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Bottled 2.5 gal Session Brown, and 5 gal Xmas Spiced Porter, Xmas Porter taste D-lish!! Gotta run for some labels and Xmas stickers
You've been productive.Shipped 13 boxes of beer to family, friends and trades.
You've been productive.
Jesus was a Bastard gets my vote.Finally tasted the Holiday Ale that's been staring at me from the corner of the living room I stuck it in for a few weeks. Was a bit paranoid because first taste (before adding spice bottle) had some acetaldehyde and the hops weren't playing nice with the malt. I remember I tried to brew a spiced holiday ale last year that didn't turn out very well, so paranoia was justified. Not with this one! Time has been gracious to me and the acetaldehyde is all gone, the spices meld well with the hops, and there's just enough maltiness to keep it from being a bitter spice bomb. Gonna keg it up tomorrow night in hopes of taking a growler or two to a party on Saturday, as well as bottling a bunch for gifts (like for my overly critical/picky sister who's been after me to brew something like this for months). Can't decide on the right name though...base recipe was Arrogant Bastard clone with some Crystal 40 thrown in for extra color and sweetness, and a heavy hand with spices. Husband says Santa is an Arrogant Prick, but I like Jesus was a Bastard (God wasn't married to mary, don't get upset with me). Don't care, it's great beer and can't wait for it to be carbed up and ready.
And Homebrew has LOTS of B vitamins that are good for what ails you, right? RIGHT????
Never heard of a "white" stout.. how's that work? Sounds interesting though..Wyeast 1084 Irish ale Yeast Starter. I did an overbuild for 3 liters only pitching maybe one to one-and-a-half collecting the rest. I seem to work well for me so I have a rotation of four different yeast strains now! Fermentation has begun on it. Brew a white Stout with chocolate and coffee on Sunday [emoji16].View attachment 602380
Every two months my Homebrew Club has a contest and chooses a beer style. This basically taste like a stout except it's not dark. Here's the grain bill. You would use the same hops you would use in any other Stout. I'm doing cacao nibs in soaked in vodka and coffee beans in secondary plus some lactose near the end of the boil.Never heard of a "white" stout.. how's that work? Sounds interesting though..
Sounds D-lish! Think I'll forgo the cacao nibs and coffee beans though when I try this! Might up the Maris a few pounds too. Thanks for sharing!Every two months my Homebrew Club has a contest and chooses a beer style. This basically taste like a stout except it's not dark. Here's the grain bill. You would use the same hops you would use in any other Stout. I'm doing cacao nibs in soaked in vodka and coffee beans in secondary plus some lactose near the end of the boil. View attachment 602410
No problem!Sounds D-lish! Think I'll forgo the cacao nibs and coffee beans though when I try this! Might up the Maris a few pounds too. Thanks for sharing!
Have you tested this yet? 105 bottles is a lotta glass, think it'll hold the weight?Super Easy DYI, 105 bottle drying rack.View attachment 602425
Have not tested, but the design is to lean it at 45° to a wall so the weight should be distributed angularly...Have you tested this yet? 105 bottles is a lotta glass, think it'll hold the weight?
It's also reinforced on the back with 2x2 and 1x2Have you tested this yet? 105 bottles is a lotta glass, think it'll hold the weight?
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