by yeastmeister » Mon Oct 27, 2008 4:40 pm
I hung signs around Marcellos today stating that we start at 11:00. Thats for the public. Club members try and show up at 10:00 (when Marcellos opens) to setup in advance. We are a registered location on the AHA website.
I opened up the Pale Ale Kit we are using, and it comes with something called First Gold hop pellets. No idea what they taste like. Anyone care to offer up some if you have them, or suggest a substitution? Problem is, I'm trying to make the all grain batch like the kit batch. Since if they buy a kit again, its going to have First Gold, I'd like to shy from substituting hops if at all possible. Only fair way to do it would be to sub both batches, but then its not a representative sample of what they will buy if they do it again. These brews are going on "drinking display" at Marcellos when they are done.
I'm bringing my 9 gallon brew kettle, my igloo mash tun, my mill, my burner, my immersion chiller, all the water we should need for both batches, an extension cord, a 90 quart ice chest of ice (if I can get someone to help me carry it by around 9:30 a.m?), and all the grain for the all grain batch, and a keg of my pumpkin ale (hey Aleguy! Tasteoff?)
That means we still need some things. At least 1 more kettle and burner (for a HLT), or 2 more if we intend to try and do all grain and extract at the same time. Maybe a pit to cook some meats on (for us, not necessarily the public)? A couple of water hoses! Anyone? I'm gonna have my hands full, I think, but we gotta take some time to eat. A table or 2? Anything else you guys can think of..... Think tailgating.... Marcellos has once again asked us (as always) to park in the back, not in the front lot (makes sense since we are gonna be there for hours). Kevin will NOT be there (he's on vacation), but he said he would check in on us (yeah, right). I told him no worries, we would be self sufficient except for power and cleanup water, and that we would leave no trace behind.
Of course, I'm looking for all the help I can get. If you want to help brew one or both batches, let me know. If you want to bring something thats big (0006's brewstand?), let me know, I can cover that as well.
Try and not get so wasted on halloween that you can't get there by 10. I don't care if your still hung over. But it would be helpful if you are still mobile.
Phew...that was long...I need a beer.