I've got 10 gal of Pale Ale on boil right now. First 10 gal batch, still tweaking my set up.
And I'm also making some spent grain bread. I think I'm ging to save some grains in the freezer for another batch, 1 loaf isn't enough, especially with almost 20 lbs. of spent grain!
Have a room in the basement called "the Beer Room", even though production has moved to the garage that has been converted to a commercial kitchen.
The freezer is full of hops, scaled out and labeled, and the babysitter asks, with concern, about the green leafy baggies in there.
I've got 3 boys who fight over who gets to mill the grain, throw hops in and pitch the yeast. My oldest boy wants to help bottle, especially now that I have a bench capper. The other 2, twins, always loved hearing the noises the fermenter made. My daughter, the oldest, has since retired from...
Maybe for the ales that are going to be bottled in 2 weeks, I could see using Irish Moss to help clarify, but if the lager is done right, it should almost take care of itself
Fred
Last Monday I planned on brewing an all grain Classic American Pilsner. My starter was ready, my HLT was full of preboiled water, my grains ready to be milled, everything I needed clean and ready to use. This was in the morning. then Life happened. One thing lead to another and by the time...
My wife's old catering kitchen repurposed for homebrew, 2 bay sink, commercial freezer and reachin cooler, chest freezer, 6 burner stove, stainless tables. I just need to get rid of some of the catering stuff I won't use.
Counterflow Chiller, 50 ft of copper and garden hose with Phil's Phittings, retro fit into a boucket for easy transport, chills fast with minimum water