Deloner Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 word. ty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I just came across the CanadaLand border on Sunday with a few bottles of beer and a bottle of Bacardi gold. The bitch looked in my trunk and saw it and said have a nice day. not the norm I'm sure, but still cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 yeah, casek, canada. yeah we dont care about booze and shit coming over the border. i was just wondering about mailing it to the usa. you guys seem stricter about that stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 i drank a solid 6 pints of my brew this past weekend and i ended up fairly drunk... tasted pretty good but it could have used another week in the bottles so i'm sitting on my other bottles till this weekend to drink. next attempt is to make an average amber ale (5 gallons) with a hint of wheat to it. i think i'll be doing this on thursday and i will take pictures of everything as far as the brewing it goes... wish me luck, and if anyone has any suggestions as far as an amber ale goes let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 clue, nothing here yet. confiscated? dunno. maybe MLK day justs lowed it down. i haven't mailed mine out yet. sorry. got busy and forgot. I've got the tracking number at work, and thought about looking it up today, but forgot.... Tomorrow, we'll know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Casek.. 01/23/2008 6:38 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 clue: got the bier and the shirts. thanks man. i'll go out after 3:00 and send in the same box (was searching for one of size. mailing you both kinds. p.s.: it's in my fridge awaiting "reviewing" later on today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 ok, cluetwo: i'm not supposed to be drinking right now (work), but i did. i give your beer mad props. perfect oktoberfest. nice head on the brew, perfect carbonation, perfect color, great taste. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 AWESOME!! I've had two because I just can't let beer lie around, and I was excited to try my first creation!! Thanks for the props, and I'll be sure to let you know about yours!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 AWESOME!! I've had two because I just can't let beer lie around, and I was excited to try my first creation!! Thanks for the props, and I'll be sure to let you know about yours!! the ale is aged, the porter should be aged enough by now. btw: they just went out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Sweetness..I'm going to judge by your porter if that is the next beer I'm going to brew. Didn't you say it was a family recipe or some shit?? I'm stoked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatoriHanzo Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I know this thread is about brewing beer, but have any of you distilled spirits? I am interested in distilling spirits because I drink way more liquor then I do brew. Can anyone help me out or point me in the right direction? It will be greatly appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Sweetness..I'm going to judge by your porter if that is the next beer I'm going to brew. Didn't you say it was a family recipe or some shit?? I'm stoked. didn't include the family recipe. next time. i think i need to modify that. way too strong for my tastes. i sent an ale and a porter. the ale is aged well, the porter is fresh, but should be aged well enough by the time it gets to you. i've been drinking on it. seems like a very good beer to me. the next for me, after the australian pale ale, is oktoberfest. that was a damn good beer. what mix btw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_casek Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I know this thread is about brewing beer, but have any of you distilled spirits? I am interested in distilling spirits because I drink way more liquor then I do brew. Can anyone help me out or point me in the right direction? It will be greatly appreciated. http://www.home-distilling.com/HD_mpcw_topics.asp http://whisky24.de/beginner/tmbw.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatoriHanzo Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Good look Casek, props. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 here's what we did last week: got the water hot and added the grains: wrapped it up and let it sit for an hour: drain it and put it into pots to reduce to 23 L yo, i got hops: the hops cooked for about a hour, cool that down: then we dumped that in the primary and added the yeast. threw it in the carboy yesterday. 2 weeks to pale ale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 dope, that looks like a pretty fucking dark pale ale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 yeah, we were commenting on that last night when we put it in the carboy. we did everything from scratch, rather than using whatever dude usually gets, so theres a good chance we fucked up somewhere along the line... i had a spoonful of it yesterday and it good although it was still super bitter and will mellow over the next little bit before bottling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 yea it will definitely mellow out especially during bottling... did you do a partial mash or full grain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 i'm not too sure to be honest, my homie is the one who's really into the whole brewing thing. i just sort of stand around and try to absorb all the stuff he's telling me. i can tell you that we heated the water up, added the grains you see in the first pic and then let it sit for an hourish to let it do its thing. we consume a lot of beer during so im always a little hazy on the datails. i should probably do some reading on the subject Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVAK Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 ya fo sho bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 well full grain means you let the grains sit then ran 160* water through it a fuckload of times to get all the sugars out but a partial mash is letting the grains sit in the 160* water then bringing the water to a boil and adding malt extract which is the sugars that you would normally get out of the fuil grain method without all the work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 ahhh full grain then. i knew i was forgetting to mention something in my first post. yeah, we let the grains sit and then ran a bunch of water through (the draining picture) and then boiled it down to the 23L that we needed. last batch was a partial mash. let me tell you the full mash takes about 2 hours longer. not something to start at 9 on a wednesday evening. but thats cool, i didn't know the difference.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-walk Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 yea full grain gives a way better consistency and color... probably why your shit is way dark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 Damn, going for the full mash.. I just bought another kit, with extract, to go on my round 2..A buddy of mine who's on his sixth or seventh (doesn't have a job) just bought his first partial mash.. Casek, I didn't try your beer yet, but tonight it's on...... We need a beer traders deal going on here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I knew the beertrader was inevitable!(Spelling?) Anyhow, Clue, didn't want you to think I was bitchin out about trading, but I just had to pay for a lawyer to keep me outta the jail, and had to pay for tuition. Soon as I get money it's off to the homebrewing store for sure!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 the next for me, after the australian pale ale, is oktoberfest. that was a damn good beer. what mix btw? The Oktoberfest was a Brewers Best mix I found at my local supply place..Item # 1028 from their catalog, and available online for ~$30.. The porter I bought was a recipe from the gentleman who runs the store I go to. We'll see what happens...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted January 31, 2008 Author Share Posted January 31, 2008 I knew the beertrader was inevitable!(Spelling?) Anyhow, Clue, didn't want you to think I was bitchin out about trading, but I just had to pay for a lawyer to keep me outta the jail, and had to pay for tuition. Soon as I get money it's off to the homebrewing store for sure!! Leta aggin wonk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Dumielle Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Ha, I'm not sure I even know what the fuck that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HydrogenPeroxide Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I'd definitely be down for trading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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