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Title: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: admin on January 20, 2014, 07:58:17 AM
Starting 12pm.

Put your name down, and what you're doing, i.e. you'll be there, or you'll send up a corny in advance.
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: lordstilton on January 20, 2014, 08:37:31 AM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Snuff on January 20, 2014, 11:46:02 AM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
3. Snuff - corny to be dropped over
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Saruman (Reuben Gray) on January 20, 2014, 12:31:47 PM
Corny dropped over, I'll be in Bren's that day.
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 20, 2014, 02:14:16 PM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
3. Snuff - corny to be dropped over
4. Saruman -  corny to be dropped over
5. imark - will be there
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: brenmurph on January 20, 2014, 02:24:59 PM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
3. Snuff - corny to be dropped over
4. Saruman -  corny to be dropped over
5. imark - will be there
6. Tryin to figure out... Tubbiolysosis, can I annoy u at 10 am? coz I hav to be back kildare for brewday 11.30am


Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 21, 2014, 12:15:35 PM
Trying to convince the other half if I can go since I haven't had a weekend free yet. Will let you know as soon as I can

You've got my keg anyways 😁
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: mcgrath on January 21, 2014, 07:07:33 PM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
3. Snuff - corny to be dropped over
4. Saruman -  corny to be dropped over
5. imark - will be there
6. Brenmurph Tryin to figure out... Tubbiolysosis, can I annoy u at 10 am? coz I have to be back kildare for brewday 11.30am
7.Mcgrath  Will be there
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 24, 2014, 08:17:23 PM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
3. Snuff - corny to be dropped over
4. Saruman -  corny to be dropped over
5. imark - will be there
6. Brenmurph Tryin to figure out... Tubbiolysosis, can I annoy u at 10 am? coz I have to be back kildare for brewday 11.30am
7.Mcgrath  Will be there
8. Dodge - will be there
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: brenmurph on January 24, 2014, 08:37:22 PM
1. Tube - will be there
2. Lordstilton - will be there
3. Snuff - corny to be dropped over
4. Saruman -  corny to be dropped over
5. imark - will be there
6. Brenmurph REUBEN LEAVING EMPTY KEG IN
7.Mcgrath  Will be there
8. Dodge - will be there

AMENDED BRENMURPH

Love to be there but I have a dozen or so women coming for a brewday in Kildare ;D :D

Yis are all welcome, from midday till late :)
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 25, 2014, 10:52:03 AM
Grand day for it!
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Will_D on January 25, 2014, 11:14:11 AM
Quote from: imark on January 25, 2014, 10:52:03 AM
Grand day for it!
Was lovely earlier - but now Ughh!
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 25, 2014, 11:19:06 AM
Tube...you got everything you need to syphon and refill barrel? Need me to bring anything?
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 25, 2014, 10:33:04 PM
This stout is epic! Enjoy the spoils gentlemen (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/01/26/3avy4ata.jpg)
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 25, 2014, 11:11:54 PM
Mark it agree! It's smooth 8)
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: johnrm on January 25, 2014, 11:36:06 PM
Is that a springbok?
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 25, 2014, 11:46:41 PM
Good spoting, but no. It's an oryx😁. Has some significance with me
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Ciderhead on January 26, 2014, 12:10:24 AM
And I was about to ask about carved map of Africa?


Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 26, 2014, 12:18:12 AM
You see when I take a picture I always include other items of importance!
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Ciderhead on January 26, 2014, 12:26:26 AM
Like holidays in Kenya :)


Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: lordstilton on January 26, 2014, 08:41:49 AM
What carbonation level did you go for??
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 26, 2014, 09:38:29 AM
Well I just connected mine and cranked up the co2 to get something in there. I will check to see what level to carb it to. Maybe 2 volumes
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 26, 2014, 11:54:14 AM
Didn't take a reading. Will do this evening though.

I'm going to carbonate mine to 2.3vols over the next few days. I'll see if I can get a beer gun before then and bring a bottle to the competition in LC on Saturday.

@Dodge...Thanks for the beers. Delicious framboise but sadly the barley wine bottle hadn't carbonated. Dodgy bottle!
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: lordstilton on January 26, 2014, 12:19:24 PM
You can take a lend of mine.. I can bring it down Saturday or meet you during the week if you want it before then.. My barley wine was the same. Tasted pretty good flat though
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 26, 2014, 12:47:58 PM
Sound! I'll pm you about getting it.
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: lordstilton on January 26, 2014, 08:38:59 PM
Gents it's fair to say we created something wonderful in that barrel.. Scrumdidlyumptious
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: brenmurph on January 26, 2014, 08:48:05 PM
lukin fward to gettin mine back :)
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: mcgrath on January 26, 2014, 09:18:31 PM
Quote from: imark on January 26, 2014, 11:54:14 AM


@Dodge...Thanks for the beers. Delicious framboise but sadly the barley wine bottle hadn't carbonated. Dodgy bottle!

The bottle you gave me was fine. Really enjoyed it. Thanks...
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 26, 2014, 10:12:42 PM
Stout was fab. really enjoyed my taster. Just need to carb and bottle the lot. Barley wine was bottle conditioned so those that had extra time in the warmth got better carb than those moved out the house early. Sorry for those that had ones not  carbed properly  :(
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Dodge on January 26, 2014, 10:20:36 PM
@ Lordstilton, I didn't ask for labels but when I saw them they were fantastic and turbomyces gave me some of his. Sorry  ::)
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: lordstilton on January 27, 2014, 11:56:13 AM
No problem I'll bring some down sat
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 27, 2014, 12:42:05 PM
Stanley knife?
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 27, 2014, 06:00:18 PM
have we settled on a cleaning schedule for the barrel?
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 28, 2014, 11:55:06 AM
Saw this article on barrel sanitation. http://byo.com/component/k2/item/948-keeping-it-clean (http://byo.com/component/k2/item/948-keeping-it-clean)

Looks like a solution of citric acid and patassium metabisulfite is the way to go.
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 30, 2014, 09:31:07 AM
Couldn't find the potassium metabisulfite to buy. Homebrew suppliers were saying sodium metabisulfite was same thing but I had read that the sodium left a residue. ???
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Will_D on January 30, 2014, 09:42:59 AM
Quote from: Tubomyces on January 29, 2014, 10:24:47 PM
Hadn't spotted this. One tsp is 5g, so 250g of CA and 375g of PM for 200L!  ???
Just like Bleach and Vinegar DO NOT Mix together concentrated solutions of these two chemicals. You could well damage your lungs.

Be very careful how you dissolve the metabisulphite as as again it will give off enough SO2 to upset the old brochials.
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 31, 2014, 05:44:21 PM
Anybody know where we can get potassium metabisulfite?
Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: Ciderhead on January 31, 2014, 05:54:37 PM
http://blog.eckraus.com/blog/wine-making-tricks-and-tips/a-simple-guide-to-metabisulfites

https://www.thehomebrewcompany.ie/sodium-metabisulphite-500g-p-1424.html

http://www.homebrewwest.ie/potassium-metabisulfite-vinoferm-campden-100-grams-2826-p.asp

Title: Re: Barrel emptying Jan 25 -- roll call!
Post by: imark on January 31, 2014, 06:04:02 PM
Hadn't spotted the one in homebrewwest...out of stock atm.

I thought the sodium left a residue but maybe I confused it with the residual sodium?  ???

If there is no residue off either...and it will be getting dumped then it's not an issue I guess.