What are you drinking now?

[Qhrumphf]

Double pour. Last of the 6er. Caps win. Despite working while sick, good day. Looking forward to waching West Brom park the bus over the weekend (because that's the only way they'll survive Poch's high press, In Poch We Trust, COYS!). May venture up to Charm City and meet the legendary Brad Friedel while he watchies with Baltimore Spurs.

Edit: With pic!

 

[hawgwild81]

Thanks again for the heads up on that. It's one of those spligeeouhg (sp?) glasses that might break if you look at it wrong, but sexy as hell

Truth! Ask me how I know. #RIPKBSglass

Just read Bells is expanding to Arkansas. Finally! I can quit sending them strongly worded letters.
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[thatjonguy]

Truth! Ask me how I know. #RIPKBSglass

Just read Bells is expanding to Arkansas. Finally! I can quit sending them strongly worded letters.
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Dammit!

Are they moving in before Hopslam season?

 

[hawgwild81]

Dammit!

Are they moving in before Hopslam season?

I doubt it. Even if they are here I doubt we will get anything other than their year round line up for the first couple of months. When Lagunitas came to town all we got was IPA for the first 2 months and it was draft only.

 

[thatjonguy]

I doubt it. Even if they are here I doubt we will get anything other than their year round line up for the first couple of months. When Lagunitas came to town all we got was IPA for the first 2 months and it was draft only.

Good. You scared me there for a bit.

I'll still hook you up with this year's batch.

 

[Gavin C]

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More of the same APA

 

[Qhrumphf]

Chloraseptic spray and water. Tastes like bad beer. Awful. Then going to bed.

 

[Greg1Cruickshank]

Where did you get that recipe? It's not going to taste like stout until it has some kind of roasted malt in it.

OT Diet Ginger ale with burger from my grill.

Oops sorry guys.
1 lb of roasted barley.

Hey while I'm at it, I notice a lot of the guys/gals on these threads are really good at quickly replying to comments. That's an area I'd like to really improve at.

Currently I get email updates with anywhere from 5-10 'new replies' to the threads I'm subscribed to.

But by that point the comments are so far buried, I think it would break protocol to dig them up again and add my two cents.

Is there a better way to keep on top of things? Perhaps push notifications to a smart phone??

 

[Qhrumphf]

Oops sorry guys.
1 lb of roasted barley.

Hey while I'm at it, I notice a lot of the guys/gals on these threads are really good at quickly replying to comments. That's an area I'd like to really improve at.

Currently I get email updates with anywhere from 5-10 'new replies' to the threads I'm subscribed to.

But by that point the comments are so far buried, I think it would break protocol to dig them up again and add my two cents.

Is there a better way to keep on top of things? Perhaps push notifications to a smart phone??

This thread moves VERY fast. A good number of us just hang out here regularly. A few hundred posts every 24 hours isn't unheard of. Don't worry about it. Welcome to the crew.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Cranking it up a notch
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[val214]

HB mosaic IPA.
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[1977Brewer]

This thread moves VERY fast. A good number of us just hang out here regularly. A few hundred posts every 24 hours isn't unheard of. Don't worry about it. Welcome to the crew.

This. I check in here every couple hours, at least.

They should make this a regular.

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[geoffey]

View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1449201379.849655.jpgfirst time drinking this. Very well named beer. Totally fits. Loving it.

 

[hunter_le five]

ho made beer

 

[mhurst111]

Second pour, recycled pic
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[hawgwild81]

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[Qhrumphf]

Very hot Theraflu. Then bed.

 

[Greg1Cruickshank]

And if it isn't too late to reply where I got the recipe:

I've done about 6 batches of stout so far. Typically I change a variable each time, or age it in secondary on a different variable like cacao nibs etc.

My typical recipe is:

5lb 2 row
1 lb rolled oats (quick oats)
2lb flaked barley
1lb black patent

But as I said, I was looking to change it up and try something different.
I made a RIS in the summer with a bit (don't remember how much, though it's in my log) of crystal and added invert sugar to boost my S.G. Loves it so much I wanted to attempt a small < 10.50 batch.

 

[1977Brewer]

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Wicked pissah beeah.

 

[wobrien]

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Good call, a nice glass of apple juice really hits the spot before bed

 

[1977Brewer]

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Pour dos.

 

[hawgwild81]

Good call, a nice glass of apple juice really hits the spot before bed

Helps keep me regular.

 

[1977Brewer]

I forgot I had homebrew in the closet. Not complaining.

Hey Joe. The coffee may have mellowed. I might not be able to taste anything after 74 oz. of stouts and porters.

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[Greg1Cruickshank]

Currently sipping a spiced winter ale recipe I got off Basic Brewing a while back. It's not the worst thing I've ever had. It's better with some age on it.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

And if it isn't too late to reply where I got the recipe:



I've done about 6 batches of stout so far. Typically I change a variable each time, or age it in secondary on a different variable like cacao nibs etc.



My typical recipe is:



5lb 2 row

1 lb rolled oats (quick oats)

2lb flaked barley

1lb black patent



But as I said, I was looking to change it up and try something different.

I made a RIS in the summer with a bit (don't remember how much, though it's in my log) of crystal and added invert sugar to boost my S.G. Loves it so much I wanted to attempt a small < 10.50 batch.

I'm not a huge fan of stouts but I do enjoy some. The main thing I have found I don't like in stouts is black patent. Tastes acrid and like an ashtray to me and 1lb is quite a bit. For a nice roasty character without the acrid ashtray flavor I use a combination of roasted barley and chocolate malt and get some great results from that. Keep in mind tastes are objective, opinions are like ********, and I'm just some random booze hound from the interwebz

 

[Greg1Cruickshank]

Oh I completely agree. About the pitfalls of black patent. Not about you being a boozhound. Although, how the hell would I know

My LHBS is fairly shotty in that manor. They seem very inconsistent.
It's either black patent, or roasted malt, or chocolate malt, or roasted barley. But never consistently the same thing, and never twice in a row. So when it comes to stout, I'm at the mercy of whatever they have on hand at a particular time.

 

[blizzard]

This is fantastic. My favorite petite sour that I've had.
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Yep, that was my favorite, though I enjoyed tart cherry quite a bit as well.

Is there a better way to keep on top of things? Perhaps push notifications to a smart phone??

The best way is to stop doing any work and hang out here.

Cranking it up a notch
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My bottle is almost gone. That stuff really grew on me.

It was a fridge cleaning night, but I only have a photo of the nightcap. Pumple Drumpkin
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[Greg1Cruickshank]

I wish. Hmm...if only there was a way to get paid to hang out on brewing forums...

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Yep, that was my favorite, though I enjoyed tart cherry quite a bit as well.




The best way is to stop doing any work and hang out here.




My bottle is almost gone. That stuff really grew on me.

It was a fridge cleaning night, but I only have a photo of the nightcap. Pump
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For the price, it is tough to beat. My bottle is almost gone too. Although usually when I break into it the next day has a pretty large amount of suck. I think I nailed it tonight but I will know for sure tomorrow.

 

[TheCADJockey]

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The manifestation of regret