What I did for beer today

[OakIslandBrewery]

Well my brew day went well, just cleanup now.

Plus, a big one of what I did for beer, I bought a beer cooler! Space for eight corny kegs. I'll modify it to serve my existing three beer taps on the other side of the wall where the cooler will sit.

 

[BrewZer]

Yesterday, actually, for tomorrow -- picked up three pounds of specialty grains for an AmAm (American Amber) lawnmower ale.

 

[BikerMatt]

Thought I`d order just a little bit of grains since all websites currently say 2-4 days lead time if crushed due to high demand and I don`t have a mill anymore so went to place an order, wow these are cheap gimme a kilo of this and a kilo of that, oh I need those too and of course a new bottle tree for drying, oh and an automatic siphon etc whööps 77eur

 

[Immocles]

Brewing a bock and kegging a helles. Bock will go over the fresh yeast cake.

 

[BrewZer]

So I'm 45 minutes into the mash, and the 30 minute sample showed conversion was just about done. I'll check it here in a minute to confirm.

Fermenter soaking in sanitizing solution; hops and additives standing by, boiling commences in just about half-an-hour. Mash pH about 5.5, SG 1.055 (target 1.054), noticeably sweet and aromatic of the grains.

 

[Knightshade]

Opened up the chamber, inhaled...checked the mason jar full of star san and saw it is still bubbling ever so slightly (day 7) and closed it.

*sigh*

 

[BrewZer]

Opened up the chamber, inhaled...checked the mason jar full of star san and saw it is still bubbling ever so slightly (day 7) and closed it.

*sigh*

 

[ClaudiusB]

I replaced a leaking regulator today after 10 years of great service helping me to move the grain around.

 

[MaxStout]

Checked the Baltic porter that's been in the ferm chamber 11 days. I had pitched W-34/70 at 56 and held that until active ferm started slowing, then bumped up to 63 for a d-rest. It's been at that temp for 5 days and I'll hold at that for a while longer. Don't want to hurry a big lager.

Anyway, I drew a sample today and it's 1.020, from OG of 1.088. That's 8.9% ABV, and 77% attn. Would like it to drop a few more gravity points and allow more time for the yeast to clean up before I cold crash. I'll give it another week at 63.

BTW, the hydro sample tasted good.

 

[T Murph]

Pulled my Dirty Pale Ale from the conditioning fridge, it is fully crashed and carbed. Moved it to a kegerator ready to be tapped next week. And began carbonation on my Marzen that has been lagering since late January. Carbonating slowly to be ready to tap St Patty's Day. Checked on a batch of Coffee Liqueur that I made yesterday, it's will be ready by the time I get back from Florida late next week.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Bottled ~5 gal Tellen Du-style porter, ~2 gal cider; man, was that brutal. Lager? Porter? Whatever? Turned out very well, almost identical to last batch, which for a novice like myself is a success. Cider just OK, not terrible, which I'm also chalking up as a success.

 

[BrewZer]

Finishing my cleanup from yesterday, reset my Inkbird temperature controller (I had the heating differential set WAY too high!) and started contemplating what to do with the pound-and-a-half of base grain left out of my last 50 lb bag...

 

[balrog]

Made a dry Irish stout yesterday.
Pulled out the MarkII and cleaned two 5g kegs today and two 2-1/2g kegs. Hope to keg into the two small ones the Ocean Sprayed ApfeWein tomorrow (3:2 apple:cranberry).

 

[MaxStout]

Finishing my cleanup from yesterday, reset my Inkbird temperature controller (I had the heating differential set WAY too high!) and started contemplating what to do with the pound-and-a-half of base grain left out of my last 50 lb bag...

Make a batch of starter wort.

 

[BikerMatt]

Got this thing back! When I quit homebrewing a couple years ago I sold most of my stuff to my neighbor who then distributed them to his five brothers, keeping this cooler coil for himself. Said he didn't find it all that useful in his sahti brewings and when he heard I'm getting back in the saddle offered to resell it to me which I of course immediately agreed on! When I asked what do I owe you he just said throw me a sample or two when you get em, which I was gonna do anyway so basically got this back for free

 

[BrewZer]

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Got this thing back! When I quit homebrewing a couple years ago I sold most of my stuff to my neighbor who then distributed them to his five brothers, keeping this cooler coil for himself. Said he didn't find it all that useful in his sahti brewings and when he heard I'm getting back in the saddle offered to resell it to me which I of course immediately agreed on! When I asked what do I owe you he just said throw me a sample or two when you get em, which I was gonna do anyway so basically got this back for free

Although, after trying both stainless and copper, I think copper is quicker.

 

[Knightshade]

It started off relatively simple. I've been thinking I needed to make another blow off jar for awhile now, so I can actually start using the other torpedo keg at some point. Like everything else, that took a little longer than expected. 15 minute job turned into 30, just got distracted with a couple other things.

That was done and then...eh..WTH, I'll just make some cider. I've been sitting on these damn 4G of AJ & 1G of Mango Nectar for what seems like an eternity.

 

[BikerMatt]

Although, after trying both stainless and copper, I think copper is quicker.

