bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Shoprite by me is incredible for beer. Just picked up some Bear Republic Racer 5 IPA. One of my favorites. The only thing they don't stock is true Belgian--no Duvel, Chimay etc.
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Choke on the Magic
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IPA brew day!
Haven't done an IPA in a very long time. Just made up a grain bill at the store and using some banked up hops:
9 lb. 2-row
2 lb. Vienna
1/2 lb. of C-40
dash of CaraPils (maybe 1/4 lb.).
1 oz. Columbus (60m)
.5 oz. Amarillo, .5 oz. Simcoe (10m)
1 oz. Simcoe (5m)
1 oz. Amarillo (0m)
.5 oz Simcoe (dry)
.5 oz. Amarillo (dry)
Note: (17% AA () Columbus)
Sounds delicious. What yeast are you using?
I'll be heading over my buddies house after work today to brew an all grain and sunday I'm making an easy extract pumpkin ale.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
US-05. I have a stir plate and such, but I don't bother if I'm making a recipe that calls for WLP001 because US-05 is literally the same strain of yeast and the packets are 3 bucks.
youngwerther
Banned
$20 for a 12 pack of Franziskaner for me =(
Choke on the Magic
Banned
I never knew that they were the same. Thanks for that info. You just saved me some money. Any other comparable liquid/dry yeast strains you know of?
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
WLP001, Wyeast 1056 and US-05 are the same strain, Sierra Nevada's "Chico strain." Saflager W-34/70 is Weihenstephan's lager yeast. Don't know of any others.
All the yeast companies basically steal from each other and from breweries to get their stocks.
But you will not get the same results with US05 as you do with 001 or 1056. Regardless of their similar origins, the results are different.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
I've spoken to several professional brewers who disagree with this and people attempt split 10 gallon batches all the time on HBT and most of the time it seems like they can't notice an appreciable difference. In any case, I personally have never noticed an appreciable difference between them, particularly given that the strains are designed to not provide much, if any flavor at all in the first place.
I'll be enjoying some of these tonight before they're all gone for the season. Although I am looking forward to some nice pumpkin ales again.
Quick question for beer GAF. I've been looking for many years at trying to get ahold of some BlackBeard Ale. It's made in the Virgin Islands and for the life of me can't figure out a way to either order some or find a distributor that would sell it in NY. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Choke on the Magic
Banned
Actually found this after a bit of searching. Thanks again Grimace.
http://alestolagers.blogspot.com/2010/05/for-hombrewer-dry-yeast-substitution.html
Good luck with your brew today. I'm off to do mine. RDWHAHB.
I got two Ruination 10th Anniversary edition last month in VA. But it was about 4 weeks after the official release before we got it. It sold out lightning quick too. Waiting on my friend to drink the first one and taking the second one on vacation end of this month mmmmm.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
It's a palate wrecker for sure. I had a glass of it at Stone Bistro and I rather regretted getting it before dinner, but I enjoyed it, particularly the fact that unlike a lot of other 10+ ABV IPAs, it didn't take on a sweet Barleywine character.
Professional brewers can be biased when it comes to dry yeast because it is in their best interest (cost-wise) to believe that there is no difference between dry yeast and liquid yeast.
The difference isn't necessarily huge (not everyone will notice), and it certainly isn't necessarily worse (that is obviously subjective), but US05 does tend to have a peach ester where 001 and 1056 lack it.
But whenever I used to homebrew, I would use US05 and get perfectly fine results, especially in hoppy beers. In a professional setting though, I have not been happy with its flocculation, its ester profile, and its consistency in 10+ repitches. I just find that brewers will often let the initial cost savings blind them to the actual results they are getting.
youngwerther
Banned
My first Saison.
Really loving the honey notes in this.
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Not my pic, but picked up a bottle of this for the girlfriend and myself on IPA Day. We both really enjoyed it.
distantmantra
Member
Recent pickups. So glad Fremont is doing 6-packs now.
B For Bendetta
Member
There's so much contradictory info out in the brewing world it's hard not to take everything you hear with a grain of salt sometimes. I generally use liquid just out of habit. The biggest difference I've heard of is simply selection.
Remind me where you work again? I'm putting in 9 to 5s at a call center right now trying to pay off my credit cards and student loans and it's so shitty psychologically. I just want to go to every brewery in town and beg them to let me scrub out their mash tuns and shovel their spent grain. Does it ever feel too much like work? I'd hate to ruin beer with work
Anyone get GABF tickets? Sold out in 45 minutes! So disappointing
distantmantra
Member
My buddy got tickets for himself and his wife.
B For Bendetta
Member
I wonder how bad Stub Hub will screw me
bad, they're selling for 2x right now. My friend decided to try and scalp the scalpers and bought 8, but they're paper tix so he has to wait until the arrive to sell them.
A similar thing happened last year, and by the day of the festival you could buy tickets on the street for face value. Just be patient...
Farmhouse version, right? I think that's all they're distributing these days.
Love Jester King. They can do no wrong in my eyes. Haven't had a bad beer from them.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
They switched to "farmhouse brewing," which from what I've heard through the pipeline means they had a persistent infection that they couldn't get rid of so they just marketed themselves as a "farmhouse brewery."
