Here are some pics from my labor day brew session. It had been two months since I'd last brewed and I needed to scratch the itch. Since the pipeline is still pretty well stocked I decided to make an Imperial Stout that could be cellared and consumed in 2010.
Here are the whole Columbus hops that I got from Rebel Brewer. Only going to use half of these in this batch.
The specialty grains that I used (decided to only use about 1/2 of the roasted barley)
Crushing the grain. It was pretty big grain bill for a 5.5 gallon batch. My biggest yet at 22.25 lbs. Picked up the corded drill on sale at Lowes and it paid dividends right away. Was using a cordless drill for a little while with limited success but the corded drill had no problems at all.
Here is the entire grain bill crushed. The ale pale was nearly overflowing!
Here are the whole Columbus hops that I got from Rebel Brewer. Only going to use half of these in this batch.
The specialty grains that I used (decided to only use about 1/2 of the roasted barley)
Crushing the grain. It was pretty big grain bill for a 5.5 gallon batch. My biggest yet at 22.25 lbs. Picked up the corded drill on sale at Lowes and it paid dividends right away. Was using a cordless drill for a little while with limited success but the corded drill had no problems at all.
Here is the entire grain bill crushed. The ale pale was nearly overflowing!