBrew]

I used to own a sailboat. I miss it like mad. Then again, I miss docking my boat at Dana Point Yacht Club as well.

Dana Point is beautiful. Went there a few years back and took the trip to Catalina. Not sure if I would want to live there, but nice vaca spot

 

[BGBC]

A moist cork is going to expand and seal accurately, and if stood up rather than laid down, eventually it will dry and shrink, allowing air flow and soon causing that cardboard flavor that we get from oxidization. I could be wrong on this, but I remember reading this somewhere.

That's the argument for wine (and for beer), but playing devil's advocate, beer is also carbonated, and the positive pressure helps provide a seal on the cork.

Here's a brief reference to one study saying that champagne can be stored equally well standing up vs laying down, for that reason:
Some silly wine study

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

That's the argument for wine (and for beer), but playing devil's advocate, beer is also carbonated, and the positive pressure helps provide a seal on the cork.

Here's a brief reference to one study saying that champagne can be stored equally well standing up vs laying down, for that reason:
Some silly wine study

That's an excellent point! I shall like this post

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I'm leery about storing corked beers on their side since most are bottle conditioned. I don't want the yeast to settle out in the mouth of the bottle or on the cork.

More water while I wait for anyone on my team to respond to multiple inquiries I've sent this morning. What the flocc is going on in the office today?! :cross:

 

[WesleyS]

Non-offensive bottled water that wasn't delivered by @mcbaumannerb
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#ifyoureeasilyoffendedgetalife

 

[Psylocide]

Water.

Hey, this place is as good as any for this question, I assume.

I've got picnic taps while I decide to either drill out my fridge (could run 3 taps) or get a bigger keezer going.

So... do you disconnect the picnic tap every time you aren't using it? I've heard horror stories of those things falling or leaking beer everywhere, but I thought if I could hang them from the handle on the tap, it might not be an issue.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Water.

Hey, this place is as good as any for this question, I assume.

I've got picnic taps while I decide to either drill out my fridge (could run 3 taps) or get a bigger keezer going.

So... do you disconnect the picnic tap every time you aren't using it? I've heard horror stories of those things falling or leaking beer everywhere, but I thought if I could hang them from the handle on the tap, it might not be an issue.

I'm offended by your off topic post, but I'll say this anyway...

Mine only leaked because of a faulty connection, not because of the handle being finicky. If I had known then what I do now, I would've just removed the post and screwed it back in. Otherwise, attaching the tap for each pour was just a brief fix. The last time I kegged with it, there was no leaking issue at all. New o-rings that cost under a dollar total, lube, and getting them screwed in properly was all it took.

Don't be skeered man just DRINK IT!!! We are all waiting to hear how it is

 

[DGibb]

Coffee since I'm at the office, but I had my Founder's Big Lushious last night bottling with my brother, and it was not up to my expectations.

We bottled 16 gallons - 5 of a SMASH Pale Ale, 5 of Irish Red, 5 of Nut Brown, and 1 of a Blackberry Melomel.

We were both disappointed with the cloying sweetness of the Big Lushious, and soon moved on to some Sierra Nevada Celebration and Short's Soft Parade.

 

[Psylocide]

I'm offended by your off topic post, but I'll say this anyway...

Mine only leaked because of a faulty connection, not because of the handle being finicky. If I had known then what I do now, I would've just removed the post and screwed it back in. Otherwise, attaching the tap for each pour was just a brief fix. The last time I kegged with it, there was no leaking issue at all. New o-rings that cost under a dollar total, lube, and getting them screwed in properly was all it took.

Don't be skeered man just DRINK IT!!! We are all waiting to hear how it is

Well, it offends me that you find this offensive. So... leave the picnic tap on the whole time is what I'm hearing from the guy who lost a bunch of beer to a picnic tap?

Done deal.

 

[mattmmille]

Quaffi along with this:

 

[DGibb]

That looks divine.

 

[Psylocide]

Quaffi along with this:

That pan gravy looks home made... if it is, well, now I'm hungry.

 

[finsfan]

Damn that looks good!

 

[TheCADJockey]

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Orange juice, the hard way. Forgot my crazy straw

 

[TobyG]

If you go to hop scholar let me know. I might be able to get over there.

Will do. Concert is in August.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Will do. Concert is in August.

What concert?

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

What concert?

The Wiggles

 

[mcbaumannerb]

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Orange juice, the hard way. Forgot my crazy straw

Did you shove a beechwood sliver in there and age appropriately before you drank that?

 

[DisturbdChemist]

The Wiggles

I looked and its probably Slipknot. Not the biggest fan but I might get a ticket for the hell of it

 

[WesleyS]

I looked and its probably Slipknot. Not the biggest fan but I might get a ticket for the hell of it

If it was the wiggles, you'd probably already have your ticket.

 

[TheCADJockey]

Did you shove a beechwood sliver in there and age appropriately before you drank that?

Pfft no, what do I look like? A peasant? I used an old piece of Tigerwood flooring, smoked over a day old campfire. Then it was aged in my attic at subzero temperatures for six months. Hence the need for a crazy-straw.

Boring old water now though.

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Pfft no, what do I look like? A peasant? I used an old piece of Tigerwood flooring, smoked over a day old campfire. Then it was aged in my attic at subzero temperatures for six months. Hence the need for a crazy-straw.

Boring old water now though.

Probably tastes like cancer.

 

[Psylocide]

Halp! Ok... first things first, I made an amazing beer for my first AG attempt. Tastes like I almost cloned Fresh Squeezed with wheat.

Now that that's out of the way, I've got the pressure set to 11... and it just dribbled out. Took a good 3 mins to get what you see here. As soon as I would open the tap, it would spurt out, then slow to a crawl. I'm using ~3.5 ft of line and a picnic tap.

Any ideas what I need to do to fix this?

 

[BeerMeDuffMan]

Cherry pepsi with a splash (Ok, maybe two shots) of Jack. At work.
Yea, I'm completely checked out. Saturday won't get here fast enough. Anybody have anything fun for me to google and read up on and waste away the day?