Geoff Keyes 672 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 There used to be a beer seller at the local stadiums. All of the beer guys have their own sales pitch, but this guy would come into a section, stand down front for a moment, and then lift his head and shout in this huge voice "BEEEEEER!!!". I believe that he has gone to that great beer hall in the sky, but in his honor BEEEEEER!!! Red Rat's Red Ale All grain batch Chinook and Cascade hops Hallertau dry hop in the secondary This is my house beer, I'm going to get back in the habit of having some of this available all of the time. Next up, IPA, mmmmmm, hoppy. Geoff "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Caleb Harris 51 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Could you send some to me please? Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Keyes 672 Posted May 28, 2013 Author Share Posted May 28, 2013 Not 'til you're older! But come visit, if a bottle got left unattended, what can you do? Geoff "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Caleb Harris 51 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to post Share on other sites
Tyler Miller 0 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 That looks tasty. Hallertau and Cascade are favourites of mine. Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Ullrich 22 Posted May 28, 2013 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Awesome. I need to dust off my carboys. I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a good plan.... - Benjamin Franklin Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Clark 6 Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 So what's the grain bill like? Curious minds want to know. I will share also. The beer I have been making most often is: 7.5# Rahr Pale Ale malt 1.5# Victory .5# Caramel 40 .5# Oat flake A couple ounces of hops, I am not a big hophead, I have discovered. Sometimes I also add herbs, and less hops, or no hops and all herbs instead. I usually ferment this with Wyeast 3711 French saison yeast, it can get down as low as 1.004 sometimes, and usually starts out 1.052-1.054. it is dry, and strong. Link to post Share on other sites
Geoff Keyes 672 Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 Red Rat's ESB 8 lb British Pale malt 1 lb Munich malt 1 lb Crystal 80l 1 lb Flaked barley 1 oz Chinook (60) 1 oz Cascade (30) 1 oz Hallertau (dry hop) Yeast # 1968 Wyeast English ale OG 1.052 FG 1.014 "The worst day smithing is better than the best day working for someone else." I said that. If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing badly. - - -G. K. Chesterton So, just for the record: the fact that it does work still should not be taken as definitive proof that you are not crazy. Grant Sarver Link to post Share on other sites
Howard Clark 6 Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ooh, that'll be tasty. Link to post Share on other sites
Kristopher Skelton 1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 That was Bill the Beerman! He was my friend Jeremiah's uncle (http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Bill-Scott-1949-2007-Beerman-lifted-1232359.php) Aaaaaaannnd I would totally buy one of your red ales from Bill any day (or bum one from you at the house).COLD BEER!! Kristopher Skelton, M.A. "There was never a good knife made from bad steel" A quiet person will perish ~ Basotho Proverb Link to post Share on other sites
R. Yates 1 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks Geoff, Now I have to get my Wine station dusted of and make some BEEEEERRRR ! for myself and a few buddies that just seen this . <Grins> Sam Robert D. Yates , 13 & On Forge Link to post Share on other sites
son_of_bluegrass 0 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I may try one of those recipes sometime. Last weekend I bottled my 3rd batch. I'm still playing with kits but this time I threw some oak chips, lightly charred, into the batch. I'm looking to get something akin to some of the cask ales I had when I visited England. Having watched government for some time, it has become obvious that our government is no longer for the people. If the current trend continues, it won't be long untill armed rebellion is required. Link to post Share on other sites
James Higson 84 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Awesome to see you guys flying the real ale flag across the Atlantic! A friend and I tend to just throw in arbitrary numbers of handfuls of ingredients in a kind of voodoo ritual when we make a batch so I'm afraid I can't be as specific as you guys on the recipe, we haven't had a bad batch yet though and have won awards in farming fair competitions! Mr. Bluegrass, the oak flakes sound like a good idea, we tend to borrow old port or sherry casks, gives it a bit of a kick! Link to post Share on other sites
Miles Hebbard 2 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Darn, this almost slipped by me! Well, everyone has to believe in something.I believe I'll have another BEER To become old and wise... You first have to survive being young and foolish! Ikisu.blogsot.com. Email; milesikisu@gmail.com mobile: +27784653651 Link to post Share on other sites
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