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HOMEBREW Digest #3738
HOMEBREW Digest #3738 Tue 18 September 2001
FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
shower wand bottle filler ("Badger/DJ Sable/Project Mercury")
Question about Jeff R's CAP recipe ("Tom & Dee McConnell")
Blackberry wine base ("Braam Greyling")
Re: Wyeast 3068...no phenols/esters? ("RJ")
Pumpkin Beer ("David Craft")
Re: A Suggestion (Pat Babcock)
Re: An open letter to a terrorist ("Pete Calinski")
address update 5 (Dave Burley)
cracking roast grains (Jeff Renner)
Beer on the Plane ("Ed")
Magnetic stir plates ("Jonathan Peakall")
Brew in contests and storing yeast ("David Craft")
Rose Hips ("John Gubbins")
Looking for good beer! ("Tray Bourgoyne")
KROC World Brewers Forum (The Brews Traveler)
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Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 21:36:39 -0700
From: "Badger/DJ Sable/Project Mercury" <badger@badger.cx>
Subject: shower wand bottle filler
From: "Liam" <lthomps2@bigpond.net.au>
Subject: shower wand bottle filler
>>It's a Gardena shower wand with the head cut off at about bottle length. I
was looking for something at the hardware store to enable me to control the
bottle filling flow with one hand and happened across this. It has a
trigger arrangement & can be stripped right down to parts for cleaning.. The
shaft is Al, so is easy to cut.
Could you maybe post some pictures?
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 00:15:33 -0600
From: "Tom & Dee McConnell" <tdmc@bigfoot.com>
Subject: Question about Jeff R's CAP recipe
Re Jeff Renner's CAP recipe.
Jeff, you used HBUs. Specifically, you say
First Wort Hops: 4-5 HBU Saaz or other noble hops
Bittering hops: (60 minutes) 5.3 HBU whole
Cluster (4.8 HBU for pellets)
Flavor hops: (15 minutes) 1.5 HBU whole noble
hops or Styrian Goldings
(1.2 HBU for pellets) ten minutes before strike.
Do you mean xx HBUs per gallon or for the 5
gallon batch? Fer instance, the FWH is it 4-5
HBU's per gal (meaning 20-25 for the batch) or 4-
5 for the whole batch?
I used to use HBU's but switched to IBU's
because of the confusion for person to person
about the HBU's and quantity of wort.
In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is strength, in water there is
bacteria. - German Proverb
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:26:43 +0200
From: "Braam Greyling" <braam.greyling@azoteq.com>
Subject: Blackberry wine base
Hi,
Someone wrote:
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My son is making a fruit beer with a gal of blackberry wine base to
be added in 2nd'y to a five gal batch. I feel that this amount of juice,
which is supposed to make 5 gal of wine, will be too much, too
overpowering. What's the concensus? His OG for the wort was .48
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Maybe it is a bit much but why not experiment ? He will learn
more by making the beer and tasting the results than worrying
about too much. If you dont agree, then make yourself a beer with
less blackberry and compare the results.
Regards
Braam
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 07:23:55 -0400
From: "RJ" <wortsup@metrocast.net>
Subject: Re: Wyeast 3068...no phenols/esters?
"Dr. John" <drjohn17@home.com> wrote:
I just brewed a Hefeweizen with Wyeast 3068 -- Weihenstephan Weizen. I've
had success with this yeast before. In fact, one of the first (and best)
beers I ever brewed was a fantastic Hefe -- nice clove/banana flavor and
aroma. Recently, however, I can't get this yeast to produce those same
flavors and aromas. Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe I'm fermenting a
little cool? I think this last batch was fermented at 63F. When I racked it
to the kegs, the fermentor had a nice aroma, but the resulting beer tastes
like an "American" wheet beer -- cloudy and yeasty.
Any thoughts would be appreciated...
