Comments | hentai_brau: Brewing next Sunday!

forestdruid in hentai_brau

Brewing next Sunday!

Oct 11, 2009 22:58

Hey peeps,
Who's up for brewing on Sunday the 18th of October?

On deck:
1) King Solomon's Gold (aka Brew of the Magi) - frankincense, myrrh, and saffron old ale (maybe Majool dates?)
2) Perhaps Tropical Thunder (aka Swimsuit-Episode brau)? - coconut hefeweizen (complete with banana notes!)

Post up and we'll go ahead if enough people are

brewing

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Word. donutato_kun October 12 2009, 16:59:25 UTC

I'm in.

Oh.... donutato_kun October 13 2009, 19:54:43 UTC

Erin is probably in as well.

fear025 October 13 2009, 04:28:53 UTC

Patty and I are in. Let me know what additional equipment you need.
Oxygenation device at least.

equipment forestdruid October 14 2009, 02:10:13 UTC

I could really use the grain-crusher. As for the oxygenator, don't you need to be using that for the barley-wine? =P

Thanks, btw.

Re: equipment fear025 October 14 2009, 02:44:36 UTC

Ok, I'll make sure to bring the grain crusher.

As for the oxygenator, the answer is no, I've already used it in the barley-wine, and if I use it again, it will only be to oxygenate the yeast starter, if I make one.

Anyway, it wouldn't really matter if I brought it, as it's only used for 1-2 minutes right before pitching the yeast, and would be going home with me regardless.

Re: equipment forestdruid October 17 2009, 01:00:53 UTC

Oh, and your hydrometer/sample tube. I tossed the malfunctioning one we had. I was so curious about the efficiency of our partial mash that I picked up some iodine and pH paper. Seeing as we generally only add half to one lb of enzyme-rich malt, I don't think we'll have full conversion, but who knows?

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halleyscomet October 13 2009, 16:15:18 UTC

Where does one get food grade frankincense and myrrh?

frankincense and myrrh forestdruid October 14 2009, 02:07:38 UTC

Whole foods is a wonderful place for esoteric home-brew supplies. =) The myrrh tastes like crap and is used (orally) for relief of gum pain and bad-breath. The frankincense is actually pretty tasty and commonly used in Indian food. You could probably also find it at an Indian grocery store.

ordinary October 14 2009, 07:38:18 UTC

If this is a go, it will need to become an event set up in Facebook, as most people are no longer using LJ

forestdruid October 14 2009, 23:44:09 UTC

um... let me figure out how to do that.

ordinary October 15 2009, 02:30:06 UTC

if you just tell me what time, I can do it

time forestdruid October 15 2009, 03:25:20 UTC

Noon to noon-thirty

modifications to Brew of the Magi forestdruid October 16 2009, 05:09:01 UTC

Probably going to change the old ale into a triple - seeing as it's three kings and all... I'm also going to see if I can find any palm sugar rather than the belgian candi sugar. Any thoughts on adding honey?

Re: modifications to Brew of the Magi donutato_kun October 16 2009, 06:45:48 UTC

Honey was used in ancient times in beers, so that's cool with me!