Evan!
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Well, I woke up at 6am yesterday, went downstairs, hooked up both turkey fryers on the patio, and got to mashin'. I must say, the entire process was seamless. Everything went as planned, and, well, I feel great about both of the brews. Here's what my "brewhouse" looks like right now (I also have a Winter Warmer in the Lagerator).
The primary to the left is the Steffiweizen. The one on the right is the Christmas in India Pale Ale.
The Steffiweizen is a German hefe that I pitched directly onto a Wit cake. Lag time? 45 freaking minutes! I've never seen anything like it before. I had krausen before I even had a chance to finish aeration! This is gonna rock faces. 45 minutes! Of course, this is my first time pitching onto another cake...
The IPA is a pretty big one. I got some "house yeast" from South Street Brewery here in town...the brewmaster is really cool about it. The house yeast is White Labs British Ale...pulled directly from his tanks the day before I brewed. Brilliant stuff. Lag time, without starter, was about 90 minutes. I'm loving this. Unless I need specialty stuff, I'm going to use his strains whenever I can. This is just too easy!
And this is my smoked porter, London ESB, and Ephemere Cassis clone, all of which had excellent attenuation. So, yes, life is good. My "brewhouse" (AKA Laundry/Utility Room) smells like hefe and simcoe...very very nice!
The primary to the left is the Steffiweizen. The one on the right is the Christmas in India Pale Ale.
The Steffiweizen is a German hefe that I pitched directly onto a Wit cake. Lag time? 45 freaking minutes! I've never seen anything like it before. I had krausen before I even had a chance to finish aeration! This is gonna rock faces. 45 minutes! Of course, this is my first time pitching onto another cake...
The IPA is a pretty big one. I got some "house yeast" from South Street Brewery here in town...the brewmaster is really cool about it. The house yeast is White Labs British Ale...pulled directly from his tanks the day before I brewed. Brilliant stuff. Lag time, without starter, was about 90 minutes. I'm loving this. Unless I need specialty stuff, I'm going to use his strains whenever I can. This is just too easy!
And this is my smoked porter, London ESB, and Ephemere Cassis clone, all of which had excellent attenuation. So, yes, life is good. My "brewhouse" (AKA Laundry/Utility Room) smells like hefe and simcoe...very very nice!