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Clarence
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I'm cleaning out my equipment closet... I've probably got 100 things sitting around in there that someone might still find useful.
There have been a lot of discussions about this For Sale forum lately, so if anybody has any issues with any of the items listed here, or if the prices are undercutting Curt in any manner, please let me know and I'll delete the listings immediately.
Curt/Kal, please feel free to delete any of these listings. If it's too closely related to CRT, not related enough, too cheap, whatever... when in doubt, just delete it.
Of course, as always, Curt has free dibs over any of this stuff.
This was a Christmas gift last year. But I already have a large-scale homebrew setup, so if you're curious about making a couple of gallons of your own beer, you can have this for free (free local pickup or let's figure $15 for US S/H).
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wallace123456
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Ok, I'll take this!
BEER! GOOD!
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Clarence
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It's yours.
We should mix it up a couple of weeks before our next mini-meet with Ben in the Spring.
SOLD (for $0 with free delivery  )
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kal
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| Link Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:24 am Post subject: Re: (GONE) Make your own Beer (free) |
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| Clarence wrote: | | But I already have a large-scale homebrew setup... |
Not to get too off-topic Clarence, but I'm curious what sort of homebrew setup you have! (I'm in the process of setting up an 100% electric 10-15 gallon all grain setup myself and just got word that my 20 gallon Blichmann pots are ready for pickup - yay!).
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wallace123456
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| Clarence wrote: | It's yours.
We should mix it up a couple of weeks before our next mini-meet with Ben in the Spring.
SOLD (for $0 with free delivery ) |
Damn! I love that "free delivery" stuff! 
There is no way I could wait that long!!!
BTW, I was thinking of having a mini ht meet over here within the next month or so. I would like for you local guys to see the set-up with the new screen and stuff. Maybe get MP, Emdawgz, William, yourself (of course if the drive time is too long, well, I'll send a limo for you ) and Eddie (sp?).
BBQ and maybe some fresh brewed brewskys (sp again?)?
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Clarence
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| Link Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:08 am Post subject: Re: (GONE) Make your own Beer (free) |
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| kal wrote: | | Clarence wrote: | | But I already have a large-scale homebrew setup... |
Not to get too off-topic Clarence, but I'm curious what sort of homebrew setup you have! (I'm in the process of setting up an 100% electric 10-15 gallon all grain setup myself and just got word that my 20 gallon Blichmann pots are ready for pickup - yay!).
Kal |
Ah, "large-scale" was a bad choice of words... especially compared to your setup.
I only meant large in comparison to the 2 gallon plastic keg in this free kit.
I just have 5-gallon glass carboys. Then I use corny kegs in a CO2 kegerator.
But currently my brew technique is much simpler... a case of Sierra Nevada Christmas Ale. 
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Clarence
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| wallace123456 wrote: | BTW, I was thinking of having a mini ht meet over here within the next month or so. I would like for you local guys to see the set-up with the new screen and stuff. Maybe get MP, Emdawgz, William, yourself (of course if the drive time is too long, well, I'll send a limo for you ) and Eddie (sp?).
BBQ and maybe some fresh brewed brewskys (sp again?)?
wallace |
Sounds like a plan! Get those stogies rehydrated too!
Add Bill Belcher and CRT Ben to the local list.
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wallace123456
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| Link Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:50 am Post subject: Re: (GONE) Make your own Beer (free) |
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| Clarence wrote: | | But currently my brew technique is much simpler... a case of Sierra Nevada Christmas Ale. |
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| Clarence wrote: | | wallace123456 wrote: | BTW, I was thinking of having a mini ht meet over here within the next month or so. I would like for you local guys to see the set-up with the new screen and stuff. Maybe get MP, Emdawgz, William, yourself (of course if the drive time is too long, well, I'll send a limo for you ) and Eddie (sp?).
BBQ and maybe some fresh brewed brewskys (sp again?)?
wallace |
Sounds like a plan! Get those stogies rehydrated too!
Add Bill Belcher and CRT Ben to the local list. |
Heck yea! I should be getting an early gift from Santa tomorrow: 1 - DryMistat HumidiTube, 1 - Super Accurate Adjustable Round Digital Hygrometer and 1 - One Step EZ Humidor Seasoning Packet. So, hopefully, I can get these "gars" ready within 4-6 weeks.
And heck yea! Bill and Ben, come on down!
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kal
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| Link Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 3:43 am Post subject: Re: (GONE) Make your own Beer (free) |
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| Clarence wrote: | | kal wrote: | | Clarence wrote: | | But I already have a large-scale homebrew setup... |
Not to get too off-topic Clarence, but I'm curious what sort of homebrew setup you have! (I'm in the process of setting up an 100% electric 10-15 gallon all grain setup myself and just got word that my 20 gallon Blichmann pots are ready for pickup - yay!).
Kal |
Ah, "large-scale" was a bad choice of words... especially compared to your setup. |
 My current setup is still probably the simplest there is.... I just buy pre-made wort and ferment it. Dead simple!
Though I did drive down to Ogsdenburg NY today to pick up my new Xmas presents - the biggest part of the new upcoming brewery: 3 large brew kettles! Woohoo!
I've got a ton of work ahead of me...
Kal
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OK that does it !......... I'm bookin a flight to Kal's house ! Wait a second... How long does it take to make beer ?
