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| By Robb Chunco on Apr 18th 2006, 2:58 am | Permalink |
Whoa... Haven't been here in a while. I almost think I forgot how to brew (but I'll have a run at it anyway, just to make sure)  Forgive me father, it's been just over a year since my last brew -- an ill fated IPA that was brewed on superbowl sunday 2005. Ill fated in that it was kind of forgotten about during an insane flurry of home improvement endeavors -- ie completely gutting a kitchen, having a new roof put on (complete tear off btw -- 5 layers of shingles), and a new chimney built from the roofline up.. That poor, poor IPA. It never deserved to brought into this world and then forgotten to autolize in primary. It smelled like beef stock. With lots and lots of hops. Simcoe hops. I snuck a taste right before i dumped it just to make sure it was bad. It was indeed bad. Anyway, I've ordered a new carbon block for my water filter, dug out my log/recipe book, dusted off the kettle and grain mill and took stock of how many hops are still crammed in the freezer languishing away under freezer-burned bags of fish sticks and frozen veggies. I have more than enough hops to avenge the untimely and unnecessary death of the other IPA. This weekend, I shall brew again.... |
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