beer =[ GM's 1st 16x Batches, and/or 10 mo. Brewing ]=
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RocketMan said:
Nasty, right? .... yuck!
Any wisdom from the crowd on the simplest way to convert these into something fun and easy in a fermenting far? ... I bought them at the end of the auction window to support what WM is doing w/ the kids, but didn't have a plan/purpose for them ...
I have fermenting jars, caldwell's, yeast's, white and ac vinegar, and 3x jars of klausen pickle juice to draw upon, but no time to wander the net until like Friday =( ...
Any input/ideas welcome and appreciated ...
corn sugar's here, too ...
no more tabs ...
I have fermenting jars, caldwell's, yeast's, white and ac vinegar, and 3x jars of klausen pickle juice to draw upon, but no time to wander the net until like Friday =( ...
Any input/ideas welcome and appreciated ...
corn sugar's here, too ...
no more tabs ...
Grant, it seems I know a thing or 2 about fermenting peppers 
what kind of a sauce are you thinking of, me, I'd probably be thinking about maybe a Jamaican style of Carabian style sauce. Something like:
Peppers
Sweet Potato
Mango
Kiwi
Golden Raisins
Sweet Onion
Garlic
Let that all ferment for 45 to 90 days then at processing time add a can of crushed pineapple to it
what kind of a sauce are you thinking of, me, I'd probably be thinking about maybe a Jamaican style of Carabian style sauce. Something like:Peppers
Sweet Potato
Mango
Kiwi
Golden Raisins
Sweet Onion
Garlic
Let that all ferment for 45 to 90 days then at processing time add a can of crushed pineapple to it
I was hoping you would answer, but like Wheebz's beer recipe (which I plan to do once I get a fridge), this is a bit too hard for the 1st one =)
I was wondering if I could just make something more in the picklese style w/ them, hopefully ...
I've never even considered making a hot sauce, actually ...
I didn't even know they were fermented until you wrote it, lol ... I thought they were cooked, haha ...
I was wondering if I could just make something more in the picklese style w/ them, hopefully ...
I've never even considered making a hot sauce, actually ...
I didn't even know they were fermented until you wrote it, lol ... I thought they were cooked, haha ...
RocketMan said:
OK, I'm picking up on the vibe that I should shop for some non-super ingredients for this project ...
I'll hold off on that one for a day or two, and process the defrosted chicken tonight ...
I'm behind on work, and behind on cooking some fresh food too ...
acquired some free gear from a family friend ...
cool, cool ...
now i have a pap book for the throne ...
cool, cool ...
now i have a pap book for the throne ...
After Danielle went to sleep last night, I was sitting on the couch in a dark house and thinking back to all the things I learned after a while from other hobbies, and trying to foresee anything I can avoid slamming into on starting this one ...
One of the things I've learned from other stuff that I do (a little web and IoT programming) is that there's often freedom in constraint ...
Whatever system I start with, I'm planning to somewhat adamantly stick it out. At least until I have a pretty good handle on brewing w/ relatively good control ...
If I build a multiple vessel system, I'm afraid I'll be distracted by trying to improve my brewing of beer beyond improving the beer I'm brewing, and that I'll have a system w/ more variables instead of less, and that I'll end up focused more on the gear than the craft ... Also, I don't have the space - genuinely - and shouldn't incur the cost, honestly ...
Also, the issues of heights and elevations and stuff add risks that would be irresponsible on numerous levels to incur, so ...
I think I'm going to learn to brew beer by way of BIAB as a sort of purposefully imposed limitation ...
The fact that I most enjoy the sparging, is exactly why I probably shouldn't do it, at least not right now ...
Perhaps sadly, most of my craving's are ultimately not good for me and sparging reminds me of making pour-over coffee, which I enjoy similarly ...
Anyways, it makes me LOL to think of the number of times I'll change my mind in the coming months about what the "best-case" system for the future would or could look like =)
One thing that's kind of non-standard - that I want to do, anyways - is take an approach to learning that incorporates beer-combining from the start ...
And I want to do an open fermentation ...
And I want to harvest yeast from bottled beer ... and see what my kitchen grows ...
But ... there's one thing that I *am* doing ... setting up plumbing and pumps and worth chilling in a helpful way from the start. I don't have time to not.
