What came in the mail for you today?

[hilljack13]

White Labs got my customer loyalty.

Well said and glad to see they are consistent. I am pure dry yeast brewer, but if I decide to try some liquid yeast I'm know where I am buying, regardless of cost. The Brewzyme-D is ~$72 so like you I am getting a BOGO. If I can find a good way to ship I'm probably going to offer to divvy out some of this if anyone wants to try.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

“Shiny, shiny, shiny!” -Judge Judy

Kudos to this club, for getting the awards shipped out quickly and for their good communication as well!

 

[whoaru99]

One of these days some brewing stuff might show up.

In the mean time, a Hank's Belt Extreme and a pair of Continental Ride Tour tires and inner tubes for my bicycle arrived today.

 

[HM-2]

A couple of new keg spanners, as I've mislaid mine somewhere and that has prevented me from swapping out my leg lines and cleaning out my NukaTaps.

 

[lumpher]

4 brand new 5 gallon Oxebar kegs from Morebeer.

 

[Broothru]

4 brand new 5 gallon Oxebar kegs from Morebeer.View attachment 871305

Hey! I just ordered four of those yesterday from MoreBeer, as well!

 

[hilljack13]

My replacement Brewzym-D, from WL. However with the same expiration date as the first. A reply from the WL rep said the units were mislabeled and the use by date is 7/2026 and a power outage prevented them from getting the right labels on in a timely manner...

 

[MaxStout]

A reply from the WL rep said the units were mislabeled and the use by date is 7/2026 and a power outage prevented them from getting the right labels on in a timely manner...

 

[Broothru]

My replacement Brewzym-D, from WL. However with the same expiration date as the first. A reply from the WL rep said the units were mislabeled and the use by date is 7/2026 and a power outage prevented them from getting the right labels on in a timely manner...
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My grandkids would say, "Suss..."

I sure hope they're being truthful. It would be a deal-breaker for me, going forward, if it were proven to be a lie. And I spend a lot of money on White Labs products.

 

[hilljack13]

My grandkids would say, "Suss..."

I sure hope they're being truthful. It would be a deal-breaker for me, going forward, if it were proven to be a lie. And I spend a lot of money on White Labs products.

I'll give it a shot. I'm finding out I have an amazing sensitivity to diacetyl in my brews so if I brew something late 2025 or early 2026 and get yuk mouth I won't be happy. I have two planned in upcoming months so that should be a good indicator to start.

EDIT: At 10ml per 5 gal batch, I need to start planning 200 brews. That's only ~3 per day. What could go wrong?

 

[firerat]

More stuff from more beer.

 

[Broothru]

I'll give it a shot. I'm finding out I have an amazing sensitivity to diacetyl in my brews so if I brew something late 2025 or early 2026 and get yuk mouth I won't be happy. I have two planned in upcoming months so that should be a good indicator to start.

EDIT: At 10ml per 5 gal batch, I need to start planning 200 brews. That's only ~3 per day. What could go wrong?

That's where I was when I started using ALDC enzyme. I had gotten an Omega "Bayern Lager" yeast from @Bobby_M when it first came out. I was favorably impressed with how it worked in both cleaning up (actually, preventing) diacetyl and significantly reducing lagering/conditioning time, but didn't want to be bound to a single yeast company. So I rolled the dice for $30 on an ounce of the stuff from Cellar Science through MoreBeer.

Pretty pricey, but an ounce is supposed to cover 30~35x 5 gallon batches. Even if I use 3x the recommended dosage, it would last me about a year before expiration date if I brewed once a month, or six months if I brew my targeted 2x per month. So $2~$3 per batch brewed, or less than a nickel per beer. Based on my satisfaction, it's well worth the small price.


Note: I'm not sure the exact volume of the dropper in the 1 ounce ALDC bottle, but it is much smaller than the 'average' eye dropper. An 'average' eye dropper dispenses 0.05 ml per drop = 20 drops per ml. One ounce = 29.6 ml, which is pretty close to the "30~35 doses per 1 oz. bottle" of ALDC. You're only adding 1 ml (or less) to a 5 US gallon batch per dose.

 

[Vevor]

Not home brew related, but i play in a whiskey fantasy football league where we put up whiskey as our buy in. (I used to play in the beer one here)

I got second place, thus 3 bottles. One of the guys flaked on paying up, so another of the players sent me sone whiskey samples.

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So lucky!

