So who's brewing this weekend?

[SourHopHead]

Kegged my cream ale and brewed an Ordinary Bitter yesterday. Dry Hopping the IPA tomorrow.

 

[HexKrak]

Probably a chocolate porter... thinking about using a yeast that throws banana esters.

 

[Chaffin]

First batch in my new keggle tonight! Plus, going to get to use my new corny kegs in couple weeks. Brewing up a blonde ale...aka "Suck It, Santa Anna! Ale". Yeah, i'm a Texan. lol

 

[USMCYoder]

Just brewed my Chocolate Milk Stout on Wednesday. Hoping to put it into Secondary by next Saturday because I have a Holiday Maple Porter I am doing for a beer club event

 

[Challenger440]

Im going to be brewing my attempt to clone Old Dominion's Oak Barrel Stout, it will also be my first attempt at messing with water chemistry

 

[Hawaiianbrewer]

Its gonna be raining but were gonna be brewing. Haus Pale Ale for the holiday here we go :rockin:

 

[specialkaye]

Shamefully, no brewing this weekend. But, I do have a date with a beautiful Belgian blond. She needs bottled, if you know what I mean.

 

[coastwx]

starting here in a few. Any thoughts/suggestions on these recipes.

Milk Stout similar to Left Hand (10 gal)

19.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.76 %
1.85 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 6.89 %
1.00 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
1.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
1.00 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 8.5 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 22.1 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 12.2 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
16.00 oz Malto-Dextrine (Boil 5.0 min) Misc



Christmas Ale similar to SN Celebration (may leave out the chocolate)

22.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 91.67 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.13 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.08 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 2.08 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 1.04 %
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 4.9 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 11.6 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 8.9 IBU
1.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 31.6 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -

 

[Pappers_]

Brewing up a basic pale ale. Got a potion of juniper and lemon peels going, will add that to half the pale ale batch, as a grand experiment.

 

[SailorJerry]

Well boys and girls, I'm diving into my first AG batch with a coworker of mine this morning. We'll see how long of a drive I have to get there, darn blizzard warning!

 

[FromZwolle]

should be gettin six gallons of braff done tonight, but we'll see.

 

[Hannable1975]

Doing 5.5 of an AG Irish Red. I'm starting here, plan to rebrew , once a month, till I got it the way I like it :

8 lbs 2 Row
1 lb crystal 40 L
1 lb Munich Light
1 lb Cara Munich

1 oz Cluster 60 mins
1 oz Kent Golding 15 mins

US-04 slurry ( washed from last batch )


* also - first run in my Igloo MLT , been doing BIAB so far ....

 

[JoeBlaze]

I ended up with a completely stuck mash and ended up tossing the mash. Same exact situation found on this thread https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/first-g-abortion-209960/

 

[VanHolton]

Honey Nut Brown Ale. First batch with honey as an adjunct.

 

[shamrockdoc]

LaunchPad McQuack Bitter
8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Author: CarGan Brewery

Size: 5.86 gal
Efficiency: 72.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 157.49 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.047 (1.048 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 13.93 (6.0 - 18.0)
Alcohol: 4.66% (4.6% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 36.3 (30.0 - 50.0)

Ingredients:
8.0 lb Maris Otter
0.75 lb British Crystal 55°L
.25 lb British Dark Crystal
1.0 tsp Amylase enzyme - added during mash
1.0 lb Candi Sugar Clear
2 oz Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.25 oz Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
.25 oz Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20 min
.25 oz Fuggle (4.8%) - steeped after boil
.25 oz Goldings (5.0%) - steeped after boil
1.0 ea White Labs WLP002 English Ale




Notes
made a starter day prior to brewdate 1 cup LDME 1 1/2 qt water boil gently for 15 min

BrewDate: 11 DEC 10

Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.9

 

[android]

brewed a "winter blonde" yesterday. tried to simulate a malt bill similar to a blonde bock (lower starting gravity), added some flaked oats and did some nice, late hopping on it. can't wait to drink this bad boy!

 

[Sujeto]

I bottled my Chimay Grand Reserve today. Going to brew a hefeweizen tomorrow.

 

[skeeordye11]

Today's lineup:
% gallons of amber/red ale by me.
10Gal of pils by my brewing buddy.
No snow today, but we had a bunch of cold rain. Oh well, at least we have 15 gallons to show for our efforts.

 

[Nokitchen]

Tomorrow we brew our first ever kitchen sink IPA. 13 oz. of 13 kinds of old hops, from as recent as our last brew all the way to back-of-the-fridge "do I still have that?" age and from some French 1.1% thing that I forgot what I used it on to some Warrior that came in over 16% will go into an extract brew using the malt bill of Yooper's Stone Ruination clone. The calculator shows it as coming it at 155 IBU but of course it'll be a fraction of that because of the age of the hops. Just a little fun way to get rid of stuff that wouldn't otherwise be used.

 

[Ice9]

Doing 5 gallons of SN Celebration clone right now.
While drinking some Guinness Foreign Extra.....

 

[coastwx]

starting here in a few. Any thoughts/suggestions on these recipes.

