Homebrew Haught Talk Thred
I picked up stuff to make a sierra nevada style ale, a blonde, and an english IPA. I typically brew batches in groups of 3 bc that's what I've got and they fit into this nicely.
Three tap party system that I've got plans to upgrade. I'm going to make a fold down wood box with wheels for the whole thing and do a nice poly bar coat on it. That way you won't know it's a trashcan inside and it will have space for the CO2 cannister. I might add a water draw on the trash can as well to empty it when required. If we return to the Rose Bowl you can expect to see me bring this fucker. Even @backthepack and his friends can't kill the whole thing.
As for brewing I've got a fast ferment that is good, not as great as advertised but still really nice. Then a carboy and a bucket. Honestly, the bucket is probably the easiest to brew in and I've never noticed any discernible difference in quality.
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I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
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Disagree.UW_Doog_Bot said:Since @NoWarningJustDawg hasn't done it I will. With Football season right around the corner I ran out today to grab some homebrew components to brew this weekend.
I picked up stuff to make a sierra nevada style ale, a blonde, and an english IPA. I typically brew batches in groups of 3 bc that's what I've got and they fit into this nicely.
Three tap party system that I've got plans to upgrade. I'm going to make a fold down wood box with wheels for the whole thing and do a nice poly bar coat on it. That way you won't know it's a trashcan inside and it will have space for the CO2 cannister. I might add a water draw on the trash can as well to empty it when required. If we return to the Rose Bowl you can expect to see me bring this fucker. Even @backthepack and his friends can't kill the whole thing.
As for brewing I've got a fast ferment that is good, not as great as advertised but still really nice. Then a carboy and a bucket. Honestly, the bucket is probably the easiest to brew in and I've never noticed any discernible difference in quality. -
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
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You severely underestimate me, my fren!
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I'll be sure to make a batch of double bock that's 10%+ so we can make it a real competition.backthepack said:
Disagree.UW_Doog_Bot said:Since @NoWarningJustDawg hasn't done it I will. With Football season right around the corner I ran out today to grab some homebrew components to brew this weekend.
I picked up stuff to make a sierra nevada style ale, a blonde, and an english IPA. I typically brew batches in groups of 3 bc that's what I've got and they fit into this nicely.
Three tap party system that I've got plans to upgrade. I'm going to make a fold down wood box with wheels for the whole thing and do a nice poly bar coat on it. That way you won't know it's a trashcan inside and it will have space for the CO2 cannister. I might add a water draw on the trash can as well to empty it when required. If we return to the Rose Bowl you can expect to see me bring this fucker. Even @backthepack and his friends can't kill the whole thing.
As for brewing I've got a fast ferment that is good, not as great as advertised but still really nice. Then a carboy and a bucket. Honestly, the bucket is probably the easiest to brew in and I've never noticed any discernible difference in quality. -
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
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Dammit, now you got me jonesing for the Arrogant Bastard clone I used to make.
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Haven't ordered online anytime recently as I support my local shop but I have frends that live in boonytownUSA who do on the regular for their supplies. I'll make some inquiries.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
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I do and I don't. I told you if we drank all that homebrew at the Rose Bowl we would be fucked up. I was right but you did hang. The round two competition should be entertaining.backthepack said:You severely underestimate me, my fren!
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Hey only one of us passed out for the majority of the first half and it wasn’t meUW_Doog_Bot said:
I do and I don't. I told you if we drank all that homebrew at the Rose Bowl we would be fucked up. I was right but you did hang. The round two competition should be entertaining.backthepack said:You severely underestimate me, my fren!
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My consumption game plan didn't include the roofies. I'll be sure to watch what I eat around you and @LaMichael_Corleone future tense. It was a merciful act anyways.backthepack said:
Hey only one of us passed out for the majority of the first half and it wasn’t meUW_Doog_Bot said:
I do and I don't. I told you if we drank all that homebrew at the Rose Bowl we would be fucked up. I was right but you did hang. The round two competition should be entertaining.backthepack said:You severely underestimate me, my fren!