While that is most likely true, I'd still argue that a stainless coil I do have, is infinitely better than a copper one I don't

 

[ClaudiusB]

The beer gods must be mad at me. Three breakdowns in one week, two today. One of the brewing water supply pumps kept turning on and off without being controlled in remote. A new switch solved the problem.
The second problem a dead glycol chiller condenser fan.
Now its time to get wasted after a successful repair day.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Pulled my Dirty Pale Ale from the conditioning fridge, it is fully crashed and carbed. Moved it to a kegerator ready to be tapped next week. And began carbonation on my Marzen that has been lagering since late January. Carbonating slowly to be ready to tap St Patty's Day. Checked on a batch of Coffee Liqueur that I made yesterday, it's will be ready by the time I get back from Florida late next week.

What constitutes a Dirty Pale Ale?

 

[T Murph]

What constitutes a Dirty Pale Ale?

Simply called it that because I added an extra half pound of caramel 60 to the grain bill. It is slightly darker than a traditional pale ale. And a tad sweeter but I balanced it with extra bittering hops. Turned out nice.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Simply called it that because I added an extra half pound of caramel 60 to the grain bill. It is slightly darker than a traditional pale ale. And a tad sweeter but I balanced it with extra bittering hops. Turned out nice.

Sounds delicious!

 

[Deadalus]

Yesterday but it'll do. I finally got my glycol chiller set up-Icemaster 100! Added the pumps and four additional bulkhead barbs on the interior plate (not shown). This unit is a set up slightly different than sold down under and doesn't have a set of ports through the interior plate, so drilling was needed. I also added quick connects to the unitanks' coiling coils. Dry hopped an IPA too.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Taps cleaned, QD's removed, hoses pulled back, cleaning and shuffling things around, getting ready for tomorrows new beer cooler delivery. Having a break now and pondering my next move.

 

[JAReeves]

Traded a growler of my Fresh Hop PA for a dozen oysters. I love bartering with my neighbors.

 

[T Murph]

Sounds delicious!

It really is. I know it's a bit big for the catagory but it is good. I'll make it again.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Got my new cooler. It's placed in the brewery, it'll plumb to beer taps on the other side of the wall. Can't wait to get it up and running.

The picture is after I uncrated it in the garage.

 

[ClaudiusB]

I tested the different remote accesses to give one of my brewing buddies access tomorrow from Germany.
He has limited control of the brewery and grain processing system. I could have given him only visitor rights.

 

[HM-2]

Finished writing a recipe for a single-hop New England IPA, planned for a local homebrew club in May.

Using my "standard" malt bill for NEIPAs (73% Maris Otter, 10% Wheat, 7% Golden Naked Oats, and 5% each Flaked Oats and Torrified Wheat).
WHC Saturated/Lallemand Koln copitch to maximise biotransformation opportunities.
40 IBU, with 7g/L aroma and 11g/L dry hop of 20% AA LUPOmax BRU-1.
Target 7.2% and an FG of 1.018

I've also got 27L of English IPA to keg up, hopped to 55 IBU (Challenger) with 100g each of Harlequin and some leftover T45 Jester I had kicking around for aroma/dry hop. It was throwing some great apricot/peach out of the airlock earlier tail end of last week.

-EDIT

That's the IPA kegged. Not my finest beer sadly, I think it's over-attenuated slightly which has left it quite dry. It's also exhibiting quite a lot of haze from either the high krausen dry hop or the 5% golden naked oats in the grist. May require a bit of "fixing in post" as it presents more like a Westie.

 

[ClaudiusB]

Brewday!
I am waiting for the milled grain. The grain bill was sent earlier to the grain processing system to supply the grain based on the brewing recipe.

 

[BikerMatt]

Drove to the city this morning before work to get some supplies, hopefully getting to soak some of these next Friday. Measured the FG on the LME lager taht`s in teh fermenter on top right, says 1.010 when the target is 1.008, keeping an eye on that for a couple days as i kinda need that fermenter for the next batch (or I`ll just go buy another they`re 14eur)

 

[BrewZer]

Sniffed my American Amber ale out in the garage. Temps have been hanging out at 66F, with the heating pad/Inkbird controller combo kicking in for a little supplemental heat in the colder nights.

Nice layer of flocc on top with a layer of creamy kreusen on top of that, and this stuff has been bubbling since Saturday afternoon! Longest ferment I've ever had with S-05!

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Sat at work, wishing I was brewing.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Ordered some ingredients.

 

[ClaudiusB]

Currently, I am watching over my latest brew.

 

[BikerMatt]

racked and botteled the LME lager I had, AFTER discovering the box of bottles I got with the brewmonk had been put away maybe rinsed but NOT properly washed so had to do a quick hot soak, wash drain sanitize drain again dance but all is good now and everything washed and put to dry for the brew day tomorrow night. Still need to measure the grains as I got everything in 1kg bags and some need less than that but that can be done as the strike water heats up tomorrow.

 

[BikerMatt]

Spotted these on a local facebook ad for free so went to get them. They`re proper thick, for a laugh put one on scale, they`re 820grams each!

 

[ClaudiusB]

My latest brew is doing well.
I am getting ready for the next brew day.

 

[camonick]

I made a DIY hop spider. I’ve seen several different versions online and decided to give it a whirl. Was really easy. That’s my 13.5 gallon kettle. I’m going to try to brew a Pilsner and IPA this weekend and I’m excited to see how it works.

 

[BikerMatt]

The dreaded-by-all wash day after a brew...