Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

I'm sure many have seen this already, but I thought it was funny as hell:

http://www.arrogantbastard.com/index2.html

Wow - rough day. I won't make it either - but my excuse sounds so mundane in comparison I'm just going skip it. Hi everyone, I can't make the meeting...again. I tore my ACL in my knee Tuesday and can barely move around, just got back from a funeral for my wife's grandma, my mom went to the emergency...

I tried it a little early - had only been in the bottle 4 days. It wasn't nearly as hoppy as I had hoped. I will try another tommorrow (almost 2 weeks in the bottle) and see what I think. First impression is that it's not bad, but is unremarkable.

Yeah - lots of hops - Columbus, Glacier, and US Goldings for aroma. I'm excited about trying it. It's the first batch using my new wort chiller, glass carboys, and using a secondary fermenter. Maybe I changed to many variables at once, but they all should result in better beer I would think. I will ...

I just bottled an IPA last night and the fisnishing spec grav was 20. That is a significant drop fromt he 90 it started out as, but I am wondering if all of that residual sugar is going to make it sweet. Sweet would not be at all what I was looking for.

Is 20 to high for a finishing spec grav?

There was an added benefit of the glass Carboy's - they were free! A friend of mine used to homebrew and hasn't done it for a couple of years, so he gave me a bunch of stuff including the carboys and a wort chiller. This last batch was the first time I used a wort chiller as well, and wow is it bett...

I know there are differing opinions on glass carboys, seems some like them and some think they aren't worth the trouble. I just put a batch in one for the first time this weekend and it is churning away. I think it is very cool to see - and helps, ever so slightly, with the long wait till it's done!...

Is there a road closure between 380 and your house Larry?

Did anything ever come of that? Do you need some money yet Dave?

I'm still in if it's on. (Bret)

MMMmmmmmm IPA. I have a couple left from my recent trip to WI - I will try to refrain from drinking them tonight. If you ahven't had it, I really like the "Hearty Hops" form New Glarus.

The guy at JT Whnitneys I spoke with was kinda like chukkling - as in - "you think you are going to get tickets for that without waiting in line for hours?"

Sounds to me like they need a bigger venue... or, even better, an Iowa version.

I tried - they were definitely gone by Monday though. Must be a good party....

I'll grab 2 - I would think they would still be available Monday.

I'll be in Madison on Monday - my hotel is close to J.T. Whitney's.
I am willing to bring some back if someone is sure they want them.

I may also lay in a large suppy of IPA from the New Glarus Brewery - mmm mmm.

I meant to make it to this meeting - but stuff came up. Sometimes "stuff" is such a pain in the ass.

I'm still hoping to make it to the next one - baring more "stuff".