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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Roselare Question...

« on: December 06, 2010, 11:19:11 AM »

Very cook indeed!!  Sounds good!!  Solare Roselare Flanders Red Year 1 coming up!!

Cheers guys!!

Richie

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Roselare Question...

« on: December 06, 2010, 06:28:07 AM »

Thanks Jeffy for your reply.  My intent was to fill the barrel right away after emptying 10 gal.  The barrel should still be wet as I top it up.  At least that my intention.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Roselare Question...

« on: December 05, 2010, 08:01:18 PM »

I will be aging 15 gallons of Flanders Red in an Oak Barrel using the Wyeast Roselare Blend (don't recall the number). 

My question:  I plan on fermenting this beer with Wlp 001 and about 1/2 to 3/4 of the way I plan on transferring to the Oak Barrel and then pitching the Roselare Blend and age for a year.  I have 2 smack packs of this strain, is it enough for 15 gallons or should I make a starter?  Is two packs enough since I plan on leaving it in there for a year?  Will it eventually still do the job?

I have made this before using a 5 gallon barrel and I use one smack pack and after a year it worked out great.  I was hoping  two packs would be enough.

Another side question...

Say after a year I only bottle 10 gallons and leave 5 gallons in there, will I be able to brew 10 gallons of Flanders and top up the barrel and let age for a year without any ill effects?  I was wondering if the barrel needs to be emptied and cleaned out after a long aging period or can it perpetually be used year after year as I just described?

Thanks for everyone's replies!!

Cheers,

Richie

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Wood/Casks / Re: Souring in a Whiskey Cured Barrel???

« on: December 03, 2010, 08:20:29 AM »

That's good to know.  I feel a lot better knowing that and since I really wanted to make the Falnder's Red anyway, that's the rout I will go!!

One other quick question.  Do you sanitize the barrels with a Potasium Bisolphite and Citric Acid solution or since they are already Whiskey Cured you don't bother??

Cheers!

Richie

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Wood/Casks / Re: Souring in a Whiskey Cured Barrel???

« on: December 03, 2010, 07:13:17 AM »

WEll I have a smaller barrle thart  used to sour an ale and it wrked great.  This it dried out and I rehydrated it and used it again for another ale but did not use the bugs as I thought the barrel would already be infected.  Well that beer was hardly sour at all.  So if I use that barrel again I will need to use the Reselare strain or some other from of bugs to get the beer where I want it. Still I wouldn't age a clean lager in to or anything like that.  You are right you can't go back!!

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Wood/Casks / Souring in a Whiskey Cured Barrel???

« on: December 03, 2010, 06:36:57 AM »

Gents,

I just purchased one of these because I want to age a Fladers Red in it. I'm a bit concerned with the whiskey essensce that will probably leach out into the beer. This may be really good in a porter or stout but what do you guys thing regarding how it will effect the Flanders Red Sour Ale?? I still might go the Imperial Porter/Stout way but I really wanted to do the sour and age it for about a year. I have a 5 gal oak barrel that I have used in the past with great results but it was new and not whiskey cured.

http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/TuthilltownSpirits/-strse-107/Whiskey-Cured-Barrel%2C-15/Detail.bok

Thanks for your thoughts.

Richie

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Home Brewer TV New Episode!

« on: December 01, 2010, 01:47:29 PM »

after the file loads up look to the right.  the web page is not all the way up.  Go to the top of the page and then you'll see the top of the pop up and you'll be able to close it then. 

That was a good show.  Thanks for posting!

Richie

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 30, 2010, 11:24:55 AM »

"Now I have have a Belgian Black Ale to bottle!!"
I had a very nice Brooklyn Cuvee Noir on tap the other day.  Yours similar?

I've had the Cuvee Noir at th Brewery on Saturday and it was good but I like the Sorachi Ace better whic was also being offered as well as the Locals.

My Belgian Black Ale is similar but not exactly the same.  I'll be beter able to tell you after it's been carbed and chilled.

Cheers!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 29, 2010, 01:04:37 PM »

Thank you Mr. Strong.  My point exactly. 

Now I have have a Belgian Black Ale to bottle!!

Cheers everyone!

Richie

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 29, 2010, 12:34:44 PM »

Thanks Gliter bug.  But for your information $56.00 is within my budget I just felt it was a overpriced.  And it totally is.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 29, 2010, 12:25:02 PM »

You can say that again!!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 29, 2010, 11:29:38 AM »

Of course I am to blame.  I knew what I was going to pay for the beer I enjoyed those beers but still I felt like I paid way too much.  What I'm getting at is that I don't think beer really should be in that realm of expense.  Beer for me was always a fun and an affordable outlet.  A social thing that everyone can enjoy when beer starts becoming prohibitive to enjoy because they cost is way up there then I feel it starts to get in that level of snobery where if you don't have enough money to pay for this great beer then sorry you just don't get to drink it.  I think all beer should be affordable so every beel enthusiest can enjoy it.  OK the freaky beer with the $1,000.00 a tsp of truffle I can see being more expensive as it cost that much to make due to some expensive ingredient but only then will I see there being any reason for the cost of beeer being high like that (mind you that is just an example).  After all the brewery doesn't make beer for free.  Having said that mark ups in the 3, 4 or high times is just not right.  Two times the cost of the beer say from where you can get it at the brewery or distributer may be acceptable but $42.00 per bottle of Cotilion Frambois is a little uncalled for don't you think?  These are the prices I was seeing and unfortunately for me also paying.  Not any more.  I just won't do that.  Like someone else said here.  I can buy 200 pounds of malt and make my own.  Beer should never be that exclusive.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 29, 2010, 09:36:25 AM »

No, the prices were on the menu but I still purchased these beers.  Like I said I am a sucker for these things but I'm sure I am through with paying crazy prices for these beers. 

It's a bit outragious IMHO.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Tour De Bohemia

« on: November 29, 2010, 09:32:51 AM »

Very cool.  Thanks for sharing!!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: November 29, 2010, 09:23:45 AM »

I hear you but at what point does it just become a freaking rip off??