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Started by Waterlogged, September 18, 2013, 02:55:11 PM

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Waterlogged

So, I am just finishing up my first solo 46 litre brew of a Galaxy APA.  I have renamed the beer to Yellow Jacket to reflect on of the uninteded ingrediants in todays brew.  When I put the first runnings of the mash in the boil kettle I went to Read's to grab a coffee.  When I got back and poured the sparge water in, a drowned yellow jacket hornet was floating around the kettle.  I swear to God he had a smile on his face :o.  I decided to put the lid on the kettle when I saw a leaf from my butternut tree rolling around in the boil. 
Fermenting: Air
On Tap: Hoppy Porter
Bottled:  Air

jamie_savoie

did you left the hornet there for the boil? lol

Roger

Quote from: jamie_savoie on September 18, 2013, 03:23:05 PM
did you left the hornet there for the boil? lol
Yea for added flavour!

Kyle

A buddy of mine back in the Coopers kit days used to do open fermentation on all of his beers... and he had four cats.
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On Tap: DIPA, Vienna SMaSH, Imp Stout
Planned: IPA
Fermenting: --

Chris Craig

Quote from: Kyle on September 19, 2013, 08:33:59 PM
A buddy of mine back in the Coopers kit days used to do open fermentation on all of his beers... and he had four cats.

I can't imagine that worked out well.  Did he at least cover the bucket with a towel?

Roger

Quote from: Kyle on September 19, 2013, 08:33:59 PM
A buddy of mine back in the Coopers kit days used to do open fermentation on all of his beers... and he had four cats.
P---y Juice! :drink:

Chris Craig


Roger


Roger

How's this for an unusual ingredient. The leftovers from a roasted chicken! I've got a recipe for Cock Ale. It calls for the carcase and leftovers of a roasted chicken to be put in a muslin bag and added after fermentation begins and left in the fermenter for three days. Then removed and left until fermentation is over. I haven't had the balls to try it yet but you never know I might get brave and try it.     

Chris Craig

You had the cock, but not the balls :P

Roger

 Yea something like that!  :pal:

Waterlogged

Roger, that just sounds so wrong.
Fermenting: Air
On Tap: Hoppy Porter
Bottled:  Air

HappyHax0r

Great, another thing that tastes like chicken...
Primary: #1, 2, 3, 4 (Air, Air, Air, Air)
Kegs     #1, 2, 3, 4 (C02, C02, C02, C02)

Richard

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Kegged: air.
Primary: air.
Bulk Aging: Silence of the Lambics (Pitched 13/05/2012).
Owed: JQ LSA x 1, Kyle Stout x 1 & IPA x 1.