What do I have here?

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by jlordi12, Aug 12, 2013.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
Page 2 of 2
  1. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
    Pooh-Bah

    Now we know why they call you rocdoc - excellent diagnosis, doctor!
     
    #21 pweis909, Aug 12, 2013
    PapaGoose03 and cavedave like this.
  2. jlpred55

    jlpred55 Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2006 Iowa

    This made me laugh so hard I snorted and spit my coffee out. Some of the stuff I see here and other places makes my day. Apparently no one else thought this was funny....
     
    #22 jlpred55, Aug 12, 2013
    jlordi12 likes this.
  3. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    Funny, yes. Just trying to be helpful.
     
    #23 jmw, Aug 12, 2013
  4. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    I'm glad I could make your day. Figured somebody would appreciate my stupidity.
     
    #24 jlordi12, Aug 12, 2013
    cavedave, jlpred55, JasonR1975 and 1 other person like this.
  5. sergeantstogie

    sergeantstogie Initiate (0) Nov 16, 2010 Washington

    Epic.
     
    #25 sergeantstogie, Aug 12, 2013
  6. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    If the beer tastes good now can I just drink it?
     
    #26 jlordi12, Aug 12, 2013
  7. JasonR1975

    JasonR1975 Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2013 Michigan
    Trader

    ISO - Lava Rock IPA
     
    #27 JasonR1975, Aug 12, 2013
    jlordi12 and cfrobrew like this.
  8. drgarage

    drgarage Initiate (0) Aug 19, 2008 California

    I think pie weights are actually the best way to go for the hop bag. Nonporous, much more neutral in flavor, and easy to boil until they're ready to drop in. Also easy to calibrate the number to use to get nice floating in the middle of the batch.
     
    #28 drgarage, Aug 12, 2013
  9. Pick

    Pick Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2013 Texas

    YOu beat me to it! I was going to say a constellation map!
     
    #29 Pick, Aug 12, 2013
    pweis909 likes this.
  10. Boonedog

    Boonedog Initiate (0) Apr 10, 2013 Illinois

    Drain.....pour...
     
    #30 Boonedog, Aug 12, 2013
  11. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    Absolutely, but be prepared to drink all of it pretty fast. There's no way I would put that in bottles. If one of those bottles exploded you could spread some new form of mutant life that could wipe out the planet.
     
    #31 rocdoc1, Aug 12, 2013
    SFACRKnight, PortLargo, cavedave and 1 other person like this.
  12. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    keg ok?
     
    #32 jlordi12, Aug 12, 2013
  13. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    I just tasted it, doesn't taste particularly good or bad but then again none of my beers taste good before they are carbonated. How long does it take a pellicle to fall?
     
    #33 jlordi12, Aug 12, 2013
  14. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    Dammit. This was going to be my next april fools prank post.

    Actually, this is no worse than the guy who used to soak a sponge in starsan and used it to wipe the inside top and lid of his bucket after gravity checks. IIRC though, he ultimately refused to believe that a sponge could not be kept sanitary (without an autoclave or the like).

    If it tastes okay, I guess I might keg it. Kegs can be sanitized. :slight_smile:
     
    #34 VikeMan, Aug 12, 2013
    jlpred55 likes this.
  15. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    This is the same beer that had a fruit fly starter and a fruit fly wort. Lava rock / fruitfly belgian pale ale. Hopefully it goes over well at my sons birthday party. If someone dies would I be liable?
     
    #35 jlordi12, Aug 12, 2013
  16. AlCaponeJunior

    AlCaponeJunior Grand Pooh-Bah (3,452) May 21, 2010 Texas
    Society Pooh-Bah


    Two words: plausible deniability. :rolling_eyes:
     
    #36 AlCaponeJunior, Aug 12, 2013
    MrOH, SFACRKnight and rocdoc1 like this.
  17. PortLargo

    PortLargo Pooh-Bah (1,831) Oct 19, 2012 Florida
    Pooh-Bah


    My pellicle fell in about 5 days . . . completely cleared up and tasted okay. But this was at the beginning of fermentation.

    I see you between a rock and a hard spot with two options:

    Drink immediately . . . if the yeast is evil, let your kidneys discipline it.

    Age it until at least 2014 . . . then start the Tour de Kidney.

    Real homebrewers finish what they start. :wink:
     
    #37 PortLargo, Aug 12, 2013
  18. rocdoc1

    rocdoc1 Savant (1,215) Jan 13, 2006 New Mexico

    All kidding aside, if I were gonna keg this I'd first rack it to a clean carboy and add a Campden tablet to it and let it sit a few days to make sure the bugs are dead. Then I'd feel a lot safer drinking it.
     
    #38 rocdoc1, Aug 13, 2013
  19. jlordi12

    jlordi12 Pooh-Bah (1,856) Jun 8, 2011 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah

    I just tried it still tastes like beer and not bad. besides a huge pellicle there is also some white colored mattered floating below the pellicle is this likely yeast or mold?
     
    #39 jlordi12, Nov 21, 2013
Page 2 of 2
Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.