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Sorry, was looking for pics of my stuff that doesn't doxx myself too much. Never put my pics online anywhere so need to look into that. I'll get to it eventually.
I'm one of those Beer Judge douchebags, helped with current style guidelines, so feel free to make fun of me for that. But, understanding that stuff did improve my brewing. In the range of 270 beer batches over 11 or 12 years, all grain. KS weather sucks so half the year I brew inside on kitchen stovetop, Brew-in-a-bag. Rest of time with actual mash tun in open garage waiting for someone to come by and ask if I'm making meth or certain my immersion chiller is a still. Every damn time. Fucking Midwest, man.
Counting mead, cider, wine, I'm over 1000 batches. Around the time Browning was trying to find a Bama player to throw it to, I had 700 gallons in my basement. Currently quite a bit less and am focusing more on stuff that ages like mead and red wine, out of necessity. 27 fermenters at last count. It's a bit of a problem admittedly, but I'm slowly downsizing.
If anyone wants a recommendation on yeast or tips for a style or troubleshooting, feel free to hit me up. @UW_Doog_Bot thanks for starting a thread - send me a massage if you want a sample shipped your way; someone's gotta drink this swill. Same goes for @GrundleStiltzkin and I suppose @Swaye since his life is over.
Currently adjusting a low-alcohol carbonated passion fruit mead to serve at a fest next month. Last year some drunk idiot made fun of my "fruity girlie beer" until I pointed out most of the women in attendance were in my line. Dumbass.
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I’m in. Now I just need money for a ticket and a ticket.backthepack said:You severely underestimate me, my fren!
What exactly did you do to get your RB tickets and who did you do it to?
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I go to my local shop but I like northernbrewer.comUW_Doog_Bot said:
Haven't ordered online anytime recently as I support my local shop but I have frends that live in boonytownUSA who do on the regular for their supplies. I'll make some inquiries.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
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What kind of roofies man?UW_Doog_Bot said:
My consumption game plan didn't include the roofies. I'll be sure to watch what I eat around you and @LaMichael_Corleone future tense. It was a merciful act anyways.backthepack said:
Hey only one of us passed out for the majority of the first half and it wasn’t meUW_Doog_Bot said:
I do and I don't. I told you if we drank all that homebrew at the Rose Bowl we would be fucked up. I was right but you did hang. The round two competition should be entertaining.backthepack said:You severely underestimate me, my fren!
@dirtydrugsdawg wants to know. -
I'm currently working through a Rye IPA I brewed. I think it would have been really good if I had done my due diligence and looked at my water before brewing but this was my first batch since I moved to this water district. My local water's chlorine levels are too high... next time I'll use campden tablets or just get ro water.
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I remember my homebrew phase in 2002
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Gave up when you couldn't mimic Zima well enough?MikeDamone said:I remember my homebrew phase in 2002
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I wasn't super excited about Northern Brewer/Midwest Supplies selling out to Anheuser Busch Inbev but whatever.Mad_Son said:
I go to my local shop but I like northernbrewer.comUW_Doog_Bot said:
Haven't ordered online anytime recently as I support my local shop but I have frends that live in boonytownUSA who do on the regular for their supplies. I'll make some inquiries.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
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I’m just glad I’ve had some phases that @MikeDamone hasn’t gone through.MikeDamone said:I remember my homebrew phase in 2002
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Not anymoreNoWarningJustDawg said:
I wasn't super excited about Northern Brewer/Midwest Supplies selling out to Anheuser Busch Inbev but whatever.Mad_Son said:
I go to my local shop but I like northernbrewer.comUW_Doog_Bot said:
Haven't ordered online anytime recently as I support my local shop but I have frends that live in boonytownUSA who do on the regular for their supplies. I'll make some inquiries.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/zx-ventures-sells-northern-brewer-homebrew-supply-company-to-blackstreet-capital-holdings
