What are you drinking now?

[Resonator]

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Finishing off my hell or high watermelon this morning.

 

[Resonator]

hmmm... ok. Anyone else? This guy is a good college buddy and we work in the same field, but he's marrying a Pharmacist (talk about earning power) - don't wanna seem cheap but as-is its looking like this is running me about $1k+. Man, I'm going to do a simple affair if mine won't elope.

Why not just give them some home brew?

 

[DisturbdChemist]

I'd say no. In fact, I thought a little gift to the groomsmen and bridesmaids was customary. Note, never been in any wedding but my mom's and I hate weddings.

Waiting for auto-tune to finish so I can refill my glass and then test the boil kettle for leaks.

Oh and if I chill my wort to 80F and stick it in a ferm chamber to chill the rest of the way, is there a huge risk of infection? Trying to sort of plan for how it could go with chilling for the first time without ice water. I know, newbie question.

Nope. My water from my house get in the 90s in the summer. I cool it down as low as i can go and put it in the fermenter and pitched the next day never had an issue

 

[Qhrumphf]

My Rye PA.

 

[Resonator]

Round 2
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[W0GWT]

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Nothing good.

 

[blizzard]

Alright folks, no one I know IRL has the answer so im asking you all: going to a. Wedding next weekend with my GF. Gonna be a groomsman (tux rental) and staying 2 nights at the hotel - was planning on paying for the wedding dinner (cash gift), is a gift on top customary if I'm in the wedding party?

For your troubles:
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I'd agree you don't need to. Covering the wedding dinner is really nice and I doubt your friend is judging you on this. This is totally the kind of thing i stress about, so I would also get a nice card and perhaps a decent bottle of champagne.

Drinking nothing. Waiting in line for beer. Sigh.

 

[hopbrad]

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Wife's kefir, bottled with some Jamaica(hibiscus) tea.

 

[Remmy]

Pull of cream ale before SWMBO drives my to paradise.

Keg is light. Standard. Brew day is over with.

 

[Hello]

I no chill for up to 10 hrs in my BK... Never had an infection. It'll be fine.

But I thought people used some special container. That's good to know. BTW, to answer your earlier question about what my first brew will be, it's going to be a SMaSH APA. 2-row and Zythos hops. Think I may start today and just do the football draft from my iPad.

That's how I have been getting down to pitch temp this summer, much easier.

Cool as low as it will go, aerate, in to chamber.

Allway willing to help out a noobi.

Haha thank you. I'm likely going to do that just to avoid the aquarium pump and ice water setup.


Auto tuning the other PID. Didn't think about it first and went to dick around inside.

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[Baja_Brewer]

Why not just give them some home brew?

None ready. Maybe an IOU a brew session+bottling of your choice for my buddy- get him down here for a football game and brew.

I'd agree you don't need to. Covering the wedding dinner is really nice and I doubt your friend is judging you on this. This is totally the kind of thing i stress about, so I would also get a nice card and perhaps a decent bottle of champagne.

Drinking nothing. Waiting in line for beer. Sigh.

Stellar, appreciate the input.

Having an all day and tackling the car interior. Always do the interior first so you can give it your best effort. That way if your run out of steam you're likely just passing on a wax job.

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[1977Brewer]

Water. Tons of running around again today. I hate school more than the kids do.

 

[wyobrewer1]

None ready. Maybe an IOU a brew session+bottling of your choice for my buddy- get him down here for a football game and brew.







Stellar, appreciate the input.

Having an all day and tackling the car interior. Always do the interior first so you can give it your best effort. That way if your run out of steam you're likely just passing on a wax job.

I agree with blizzard. Put yourself in his shoes and I'm sure he's aware of your expenses. He'd probably not want you to do anything above what you are already doing. And yeah...special brew session would be awesome.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Two hearted and working. Bleh.

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[1977Brewer]

Saison has dropped another 2 points to 1.00. Still delicious. Tastes really hot right now but it's warm. It's going to be pretty, I know that much.

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[Pyg]

After paint balling in 88 degrees this hits the spot
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[Psylocide]

But I thought people used some special container. That's good to know. BTW, to answer your earlier question about what my first brew will be, it's going to be a SMaSH APA. 2-row and Zythos hops. Think I may start today and just do the football draft from my iPad.

Some do... I only let it sit in the BK so long because I use glass carboys and don't want to risk a break from thermal shock. If you use the HDPE buckets you can dump the hot wort in right away and let it chill in there.

But there's nothing living in the BK after flameout and sticking the lid on.

 

[podz]

Ice-cold vodka.

 

[Hello]

Lost an entire new sack of 2 row to some kind of bug. Ugh. Trash men are going to love me for dumping that entire 50 pounds in there.

Anyway, getting used to this system. Things took longer than normal so far.

Drinking this.
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[ChefRex]

Gravity sample of the mild, this should be pretty good.
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[val214]

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[ChefRex]

Lost an entire new sack of 2 row to some kind of bug. Ugh. Trash men are going to love me for dumping that entire 50 pounds in there.

Anyway, getting used to this system. Things took longer than normal so far.

Drinking this.
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Come on, they would of added that little something special to your next brew.

 

[hopbrad]

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Nom

 

[BreezyBrew]

Just found out I have to write some regular expressions. FML. Larger beer.

 

[W0GWT]

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[ChefRex]

HB Hophands. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1440360267.860137.jpg

 

[BreezyBrew]

Pic

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[pointcity-homebrew]

Ice-cold vodka.

What's cooler than being cool? Ice cold

My new boss just came in from Helsinki, he worked at the HVL at Aalto University.

 

[Baja_Brewer]

I agree with blizzard. Put yourself in his shoes and I'm sure he's aware of your expenses. He'd probably not want you to do anything above what you are already doing. And yeah...special brew session would be awesome.

Good point - thanks. I know he'll be cool with it - I don't think she expects a whole heck of a lot either - they're doing their best to keep it simple but the families got involved and it spiraled a bit.

The HB session would be to make sure that he and I get a chance to chill after they tie the knot (I know we will, but I'll double down on it) Probably have him over during football season and get the brew in.

Finished the car - skipped the compound/wax like I expected - too damn hot out, I'll do it in 2 months to prep it for winter. Gonna take something to the beach - thinking Beck's dark... but its in a bottle.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

1st piur from the keg of strawberry blondeish. Thank god that work party is over, as is the cleanup.

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[billspudley]

First one of these...
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While this is happening in the cellar with the cream stout base for my coconut stout...
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[Psylocide]

Gravity sample of the mild, this should be pretty good.
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Mine was getting really good around 1.5 weeks... Keg is light as a feather now. Need to rebrew it, but add about 1%. Great beer.

 

[Peruvian802]

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[ChefRex]

Another pull of Hophands, getting the grill fired up, use your imagination.

 

[Hello]

Water. Got 1.045 pre boil gravity, shooting for 1.037 I think. Want a very sessionable APA.

 

[Remmy]

Smashed a Sea Hag, Hopstillo and a Perpetual IPA at the lake.

 

[Remmy]

Water. Got 1.045 pre boil gravity, shooting for 1.037 I think. Want a @Qhrumphf APA.

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[Qhrumphf]

Water then gym. Both Saisons ended up ~0.5°P higher than target as I figured was going to happen after doing the math.

 

[Remmy]

Big pull of belgian IPA. Smacked.

 

[Peruvian802]

These are easy drinking on a sunny afternoon.

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