What came in the mail for you today?

[jpcourtney]

I got two igniters for my Camp Chef stove. Tired of trying to light the burners with a long BBQ lighter.

 

[opiate82]

Did you document this?...love to see what you came up with.

So I did the tasting today, me along with three other people. What we found was that we could easily tell that there was a noticeable difference between each one, but identifying the specific flavors of each hop was a little more challenging for us. Once we read the description of each hop then tasted again we'd be like "oh yeah, I taste that." For example, I would sample, pick up 'fruit' notes but I was unable to refine it further from there. Then I would read the description of the hop see it should have 'apple and pear notes' taste again and pick up on the specific flavors.

A couple of times I read an incorrect description as kind of a blind test and both times I got "I'm not getting that flavor at all" from those doing the tasting with me, so I don't think by telling them what flavors to expect it was me planting ideas on what flavors they should be picking up in their heads.

The hop flavor really did come through with the Bud Light, not so much on the aromas unfortunately. I would pick up on that generic hop aroma, but not really any of the unique notes I should have been getting. I wonder if this from trying to dry-hop an already carbonated beer.

Despite that, I think the experiment went well and would be a really interesting way to test different dry-hop combinations when developing a recipe.

Couple of things I learned was that I don't care for Columbus by itself as much as I thought I would, but blending it with some of the more fruity options (such as Citra) worked well. Now I know to use it as a complimentary hop in my IPA's not a feature hop. The other thing is that even hops that are recommended substitutes for each other can be vastly different. Something to keep in mind if the LHBS is out of the variety you are looking for, especially if trying to clone something.

 

[Jim_Holmes]

i got my very first brewing kit today. a scottish ale 60 from ritebrew dry yeast version came with DME, specialty grains, muslin bag for steeping, s-05 yeast, and instructions.cant wait to run it this weekend

 

[DrunkleJon]

i got my very first brewing kit today. a scottish ale 60 from ritebrew dry yeast version came with DME, specialty grains, muslin bag for steeping, s-05 yeast, and instructions.cant wait to run it this weekend

Quick words of advice that I am sure you have read here already.

- Ignore the Primary X days, transfer to secondary for X days, then bottle instructions. Primary until you get the same gravity readings over 3 days. You do not have to secondary unless you are adding fruit or racking over wood, etc.
- Remember that fermentation temperature is key. Keep the fermentation temps as consistant as possible, especially in the first few days of fermentation.
- You have not ruined your beer, just be clean and sanitize, don't worry.
- Have fun!

 

[Gixxer]

I got some wine! Got a bottle of 2011 Lava Vines Syrah, Charbay R5 whisky, Charbay Distiller's port, and another 2006 syrah... Forgot the year...

 

[Britinusa]

A Chugger pump and a conical fermenter, early Christmas gifts

 

[ledhead72486]

More carboys! Can never have enough!

 

[Roadie]

Focal speakers!

 

[TheCrackpot]

Yesterday I got a pound of Nelson Sauvin, a pound of Columbus, & a 100g can of hop extract from Yakima Valley in the mail. SWMBO gave me my early Christmas gift which was a 2.5 gallon keg system from Williams Brewing yesterday as well.

I can't wait to try the hop extract in my next brew (Enjoy By IPA) and to try kegging for the first time with half of the Mosaic Double Sunshine I've got fermenting.

 

[TheCrackpot]

Sorry. Double post

 

[BUCKNUTS]

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Cereal Killer grain mill. 2 days after ordering it from Adventures in Homebrewing.

 

[CreekBrewery]

My ECY20 yeast showed up today! Can't wait to make a Flanders Red... then stare at the carboy for the next year or so.

 

[Roadie]

Vortex fan.

 

[E-Mursed]

Some universal poppets, a new funnel, and some specialty grains from Morebeer.

Their free shipping got to my door in 48 hours from Philly to Detroit.

 

[arborman]

My 20 gallon blichman boilermaker. Now, my 15 gallon boilermaker is going to be my HLT in place of my older spike 10 gallon kettle. 10 gallon brews will be much easier now

 

[Vellum]

Just picked up a bottle of old grand dad 114 proof, so good!

 

[thatjonguy]

My Utopias glass!

 

[herc1354]

A new PID, timer and three way switch for my brew stand

 

[whoaru99]

A DiMarzio Tone Zone S pickup for the bridge position and a couple sets of strings for my guitar. (Peavey Predator / Strat copy).

 

[Face Eater]

More ssrs for the control panel.

 

[TNGabe]

Nothing, because USPS blows. A present for my wife that was shipped a week ago "priority" and should have been here Saturday still didn't show up.

 

[NervousDad]

Just had the same problem. a package was shipped from PA (my state) 2 day priority on the 16th. 9 days later it showed up today. It went to NY,DE and Harrisburg, Coudersport, Back to Harrisburg and finally showed up at my door in Downingtown. I see why they are going broke..

 

[Newsman]

Yeah. I had a package that was shipped from Greece, NY to Dalton, GA priority mail and was supposed to be here last Friday didn't show up until yesterday. Priority Mail is NOT "fast". You want guaranteed delivery, send it Fed Ex or UPS.

 

[BUCKNUTS]

Ingredients from Morebeer to make a Belgian Dark Strong Ale to drink next holiday season.

 

[Konadog]

I got a Yeast Starter Kit - (2000 ml), now I'm waiting for the stir plate.

 

[Newsman]

I got a Yeast Starter Kit - (2000 ml), now I'm waiting for the stir plate.

You should make your own... there are several threads here on HBT on how to do that. It's really not hard as long as you have a spare AC to DC transformer (i.e. "wall wart" / cell phone charger) and a computer fan.
BTW, I didn't use an old hard drive as suggested in the thread I used to build mine. I went to Harbor Freight and bought some rare earth magnets and used those. Much easier.

 

[BigFloppy]

I got a load of 1/2" nipples, lock nuts and 25ft of 1/2" silicon tubing... time to start the keggle build

 

[ArkotRamathorn]

Do Christmas presents count for this thread?

Got a beautiful 25 foot copper wort chiller front my mom. Yes, I still get Christmas presents from my mother :rockin:. I will be taking it for a test run on an imperial buckwheat honey saison this weekend. Also got a blue moon clone kit from my dad to make him a batch of beer, came with 2 oz of mosaic so I'm pretty excited to use those.

 

[diS]

Not today, but 2 days ago I got SS 2kW heaters for HLT I am building.

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

Got a 250$ gift certificate now I need to figure out what piece equipment I can fit into that price range. Grain mill, chiller, kegs, more grain for more beer. Not sure. Kind if leaning towards mill and bulk grains.