John,
When using strains such as 3068 the rule of thumb is High Temp = Banana &
Low Temp = Clove... Opt Ferm Temp for 3068 is 64-70F per Wyeast.
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 08:30:09 -0400
From: "David Craft" <David-Craft@craftinsurance.com>
Subject: Pumpkin Beer
Hello,
I did manage to make the pumpkin beer I has asked about a few weeks ago. In
past years I used canned pumpkin with good results.
Pumkin Wheat was an interesting beer last year. The banana-clove profile
with the pumpkin spices. Pumpkin really doesn't have a flavor, it is the
spices we associate with it. Pumpkin does add color and some sugar and a
little flavor and that is it.
Anyhow, I baked a pumpkin but was not happy with the result. The meat was
almost yellow and looked more like squash. I don't think the pumpkin has
ripened yet, so it was back to canned.
I used two 15 oz cans in the a 5 gallon batch with 8.5 lbs of pale, and 1.5
lbs of crystal, and 5 aau's at the start of the boil along with some spices
in the last 10 minutes along with a healthy dose of irish moss.
I think I acheived a nice balance from how the wort tasted. The London
Special yeast should finish things off nicely. Thanks for all of the
advice.........
David B. Craft
Greensboro, NC
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 09:29:32 -0400 (EDT)
From: Pat Babcock <pbabcock@hbd.org>
Subject: Re: A Suggestion
Greetings, Beerlings! Take me top a pint of your finest...
On Sun, 16 Sep 2001 my good friend Pete Garafolo wrote:
> In light of the recent insanity, several folks have asked what we as a
> community of homebrewers can do. As usual, Pat Babcock replied simply and
> effectively with some excellent suggestions, as did a few others. The
> question was asked , however, what we can do as a group that might separate
> us from others (or so I read it). I have a suggestion.
>
> Donate blood. Then, sign up to do it seven weeks later. Keep it up, and
> you'll be performing an ongoing good deed. How does this relate to
> homebrewers? Well, think of it as giving up a pint of your finest. We all
> deal in that ancient unit of measure (sorry, folks, liters just don't cut it
> here...). It's not so hard to make it a continuing commitment, as many folks
> do. I believe that fewer than 5 % of those eligible actually donate blood,
> and few of those are regulars. In my area (and perhaps in others), the Red
> Cross recognizes regular donors as members of the "sixers club" -- those who
> have donated six times during the past year. My three sixers club pins are
> more significant to me than any ribbon or trophy I've won in homebrew
> competitions.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter Garofalo
> 4-gallon donor
> Syracuse, NY
If you are not qualified to donate blood for any reason (and
there are many), you can still help the Red Cross by (a) taking
their three hour training class to become a certified Red Cross
volunteer as assist at blood drives or (b) donate funds to the
Red Cross to assist with blood collection, preparation and
distribution as well as other relief efforts. Before donating to
the Red Cross, check to see if your employer has a matching
gift policy as Ford, GM and others do - this makes your donation
so much more powerful.
Thanks, Peter! And thank you to Jim Biggins for his excellent
collection efforts and suggestion.
On another note, anyone wishing to purchase a Memorial from the
HBD Memorial Page, your donations will be collected and sent to
the Red Cross to aid them in the relief effort. The HBD Memorial
page is at http://hbd.org/memorial.html. If I receive these
funds in time to send them in prior to 10/17/01, my employer
will match the total amount, doubling the effect our money.
(I've already purchased a memorial to the Victims of 9/11/01
from The HBD Community, and have sent the $100 fee to the Red
Cross to be matched.)
You can donate to the memorial fund via paypal
(memorials@hbd.org) or via Snail Mail (Make checks payable in US
Funds to Pat Babcock). I will add an "accounting" pick from the
memorial site in order to track our progress - but get your
donation to me prior to 10/7/01, or we lose the match.
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God bless America!
