Hi,
When I was at Rick Oftel's house, I noticed he was
skimming the boil of foam. He said something about
this stuff being responsible for causing haze. This is
something I have not really done in the past.
Any comments on the pros and cons of this method?
Cheers
WH
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Will asks:
> When I was at Rick Oftel's house, I noticed he was
> skimming the boil of foam. He said something about
> this stuff being responsible for causing haze. This is
> something I have not really done in the past.
>
> Any comments on the pros and cons of this method?
We always skim the crud off the top of the boil. I don't know
if it causes haze but we do it to remove the skin effect that
can cause boil overs and appears to trap a lot of hops (probably
not a problem).
If you have a big enough brew kettle with enough head space,
maybe it isn't needed. We try to maximize the brewery so
there isn't a lot of extra space.
When you fill a 23 gallon brew kettle to 22+ gallons, you don't
want it boiling all over the place.
rick
-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Henning [mailto:jason@thehennings.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 10:43 AM
To: dtrautmann(a)linkup.net
Subject: Bill Pfeiffer Memorial Mazer Cup
Hello!
We're excited to announce The Bill Pfeiffer Memorial Mazer Cup 2003
competition. We are the premiere mead competition drawing on the experience
of some of the finest meads judges. Entries are due March 28, 2003. For more
details, go to mazercup.org.
Please help us promote our competition. Let your club know about us through
your newsletter, mailing list or at your club meeting. Your help is
appreciated.
Cheers,
Jason Henning
Just one typo in the last information letter. The third session on Saturday
the 15th is at 7:00pm, not 3:00. It is early on Sunday and I am not quite
with it yet. A few Sled Head Reds at Granite City last night helped out!
Darin
Greetings from St. Cloud! This is just to pass on the times and place for
the judging to take place on March 15-16 in St. Cloud. On Saturday, March 15
we have three times set to judge: 9:00 am. 1:00 pm, and 3:00pm. On Sunday,
March 16, we currently have one time of 1:00pm. All judging will take place
at the Ramada Suites Limited. The Ramada is located half a block from
Granite City. If you come in to St. Cloud by route of Hwy 15, you see
Granite City on your left. To get to the Ramada, take a left and then the
next right. They usually have it on a reader board inside the lobby.
These are the people we have listed to help with judging so far: Kris
England, Jon Grist, Mark Gore, Al Boyce, Steve Piatz, Mathew Peterson. If
there is anyone else interested, please let us know so we can get you on the
list. the more we have, the easier things go. I am sure we have some of the
times you are available to judge, but could each of you please email us again
with what sessions you are willing to judge.
I also checked on rooms at the Ramada for the evening of the 15th. They only
had two Jacuzzi suites available as of Thursday. If you are interested in a
room, there are a few other hotels within a block. Super 8, Comfort Inn,
Fairfield, Country Suites, Holiday Inn, Quality Inn just to name a few.
Thank you all in advance for helping us make this the best possible
competition.
Darin Dorholt
Cloudy Town Brewers
