Winter brewing shots!!

Hey everybody I'd like to start a winter brewing photo thread showing how devoted some of us are to this hobby.Please share your winter brew-day photos.

I brewed a centennial Blonde today and it was -20C outside up here in Newfoundland Canada but everything turned out good. Pretty sure it took a half tank of propane to get the boil done tho....but on the upside my spider and chiller can both fit in my brew kettle at the same time...lol

Jamie.

Hats off to you! This is why I went electric. I bet your chill went pretty fast at -20C!!! My favorite part is that your neighbor across the street looks like they're giving you the "your crazy" stare.

Hex23 said:

Hats off to you! This is why I went electric. I bet your chill went pretty fast at -20C!!! My favorite part is that your neighbor across the street looks like they're giving you the "your crazy" stare.

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Yeah I actually chilled inside cause the hose connection outside was froze!!

As for the neighbor I bet she said to herself whats the nut job doing over there now !!! Crazy homebrewer...lol

When you said shots for winter brewing, I immediately thought Jameson and Windsor, not pictures.

Lol at Flars , I thought the same thing!

earlier today

mc8045 said:

earlier today

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Holy Cats, mc8045 !!!!!!! You're beautiful!

If i could only get her to be a brewing assistant insted of just sitting there and drinking beer.

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Not brewing I know, but I will get one in here this weekend!

This pic is from Super Bowl Sunday. Couldn't get my smoker to keep temp outside. Neighbors think I'm absolutely nuts.

mc8045 said:

earlier today

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No one is going to note the Ms Pacman game?

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I'll play.





'No Chill'







2nd Extract brew





AG Hoppy Wheat

mc8045 said:

If i could only get her to be a brewing assistant insted of just sitting there and drinking beer.

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Jacob wasn't talking about her.

GilaMinumBeer said:

Jacob wasn't talking about her.

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Au contraire, mon frère; I was!... with those boots and blond hair, she ought to be the scandinavian beer model on the bottles of mc's cherry wheat ... and in that cute floppy ear hat thing on the floor next to her too.

(edit - ok strike the floppy ear hat idea ... on second look maybe the thing on the floor is a grocery bag.)

My other half would never sit in the garage in the cold, having a beer and keeping me company while brewing (or anything else) ... way too roughing it for her. She passionately hates the cold and is practically a teetotaler; though she will on rare occasion drink a small glass of cider.
<sigh>

Jacob_Marley said:

Au contraire, mon frère; I was!... with those boots and blond hair, she ought to be the scandinavian beer model on the bottles of mc's cherry wheat ... and in that cute floppy ear hat thing on the floor next to her too.

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You were onto something until you suggested she put a bag on her head.

How rude.

I'd add a shot but nobody wants to see a palm tree in the background.

subbin'

Yeah it's been so cold here lately I've been wearing shoes. Brrrr.

SlickTX said:

I'd add a shot but nobody wants to see a palm tree in the background.

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Very kind of you.
The only "palm tree" I got here in Michigan has to do with the palm of my hand. Hey!


Thank you. Thank you very much

A few weeks ago, at a family cabin about 6:30am

Nature's wort chiller

Pete_WNY said:

Nature's wort chiller

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Is that your fermenter? Just curious as to why transfer before chilled?

smitty8202 said:

Is that your fermenter? Just curious as to why transfer before chilled?

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Yes, it is my fermenter. I strained hot wort to it and added cold top-off water, but it needed a few more degrees to cool to pitching. That was in the pre-REAL-wort chiller era.

Blonde Ale

marshmallowblue said:

blonde ale

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nice busch

HumulusHead said:

nice busch

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Haters gonna hate. I don't discriminate the beer. Unless it's a Wit.

MarshmallowBlue said:

Haters gonna hate. I don't discriminate the beer. Unless it's a Wit.

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No worries on my end. I put down a 30 rack this weekend while ice fishing in fact

HumulusHead said:

No worries on my end. I put down a 30 rack this weekend while ice fishing in fact

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Was that the turty-point buck?

He was 8' tall & weighed 2,000 pounds and when he walked it was a sha sha shakin of the ground.......the thurdy point buck .... ( BUUUUURRRRPPPPP).......lmao

Brewed a 5 gallon batch of cream of three crops a few weeks back. Was -10 degrees Celsius and started to snow as I was chilling. That was special. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1424825616.527213.jpgView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1424825581.345451.jpg

FYI, burying your fermenter/kettle in snow will actually make it cool slower. The snow makes for a pretty good insulator and will hold the heat in quite effectively.

Yup burying the kettle isn't effective but having an endless supply of free cooling water for my ice bath is nice.

stjackson said:

FYI, burying your fermenter/kettle in snow will actually make it cool slower. The snow makes for a pretty good insulator and will hold the heat in quite effectively.

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I couldn't agree more! Lesson learned about 8 years ago in an early morning brewing session. The snow would melt around my kettle and the small void along with the snow made a terrific insulator!