Posted on 09/25/2009 12:49:00 PM PDT by Nikas777
ping
I think I have a 45 million year old beer in my fridge.
Actually, just started a new batch myself - a Coopers Bitters kit. So far, it is bubbling like crazy! Should be ready to bottle in about four days.
Can’t wait!
“Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” Ben Franklin
Ally Oops’ last words, “Hold muh beer...that T Rex don’t look all that tough.”
Suddenly I am very thirsty.
Beer ping.
Hoppy Beer-day to you
Hoppy Beer-day to you
Hoppy Beer-day, now chug one
Hoppy Beer-day to you
Jurassic beer PING
Looks like a bit of a foppish dandy to me.
Neither can I. I have a Northern Brewer Honey Brown Ale in it's third week of fermentation, a Breakfast Stout on deck, and a Kolsch after that. Bottling's a booger, but I can't afford the kegerator or kegging system yet.
Third week? Wow.
My last batch was the longest one I did, a stout that went about eight days.
Tell ya, the stuff even then was downright evil - very, VERY strong.
But after about six weeks in the bottles man, it was like honey! I still have 4 bottles left and I’m going to put off drinking them as long as I can. So I’ll drink a few Grolschs cause I can always use the bottles, I’m up to about 50 now.
Yeah. The instructions said to ferment in a primary fermenter for two weeks, then move to a secondary to get it off the trub, for two weeks, then two weeks in the bottle to condition. So, after six weeks, I get beer.
Some of the other ingredients kits (extracts) only take four weeks (2 ferment, 2 bottle), some take months.
This is only my third batch with a real homebrew setup. I'm liking it so far. I tried it several years ago with a Mr. Beer, but didn't do something right, and both batches I did tasted bad.
A co-worker got me into it again. He's been homebrewing for at least 15 years.
Just keep it clean!!
I’ve pretty much dispensed with alot of the “ritual” kind of things. I tried using a bubbler a couple times and it was just too cumbersome. So now, I just put saran wrap over the top, snap a rubber band around it, and poke a couple microscopic holes with a sewing needle. Two layers like that has worked fine for me.
And I gave up on all the siphoning BS. The heck with it, I’m a grown man, I can free pour beer into the bottles just fine. Works great.
This time, I think I’m gonna separate 2 gallons or so of it after primary, dilute it down a bit, add more sugar, and hop it up good. Just so I can have two different types to see what I like best.
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