 

[Vevor]

More stuff from more beer. View attachment 871359

Can't agree with it more.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I guess this qualifies as a humble brag?

 

[BongoYodeler]

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I guess this qualifies as a humble brag?

Indeed it does, congratulations!!!!

 

[doug293cz]

Congrats Hoppy!

Brew on

 

[Willy]

Sweet!!! 100 lbs of base Malts from Rite Brew, (golden promise, Breiss pilsner Select, Baird's MO) and some caramel and roasted malts and adjuncts. The last batch of Irish Mocha Stout used flaked barley instead of oats. Expected pour date is June/July for the first corny and August/Sept for the 2nd.

Also got a 6 pack of US-05. Yeah.

 

[Broothru]

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I guess this qualifies as a humble brag?

Oh, YEAH!!!

Congratulations

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Indeed it does, congratulations!!!!

Congrats Hoppy!

Brew on

Oh, YEAH!!!

Congratulations

Thank you all, I appreciate it.

 

[HM-2]

A kilo of CaraBelge malt, a kilo of clear Belgian Candi rocks, and 2 packets of Lallemand Abbaye. You can probably take an educated guess on the style I'll be brewing next....

 

[Broothru]

A kilo of CaraBelge malt, a kilo of clear Belgian Candi rocks, and 2 packets of Lallemand Abbaye. You can probably take an educated guess on the style I'll be brewing next....

Double IPA?

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

70+ lbs of various brewing grains/hops/yeast/bottle caps from Ritebrew, to get my through the next year. I'm sure the Speedee driver loved hauling that up my steep driveway!

 

[Willy]

@Hoochin'Fool - same for my driver. I took two of the four boxes and she was very happy about it. Ha.

About a week ago, I got a 3 pack of foam bottle washer brushes. I mostly use pilsner style glasses and simple pint glasses. These brushes have been an excellent addition, since I am able to really scrub in the bottom of the glasses and make them sparkly clean. No more of the extra bubbles stuck on the side of a glass that still had a layer of "film" (soap or suds?).

Really glad to see the results of this simple addition to home brewing.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B097MYQJHF?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

 

[Broothru]

@Hoochin'Fool - same for my driver. I took two of the four boxes and she was very happy about it. Ha.

About a week ago, I got a 3 pack of foam bottle washer brushes. I mostly use pilsner style glasses and simple pint glasses. These brushes have been an excellent addition, since I am able to really scrub in the bottom of the glasses and make them sparkly clean. No more of the extra bubbles stuck on the side of a glass that still had a layer of "film" (soap or suds?).

Really glad to see the results of this simple addition to home brewing.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B097MYQJHF?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

I could use something like that for cleaning my stangen glasses for Kolsch, but they might be too big for those 200 ml cylinders. Anything smaller? It’s a chore to hand wash (and especially dry) those bad boys. Can’t remember seeing how it was done in Germany, but surely there’s an efficient way to do the job.

 

[Willy]

I could use something like that for cleaning my stangen glasses for Kolsch, but they might be too big for those 200 ml cylinders. Anything smaller? It’s a chore to hand wash (and especially dry) those bad boys. Can’t remember seeing how it was done in Germany, but surely there’s an efficient way to do the job.

I think it would work fine on that style of glass - the handle part is probably just 1/2" diameter and the foam brush will compress nicely. Can it clean deep enough if the glass is too small? It should I think. Really made me happy to quickly clean the pilsner glasses, deep and thorough where the old brushes couldn't reach.

 

[bwible]

I bought a couple of these little 1.5 gallon torpedo kegs from MoreBeer. For brewing extra small batches, taking beer to events, etc. The very cool thing is these stack with the fittings on and will both fit in a kegerator in the same space as one 5 gallon keg = more variety.

 

[Broothru]

I bought a couple of these little 1.5 gallon torpedo kegs from MoreBeer. For brewing extra small batches, taking beer to events, etc. The very cool thing is these stack with the fittings on and will both fit in a kegerator in the same space as one 5 gallon keg = more variety.

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I’ve had several of the 1.6 gal Torpedoes since they first came out 5-6 years ago. Absolutely love ‘em, especially now that I’m into smaller batches. Back in the early 90s, a club member was getting out of the hobby, and I was able to score (4) 2.5 gal. Cornelius single handle kegs in pristine condition for $75. I don't think you can even find a new one today, let alone 4 for $75.

