bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #1 Started at 150, finished at 149. Sparge water heating Yeast starter Cleaning the carboy and wort chiller Vorlaufing
Started at 150, finished at 149. Sparge water heating Yeast starter Cleaning the carboy and wort chiller Vorlaufing
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #2 Collecting wort Desmond is helping. Grain bed First runnings
kaiser423 Well-Known Member Joined Feb 23, 2009 Messages 478 Reaction score 6 Location Albuquerque, NM Jul 11, 2009 #3 Is it just me, or is my head blurry? looks like a nice brew day :rockin:
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #4 Cut it out, I took the pics from my phone Just calculated an efficiency of 74.42%!! 6.06 gallons pre-boil, 1.049 pre-boil gravity. Fantastic.
Cut it out, I took the pics from my phone Just calculated an efficiency of 74.42%!! 6.06 gallons pre-boil, 1.049 pre-boil gravity. Fantastic.
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #5 My but that's a lot of wort. Much darker than I expected too. 1.049 Pre-boil gravity. Wort ready for boil.
My but that's a lot of wort. Much darker than I expected too. 1.049 Pre-boil gravity. Wort ready for boil.
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #6 About to boil... Kinda looks like an espresso. palisade hops, approximately divvied up for 2 additions at 60 and 15 minutes. wort boiling
About to boil... Kinda looks like an espresso. palisade hops, approximately divvied up for 2 additions at 60 and 15 minutes. wort boiling
rico567 Well-Known Member Joined Apr 28, 2008 Messages 3,016 Reaction score 102 Location Central IL Jul 11, 2009 #7 If 'ol Desmond were facing outward on that tun, that could provide some interesting adjuncts........
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #8 Sanitizing the chiller icing the pre-chiller Chillin' Managed to boil off just a little too much there Looks like about 3.5 gallons at 1.72 OG!!! I'm thinking I'm gonna wanna top off some, yes? Here comes the starter! In its new home for the next 4 weeks!
Sanitizing the chiller icing the pre-chiller Chillin' Managed to boil off just a little too much there Looks like about 3.5 gallons at 1.72 OG!!! I'm thinking I'm gonna wanna top off some, yes? Here comes the starter! In its new home for the next 4 weeks!
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #9 The mess I must now clean up...........
rsmith179 Well-Known Member Joined Feb 20, 2009 Messages 934 Reaction score 2 Location Cleveland, OH Jul 11, 2009 #10 And may I ask what type of beer that was? Another porter or something? Definately looked dark from those pics! Nice pictoral of a great brewday!
And may I ask what type of beer that was? Another porter or something? Definately looked dark from those pics! Nice pictoral of a great brewday!
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 11, 2009 #11 Was supposed to be a dunkelweizen... Came out a lot darker than I expected. Maybe a little less chocolate wheat next time. EDIT: Now I'm calling it a weizenbock.
Was supposed to be a dunkelweizen... Came out a lot darker than I expected. Maybe a little less chocolate wheat next time. EDIT: Now I'm calling it a weizenbock.
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 12, 2009 #12 Biggest head of krausen I ever done seen.
Captain_Bigelow Well-Known Member Joined May 13, 2009 Messages 803 Reaction score 11 Location Los Angeles Jul 12, 2009 #13 I see you sanitized your wort chiller in starsan. Why don't you just put in your brew pot about 15 minutes before the end of the boil?
I see you sanitized your wort chiller in starsan. Why don't you just put in your brew pot about 15 minutes before the end of the boil?
OP OP bernerbrau Well-Known Member Joined Jun 25, 2008 Messages 8,502 Reaction score 38 Location Nashville, TN Jul 12, 2009 #14 Because I needed an acid wash to minimize oxidation from the copper.