Cm2, Fourstar, Brendo, Maple Mega Barleywine Brewday

[brettprevans]

what date and tun or no tun gents?

this saturday mate. im 99.9% sure 4* is picking it up from you.

 

[Siborg]

Good news .... and some bad. Kegged the Bruised Bruin. it's actually not as bad as initially thought, so hopefully the carbonation gods will be on-side this week, and will have it hooked up on tap. Also of course will be the Yellow snow, and perhaps even black saturday (yet to be kegged). If you want something light - bring it. The rig has been hosed/cleaned/checked, and ready to rock for the weekend.

Bad news, one of my top assistants in the bruery had to be put down on the weekend, so we will be 4 paws short. It will no doubt be very evident when the spent grain is still around the next day. It's been pretty hard on the fam, but dealing well and will be all systems go on Sat.

We may run into issues if the weather plays up, but lets tackle that at the pre-meeting - Friday locked in gents?

Sorry to hear that, mate.

Weather should be OK. Bureau forecast:

Forecast for Saturday Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Winds north to northwesterly averaging up to 25 km/h tending west to northwesterly up to 20 km/h during the afternoon.

City: Shower or two. Min 18 Max 24

As long as the "isolated" showers are isolated to an area other than box hill... we should be right.

 

[Maple]

what date and tun or no tun gents?

this saturday mate. im 99.9% sure 4* is picking it up from you.

Yep, this Sat. and 4* is going to arrange. will shoot you a pm Fents.

As long as the "isolated" showers are isolated to an area other than box hill... we should be right.

Rain/showers always seem to be isolated to not here. they called for it today, yet to see a drop. that was a 90% chance as well. Should be good, besides, it's more than 24 hours away, they cant forecast that far out with any accuracy.

 

[brettprevans]

Dave kegging his portion of the old bruin made me get off my arse and check mine...tasted like lambic rather than bruin
Will bring a couple bottles for comparison.

I keep thinking that I should bring my brew rig to Dave's and bang out an extra batch for myself since we are brewing, but then i remember ave doesnt have 15A power . maybe i should try and juryrig one of your 10A fuses Dave so the 15A HLT will work.. Worse come to worse and your house burns down, at least ive saved you some money on clearing the site for the renos!

 

[brendo]

Dave kegging his portion of the old bruin made me get off my arse and check mine...tasted like lambic rather than bruin
Will bring a couple bottles for comparison.

I keep thinking that I should bring my brew rig to Dave's and bang out an extra batch for myself since we are brewing, but then i remember ave doesnt have 15A power . maybe i should try and juryrig one of your 10A fuses Dave so the 15A HLT will work.. Worse come to worse and your house burns down, at least ive saved you some money on clearing the site for the renos!

getting bigger than Ben Hur... h34r:

 

[Maple]

Dave kegging his portion of the old bruin made me get off my arse and check mine...tasted like lambic rather than bruin
Will bring a couple bottles for comparison.

I keep thinking that I should bring my brew rig to Dave's and bang out an extra batch for myself since we are brewing, but then i remember ave doesnt have 15A power . maybe i should try and juryrig one of your 10A fuses Dave so the 15A HLT will work.. Worse come to worse and your house burns down, at least ive saved you some money on clearing the site for the renos!

Bring your MT, we can perhaps squeeze another lot of hot water out on the day from somewhere.... and no, you're not touching the fuses.

btw, my bruin is probably v.similar in taste, will be quite interesting for a side-by-side. She's chilling atm, will gas her up tonight and try to get some level of carb ready for the day.

 

[brettprevans]

Bring your MT, we can perhaps squeeze another lot of hot water out on the day from somewhere.... and no, you're not touching the fuses.

btw, my bruin is probably v.similar in taste, will be quite interesting for a side-by-side. She's chilling atm, will gas her up tonight and try to get some level of carb ready for the day.

damn. I thought we could have some lovely tales to tell lethalcorpse!

ill think about bringing the tun.. but Brendan is probably right about there being enough going on.

re old bruin - im really stumped at the taste of this beer. having not tasted one before, but the bjcp saying that its a malty beer and mine not tasting anything like it, has got me stumped. in saying that, i think its quite a nice beer...as a lambic!

