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  1. gaudet

    Wild BlackBerry Port

    Maybe.... Got to finally use the 4 gallons of blackberry juice I had in the wine closet. My recipe thus far is 4 gallons juice 9 #'s sugar (dissolved with 1/2 gallon water (brought to almost boil) 3 tablespoons yeast nutrient/energizer Topped fermenter off to 6 gallons. 1/4 tsp k-meta...
  2. gaudet

    Sue Wee sue wee sue wee

    Just Tiger baitin the hawgs and ruffling Waldo's feathers Ought to be a good game
  3. gaudet

    Hefe

    Wonderful day for a brew, doing it lazy style.........  Not worried about chilling the wort since hefes are somewhat cloudy.  Collected 12 gallons of 1.032 pre boil gravity.  We'll see what it ends up as later on today............ Edit I posted my predicted SG initially as my final. Fixed it
  4. gaudet

    Mash Tun

    Looking to build a mash tun from a cooler than can handle 10 gallon brew days. What size cooler should I get? Wally world has a really good price on this coleman.... but is it big enough? or too big? <a href="http://%20www.walmart.com/ip/Coleman-70-Quart-Xtreme-Cooler/4807332" target="_blank">...
  5. gaudet

    Keggle

    Fixing to make a keggle in the next month to increase my beer making capacity to 10 gallon batches. I figure it takes about the same amount of time to make 5 gallons so what the hell. Anyhow I need a list of parts to convert a Bud keg to a boil kettle. I will probably try to find another bud keg...
  6. gaudet

    Mulberry 2010

    What started as an innocent day of steam juicing turned into the beginnings of a new wine for this year. 3.4 gallons mulberry juice 7#’s sugar 2 tbs Yeast nutrient 1 tbs Yeast energizer 1 tbs wine tannin 1 tbs acid blend ¼ Tsp K-meta 2 packets of Lalvin Bourgovin RC212 await tomorrow evening...
  7. gaudet

    New Addition

    Found this little bugger at work almost two weeks ago. He was stuck in a gate and couldn't get out. He was so pitiful I got him out and had no choice but to take him home. Meet Louie, he's a little shy (NOT) With his big sister Little Bit In his temporary home/box (its an improvement from...
  8. gaudet

    Lost post: RE Juice yields

    I know I had posted somewhere about my steam juice yields. Just can't seem to get the right search terms to pull it up. Well I had a busy afternoon clearing out the freezer making room for blueberries. I steamed out another 16.25 quarts of blackberry juice and I still have a couple 1 gallon bags...
  9. gaudet

    Blackberry 2010

    Started the must on this years first batch. 2.5 gallons of juice (steamed) 8#'s sugar dissolved water to 6 gallons pectic enzyme yeast nutrient yeast energizer powder tannin 1/4 tsp k-meta Boiled the starter and dissolved 2 tbs table sugar and will pitch Cotes De Blanc later this evening. Will...
  10. gaudet

    Phat tyre clone

    Never had one, but that won't stop me from trying to make it. Got a recipe from another brewer at the LHBS yesterday. Did my mash in and got almost 3 gallons of nice wort. Doing a batch sparge method and just waiting for the second runnings to collect them. Then a gravity reading and...
  11. gaudet

    Blueberry Port Game plan

    Ok here's what I have come up with so far....... This may be more than a 3 gallon batch but that is what I am shooting for 2 gallons of blueberry juice (steamed) (was 16.25#'s of blueberries last week) 4 oz pack of elderberries 5-6 pounds of bananas 2#'s light malt extract 2 cans welches...
  12. gaudet

    Freezer cleaning

    Started clearing out last years leftover fruit from the freezer. I started steam juicing 16.25 pounds of blueberries from last season. So far I'm halfway done and I've got 1 gallon and a pint of juice. Hoping to get another 3 quarts maybe 4 from the last blueberries. Got to love that steam...
  13. gaudet

    pH meter

    Looking into investing into an inexpensive pH meter that can read hundreds. Anyone have a decent one and what is involved with storage. I don't want to buy just the pH meter and not have everything I need to store and maintain it. What else is needed? Thanks
  14. gaudet

    Berries Everywhere

    Got out to the park today with SWMBO. We went a looking for berries, wild blackberries and mulberries that is..... Brought a 3 gallon bucket and a 1 gallon bucket with us thank goodness. After all was cleaned and put away we had 5#'s of ripe mulberries and 11.5 pounds of fresh wild...
  15. gaudet

    Forum Perks part 2

    Got to meet the Smurfe man yesterday. We were finally able to hook up and brew a beer together. He actually did all the work. I mostly observed and questioned. Thanks for all the info and everything else you hooked me up with......... I think I'll get a hefeweizen going for my first all grain...
  16. gaudet

    Craigslist gold

    This morning I came across a gem. Someone giving away some soda fountain supplies. I got a dual gauge co2 regulator, multiple pin lock connectors and tubing, a chiller(? I'll have to post pictures of it when I get the chance?), and a 5 drink pouring gun. The chiller is connected to the fountain...
  17. gaudet

    Semi Newbie

    Been brewing extract since last August. Went from bottling to kegging after my third brew. I have 5 corny kegs pin lock style. Yesterday I disassembled them down to the posts but did not disassemble the posts. I just wanted to say how easy it was for anyone that might be intimidated to do this...
  18. gaudet

    Sanitizing dishwasher

    I am anticipating the death of our beloved dishwasher. I have had at least 9 years of faithful service from this machine. I have read about some here using their dishwashers to sanitize their wine bottles before bottling. I am looking at a Maytag Jet clean model...
  19. gaudet

    Saints Vs. Vikings

    I wish it was 5:30 pm................ Geaux Saints
  20. gaudet

    Boudain

    This is a reference for my good buddy Waldo. Most boudain is already cooked. It is really just a sausage casing stuffed with rice and meat and seasonings. To cook it (reheat) you can steam in a pan with a small amount of water. The casing will be white and can get rubbery if cooked too...
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