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[bleme]

Brewday is on the calendar for Sat morning. It's sad that I have to schedule a day to brew, but that's how the fall is going so far.

I think it is crazy that there are people who DON'T have to schedule their brew days! I have to watch TV series on Netflix because I never have time for a 2-hour movie! Family can be so demanding....

 

[HomebrewCraig]

My brew sessions revolve around the days I have off and my youngest son's nap schedule. There's not much worse than having to clean his pee off the wall right before needing to put in a hop addition . (he's 3 and learning what "aim" is)

 

[mythbustingpyro]

I just got home from class today and found out the gf took the baby to go shopping with her mom. So I finally got to do my pumpkin ale kit. Only took a little under an hour and 45 minutes. I'm excited.

 

[sportpak]

Knocked out my first BIAB brew today. Went very well.

I mimicked the Midwest Triple-A Ale micro kit recipe. I subbed in cascade hops and Nottingham yeast.

I must have gotten better efficiency than what Midwest expects. Post boil I was at about 1.068 with almost a quart extra volume. I went with it, we'll see how it goes. I probably need to get beersmith to get a handle on my numbers.

Ended up with more trub then I expected too. Lots of details to work on. I have not tried whirlpooling, is it possible with small batches?

 

[ohiobeer29]

Yea hard to setup 3 hours uninterrupted

 

[EJay]

Knocked out my first BIAB brew today. Went very well.

I mimicked the Midwest Triple-A Ale micro kit recipe. I subbed in cascade hops and Nottingham yeast.

I must have gotten better efficiency than what Midwest expects. Post boil I was at about 1.068 with almost a quart extra volume. I went with it, we'll see how it goes. I probably need to get beersmith to get a handle on my numbers.

Ended up with more trub then I expected too. Lots of details to work on. I have not tried whirlpooling, is it possible with small batches?

I've not had any luck whirlpooling.

The Triple A recipe is pretty good. I've been working through all those recipes. Their 'Monk's Cowl' belgian turned out surprisingly well - I'll probably do a 2 gallon of that soon. I've done all except the Hop Monster IPA (I have the grain for it - will likely be my next) and the Liberty Cream ale.

 

[sumbrewindude]

Knocked out my first BIAB brew today. Went very well.

I mimicked the Midwest Triple-A Ale micro kit recipe. I subbed in cascade hops and Nottingham yeast.

I must have gotten better efficiency than what Midwest expects. Post boil I was at about 1.068 with almost a quart extra volume. I went with it, we'll see how it goes. I probably need to get beersmith to get a handle on my numbers.

Ended up with more trub then I expected too. Lots of details to work on. I have not tried whirlpooling, is it possible with small batches?

Nicely done! Trub happens, not a big deal at all. It'll compact out and you'll be fine.

Whirlpooling can work with small batches (and actually works easier as you can set your oven for 180 and stick the pot/hops in it and leave it for 20-30min vs trying to hold temp for that long on burner/hotplate). It does provide a different hop effect than something like a dryhop or a knockout addition, but if you plan on dryhopping you may miss it's effects. It's not as up-in-your-face HOPS as dryhopping, but it can add IBU and has a definite presence.

I didn't know Midwest had a Liberty CA, off to go see how their recipe compares to mine!

Water's on! Brew day for the DPA Clone commences!

 

[sumbrewindude]

Whirlpooling now - Nice, relaxing brew day. Just FWH and a crap ton(for me anyway) of whirlpool hops, so lots of time to research and work on my Milds Project. Overshot my SG, projected 12.8P and ended up with 13.5P, so I'll be curious to see where the OG ends up. I'll measure on the transfer...

Also because I ended up a quart long on the batchsparge (happens...) I boiled it with a pinch of Columbus and stuck it out under the monster of a cherry tomato plant I've got in the garden (covered in a paintstrainer bag to limit bug intrusion). Hopefully I get something fun with that one, the first wild yeast experiment ended up with bandaids and what appears to be a smallish pellicle/slick forming? Dunno - it's just hanging out being a long term experiment right now...


Off to stir the whirlpool again!

