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You are invited to help Roger and I brew up some beer this Sunday.
Elizabeth is making some dog stomp pie and there will be BBQ chicken.
We will also have the official renaming ceremony of Porc Manor (west) to The Underground Railway Station.
As always, we will continue to plan the Nonviolent Revolution.
Where: 161 Ashuelot St.
Winchester, NH
When: 13 Jan 08, from 11:00am to 2:00pm
WooHoo!!! Looking forward to it. We went to the liquor store tonight to check on beer making supplies. They don't sell them there anymore. Anyone know of a place in New Hampshire that sells beer making stuff? The only other place I know of around here is down in Northampton.
PatK, we're making BEER!!! ;D
I know of a place in Austin. That doesn't help though.
I'd love to go, but after the NHLF I need to get some chores done this weekend. :(
I'd kinda like to go to Karaoke Friday, this beer thing, and also check out the room for rent while I'm down there but I haven't heard back about the room yet. Anyone have crash space for a couple days?
There are some beer supply places near you Dale. Perhaps you could find out what the Underground Railway folks need, purchase the stuff, go to Karaoke and crash in Keene or Winchester for a couple of nights.
Sounds fun (except the beer part :D)...wish we were there.
Hey, who's been applauding the anti-christ??
We have Lauren the TeeTotaler as Brewmaster. ;D
Quote from: Kat Kanning on January 10, 2008, 08:20 PM NHFT
Sounds fun (except the beer part :D)...wish we were there.
Hey, who's been applauding the anti-christ??
Bastards!
Don't know if I can trust those tee-totaler types :D
It all depends how many sugarcubes Sister Lauren drops in her tea.
peace, love, sixties
Brother Kola
Anyone who can bring us some ingredients from Concord or Manchester or Whathaveyou...I will repay you for them and your trouble.
How long before the brewskis will be ready to drink?
Quote from: dalebert on January 10, 2008, 07:34 PM NHFT
I'd kinda like to go to Karaoke Friday, this beer thing, and also check out the room for rent while I'm down there but I haven't heard back about the room yet. Anyone have crash space for a couple days?
2 Futons available in Winchester for the weekend. If any dispirited OLFOD folks need cheering up they can come too.
Quote from: Caleb on January 10, 2008, 10:24 PM NHFT
How long before the brewskis will be ready to drink?
About two weeks.
Are you going to be back by then?
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 10, 2008, 10:14 PM NHFT
Anyone who can bring us some ingredients from Concord or Manchester or Whathaveyou...I will repay you for them and your trouble.
I'm going to see if I can get down there, hopefully by Friday night. What do you need and where do I get it?
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on January 10, 2008, 08:36 PM NHFT
We have Lauren the TeeTotaler as Brewmaster. ;D
No no NO! Throw out this batch too! It still tastes like beer. :sad1: :beer:
;D, I can almost hear your voice saying this ;D
Guys, I'm sick. The house had like 20 people in it for the last few days. It's not surprising. I won't be making it to Keene this weekend. Hopefully soon. :-\
Roger is picking up the ingredients. ;D
Quote from: TackleTheWorld on January 10, 2008, 11:17 PM NHFT
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on January 10, 2008, 08:36 PM NHFT
We have Lauren the TeeTotaler as Brewmaster. ;D
No no NO! Throw out this batch too! It still tastes like beer. :sad1: :beer:
You might get away with some things young lady, but I don't think you'll get away with that. ;D
Quote from: dalebert on January 11, 2008, 09:36 AM NHFT
Guys, I'm sick. The house had like 20 people in it for the last few days. It's not surprising. I won't be making it to Keene this weekend. Hopefully soon. :-\
Bummer.
I cannot go either, I work till 4. :-\ Bummer again.
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 10, 2008, 10:57 PM NHFT
Quote from: Caleb on January 10, 2008, 10:24 PM NHFT
How long before the brewskis will be ready to drink?
About two weeks.
Are you going to be back by then?
Actually it will depend on the beer we make, 4 to 7 weeks.
