Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:16:51 PM)
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Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:17:12 PM)
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Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:19:46 PM)
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Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:20:16 PM)
*dannys house is a simple house with irish and scottish deacore with touches from around the world,. there is a garden in the back, as small shed, danny is currently inside*

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:21:00 PM)
*would arrive with Kaia in the beat-up truck, letting Kaia knock or find Danny as he looks around absently, following her after a moment*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:21:37 PM)
::Kaia glanced around the place, calling out for Danny after a little bit:: Danny?! It's Kaia and Lukas.... are you home? ::walking slowly around::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:23:45 PM)
in side, the door is open

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:24:23 PM)
::Kaia followed the voice and moved towards it, peeking in through the door, as she smiles:: Hello...

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:25:19 PM)
*he smiles, though looking bruised and banged up* come in come in come in, please come in and be welcome

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:25:43 PM)
::she smiles though it falters a bit as she notes the bruises: Are you okay? ::raising a brow::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:27:24 PM)
just a pissing contest over morals nothing to fret over, so you come to learn about brewing, and we are starting with beer yes no

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:28:07 PM)
*heads in at the invitation, giving Danny a nod and a half-smile* Hey. Heard about that when it started. Who won?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:29:32 PM)
*he shakes his head* the fight he did *he walks/limps to the kitchen table where there are 4 small casks or kegs on the table*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:30:03 PM)
::she follows towards the table, curiously:: What fight?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:31:23 PM)
*he looks at them* it is nothing, it is over, now do you want the lesson?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:31:37 PM)
((afk on sec sorry))

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:31:38 PM)
I'm listening. *amicably*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:31:48 PM)
::she nods:: Me too...

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:36:13 PM)
ok to understand brewing beer you have to understand beer itself, it is an old tradition dating back to the egyptians, now here I have several different types of beer to try, though they are normal broken down into 3 types, Ale, lager, and Lamics

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:36:46 PM)
Lamics? ::asking curiously::

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:36:56 PM)
Lamics.. never heard of. *admitting curiously, watching Danny*

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:37:59 PM)
((lambic sorry))

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:38:13 PM)
(question still stands, lol)

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:38:14 PM)
((Ahh DLP for me then. lol))

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:38:57 PM)
Lambic is know as spontaneous fermentation beer, a wild yeast beer mainly brewed in belgium

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:41:21 PM)
::she nods:: Okay... ::following along, looking to the small kegs::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:42:47 PM)
now I have pulled a few casks I have made for you to try, I have 6 different ones her, I have a pale ale, a dark lager, an imperial sout, a port, and two hybrid beers one is a fruit beer the other is a smoked beer, so grab a glass and have ye a taste so you know what they taste like *he points to cask as he mentions the content*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:43:42 PM)
::she looks around for a glass and grins to Lukas::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:44:02 PM)
*he smirks as he slides them both a glass*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:44:32 PM)
::she accepts her glass with a smile to Danny:: Thank you...

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:49:07 PM)
I see how she's going to end up a prisoner. We won't be able to drive. *laughs lightly and accepts the glass* Thanks.

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:49:21 PM)
Should we drink them in any particular order? Hey now.. I can hold my liquor, thank you.

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:50:05 PM)
I have a spare bed, and I dont normal sleep in my house anyways, but I would try light to dark, then the hybrid

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:51:10 PM)
::she blinks as he offered his spare bedroom, and she grinned a bit, before moving for the cask of light brew and starting to fill her glass halfway::

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:53:03 PM)
*pours himself far less, enough for a swallow or two at most*

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 10:54:51 PM)
though light in alcohol contiant the pale is rich in flavor, the bairely and hops do still come through*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 10:57:16 PM)
::Kaia sips her beer, smelling it a bit, seeming to enjoy it thoroughly::

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:58:04 PM)
*takes a mouthful and holds it for a moment before swallowing, not a connaisseur by any means..but he knows what he likes* Usually like them a bit darker myself, but it's got a delicate taste.

