What came in the mail for you today?

[No Joy Brews]

A "suspicious" looking shipment of hops including Citra, Mosaic, Ariana, Elixir, Nelson Sauvin, HBC 522, Meridian, and Motueka. My pound of Nelson came in not so airtight so I broke out the vacuum sealer and went to work while the kids watched Wicked. My machine isn't very quiet so I got an earful right around "Popular".

Excited to build recipes around these for the foreseeable future.

 

[BongoYodeler]

From YVH, a pound of Citra, and a half pound of Bru-1 hops. Ordered yesterday late morning, at my door 4pm today.

 

[No Joy Brews]

From YVH, a pound of Citra

Did you grab up some of the 2024 crop flash sale? I got some '23 on closeout and then saw the flash the day I got my order in the mail

 

[BongoYodeler]

Did you grab up some of the 2024 crop flash sale? I got some '23 on closeout and then saw the flash the day I got my order in the mail

Yep. Love their flash sales.

 

[No Joy Brews]

Don't want to bump the thread too much but forgot to mention today I got my NB Blackberry Milkshake IPA kit (which I'm tweaking to try and put a dent in my 8 pounds of hops I just bought so my wife can have the shelf back in the freezer eventually, I'm thinking meridian), my first hop spider, my first spin plate for starters, and a shirt from the Omega merch shop! Tomorrow I'm expecting an aeration wand, brewing salts, scale and a few craft books! It's like second Christmas at my house right now! My beautiful loving spouse is ready to tactically aquire my debit card but it's worth it.

 

[Willy]

A double 1 1/2" triclamp with a 1/4" barb and float for use in my Spike CF-15. (Thanks @Bobby_M ) This should help with getting cleaner beer to the corny after fermentation. Also got 20lb of Weyermann Pilsner - which I need to for the next batch of Czech pilsner.

 

[Skeeter686]

Don't want to bump the thread too much but forgot to mention today I got my NB Blackberry Milkshake IPA kit (which I'm tweaking to try and put a dent in my 8 pounds of hops I just bought so my wife can have the shelf back in the freezer eventually, I'm thinking meridian), my first hop spider, my first spin plate for starters, and a shirt from the Omega merch shop! Tomorrow I'm expecting an aeration wand, brewing salts, scale and a few craft books! It's like second Christmas at my house right now! My beautiful loving spouse is ready to tactically aquire my debit card but it's worth it.

My loving spouse agreed to the purchase of an extra fridge to help avoid these situations. I've pretty much got the freezer for hops, while she has the fridge section for things like curing bacon. I find it difficult to complain about this situation!

 

[whoaru99]

Income tax filing documents. Yay.

 

[hilljack13]

Yeast: Verdant IPA x2, Lutra x1, Novalager x3
Yeast Nutrients, the LD kind
1lb Cascade Yakima Valley

 

[crazyjake19]

MoreBeer order for some various upcoming brews..
10lb Briess 2-row
5lb Weyermann floor malted Bohemian pilsner malt
5lb Viking Vienna malt
2oz Czech saaz pellets
2oz Amarillo whole cone hops
Wyeast 1318


Oh, and a copy of Randy Baril's "Hosting Cask Ale Events"
Short book but a good primer on all things related to cask ale.

 

[Willy]

The hydra's skinny sister, Scylla.
Oooo, she's a cool one. Love it. Will field test next week.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Got a few pounds of Spelt malt yesterday since my LHBS doesn't carry it.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I ruined 2 keg lids because the area around the PRV froze an split the threads. Now to need make sure I separate the bad ones out.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

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I ruined 2 keg lids because the area around the PRV froze an split the threads. Now to need make sure I separate the bad ones out.

I keep a couple new lids in stock, never know when you need to replace the whole thing.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I keep a couple new lids in stock, never know when you need to replace the whole thing.

I’ve never had every keg filled so I grabbed one to switch out, and I have a couple with the valve drilled out to use with an airlock- kegmentor. I should probably make an entry in the Don’t do that thread, as well.

