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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Lager Woes
« on: February 22, 2013, 02:34:40 AM »
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Lager Woes
« on: February 21, 2013, 07:05:17 AM »I have a packet of 34/70 I'm thinking of chucking in. Opinions?
I'd say do it. If your other pitched yeast can recover in time it should overpower the dried stuff, otherwise the dried stuff will rehydrate and at least be able to keep anything less desirable from getting in.
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Lager Woes
« on: February 21, 2013, 02:59:51 AM »
Now you understand why I gave up on getting fresh yeast into Europe about a year ago. I've never gotten a fresh wyeast or white labs delivery, so it's better (for me anyway) to just get the dried stuff and do a couple starters.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Brewing Lagers
« on: February 20, 2013, 04:00:40 AM »
Can a swamp cooler really keep things down to ~9c?
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Brooklyn Brewery Ghost bottles
« on: February 14, 2013, 02:35:24 AM »36
All Things Food / Beer dinner pairings help
« on: February 14, 2013, 12:04:17 AM »So do you find the French interested or fascinated in things American? Or is it only just a novelty to them in regards to food? BTW being interviewed by the WSJ is no small thing!
Congrats again. Looks lovely.
The French who were there were very interested in seeing what 'real' American cuisine looked like. This was a funny thing Garrett mentioned as well, that when he goes to Europe and wants to cook all sorts of fancy French food for the beer pairings, everybody says, "OK, but could you make a real hamburger too?" - the things that pass for "authentic" American food around here...
Which is probably why we had 80% Americans and only 20% French. All of the Americans that came did so because they told me they really missed home cooking.
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Brooklyn Brewery Ghost bottles
« on: February 13, 2013, 09:01:24 AM »Sounds great and wish I could have been there. My friend went on a beer cruise in NY with Garret and said hes a riot. Did he go to your dinner?
Sadly no - too many other things going on. But we were 100% full up and wouldn't have been able to have had him at a table anyway.
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Brooklyn Brewery Ghost bottles
« on: February 13, 2013, 08:43:33 AM »
I got to spend about six hours yesterday hanging out with Garrett Oliver and Mark Witty (Garrett's mentor & former Senior Brewer & Sam Smith).
This was all to do with the launch of Brooklyn in France, so of course we got to taste Local 1, 2, Monster, Black Ops, Brown Ale, EIPA, Sorachi Ace Saison, Lager... All that stuff. But we also got to taste two ghost bottles Garrett brought over for the occasion:
Cuvée de la Crochet Rouge (Red Hook = Crochet Rouge). This was Local 1, aged for (two?) years in bourbon barrels on lees from old riesling barrels. It was winy as all get out, and really fantastically complex. Not too much carbonation to speak of, kinda expected though. Lots of acidity, some honey-ness, apple-y but not acetyl. Really really nice.
and
Cuvée Elijah, which is Cuvée Noir aged in Elijah Craig barrels. This one was very Belgian-y but with some super strong bourbon-y ness and a hint of port/oxidation. I liked it, but not as much as the Crochet Rouge.
We also had some fun at this new bar where they had 1 eur a piece oysters. I'm lucky I don't have a headache this morning.
Also as an aside... I was talking w/ Garrett randomly about Vinny @ RR and how I heard he was trying to cover up some off flavors on a stronger Blind Pig, and dry hopped it to hell and back, and that was how IIPA was born. Garrett said, "What time is it in California? We're going to have some fun." And he proceeded to text Vinny and ask him. Basically he said that it was to cover up potential problems but Pliny came about entirely different.
This was all to do with the launch of Brooklyn in France, so of course we got to taste Local 1, 2, Monster, Black Ops, Brown Ale, EIPA, Sorachi Ace Saison, Lager... All that stuff. But we also got to taste two ghost bottles Garrett brought over for the occasion:
Cuvée de la Crochet Rouge (Red Hook = Crochet Rouge). This was Local 1, aged for (two?) years in bourbon barrels on lees from old riesling barrels. It was winy as all get out, and really fantastically complex. Not too much carbonation to speak of, kinda expected though. Lots of acidity, some honey-ness, apple-y but not acetyl. Really really nice.
and
Cuvée Elijah, which is Cuvée Noir aged in Elijah Craig barrels. This one was very Belgian-y but with some super strong bourbon-y ness and a hint of port/oxidation. I liked it, but not as much as the Crochet Rouge.
We also had some fun at this new bar where they had 1 eur a piece oysters. I'm lucky I don't have a headache this morning.
Also as an aside... I was talking w/ Garrett randomly about Vinny @ RR and how I heard he was trying to cover up some off flavors on a stronger Blind Pig, and dry hopped it to hell and back, and that was how IIPA was born. Garrett said, "What time is it in California? We're going to have some fun." And he proceeded to text Vinny and ask him. Basically he said that it was to cover up potential problems but Pliny came about entirely different.
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All Things Food / Re: Beer dinner pairings help
« on: February 13, 2013, 08:24:36 AM »
Got some photos I can post...
trio of sandwiches
Jambalaya
The band
Beignets & Chicory Creme Anglaise
trio of sandwiches
Jambalaya
The band
Beignets & Chicory Creme Anglaise
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All Things Food / Re: Beer dinner pairings help
« on: February 11, 2013, 07:48:16 AM »
52 people came out to our second event yesterday. Lots of work, but also lots of fun. App was three mini-sandwiches: pimento cheese, muffuletta, & shrimp remoulade; main was Jambalaya; dessert was drunken-apricot beignets served with a chicory creme anglaise. Beers were: Saison Dupont, Brooklyn East India Pale Ale, and Meantime Chocolate Porter. Had a journalist from the WSJ request an interview. Crazy times for a country that traditionally doesn't do beer with food.
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Equipment and Software / Re: FastRack
« on: February 08, 2013, 06:18:49 AM »I don't know how anyone makes a living selling gadgets to home brewers. I am already envisioning drilling holes in some old plastic shelving that has legs attached.
Nobody? http://www.blichmannengineering.com/
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Pimp My System / Re: All in 1 Compact Pre/Counter Flow Chiller Assembly w/ Pump
« on: February 07, 2013, 07:42:11 AM »
NICE! So is that two cold water lines, or do you run everything through both?
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Events / Re: Congrats to the lucky few
« on: February 06, 2013, 05:58:23 AM »
It turns out we don't have the cash to do it anyway (got some bad news in the mail today) so next year.
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Events / Congrats to the lucky few
« on: February 05, 2013, 10:51:31 PM »
I tried to register but was probably doubly cursed by my distance from the servers. By the time the page actually loaded, the full package was sold out, and I'm not spending $700 on airfare just for a single day.
Oh well... Maybe next year.
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Oh well... Maybe next year.
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The Pub / Re: Just checkin' in.
« on: February 05, 2013, 02:58:34 AM »Haven't been around much lately. I'm still really into beer, and I still like girls. Just haven't been myself lately. Been on a couple meds for about two weeks to try and get my head screwed back on straight. Been having some pretty heavy depression / anxiety. Nothing enviormental, all chemical (in my head). Got me on happy pills, so I'm hoping I'll be DTF any day now. As of right now, I have no drive, no motivation, no energy, pretty much nothing brings me joy. Basically, no will to go on. Just going through the motions. I'll be back to normal eventually. Dealt with it for a year or so back in my teens. It just decided to crop up again. I'm not posting this for a pity party. I just been out for a while, and didn't want you guys putting up "lost brewer" posters of me, like last time.
Ditto man. Been a hard few months for me too, especially the last two weeks. You are not alone.