Wine Barrel Lambic Project

[jezter6]

I still think we need to sit down and go over this --- I see major water issues with mash/sparge...but as long as I'm just "in" this - and not the ringleader, then I'm ok with just letting you guys take control.

 

[claphamsa]

hold on.... I thought you were in charge?

 

[Ryan_PA]

What are the sparge concerns?

 

[jezter6]

Just under a month from brewday!!! I think we have the recipe, equipment, grain order hops order and yeast figured out.

Wait, I thought this was Oct 16th?? Or am I lost?

What are the sparge concerns?

We're going to be sparging ~130g of water into a 55g mashtun.

Something doesn't sound right...

 

[claphamsa]

Alan.

its October 10th! for lambic!

and you do 3 batch sparges......

 

[Ryan_PA]

Yeah, you just scared the crap out of me. i am out of town for a bachelor party on the 16th. I think it has always been the 10th.

For the sparge, we will have to do multi sparges. It is impossible for us to pull off a single sparge unless I am bringing my kids swimming pool down.

 

[claphamsa]

Just got 3lbs of 1.5% halletaur in the mail!

 

[Ryan_PA]

Hey Al, I am spitballing here, but I think we will have to use about 6 keggles to manage the strike/mash/turbid/sparge duties and 2 55G mash tuns. I did some calculations to figure this and will share when I change my shorthand into readable English.

I think we will also need 1 55G boil kettle. Can we get the 2 MTs and 1 BK from your club? I think you already said yes to this.

 

[Ryan_PA]

I think it should go without saying we will need at least 6-7 propane tanks, 6-7 burners and at least as many keggles. I have 3 tanks, 2 burners and 2 keggles. That means we need:

• Keggles still 0 required - more are welcomed!
  • 2 from me
  • 3 from Clap
  • 1 borrowed from BreWirfel
• Propane tanks still 0 required - more would still be welcome
  • 3 from me
  • 4 from Clap
• Burners still 1 required
  • 2 from me
  • 2 from Clap
  • 2 borrowed from BreWirfel (it is actually 1 unit but has two burners - capable of fitting 2 keggles)

Jezter's brew club equipment needs:
2 Mash Tuns and 2 Boil Kettles
(I will have a pickup that weekend to assist with the transport)

 

[claphamsa]

i have 4 propane tanks 2 burners and should have 3 15 G vessels

 

[Ryan_PA]

I have added the mash/boil schedule with my rough calculations.

You can see it here (note there are two tabs):
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=tQRMnQGtwsnNZUC5bkpz0Ag&output=html

It breaks down the vessel management for mashing and boiling.

I really would appreciate anyone to double check my thinking, assuming you can follow my logic.

 

[claphamsa]

it makes sense mostly, the google spreadsheet makes it hard ot tell whats what tho.

 

[Ryan_PA]

Ah, crap. It stripped some of my formatting. I will put the xls file on my webserver today.

 

[Ryan_PA]

Updated the equipment needs post

 

[Ryan_PA]

For yeast and other chompers, here's what I am bringing:

Half gallon of Roselare yeast slurry (4th gen)
5G starter lambic with one wyeast lambic blend and one white labs sour blend
5 packs of wyeast lambic blend

Also, we can pitch the dregs of the beers I am bringing:
Rodenbach Grand Cru
New Belgium La Folie
Cantillion Rose de Gambrinus

I cannot wait for next weekend...

 

[Tonedef131]

Also, we can pitch the dregs of the beers I am bringing:
Rodenbach Grand Cru
New Belgium La Folie

Pretty sure those are both filtered and/or pasteurized.

 

[Ryan_PA]

Damnit. Well I am still bringing them and drinking them.

 

[claphamsa]

no im drinking them!

 

[dreadnatty08]

Pretty sure those are both filtered and/or pasteurized.

Is it certain that La Folie, in the new package, is filtered and/or pasteurized? I've used a 07 bottles' dregs to bump up my Roselare fermented Oud Bruin, and it's doing quite well.

 

[claphamsa]

ooo, another DC brewer

 

[Tonedef131]

Is it certain that La Folie, in the new package, is filtered and/or pasteurized? I've used a 07 bottles' dregs to bump up my Roselare fermented Oud Bruin, and it's doing quite well.

Well I have heard it from several sources one quoting New Belgium. I have a bottle of it now and when I put it up to the light I can't see any settlement in the bottom.

 

[Ryan_PA]

Here's to one week till brewday (well setup at least...)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I picked up the special order of 5 packs of Wyeast lambic blend at the LHBS yesterday.

 

[Ryan_PA]

Oh, and for what its worth, I have never seen fresher yeast packs. I picked them up yesterday, 10/1. Look at the Mfg date:

 

[Ryan_PA]

For anyone interested, I will be twittering the brewing session starting tomorrow. Please note, I am very new to Twitter and there will be drinking going on through the weekend.

http://twitter.com/ryan_pa

 

[electric_beer]

I have to say, reading this thread has inspired me. I plan on some sour beers in the near future.

Keep us updated!

 

[dataz722]

For anyone interested, I will be twittering the brewing session starting tomorrow. Please note, I am very new to Twitter and there will be drinking going on through the weekend.

http://twitter.com/ryan_pa

dammit, I really wish I could be there for this. Someone needs to bring a webcam and stream it online.

 

[Ryan_PA]

Make plans to come for the second lambic brewday in about a year.

 

[Tonedef131]

Make plans to come for the second lambic brewday in about a half a year.

Is this just to top up the barrel or are you starting a second one? I just checked my Flanders Red and Lambic barrels last night and even though they have only been in the barrels for about 4 moths they are probably down 1-2 gallons.

 

[dataz722]

With the new work schedules it is almost impossible for me to plan anything. I was planning on coming to this one but now I can't.

 

[claphamsa]

thats all you dawg!