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Offline Pi

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You know you're a homebrewer when...
« on: March 23, 2011, 06:11:03 am »
Yesterday I was helping my wife in the yard getting ready to plant grass. I found myself staring at the sack of grass seed wondering what a "Tall Fescue IPA" would be like!
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2011, 12:49:17 pm »
Yeah.... that's sick. In a good way.  ;D
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2011, 12:58:42 pm »
...you stick your head way down inside you chest freezer fermentation chamber during active fermentation and burn the hell out of you nasal passages from all the CO2 that has settled down in there.

A stupid Homebrewer, but a homebrewer none the less. 
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #3 on: March 23, 2011, 01:10:08 pm »
Quote from: theDarkSide on March 23, 2011, 12:58:42 pm
...you stick your head way down inside you chest freezer fermentation chamber during active fermentation and burn the hell out of you nasal passages from all the CO2 that has settled down in there.

A stupid Homebrewer, but a homebrewer none the less. 

Is THAT why my nose is on fire?  :o :o :o
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 04:49:05 pm »
You find a packet of US-05 in the pocket of your suit coat.  8)
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 06:50:15 pm »
...you start growing hops up the side of your house.  ;)
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #6 on: March 23, 2011, 06:54:01 pm »
Quote from: Pi on March 23, 2011, 06:11:03 am
Yesterday I was helping my wife in the yard getting ready to plant grass. I found myself staring at the sack of grass seed wondering what a "Tall Fescue IPA" would be like!

Grassy, vegetal. All before dry hopping for too long... ;)
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2011, 01:15:20 am »
Quote from: maxieboy on March 23, 2011, 06:54:01 pm
Quote from: Pi on March 23, 2011, 06:11:03 am
Yesterday I was helping my wife in the yard getting ready to plant grass. I found myself staring at the sack of grass seed wondering what a "Tall Fescue IPA" would be like!

Grassy, vegetal. All before dry hopping for too long... ;)

Anybody know the diastatic power of grass?
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2011, 01:18:41 am »
Quote from: phillamb168 on March 24, 2011, 01:15:20 am
Quote from: maxieboy on March 23, 2011, 06:54:01 pm
Quote from: Pi on March 23, 2011, 06:11:03 am
Yesterday I was helping my wife in the yard getting ready to plant grass. I found myself staring at the sack of grass seed wondering what a "Tall Fescue IPA" would be like!

Grassy, vegetal. All before dry hopping for too long... ;)

Anybody know the diastatic power of grass?

Mexican? Columbian? Maui?  Please specify...
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2011, 01:21:08 am »
Quote from: punatic on March 24, 2011, 01:18:41 am
Quote from: phillamb168 on March 24, 2011, 01:15:20 am
Anybody know the diastatic power of grass?
Mexican? Columbian? Maui?  Please specify...
Not to mention how well modified the seeds are . . .
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2011, 03:56:19 am »
Quote from: punatic on March 24, 2011, 01:18:41 am
Quote from: phillamb168 on March 24, 2011, 01:15:20 am
Quote from: maxieboy on March 23, 2011, 06:54:01 pm
Quote from: Pi on March 23, 2011, 06:11:03 am
Yesterday I was helping my wife in the yard getting ready to plant grass. I found myself staring at the sack of grass seed wondering what a "Tall Fescue IPA" would be like!

Grassy, vegetal. All before dry hopping for too long... ;)

Anybody know the diastatic power of grass?

Mexican? Columbian? Maui?  Please specify...

I think you'd be wanting to add that kind of grass to the secondary as opposed to the mash.
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2011, 06:12:17 am »
Excellent suggestion!  Ethanol improves extraction efficiency.
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2011, 08:08:11 am »
Quote from: Pi on March 23, 2011, 06:11:03 am
Yesterday I was helping my wife in the yard getting ready to plant grass. I found myself staring at the sack of grass seed wondering what a "Tall Fescue IPA" would be like!
And...how is it?  :D
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2011, 08:50:12 am »
I found the motherload.........

http://www.tastybrew.com/humor/
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Re: You know you're a homebrewer when...
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2011, 09:17:54 am »
Quote from: oscarvan on March 24, 2011, 08:50:12 am
I found the motherload.........

http://www.tastybrew.com/humor/

One of the few worthwhile things on that site....
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