Grimster
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Man I'm surprised it was still drinkable. That gives me new confidence to primary for a couple months.
It was drinkable, that's about the only word I'd describe it as, drinkable.
Man I'm surprised it was still drinkable. That gives me new confidence to primary for a couple months.
Why would you think your beer sucks? I think my beer is awesome! Its pretty much all I drink. My IPAs and vanilla bean smoked porter are the best I've had. When I get an IPA while I'm out I'm almost always disappointed.
I've made several awful batches, and several batches better than middle of the road microbrew, but only one was so great that I stopped buying other beer while it lasted. Now that I've got temp control and I (seem to have) straightened out my efficiency issues I think that'll improve.
That said, let's talk about dumb crap people said about our beers again. This is getting too mopey-drunk, and not enough buddy-drunk.
*Clears throat*
Not a great story, but the third time my brother tried my homebrew he suddenly became anxious, looked over his shoulder, and waited until my wife went back into the kitchen. We were alone. "Hey, man," he asked.
"Yo," I replied.
"Like... you know." Long pause. "Is it 'hoppy' or 'hopsy' when a beer is like this?"
Longer pause, and I raise an eyebrow.
"It's hoppy, dude."
"Alright, great." He relaxed immediately. Takes all sorts, I guess.
I had neighbors call the cops after driving by my open garage door while I was brewing. They saw my immersion chiller and propane bottles and reported I was cooking meth.
Did they show up?
Warthaug said:Not so much a stupid comment as a fun story, but...
Our across-the-street neighbour is a fireman. He noticed me brewing in the garage one day (I use a turkey fryer) and came running across the street in a near-panic. He was about half way through a really good lecture on why using a turkey fryer inside was a bad idea ('fountains of flame' came up a few times), when I cut him off to point out I was boiling water for the sparge. Laughter ensued, I introduced him to hot scotchies, and now he shows up at the garage everytime he sees me brewing.
At least he doesn't drink beer - & he brings the scotch!
Bryan
Well, he doesn't drink real beer. Coors is about as strong as his tastes go.Haha hope he was cool about it. I boil in my garage as well but still have a 2 and a half gallon extinguisher at the ready at all times during brewday. Us firemen i guess are always on the lookout for stuff like that.
And a fireman who doesnt drink beer? Never heard of one of those. Didnt know they existed.
Indeed - that's how I found out the call had been made!
I just finished a decoction brew day and my wife said, "I don't understand why you put yourself through that. Wouldn't it be easier to just run down to the store and buy some beer?"
No, no it wouldn't, thank you though. (mine said the same thing years ago)
Makes horse sound.
At least mine hasn't asked that question, I mean our liquor stores consider Amber Bock to be a craft beer.
I'd like to hear how that conversation went down....
I just finished a decoction brew day and my wife said, "I don't understand why you put yourself through that. Wouldn't it be easier to just run down to the store and buy some beer?"
Kerin said:My mash paddle broke two batches ago, so I figured I'd carve a new one out of a solid board. Went to Lowe's, talked to the guy in Lumber.
Clerk: Whatcha doin' with this anyway?
Me: Brewing beer, actually. Need something to stir with, so I reckoned I'd carve a paddle.
Clerk: Real good idea. Real good real good. They use maple for scotch barrels. Makes real good whiskey.
*beat*
Me: Okay, that's cool. I'm making beer though.
Clerk: It's gonna add its own special flavor. Real good.
Me: Yeah, I'm just gonna be stirring.
Clerk: You know what you do, right? You're gonna take your paddle... while it's still hot... and you put, you put a plastic bag over the end. Then when it cools down it'll squeeze all that stuff out. Make the strongest beer you ever had.
Me: Man... I have to go.
My mash paddle broke two batches ago, so I figured I'd carve a new one out of a solid board. Went to Lowe's, talked to the guy in Lumber.
Clerk: Whatcha doin' with this anyway?
Me: Brewing beer, actually. Need something to stir with, so I reckoned I'd carve a paddle.
Clerk: Real good idea. Real good real good. They use maple for scotch barrels. Makes real good whiskey.
*beat*
Me: Okay, that's cool. I'm making beer though.
Clerk: It's gonna add its own special flavor. Real good.
Me: Yeah, I'm just gonna be stirring.
Clerk: You know what you do, right? You're gonna take your paddle... while it's still hot... and you put, you put a plastic bag over the end. Then when it cools down it'll squeeze all that stuff out. Make the strongest beer you ever had.
Me: Man... I have to go.
Her "this tastes like cat pee"
I think that dude has watched too many commercials for Jim Beam's Devil's Cut.
Oddly enough, I actually have this reaction when I try any of Stone's IPAs. I thought I just didn't like Centennial, but I like it everywhere else. I have no idea what the problem is, but at least I know the problem is me and not the brewer.
I think you're exactly right.
Kerin said:Oddly enough, I actually have this reaction when I try any of Stone's IPAs. I thought I just didn't like Centennial, but I like it everywhere else
Due to an unfortunate incident involving my wort chiller wintering in the shed while full of water, I needed to pick up a new chiller. As I approached the bus stop with long copper tubing in hand, a group of teenagers at the bus stop watched with mounting distrust. A guy mumbled, "Yo, I see you're building a still."
"Nope, it's for beer," I replied. This did not appear to reassure anyone. One guy's girlfriend was whispering furiously in his ear as I sat on the bench. Moments later, they all left. Buddy's girlfriend tried to sneakily take a picture with her phone, but when she saw me watching she raised it and took several more.
Very strange. I can only imagine what her conversation with the cops sounded like.
I told her that the store didn't have anything near as good as what I was making.
(second time they had been called by same prick neighbor)
I too have yet to make something I believe is better than store bought beer. I have fermentation temp control, a stir plate and have played with my water chemistry. My friends like most of my stuff and say I'm too picky.
If I saw someone ACTUALLY distilling
I think the media has plagued peoples mind on this crap. Meth and distilling instruments look different from one another, and they look different then beer brewing too.
If you are so uneducated and you don't know the difference or what those instruments even vaguely look like, then why in the hell are you calling the cops on someone? People kind of need to mind their own business. at least do a quick look on Google, "meth making equipment" and if they are the same then call the damn cops. But in all reality, would a meth cook or a distiller be so dumb that they fire up in the garage in the middle of daylight in suburbia?
It seems to me that people want something bad to be going on.
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