BeerBorg

My pipeline has really taken a hit this fall. I've had two batches that were gushers, and have to be discarded, and I just got rid of a third one without bottling it, going on the assumption that the LBK is infected, and this would be a gusher batch, as well.

So I'm going to have to do something to beef it up quickly. I have Saturday off, so I'll be going to the LHBS for ingredients, and I'm going to get what I need for the next LBK batch (going to do the HopSLAMber, since I think it was coming along well, but had to be dumped). I'm also going to get the ingredients for a fiver of Crown Top Pale Ale. If the 2Daves Irish Red is close to FG, I'm going to rack it to a secondary and do the fiver. This will be two weeks early, according to my established schedule, but I need to get volume, and I need it fast.

Things may relax a little after the first of the year, and I can get back to my regular 3-week routine, but I thought I'd be a lot further along by now.

I bought a second ale pail. When I need to give the pipeline a shot in the arm I just brew two weeks in a row and package two weeks in a row with 5 gallon batches. That's a hundred bottles filled in 4 weeks.

Dave, here's a thought. Brew more, drink less. Sorry , but I had to go there.

I do feel you pain as I had to dump 53 beers myself for the same reason. You know you will get through this,(but you mind is going ) I know mine was and I miss those beers every day.