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All this nice weather and I can't brew!

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#1

So frustrating. I have the time to brew. The weather is surprisingly nice right now (I was banished from brewing in the kitchen long ago). I have two nearly full tanks of propane. I have ingredients to brew about 7 batches or so, most of them double batches. I just can’t brew mostly because I can’t do the lifting and all. All of my gear is stored in the basement (steps, not a walk-out). I was gravity flowing my all-grain setup using my work truck as a brew sculpture. Even if I had a pump, I’m not able to do the steps that much, can’t haul the grains around, and can’t move the fermenters.

Probably going to be a couple months before I can do any of that. And by then I may end up having to work a lot to try to catch up. I just want to brew! Anyone around Western Pennsylvania want to come help? Lol…

#2

Do you have a local home brew club in the area? Most likely would be some members with free time to help out a fellow brewer. Another person in the neighborhood that could use your situation as training sessions for brewing their own beer.

#3

I’m down in Cecil, would love to come help out, but scheduling a full day is slightly difficult with 4 kids and convincing SWMBO to let me go. :innocent: I’m not planning to brew for the next two weekends because I just put two new batches in the carboys the past two weekends. This weekend is definitely out but the weekend of March 3-5 I may be able to swing some time. I could bring my burner, 70 qt cooler, and 10 gal kettle and help you blow through a double brewday to get the most bang for your buck out of the day. Would you be able to handle transfer after fermentation complete if I can come help with brewday?

:beers:
Rad

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#4

What neighborhood? Lol… I’m out in the country where I can’t see a neighbor. It’s nice except when you need a hand, lol

#5

Now that sounds like a plan! Hope the weather is good! Double brew day would definitely be nice to pull off. I think I can handle getting stuff racked and bottled on my own. I’ll have to do it in the basement instead of upstairs like I usually do, but that’s not really a problem since I don’t sanitize in the sink anymore. I use plastic fermenters, so I don’t have to worry about someone not being careful lifting glass.

#6

Shoot me a PM and we’ll see if we can’t get something worked out. :+1:

:beers:
Rad

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#7

Well, thanks to Rad, a double batch of RIS and a single batch of IPA are in the fermenters. And I’m exhausted (this whole recovery thing sucks, lol). Somehow I had a couple oversights, I forgot to get the oats for the IPA, didn’t have the grain for the Blonde Belgian I planned to do (and bought yeast for), and had to sub some regular caramel malt for some Special B to make the RIS work, but I’m confident it will make beer.

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It was indeed a good day, and we got done before the snow! :innocent: Hope they work out well for you!

:beers:
Rad

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#9

I’ll definitely save you some bottles out of them, @radagast! Didn’t make it down to check on them yet, power went out this morning and I had to go to therapy. Need to see about getting some of my stuff bottled, lol.

Glad we had a good day for brewing! I was worried about planning something with the way the weather has been!

#10

I think a big hats off to Radagast for his effort to help another brewer! Way to go!! Sneezles61

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