2008 BKB Fall Community Brew
ricka182 wrote:
So, instead of calling it an O'Fest, we could just call it a Fall Classic Ale, or something like that.....
I was going to call it O'Face O'Fest Ale, but I guess Fall Classic Ale works just as well. 
ricka182 wrote:
So, instead of calling it an O'Fest, we could just call it a Fall Classic Ale, or something like that.....
Hopefully, next year, I'll have power in my as-of-yet non-existent shed, and I can lager the real way......although, I was thinking of trying this using a swamp cooler method, but I'm not sure I want to take a chance with temps going too high while I'm out of the house at work or wherever.....
I don't remember what a "swamp cooler" is off hand. I remeber hearing about it before. Could someone refresh my memory please? I'd like to start getting into lagering, but the Mrs. doesn't want me to get the fridge to do it. Not enough room in the house is the excuse, but I'm sure I can find enough space;). The swamp cooler thing might be a way to at least get started with it until I do.
A swamp cooler is basically a tub, or container large enough to hold the fermentation vessel, and enough water to come up about halfway. Put the vessel in, fill with some water, and a couple frozen bottles of water, and that should help to keep the temp lower than just sitting in the dry air. You need to check to frozen bottles often to make sure they stay frozen, or at whatever you need to maintain the desired temperature.
brewchez wrote:
dartgod wrote:
might brew as a lager though........
That would be my preference too..if I had a fridge still.
Well, I got the fridge, and a thermostat. but I need to sirch the thermostat and don'r know how to do it. Most likely I'll ruin the fridge trying to take stuff apart to find the thermostat wiring.
DC
So, do we have a decision??
Well, with no other votes over the weekend the standings look like :
Oktoberfest Ale - 7
Pumpkin Ale - 5
Porter - 2
Roasty Irish Red - 1
So, I guess the Oktoberfest style Ale wins! I'll start another thread in the recipe section, and post Brewchezs recipe there in extract form. If I have time today, I'll work on the AG conversion, and get that posted as well. I'm sure there will be differences in what everyone brews, as supply differs around the country as to what we can each get for hops, grains extracts, etc.....
Here's the link to the official recipe post....
another beer back from the dead!!! when i finished this one i didnt like it, so seeing how ive slowed down my brewing, i know very sad, it stayed in my kegerator since, so today i finished off the BKB pale ale and started crying because i had no good beer in the house, except for a bottle of Rogue Yellow Snow IPA, so for S&G's i pulled the handle on the BKB 2008 Fall brew and was amazed it turned into another animal and is good!!!