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Having a taste of the Irish Red in advance.

You’re running your three vessel system with a PLC? That’s kind of badass. 🍺

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Hmm I don’t know about “nearly impossible” but it certainly is a bit more demanding. Your pan needs to be properly hot (look up the leidenfrost effect and test with water droplets), you need to add some fat, and you need a decent seasoning in the pan. I would argue the temperature is far more...

Switching to a modular eBIAB setup was a great move for me. I used to brew in my garage on a propane burner and deal with the heat, the cold, running out of propane and changing the tank, dragging a hose to my wort chiller, step mashing as gently as possible etc. If I wake up on brew days and...

Having a bit of my Dubbel. Had to put it in front of the old clarity tester for fun. This thing has dropped completely clear and it’s actually lost some of its yeastier phenolic edge. Can’t decide if I’m happy about that or not, but it’s still tasty!

Yep!

I’d second this. If nothing else, an igloo cooler with ice can be used to maintain fermentation temps until a glycol chiller is purchased. Just remember that the 15 gal solo system is necessary to do 10 gal batches, and it might be pressed at times depending on the desired OG. I’d recommend...

I find it endlessly amusing to wonder what the reaction of these “purists” would’ve been to the first American IPAs when the craft beer revolution started kicking off in the 70s and 80s. I’m pretty sure they would’ve complained that it was too bitter and didn’t taste like “real” beer. If the...

3 degrees F calls for a 7% dubbel.

Now much further along in lagering, I give the dunkel a short life expectancy. Doing my best to replicate a Hladinka on my new side pull faucet. Pretty happy with the results!

Took the opportunity to brew an IPA today. Nothing special, just looking to redeem myself since my last IPA got extremely oxidized during packaging, which I suspect was because I filtered the beer and the housing was not purged properly, not sealed properly or both. This one has 4oz of...

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Thanks! Czech dark lager is such a great style. Looking forward to seeing your finished beer! My calculator estimates around 25 SRM for the dunkel.

A complete propane brew-in-a bag setup consisting of: 10 gal stainless kettle, NPT fittings (welded couplings) False bottom bag stand to keep the bag off the bottom of the kettle Bag (not pictured) 10 gal stainless, insulated mash tun with dip-tube, bulkhead style NPT bottom valve fitting 7...

I should let this Dunkel lager a bit longer but I am having a hard time resisting it.

Drinking some of my Czech dark lager to get me in the holiday spirit. I think it's working...might need to drink another to verify.

Enjoying my festbier while it lasts.

Thanks for sharing this! I tried a wonky variation this year that really didn’t pan out the way I had hoped, so I’ll be brewing your recipe in the hopes of having the experience I originally intended to! I like how simple and sensible this is, and I’m especially excited for the more sulphuric...