EDIT - finished at 14.2, just 0.2 off of projected. Not bad, lost more wort than I thought I would with the late hops. Need to account for that next time... Also a 30min whirlpool adds way more time than 30min onto the brew day. Not sure where all the extra time creeped in from, but today was longer than usual. Weird.

Off to clean up and enjoy a pint of Tumbleweed.

 

[HomebrewCraig]

Raugutiene Baltic Porter has been successfully bottled up! FG was 1.028, a little higher than I was expecting but not outside the range of the yeast I used (Windsor).

Got plans already to refill that opened fermenter this Friday.. A friend from work is coming over to observe the process of all-grain brewing, so we will be brewing an all-New Zealand hops IPA.. Using a combination of Green Bullet and Motueka.

 

[sumbrewindude]

Now that sound's tasty!

Standard iPA style recipe?

 

[HomebrewCraig]

Now that sound's tasty!

Standard iPA style recipe?

Yep! Just an extra half pound of base grain, since I am still dialing in my efficiency, and I'd rather go a little heavy than light.

 

[FatsSchindee]

After a few month hiatus, tonight I'm drinking the Tangerine Saison I made back in late April. It's been hanging out in the keg waiting for the boozy-ness to calm down a bit; the tangerines I added took me from 5.5 to 7.6ABV, and with all the fructose the Belle Saison yeast had a field day. I did dryhop with a little citra (only .5oz to 3gal) so while most of that dry hop has faded back, it's actually a good thing!



This beer really good - sort of like New Belgium's Snapshot, but with more body, mouth feel, and head for days. The Citra hops that faded put just enough tropical in with the tang of the Belle Saison yeast and just a hint of the tangerine in the background. You can't taste any alcohol at all - it's like a tropical/tart/hint of malt slammer. Pretty much the definition of a panty-dropper.



SWMBO took a drink and claimed the keg as hers. This won't end well for anyone.

Sounds awesome - that's about what my SWMBO likes... Might have to go back and look up your recipe. Thanks!


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[sumbrewindude]

You know you added a lot of whirlpool hops when your krausen's green. :rockin:

Go go go go US05, GO!

 

[ohiobeer29]

So thinking ahead to bottling of dogfish Head wws read that at bottling to prime with sugar and fresh rehydrated chmp yeast to help with carbonation any thoughts on this.

 

[sumbrewindude]

So thinking ahead to bottling of dogfish Head wws read that at bottling to prime with sugar and fresh rehydrated chmp yeast to help with carbonation any thoughts on this.

What's the projected ABV and how long has it been in the carboy?

If it's 10%ABV or under, and been in the carboy for under 3mos, you don't need any addition yeast.

Get some bottles, put the sugar cubes in 'em, and let 'em do their thing.

:rockin:


Went down to the Keezer to grab some beer and it smells like a Cascade bomb went off from my carboy. Can't wait to dry hop this beast.

 

[ohiobeer29]

What's the projected ABV and how long has it been in the carboy?

If it's 10%ABV or under, and been in the carboy for under 3mos, you don't need any addition yeast.

Get some bottles, put the sugar cubes in 'em, and let 'em do their thing.

:rockin:


Went down to the Keezer to grab some beer and it smells like a Cascade bomb went off from my carboy. Can't wait to dry hop this beast.

Projected is 18%
About week and half just planning far ahead will be sitting in for about a month and half before bottling

Sounds like you have some tasty brew going

 

[NadoHawk]

Anyone have a good recipe for Chicha? Will my amylase ingredient work instead of the saliva?

 

[badlee]

If you malt the corn first,it will convert

 

[sumbrewindude]

Projected is 18%
About week and half just planning far ahead will be sitting in for about a month and half before bottling

Sounds like you have some tasty brew going

Ah, that's a monster for sure. Never made one that big - what yeast did you use for primary fermentation? Did you do multiple rounds of O2 injection in that thing? There's not too many that can handle that level of alcohol. You'll need bottling yeast for sure.

I'd let it hang out in the carboy for a good few months (no secondary) before messing with it. It's going to need some time to calm down and age in. I've seen guys/gals age in 12-13ABV barley wines up near a year, I can't imagine trying to age in an 18ABV beer.

Hope it turns out awesome for you! Keep in the loop!

