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[strangebrewer]

This evening the man in brown showed up. You would have thought it was Christmas from the look on my face when he laid this on my door step:It's bursting at the seams. Definitely more volume than the box was intended to ever hold. And what was inside?40lb puppy added for scale. Looks like I need to do some brewing

[EWW]

Holy hell batman! Whatcha all got there?

[strangebrewer]

Holy hell batman! Whatcha all got there?

Lets see.. the packing list says:3lbs Amarillo1lb Mt. Rainier1lb Target4lbs Magnum1lb Columbus1lb Cascade1lb Hallertau GR1lb Hallertau US2lbs Centennial1lb ChinookAnd 2lbs of Simcoe show up tomorow :huh:To be fair it's not all mine. Though I will admit I'm fighting the urge to fill my bath tub with hops and jumping in.

[Jimmy James]

To be fair it's not all mine. Though I will admit I'm fighting the urge to fill my bath tub with hops and jumping in.

A la Dom DeLuise and the 'treasure bath' from History of the World?

[strangebrewer]

A la Dom DeLuise and the 'treasure bath' from History of the World?

My thoughts exactly. TREASURE BATH!!!

[drewseslu]

4lbs of Magnum! Dude, that's some serious bittering firepower!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Was that from Hops direct?I just realized i hadn't got my hops from them yet. I just checked the receipt from May 20th, They got the wrong ship to address! If it took 4 days handle and another 4 to get here ground, that means my hops have been sitting on the doorstep of my old house since May 28th. They have been sitting in the hot weather for a week! Does anyone think they will still be good (all pellets, vacuum sealed)? Awe man this sucks!Cheers,Rich

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

4lbs of Magnum! Dude, that's some serious bittering firepower!

indeed. I've never used more than 2oz in a 5 gallon batch and that's all the bittering I'll every need!

[strangebrewer]

4lbs of Magnum! Dude, that's some serious bittering firepower!

I shall call the beer I brew with it.... ZOOLANDER!

Was that from Hops direct?I just realized i hadn't got my hops from them yet. I just checked the receipt from May 20th, They got the wrong ship to address! If it took 4 days handle and another 4 to get here ground, that means my hops have been sitting on the doorstep of my old house since May 28th. They have been sitting in the hot weather for a week! Does anyone think they will still be good (all pellets, vacuum sealed)? Awe man this sucks!Cheers,Rich

Yup it's a Hops Direct order. Showed up a day early no less. The pellets are vacuum packed but the leaf hops have some space in there. I believe the flood the bags with nitrogen? Not sure where I heard that but that seems to be stuck in my head. I'd say your hops are probably still all right though I'd go get them ASAP!

indeed. I've never used more than 2oz in a 5 gallon batch and that's all the bittering I'll every need!

2.45 oz per 5 gallons is the plan. So I'll need the first 1.83lbs for the first brew.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

I shall call the beer I brew with it.... ZOOLANDER!Yup it's a Hops Direct order. Showed up a day early no less. The pellets are vacuum packed but the leaf hops have some space in there. I believe the flood the bags with nitrogen? Not sure where I heard that but that seems to be stuck in my head. I'd say your hops are probably still all right though I'd go get them ASAP!2.45 oz per 5 gallons is the plan. So I'll need the first 1.83lbs for the first brew.

what are the AAs on your magnums? mine are 14.x %

[strangebrewer]

what are the AAs on your magnums? mine are 14.x %

Alas they are home and I am not. I don't think they were 14% this year but I forget the exact AA.

[MtnBrewer]

Have you determined if they gave a little lagniappe? (lagniappe == a little sumpthin extra)

[strangebrewer]

Have you determined if they gave a little lagniappe? (lagniappe == a little sumpthin extra)

Thanks for the translation. It is friday ya know.If there's any extra its only a little extra. I weighed the bags and they are all very close weight wise. I don't know what the bag weighs but if I had to guess I'd say they are only a couple ounces over. The pellets are as they have always been, pretty spot on.

[ThroatwobblerMangrove]

Alas they are home and I am not. I don't think they were 14% this year but I forget the exact AA.

Mine will give me about 100 IBUs at 2oz per 5 gallons (high gravity, 60 min boil).

[Jimmy James]

I shall call the beer I brew with it.... ZOOLANDER!

LOL

[ANUSTART]

This evening the man in brown showed up. You would have thought it was Christmas from the look on my face when he laid this on my door step:

Definitely more volume than the box was intended to ever hold.

Damn you... if only this was in the PH.BTW, I can't see the pics at work cause of your porn domain.

[strangebrewer]

Damn you... if only this was in the PH.BTW, I can't see the pics at work cause of your porn domain.

There is a reason I don't post such things in the PH.Maybe you'd do better if I posted the pics on facebook?

[ANUSTART]

There is a reason I don't post such things in the PH.Maybe you'd do better if I posted the pics on facebook?

You makin fun of me, gramps?I'm getting too old for facebook too. I'll just check the pics when I get home.