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Re: Random brewing pics

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:42 pm

Czech Dark Lager progressing nicely.
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Re: Random brewing pics

Post by Buccaneer » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:07 pm

Bottling up my advent beer...
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Post by jeffsmith » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:12 pm

Buccaneer wrote:Bottling up my advent beer...
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Sweet bottle caps!

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Buccaneer wrote:Bottling up my advent beer...
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Quite the festive cap lol.
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Post by Buccaneer » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:14 pm

I'm thrilled with how they turned out.

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Post by jeffsmith » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:17 pm

Buccaneer wrote:I'm thrilled with how they turned out.

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What's your source, if you don't mind sharing?

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Post by Keith » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:24 pm

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Got lost in the forums with the keg washer running for a couple mins.... Yes that is starsan.
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Post by Buccaneer » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:03 am

jeffsmith wrote:What's your source, if you don't mind sharing?
I used BottleMark. Super easy and they were really fast, too. The caps themselves were quite cheap - 14 cents per cap for 100. Shipping and exchange, however, were another story. :)

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Post by Keith » Mon Oct 26, 2015 8:17 am

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This would be pretty friggin slick. Wonder if we could order some of these in bulk quantities for less? Figure we should be able to order 10,000 for only pennies each.
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Post by GAM » Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:56 am

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This is mine.

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Post by GAM » Tue Oct 27, 2015 11:23 am

And not one comment!


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GAM wrote:And not one comment!


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I don't know how to respond. I think pure silence was response enough. :lol:
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Post by chalmers » Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:04 pm

Keith wrote:
GAM wrote:And not one comment!


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I don't know how to respond. I think pure silence was response enough. :lol:
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Post by jacinthebox » Tue Oct 27, 2015 1:37 pm

I think every brewnoser should have Chris's stamp of approval beer cap
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Keith wrote:
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This would be pretty friggin slick. Wonder if we could order some of these in bulk quantities for less? Figure we should be able to order 10,000 for only pennies each.
I don't even bottle much and I'd get some
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Post by kenny10 » Tue Oct 27, 2015 7:40 pm

Those caps are sweet...I'd get some as well.

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Post by Keith » Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:42 pm

kenny10 wrote:Those caps are sweet...I'd get some as well.
Yea they look mint. Let me look around.
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Post by mumblecrunch » Fri Nov 06, 2015 7:28 pm

Happy-looking Vermont Ale (Conan) starter.

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Post by GuingesRock » Fri Nov 06, 2015 7:32 pm

Is it smelling like peaches/apricots? For the last year I haven't noticed that, whereas I did before (a lot). I even wrote to the Yeast Bay guy about it. He said the strain shouldn't have changed, but I think it might have.
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Post by mumblecrunch » Fri Nov 06, 2015 8:24 pm

GuingesRock wrote:Is it smelling like peaches/apricots? For the last year I haven't noticed that, whereas I did before (a lot). I even wrote to the Yeast Bay guy about it. He said the strain shouldn't have changed, but I think it might have.
There's definitely something fruity going on there, although I'm not sure I could pin it down to peach/apricot. I'm not really careful about temperature control on my starters, so whatever room temperature is while they're working is the temperature they ferment at. Are you exercising more control over starter ferm temps now? Or regular ferm temps? I remember lots of conversations about Conan and what temperatures you tend to get the fruity esters at. Was it lower or higher temps?

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Post by GuingesRock » Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:00 pm

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GuingesRock wrote:Is it smelling like peaches/apricots? For the last year I haven't noticed that, whereas I did before (a lot). I even wrote to the Yeast Bay guy about it. He said the strain shouldn't have changed, but I think it might have.
There's definitely something fruity going on there, although I'm not sure I could pin it down to peach/apricot. I'm not really careful about temperature control on my starters, so whatever room temperature is while they're working is the temperature they ferment at. Are you exercising more control over starter ferm temps now? Or regular ferm temps? I remember lots of conversations about Conan and what temperatures you tend to get the fruity esters at. Was it lower or higher temps?
Good points. I have the same fermentation temperature control as I used too. Starters I do at room temperature. I read somewhere you are supposed to let conan go warmer after the first few days of active fermentation otherwise it doesn't attenuate well. Maybe I forgot to do that on the later brews and perhaps that's why, so you may be right. Good thought. John Kimmich in His Chop and Brew video about Heady Topper hinted about something that people don't know how to brew with conan, and I believe that's what he was talking about, but I could be wrong.

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Post by GuingesRock » Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:03 pm

ps. do you remember what temperatures you read to ferment at for the esters with conan?
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Post by GuingesRock » Fri Nov 06, 2015 9:14 pm

Stanley!!!

He's looking Great!
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