:rockin:

 

[ohiobeer29]

Ah, that's a monster for sure. Never made one that big - what yeast did you use for primary fermentation? Did you do multiple rounds of O2 injection in that thing? There's not too many that can handle that level of alcohol. You'll need bottling yeast for sure.

I'd let it hang out in the carboy for a good few months (no secondary) before messing with it. It's going to need some time to calm down and age in. I've seen guys/gals age in 12-13ABV barley wines up near a year, I can't imagine trying to age in an 18ABV beer.

Hope it turns out awesome for you! Keep in the loop!

:rockin:

London ale yeast no 02 did many rounds of sugar additions with a second hit of
Champagne yeast

 

[1fast636]

Think I'm coming back around to 1gal batches to please the wife with the price of batches and to do some experimentation with some stuff, what brand Apple juice still uses the glass 1gal jugs? my stores seem to have only plastic but I might not be looking hard enough or just over looking in general not thinking about it

 

[fuzzy2133]

I have heard that Whole Foods (probably most organic stores) has a brand in gallon jugs.

 

[1fast636]

I'll check out some whole food store got two small shops local

 

[sumbrewindude]

Soooooo -

I'm sitting at the computer doing some research on Cask Ale, Beer Engines, and good solid British beer (just have a hankering for some bitters and a mild), and it occurs to me -

Cellared beer is meant to be served at 54F.

Lager yeast just happens to love the mid 50's.

I could feasibly brew up a nice Mild and an EIPA, keg 'em, raise the keezer temp to 55F and carb the kegs to 1.4, and ferment a lager while enjoying them!

Hmmmmmmmmm..... Need to go over the recipe list and see what to brew!

 

[mpghm]

Hello all, just did my first 1g batch last night. BIAB in a 8qt stock pot. Fermenting in 1g glass bottle. Took about 3 hours from start to finish, but that included watching 45min TV and about an hour of studying. So I can make an impulse decision to brew after dinner, have time for other chores and entertainment, and still be done by 11pm.

The batch I did was a simple smash with pale malt and centennial, just to taste what that's like. Next batches I'll start adding other grains and hops.

I'd also like to get a 2g bucket, add a spigot, and bottle directly from that (using tabs). Everything to streamline the process.

 

[ohiobeer29]

The dogfish head wws is smelling amazing the 2 month wait is going to be hard!!!

 

[HomebrewCraig]

Congrats mpghm on what appears to be a successful first batch! I assume that all went well, as you did not mention any hiccups or SNAFUs.It does get addicting, seeing how easy it can be to do it your way on your schedule, eh?

I just brewed up Ode to Arthur, a Guinness clone with a friend of mine. He's very interested in making his own, and knowing what a fan he is of Guinness (and I surely don't mind it at all, either!) we brewed it up. For the first time, I hit my target volume, OG right on the head.

Yeast don't fail me now!

 

[ohiobeer29]

All your beers look really tasty definitely include pics if you remember

 

[kurds_2408]

Sprouts has apple cider in the 1gal glass jugs. I just bought 3 of them for 3gals of hard cider and I'm using the jugs for 1gal experiments including a crabbies clone right now.

 

[Synap6]

Im new here and completely new to brewing. There was a Brooklyn Brew Shop Kit on sale near my place and i figured I'd give it a shot, what with a boring weekend ahead. Turns out the kit wasn't exactly the best thing for a beginner, being an all-grain kit Still managed to do it but Im crossing my fingers it will come out right. Meanwhile, i have to wait a month's time before sampling it (for better or for worse, should it have failed).. I really enjoyed the experience as I also love cooking.

Thing is, I'm not much of a drinker, and my wife does not drink at all. So 5 gallon batches are out of the question as I'm not willing to go through 40 of the same beers during over 4-6 months. 1 gallons seem to be predestined for me

Now, Ive managed to find a local shop that deals out small quantities of grain, and I'm willing to put in the effort, but i was also wondering if there were other ways to work with small quantity extract instead of grain.. I.E. does Coopers/Muntons etc. make LME in smaller cans? Can i split one of those cans and store/refrigerate the excess without having to throw out 4/5ths? Im placing an all-grain order for a Nut Brown Ale and an Oatmeal Stout, but I'd also like to get my dad into the "sport" through LME/DME without him messing the kitchen up.