We will make a batch once a month.
What happened to PatK? I would have thought he'd want in on this.
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 11, 2008, 12:09 PM NHFT
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 10, 2008, 10:57 PM NHFT
Quote from: Caleb on January 10, 2008, 10:24 PM NHFT
How long before the brewskis will be ready to drink?
About two weeks.
Are you going to be back by then?
Actually it will depend on the beer we make, 4 to 7 weeks.
We will make a batch once a month.
I have upwards of 30 of those 22 ounce Fischer d'Alsace bottles that have the wire bails, ceramic tops and rubber seals (http://www.beerlabels.com/labels/labels.pl/333/fischer-amber-1.html) that I've kept around for a buncha years. I'd gladly donate those to your project, If you'd donate a couple back with bubbly liquids inside.
Hey Lauren, maybe we should figure out how to brew root beer :D
Rocketman might know where some good supply places are .... and he might have extra equipment for sale, since he hasn't been making any in NH yet.
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 10, 2008, 10:14 PM NHFT
Anyone who can bring us some ingredients from Concord or Manchester or Whathaveyou...I will repay you for them and your trouble.
2 places in Nashua sell beer-making ingredients and supplies:
Incredibrew, http://www.incredibrew.com/
and Jasper's, http://www.boomchugalug.com/
These are the 2 that I know of.
Quote from: Kat Kanning on January 11, 2008, 02:35 PM NHFT
Hey Lauren, maybe we should figure out how to brew root beer :D
It's pretty easy. I've done it in the bottles I'm talking about. You use champagne yeast and you can even get the root beer syrup from McCormick's at the grocery store. It was pretty good!
Quote from: Russell Kanning on January 11, 2008, 02:37 PM NHFT
Rocketman might know where some good supply places are .... and he might have extra equipment for sale, since he hasn't been making any in NH yet.
Not entirely true - I had some pretty tasty pumpkin beer he made last winter.
Quote from: Kat Kanning on January 11, 2008, 02:17 PM NHFT
What happened to PatK? I would have thought he'd want in on this.
He will be there in 4 to 7 weeks
Quote from: Kat Kanning on January 11, 2008, 02:35 PM NHFT
Hey Lauren, maybe we should figure out how to brew root beer :D
Root beer is good, but let's check out the ingredients for Mt. Dew:
- Mountains of sugar
- Crushed no-doz tablets
- Radioactive isotopes for green coloring
whew, looks expensive
Quote from: jaqeboy on January 11, 2008, 02:32 PM NHFT
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 11, 2008, 12:09 PM NHFT
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 10, 2008, 10:57 PM NHFT
Quote from: Caleb on January 10, 2008, 10:24 PM NHFT
How long before the brewskis will be ready to drink?
About two weeks.
Are you going to be back by then?
Actually it will depend on the beer we make, 4 to 7 weeks.
We will make a batch once a month.
I have upwards of 30 of those 22 ounce Fischer d'Alsace bottles that have the wire bails, ceramic tops and rubber seals (http://www.beerlabels.com/labels/labels.pl/333/fischer-amber-1.html) that I've kept around for a buncha years. I'd gladly donate those to your project, If you'd donate a couple back with bubbly liquids inside.
That's a mighty nice offer Jack. :)
Speaking of bottles...
One year we made hard cider that was a little too carbonated. When we opened it, it would foam over and stir up the yeast in the bottom. We drank some of it, but left a case unused.
About a year later I heard this muffled explosion...
After looking around I saw liquid leaking out of the box of cider bottles. I then realized that they had continued to carbonate and now were super pressurized.
I wanted to save the nice bottles, but was afraid to handle them cause they would be as sensitive as nitro.
I wrapped the box in towels and carefully carried them outside. I took each bottle wrapped in a towel, pointed it in a safe direction and used a bottle opener on the cap.
Man, it went off as loud as a gunshot and shot foam thirty feet. :o Good hillbilly fun spent shooting off the hard cider. ;D
Sounds like a good story to tell "the Mrs." as to why we can't keep these bottled beverages around for too long. ;D
Buying the ingredients for the beer... cost twice as much as last time I made beer.