Milk Stout similar to Left Hand (10 gal)

19.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.76 %
1.85 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 6.89 %
1.00 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
1.00 lb Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
1.00 lb Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 3.72 %
0.50 lb Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 1.86 %
1.00 oz Williamette [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 8.5 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 22.1 IBU
1.00 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 12.2 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
16.00 oz Malto-Dextrine (Boil 5.0 min) Misc



Christmas Ale similar to SN Celebration (may leave out the chocolate)

22.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 91.67 %
0.75 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.13 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.08 %
0.50 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 2.08 %
0.25 lb Chocolate Malt (450.0 SRM) Grain 1.04 %
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 4.9 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 11.6 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (60 min) (First Wort Hop) Hops 8.9 IBU
1.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (60 min) Hops 31.6 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Chinook [13.00 %] (20 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -

Got distracted on Christmas Ale sparge and pulled close to 15 gal. Boiled 90 min to reduce, but ended up with 12 gal @ 1.055, so it's a little thin, but oh well. I hope the 6oz of hops don't knock this out of balance.

My first attempt at a stout smelled heavenly. The Stout's fermentation is ramping up big time this morning, the ale is starting, but does not have full krausen. Nice feeling to have 4 carboys full after a 9 hour brew day.

 

[mobly99]

Did 5 gal of Fat Dirty Blonde Ale last night.

Tried a bomber of my Cranberry Stout last night while boiling.

 

[Bulls Beers]

I'm doing BM's centennial Blonde today. I haven't done this one in a while. Just doughed in..

 

[TheWeeb]

Sunday Morning Brewing! Five gallons of Amber Wheat at home in the middle of boil right now, then off to the homebrew club for a group session of 15 gallons of oatmeal stout.

 

[msa8967]

Sunday Morning Brewing! Five gallons of Amber Wheat at home in the middle of boil right now, then off to the homebrew club for a group session of 15 gallons of oatmeal stout.

I love making wheat beers but have not done an amber wheat yet. Would you be willing to share your recipe? My brew day got cancelled due to severe winds and cold temp below zero.

 

[SIXFOOTER]

5 gallon batch of Dark Knight Sweet Stout for the January tasting/competition at BXBeer Depot

 

[HexKrak]

5 Gallons of Chocolate porter

 

[Hannable1975]

Got up and the weather was crap so I'm in my shop brewing up an AG Black Cherry Stout from AHS

 

[TheWeeb]

I love making wheat beers but have not done an amber wheat yet. Would you be willing to share your recipe? My brew day got cancelled due to severe winds and cold temp below zero.

Here is the thread, though first time making it, so I have no idea how it will ultimately taste:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/recipe-feedback-extract-amber-wheat-209347/

All of my family is back in Iowa, by the way (Sioux City and Des Moines); Perry and Mt. Pleasant for me a long time ago. I heard you guys are having blizzard conditions there!

 

[Emmett]

2 Batches

Arrogant Bastard clone and a pretty basic porter (it's been years since I made a porter) Cooling right now. Also need to rack a black pale ale that's dry hopping, and rack 2 batches of wine. Shiraz and Trio Blanca from kits.

 

[rjwhite41]

Scottish Ale 80/-. Mashing right now.

 

[Bartman]

Rye IPA mashing now. Heavy rain and wind 49F. Luckily I have a garage!

 

[chapa]

Days like today, I wish I had a garage to brew in, or an indoor electric setup. Its so cold and windy out, and still snowing! Can't wait until the day that I have a cozy brew room!

 

[D_Struct]

I brewed up the AHS Our Special Holiday Ale yesterday.

It's bubbling away as we speak!

 

[JohnnyO]

5 gallon batch of Dark Knight Sweet Stout for the January tasting/competition at BXBeer Depot

I did a sweet stout at the beginning of September that is only just starting to come into balance. January might be a little soon. Hopefully it's ready for you.

Rye IPA mashing now. Heavy rain and wind 49F. Luckily I have a garage!

The rain/wind is sick today, huh?

I brewed a Russian Imperial Stout yesterday, and continued to sparge another batch out of it for a second runnings batch.

 

[Bithead]

Between getting a new refrigerator & rain the beer gods intervened and stopped the rain long enough this afternoon to do the boil outside. Brewed 5.25 gallons of a Columbus & Willamette IPA.

 

[motobrewer]

5.5 gallons of ESB has already started fermenting.

 

[chapa]

Just finished bottling up the other half of my 10g of Burly Brown - Moose Drool clone. One good thing about kegging as well as bottling, you can usually be patient(or lazy) and let a few weeks slip in between kegging the first half and bottling the 2nd, since I'm usually anxious to start drinking on it.

Used a diff yeast on the split batches, London ESB 1968 on the kegged, and WLP002 on the bottles. There is a noticable difference, and I'd have to say(before tasting the bottles carbonated) the 1968 seems more smooth(and more like Moose Drool), but I think I'm really going to like the WLP002 also.

 

[skeeordye11]

Someone said the "S" word here so there's a chance we may get out of work tomorrow. This will probably totally jinx that from happening, but if it does, I'm brewing. Not sure what? I have a rediculous amount of hops in the freezer so I'm sure i could come up with something. Not that I need more beer, but it's not like I'd have anything better to do! Pray for snow!

 

[Mermaid]

Not this weekend, but I'll probably brew 2 batches while I'm on vacation next week.

Definitely thinking of trying a New Glarus Wisconsin (Belgian) "Red" clone to have it ready to drink on my birthday in late March. Since I'll be doing a 3 gallon batch I can splurge and buy some the jarred sour cherries so plentiful this time of year

Still want to brew an English nut brown ale too.