 

[camonick]

Yesterday…
I’m going to try a few US grown varieties of German hops to see how they compare since the AA on the imported ones suck so bad right now.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Yesterday…
I’m going to try a few US grown varieties of German hops to see how they compare since the AA on the imported ones suck so bad right now.

Except there's no hops of German origin in your photo.... The only one that's close is US Tettnang, but that appears to have nothing to do with German Tettnang, it's derived from the Swiss "Tettnanger" from the USDA collection (USDA 61021) which is probably some kind of Fuggle derivative - it's got a different coloured bine to Tettnang and everything.

German hopgrowers had a really rough 2022, and a not great 2023, but the 2024 vintage should be rather better so watch out for that. And go for the more modern varieties which cope much better with drought than the traditional landraces.

 

[An Ankoù]

Yesterday…
I’m going to try a few US grown varieties of German hops to see how they compare since the AA on the imported ones suck so bad right now.
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I don't think I've ever seen US versions of German hops in Europe so I can't try that one but I've swapped out 50% of the bittering charge with Magnum, especially when late hops are required where I can get the target aromas.
I'd be very interested to know how it works it using US varieties.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I’ve never had every keg filled so I grabbed one to switch out, and I have a couple with the valve drilled out to use with an airlock- kegmentor. I should probably make an entry in the Don’t do that thread, as well.

I have around twenty kegs, all the real old Pepsi style that first came available, so I keep a good stock of replacement items including the lids.

Emergency water is stored in some, emergency beer in the others.

 

[MaxStout]

I just received an Amazon order--2 pairs of heavy-duty rubber gloves to replace my almost worn out Blingmann gloves, and a couple watch glasses. But Amazon decided to combine those items with 3 reams of printer paper that was part of a separate order. All loose, in a larger carton. Amazingly, the watch glasses arrived intact.

 

[MaxStout]

A 100ml pycnometer from Amazon. For measuring SG, and to calibrate my hydrometers. It came with a test certificate--actually 101.453ml. Do I really need it for home brewing? Not really. But I like gadgets, so this will be interesting to play with.

 

[doug293cz]

A 100ml pycnometer from Amazon. For measuring SG, and to calibrate my hydrometers. It came with a test certificate--actually 101.453ml. Do I really need it for home brewing? Not really. But I like gadgets, so this will be interesting to play with.
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I assume the calibration is at 20°C (based on the flask labeling.) Did they give you any info on temperature coefficient for volume variation? Do you have a calibrated scale to use with the flask?

Brew on

 

[MaxStout]

I assume the calibration is at 20°C (based on the flask labeling.) Did they give you any info on temperature coefficient for volume variation? Do you have a calibrated scale to use with the flask?

Brew on

No temp coefficient, just the certified volume of 101.453ml at 20C. I'll just have to make sure my samples are cooled to 20C. My scale is not calibrated, it's a digital gram scale with resolution to 100ths of a gram. I did test the bottle with 20C distilled water and weighed it on my scale, and factored water density at that temp. The measured volume came within about .02 ml of the certified volume.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

A 100ml pycnometer from Amazon. For measuring SG, and to calibrate my hydrometers. It came with a test certificate--actually 101.453ml. Do I really need it for home brewing? Not really. But I like gadgets, so this will be interesting to play with.
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Probably cheaper than the jukebox I bought, not as cool looking though.

We live gadgets!

 

[hilljack13]

Replacement for the Grainfather counter flow

 

[day_trippr]

That is one hella impressive chunk of copper artwork
Almost a shame to use it

 

[hilljack13]

That is one hella impressive chunk of copper artwork
Almost a shame to use it

Um...for science?

 

[BongoYodeler]

That is one hella impressive chunk of copper artwork
Almost a shame to use it

Yeah, mine doesn't at all like that anymore.

 

[MaxStout]

Yeah, mine doesn't at all like that anymore.

Mine never looked like that. DIY hack job from 50' of refrigeration tubing.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

This put my undies in a bunch Amazon.