Pat Babcock in SE Michigan pbabcock@hbd.org
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:16:05 -0400
From: "Pete Calinski" <pjcalinski@adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: An open letter to a terrorist
Pat said:
"Sleep tight, if you can. We're coming."
The perps of this have more than the US government to worry about. I
haven't seen this mentioned but don't you think, given the demographics of
NYC, that more than one organized crime boss lost a loved one?
These crime bosses don't play by the rules that control our government.
They have access to a great deal of money, and more importantly, they are
experienced at making people "disappear". Not just their enemies, but the
families of their enemies and anyone else they don't like.
I wouldn't want to cross them.
Pete
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:36:27 -0400
From: Dave Burley <Dave_Burley@compuserve.com>
Subject: address update 5
Gang,
I am about to move over to a high speed internet moderm service with a
different ISP ( Charter) than my old faithful Compuserve.
I have built up quite a mailing list over the years which I have sorted
down to include your name. Simply typing all these in would be fraught with
frustration and lots of errors. I would like to have your name and correct
addess on my current address book file, but there is a problem. Compuserve
has a proprietary database for their addess book and I cannot simply import
the address to the new provider. I have spent hours dealing with Charter,
Microsoft and Compuserve plus my own fiddling and I am a believer.
The only thing I can figure out is to have you send me a simple ( maybe
just hi) message but SEND IT TO
Dave_Burley@Charter.net
then I can easily incorporate it into my new address book.
If you get more than one of these because I have multiple addresses for
you, please just reply with your preferred address
Sorry for the bother. And if you don't want to be in my new address book
now's your chance!!
Dave Burley
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 11:32:12 -0400
From: Jeff Renner <JeffRenner@mediaone.net>
Subject: cracking roast grains
"Liam" <lthomps2@bigpond.net.au> writes:
>are you supposed to crack roasted barley? I didn't because I guessed it
>was like black malt, but the end product doesn't look quite as dark as
>Guinness.
I would crack both black malt and roasted barley. As a matter of
fact, I pulverize them in a coffee grinder.
Jeff
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Jeff Renner in Ann Arbor, Michigan USA, JeffRenner@mediaone.net
"One never knows, do one?" Fats Waller, American Musician, 1904-1943
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:44:40 -0400
From: "Ed" <measom@gdi.net>
Subject: Beer on the Plane
Since I live in Florida and at least until October 1st, they have restricted
bottle sizes, we are limited in our selection. Therefore, I (among many others)
make a habit of beer hunting when out of this state and lugging some good stuff
back. The following is in answer to a recent question on this subject. I hope it
is helpful.
I just got back from New York City. I was just a few blocks north of Ground Zero
doing some beer hunting for a fellow Floridian. Luckily, this was a couple of
days before the attack. On 9-11-1 I was out on Long Island (doing more beer
hunting) and out of danger, although I could see the plume in the distance.
Anyway, I'm going to ask my friend if there are any interesting beers he may
want in Beirut for my next year's summer vacation.
I flew back to Orlando yesterday (Sunday, 9-16-1). Despite arriving at La
Guardia at 6 am for a 9:30 flight the 1/4 mile line prevented me from getting to
the check in desk before 9:30 am. Luckily, they were culling people out of the
line 45 min before each flight. I checked in a bag and my litter soft sided
cooler, both of which contained beer as well as non-essentials like clothes.
Normally I bring the cooler as carry on, but due to expected hassles at security
I decided to check this item. As it turns out (as is almost always the case with
me) passing through security was a problem. I emptied my pockets and passed
everything through the x-ray. Nevertheless, the beeper went off and I had to
have the wand treatment. The lady guard even asked me to unbuckle my belt.
Pretty forward, even for a New Yorker I thought. My guess is they had all of
those devices set on maximum sensitivity and they were checking everything.
Unfortunately, one beer bottle that was in the little cooler broke before it got
on the plane. This caused some concern in the luggage handling area of LGA. They
called my name at the gate and escorted me to the back area. I was questioned
about the contents and directed to fix the problem by cleaning out the broken
material and repacking the contents.
