Newbie BIF Hints & Hauls

Discussion in 'Beer It Forward' started by LehighAce06, Aug 27, 2015.

  1. sembo

    sembo Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    Hmm... maybe I will have to revisit, I'm not sure I picked up wheat.

    I actually just brewed a Todd clone this weekend, so I was looking at the recipe. 100% Golden Promise malt with Citra and Mosaic hops. Some sources differ, but Warrior hops were also listed as the bittering hop.

    I also tweaked things a bit to make it my own - I added a bit of caramel malt and a decent amount of flaked oats, plus swapped out the yeast for London III. I'm hoping these changes give it the soft mouthfeel and haziness seen in Northeast/New England IPAs like Trillium and Tree House. I'm calling it Northeastified Todd.

    Anyway, sorry for the story about myself. I'm having fun following the round. Some good boxes landing thus far - excited to see more!
     
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  2. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    God, I still have no clue on my sender. I think it might be @jschott75 just because I have number's in my name.
     
  3. StompingClover

    StompingClover Initiate (0) Jun 14, 2013 Minnesota




    Sounds nice. I have a golden promise/mosaic smash ready to go into bottles. I used the London III yeast. Still nice and hazy.
     
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  4. Greeny87

    Greeny87 Initiate (0) May 23, 2011 Pennsylvania

    @sembo I think that hazy color is from the beer not fully fermenting, at least with Tired Hands. If you let there beer sit for a week, it clears up a lot from what people say... but I could be wrong.
     
  5. sembo

    sembo Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    It's a topic that has been intensely debated, with no real resolution:
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/northeast-pales-ipa-dipa.319817/

    Key points that I've come up with are:
    • London III yeast (low flocculating yeast, yeast also seems to bond with hop oils when dry hopping)
    • Additions of flaked grains (Oats/Wheat/Barley
    • Heavy Dry Hopping (possibly dry hopping under pressure)
    • Water chemistry (Choride to Sulfate ratios)
    I think Tired Hands satisfies the heavy dry hopping and flaked grains. Wouldn't be surprised if they are close on the yeast. There was also some discussion about cold crashing and conditioning that might drop out the haze (or not drop it out, if that's your goal).

    Long discussion without many real answers. Makes it fun to experiment!

    And Tired Hands hoppy beers kick ass!
     
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  6. Eziel

    Eziel Pooh-Bah (2,109) Jan 31, 2013 Ohio
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    Finally shipped a box today. It is not heading to a 13 original colony kind of place.
     
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  7. BartS

    BartS Pundit (941) Nov 15, 2012 California
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    Same here, beer has been shipped. Not to the first 13 states, but inside the first 30 and also beating my state by single-digit years in terms of admission date.
     
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  8. JoeyIce3

    JoeyIce3 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2015 Texas

    Hint #1: Shipping North
    Hint #2: Targets state is smaller than my state.
    Hint #3: White Minivan
    Hint #4: Melon Head
    Hint #5: I hate your states football team! :sunglasses:
    Hint #6: Well it hit me anyway! And it would've hurt a lot less if I had finished that last beer.
    Hint #7: What? Shoes? Fuck Shoes.
    Hint #8: When it's raining like a day like this. All I can do is let it rain.
    Hint #9: If my spreadsheet is correct my Target is not shipping to Jwilford23
    Hint #10: Bad Boy
     
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  9. jonbonfondle

    jonbonfondle Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    #VBS while I prep this box for shipment tomorrow.

    [​IMG]
     
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  10. MTKATL

    MTKATL Pooh-Bah (1,800) Jun 9, 2015 Georgia
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    Hint #1: shipping North
    Hint#2: a Superbowl MVP that played in your state sat behing me in Political Science class in our college days
    Hint#3: The viral particle is about 30 nanometres in diameter with icosahedral symmetry
    Hint#4: shipping to a newbie newbie
    Hint#5: your state has one of those capitals that most of the rest of the country can't remember
    Hint#6: If google maps is correct, I think I'm shipping to your office
    Shipping hint: Box will probably go out late next week or the first week of April. Hoping to get a local release.
     
  11. Elkevjoe

    Elkevjoe Crusader (430) Jan 4, 2015 Ohio
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    Shipped my targets box today,should see some **** on Thursday.
     
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  12. Jwilford23

    Jwilford23 Initiate (185) Sep 2, 2015 Pennsylvania

    Hint #1 Shipping West
    Hint #2 I've shipped to this state before
    Hint #3 I'll be to your state in October
    Hint #4 I have a few of your wants already
    Hint #5 Eddie Vedder
    Hint #6 You weren't at Huna Day
    Hint #7 Your state has more than 1 different vowel
    Hint #8 Your state is represented in the NCAA Tournament
    Hint #9 You're not a newbie
    Hint #10 There was an ESPN 30 for 30 episode about a sports team from your state
     
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  13. Doogflaggat

    Doogflaggat Initiate (0) Aug 29, 2013 Pennsylvania

    Hint #1: Shipping West
    Hint #2: Never shipped to this state before
    Hint #3: Never been to this state before
    Hint #4: Not shipping to @Yourahoser
    Hint #5: My target is NOT a newbie newbie
    Hint #6: Truck Forest
    Hint #7: Maybe shipping to @BartS, maybe not
    Hint #8: Big Bang Theory + Running Animal
    Hint #9: Fermented Honey Water Holder
     
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  14. jonbonfondle

    jonbonfondle Initiate (0) Nov 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    Content hint: you're lucky there's no max oz this round (not that I'd follow it anyways).
     
  15. Homebrew

    Homebrew Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2012 Connecticut

    Second that, if my tally is correct I think I hit close to 300
     
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  16. beluga92

    beluga92 Devotee (307) Jul 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    Hint 1: why not just use the steps?
    Hint 2: how many tests?
    Hint 3: does the river ebb?
    Hint 4: what will be bare?
    Hint 5: I'll need an answer.
    Hint 6: shipping south
    Hint 7: for line in range(0,5):
    Hint 8: word = line.split(' ')[-1]
    Hint 9: clue = word[:2]

    Content hint: went to a local brewery for a bottle release today and grabbed you a nice variety
     
  17. JoeyIce3

    JoeyIce3 Initiate (0) Aug 17, 2015 Texas

    Hint #1: Shipping North
    Hint #2: Targets state is smaller than my state.
    Hint #3: White Minivan
    Hint #4: Melon Head
    Hint #5: I hate your states football team! :sunglasses:
    Hint #6: Well it hit me anyway! And it would've hurt a lot less if I had finished that last beer.
    Hint #7: What? Shoes? Fuck Shoes.
    Hint #8: When it's raining like a day like this. All I can do is let it rain.
    Hint #9: If my spreadsheet is correct my Target is not shipping to Jwilford23
    Hint #10: Bad Boy
    Hint #11: Method
     
  18. Homebrew

    Homebrew Initiate (0) Sep 5, 2012 Connecticut

    #vbs from last nite while boxing up some goodies!!
    [​IMG]
    Thanks Josh, this was quite tasty!!
     
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  19. BartS

    BartS Pundit (941) Nov 15, 2012 California
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    Solved it! It took a snake charmer to solve it for me, I only knew I had to find one. Very cool. Down to 3-4 possible senders.
     
  20. Josholson666

    Josholson666 Initiate (0) Mar 21, 2015 Minnesota

    One of my favorites of that box. Lift Bridge puts out some damn fine beers!