Anyone brewing on Turkey Day?

[Snyder]

My father-in-law is coming over early to smoke us a turkey. Thought I'd pickup a Brewers Best kit to give me something to do while we wait. Anyone else?

 

[DrinksWellWithOthers]

No brewing but I'll be using my burner to fry a turkey.

 

[Revvy]

Brewing Friday and Saturday but eating and food coma on Turkey Day.

 

[springer]

Brewing Saturday and Sunday ... SWMBO would lynch me being stuck in the house with my relatives ... I don't even want to be there .

 

[saffellm]

Brewing a winter ale on Thursday, and driving out to an apple farm on Saturday to pick up 5 gallons of pressed apples to make cider.

 

[BillyBeer]

Brewing an Indian Black Ale and SNPA clone on Friday - SWMBO would shoot me if I tried to brew on Turkey Day

 

[ibrewit]

Brewing a spiced holiday ale on Friday. I might not live if I tried to brew it on Turkey Day.

 

[Ashz]

Having turkey day a day early, and I will be brewing 10 gallons of RIS with my brother. Good times.

 

[nealf]

Gonna try to brew Saturday if I can get my candi syrup done in time.

 

[pnj]

I'm brewing thursday. Some kind of APA.

trying to figure out what I can cook, foodwise. I don't have much room in my kitchen and don't want to be in there all day with beer/food. But I would like to do something a little nicer then a can of black beans. Maybe I'll do biscuits and gravy.....

 

[CodeRage]

Thanksgiving got pushed out to next weekend for me so I will be doing some brewing this weekend.

 

[kokak]

Not brewing but bottling a Cherry Chocolate Stout on Thursday...

 

[ThreeSheets]

I'll be frying a turkey in my BK on turkey day.

Then bottle 5 gals of apfelwien and 5 gals of haus pale ale on Friday.

Then brew a 5 gal batch of IPA using my same BK on saturday. It will probably get named TIPA (Turkey IPA)...

 

[Want2Brew]

Brewing a 1554 clone on saturday and Fat Tuba on sunday. No brewing on turkey day, though I may work on some equipment.

 

[Homercidal]

I am not sure how much time I'll have this weekend. We are going away on Thursday and probably staying till Sat morning. I might be able to brew Sat. afternoon or Sunday, but have no plans made so far. I am interested in brewing an IPA or a Blonde. I have crushed grains for that blonde, so I may as well use them.

 

[Brew-boy]

Not on Turkey day to much going on. I am planning on making a Biere de Garde on Friday.

 

[redraider629]

Brewing on Sunday.

 

[Beerrific]

Brewing my (just named) Black Friday Robust Porter Friday morning. I am going to start at 4am.

 

[Rhoobarb]

Brewing at FermentEd's place on Saturday. We're doing 20 gals. of Deep Chocolate Stout (same as this, but w/out the coffee)!

 

[Heineken]

No brewing but I'll be using my burner to fry a turkey.

I plan on frying a turkey as well. Any problem using the same brew pot to fry a turkey? Don't want turkey flavored beer the next time I brew...

 

[Mainebrew]

Putting together my favorite Oatmeal Stout for a 10 gal batch. Will start weighing out grains Thurs morning. Yeah Baby.

 

[jtlawlor]

Hopefully brewing on Sat. - EdWort's Brewery IPA.... for my brother's visit at Xmas. (Pushing the done-ness envelope a bit.)

 

[DrinksWellWithOthers]

I plan on frying a turkey as well. Any problem using the same brew pot to fry a turkey? Don't want turkey flavored beer the next time I brew...

Well there's some debate as to whether or not there will be enough residual oil left in the pot to affect the beer's head retention. I don't feel like taking any chances so my kettle is a dedicated brew kettle and I'll be using another pot my brother borrowed from his restaurant.

 

[Beerrific]

I plan on frying a turkey as well. Any problem using the same brew pot to fry a turkey? Don't want turkey flavored beer the next time I brew...

I have done it. Absolutely no problems. Assuming aluminum: wash it with a green scrubby, hot water, and dawn; soak it with hot PBW (not oxiclean); rinse well; boil some water in it to re-establish the oxide layer. If you see a sheen, you did not get all the oil out.

 

[Ashz]

Brew day started at 9am. Mashed in at 10:30. 42 lbs of grain! My biggest grain bill yet. We had turkey day last night. Ground the grain last night as well. Hoping to have it in the carboys early today.

 

[lucasszy]

Brewing a honey chamomile wheat......