Recipe Collaboration Exchange - Fall 2014
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 5:24 am
Well, it's past Labor Day now, and that means four things:
1) Kids go back to school
2) You can no longer wear white
3) Pumpkin beers will be flooding the market
4) It's time for another Recipe Collaboration Exchange
Those of you who know about the RCE can skip this post and just sign up. Anyone new to the concept, here's how it works.
You determine for yourself what level you are based on the following criteria:
Level 1 - Only done HME kits such as Mr. Beer or BrewDemon
Level 2 - Have done extract recipes with hops addition; maybe some specialty grains
Level 3 - Have done Partial Mash and/or larger kits, such as those sold by Midwest or Northern Brewer
Level 4 - Have done AG and formulated original AG recipes
Sign up by replying to this thread, indicating your Level. When the close-out date comes, I'll pair all the names/levels by picking names out of a hat (natch) and post the pairings in a new thread. The participants then contact their partners via PM or email or however, and start working on a recipe together. Once the recipe is nailed down, you both brew it, and you have a new beer that you created with a new Borg friend.
You don't need to brew it at the same time. You don't need to actually exchange your beers with each other, unless you want to. There is no deadline, so don't give me any crap about being too busy, or not planning on brewing until Thanksgiving. The point of this is coming up with a recipe together, and maybe trying a style you're not all that familiar with, or using an ingredient you haven't used before, or a technique you've wanted to try but didn't feel the time was right. Most important, it's a way to get to know another Borg member better and make some beer.
Close-out will be Sept. 21. I'll be brewing a batch of 2 Daves Irish Red that morning, which is appropriate, as it's one of my favorites, and came about as a result of an RCE a few years ago. I'll be able to make the pairings during the mash and will post them that morning.
As usual, if a moderator can make this a sticky across the Borg, I'd be obliged.
So sign up, and remember to include your Level of experience.
1) Kids go back to school
2) You can no longer wear white
3) Pumpkin beers will be flooding the market
4) It's time for another Recipe Collaboration Exchange
Those of you who know about the RCE can skip this post and just sign up. Anyone new to the concept, here's how it works.
You determine for yourself what level you are based on the following criteria:
Level 1 - Only done HME kits such as Mr. Beer or BrewDemon
Level 2 - Have done extract recipes with hops addition; maybe some specialty grains
Level 3 - Have done Partial Mash and/or larger kits, such as those sold by Midwest or Northern Brewer
Level 4 - Have done AG and formulated original AG recipes
Sign up by replying to this thread, indicating your Level. When the close-out date comes, I'll pair all the names/levels by picking names out of a hat (natch) and post the pairings in a new thread. The participants then contact their partners via PM or email or however, and start working on a recipe together. Once the recipe is nailed down, you both brew it, and you have a new beer that you created with a new Borg friend.
You don't need to brew it at the same time. You don't need to actually exchange your beers with each other, unless you want to. There is no deadline, so don't give me any crap about being too busy, or not planning on brewing until Thanksgiving. The point of this is coming up with a recipe together, and maybe trying a style you're not all that familiar with, or using an ingredient you haven't used before, or a technique you've wanted to try but didn't feel the time was right. Most important, it's a way to get to know another Borg member better and make some beer.
Close-out will be Sept. 21. I'll be brewing a batch of 2 Daves Irish Red that morning, which is appropriate, as it's one of my favorites, and came about as a result of an RCE a few years ago. I'll be able to make the pairings during the mash and will post them that morning.
As usual, if a moderator can make this a sticky across the Borg, I'd be obliged.
So sign up, and remember to include your Level of experience.
