food BUMPER'S FLOG

[grantmichaels]

Looks good ... gonna BrewDown with us?

 

[Bumper]

Looks good ... gonna BrewDown with us?

Haven't been on properly for a bit - will have a look now, what's brewing?  I am kegging an english IPA and a blackcurrant cider today, so the fridge and fermenters are free...

 

[grantmichaels]

Haven't been on properly for a bit - will have a look now, what's brewing?  I am kegging an english IPA and a blackcurrant cider today, so the fridge and fermenters are free...

Brewdown ...

 

[Bumper]

Brewdown ...

smash - no, probably not.  Oatmeal stout and a double IPA Pliny the Elder style this week though.

 

[grantmichaels]

that's what i said ...

the guilt ... wait for it ...

 

[tctenten]

Wheebz probably wanted an easy one for the first one.

 

[grantmichaels]

I wanted two's ... two grains, two hops, two yeast, two things in secondary max ...

I rarely get my way, though ... lol.

 

[tctenten]

I am sure Wheebz will ramp up the requirements down the road.

 

[Bumper]

I am sure Wheebz will ramp up the requirements down the road.

Happy to play when things get interesting.  
 

I wanted two's ... two grains, two hops, two yeast, two things in secondary max ...

I rarely get my way, though ... lol.

 
Lol.  Just figure if I am going to allocate 5 hours - I may as well do something I really want to drink 5 gallons + of.  Out of interest, did you end up doing a pliny clone? I remember some discussion about it but don't recall if you did one.  

 

[tctenten]

I did one, but I kinda brewed it not to specs. I was pleased with it, but it was not really a Pliny clone.

 

[Tinnie]

Nice nuts Bumper! 

 

[Bumper]

Nice signature Tinnie, thanks! 

 

[Bumper]

5 lb of beer braised hickory smoked beef short ribs underway... 

 

[grantmichaels]

Awww yeah!

 

[Bumper]

finished braising, into the fridge overnight.  braising liquid will cool in the pot, skim the fat and strain the solids before boiling again in the am with a bunch of extra ingredients... 
 
 
 
 

 

[Bumper]

Made a bunch of hot bbq sauce on Tuesday. Picture in the pot and recipe below. 
 
Makes approximately 2.75 litres
 
1.1 kg granny smith apples, peeled and cored, sliced
1 1/2 cups apple cider vinegar
1 1/2 cups tomato paste
3 heaped teaspoons onion powder
3 heaped teaspoons garlic powder
1 cup Worcestershire sauce
3 teaspoons smoked paprika
3 teaspoons liquid hickory smoke
1.3 litres homemade roasted passata
3/4 cup dark organic molasses
3/4 cup lemon juice
300g red bhuts
100g red habaneros
100g carolina reapers
 

 

[Bumper]

Basically cook the apples in cider for 10 minutes, add chillies, cook for another 10, add the other ingredients, cook for 20.  Blend the crap out of it with a stick blender and bottle in sterilized bottles.  Add the lemon juice just before blending, so you can adjust for pH.  

 

[Bumper]

Pic of the finished sauce
 

 

[tctenten]

Very nice. I like those bottles. Is it shelf stable?

 

[Bumper]

Very nice. I like those bottles. Is it shelf stable?

Thanks, they are Fowlers vacola bottles, so they can be reused, just need to replace the lids every few seasons. It should be fine, sitting on pH 3. They went through the preserving unit to be sure though.