Guess what? The gooberment policies are screwing up the grain market and barley is expensive.
Beer prices may be going up
Low supply threatens to raise prices, alter recipes and close brewpubs
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0104biz-hops0104.html
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on January 11, 2008, 07:44 PM NHFT
Quote from: jaqeboy on January 11, 2008, 02:32 PM NHFT
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 11, 2008, 12:09 PM NHFT
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on January 10, 2008, 10:57 PM NHFT
Quote from: Caleb on January 10, 2008, 10:24 PM NHFT
How long before the brewskis will be ready to drink?
About two weeks.
Are you going to be back by then?
Actually it will depend on the beer we make, 4 to 7 weeks.
We will make a batch once a month.
I have upwards of 30 of those 22 ounce Fischer d'Alsace bottles that have the wire bails, ceramic tops and rubber seals (http://www.beerlabels.com/labels/labels.pl/333/fischer-amber-1.html) that I've kept around for a buncha years. I'd gladly donate those to your project, If you'd donate a couple back with bubbly liquids inside.
That's a mighty nice offer Jack. :)
Speaking of bottles...
One year we made hard cider that was a little too carbonated. When we opened it, it would foam over and stir up the yeast in the bottom. We drank some of it, but left a case unused.
About a year later I heard this muffled explosion...
After looking around I saw liquid leaking out of the box of cider bottles. I then realized that they had continued to carbonate and now were super pressurized.
I wanted to save the nice bottles, but was afraid to handle them cause they would be as sensitive as nitro.
I wrapped the box in towels and carefully carried them outside. I took each bottle wrapped in a towel, pointed it in a safe direction and used a bottle opener on the cap.
Man, it went off as loud as a gunshot and shot foam thirty feet. :o Good hillbilly fun spent shooting off the hard cider. ;D
This happened to me with a batch of rootbeer!
Quote from: jaqeboy on January 11, 2008, 02:40 PM NHFT
Not entirely true - I had some pretty tasty pumpkin beer he made last winter.
aha .... that is good to hear 8)
The first stage of brewing is complete. Taste my wort... taste my wort!
And now the yeast is having a party in the carboy.
Thanks to Roger, who is preforming the duties of the Brewmaster. :ahoy:
Thank you Elizabeth for a most tasty apple cake and a yummy cheese casserole. :angel1:
The President is becoming a true marksmen with the BB Guns. ;D
Yeah we had a good time... cooking on the outdoor stove :D shooting the BB guns and visiting with everyone. 8)
The BBQ chicken was tasty... so says the pres.
What makes beer bubbly? Is that yeast farts?
mmmmm... ;D
you guys are killing me ... I am missing out on apple pie?
Quote from: dalebert on January 14, 2008, 12:54 PM NHFT
What makes beer bubbly? Is that yeast farts?
The fermentation jug has a hose that rests in a big pot of water so gas can escape but outside germs can't get in. The hose lets out a big burp into the water every second. It's like the heartbeat of a large animal. The water in the pot is becoming carbonated. It tastes a little bitter, like seltzer. The stuff in the fermentation jug, though is probably very sweet and carbonated as well. Maybe I'll drink it now before that icky alcohol takes over.
Quote from: dalebert on January 14, 2008, 12:54 PM NHFT
What makes beer bubbly? Is that yeast farts?
Yup. Yeast eats sugar, pisses alcohol, and farts CO2.
The Brits have it right when they say drinking beer is "taking the piss". ;D
thanx for the good time rocco and i enjoyed the whole afternoon and the prez gave me a lesson on loading a co2 pistol. I think birch beer would be good to make haven't had that since i was the presidents age. and the only place i know they sell it or used to is the old country store in moultonboro. where the penny candy isnt a penny anymore waa waa.Jim and lauren are very good hosts and once they put their propane oven together they will be able to cook for 300. firecracker joe
http://zebs.com/zebslabel.html?action=showitem&catid=85&itemid=1291&secid=
thanks kat your the best.