Rather than using a pond pump, I'm planning to use get an immersion chiller that's sized for my kettle etc, and to use in inline between the sink faucet and the plate chiller, and then pump the wort through the plate chiller ...
A little squad of frozen water bottles or bag of ice would pre-chill the water heading into the plate chiller ...
I'd rather have a plate chiller and an immersion chiller, than a re-circ chiller and pond pump, is all ... I trust Wheebz on this.
I guess while I'm keeping the vessel simple, I'm going to be taking on the somewhat more challenging sanitation challenges earlier on ... probably a good thing to tackle early on, though, ultimately ...
Time to plan my single-vessel build ...
One of the things I've learned from other stuff that I do (a little web and IoT programming) is that there's often freedom in constraint ...
Whatever system I start with, I'm planning to somewhat adamantly stick it out. At least until I have a pretty good handle on brewing w/ relatively good control ...
If I build a multiple vessel system, I'm afraid I'll be distracted by trying to improve my brewing of beer beyond improving the beer I'm brewing, and that I'll have a system w/ more variables instead of less, and that I'll end up focused more on the gear than the craft ... Also, I don't have the space - genuinely - and shouldn't incur the cost, honestly ...
Also, the issues of heights and elevations and stuff add risks that would be irresponsible on numerous levels to incur, so ...
I think I'm going to learn to brew beer by way of BIAB as a sort of purposefully imposed limitation ...
The fact that I most enjoy the sparging, is exactly why I probably shouldn't do it, at least not right now ...
Perhaps sadly, most of my craving's are ultimately not good for me and sparging reminds me of making pour-over coffee, which I enjoy similarly ...
Anyways, it makes me LOL to think of the number of times I'll change my mind in the coming months about what the "best-case" system for the future would or could look like =)
One thing that's kind of non-standard - that I want to do, anyways - is take an approach to learning that incorporates beer-combining from the start ...
And I want to do an open fermentation ...
And I want to harvest yeast from bottled beer ... and see what my kitchen grows ...
But ... there's one thing that I *am* doing ... setting up plumbing and pumps and worth chilling in a helpful way from the start. I don't have time to not.
Rather than using a pond pump, I'm planning to use get an immersion chiller that's sized for my kettle etc, and to use in inline between the sink faucet and the plate chiller, and then pump the wort through the plate chiller ...
A little squad of frozen water bottles or bag of ice would pre-chill the water heading into the plate chiller ...
I'd rather have a plate chiller and an immersion chiller, than a re-circ chiller and pond pump, is all ... I trust Wheebz on this.
I guess while I'm keeping the vessel simple, I'm going to be taking on the somewhat more challenging sanitation challenges earlier on ... probably a good thing to tackle early on, though, ultimately ...
Time to plan my single-vessel build ...
Love it. PAP book is a great score!
Have a look at this thread
http://aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/6-gear-and-equipment/
Loads of inspiration, ghetto solutions, and brew porn to stimulate the synapses.
It is worth thinking about how a single vessel build can merge into a 2 or three vessel build without having to start from scratch. BIAB works for my needs, but if you start looking at comps seriously and being able to execute a beer time and again exactly the same, then you should think staged build rather than fit for purpose now. If I was starting from scratch again, I would work on an 80L/20 gallon system from the start. Plan the fridge / freezer fermenter to be able to manage double batches even though you are only doing singles etc. You will save $ in the long run, and can still do a single batch anytime you like on the bigger rig if you want to play around with recipes.
The biggest consideration up front should be: electric or gas. Gas needs ventilation, preferable outdoors or in a shed with the door open and a fan. Electric needs decent ampage for double batches, check you current circuit capacity etc.
Have a look at this thread
http://aussiehomebrewer.com/forum/6-gear-and-equipment/
Loads of inspiration, ghetto solutions, and brew porn to stimulate the synapses.
It is worth thinking about how a single vessel build can merge into a 2 or three vessel build without having to start from scratch. BIAB works for my needs, but if you start looking at comps seriously and being able to execute a beer time and again exactly the same, then you should think staged build rather than fit for purpose now. If I was starting from scratch again, I would work on an 80L/20 gallon system from the start. Plan the fridge / freezer fermenter to be able to manage double batches even though you are only doing singles etc. You will save $ in the long run, and can still do a single batch anytime you like on the bigger rig if you want to play around with recipes.
