Tips and Recipies in the quest to brew the perfect beer

My Beer tweets for the week of 2010-02-21

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@zy1125 use it instead of milk… in reply to zy1125 #
@Geistbear @deirdrareid @zy1125 You're supposed to be in church on Sunday morning. #heathens #justsayin in reply to Geistbear #
@Geistbear Just imagine if you lived in the same town as the factory and PBR was fresh and local… in reply to Geistbear #
Look what I made! My Beer tweets for the week of 2010-02-14 http://tinyurl.com/yevly4t #
@cpepe neato. Can't wait to try some beer from it! in reply to cpepe #
Monday morning back to work funnay. RT @fullsteam32 I ordered a ship. It's been on back order, but it should come in soon #
@zy1125 meh. Don't worry about it. There's co2 coming out so nothing else is getting in. in reply to zy1125 #
@jeffbearer how do you calculate that? in reply to jeffbearer #
@jeffbearer I see lots of canoe paddles used around here. in reply to jeffbearer #
@topfermented @jeffbearer Have you done a side by side? I'm under the impression that its small difference. Some breweries run 3-4qts/lb. in reply to topfermented #
@topfermented sure. I was gonna try it on the next batch anyway. I'll check the math tonight. I wouldn't go over 5, but 3 is prlly doable in reply to topfermented #
@topfermented you got it. will have to see what fits in the MT. in reply to topfermented #
@topfermented no idea. guess we'll find out. I suggest that it won't matter significantly. in reply to topfermented #
@topfermented Looks like I can only do 2.75qt/lb with 12 lbs grain. Would like to do more like 3.5-4. Can I borrow your MT? in reply to topfermented #
picked up @newbelgium Ranger IPA. Go get some all you hop junkies. #
@zy1125 HT. Also saw it @Total_Wine IIRC. On draft a few places too in reply to zy1125 #
@cpepe @topfermented and I are betting on how thin I can go. http://www.rackers.org/calcs.shtml has a "Will it fit" calculator in reply to cpepe #
@cpepe that's what we're trying to figure out. I say no, thinner might be even more efficient or no noticeable effect. for mutistep infuse. in reply to cpepe #
@WitsEnd at Applebee's <– I think I see the problem here. in reply to WitsEnd #
@cpepe The idea is that if you do too many infusion steps your mash will get too thin and something bad will happen. I disagree, so we test. in reply to cpepe #
@Geistbear @cpepe I've heard that, but I think it has to be silly high, like over 5 qt/lb. Gonna find out I guess. in reply to Geistbear #
@saazhopper Not sure, I probably will. Our local competition is 2 weeks later. in reply to saazhopper #
@DrinkCraftBeer try one of those wine stoppers with the vacuum handpump. they're sold everywhere around here. in reply to DrinkCraftBeer #
@topfermented Funny. I was feeling a "How to make your own 41% ABV Homebrew" article coming on this morning. I got better though. in reply to topfermented #
This cold weather has got to go. Now it's screwing up the nitro faucet. Beer too cold can't uncarbonate it enough :( #
@racephanNC I don't understand how they don't have the car done by now. They've got enough videos of parts and crash testing and whatnot. in reply to racephanNC #
Back from homebrew shop run. Am. Wheat this weekend! #
Spotted at the light outside homebrew shop: what appeared to be an Ed Hardy steering wheel cover on the minivan next to me. Fascinating. #
@racephanNC I was pretty excited to see 24-26 cars on the grid this year. Guess that's not likely to actually happen though. in reply to racephanNC #
@cpepe rubbaaaaar bands. in reply to cpepe #
@racephanNC Yes sir. We watch every race. Before brewing my previous addiction was spending too much money on track days. in reply to racephanNC #
@cpepe you might want to fix that. labels have to be removed before the judges see them at the table. in reply to cpepe #
@cpepe It's similar to BYO. Comes free with your AHA membership. in reply to cpepe #
@zy1125 Sure it is. After the first year I went for the 3yr sub so it's much cheaper. Also join the AHA and Zymurgy is included. in reply to zy1125 #
Mashing 2.75qts/lb today. Just to mess with @topfermented' #
@topfermented 6lb pale, 4 lb wheat malt, 2 lb flaked wheat. Go. in reply to topfermented #
Shorted the mash temp, didn't have enough strike water :( 10 minutes at 148 then on to 152! #
Ok, just waiting on the enzymes now. A bit over 8 gallons of water for 12lbs of grain. #
@cpepe yeah, small sparge, about 2 gallons. It won't all fit in the MT. I think you do need a bit of a sparge or eff will be low. in reply to cpepe #
Made my pre-boil gravity into the kettle. Huzzah. I tried real hard, but no major screw-ups so far with extrathinmash. #
@topfermented only if I get off my ass and register… in reply to topfermented #
Back from homebrew club thing at BigBoss. Over to Chapel Hill for homebrewfest shortly. It's a great day to drink beer! #