What I did for beer today

[Fordmi]

I had 2 kegs go on me over the weekend so I cleaned, sanitized, and pressurized them.

Other than that I fought the temptation to try my first batch of the centennial blonde. It has only been on 10# of co2 for 24 hours... I need this week to go quickly!

 

[Brewmex41]

I discussed swabbing my coworkers beard for yeast for an Irish Stout. He's on board lol.

 

[drives_a_bike]

My wife's best friend is pregnant and due any day now. What I did for beer today was wish her friend would have that baby, so she'd go to mpls and I could get some brewing done. Hahaha. It's been a busy few weeks around here. Between work and other summer household jobs to do, I just haven't had time!

 

[Xpertskir]

Sunday into yesterday I de-labeled, cleaned, and washed 7 cases of bottles.

Pretty happy about that job being over with.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Dropped off a trade at the UPS store. Then on an impulse I bought an instant lottery ticket and came out $40 ahead. That will cover the shipping on the next two trades going out this week!

 

[LoloMT7]

Dropped off a trade at the UPS store. Then on an impulse I bought an instant lottery ticket and came out $40 ahead. That will cover the shipping on the next two trades going out this week!

Nice !!!

 

[Howiedw]

Last night I labled 2 cases of beer/ griut that I made for a friend that is alergic to hops.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Dropped off another trade today and picked up some beer from Sly Fox to fill a couple more trades going out on Friday. Been a busy week for trading!

 

[TNGabe]

Dropped off another trade today and picked up some beer from Sly Fox to fill a couple more trades going out on Friday. Been a busy week for trading!

I've got find something good down here to get you hooked on so I can keep the Tired Hands monkey of my back. Looks like they tapped some really interesting stuff this week.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

I've got find something good down here to get you hooked on so I can keep the Tired Hands monkey of my back. Looks like they tapped some really interesting stuff this week.

Yep, they sure did. And nice to hear they are doing a Berliner Weisse soon!

 

[TNGabe]

Yep, they sure did. And nice to hear they are doing a Berliner Weisse soon!

My wife started looking at online property in South Philly when we were leaving. Don't think we're ready to give up being country mice, but we sure did like Philly.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

My wife started looking at online property in South Philly when we were leaving. Don't think we're ready to give up being country mice, but we sure did like Philly.

Well, you could go to western Chester county and find a fine home for country mice. And have easy access to the train into the city. Oh, and that would be the train that goes through Ardmore!

 

[JonM]

I battled foaming issues with my Sprecher root beer. Hooked up 30 feet of 3/16 line for 30 psi, chilled it down and ran a glass through - all foam. FInally realized there's a temp differential between the bottom of the fridge and the top, where the lines are, so I tucked the lines down in front of the compressor bump, and I think that has solved the problem. But what a pain in the butt in the meantime.

 

[nickydballs]

Awesome. Great beer! Hope your clone turns out close to it!

Thanks!! Can't wait for this to be on tap

 

[Remmy]

Dropped off another trade today and picked up some beer from Sly Fox to fill a couple more trades going out on Friday. Been a busy week for trading!

Trade, you say?

 

[unionrdr]

Had to sanitize the nasty smelling large mixer bowl overnight. so I have to make my spent grain pretzel buns this morning. They get boiled like bagels in water & beer with a lil baking soda. Should be better fresh made I guess.

 

[tugbucket]

Johnson controller for the ferm chamber (right now), built a hang on kettle water filter and bit the bullet and ordered up a 4 tap system. Ferm chamber will get one good go and then converted into a kegerator. At least I got several cases of bottles cleaned and ready for back up and sours

 

[StompingClover]

Stopped by Surly and picked up some swag. Great beer. Nice guys.

 

[user 103238]

Over the course of my vacation: sampled some homebrew from my father-in-law, toured his retired neighbor's winery and sampled some of his product, toured Chuckanut Brewery and of course sampled their fine beverages. Now I'm enjoying an Alaskan Summer Ale on my return flight home, and working up the recipes for my next several upcoming brew sessions.

 

[Guden]

Visited Russian River and Lagunitas, not a bad day of tastings.

 

[unionrdr]

I scrubbed a bunch of empties late yesterday & put away some new stuff. Got a bunch of SA bottles still with labels to rinse/dry & store away till needed as replacements for beers going out. Got a bunch of airlocks soaking to scrub,rinse & dry. Glad I bought 3 more airlocks,less hurrying to replace a dirty one.

 

[winvarin]

Today? Today I brew. 10 gal of Northern English Brown coming right up. As soon as I find something to light my burner

 

[ShepFL]

Finished up Kegerator; kegged my Dunklewiezen then found out how bacon cheeseburgers are made

 

[drives_a_bike]

Just received word that I should expect a few samples from a new Midwest yeast company in the mail next week! Then instructed my wife (who is in mpls for a week) to stop by nb and grab me a kit to test said yeast samples.

I'm going to Get back from work late tonight and going to rack my super pale ale, and wash some bottles.

 

[Gixxer]

I worked on a few recipes on beersmith and started reading up on water chemistry.

 

[unionrdr]

Finished up Kegerator; kegged my Dunklewiezen then found out how bacon cheeseburgers are made

I love the look on the cow's face "WOOAAA! HEELLO!WTF?"! The truth is out there!
I'm finishing up boxing dried empties,cleaning more. A couple rounds to go yet. Ice cream buckets are great for carting bottles back & forth to clean or hang on the bottle tree. They hold 7 at a time. Got some airlocks to scrub & dry yet. hybrid lagers just about gone,so refilling those case boxes with empties for the Berlin Wheat that should be ready to bottle. Gotta test it in a lil while. Get to try out my new hydrometer tube base from NB I got for $1.60. It fits the tube the hydrometer comes in that I & many others test in. I hope the two fritoe's dip jars I saved/have left will be enough to put the washed yeast in. Don't have rings & seals for the quilted pint jars yet. I'm still trying to get the garlic kosher dill smell out of the 1/2 gallon vlasic jar I'm going to wash the yeast in I've been saving. Or maybe it's the PBW soakin up the smell? Nice lookin jar with the molded in logo,scrollwork,etc. Kinda like fancy canning jars.

 

[jdboes]

Brew day with LoloMT7

 

[winvarin]

Today? Today I brew. 10 gal of Northern English Brown coming right up. As soon as I find something to light my burner

Yeast pitched and everything cleaned up like it never happen. Dinner and a home brew to celebrate

 

[Vinnyb722]

Tragedy strikes! I was emptying trub from my conical, didn't get the blow off tube disconnected. Big sad face! Sucked up a bunch of star San water into my beer. Dang it, dang it, dang it! Emptied my AK47 mild ale and start over.

 

[winvarin]

Tragedy strikes! I was emptying trub from my conical, didn't get the blow off tube disconnected. Big sad face! Sucked up a bunch of star San water into my beer. Dang it, dang it, dang it! Emptied my AK47 mild ale and start over.

How much is "a bunch"? I once sucked what I estimated to be at least 10 ounces I star San into 5 gal of a blonde ale. I served it at a tailgate party and blew the keg before kick off.

Being the conscientious friend I am, I spot checked on a few of my friends the next day. No reports of illness. Only requests for more beer the next time we all got together.

Granted, the beer did not blow off, so it was 100% star San mix.