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Canis Latranscendental

@grimmycoyote.bsky.social

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Trickster, goblin creature, clown. Pansexual weirdo. Drinker of beer, eater of meats. Lover of bunnies. Master Porksmith. Disciple of Blessed Ninkasi. He/Him/They/Them. Seattle Creature.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 21m

H...ha...hawt?

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

Malt that has been kilned with smoke. Like...cold smoked.

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

I think I would still stick with a noble hop profile. Hallertaur or tett are my favs. With saaz coming in a solid third. Its not a hop focused beer so Im less concerned about hops.

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

Im just looking to develop some melanoidins really. I dont NEED to do a step mash. Whatever.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

I could get by with a single, cheater decoction. Like we did for the Barktoberfest. Pull 4 or 5 gallons toward the middle of a 60 minute infusion mash. Bring it to boil for 10 to 20 minutes. Then back in the mash tun. Vorlauf for a few minutes. Then start yer lauter and sparge. Close enough.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

I would probably doba riff on a medieval gruit..ish? Like use a single yeast and modern mashing and sanitation, etc. Use a high proportion of smoked malt. Then shit like mugwort. Heather. Rosemary. Dunno exactly. Ill have to do some reading and playing with herbs.

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

The ones I HAVE tried have been...interesting. Would love to explore more.

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 1h

I have not tried many tbph. I am not opposed. I would love to try my hand at a gruit beer actually. Skye and Marlo will not let me. I think it would be fun and would make the history nerd in me pee a little.

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

Maybe even MORE smoked malt tbh. Might go up to 30%. Tho there are raichbiers that use even more. Im only so adventurous.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

And the color would be GLORIOUS.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

Yeah. Like....20% cherry smoked malt to 80% of the darkest Munich I can get my paws on. A lighter base malt wouldn't stand up to THAT MUCH SMOKE.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

Ok, but Grimmy. You're being more experimental. Breaking out of your very traditionalist box a little. What if...what if that LOVELY cherry wood smoked malt you like in the Ghost Dog?

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

You know what would be FUN? A proper rauchbier. Liiiikeeeeeee a pile of dark Munich malt. A slightly smaller pile of beech smoked malt. A double (preferably) decoction mash. Some noble hops of some kind. Probably tettnang. Me go to weihenstephaner yeast. Then a looooooong, slow lagering phase.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

Had a couple beers with @sojo.yote.social this evening and it got me thinking about beer. So I may beer nerd at y'all a little bit tonight.

Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

This is simplified a LITTLE bit. But yeah thats the gist of it.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

This has been a Non-consentual Beer Nerding with Grimmy mini-sode. Tune in next time whether you want to or not.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

While "beer" referred to the same, but containing hops. In modern terms, an ale is a subset of beer. A modern ale is an ale by rights of the type or yeast beint used. Whether it contains hops or not.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

Which comes from an older germanic word meaning something like "ecstatic state" or similar. Historically, ale referred to an alcoholic drink of fermentee grain infusion flavored with (and balanced by) a variety of herbs.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 2h

So let's talk about beer. Specifically, let's talk about the use of "ale" and "beer" and what they mean historically, and modernly.
So lets start with "ale". Ale comes to us through the old english "ealu" which basically means "intoxicating beverage".

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 8h

Because they don't understand how it works. They think its like a computer display where you can just zoom or whatever.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 9h

In case you don't understand stand, 5.5 x 8.5 is a us letter sheet folded in half. In order to bleed the cover would need to start out as 11.25 x 8.75.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 9h

Client: booklet, with a finished size of 5.5 x 8.5. Guts are no bleed but the cover will bleed. Here is the cover. *10.92 x 7.86", with a half inch white margin and no bleeds*

Me: *Crying and sharpening an axe*

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 9h

I really hope someone takes that last tweet seriously. Im in a mood to be hurtful and mean to something.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 9h

GAWD don't you snowflakes LISTEN? Its not the genital mutilation, its the TYLENOL. Idiots. Anyway, time for my weekly ivermectin and raw milk enema.

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Canis Latranscendental @grimmycoyote.bsky.social · 12h

Not really