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[jammer]

So due to hot weather and other things, im finally brewing again after about 3 months. Its like my first time all over again, but it feels great! Im trying a SNPA wannabe recipe. Wish me luck!Woo hoo!

[CarlosM]

yea i havent brewed in 5 months Im jumping back in with crowd favorites my SNPA Tribute (sounds better than clone) and my Irish Red Ale. I will be brewing once the heat cools down

[ncbeerbrewer]

Good Luck and welcome back to your brewing season Jammerama. Enjoy the first session. I don't know how you folks do it not brewing for summer or such. Hope the SNPA clone comes out well!!

[Deerslyr]

Good Luck and welcome back to your brewing season Jammerama. Enjoy the first session. I don't know how you folks do it not brewing for summer or such. Hope the SNPA clone comes out well!!

I live in the Central Valley in NorCal (damn it gets hot) and actually enjoy sweating my ask off doing it. Would I do it in 100+ heat? Probably not. Mid to high 90's is fine though.Hope the SNPA turns out well!

[CarlosM]

Good Luck and welcome back to your brewing season Jammerama. Enjoy the first session. I don't know how you folks do it not brewing for summer or such. Hope the SNPA clone comes out well!!

well see I made around 20 gallons of brew in the spring so i wouldn't have to brew in the summer haha... im down to my last 5 gallons

[ncbeerbrewer]

I live in the Central Valley in NorCal (damn it gets hot) and actually enjoy sweating my ask off doing it. Would I do it in 100+ heat? Probably not. Mid to high 90's is fine though.

I know how you feel. Heat never bothers me and I enjoy brewing too much to consider it too hot but thats just me. The only reason I don't like brewing in summer is the tap water heats up and chilling becomes more the chore than it already is as well.

well see I made around 20 gallons of brew in the spring so i wouldn't have to brew in the summer haha... im down to my last 5 gallons

Thats all good. I just love the planning and brewing of beer the most thats why I could not lay off the brewing for 3-4 months too. Don't drink that last 5 gallons too fast.

[CarlosM]

Yea... once I get a fermentation fridge ima be brewing CONSTANTLY.

[jammer]

How sweet it is! I hit 86% efficiency, my highest yet. That new manifold i made seems to help quite a bit. My lack of brewing isnt because i dont like brewing in the heat, its because I dont have temp controlled fermentation except for the A/C unit and i really dont want to pay those huge electric bills in the summer. Now that its cooled down some, its much easier and cheaper to maintain fermentation temps in the brew room. Cheers fellas!

[CarlosM]

How sweet it is! I hit 86% efficiency, my highest yet. That new manifold i made seems to help quite a bit. My lack of brewing isnt because i dont like brewing in the heat, its because I dont have temp controlled fermentation except for the A/C unit and i really dont want to pay those huge electric bills in the summer. Now that its cooled down some, its much easier and cheaper to maintain fermentation temps in the brew room. Cheers fellas!

same reasons cant afford to brew in the summer. I need that damn fermentation fridge!

[Stout_fan]

How sweet it is! I hit 86% efficiency, my highest yet. That new manifold i made seems to help quite a bit. ...

Batch or fly sparge?Pulls pin & runs.

[3rd party JKor]

Why try to brew SNPA when you can buy it!?!?Basser would be soooo disappointed.

[Deerslyr]

Why try to brew SNPA when you can buy it!?!?Basser would be soooo disappointed.

[Deerslyr]

Batch or fly sparge?Pulls pin & runs.

I'm more interested in getting a picture posted of his new manifold!Is it an SS Braid or is it copper and/or cpvc?I could pull the pin and run too!

[jammer]

Geeze, whats with all these grenades you guys are tossing around? Batch sparging..... and cpvc manifold. *ducks and runs*And to answer your other question: Why brew beer at all when you can buy it? Cuz i like it! And i think Basser will be just fine with me trying to recreate his pale ale. Its not like im gonna quit buying it.On a side note, i was also going to brew up another batch of a fat tire clone too, but the LHBS had no Belgian pale malt. I had to special order some. Looks like that one will have to wait til next week. Bummer.

[Deerslyr]

Geeze, whats with all these grenades you guys are tossing around? Batch sparging..... and cpvc manifold. *ducks and runs*And to answer your other question: Why brew beer at all when you can buy it? Cuz i like it! And i think Basser will be just fine with me trying to recreate his pale ale. Its not like im gonna quit buying it.On a side note, i was also going to brew up another batch of a fat tire clone too, but the LHBS had no Belgian pale malt. I had to special order some. Looks like that one will have to wait til next week. Bummer.

Hey! another cpvc brother! Sweet... those things are easy to manufacture and cost a lot less than copper.As for the Fat Tire... I skipped the Belgian and use MO as my base. But if you have it on order, proceed as normal. Can you post your recipe?

[jammer]

Hey! another cpvc brother! Sweet... those things are easy to manufacture and cost a lot less than copper.As for the Fat Tire... I skipped the Belgian and use MO as my base. But if you have it on order, proceed as normal. Can you post your recipe?

Im using the infamous Flat Ass Tired recipe from *that other place*. Do you have it? If not, let me know and ill post it.

[Deerslyr]

Im using the infamous Flat Ass Tired recipe from *that other place*. Do you have it? If not, let me know and ill post it.

Post it if you could. Here is the link to the Blueboard Threadwhere I posted my recipe that I used. You were involved in that thread actually. This recipe turned out pretty sweet (in a bitchin way, not attenuation way).

[jammer]

Post it if you could. Here is the link to the Blueboard Threadwhere I posted my recipe that I used. You were involved in that thread actually. This recipe turned out pretty sweet (in a bitchin way, not attenuation way).

Here it is as I found it on the green board. The 2 lbs of amber malt is actually the Pale malt roasted in the oven. The first time i tried this recipe, it was teh awesome! Better than the original, IMO. Since then, ive tried it with regular 2 row, didnt seem to work as well. Anyway, YMMV, as always.Flat Ass TiredBrew Type: All Grain Style: American Amber Ale Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Volume: 6.5 gal Boil Time: 60 min Ingredients 6.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel (3 SRM) Grain 58.5 % 2.00 lb Amber Malt (22 SRM) Grain 19.5 % 1.00 lb Munich Malt (9 SRM) Grain 9.8 % 0.50 lb Biscuit Malt (23 SRM) Grain 4.9 % 0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10 SRM) Grain 2.4 % 0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40 SRM) Grain 2.4 % 0.25 lb Special Roast (50 SRM) Grain 2.4 % 0.75 oz Northern Brewer [8.5%] (60 min) Hops 22.8 IBU 0.50 oz Williamette [5.5%] (30 min) Hops 7.6 IBU 0.50 oz Williamette [5.5%] (15 min) Hops 4.9 IBU 0.50 oz Williamette [5.5%] (5 min) Hops 2.0 IBU American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) [Starter 1000 ml] Beer Profile Estimated Original Gravity: 1.058 SG (1.045-1.056 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.059 SG Estimated Final Gravity: 1.014 SG (1.010-1.015 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Estimated Color: 12 SRM (11-18 SRM) Color [Color] Bitterness: 37.2 IBU (20.0-40.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 2.4 AAU Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 5.7 % (4.5-5.7 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 6.1 %Roast 2.0 Lbs of Amber Malt in 350 degree oven for 20 mins before mashing.