What I did for beer today

[Staticsouls]

Started a cold crash on a new set up that allows me to keep co2 on it while it chills out.

 

[fourfarthing]

Brewed, bottled, cleaned (x5)

 

[seatazzz]

Kegged the Sabro/Citra/Mosaic IPA I brewed two weeks ago. Not super happy with the flavor; either something went wrong (first time in a long while fermenting in a bucket, and I know the lid didn't seal) or I just screwed up somewhere. It's technically a good beer, just not what I wanted. We'll see how it tastes after carbonation.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Weighed out my grist for a brew day tomorrow. Also, registered for a competition.

 

[MentalThinking]

I’m sure there’s a better way, but I haven’t figured it out yet.

Perhaps some etching cream would solve the problem?

It's not paint, but it might count as a 'better way' - you could likely use it and then paint the etching, curing it as you are now, without the issue of stencil tearing?

 

[Pkrd]

Keged a couple of brews last night and chilled them today. Loaded them in the kegerator tonight (because I kicked two on Sunday).

Then realised that Mrs Pkrd is having a work BBQ on the weekend so pulled them both out again, hooked up the CO2 and shook the bejesus out of them.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

The boil and first hop addition for Grodziskie variation. Because delicious plain old oak smoked wheat beer is not fun enough.

 

[seatazzz]

Kegged the Sabro/Citra/Mosaic IPA I brewed two weeks ago. Not super happy with the flavor; either something went wrong (first time in a long while fermenting in a bucket, and I know the lid didn't seal) or I just screwed up somewhere. It's technically a good beer, just not what I wanted. We'll see how it tastes after carbonation.


So I tapped this yesterday. Didn't have high hopes because of what it tasted like out of the fermenter...but apparently I have a magic keg. Huge pineapple nose & flavor, with kind of an elusive coconutty flavor as well; don't get it with every sip but it's there. Actually turned out quite nice.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Never judge a beer before its finished.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Never judge a beer before its finished.

True, dat!

 

[Robert65]

Picked up a MW101. Spent half an hour getting frustrated and pissed off trying to calibrate it, and it just wouldn't.

Then realized I was trying to set the offset on the slope, and vice versa.

Now, at an advanced age, I have learned left from right.

Also harvested yeast and cleaned fermentor and a keg.

Need a beer.

 

[fourfarthing]

Dropped off for Nationals. Mixed reviews in my last competition led me to put in a few untried beers so this should be interesting.

 

[shetc]

Just did a diacetyl test on a week old APA - buttery [emoji58]

 

[OnePlate]

Drilled the cap to a Simply Orange juice bottle for a grommet and airlock then whipped up an impromptu 1L batch of wheat ale in my InstantPot with Liberty and Cascade. Gravity of 13° Plato, was expecting 12. Pitched some dried Stranda. Should be tasty.

Also, making myself measure everything in °Plato now. Because reasons.

 

[Robert65]

Welcome to the °P universe. We've been waiting for you.

 

[Immocles]

Brewed a Vienna lager. Hoping to sneak one more lager in sometime soon while the basement is in the high 40s/low 50s. May have transferred a bit more than planned into the fermonster. Didn't take into consideration the size of slurry I'm planning to pitch. I dont like dealing with blow off tubes. Ugh.

Also, bottled half a gallon of mead, and half a gallon of forgotten cider. The mead has more promise than the cider. Woof.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Pitching yeast

 

[Dave Sarber]

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Pitching yeast

What strain?

 

[seatazzz]

Krausen dropped on the WF Czech lager I brewed last weekend; might keg it Saturday to let it finish lagering in the keg, dunno yet. Also checked on the three-week-old Strong that's been sitting in the spare bedroom since last weekend; getting a bubble or two now and then but the surface is clean. And debating with myself if I'll have time to get in a brew this weekend; I was supposed to fix my Passat tonight but only one of the two parts needed showed up, so have to do it Saturday. Oh well, plenty of beer to help that chore along; replacing the PCV system and some vacuum hoses. Stupid car is a money pit but I love to drive it.

 

[grampamark]

Came in from working on a truck, getting ready to deliver some wheat tomorrow, and poured a beer. Keg kicked. So, cleaned a keg, and the lines, and the faucet. Now having a beer out of the other keg. Yay beer!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

A blend I’ve used for Grodziskie, honestly I don’t know which strain is dominant at this point, but either way it is something that should ferment cleanly.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Just put in a big order with NB for specialty malts, hops, sugars. Scored everything on my list except yeasts, just about everything I'm interested in is out of stock. Some are seasonal, but a lot aren't.

 

[Sebastian Weetabix]

I killed a Pepsi!

 

[BrewMan13]

Kegged an Irish red, kicked the wild ale, cleaned the keg and tapline it was on, tapped the Irish red, and got a yeast starter going for tomorrow. Still need to get my brewing salts measured and grains crushed.

 

[TheEagleRising]

Bottled a few and did my 1st keg transfer. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do a closed like I wanted (technical difficulties), so I hope it turns out ok

 

[_BullDog_]

Kegged and Irish red, brewed a maibock and cleaned a few kegs

 

[jswillbrewforbeer]

Brewed my first Irish Stout. It won't be ready in time for Saint Patrick's day but I made up for that mistake by being seven points low on target OG. Two wrongs make a right, right?

 

[Sebastian Weetabix]

Don’t worry about it.
Three rights make a left
,

 

[seatazzz]

Broke another hose on the stupid car, so to make me feel better husband let me buy the grain to do another batch of porter tomorrow; last batch I did was when my grain mill broke and most of the bill was done in the food processor; needless to say didn't turn out great. This one will be. Using Edwort's recipe with some added flaked oats, just because. Grain milled, equipment clean and ready to go!

 

[Dave Sarber]

Just finished milling the grain for a brew tomorrow. Yeast and hops are ready, APA comin right up!

 

[camonick]

Had 2 kegs kick in the last few days so I cleaned and sanitized them then racked a new batch of chocolate porter back into one of them. Kegging sample tastes awesome, so I’m looking forward to this after it’s been on the gas for a few weeks.

 

[mullet6577]

Gravity test of both currently fermenting beers. No boil "IPA" is straight orange juice, chocolate milk stout with cherrywood smoked malt is what I wanted. Turned the temp down to drop a little out so I can keg them tomorrow

 

[Tyler B]

Got my second faucet/shank in the mail today and FINALLY completed my kegerator build.

Edit: Also tasted a RIS that I brewed a couple months ago and it's starting to hit its stride.

 

[BrewMan13]

Brewed up what was supposed to be a no-boil NEIPA yesterday, but volume and in turn gravity measurements were way off so more in the pale ale/session IPA territory.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Brewed up what was supposed to be a no-boil NEIPA yesterday, but volume and in turn gravity measurements were way off so more in the pale ale/session IPA territory.

Likewise. Got a "back of a napkin" recipe from my brother a few days ago. From the grist, I was assuming an APA, but it's way too dark. Withholding judgement for now, fermentation just started.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Bottle primed wee heavy.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

I drink a beer

 

[Dave Sarber]

I drink a beer

That should go in "What Beer did for me today" thread.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

That should go in "What Beer did for me today" thread.

Well I still have to wash the glass..

 

[Dave Sarber]

Currently grinding meat for hot italian sausage. Beer related? You betcha! Grill some of these up, serve with spicy mustard and chopped onions. Nothing goes better with beer!