BEER! what else is there to talk about?

[LTDunltd]

Beer is simply fermented; hop flavored, malt sugared, liquid. The basic ingredients of beer are water, grain, hops, and yeast. The major variation in beer is the type of yeast used to ferment the product.

Water; comprises more than 90% of beer.

Barley; is a basic cereal grain not particularly good for flour, bread or bakery goods.

But it is great for beer. Barley must be malted before being used to brew beer. Malting is a process of allowing it to sprout roots (germinate) and take the first step to becoming a normal plant. It is at this point that the seed is rich in the starch it needs to use as food by the yeast.

Hops; are a flowering vine whose flowers are used to add flavor and aroma to balance the sweetness of the malt.

Yeast; is the most essential, yet least understood aspect of brewing beer. The yeast is there to convert the sugars in the barley into alcohol. The yeast breaks down the glucose sugars into carbon dioxide, water, and alcohol. Yeast cannot ferment all sugars, which is why beer still has a sweet taste at the end of the ferment.

Beer is divided into 2 groups, Ales & Lager.

Ale yeast ferment at the "top" of the fermentation vessel, at a higher temperature 60°-75°F. The average fermentation for ale yeast is 7-8 days.

Lager yeast ferment at the bottom of the fermentation vessel, at a lower temperature, around 34°F. The average fermentation for lager is 30 days or more.



And remember;

[font=Arial][size=2][color=#ff0000]Always use safe judgment and never abuse alcohol.

Do not drink and drive.[/color][/size][/font][size=2]

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[Gnome]

YOur not tryng to bogart my essay materials are you LTD :lol:

[zokah]

methinks j00 were to slow gnomey, you shouldn't have stopped for that extra beer :D

[MamaBush]

*YAWNS*


I sure hope to hell Larry doesn't think this is one of his punishment essays. *laughs*

[i`m a wannabe]

wtf is larry bored or what?

[zokah]

I thought it was so good, so factual and interesting it'd count for 3 of them
I guess that means he's only gotta write 2 more now :D

[LTDunltd]

[QUOTE=Gnome]YOur not tryng to bogart my essay materials are you LTD :lol:[/QUOTE][size=2]
you snooze, you loose:lol:

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[Gnome]

Ayyo! I was doing research!

Alas my essay is STILL regarding American lagers and comercial pissbrew.

I may even choke down a 6er of Budweiser to be able to wrap my minds around the subject.

[zokah]

that the kind of self-sacrafice thats required :D

[Gnome]

for the cause!

[LTDunltd]

cause gnomy has no money for good beer:lol:

[Gnome]

fuck that I MAKE my own good beer.

5 gallons at a time.


tax free.


while drinking beer. :lol:

[xen]

sounds like the bestest hobby ever!

[i`m a wannabe]

[QUOTE=Gnome]fuck that I MAKE my own good beer.

5 gallons at a time.


tax free.


while drinking beer. :lol:[/QUOTE]



now larry will be whimpering in the corner thinking he needs 5 gallons

[zokah]

but he prolly wears a 10 gallon hat

[i`m a wannabe]

with no beer

[zokah]

:lol:

[LTDunltd]

[QUOTE=Gnome]fuck that I MAKE my own good beer.

5 gallons at a time.


tax free.


while drinking beer. :lol:[/QUOTE]then why????

[QUOTE=Gnome]I may even choke down a 6er of Budweiser to be able to wrap my minds around the subject.[/QUOTE]

[LTDunltd]

[QUOTE=i`m a wannabe]now larry will be whimpering in the corner thinking he needs 5 gallons[/QUOTE]no, I've brewed my own before, and only drink microbrew

[i`m a wannabe]

microbrew ? is that something that is made to only a fraction of the alcohol content?

[MamaBush]

[QUOTE=xen]sounds like the bestest hobby ever![/QUOTE][color=magenta]pffttt...I can think of a much better hobby than making my own beer[/color]

[zokah]

me too!!!!
drinking the beer someone else has made :D

[xen]

[QUOTE=MamaBush][color=magenta]pffttt...I can think of a much better hobby than making my own beer[/color][/QUOTE]

hmm...maybe i'll come over and you can show me? :)

[xen]

[QUOTE=zokah]me too!!!!
drinking the beer someone else has made :D[/QUOTE]

you're a lazy biatch!!

[zokah]

you omitted the word "drunk" :D

[MamaBush]

[QUOTE=xen]hmm...maybe i'll come over and you can show me? :)[/QUOTE]:kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss: :kiss:

[Gnome]

Brewing isnt a hobby as much as simply a basic household chore. Like making dinner.
For example I can barter goods and services with my brews.

If were talking pastimes then swigging good beer, BBQing good eats and wooing the lady thats all good.

Making beer is more to do with the art and science- zymurgy. And infinatly better use of time than sitting about watching the magic picture box all day.

[Gnome]

[QUOTE=LTDunltd]then why????[/QUOTE]

The Budweiser is purely for research purposes for my essay. Fact is, Bud is useful for doing repair work on the truck. It's an excellent all purpose parts cleaner and thread lubricant. It's also good as an anti-biotic if you manage to gash open a knuckle while working. Just pour some Bud on it, and keep the good stuff for drinking. :lol:

[zokah]

I didn't realise the alcohol level was high enuff in bud to kill germs, that usually needs around 2%

[LTDunltd]

[QUOTE=zokah]I didn't realise the alcohol level was high enuff in bud to kill germs, that usually needs around 2%[/QUOTE]butt I mean bud is around 3% but the carbonation feels weird when poured on a cut.... I have 1 beer left that is 7% saving it for a friend...:loldevil: :bananadog

[Gnome]

anything higher than 12% is considered a 'malt liqour' which unfortunatly has your Colt 45 and other ghettobrews.

