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[DaBearSox]

Our lauter won't really handle more rye without slowing it seriously down or screwing the pooch entirely.MolBasser

well good to know, still in favor of this beer over Glissade but not the ESB. IMHO will do much better on the retail shelf here, at least in Colorado...SNBC has the whole "they only brew hop bomb" perception here. I LOVE the stout, porter, and kellerweiss but of the 2 stores I have run I can't sell the darks worth a damn, and the kellerweiss I have to handsell to really move it.

[DaBearSox]

ha. and btw as I wrote that my girl said "I really like their Kellerweis." Haven't picked up the ruthless yet because I still have a case or 2 of Celebration left

[MolBasser]

I don't buy it. Either it is looked at as a slight, unacceptable bottleneck in production or someone needs to learn how to lauter. Hell, charge a few more cents to make it worth the while.

I talked with some Bear Republic guys and asked them about their lautering of Hop Rod 18% and they say it is a slow (very) process and a giant pain in the ass.So, you can not buy it all you like.Brew one, and get back to me....:)MolBasser

[EWW]

RICE HAULS....has brewed similar. PM me the recipe and I'll YouTube your fail.

[BlKtRe]

Brew one, and get back to me.... :)MolBasser

I think he has.

[djinkc]

I talked with some Bear Republic guys and asked them about their lautering of Hop Rod 18% and they say it is a slow (very) process and a giant pain in the ass.So, you can not buy it all you like.Brew one, and get back to me.... :)MolBasser

Homebrewing and commercial are different animals. I routinely brew 25+% ryes. I would guess that homebrew efficiency (~85% to the kettle) lets me have a grist that is coarser than SN can with the proper profit margin. I'll pay more for it done properly (ie. my way )Heard enough from my son and others that it can be a problem on larger scales. That's a decision, not an excuse.I'm not giving you or SN trouble. It is a nice beer that could be wonderful.eta - no rice hulls here for a long time - lots of wheats too

Edited by djinkc, 07 February 2012 - 08:37 PM.

[MolBasser]

You're right, it is a decision. I could go into a lot of details of why it is the right decision but that would violate my CDA.We could brew 100% rye if we really wanted to (the Bear Republic guys did it once and their quote was "never again") but we don't want to.MolBasser

[Mya]

You're right, it is a decision. I could go into a lot of details of why it is the right decision but that would violate my CDA.We could brew 100% rye if we really wanted to (the Bear Republic guys did it once and their quote was "never again") but we don't want to.MolBasser

I know of a brewer that used to do a 100% wheat , they stopped

[denny]

Our lauter won't really handle more rye without slowing it seriously down or screwing the pooch entirely.MolBasser

Basser, people keep asking me "why don't they use rice hulls?". I tell them that it's probably impractiocal for you guys to do that. Is there a better answer?

[denny]

I talked with some Bear Republic guys and asked them about their lautering of Hop Rod 18% and they say it is a slow (very) process and a giant pain in the ass.So, you can not buy it all you like.Brew one, and get back to me.... :)MolBasser

I've brewed a lot more than one, with 18-40% rye and never had a slow or stuck runoff. If you guys just batch sparged using a toilet hose....

[MolBasser]

Basser, people keep asking me "why don't they use rice hulls?". I tell them that it's probably impractiocal for you guys to do that. Is there a better answer?

Sometimes we do. For phillisophical reasons we attempt to avoid it.MolBasser

[Mya]

Sometimes we do. For phillisophical reasons we attempt to avoid it.MolBasser

you're too good for that?

[MolBasser]

I get paid to do what Ken wants to be done.MolBasser

[CaptRon]

I've brewed a lot more than one, with 18-40% rye and never had a slow or stuck runoff. If you guys just batch sparged using a toilet hose....

[japh]

I asked myh local liquor store tonight to bring soem in. we'll see what he does about it. I've been pestering him about the Dry Fly gin, without much luck, but he hasto pick that up from the distrobuter in person. SN comes to the store.

Change your spell checker from Hiller to English.

[denny]

Sometimes we do. For phillisophical reasons we attempt to avoid it.MolBasser

Thanks.

[BlKtRe]

I've brewed a lot more than one, with 18-40% rye and never had a slow or stuck runoff. If you guys just batch sparged using a toilet hose....

Or fly sparged with a manifold......

[RommelMagic]

I expected more rye myself.

[beach]

I don't buy much commercial beer but saw this on sale and grabbed a 6'er. Good beer IMO. Sure it doesn't have a lot of rye, but I get what Basser is saying. I'm not disappointed that I spent $8.Basser, any hints on how much (%) and what Lovibond the crystal malt is?Beach