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Huh. TIL. It always seemed a little weird the massive company that made fun of homebrewing wanted to own a Homebrew Supply store. Some of us decided they at least found the data valuable - what people were buying and trying to make - in terms of what direction to take their next commercial offerings.Mad_Son said:
Not anymoreNoWarningJustDawg said:
I wasn't super excited about Northern Brewer/Midwest Supplies selling out to Anheuser Busch Inbev but whatever.Mad_Son said:
I go to my local shop but I like northernbrewer.comUW_Doog_Bot said:
Haven't ordered online anytime recently as I support my local shop but I have frends that live in boonytownUSA who do on the regular for their supplies. I'll make some inquiries.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/zx-ventures-sells-northern-brewer-homebrew-supply-company-to-blackstreet-capital-holdings
I agree with you though, I don't boycott inbev brands but I prefer alternatives when available. -
TL;DR, Belgians should go back where they came from.NoWarningJustDawg said:
Huh. TIL. It always seemed a little weird the massive company that made fun of homebrewing wanted to own a Homebrew Supply store. Some of us decided they at least found the data valuable - what people were buying and trying to make - in terms of what direction to take their next commercial offerings.Mad_Son said:
Not anymoreNoWarningJustDawg said:
I wasn't super excited about Northern Brewer/Midwest Supplies selling out to Anheuser Busch Inbev but whatever.Mad_Son said:
I go to my local shop but I like northernbrewer.comUW_Doog_Bot said:
Haven't ordered online anytime recently as I support my local shop but I have frends that live in boonytownUSA who do on the regular for their supplies. I'll make some inquiries.GrundleStiltzkin said:
Which do you suggest?UW_Doog_Bot said:
I do mostly partial extract at this point. It's just a lot less work imo for a garage set up and gets you 81% of the results. Online ordering is your fren if your local shop is closed. Online stuff has improved tremmensely in the last five or so years with competition.GrundleStiltzkin said:I brewed a lot (partial extract only tho) back when. Life got too busy with kids and haven't made a batch in at least five years. My only local supply shop closed a while ago, not even sure where I'd get the makings.
https://www.brewbound.com/news/zx-ventures-sells-northern-brewer-homebrew-supply-company-to-blackstreet-capital-holdings
I agree with you though, I don't boycott inbev brands but I prefer alternatives when available.
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You are a chinspiration.NoWarningJustDawg said:Sorry, was looking for pics of my stuff that doesn't doxx myself too much. Never put my pics online anywhere so need to look into that. I'll get to it eventually.
I'm one of those Beer Judge douchebags, helped with current style guidelines, so feel free to make fun of me for that. But, understanding that stuff did improve my brewing. In the range of 270 beer batches over 11 or 12 years, all grain. KS weather sucks so half the year I brew inside on kitchen stovetop, Brew-in-a-bag. Rest of time with actual mash tun in open garage waiting for someone to come by and ask if I'm making meth or certain my immersion chiller is a still. Every damn time. Fucking Midwest, man.
Counting mead, cider, wine, I'm over 1000 batches. Around the time Browning was trying to find a Bama player to throw it to, I had 700 gallons in my basement. Currently quite a bit less and am focusing more on stuff that ages like mead and red wine, out of necessity. 27 fermenters at last count. It's a bit of a problem admittedly, but I'm slowly downsizing.
If anyone wants a recommendation on yeast or tips for a style or troubleshooting, feel free to hit me up. @UW_Doog_Bot thanks for starting a thread - send me a massage if you want a sample shipped your way; someone's gotta drink this swill. Same goes for @GrundleStiltzkin and I suppose @Swaye since his life is over.
Currently adjusting a low-alcohol carbonated passion fruit mead to serve at a fest next month. Last year some drunk idiot made fun of my "fruity girlie beer" until I pointed out most of the women in attendance were in my line. Dumbass.
Cheers--
I seriously considered setting up a webcam on my airlock, so I could watch from work. That's about as far as I took it.