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 10:59:56 PM)
((I have to log. But Lukas would stay and try beer and I'll b back online in an hour. Again, my apologies to you both for being so late. I'm an idiot.))

Lukas Vangelis (Nov 4, 2010 11:01:46 PM)
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Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:02:46 PM)
Does it take longer to brew light beers than dark beers?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:02:53 PM)
*he nods as he watches them, the next is a dark lager, with a diffent and strong malty taste, with a hint of chocalate*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:03:00 PM)
(did you want to wait for him to come back?)

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:03:36 PM)
::Kaia looked at the beer, and sipped it, curiously:: Is that...chocolate....?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:03:51 PM)
((your choose))

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:04:09 PM)
(up to you, hun, I don't know how late you can stay up?)

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:04:14 PM)
darker take longer in the prep))

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:04:43 PM)
((2 or 3 more hours, and would like to continue, since you are the focus of learning))

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:05:32 PM)
::she smiles a bit and nods:: I never thought of chocolate in beer... is it weird to put it in...? (I can go a little longer, :o) )

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:07:15 PM)
it is a process long used in germany

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:07:33 PM)
To add chocolate? Now I know why they are so good with their chocolate...

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:08:46 PM)
it is only in the dark lagers they add the chocolate, and I choose to add it to see what it tastes like

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:11:36 PM)
::she smiles softly:: How long does it take to make the beer?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:13:00 PM)
several months from start to finish

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:15:22 PM)
Sooo... there's no fast beer? It takes months to make them... all?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:16:15 PM)
anything worth doing right, takes time, and most of that is the fermination process

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:17:21 PM)
::she nods to him:: What's next? ::looking over the equipment and then back to Danny::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:20:56 PM)
next is the imperial Stout, *the beer is black, and has a maltly flavor, but you can tell it is strong and high alcohol content*

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:22:28 PM)
::she sips the beer and nods:: I like it... it's very strong... how do you up the alcohol content? Let it ferment longer?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:23:31 PM)
*he nods* also add more sugars to the fermentation and not just relaing on the sugar from the bairly and hops

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:24:47 PM)
So... the more sugary a beer, the more alcohol?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:27:02 PM)
not really, some times you add a yeast and sugar carefully to raise the alcohol content as well as longer fermentation

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:27:34 PM)
Does that make a darker brew?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:29:33 PM)
the darkness comes from roasting the malt, making it almost like brewing coffee

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:31:47 PM)
::she nods:: Do you roast your own?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:32:17 PM)
I maske everything from scratch myself, that way I can control the qaulity from start to finish

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:33:19 PM)
How long have you been doing this?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:33:51 PM)
4 years now

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:35:52 PM)
::she nods and smiles:: Family tradition?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:36:28 PM)
*he nods* most of the true in my family are brewers, and I di not start to learn until I shifted

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:37:51 PM)
::she tilts her head:: Wait, so you don't start to brew until you change, in your family

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:37:54 PM)
?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:38:17 PM)
*he nods* only trueborn are taught the family secerts and process of brewing

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:42:33 PM)
::she smiles:: That must be fun... does your family have a brewery?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:42:55 PM)
they do, it is a small one in Scotland

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:44:03 PM)
Do you miss home?

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:44:23 PM)
::she takes a seat somewhere she can, sipping her beer::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:44:40 PM)
sometimes, but I am following my elders orders

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:48:49 PM)
You were ordered to New Orleans?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:49:53 PM)
I was ordered to search the world for new ways to heal, and new herbs to help others

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:50:16 PM)
You.. will return home once you have done this? ::she nods to him::

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:53:41 PM)
*he looks at her* you can say that, thought it might not be heading back to scotland

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:54:56 PM)
Where would it be to?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:55:27 PM)
The great battle grounds and the halls of my anscetors

Kaia Skaare (Nov 4, 2010 11:56:44 PM)
You mean.. Valhalla?

Danny McDougal (Nov 4, 2010 11:58:41 PM)
nah that is your afterlife, but you get what I mean, one does not stop learning until they are dead