Comments on: Things that make homebrewers wet their pants http://appellationbeer.com/blog/things-that-make-homebrewers-wet-their-pants/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:51:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Martyn Cornell http://appellationbeer.com/blog/things-that-make-homebrewers-wet-their-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-288511 Martyn Cornell Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:11:29 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=3423#comment-288511 Alan, as I've probably said before, that's called "grogging" in the UK and is strictly illegal. It's why Fuller's has to water down its whisky-cask-aged beer. (Scottish brewers, however, are allowed to get away with it …) Alan, as I’ve probably said before, that’s called “grogging” in the UK and is strictly illegal. It’s why Fuller’s has to water down its whisky-cask-aged beer. (Scottish brewers, however, are allowed to get away with it …)

]]> By: Alan http://appellationbeer.com/blog/things-that-make-homebrewers-wet-their-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-287530 Alan Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:46:54 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=3423#comment-287530 SWISH! When I was a lad in NS we got the old rum barrels, threw in some hot water and rolled them about for a few days - 30% on the first roll. The smoothest black rum ever and it were called swish. I wonder if you could coax the same short term thing by loading the barrel with your own brew? SWISH! When I was a lad in NS we got the old rum barrels, threw in some hot water and rolled them about for a few days – 30% on the first roll. The smoothest black rum ever and it were called swish.

I wonder if you could coax the same short term thing by loading the barrel with your own brew?

]]> By: Mario (Brewed For Thought) http://appellationbeer.com/blog/things-that-make-homebrewers-wet-their-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-287458 Mario (Brewed For Thought) Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:12:55 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=3423#comment-287458 Lots of things you can do with used barrels: http://www.brewedforthought.com/?p=1991 Lots of things you can do with used barrels:

http://www.brewedforthought.com/?p=1991

]]> By: Swordboarder http://appellationbeer.com/blog/things-that-make-homebrewers-wet-their-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-287453 Swordboarder Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:54:01 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=3423#comment-287453 Kinda neat that they're recouping their costs like that. $100 for a fresh spirit barrel, resell for $25. Kinda neat that they’re recouping their costs like that. $100 for a fresh spirit barrel, resell for $25.

]]> By: Barry M http://appellationbeer.com/blog/things-that-make-homebrewers-wet-their-pants/comment-page-1/#comment-287367 Barry M Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:26:44 +0000 http://appellationbeer.com/blog/?p=3423#comment-287367 A friend of mine here in Germany told me an old friend of his, whose family runs a small distillery, has a load of 20 litre casks. I didn't quite wet my pants, but it got the single brain cell I have bouncing around a bit. :) A friend of mine here in Germany told me an old friend of his, whose family runs a small distillery, has a load of 20 litre casks. I didn’t quite wet my pants, but it got the single brain cell I have bouncing around a bit. :)

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