Just an update on the water bottle trick. I brewed wednsday 10
gallons so I took 2ea 10 oz water bottles and placed them on top
of my infrared heater for about 30 minutes. They were warm to
the touch but not hot. I then poured a couple oz of water out
of each one and put one pack of US 05 in each bottle, shook them
up and proceeded with brew day. They probably sat 4-5 hours and
really did much better than when I had pitched them at room temp.
Pitched one in each fermenter bucket.
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I just ordered up a beer and sat down at the bar
when some guy walked in and said
"Who owns this car with the peace sign
the mag wheels and four on the floor?"