The Bar Towel

no brewing for me quite yet, but did some brew gear work on saturday. built a hopback for the Swansea guys, and fitted my kettles with thermometers and sightglasses. Only problem is one of the welds broke, so I need to get that fixed next weekend and we'll be open for business. Few other minor thing...

i hope that most breweries bottle once they feel the beer's good to drink. there was a certain brewery's barley wine that was bottled with the "Drink AFTER..." label and i thought that was just silly. same with Brooklyn's barley wine and Black Ops. release it when it's ready to go and not...

How about the Brettal Head, though? I bought a few bottles and only later noticed the Drink Fresh! Do Not Age! Keep Refridgerated! warnings--all of which I'm inclined to ignore. Any thoughts? the warnings are likely more to do with it being a hoppy american pale ale than due to the brett content - ...

So my guess then is since this isn't bottled extra-securely (such as with cage and cork) it isn't really intended for lengthy storage? caps still hold up to a good deal of pressure - anytime I've had a bottle explode, the cap was still firmly attached to the top of the bottle when i found that piec...

picked up a couple of kegs for march madness. 20L of GLB Thrust only lasted 8 days. 30L of Amsterdam Fracture is going to take a little longer, mostly because I'm trying to avoid pouring pints. Waiting on a couple kegs to carbonate, so I'm doing a 50/50 blend of my undercarbonated Homosexual IBU Hop...

I'm not wise to the aging characteristics of brettanomyces...anyone want to enlighten me? Bugs (not just brett) will chew through sugars/starches that regular yeast won't, and they're typically fairly slow moving, so if you're not careful you can end up with over-carbonation issues. As a brewer, it...

Yes sir. Hampton Inn and Suites Munster, 3 min drive. Probably cab or walk it. I'm going to bring a few local imp stouts/barrel aged stouts. Double Tempest, Hellwoods, Kentucky Bastard. A KBS and BCBS or two. yeah, hamtpon is totally walkable, and generally if you're milling around out front there'...

too bad you didn't post this a week ago - i was in Kitchener last thurs/fri with an extra can. it's still in the fridge, but i have no firm plans to be down there in the next few weeks... PM me if you want it and we can work something out.

You can select an LCBO to have the product shipped it just takes a few weeks longer. Not sure with this order but in the past I've also picked up directly from K6 when purchased the 25th Anniversary Sour Blend only if you're outside the GTA. from markham I still need to drive in and get it, which i...

yeah, was a house ales collab brewed at the amsterdam brewhouse. afaik no bottles, but kegs have popped up at a few places, including volo.

I am noticing that the LCBO doesn't seem to be restocking this at all? Is this product being discontinued? wonder if they're planning to start stocking it in cans instead? though they're 12oz (rather than the LCBO's bias toward half litre), and currently only sold in 12-packs (as opposed to the LCB...

DLD the day is much less the (exciting) spectacle it once was... it's changed a lot over the years, and I no longer consider it worth the trip. still, i have quite fond memories of the bunch of years we drove down, and still have several in the cellar. it's tasty, but not worth selling your first bo...

yeah, i think they're pretty sweet too. i have an anchor one and a sweet Biergotter one that I had made via http://www.grogtag.com/

last night at home:
Great Lakes Thrust! An IPA (tap)
Great Lakes Johnny Simcoe (growler)
Amsterdam Fracture (tap)

Lambic day! Lambic day! (what was i thinking????) first attempt at a turbid mash. will keep me on the go. have lots of stale hallertau i'm tossing in. east coast yeast to innoculate. pussied out and am only doing a 3 hr boil. fun times! turbid mashes are fun! even better, we're usually doing two 10...