Re-filling the barrel

[Shanna]

Thanks chaps but with a further 10 gals for Capital and a third barrel in Wicklow in train and a 4th planned I'm out, good luck with it and I'm sure you will hit your numbers.

No worries thanks for the confirmation. Still want you to show up when we drain the existing beer.

Shanna

[mcgrath]

1. Bubbles (1. Very roasty imperial Stout; 2. Belgian dubbel; 3. English barleywine)
2. Shanna (1. Baltic Porter 2. Strong Stout 3. Belgian dubblel)
3. JohnC
4. Tube, if you'll have me (anything except BJCP cats 16 and 18)
5. Shiny (Something dark)
6. Beerfly (something dark or malty)
7. McGrath I'm in. Let me think about what..

[cno1]

1. Bubbles (1. Very roasty imperial Stout; 2. Belgian dubbel; 3. English barleywine)
2. Shanna (1. Baltic Porter 2. Strong Stout 3. Belgian dubblel)
3. JohnC
4. Tube, if you'll have me (anything except BJCP cats 16 and 18)
5. Shiny (Something dark)
6. Beerfly (something dark or malty)
7. McGrath I'm in. Let me think about what..
8. Cathal

[Rossa]

1. Bubbles (1. Very roasty imperial Stout; 2. Belgian dubbel; 3. English barleywine)
2. Shanna (1. Baltic Porter 2. Strong Stout 3. Belgian dubblel)
3. JohnC
4. Tube, if you'll have me (anything except BJCP cats 16 and 18)
5. Shiny (Something dark)
6. Beerfly (something dark or malty)
7. McGrath I'm in. Let me think about what..
8. Rossa English barley wine.

[Shanna]

1. Bubbles (1. Very roasty imperial Stout; 2. Belgian dubbel; 3. English barleywine)
2. Shanna (1. Baltic Porter 2. Strong Stout 3. Belgian dubblel)
3. JohnC
4. Tube, if you'll have me (anything except BJCP cats 16 and 18)
5. Shiny (Something dark)
6. Beerfly (something dark or malty)
7. McGrath I'm in. Let me think about what..
8. Cathal
9. Rossa English barley wine.

Added back in Cathal who was removed in error.

[Brewtus]

1. Bubbles (1. Very roasty imperial Stout; 2. Belgian dubbel; 3. English barleywine)
2. Shanna (1. Baltic Porter 2. Strong Stout 3. Belgian dubblel)
3. JohnC
4. Tube, if you'll have me (anything except BJCP cats 16 and 18)
5. Shiny (Something dark)
6. Beerfly (something dark or malty)
7. McGrath I'm in. Let me think about what..
8. Cathal
9. Rossa English barley wine.
10. Brewtus (Prefer English Old Ale or barleywine but anything considered)

[Ciderhead]

Knew you would

[Shanna]

in the interest of fairness could I ask people to indicate some kind of specific type of beer.

Also if and when it comes to the designing a recipe would people be interested in doing a group buy on the hops, yeast, speciality grain etc. I would volunteer to the order and front up. My suggestion would be stuff could be collected at a South Dublin meet where money's owed could be paid.

let me know if this sounds like a plan. I was thinking if we got organised we could have stuff available for April meet, do the brew in May and fill sometime in June.

Shanna

[cno1]

1. Bubbles (1. Very roasty imperial Stout; 2. Belgian dubbel; 3. English barleywine)
2. Shanna (1. Baltic Porter 2. Strong Stout 3. Belgian dubblel)
3. JohnC
4. Tube, if you'll have me (anything except BJCP cats 16 and 18)
5. Shiny (Something dark)
6. Beerfly (something dark or malty)
7. McGrath I'm in. Let me think about what..
8. Cathal (English Barley Wine)
9. Rossa English barley wine.
10. Brewtus (Prefer English Old Ale or barleywine but anything considered)

I think a group buy of the ingredients makes a lot of sense too. Would definitely be the best way to go in terms of cost efficiency and consistancy.

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[Shane Phelan]

I don't mind doing up the yeast for anyone that doesn't want to by a vial.

[Shanna]

Thanks Shiny would be happy to take you up on that offer. If and when we empty the existing barrel we might have a good chat about the next one.

Beginning to look like a barley wine will win out by majority. I wonder what effect the residue of the oak, existing beer and whisky will have on the next beer?

Shanna

[Ciderhead]

Little or none if it's gently washed out there may be 3-5l soaked into the timber, over 220l that's 2% or less

[Shanna]

Little or none if it's gently washed out there may be 3-5l soaked into the timber, over 220l that's 2% or less

interesting as I would have thought the darkness from the ris would really darken the beer. Getting excited about the prospect of the next barrel recipe.

Shanna

[Ciderhead]

Unless you are doing a light lager

[Shanna]

Unless you are doing a light lager

No experience of making larger but from doing iris red I know a little  dark colour goes a hell of a long way.

Shanna