It's hardly dignified to call a well crafted barleywine a "malt Liqour".

[xen]

all this beer talk is making me thirsty

/wanders off to the Bar thread

[i`m a wannabe]

leave ya money on the bar

[xen]

money? what money? I have to spend 5 days in china from thursday. I think I deserve a few drinks to numb my senses.

[zokah]

no, since you're going on another holiday you gotta leave money on the bar to keep us drinking until you return

[xen]

holiday?? i only wish

[zokah]

what else could you call trips to the fair?

[xen]

it's a trade fair. No rides or cotton candy. Just name cards, catalogs, prices and bad chinese breath.

[MamaBush]

my poor poor Xen

[xen]

it's not that bad actually. well except for the bad chinese breath. Most of them have very poor oral hygenine.

[LTDunltd]

not so :vomity::p

[xen]

yeah it does make u wanna puke sometimes...

[i`m a wannabe]

wait untill your on a plane and one of them takes their shoes off

[MamaBush]

[QUOTE=i`m a wannabe]wait untill your on a plane and one of them takes their shoes off[/QUOTE]:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[xen]

mama, he isn't joking :(

*shudder*

[Gnome]

Maybe avian flu is nothing but a epidemic of mofungo?

[xen]

that's unlikely, bird flu is nowhere as lethal as chinese mufungo

[Gnome]

Is that why I see the Chinese wearing those paper masks in the news videos?

[i`m a wannabe]

[QUOTE=xen]mama, he isn't joking :(

*shudder*[/QUOTE]


first time i went to china i had to put up with the guy next to me with shoes off from Guangzhou to Beijing...i`m sure it was the pair of socks he had

[i`m a wannabe]

[QUOTE=Gnome]Is that why I see the Chinese wearing those paper masks in the news videos?[/QUOTE]


thats from people removing their shoes

[LTDunltd]

go to Korea, I don't think they know what TP/AssWipe is for, let alone soap & water....:vomit:

[i`m a wannabe]

ltd i think you should give up smelling peoples arse`s

[zokah]

:lol:

[wutangstan]

If that's his hobby You should just let him get on with it.:)

[MamaBush]

[QUOTE=wutangstan]If that's his hobby You should just let him get on with it.:)[/QUOTE]:lol: :D :lol: :D :lol: :D :lol:

[Gnome]

I could express my hobby over in Asia quite well.

Official chicken choker. :lol:

[LTDunltd]

[QUOTE=i`m a wannabe]ltd i think you should give up smelling peoples arse`s[/QUOTE]har har har, you don't even need to get "that" close

[zokah]

then I suggest you stop sniffing bar stools

[MamaBush]

Zokah, you are filled with so much wisdom sometimes that it scares me......tee hee

[Gnome]

beer wisdom :lol:

[MamaBush]

I was thinking more on the lines of gay wisdom


but, whatever floats your boat is okay with me

[zokah]

the wisdom found at the end of a nights drinking is always profound :D


It must be the intense though processes involved that cause the headaches on following mornings

[i`m a wannabe]

the headaches are from the whinning women trying to get us out of bed :p

[zokah]

that could also be a contributing factor

[i`m a wannabe]

funny how they seem to whine if men get pissed but think its nothing when they get pissed

[xen]

it's easy for you guys to criticize women coz you both have each other for the sex0ring...

[MamaBush]

See, they can criticize women all they want......because I'm not one of them whiners.


I simply kick asses

[wutangstan]

My missus doesn't whine when she's pissed, she just moans alot and then throws up.

[xen]

sounds familiar :D :D

[zokah]

mama does that, does she?

[MamaBush]

nooooooo I do not

[zokah]

thats not wot ur hubby told the world :D

[xen]

funny...ha ha ...:rolleyes:

[zokah]

:p :p

[MamaBush]

[QUOTE=zokah]:p :p[/QUOTE]:loco:

[xen]

w3rd!

[zokah]

I made this just for you pair

http://forumerz.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=812&stc=1



[SIZE=1]some day I might even finish it[/SIZE]

[xen]

hehehe...i like how you used stanley's eyes :lol:

[zokah]

they were the only set I had that didn't need to much work to adapt

[i`m a wannabe]

now all you need is the tongue to actually roll out

[xen]

isn't the green blob from the cover of the hitchhiker's guide?

[zokah]

dunno, I found it thru google but it had no eyes

[xen]

poor blind blob

[i`m a wannabe]

reminds me i gotta get a hold of the new movie see if its worth the hype

[zokah]

from what I've heard it's not as good as the original BBC tv series

[LTDunltd]

[QUOTE=i`m a wannabe]reminds me i gotta get a hold of the new movie see if its worth the hype[/QUOTE]if you watch it expecting something as good as the orignal.... it suckorz

[i`m a wannabe]

in other words its over rated rubbish...saves me having to get a hold of it

[Gnome]

thats will be a rental then...

[i`m a wannabe]

from what you and zokie have said i wouldnt even get a rental

[LTDunltd]

I may put it on my netflix queue
that way I don't have to bother with going to the vid store

[wutangstan]

Netflix????

[Gnome]

Netflicks is teh bomb!

[i`m a wannabe]

in most cases i can get quality ones out of china for nicks or go visit a friend who has a very large dvd collection