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[djinkc]

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I have two APAs,  3.5 kegs that are higher abv than I like to have around.  So tomorrow will match one of those batches but closer to just under 4% abv.  And the next will too.  Blending is the plan, and for the other two kegs next batch.  Pretty exciting stuff for a milestone. 

 

It's not really 500, probably closer to 600. But this is since I started again at the end of 2004.  The brewery will smell good tomorrow morning.  2-row and Citra

[HVB]

Nice milestone. I wish I had a better count of how many batches I have done, early day notes were not good.

[Steve Urquell]

Nice milestone. I wish I had a better count of how many batches I have done, early day notes were not good.

I'm here as well. No clue on how many batches. I admire you guys who kept track. Congrats.

[djinkc]

Most of my notes are almost worthless.  Dates and ingredients but not much more.  If something didn't seem right I may look again when needed.  Mostly it's just a mark in time when I started again.  And when our son started his ventures into pro brewing.  He's been at it for well over 10 years now. It's satisfying to sit back and see

[MyaCullen]

congrats, i remember your desperate search for centennial hops to brew your 100th batch back during the hop shortage!

[neddles]

500 batches is a lot of fecking beer. Plus, you do 10 gallon batches IIRC. Grats.

[Big Nake]

Congrats on the 500 and on brewing, calling a timeout and then brewing again.

 

At one point I wrote a piece of software to keep track of my batches and I had everything in there starting with batch 1 in 1999.  I had a HDD crash and lost the code and the data which was really stupid of me to let happen.  So I have no idea where I am now.  None.  I'm sure I have to be somewhere around 700-800 but I have no real idea.  

 

Also, I hear you on the higher-than-normal ABV especially in the summer... I'd rather have a beer in the 4-5% range for sure.  Cheers & enjoy.