Worked briefly for a company near manchester, that labeled their own birth beer soda. They also labeled the same soda with the labels of maybe a hundred different companies. Bethca Zebs is one of them. ;)
Birth beer soda? Picturing something made from amniotic fluid :puke:
LOL
[removed even more disgusting ingredient description]
The fermentation isn't sweet anymore, its starting to taste like beer.
Pat K hasn't shown up yet.
Where is he?
Pat!
Pat K?!
We're bottling beer this Sunday!
Pat?!
The pres is excited to operate the bottle capper. :D
Pat could be fishing in 80 degree weather
Bottled up the beer... got to sample some, although flat it was pretty good. :)
;D 8) Sure I go away and they make Beer.
If I wasn't so damn manly I would cry.
Quote from: Becky Thatcher on January 10, 2008, 07:11 PM NHFT
WooHoo!!! Looking forward to it. We went to the liquor store tonight to check on beer making supplies. They don't sell them there anymore. Anyone know of a place in New Hampshire that sells beer making stuff? The only other place I know of around here is down in Northampton.
PatK, we're making BEER!!! ;D
Jumping into the thread a bit late, but. . .
There is a place in West Lebanon that does supplies. Seven Barrels Brew Pub. I've never been there myself, but I do remember seeing that they carry (some?) home brewing supplies. It's right off I-89 exit 20 (just across the river).
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on January 11, 2008, 07:44 PM NHFT
Speaking of bottles...
One year we made hard cider that was a little too carbonated. When we opened it, it would foam over and stir up the yeast in the bottom. We drank some of it, but left a case unused.
About a year later I heard this muffled explosion...
After looking around I saw liquid leaking out of the box of cider bottles. I then realized that they had continued to carbonate and now were super pressurized.
I wanted to save the nice bottles, but was afraid to handle them cause they would be as sensitive as nitro.
I wrapped the box in towels and carefully carried them outside. I took each bottle wrapped in a towel, pointed it in a safe direction and used a bottle opener on the cap.
Man, it went off as loud as a gunshot and shot foam thirty feet. :o Good hillbilly fun spent shooting off the hard cider. ;D
Sorry to hear about the wasted cider. :(
I've been thinking of making some cider myself. What would it take to get setup for that?
1) Plant an Apple tree
Quote from: 41mag on January 27, 2008, 07:04 AM NHFT
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on January 11, 2008, 07:44 PM NHFT
Speaking of bottles...
One year we made hard cider that was a little too carbonated. When we opened it, it would foam over and stir up the yeast in the bottom. We drank some of it, but left a case unused.
About a year later I heard this muffled explosion...
After looking around I saw liquid leaking out of the box of cider bottles. I then realized that they had continued to carbonate and now were super pressurized.
I wanted to save the nice bottles, but was afraid to handle them cause they would be as sensitive as nitro.
I wrapped the box in towels and carefully carried them outside. I took each bottle wrapped in a towel, pointed it in a safe direction and used a bottle opener on the cap.
Man, it went off as loud as a gunshot and shot foam thirty feet. :o Good hillbilly fun spent shooting off the hard cider. ;D
Sorry to hear about the wasted cider. :(
I've been thinking of making some cider myself. What would it take to get setup for that?
We made it and had good luck all the other times.
We went to the apple orchard with our 5 gallon glass carboy and got them to fill with freshly pressed apple cider. You have to get it before they put preservatives into it.
As quickly as practical, we brought it home and got it to about 75 degrees. Put champagne yeast in a cup of water that had been boiled and quickly cooled down to about 90 degrees. After about 15 minutes pour the yeast/water into the cider and shake it up well.
Put a blow off tube from the carboy into a pot of water to make an airlock.
By the next day it should be pretty active. Let it continue to ferment until it has stopped being active and settles down and clarifies.
Then siphon out of the carboy into a clean plastic bucket with spigot. Leaving the yeast stuff in the carboy.
