Sounds like something that should be consumed topside and not in confined spaces.
Beer Tap - Draft Beer On Board
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jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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Thanks for the recipe Chip.. It sound like something to try. We have an onion grown in Eastern Oregon called "Candy F1". They are great on fish or steak grilled. Wonder if they would hold up to your recipe. We will just have to put them to the test.
jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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You wish you had thought of that. Imagine it could be your next video production.
Don't knock it 'til you've tried it. Don't forget the cheap beer, though. That's whet the real excitement is.
Maybe someone should start a thread about cooking aboard. Of course, lots of pics and videos
- Will (Dragonfly)
Maybe someone should start a thread about cooking aboard. Of course, lots of pics and videos
- Will (Dragonfly)
Greetings,
I love sailing, I love beer, and I love home brewing.
I should probably preface these comments that one of my nicknames at work is “the wet blanket.”
There are a few technological hurdles to overcome here. First: I don’t use secondary fermenters so the lees settle to the bottom of the keg. The first half pint of a keg is usually cloudy and then all is well. Unless I move a keg to a party at a friends house. Then it is all stirred up and cloudy looking. So rack the beer an extra time or two into secondary fermenters. Possibly get a filtering system. Otherwise motion of the boat will cause cloudiness.
Second: you must pressurize the keg with gas. You could use air like rental kegs but it’ll go stale after a couple days. So, unless the combined thirst of the crew is sufficient for this, you are probably looking at CO2 or nitrogen. You want enough pressure to force carbonate the beer but still be able to dispense without having a full pint of froth. Trouble is that rocking and rolling on the ocean will knock these gasses out of suspension. (Shaking up the coke bottle) and again a glass of froth.
For the serious Brewer sailor we must devise a gimballed keg system. For me though I’ll just buy some delicious canned beer and go sailing with it.
I love sailing, I love beer, and I love home brewing.
I should probably preface these comments that one of my nicknames at work is “the wet blanket.”
There are a few technological hurdles to overcome here. First: I don’t use secondary fermenters so the lees settle to the bottom of the keg. The first half pint of a keg is usually cloudy and then all is well. Unless I move a keg to a party at a friends house. Then it is all stirred up and cloudy looking. So rack the beer an extra time or two into secondary fermenters. Possibly get a filtering system. Otherwise motion of the boat will cause cloudiness.
Second: you must pressurize the keg with gas. You could use air like rental kegs but it’ll go stale after a couple days. So, unless the combined thirst of the crew is sufficient for this, you are probably looking at CO2 or nitrogen. You want enough pressure to force carbonate the beer but still be able to dispense without having a full pint of froth. Trouble is that rocking and rolling on the ocean will knock these gasses out of suspension. (Shaking up the coke bottle) and again a glass of froth.
For the serious Brewer sailor we must devise a gimballed keg system. For me though I’ll just buy some delicious canned beer and go sailing with it.
He's already had too much to drink. You can see he wet his pants already.
That won’t be a problem with @Meriachee and @Ralph Johnstone onboard. They’ll provide plenty of gas (not necessarily inert) and we might even need a second keg. But only if we sail two days.
Once forgot a six pack of Harpoon IPA that was stowed under the port settee during our annual Summer Maine trip. It remained onboard all winter until I discovered it the following Spring. As I sadly dumped out the first one, I took a sniff and discovered no off odors...Yes, put them on ice, and finished them off properly. Quality product.