(casual talk) any one name their wort?

Desvio said:

Name it, afraid I do not.

However I do treat that plastic pail/glass carboy as if it or they are the alter of the gods, beer gods that is!

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seigex said:

Difference between a sourdough starter and wort is the starter goes on for years if treated right and you only use a small portion of it to bake your bread, and kinda becomes a part of the family. The wort eventually ferments out and will relatively quickly be consumed.

Sorta like with animals on a farm you intend to slaughter, as it will be harder to do if you previously named it, if you name your wort, it's hard to drink something that has a personal name

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urbanmyth said:

All of my beers lately have been named after Tolkien characters. I just brewed Galadriel, a Kolsch, and bottled Mandos, a Biere de Garde, yesterday.

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STEVESKI said:

But then it goes to your beer belly and you can spend the rest of your lives together!

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TyTanium said:

Nice. I just named my Belgian Pale "Aeluin". It's fun. A series of the Valar would be awesome...they have cool and less-well-known names.

Also, as a matter of terminology, I always name my wort "beer" as soon as the yeast is pitched...

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urbanmyth said:

I have geeked out way more than is probably healthy. I have a Fellowship series, a sour hibiscus saison named Yavanna, a Dortmunder named Celeborn (brewed two days before Galadriel), etc. All my English beers are named for different hobbits from history, stouts for dwarves, strong Belgians for the Valar/Valinor themed things, I could go on, but most people have no idea what I am talking about.

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woozy said:

I'm impressed... and a little scared.

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woozy said:

Among bakers, it's a cultural thing (pun unintended) to name one's sourdough starter. So do any brewer's name their wort.

I don't mean name as in "i call this 'redeye IPA'". I mean name as "good morning, Simon; you're bubbling away nicely, Good boy"

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urbanmyth said:

Oh, and the mash paddle I just crafted has Tengwar inscriptions on the handle reading "brandbaradh" and "faelbaradh," "nobelsteep" and "generoussteep" respectively.

Still not sure if "baradh" means steep as in soaking grains in water or steep as in not gently sloping. I enjoy my interpretation.

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