Call me crazy experimental, but I decided not to add any fruits to the mix and let the yeast do the storytelling, based on the tales of "vomit" I've heard about this giveaway (which actually cost us $5.99 via Paypal to participate).*
*Tempted to save my balanced criticism of the event because it doesn't do anyone any good and i expect hate mail in this thread from much stronger Surly advocates, but ok, here's some a-hole's complaints list instead: *
Ahemm... So much wonderful lots of waiting, no actual food? Not even potato chips; how many millions did this place cost?And this event, it is a Rally right? So, you have two restaurants here right? *You've got free water from your own aquifer and don't have to pay for that, but we still had to pay money for your wort giveaway?Minnesota Nice. I recall that *Lucid Brewing never did that - cant really say your supplier *generously "donated" the grain then. We were mostly buying additional beers, not to be cheap homebrewers.
Jeez x2 we're drinking your friggin well made beer and nothing really else to do here (people aren't real chatty if they are expecting to be entertained I guess), nice lack of activities and tour lineup. Could have been less skimpy on the giveaways AHA and donors, maybe break those 10 lb bags down to several 1lb-ers; oh well.*
Shirts only went to the first 50 people. Did get a glass at the end. Ok, needed that branding.*
*Positives: still love your beer, 2 free is actually very very kind, was happy to attend, and I guess $5.99 is not bad at all, it helped me to splurge for yeasts I generally don't buy, and I'm an ass for saying all of the former.
But, man multiply how many participants x $5.99 and you'll see they could have at least sprung for UTZ chips at minimum.*
That said, in total unfairness and crassness, *my treatment of this batch: no secondary for now, waiting a few months to do any transfer, used Wyeast Brett L and Brett B. Along with Saf-04. Constant 65 degrees exterior temp.
Going to wait, possible up to a year to see if this experiment paid off.
If it is in the end vomit, I mainly have myself to blame along for my own negativity of the beyond reproach folks at Surly who are super nice indeed.
Cherry vomit surprise I'm not thinking so. Probably going to be wildly complex.
Ok, I'll start saving up for the next rally and wort donation giveaway. Maybe would feel better if I knew that cash was going to a nonprofit.*
Oh, I need to stop.