Into the bucket mix in 1/2 cup corn sugar that has been dissolved into 2 cups of sterile water. This sugar gives the yeast a little more food to create the carbonation in the bottle.
Fill and cap bottles. In a week or so you will see a little yeast on the bottom of the bottles and they will be carbonated. :)
Ours was like apple champagne. 8)
The most involved and important part is cleaning and sterilizing the stuff that is used.
If you do some searching online you can find lots of info to help you. :)
Thanks Roger! Now all I need is all the equipment.
Quote from: 41mag on January 27, 2008, 08:58 AM NHFT
Thanks Roger! Now all I need is all the equipment.
You can borrow my stuff sometime or comedown to the Underground Railroad Station and we'll do it there. :)
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on January 27, 2008, 07:05 AM NHFT
1) Plant an Apple tree
I don't know that we should be taking advice from Lloyd. That apple tree he planted when he was kid led to original sin, knowledge of good and evil, exile from the garden of Eden, and all that unpleasantness.
;D ;)
;D ;D ;D
There used to be many more apple orchards that were destroyed because of alcohol prohibition. :-[
So now we're rewriting history? Johnny Appleseed promoting alcoholism?
Quote from: Tom Sawyer on January 27, 2008, 09:08 AM NHFT
Quote from: 41mag on January 27, 2008, 08:58 AM NHFT
Thanks Roger! Now all I need is all the equipment.
You can borrow my stuff sometime or comedown to the Underground Railroad Station and we'll do it there. :)
If I know when you're doing this again, I'll definitely be down to watch, learn and perhaps do it myself. ;D
Mmm...I like cider. I get drunk easy though :D
Cider is great, hard cider is not so great.
(http://www.politicalgraffiti.com/nhfree/images/Goat-Scroat-Label.jpg)
;D 8)
Horrid yet intriguing.
Quote from: Puke on February 01, 2008, 06:49 PM NHFT
Horrid yet intriguing.
Just what our marketing team was going for. ;D
I almost forgot the hat tip :tiphat: to Lauren for the goat image. ;D
A goat is the traditional emblem of Doppelbock beers, so you have to brew that Golden Goat Scroat extra strong. ;D
;D
We're uncorking, Sunday at noon. ;D
No reply after the uncorking...they must not have survived the 'Goat Scroat' drinking.
'Cause its next Sunday ;D
Aha....something to...uh...look forward to, then.
Quote from: Kat Kanning on February 05, 2008, 08:00 AM NHFT
Aha....something to...uh...look forward to, then.
Well I know I am looking forward to it. ;D
It is just a bonus though, being in the shire with good folk
is the main thing.
( Man I am getting soft and sappy in my old age,
I need to hang around Lloyd to get my crankiness back. ;D )
If you want to pick me up in Grafton and take me to Winchester, you would have an opportunity ;D
Didn't they write a book about that...When PatK Got His Crank Back?
Quote from: Kat Kanning on February 05, 2008, 05:21 PM NHFT
Didn't they write a book about that...When PatK Got His Crank Back?
I believe the book you are referring to is
How to Lose Friends and Alienate Family. It was the third book in a of series of second grade readers called
The Adventures of PatK.
When PatK Got His Crank Back was the heart warming and touching tale of young PatK who's Harley was impounded by the police.
Quote from: Facilitator to the Icon on February 05, 2008, 05:50 PM NHFT
Quote from: Kat Kanning on February 05, 2008, 05:21 PM NHFT
Didn't they write a book about that...When PatK Got His Crank Back?
I believe the book you are referring to is How to Lose Friends and Alienate Family. It was the third book in a of series of second grade readers called The Adventures of PatK.
When PatK Got His Crank Back was the heart warming and touching tale of young PatK who's Harley was impounded by the police.
LOL, Bold, Spacey and funny that Jim guy is.
Quote from: Lloyd Danforth on February 05, 2008, 05:10 PM NHFT
If you want to pick me up in Grafton and take me to Winchester, you would have an opportunity ;D
Do you really need a ride?