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| Tom.W wrote: | | Wait a second... How long does it take to make beer ? |
Right now? Months as nothing's ready yet.
Once it's all set up? Hopefully no more than 4-6 hours. It's a pretty long process, but I plan on automating a lot of it so that I don't have to sit there and fiddle with it while it's working:
1. Heat water to 160-170F (30-60 minutes) and crush grain while you wait
3. Mix crushed grain & water (5 mins)
4. Steep the grains for 60-90 minutes
5. Drain water slowly through the grains to extract the 'sweet wort' to the brew kettle (30-60 mins)
6. Boil the resultant sweet wort for about 60 minutes, adding hops as needed
7. Cool/transfer the wort to fermenters.
8. Cleanup
Total time: 4-6 hours.
Then you add yeast to ferment the 'wort' so that it becomes beer, keg, carbonate, and drink, and repeat.
Kal
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| Tom.W wrote: | | OK that does it !......... I'm bookin a flight to Kal's house ! Wait a second... How long does it take to make beer ? |
I'll meet you there!
WOW!!!
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Doesn't he suck?....the Ba$tard....
you forgot to mention that you can ferment, keg, carbonate and drink within a week! thats the best part.
right now I use a 5 gallon turkey fryer as a brew kettle. I'm looking for a beer keg to convert.
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| Joust wrote: | | you forgot to mention that you can ferment, keg, carbonate and drink within a week! thats the best part. |
Other than a few beers that are meant to be drunk really young (like German Hefeweizen's), for most beers I find it's best to wait at least month. You'll get better beer if you let it age for a few weeks if not a few months. Especially some of the stronger ones.
Most yeasts will give you a better flavour when fermented at cooler temps too, so I do ales often in the mid 60's which can take a good 2-3 weeks to ferment out. Lagers are even longer and will often be brewed in the 40's. That can take 1-2 months to complete.
And then lagers/pilsners should be 'lagered' for at least 2-3 months (or longer) to get them clean and crisp. When I first keg lagers they don't taste anything like they do 2-3+ months down the road.
So yes, you can make in a week but other than a few styles that are ok when fermented at higher temps and don't need aging, it doesn't mean it's going to be GOOD beer.
I always try to make extra so that I don't drink it immediately.
On tap right now I have:
1) A lager
2) A Hefeweizen
3) A Pilsner
4) An IPA dry-hopped with Cascade
The lager and pilsner were 'lagered' (cold conditioned) for a few months before being put on tap.
Lagering (cold-conditioning) right now I have:
- Another regular lager
- A oddball wheat beer brewed with lager yeast
In the cold room I have sitting/aging:
- An ESB
- An IPA dry-hopped with Centennial
- A Cream Ale
- An english-style Pale Ale
These are all in 5 gallon kegs. Brewers always say that the LAST pint out of the keg taste the best (since it's aged properly). I like every pint to be as good as the last.
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did i mention you suck....yep, i believe i did.
I have on hand:
- two best bitters
- a red weisen
-a overhopped cream ale
- a keg of 7up (one of the kegs i just bought was full )
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| Link Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject: Been Busy |
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| Quote: | BTW, I was thinking of having a mini ht meet over here within the next month or so. I would like for you local guys to see the set-up with the new screen and stuff. Maybe get MP, Emdawgz, William, yourself (of course if the drive time is too long, well, I'll send a limo for you ) and Eddie (sp?).
BBQ and maybe some fresh brewed brewskys (sp again?)? |
I am so there. Can I bring the Marquees?
You boys might want to take a little road trip (during the meet) down the (Snikersville) Pike and check out the new & improved Middleburg Blend. MP's lowly lowly Marquee 8500 Ultra is now my left Marquee 9500 Ultra. I spent last weekend and yesterday nailing the geometry. (When I am done typing this, I am going to do a grayscale calibration on both projectors.) The blended image is beginnng to look like what I had originally envisioned: watching a live football game feels like being at the game, in an owner's box.
The week between Christmas and New Year's, MP is coming over with a specially mod'd Ultra geometry/focus board. By then my new Ultra motherboard and back plane Ultra convergence, vertical, and stigmator boards should be here from Bill Blue. We will finish converting the right projector to an Ultra, and I will have a pair of MP mod'd matched blended Marquee Ultras in the HT. I should be done with all calibrations and projector matching, well before your meet.
Also, my definition of local includes wherever Kal lives. He is my new hero. If I ever grow up, I want to brew just like Kal. You might want to consider adding Kal to the list of local boys invited to your meet.
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| wallace123456 wrote: |
BTW, I was thinking of having a mini ht meet over here within the next month or so. I would like for you local guys to see the set-up with the new screen and stuff. Maybe get MP, Emdawgz, William, yourself (of course if the drive time is too long, well, I'll send a limo for you ) and Eddie (sp?).
BBQ and maybe some fresh brewed brewskys (sp again?)?
wallace |
Hey, did I miss something? I'm not a local boy but I sure love me some Don Wallace BBQ...
Can I come?
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| Quote: | | Also, my definition of local includes wherever Kal lives. He is my new hero. If I ever grow up, I want to brew just like Kal. |
You should reserve judgement until you've actually tried some of the beer. A surprising (not surprising?) number of people when they first try it squish up their face a bit, pause, and then ask "Can you make something like bud light too?".
I usually see these people coming so I give them some really hoppy IPA.
Kal
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