BeerBorg

I'm trying to strike a good balance here at Fedora Brauhaus.

In an attempt to lose some weight and slim down, I'm making a serious effort to cut down on the beer drinking. Which means cutting down on the beer brewing. That's a juggling act worthy of the Ed Sullivan show in its heyday. But that's just a matter of time before I hit on the right schedule.

But we're also working on getting our kitchen redone. Completely redone, as in demolition down to the studs and a complete redesign. So I need to have the proverbial ducks in a row, beer-wise, for when that happens, because there will definitely be no brewing for a good portion of the summer, and stocking the pipeline will be essential.

So I'm feeling a squeeze to get as much brewing in as possible over the next month or two, maybe even resorting to bottling instead of kegging some batches, just to have an ace or two in the hole going down the road.

While I'll be grateful to have our 1920s kitchen upgraded, I still want home-brew throughout the summer. Gonna be a frantic few weeks, I guess.

i hear one can buy beer at certain stores including gas stations and grocery stores.
you may just have to lower your standards until the fall ...

HerbMeowing wrote:i hear one can buy beer at certain stores including gas stations and grocery stores.
you may just have to lower your standards until the fall ...

Not valid in Utah

bpgreen wrote:

HerbMeowing wrote:i hear one can buy beer at certain stores including gas stations and grocery stores.
you may just have to lower your standards until the fall ...

Not valid in Utah

Last time I tried to get 2 beers in Utah (outside of the private club used by the "bad" BYU students), I got looked at like I was devil spawn.

mashani wrote:

bpgreen wrote:

HerbMeowing wrote:i hear one can buy beer at certain stores including gas stations and grocery stores.
you may just have to lower your standards until the fall ...

Not valid in Utah

Last time I tried to get 2 beers in Utah (outside of the private club used by the "bad" BYU students), I got looked at like I was devil spawn.

Fortunately, I live the the debauched state of New York, where you can pretty much buy beer at Toys R Us (if it still existed).

I want to have home-brew on hand if I get invited anywhere, though. People who know me kind of expect me to bring at least a growler.

Aside from buying beer at the store, I would hope the people that know you and expect you to bring a growler would understand that your going through a major remodel, and this time it’s just not possible to bring a growler. And if they don’t understand that, well then.....


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Looks like you brew 3-5 gallons at a time.
Maybe stick with 2.5-3.0 gallon batches, then split between bottling and something like this, brewing as needed.

FedoraDave wrote: Fortunately, I live the the debauched state of New York, where you can pretty much buy beer at Toys R Us (if it still existed).

mashani wrote:

bpgreen wrote:

HerbMeowing wrote:i hear one can buy beer at certain stores including gas stations and grocery stores.
you may just have to lower your standards until the fall ...

Not valid in Utah

Last time I tried to get 2 beers in Utah (outside of the private club used by the "bad" BYU students), I got looked at like I was devil spawn.

They've loosened that law a little. You can now buy two drinks (or a double). But a flight of beers is not allowed. They actually allowed them for a while, since the total amount of beer was less than what's included in two beers. But they later reinterpreted it and decided to count the glasses and decided flights of beer violated the two drink limit.

Yeah, I went to the supermarket today to pick up some bits and bobs, and had to buy a couple of sixes of commercial beer.

Fortunately, I know good beer from meh beer, and I got a six-pack of Oberon and six-pack of 2-Hearted Ale.

I could definitely do worse.

I have scaled back both my beer drinking and brewing for sometime now, seems like these days I brew to have something on hand for guests, or a get together. Summer is certainly the time I brew the least, sometimes it's just too busy and too hot. Anyway, sounds like a good time to brew some smaller batches, get more variety and easier to bottle. Might also be a good time to brew some styles that have good potential to age and think ahead of what styles you might have taste for in another 2,3 months...however long you are out of the kitchen.

Is there anywhere else to brew, are you a stove top brewer? Those little Mash and Boils/Digibrew/Brewzillas make things pretty sweet and easy to brew out in the garage or basement...then you can keep on keepin on!

Yeah, I have to do stovetop. I've become accustomed to it, and I'm not going to spend any more money on brewing equipment, at least not right now.

I tend to brew less in the summer, also, since it's brutally hot and humid around here. But I do have extract batches I can make quickly, and that will keep the pipeline going a little. I should also make my saison, since the weather is really warming up.

15-minute pale ales using DME would work well here. It's just like making an old HME brew, but allows for more control.

I can find that thread if you're interested.

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bpgreen wrote:

mashani wrote:

bpgreen wrote: Not valid in Utah

Last time I tried to get 2 beers in Utah (outside of the private club used by the "bad" BYU students), I got looked at like I was devil spawn.

They've loosened that law a little. You can now buy two drinks (or a double). But a flight of beers is not allowed. They actually allowed them for a while, since the total amount of beer was less than what's included in two beers. But they later reinterpreted it and decided to count the glasses and decided flights of beer violated the two drink limit.

Where and how does this apply? I just went through Utah on my way to Yellowstone and stopped at a brewery in Heber City where I got a flight of 4 beers/tasters.

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Kealia wrote:Where and how does this apply? I just went through Utah on my way to Yellowstone and stopped at a brewery in Heber City where I got a flight of 4 beers/tasters.

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I guess I haven't kept up to date on the changes in liquor laws. A new law was passed in 2019 and a flight is now legal as long as it is not more than 5% ABV and has a total of 16 fl oz or less (2 8 oz glasses, 4 4 oz glasses, 8 2 oz glasses, etc).

That may have been the same time they increased the amount of alcohol in beer sold in grocery stores from 3.2% ABW (4% ABV) to 5% ABV. The initial proposal was to increase to 6%. Ironically, the push to lower to 5% came from local breweries, because they thought the higher limit would lead to increased competition from national breweries.