Tim Taylor Visits California

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monk

Post by monk » Wed May 16, 2007 3:11 pm

steve_flack wrote:
bitter_dave wrote: I'm quite envious of your rubbermaid cooler - we can't get such things here, and if we can they cost an arm and a leg.
Igloo sell something similar. You can get them from Recarda.co.uk . As you say - expensive. The 5 gallon yellow one is £36.99 and the 10 gallon £55.99. I think our US friends would freak out if they had to pay over $100 for a drinks cooler...
Heck yes I would! :shock: Sorry guys, that's too bad. For us in the states, my system is the cheapest and easiest, I would say. The cooler cost $19.95, and the total cost after modification was about $30. I got the extra 5 gallon pot free, too, because it was slightly damaged in shipping.

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Post by bitter_dave » Wed May 16, 2007 3:58 pm

Oh well, I'll drown my sorrows at not being able to buy a cheap cool box by going to the pub round the corner from my house and having a perfect
pint of Tim Taylor Landlord :wink: :lol:
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Post by monk » Wed May 16, 2007 4:45 pm

bitter_dave wrote:Oh well, I'll drown my sorrows at not being able to buy a cheap cool box by going to the pub round the corner from my house and having a perfect
pint of Tim Taylor Landlord :wink: :lol:
You win! If ever you guys feel bad about not being able to get something mass produced at a very low price, take solace in the fact that you can find something authentic (ie the LandLord) much more easily than we can. :wink:

When I visit you can take me out for a pint. And when you visit me I'll send you home with a cooler! :lol:

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Post by bitter_dave » Wed May 16, 2007 4:56 pm

monk wrote: When I visit you can take me out for a pint. And when you visit me I'll send you home with a cooler! :lol:
Good stuff - you're on 8)
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Post by monk » Wed May 23, 2007 3:02 pm

Hmmm. Possible bad news. Racked the TTL to another carboy to let it fall bright, but it had a strong sulfur smell to it. It may be infected. I used Nottingham yeast, and have never had a sulfuric result with that strain before. Temperature wise, it fermented mostly at 64F in my freezer, but when I pitched it was probably around 90F. The freezer cooled it down within 6-10 hours I would guess, but maybe that wasn't fast enough. :(

We'll see. I'm going to give it a week or so in the bright t. and see what it's like.

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Post by BitterTed » Wed May 23, 2007 10:18 pm

Monk, my guess is that the beer is not infected, but that the rise in temp threw some sulfur aroma. Age that brew for a while and then keg/bottle as normal, I bet you won't be disappointed! :wink:
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Post by flytact » Fri May 25, 2007 3:46 pm

I agree with the "should be good" prognosis. I've had some stinkers turn out fine.
Johnny Clueless was there
With his simulated wood grain
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Post by monk » Fri May 25, 2007 4:59 pm

Glad to hear it, guys. Thanks for the encouragement. Speaking of which, I was just sitting next to the carboy last night, whispering sweet nothings to the brew, just to let it know that it's loved... :lol:

The strength of the aroma may have been bolstered by a great hop aroma. Minus the sulfur, it may turn out to be quite aromarrific, or terrifomatic, depending on your perspective.

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