OK, I was told that attachments are not allowed so that is just one more reason to stop down to Barley Johns this evening - get a paper copy. Want more reasons? Remember the free beer offer? Well, I just couldn't decide - should I bring the Irish Red or the IIPA? It bothered me so much that I cooled them both down and will let you decide. Just write if you need more incentives.
Well thanks for writing. Dave Cox is also bringing a series of reprinted articles about kegging, pressures, care and feeding so the technical presentation (aka discussion with feelings) may extend a bit into the later part of the evening.
As I recall (one more reason?) they also have a portable fire pit device. Maybe bring some firewood if it gets cool?
I forwarded a copy of the kegging article to Web Zine Al Boyce who is putting it somewhere in Yahoo Land. Next meeting Al will show us all (read I can't find it) how to access this information.
Hey Al, when can we do a web-cast?
Just kidding
Rick O
MHBA
Happy Friday, Brewers!
You might be asking yourself what you can do for some unique entertainment tonight.
Where can you go to hear Scooter expound the virtues of kegging? (And he knows something about this since he has more kegs than your wife has shoes. Not so many colors maybe, but he has a lot of them.)
Where can you go to see Chet pull a rabbit out of his hat - or hop cones out of his nose?
Where can you go to get the latest and greatest up-to-date information about what is going on in your club?
The answer is Barley John's. The time is 6:00 tonight. The address is 781 Old Highway Eight, New Brighton, MN 55112 (651) 636-4670.
We will have a brief business meeting, a technical topic, a chance to hear about - and sample - what Barley John has been brewing. Bring some homebrew to share and join us. You'll be glad you did.
Dave Cox
Vice President
Minnesota Homebrewers Association
Attention campers, print out a copy of the word document and bring to the meeting or make a paper airplane.
RO
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Don't forget about the preservative powers of hops in beer. Wine don't
have no hops.
Maybe make braggot - hops & all. ;-)
At 03:22 PM 9/10/03 -0500, Rick Oftel wrote:
>So the alcohol content does not preserve as well in wine or mead as it
>does in beer?
>
>I finally have a few batches of mead moving through the basement and
>hadn't considered preservatives......yet.
>
>Rick
Engineer, Gentleman, & Brewer,
Mark D. Glewwe
http://www.glewwe-castle.com/mark/
So the alcohol content does not preserve as well in wine or mead as it does in beer?
I finally have a few batches of mead moving through the basement and hadn't considered preservatives......yet.
Rick
>>> Christopher Hadden <chris(a)chadden.com> 09/10/03 02:19PM >>>
I use both sorbate and sulfites and I think it helps. My SO2 level in
the bottle is 50-100 ppm which I believe is far less than what most
wineries use.
Here are a few links related to sulfite calculators:
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/8280/winecalc.htmlhttp://winemakermag.com/sulfitecalculator/
Chris
On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 01:48 PM, mark(a)glewwe-castle.com
wrote:
> It does not hurt - unless there is enough to trigger allergic
> reactions by some folk. There are ways to measure the amount in
> solution, but I seem to remember them being expensive. Also, I am not
> worried about the long term storage as much as making sure no pesky
> stuff gets into your mead and survives the bottling procedure. At
> this time of year, I would pitch a few camden tablets. In winter,
> probably not.
>
> Other issues. How long has it been in the carboy? Is it clarified
> enough to bottle. My first mead was wonderful, but it ended up with a
> 1/2 inch of sediment in the bottle - which makes travel hopeless. So
> I just drink it at home. Not a bad solution. ;-)
>
> IMHO,
> Mark
>
>> I'll be bottling my first mead soon.
>>
>> Do I need to add sulfite and potasium sorbate for long term storage?
The only times I'll use sulfite or sorbate is if I'm trying to stop any
further bottle fermentation - usually in ciders. After sitting in a carboy
for a year, most of my meads don't have any sugar left to speak of. I may
also add a little more sweetener if I'm hoping to sparkle the mead. I
don't have any ancient meads, but I have a few 3-4 years old, and they
don't seem to be suffering any ill effects from NOT sulfiting or sorbating.
- Al
"Christopher
Hadden" To: fletty(a)umn.edu
<chris(a)chadden.c cc: mark(a)glewwe-castle.com, mba(a)thebarn.com
om> Subject: Re: bottling mead
Sent by:
mba-bounce@theba
rn.com
09/10/2003 02:19
PM
I use both sorbate and sulfites and I think it helps. My SO2 level in
the bottle is 50-100 ppm which I believe is far less than what most
wineries use.
Here are a few links related to sulfite calculators:
http://www.geocities.com/NapaValley/8280/winecalc.htmlhttp://winemakermag.com/sulfitecalculator/
Chris
On Wednesday, September 10, 2003, at 01:48 PM, mark(a)glewwe-castle.com
wrote:
> It does not hurt - unless there is enough to trigger allergic
> reactions by some folk. There are ways to measure the amount in
> solution, but I seem to remember them being expensive. Also, I am not
> worried about the long term storage as much as making sure no pesky
> stuff gets into your mead and survives the bottling procedure. At
> this time of year, I would pitch a few camden tablets. In winter,
> probably not.
>
> Other issues. How long has it been in the carboy? Is it clarified
> enough to bottle. My first mead was wonderful, but it ended up with a
> 1/2 inch of sediment in the bottle - which makes travel hopeless. So
> I just drink it at home. Not a bad solution. ;-)
>
> IMHO,
> Mark
>
>> I'll be bottling my first mead soon.
>>
>> Do I need to add sulfite and potasium sorbate for long term storage?
It does not hurt - unless there is enough to trigger allergic reactions by some folk. There are ways to measure the amount in solution, but I seem to remember them being expensive. Also, I am not worried about the long term storage as much as making sure no pesky stuff gets into your mead and survives the bottling procedure. At this time of year, I would pitch a few camden tablets. In winter, probably not.
Other issues. How long has it been in the carboy? Is it clarified enough to bottle. My first mead was wonderful, but it ended up with a 1/2 inch of sediment in the bottle - which makes travel hopeless. So I just drink it at home. Not a bad solution. ;-)
IMHO,
Mark
> I'll be bottling my first mead soon.
>
> Do I need to add sulfite and potasium sorbate for long term storage?
>
>
>
Good morning campers!
No, this is not the theme song from Tommy but it is another e-invite to our monthly meeting at Barley Johns with a ploy for your attendance. Did I mention there may be a free beer or two?
Dave and I would like to get back to our technical topics format and picked a controversial but helpful topic - Kegs. That's right. We will provide all the opinions you could ever ask for and will cover cleaning, storage, filling, carbonating, repairing, and dispensing. Before, during, and following the technical topic will be an actual dispensing demonstration!
What else? Thanks for asking. We need your ideas. Dave and I will always come up with something to do or someplace to go but we would like to do more and involve you more with club business and activities. Your ideas are always welcome but ideas are in your head - suggestions can be acted on.
So give the future of our club some thought. Think about opening up your brewery for a tour or home event. Bring a beverage for John and show up this Friday.
Remember the brewers creed: I'm a brewer. I can change. If I have to. I guess.
See you Friday
Rick Oftel
MHBA aka SCOOTER
St. Croix Beer Co. Inc. and St. Croix Beer Co. LLC have been terminated and I
am now officially out of the professional brewing community. It's been great
meeting many of you--in person and online--and now perhaps I'll be able to
enjoy homebrewing again.
Cheers!
Karl Bremer
Founder, St. Croix Beer Co.