Of course, in addition I've got (9) five gal Cornies, as well as three purpose-built kegmenters (2 6.4 gal/ 1 7.6 gal) with 4" TC lids. Storage is getting to be a problem for the larger keg as I shift to smaller batch sizes. OTOH, I can get (4) 1.6 gal Torpedos in my kegerator and (4) short Cornies on the bottom shelf of my beer fridge and still have one upper shelf for storing refrigerated brew items. I hadn't seen those Torpedo neoprene sleeves. Looks like another visit (three already this month) for a few more "must haves" from the MoreBeer website.

Additional note about MoreBeer: they seem to be settling in with their new single shipping facility in Kansas. My last few orders have been efficiently handled and delivered on time, though not as quickly for me as when they had their East Coast warehouse about 2 hours up the road from me outside of Pittsburg. Still, they appear to have come to terms with supply chains for distribution. Now they have to work on restocking grains, which is still a disaster. That part is still a work in progress.

 

[bwible]

I’ve had several of the 1.6 gal Torpedoes since they first came out 5-6 years ago. Absolutely love ‘em, especially now that I’m into smaller batches. Back in the early 90s, a club member was getting out of the hobby, and I was able to score (4) 2.5 gal. Cornelius single handle kegs in pristine condition for $75. I don't think you can even find a new one today, let alone 4 for $75.

Of course, in addition I've got (9) five gal Cornies, as well as three purpose-built kegmenters (2 6.4 gal/ 1 7.6 gal) with 4" TC lids. Storage is getting to be a problem for the larger keg as I shift to smaller batch sizes. OTOH, I can get (4) 1.6 gal Torpedos in my kegerator and (4) short Cornies on the bottom shelf of my beer fridge and still have one upper shelf for storing refrigerated brew items. I hadn't seen those Torpedo neoprene sleeves. Looks like another visit (three already this month) for a few more "must haves" from the MoreBeer website.

Additional note about MoreBeer: they seem to be settling in with their new single shipping facility in Kansas. My last few orders have been efficiently handled and delivered on time, though not as quickly for me as when they had their East Coast warehouse about 2 hours up the road from me outside of Pittsburg. Still, they appear to have come to terms with supply chains for distribution. Now they have to work on restocking grains, which is still a disaster. That part is still a work in progress.

Yeah I ordered these on Sat and they are here today. Certainly no complaints. I thought the sleeves were a good idea, they do look good. Have to see if they get wet or stained from taking liquid posts off and it remains to be seen how they would hold up in the wash. Probably not necessary to have them on all the time. Maybe for taking them out to an event. I wonder if their other sizes will fit regular kegs. I’d like to have these for some of my other 3 and 5 gallon kegs.

I’m also getting into smaller batches. I have been brewing 3 gallon batches for the longest time. Now I’m thinking I could ferment small batches in another keg, 3 or 5 gallon, then do closed transfers to these for serving or even to fill bottles with a counter pressure filler. It would be like brewing about a 12 pack. I think 1.5 gallons would be (16) 12 oz servings if its filled all the way.

 

[bwible]

I’ve had several of the 1.6 gal Torpedoes since they first came out 5-6 years ago. Absolutely love ‘em, especially now that I’m into smaller batches. Back in the early 90s, a club member was getting out of the hobby, and I was able to score (4) 2.5 gal. Cornelius single handle kegs in pristine condition for $75. I don't think you can even find a new one today, let alone 4 for $75.

Of course, in addition I've got (9) five gal Cornies, as well as three purpose-built kegmenters (2 6.4 gal/ 1 7.6 gal) with 4" TC lids. Storage is getting to be a problem for the larger keg as I shift to smaller batch sizes. OTOH, I can get (4) 1.6 gal Torpedos in my kegerator and (4) short Cornies on the bottom shelf of my beer fridge and still have one upper shelf for storing refrigerated brew items. I hadn't seen those Torpedo neoprene sleeves. Looks like another visit (three already this month) for a few more "must haves" from the MoreBeer website.

Additional note about MoreBeer: they seem to be settling in with their new single shipping facility in Kansas. My last few orders have been efficiently handled and delivered on time, though not as quickly for me as when they had their East Coast warehouse about 2 hours up the road from me outside of Pittsburg. Still, they appear to have come to terms with supply chains for distribution. Now they have to work on restocking grains, which is still a disaster. That part is still a work in progress.

I think they would also be useful when you have a bigger keg like a 5 gallon that only has about a gallon or so left in it. You can transfer to one of these and free up that keg and that fridge space for another keg.