They watched apprehensively as I opened the cooler. Once this was accomplished
and they saw that it was only beer, I got much more cooperation. They gave me a
plastic bag to line the cooler and newspapers to wrap the bottles against more
collisions with equipment or luggage. While there I asked about the operation.
The person "helping" me explained that they were very slow. He assumed that a
lot of people found alternative modes of transportation or discovered that the
trip was not as necessary as they thought.
Then I was escorted back to the gate area. We were about 1/2 way through the
boarding process by the scheduled departure time of 9:30 am. The plane stayed at
the gate for almost an hour due to "pre-flight checks" as the captain explained.
We were about an hour late in Orlando, but home nonetheless!
Again, I hope this helps the person asking about transporting beer through
airports.
Drink Better Beer,
Ed Measom.
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:51:55 -0700
From: "Jonathan Peakall" <jpeakall@mcn.org>
Subject: Magnetic stir plates
Hi all,
Some time back (a long time ago) somebody found a good source for magnetic
stir plates. If I remember correctly, there was a source that had hot/stir
plate combos with the heater side broken for really cheap. Anyone have any
ideas?
Thanks, and private e-mail is welcome, as this may not be of much interest
to the list in general.
Jonathan Peakall
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 16:24:37 -0400
From: "David Craft" <David-Craft@craftinsurance.com>
Subject: Brew in contests and storing yeast
I have a question that has been bugging me. Do stronger beers fair better
in competition?
I had a nice Bitter place in the Southern Region with 41 points back in
April only to drop to 23 points in the AHA Nationals. Two of the three
judges in the Nationals said the beer didn't "travel" or "age" well. They
must have known that it scored much higher in order to get in to the
Nationals. This was a typical strength Bitter and was quite tasty. It was
bottle conditioned and stored in a cool closet in the dark until going to
California.
As I begin to think about what to brew for the spring, would higher strength
beers fair better? Anyone have an experience with this.
Also I pitched a starter this weekend and added some wort to the remains to
restart it. After it finishes fermenting, I plan on capping ( it is in a
bottle) and storing in the fridge for my next batch. Should I drain off some
of the liquid and/or add some sterile water to the bottle. What would help
the yeast survive better. I plan on using this yeast in about a month and
then reusing one more time later in the year..........
David B. Craft
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 18:16:21 -0600
From: "John Gubbins" <n0vse@idcomm.com>
Subject: Rose Hips
Hi Fellow Brewers!
I was up in the wilds of Rocky Mountain National Park last week. I had no TV
there, so I saw none of the pictures of the vile deed done to our great
Nation. I did have radio so I was able to follow the news. That is not the
subject of this request.
I picked some prime rose hips and plan to brew this weekend. I am yet
undecided on whether I will make an extract or all grain. My question is, how
do you use them? Do you add them to the mash or the boil? I understand that
they should be seeded, but do the shells need to be crushed? I will be making
a standard 5 gallon batch.
Thanks,
John Gubbins, n0vse@idcomm.com
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 22:26:56 -0500
From: "Tray Bourgoyne" <tray@mm2k.net>
Subject: Looking for good beer!
I will be in Morganton, NC this week for a motorcycle rally.
I am looking for some interesting beer to sample while there.
Does anyone know of any microbreweries there? If not any good pubs?
Thanks,
Tray Bourgoyne
Raymond, MS
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Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 21:38:49 -0600
From: The Brews Traveler <BrewsTraveler@adamsco-inc.com>
Subject: KROC World Brewers Forum
Seventh Annual
KROC World Brewers Forum(tm)
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donating 100% of the raffle proceeds to the American Red Cross to help
those less fortunate than ourselves.
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http://www.KROC.org/WBF/wbf2001.htm
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End of HOMEBREW Digest #3738, 09/18/01
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