Great thing about brewing, you could make it as simple or complex hobby as you wanted, and still get good results and a lot of fun. And drunk. -
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I’m just glad I’ve had some phases that @MikeDamone hasn’t gone through.MikeDamone said:I remember my homebrew phase in 2002
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No.Mad_Son said:
Gave up when you couldn't mimic Zima well enough?MikeDamone said:I remember my homebrew phase in 2002
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When you were in your hi fi phase @MikeDamone what were the best sounding source component, amp and speakers that you owned?MikeDamone said:
DoubtfulYellowSnow said:
I’m just glad I’ve had some phases that @MikeDamone hasn’t gone through.MikeDamone said:I remember my homebrew phase in 2002
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Please do not send me shit for brewing. I need another hobby like we need Jack Browning back under CENTER.UW_Doog_Bot said:Since @NoWarningJustDawg hasn't done it I will. With Football season right around the corner I ran out today to grab some homebrew components to brew this weekend.
I picked up stuff to make a sierra nevada style ale, a blonde, and an english IPA. I typically brew batches in groups of 3 bc that's what I've got and they fit into this nicely.
Three tap party system that I've got plans to upgrade. I'm going to make a fold down wood box with wheels for the whole thing and do a nice poly bar coat on it. That way you won't know it's a trashcan inside and it will have space for the CO2 cannister. I might add a water draw on the trash can as well to empty it when required. If we return to the Rose Bowl you can expect to see me bring this fucker. Even @backthepack and his friends can't kill the whole thing.
As for brewing I've got a fast ferment that is good, not as great as advertised but still really nice. Then a carboy and a bucket. Honestly, the bucket is probably the easiest to brew in and I've never noticed any discernible difference in quality. -
I was offering you free alcohol, smart guy.Swaye said:
Please do not send me shit for brewing. I need another hobby like we need Jack Browning back under CENTER.UW_Doog_Bot said:Since @NoWarningJustDawg hasn't done it I will. With Football season right around the corner I ran out today to grab some homebrew components to brew this weekend.
I picked up stuff to make a sierra nevada style ale, a blonde, and an english IPA. I typically brew batches in groups of 3 bc that's what I've got and they fit into this nicely.
Three tap party system that I've got plans to upgrade. I'm going to make a fold down wood box with wheels for the whole thing and do a nice poly bar coat on it. That way you won't know it's a trashcan inside and it will have space for the CO2 cannister. I might add a water draw on the trash can as well to empty it when required. If we return to the Rose Bowl you can expect to see me bring this fucker. Even @backthepack and his friends can't kill the whole thing.
As for brewing I've got a fast ferment that is good, not as great as advertised but still really nice. Then a carboy and a bucket. Honestly, the bucket is probably the easiest to brew in and I've never noticed any discernible difference in quality.
(Probably my fault; my Chinook Jargon is rusty.) -
You are going to need lots of hobbies to replace your old hobbies of blow, hookers, and having fun.Swaye said:
Please do not send me shit for brewing. I need another hobby like we need Jack Browning back under CENTER.UW_Doog_Bot said:Since @NoWarningJustDawg hasn't done it I will. With Football season right around the corner I ran out today to grab some homebrew components to brew this weekend.
I picked up stuff to make a sierra nevada style ale, a blonde, and an english IPA. I typically brew batches in groups of 3 bc that's what I've got and they fit into this nicely.
Three tap party system that I've got plans to upgrade. I'm going to make a fold down wood box with wheels for the whole thing and do a nice poly bar coat on it. That way you won't know it's a trashcan inside and it will have space for the CO2 cannister. I might add a water draw on the trash can as well to empty it when required. If we return to the Rose Bowl you can expect to see me bring this fucker. Even @backthepack and his friends can't kill the whole thing.
As for brewing I've got a fast ferment that is good, not as great as advertised but still really nice. Then a carboy and a bucket. Honestly, the bucket is probably the easiest to brew in and I've never noticed any discernible difference in quality.
