Feeling the growl again
I will read this friggin thread but I am done for a while. Made me fat, lazy and well fat.
+1.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
Good Bad & The Monkey
551. Indian's Lager by Sun King Brewing Co552. India Pale Ale (IPA) by Avery Brewing Company553. Porter by Six Row Brewing Co.554. Stone 16th Anniversary IPA by Stone Brewing Co.555. Farmhouse Hatter by New Holland Brewing Company556. Pumking by Southern Tier Brewing Company557. Huber Bock by Minhas Craft Brewery558. Starr Hill All Access Saison by Starr Hill Brewing Company559. Oberon Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.560. Best Brown Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.561. Kalamazoo Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc.562. Porter by Bell's Brewery, Inc.563. Stone Cali-Belgique IPA by Stone Brewing Co.564. Cask Conditioned Hommel Project 66 by Yazoo Brewing Company565. Oarsman Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.566. Third Coast Beer by Bell's Brewery, Inc.567. Third Coast Old Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.568. Amber Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.569. Java Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc.570. IPA by Honky Tonk Brewing Co.571. Special Double Cream Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc.572. Boss Tom's Golden Bock by Boulevard Brewing Co.573. Four Witches Black Saison by New Holland Brewing Company574. The Poet by New Holland Brewing Company575. Sundog Amber Ale by New Holland Brewing Company576. Full Circle by New Holland Brewing Company577. Dragon's Milk (2011) by New Holland Brewing Company578. Turbodog by Abita Brewing Company579. Mud Puppy Porter by Central Waters Brewing Company580. Bells Bend Preservation Ale by Yazoo Brewing Company581. Pepper Porter by Yazoo Brewing Company582. Happy Heron Pale Ale by Central Waters Brewing Company583. Ouisconsing by Central Waters Brewing Company584. Shine On by Central Waters Brewing Company585. Whitewater Weizen by Central Waters Brewing Company586. Satin Solstice Imperial Stout by Central Waters Brewing Company587. Slainte Scottish Ale by Central Waters Brewing Company588. Angler's Ale by Arcadia Brewing Company (Arcadia Ales)589. London Porter by Arcadia Brewing Company (Arcadia Ales)590. Sculpin IPA by Ballast Point Brewing Company591. Nut Brown Ale by Arcadia Brewing Company (Arcadia Ales)592. Portly Stout by Turtle Anarchy593. Smoke & Mirrors by Turtle Anarchy594. Down With The Coconut by Turtle Anarchy595. None More Black by Turtle Anarchy596. 2xIPA by Southern Tier Brewing Company597. BeWitched by Turtle Anarchy598. Samuri Krunkle by Terrapin Beer Company599. Cocoa Loco by Arcadia Brewing Company (Arcadia Ales)600. Imperial Stout by Arcadia Brewing Company (Arcadia Ales)
I'm running somewhere tomorrow. It's going to be beautiful. I can't wait.
Poor baby
I see quite a few Bells here and I can honestly say I haven't had a single beer they make I don't think is better than the average microbrew. Generally, most amber ales are too mild for my taste, but the Bells amber has this Belgian yeasty quality that I will drink and my wife doesn't think is too strong. Anyone who knows what the recipe is, let me know!
559. Oberon Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.560. Best Brown Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.561. Kalamazoo Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc.565. Oarsman Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.566. Third Coast Beer by Bell's Brewery, Inc.567. Third Coast Old Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.568. Amber Ale by Bell's Brewery, Inc.569. Java Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc.571. Special Double Cream Stout by Bell's Brewery, Inc.
Prince of Fatness
Grain: Mostly 2-row barley malt, a small percentage of Munich, and just enough caramel malt to get 16 SRM color. 14.5 Plato. Mash at a temp to allow moderate fermentability. ABV should be just under 6%. Hops: Equal amounts of Fuggle and Cascade for bittering and aroma. Aim for 30 IBUs Yeast: Culture from bottles, or use WLP001.
Not at it at all.
Nerd.
But in a very good and useful way.
"I want you to pray as if everything depends on it, but I want you to prepare yourself as if everything depends on you."
-- Dick LeBeau
Nerd. But in a very good and useful way.
You give me too much credit. I googled "Bell's Amber Clone" and that text was on one of the first page hits.
Ostrich runner
Drinking and workout recovery
http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/fitness-coach/How-Does-Alcohol-Affect-Workout-Recovery.html
http://www.runningahead.com/groups/Indy/forum
Yeah, I'm not that creative yet to start culturing yeast from bottles. A lot of different yeast varieties listed on google... What to do. At least they sell it year round.
No creativity required. It's science. Somewhat slipshod science at that. Pour out the bottle, leaving 1/2 oz of beer, or so. Add back in 2 oz. of water with 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice and 2 teaspoons sugar. Cap with an "s" lock. Do this with 4 bottles, and see if one grows. Whalah, live yeast.
Interesting. I've heard of a number of techniques, but lemon juice is a new one. What does the lemon juice do?
it likes a little acid. Technique cribbed from wine making. Could be misguided. Also, less sugar might be good. Also, city water with chlorine is bad. Boil first.
Yeah 2 tsp sugar seems like a lot for a couple ounces of water.
A little more on yeast harvesting ..... http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter6-7.html
I have had Bell's Amber. It's been a while but I don't remember yeast being prominent in the flavor profile. I would go with the White Labs yeast mentioned. Or Wyeast 1056. Or if you want dry Safale US-05. I believe that they are all the same strain. American Ale yeast. Neutral.
I may try harvesting yeast some day just for the hell of it. If I were to I think that I would try for a proprietary strain ... maybe a Belgian.
Sipping on a DFH 120 Minute IPA from 2006. Tastes like a power packed barleywine.
2nd beer and last call. Stone Ruination IPA. It's amazing that after drinking a 120 Minute anything tastes like a lite beer, even a 7.7% double IPA clocking in at over 100 IBU's.