Honour Over Glory
Fire Sully
- Jan 30, 2012
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It's jokes like this that got me my fiancé. Never give up hope mate.
It's jokes like this that got me my fiancé. Never give up hope mate.
It's because you'll be playing it more than they will mate. You know it.I buy the switch today for kiddo...
I think I'm more excited than she is...
You better name itGoing to be brewing another beer today. I'm going for a Strong Ale. Should be around 7.5% when it's finished.
I hate when people call Crafton (my home town) part of the South Hills. For starters, it's nearly due west of the point. It's also next to the WEST END and WESTWOOD. And it doesn't have access to the T, which I pretty much count as a requirement to be considered part of the South Hills.
Work: we want to invent the wheel
Me: well, it is already invented. This is the wheel, this is how it works, it rolls and is circular and stuff, reinventing it wont get us anywhere
Work: we are going to reinvent it
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Work: this is the wheel, it rolls, and is circular and stuff
Me: no shit, idiots, nothing has changed, I already told you I figured out the best wheel already, f***
Work: well, just do more paperwork and show that the wheel is the wheel
Me: f*** off
You better name it
Buttery Nubbs Strong Ale
It's because you'll be playing it more than they will mate. You know it.
Odd. All signs point to my beer coming out around the right ABV. But I just took a measurement and it's indicating it's significantly low. This was supposed to be my birthday beer so I'm gonna be pissssssssed if it comes out wrong.
I think that means you had some bad yeast. I haven't brewed stuff in a while, but that happened with one of my batches IIRC.
I need to start brewing stuff again now that I have the space for it.
Throw some gin in there. Infuse that son'bitch.Odd. All signs point to my beer coming out around the right ABV. But I just took a measurement and it's indicating it's significantly low. This was supposed to be my birthday beer so I'm gonna be pissssssssed if it comes out wrong.
Throw some gin in there. Infuse that son'bitch.
I mean yeah that works too mate. Jameson is underrated.If I add anything it'll be Jameson.
Odd. All signs point to my beer coming out around the right ABV. But I just took a measurement and it's indicating it's significantly low. This was supposed to be my birthday beer so I'm gonna be pissssssssed if it comes out wrong.
This measurement was before I added the yeast -- the original gravity. Maybe I mixed it poorly and most of the water I added to get to 5 gallons was still sitting at the top?
I had 9 pounds of grains separated into 3 3 pound grain socks. All soaked for about 20 minutes. Then I added 3 pounds of liquid malt and 1 of dry malt and mixed that in thoroughly. Then a hop boil for 60 minutes.
No clue where all the sugar would've gone?
Yeah I think that's possible, too. Although I think it may be worth comparing your current gravity to the gravity stated in the instructions. It's possible your first measurement was just off and it's actually fine.
But if the first measurement was good, I'd guess it was just bad yeast.
That seems weird, OG must have been off for sure? Like you say, "water". The hydrometer works by the mechanism of gravity, nothing else, and the sanitization of wort through tubes shouldn't materially affect measurement, and the surface area of the hydro is way too small to affect the wort How vigorously did your wort bubble in the first few days of fermentation? Maybe your yeast was bad, though I've never encountered that in a 100 brews. But I generally cheat with a yeast starter, getting a full agitated/bubbling yeast in an E-flask a couple of days before the brew. Can't recommend this step enough. Good luck. Sometimes it is just patience with this stuff, it may turn out, just not in time for your B'day. I've not had many bad brews, but shit happens, I guess.After more research, it looks like I'm not supposed to sanitize the hydrometer and tube while getting my OG reading. Throws off the readings. Still, didn't feel like it had much sugar in it (compared to my past beers).
And this was an original recipe. I had the OG range open in a calculator, but closed that tab. Even then, the OG reading I got was like 1.012 which is barely above water.
That seems weird, OG must have been off for sure? Like you say, "water". The hydrometer works by the mechanism of gravity, nothing else, and the sanitization of wort through tubes shouldn't materially affect measurement, and the surface area of the hydro is way too small to affect the wort How vigorously did your wort bubble in the first few days of fermentation? Maybe your yeast was bad, though I've never encountered that in a 100 brews. But I generally cheat with a yeast starter, getting a full agitated/bubbling yeast in an E-flask a couple of days before the brew. Can't recommend this step enough. Good luck. Sometimes it is just patience with this stuff, it may turn out, just not in time for your B'day. I've not had many bad brews, but shit happens, I guess.
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yeah the controllers are way too expensive these days. I don't know of any decent off brands.Ok, so I'm avoiding the board because I am still watching last nights game, 2-2 in the 2nd.... and I'm trying to avoid spoilers but wanted to come to say I got the switch!
Man.... after a decade of the wii control, never playing the wiiu, having to learn new wii-ish controls is weird.
I bought the base system and two kiddo games (nothing for me yet) and found out the official nintendo joy cons cost 90 dollars !? dafrig is that about!? Anyone know if any off-brands are near the same quality or just stick with the nintendo brand?
I never knew the switch was touch screen too.... have no idea how I didnt know that... I always figured it wasn't. So thats a cool surprise.
and damn... 3-2 isles right as I go to hit reply.
yeah the controllers are way too expensive these days. I don't know of any decent off brands.
Also, I have a switch and I totally forgot it had a touch screen too. Even when I use it as a portable, I usually hold the controllers separately and set the base up with the kickstand.
Ok, so I'm avoiding the board because I am still watching last nights game, 2-2 in the 2nd.... and I'm trying to avoid spoilers but wanted to come to say I got the switch!
Man.... after a decade of the wii control, never playing the wiiu, having to learn new wii-ish controls is weird.
I bought the base system and two kiddo games (nothing for me yet) and found out the official nintendo joy cons cost 90 dollars !? dafrig is that about!? Anyone know if any off-brands are near the same quality or just stick with the nintendo brand?
I never knew the switch was touch screen too.... have no idea how I didnt know that... I always figured it wasn't. So thats a cool surprise.
and damn... 3-2 isles right as I go to hit reply.
Yeah, it also says the battery life is 6-10 hours or whatever of the console... but how about the joy cons? How long you get out of those when it's in dock mode... I really don't trust a soon-to-be 8 year old carrying around a switch just yet. Got her the new nintendo dsi and told her not to drop it, since she had it... roughly 4-5 months it's been dropped probably 50 times.
The joy-cons are a sick joke...they're so expensive because they're filled with technology that never get used and the sticks are cheaply held on their axis in a way that inevitably results in drift after extended or hard use. As with pretty much every system I can't suggest going third party controllers, but Hori is probably as good as it is going to get for third party controllers (Hori is at least better than most third party brands of yore). The Pro Controller is an absolute must IMO.
The screen being touch-capable is really a nice bonus, but rarely gets mentioned because you need to be playing it handheld to get the benefit of it and few games really take advantage of it. It's a nice luxury in handheld mode, though.
Which games did you get the kiddo?