 

[brendo]

damn. I thought we could have some lovely tales to tell lethalcorpse!

a Residual Current Device just made my list of things to bring :unsure:

 

[brettprevans]

a Residual Current Device just made my list of things to bring :unsure:

isnt that what brewery assistants double as h34r: :lol: sorry siborg your really coping it arent you. all in jest mate

 

[brendo]

isnt that what brewery assistants double as h34r: :lol: sorry siborg your really coping it arent you. all in jest mate

yeah that's what I meant... it will be his responsibility to hold power leads and connections up off the ground at all times.

 

[Fourstar]

Ok guys, bad news.

I havnt been active recently because ive had a really bad case of bronchitis since saturday and only just starting to come out of the woods now. It took me an hour to get off the couch yesterday to get a glass of water. Im still sweating bullets and struggling to move but should be better by saturday and back at work friday.

On a side note, no beer since friday night! Now I know what CM2 felt like. Saying that i probably wont be drinking on saturday either to ensure i can live on for another week.

I'll be in contact with fents about the tun. When i have enough energy to leave the house and capable to drive with all these drowsy meds im on I'll swing by and pick it up from him. Im sure fents will be rewarded once its all bottled.

Remember to bring your EKG for the partigyle fellas and any other extras you have been allocated. Ive just got to make sure i pickup the sugazzz and bring along the CaSO4! it wont be a barleywine without those sugazzzz! :lol:

So where's the bad news? There aint any! Just wanted you to get anxious!

Assuming i dont fall back into a 38.5deg fever again, i'll see you guys for lunch on friday.

 

[Siborg]

I know I haven't been allocated anything.. but do you need me to bring anything?

 

[Maple]

I know I haven't been allocated anything.. but do you need me to bring anything?

Some beer to share round and your self... perhaps a raincoat to keep you dry whilst frigging around with the hoses if it's going to rain...I know I'm not getting wet.

 

[Siborg]

Some beer to share round and your self... perhaps a raincoat to keep you dry whilst frigging around with the hoses if it's going to rain...I know I'm not getting wet.

Don't have much beer at the moment, though I'm working to change that. I'm probably gonna bottle my golden ale today and put down a batch of coopers inspired aussie ale in the next day or two... I'm making reculturing some coopers yeast today as well.

I can bring over some of my sour partial that I did a while back... if you really want. Ask fourstar what he thought of it.

 

[Fourstar]

I can bring over some of my sour partial that I did a while back... if you really want. Ask fourstar what he thought of it.

Maple... its lactic! :beerbang:

Im sure there is only something small you need to iron out in your process bud.

 

[Maple]

Maple... its lactic! :beerbang:

Im sure there is only something small you need to iron out in your process bud.

I do like my sours, but thinking there will be plenty on the day - from a brewday CM2 and I did last year. I do hear that Bud light goes down a treat with these other fellas though....or was it bud regular?

 

[brettprevans]

I do like my sours, but thinking there will be plenty on the day - from a brewday CM2 and I did last year. I do hear that Bud light goes down a treat with these other fellas though....or was it bud regular?

it was bud regular at bjcp. pfft bud light. :lol:

siborg. so long as you dont turn up with VB or alike you'll be fine. by all means bring a bottle of your sour for tasting comparison.

and i'll bring a bottle of infected vienna lager for giggles. its been sitting in the fridge on the yeastcake since Nov! :icon_vomit: actually not sure if its is ferral. i havent tasted it.

 

[Maple]

We may even have a 'special guest' drop in later on in the day.

 

[Fourstar]

We may even have a 'special guest' drop in later on in the day.

you mean CM2's fermenter of Vienna Lager?! h34r:

 

[brendo]

I'll bring a keg with a picnic tap attached of something a little more sessionable... or at least a lower IBU and ABV count