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[HVB]

Approved.

Are them thar pretzels homemade?

You bet they are!

[Bklmt2000]

You bet they are!

 

I regret that I have only one +1 to give, but gave it I did.

 

The pils and the pretzels both look fantastic.

[HVB]

I regret that I have only one +1 to give, but gave it I did.

The pils and the pretzels both look fantastic.

Thank you!

[Poptop]

Is it too early for pils and pretzels?

[Bklmt2000]

Is it too early for pils and pretzels?

 

The magic 8-ball says no.

[HVB]

Is it too early for pils and pretzels?

 

The magic 8-ball says no.

 

Well, I had to have coffee with it this time

 

[Bklmt2000]

Well, I had to have coffee with it this time

 

 

Lookin' mighty good.

 

A local place to me makes a Philly cheesesteak-style sammich that they serve on a pretzel roll/bun.  Tasty AF.

 

I need to take a stab at making pretzels soon. 

[HVB]

Lookin' mighty good.

 

A local place to me makes a Philly cheesesteak-style sammich that they serve on a pretzel roll/bun.  Tasty AF.

 

I need to take a stab at making pretzels soon. 

 

They are really easy to do.  Get on that!!

[Bklmt2000]

A brewer's lunch:

 

[HVB]

Yeah .. I would do that lunch for sure!

[Big Nake]

How do you make wings on brewday?  I would consider that to be too much going on at once.  On brewday I'm usually grabbing leftover pizza or some other quick thing.  That said... looks great.  

[Bklmt2000]

How do you make wings on brewday?  I would consider that to be too much going on at once.  On brewday I'm usually grabbing leftover pizza or some other quick thing.  That said... looks great.  

 

Thanks Ken.  These wings were grilled; I usually employ the oven for brewday wings, but today, the grill got the nod since the weather cooperated for once.

 

Once the charcoal was ready, the wings went on the indirect side, and except for a flip halfway thru, it was pretty hands-off for about an hour, until searing and saucing time. 

 

Worked out nicely so I could keep an eye on the mashtun/kettle and not let chaos get a foothold.

 

The wings ate good.

[positiveContact]

At first I thought you were sprinkling hops on your wings.

[Bklmt2000]

At first I thought you were sprinkling hops on your wings.

 

I figured that would spark a comment or 2.   Nope, those were the 2 large late additions of Columbus that I received last week from YVH for today's IPA. 

 

I have to say (momentary derail): those were the most dank Columbus hops I've ever smelled/used; super pungent.  Sure made the boil smell nice; I could smell them from across the garage when I had to tend to the grill. 

 

Really looking forward to this one for July 4th.  With, of course, MOAR WINGS!!!

[LeftyMPfrmDE]

was cleaning gutters, then some brewhouse maintenance, getting a couple keggles ready to sell. decided to have a couple glasses of Saison- Never made one in ten years of brewing. used the recipe from "brewing classic styles" by the book as a benchmark, and to see what tweaks to make. Used WLP565; the DuPont strain. didn't experience a stall it started at 1.062 and stopped at 1.004, a little over 7%. I let the fermentation temperature run wild, up to 75*. 

 

overall, I'd make it again, as this beer has a one note simplicity; Its tart and dry, but missing something. I'll work on it. but it definitely wets the whistle after working outside in the sun of a hot day. 

 

Edited by LeftyMPfrmDE, 05 June 2019 - 10:17 AM.

[Poptop]

The fun part of making Saison besides drinking them are once you dial in a grain bill you'd like to repeat, change up the yeasts.  I have one planned in a couple batches from now and I'm going to use 3711.  Never tried that one yet.

[HVB]

The fun part of making Saison besides drinking them are once you dial in a grain bill you'd like to repeat, change up the yeasts.  I have one planned in a couple batches from now and I'm going to use 3711.  Never tried that one yet.

I have not made a saison I liked in a long time.  I do have a pack of Rustic from Imperial.  Got me thinking.  I need a simple batch to test out the new system and a simple saison would be mighty fine in the warm weather.

[Bklmt2000]

For my fellow saison afficianados, if you haven't used WY3726 Farmhouse Ale, it's well worth checking out.

 

Used to be a seasonal strain, but it's available now year-round.

[Poptop]

I find less is always more with Saison.  Here's my current musing;

10 lbs            Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM)     Grain       1       83.3 %      
1 lbs             Spelt (1.9 SRM)                   Grain       2       8.3 %       
1 lbs             Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM)             Grain       3       8.3 %       
1.00 oz           Hallertau Blanc [8.50 %] - 40 minutes         4       26.9 IBUs   
1.00 oz           Hallertau Blanc [8.50 %] - Steep              5       0.0 IBUs    
1.00 oz           Mandarina Bavaria [10.70 %] - Steep           6       0.0 IBUs    

[LeftyMPfrmDE]

For my fellow saison afficianados, if you haven't used WY3726 Farmhouse Ale, it's well worth checking out.

 

Used to be a seasonal strain, but it's available now year-round.

a friend of mine recommended that strain. said it was easy to work with, and the flavor was killer.