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Reviving an old thread to see how the COVID life has changed anyone’s brew habits. Anyone else “having trouble” kicking kegs in this age of little to no social gatherings to aid in beer consumption?
Brew Setup: 10 Gallon SS Brew Kettle for BIAB with single 150K BTU Propane burner. Chest freezer fermentation chamber big enough for (2) 5 gallon batches at once. Keezer with 5 taps w/ usually at least 2 full. Brew 3 and 5 gallon batches maybe once or twice per month (though I have been slacking lately). IPAs, light n fruity ales, Belgians, Weizens, and stouts mainly. Never entered any competitions. Looking to start soon maybe.
What I do with my beer: Typically the President/CEO/Managing Director/Lead Quality Assurance Techician of True North Brewery (wife) and I are travelers and are only able to drink so much while at home. Our neighbors help us out as well (walk up “take out” window between our houses hahaha) but we usually rely on parties / social gatherings to kick our kegs. I am looking to purchase a beergun (since all of my DIY methods of bottling from the keg have been meh) and will probably start bottling 1/3rd of each batch to give to coworkers who don’t live near me.
(Side Note: Anyone else having trouble finding yeast strains in stock theses days? The 3 closest LHBSs to me are way low on nearly every yeast strain (one of which was dropped by Wyeast as a customer completely!))
Brew Setup: 10 Gallon SS Brew Kettle for BIAB with single 150K BTU Propane burner. Chest freezer fermentation chamber big enough for (2) 5 gallon batches at once. Keezer with 5 taps w/ usually at least 2 full. Brew 3 and 5 gallon batches maybe once or twice per month (though I have been slacking lately). IPAs, light n fruity ales, Belgians, Weizens, and stouts mainly. Never entered any competitions. Looking to start soon maybe.
What I do with my beer: Typically the President/CEO/Managing Director/Lead Quality Assurance Techician of True North Brewery (wife) and I are travelers and are only able to drink so much while at home. Our neighbors help us out as well (walk up “take out” window between our houses hahaha) but we usually rely on parties / social gatherings to kick our kegs. I am looking to purchase a beergun (since all of my DIY methods of bottling from the keg have been meh) and will probably start bottling 1/3rd of each batch to give to coworkers who don’t live near me.
(Side Note: Anyone else having trouble finding yeast strains in stock theses days? The 3 closest LHBSs to me are way low on nearly every yeast strain (one of which was dropped by Wyeast as a customer completely!))