In Homebrewing news, my IPA is fermenting away, but not nearly as vigorously as when I used WLP090 San Diego Super Strain (on a Citra Pale ale). WLP090 is such a beast of a yeast strain - I might try it again on my next IPA, although I'm often too disorganized to have starters ready.
just got back from the sierra nevada brewery and tried out one of the 2012 beer camp brews, the floral IPA. i must say, its an amazing beer and shot instantly to my top tastes of all time. very nice floral aftertaste. very tempted to try and replicate it, or do something similar with my next homebrew. i picked up a case on my way out (hope the other 3 beers included are decent - would prefer all floral ipa though)
B For Bendetta
Member
I like floral beers even though I always get a sense of drinking hand soap
Alcoholikaust
Member
21st Ammendment's Hell or High Watermelon
Best summer beer
Best summer beer
B For Bendetta
Member
I really enjoy Shiner's Ruby Redbird at the pool, Citra Hops, Grapefruit Juice and Ginger
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Recent pickups. So glad Fremont is doing 6-packs now.
Holy shit! Fremont 6-packs? Where did you get those?
Jamesways
Member
Anyone in the Wisconsin area and had this? In the Best of Poll in the Isthmus in Madison, it beat out New Glarus Spotted Cow as best local beer last year. It probably will this year too.
Ale Asylum Hopalicious
Fantastic Hopped Ale. Very good. Multiple additions of Cascade Hops through the process. Man, I love Cascade and Centennial hops.
Ale Asylum Hopalicious
Fantastic Hopped Ale. Very good. Multiple additions of Cascade Hops through the process. Man, I love Cascade and Centennial hops.
distantmantra
Member
Fremont has been canning at the brewery for a while now in unmarked cans. The labeled ones rolled out last week. I picked 'em up at the Whole Foods by my house. Right now Interurban, Universale and Summer are canned, but they're planning on getting Dark Star, Abominable, The Brother, etc. in cans by years end.
Anyone in the Wisconsin area and had this? In the Best of Poll in the Isthmus in Madison, it beat out New Glarus Spotted Cow as best local beer last year. It probably will this year too.
Ale Asylum Hopalicious
Fantastic Hopped Ale. Very good. Multiple additions of Cascade Hops through the process. Man, I love Cascade and Centennial hops.
Have not tried that yet, but I'll be up in Madison this weekend for the Great Taste. I'll do my best to search it out. If it's as good or better than Glarus SC then I'm in for a treat.
matt360
Member
Anyone else taste a hint of blueberry when you drink this? There's no blueberry in it, but there's a nice blueberry aftertaste.
Ah, the Fruity Pebbles beer! I really like it. I always get one or two whenever I come home to the states.
My kids were sick off & on last week (different times for each kid). My wife spent last night being violently sick causing her to spend today in bed so she's been unable to buy any last minute presents/cards for my birthday tomorrow (yeah, she *always* leaves it to the last minute...).
So I'm having one of these as I deserve it.
So I'm having one of these as I deserve it.
bob_arctor
Tough_Smooth
Had this over the weekend. Had been a while so forgot how damn good it is (and how expensive!):
DimmuBurgerKing
Member
Oh, yeah. Rochefort is always a nice treat. And if that's your pic, it's.. beautiful to gaze upon.
BlackGhost
Banned
I really enjoy Summer Shandys , I'll have to try this sometime
Anyone else taste a hint of blueberry when you drink this? There's no blueberry in it, but there's a nice blueberry aftertaste.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Had this over the weekend. Had been a while so forgot how damn good it is (and how expensive!):
Try the 10!
triplestation
Member
I went to a bar for the first time today and ordered a Guinness. It was from the tap and it tasted different from what you'd get from a bottle imo or maybe I'm just crazy. It was less fizzier and had a silky smooth quality..
It is the result of a restrictor plate in the tap that strips most of the carbonation out and gives it the cascading bubbles, creamy head, and smooth taste.
It is the same thing as sparklers on some hand pumps in England.
People will say it is the nitrogen, but it is the restrictor plate.
sharkmuncher
Member
Finally got keezer v1.5 up and running. This time with a new and improved collar that actually fits. Turns out I am no good and woodworking, even if it is simply making a square box haha.
Also, I could definitely go for a reverend or salvation right now. I miss having Avery here...My kids were sick off & on last week (different times for each kid). My wife spent last night being violently sick causing her to spend today in bed so she's been unable to buy any last minute presents/cards for my birthday tomorrow (yeah, she *always* leaves it to the last minute...).
So I'm having one of these as I deserve it.
KingHenrik30
Member
Just got back from a founders event one of the other reps at my company had. KBS and CBS bitches!
Both kegs kicked in like 18 minutes.
Gotta admit though, I thought the franjelic mountain brown blew them out of the water.
Both kegs kicked in like 18 minutes.
Gotta admit though, I thought the franjelic mountain brown blew them out of the water.
distantmantra
Member
More Fremont. More cans. Love it. Going camping this weekend.
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Deleted member 17706
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You live around Greenlake, right? The Whole Foods there on Aurora?
distantmantra
Member
Yep, I live in Greenlake about four or five blocks from the Whole Foods on Roosevelt. There is a PCC on Aurora, but they're actually building one two blocks from my house in that gigantic whole.
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Anchor Christmas Ale 2011 mixed with Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale poured in a Maredsous glass made by Ritzenhoff Cristal (RC).
Double IPA + Christmas Ale is awesome.
I have thousands of photos of the span -15 years.
Anchor Christmas Ale 2011 mixed with Lagunitas Undercover Investigation Shut-Down Ale poured in a Maredsous glass made by Ritzenhoff Cristal (RC).
Double IPA + Christmas Ale is awesome.
I think it might be their worse beer, beyond watery, with very little flavor besides that of an unripened watermelon
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