Hoptoberfest 2013 - Sept 28

[bluenose]

Sept 28 at X's?
Yes/No?

[mr x]

Yes.

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[GuingesRock]

Mr. X, My wife and I would like to come if that's ok with you, and if we can get a babysitter. Would you pm/email me the address please. How does it work? (not been before) should we bring beer? anything else?

Thanks

[mr x]

You are welcome to come. I'll pm all with details later.

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[dean2k]

Andy is applying high-pressure Hoptoberfest marketing tactics on me. Sounds like a great time.

[benwedge]

Excellent news. Just waiting on Chalmers to modify the fancy brewnosers google calendar and we're set to go!

[GuingesRock]

You are welcome to come. I'll pm all with details later.

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Thanks

[gm-]

Hmm, I might have to bring out my hop bombs and drive down for this...

[mr x]

Damn straight fucker.

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[chalmers]

Thanks for the reminder, Ben. Just did it from my phone, hopefully it propagates through properly.

[HPhunter]

I will be there, and hopefully will have some surprises with me!

[ernie_kay]

Hi all

This sounds like fun but I can't see where it is to be held. I have a house warming that I really must attend the day/night before but it's a definate maybe if the logistics are doable.

Ernie

Currently I have:
Drinking -
Beer - Nothing.
Wine - Pinot Gris with Elderflower (it's actually okay).
Conditioning - An IPA (more classically IPA than North American IPA/APA) based on a FestaBrew Pale Ale hopped with 1oz of Cascade (I know they aren't classic IPA hops but I think they'll work well) in the secondary (which went for 3.5 weeks). It's 7%.
Primary -
Beer - Czech (Gambrinus is my aim) lager. Based on FestaBrew European Pilsner but hopped in primary with 40g of Saatz and will bulk prime with 1 cup of Wheat Malt Extract (60% Wheat/40% pale malt) for head and for the Gambrinus character. Yeast is Wyeast Czech Pils.
Wine - Cab Sauv/Merlot.
Secondary - Nothing

[mr x]

I am going to pm the address on an individual basis, just to keep it off the internet in general. Suffice to say, it is quite close by the Halifax Forum.

[benwedge]

Thanks for the reminder, Ben. Just did it from my phone, hopefully it propagates through properly.

It's appearing on all of my devices... I've deleted my "HopFuckingToberfest" event.

[mr x]

We should discuss a few side dishes/snacks.

Ideas?

[LeafMan66_67]

Some type of fermented 'kraut would be good.

[dexter]

Sourkraut, weird ketchups/mustards, strudels, pirogues , Black Forest cake, boiled potatoes, cabbage rolls just to spitball a few ideas.

[RubberToe]

I got 4 cabages and will start a kraut ferment tomorrow, will post pics.

Sent from the brew timer.

[mr x]

Sweeeet

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[Cobalt]

Sounds like fun, and as it happens I put on an Oktoberfest brew last weekend, so by the 28th it should be good to go. If I bring it by keg, in a ball lock or pin lock?

[chalmers]

Sounds like fun, and as it happens I put on an Oktoberfest brew last weekend, so by the 28th it should be good to go. If I bring it by keg, in a ball lock or pin lock?

Either is good, though most of us run ball lock. CO2 connections won't be an issue, just need to bring a thumb tap or other faucet as a backup (in case the nice towers are full).

[mr x]

I should have 2 CO2 tanks, but a couple more might be good.

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[Jayme]

I should be able to bring CO2 with 7 ball lock connections again this year.

If the sausage idea is going to happen and gluten is an issue, meadowbrook doesn't use filler in their sausages - they were talking about that at the big sausage fest picnic today. Though if you're drinking beer I'm not really sure why gluten in sausage would be a real issue..?

Gavin and I will conjure up some sort of a side or snack to bring - not sure what yet though. Also going to brew an IPA next weekend.

[GuingesRock]

My wife and I are sensitive to wheat somewhat, but we don't have to eat the sausages. It isn't a gluten thing, it's a wheat thing I think, as we sure can drink the beer without problems

Actually lots of people are reading that wheat belly book these days and going off wheat also. If you stay away from wheat for a few weeks and then eat some, it really gets you, and makes you feel lousy.

Also there might be someone with true celiac disease wanting to attend...not sure, but there must be some on here as it is fairly common.

But please don't go out of your way on our account. We are hoping to come, but it depends on the baby sitter situation.

...Then there's the vegetarians, and the Jewish People, and the people with peanut allergies. It isn't possible to cater to everyone's needs and tastes.

[mr x]

Well then, shall we go with these for hoptoberfest? How many sausage did 20 lbs make?