The biggest consideration up front should be: electric or gas. Gas needs ventilation, preferable outdoors or in a shed with the door open and a fan. Electric needs decent ampage for double batches, check you current circuit capacity etc.
Yeah, I'm about to find out the answers to the electricity questions ...
I have to address putting some better circuitry in the extra room on multiple levels, since I need GFI for the pumps, and also would need 240V for powerful heating elements ...
I'm going to be looking into that in the coming weeks ...
Quite fortunately, I just cracked open a Bourbon County offering, Sophie (2013), and it's a second instance of saison that I quite enjoy ...
For once, I'm going to get lucky ... a style that works nicely w/ my climate is one I'm liking ... it's rare, and I'm just enjoying it.
I'll post the beer in the craft thread ...
I have to address putting some better circuitry in the extra room on multiple levels, since I need GFI for the pumps, and also would need 240V for powerful heating elements ...
I'm going to be looking into that in the coming weeks ...
Quite fortunately, I just cracked open a Bourbon County offering, Sophie (2013), and it's a second instance of saison that I quite enjoy ...
For once, I'm going to get lucky ... a style that works nicely w/ my climate is one I'm liking ... it's rare, and I'm just enjoying it.
I'll post the beer in the craft thread ...
Nice! I went gas for the big pot as I don't have the electrics suitable without a major upgrade, but would recommend electric if you can do it. I still use the electric urn for single batches regularly.
Just did another 4 pounds of fermenting and prepped for another sauce. Buggered and in need of a beer and it's 0930
Just did another 4 pounds of fermenting and prepped for another sauce. Buggered and in need of a beer and it's 0930
Yeah, busy times at work for me, right now ...
It usually slows down for the first couple of weeks after schools get out at the end of May or early June or whatever, but the forecasting isn't showing the slowdown this year ...
It's good in that it fiscally supports hobbying, and bad, in that it doesn't allow much time to practice hobbying =) ...
Tonight I'm going to sous vide my mash, so that's interesting and different ... I need to do something interesting, and that'll fit my need for variety ...
It usually slows down for the first couple of weeks after schools get out at the end of May or early June or whatever, but the forecasting isn't showing the slowdown this year ...
It's good in that it fiscally supports hobbying, and bad, in that it doesn't allow much time to practice hobbying =) ...
Tonight I'm going to sous vide my mash, so that's interesting and different ... I need to do something interesting, and that'll fit my need for variety ...
Bah, not getting around to brewing this weekend ...
Work comes first, I'm afraid ...
That said, I have just listened to an excellent podcast on sourdough bread - w/ a little compare/contrast to brewer's yeast ...
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr01-10-08sourdough.mp3
I mean, I know know exactly what to do w/ the start from WaffleBum, so it's definitely worth the listen for tctenen and jayt, at least ...
Work comes first, I'm afraid ...
That said, I have just listened to an excellent podcast on sourdough bread - w/ a little compare/contrast to brewer's yeast ...
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr01-10-08sourdough.mp3
I mean, I know know exactly what to do w/ the start from WaffleBum, so it's definitely worth the listen for tctenen and jayt, at least ...
tctenten said:
His starter's name is Herman, LOL ...
It concludes w/ talking about how you are "there" when you build your own WFO in the backyard, which I think ties in really well to a lot of threads around here (BGE, Booma's, kettlepizza etc) ...tctenten said:
I found it helpful ... such that I'll probably try a loaf in the oven and a loaf in the Akorn grill in the near future ...
He even describes the current appearance of my dormant starter to perfection, because it's been feed every other week ...
He talks about how you can just go half weight/half weight w/ water and rye flour w/o any starter and build it up from the colonies in the flour + the one's in your kitchen air/utensils ...
Anyways, I think you'll like it ... ends w/ an advanced book rec, too, in case you want to go cray cray: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B29XZVY/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
I figure I'll post that little summary and book link for folks who don't listen to it ...
Dropping this podcast here for sake of continuity - it's a good one on how-to literally yeast farm ...
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr02-07-08advyeast.mp3
http://media.libsyn.com/media/basicbrewing/bbr02-07-08advyeast.mp3