Brewyear's Resolutions.

[EdWort]

• More shelving...I've got to have more shelving..

You can't have TOO much horizontal space!!!!

 

[blowmax10]

1: finish my kegerator

2: Start planing ahead so i can actually do yeast starters

3: make a 10 gallon batch in my cranberry juice barrel i got from work

 

[salzar]

1. Take advantage of cold winter/ build temp control
2. Invest more each batch to make most flavorfull
3. Brew big long term projects
4. Keep a month buffer so that every batch can age well into prime

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

1. Build my new fermentation chamber
2. Finish the kegerator
3. Buy a March pump
4. Build a natural gas burner and stand

 

[McKBrew]

I'm adding one. Head and head retention. I'm talking about Sierra Nevada style. A Bigfoot barleywine several months old.... long lasting, rocky head. Fresh Hop Ale.... Long lasting, beautiful rocky head. How the fxxk do they do it? I want the secret formula now. (Yes, I'm a bit buzzed from the 24oz of Fresh Hop). Still, That head rocks.

 

[beerjunky828]

1. Update equipment and buy more fermenters
2. Find THE Recipe for THE house beer
3. Brew, Brew, Brew!!!!
4. Work on efficiency and consistency:rockin:

 

[Gonefishing]

1)Make a cooler, probably counterflow
2)Build a bigger mash tun
3)Get another propane burner so I can use my keggle
4)get all 6 kegs in the fridge
5)refine my technique and system
6)Join a club
7)keep enough in stock to do a brew anytime I have time and feel like it
8)help someone start home brewing
9)Get some holiday brews done in time for the holiday thet're intended for
10)Get the basement organized and the bar room at least well started

 

[eriktlupus]

1.extra cornies for aging
2.lager fridge
3.march pump
4.single tier
5.find some else to drink with
6.finish 10g mash tun

 

[Skins_Brew]

-aquire a keg, convert to keggle, insulate it for a direct fired MT.
-aquire another burner
-Make a somewhat modular 3 tier or make it out of crap I can throw away (plan on moving out of my rental and buying a house in the first Q of 09)
-bottle more beer or finish the kegerator.

 

[Saccharomyces]

SWMBO says if I clean up and reorganize the garage I can get a lagering fridge.

Any guesses what I'll be doing instead of brewing on weekends in January??

 

[Gonefishing]

I'm guessing...cleaning a garage? Maybe you could do a tutorial.... I need some serious help with mine! I think I've forgotten what's in there!

 

[Reverend JC]

1. Finish the man cave
A. Finish triming out the bar
B. Install outlets for the beer signs
C. More shelving in cellar
2. Brew more than last year (145 gallons)
3. Start my first of three years lambic

 

[Bulls Beers]

Buy a barley crusher.
Starting buying in bulk.
Brew 10 gallon batches.
Start lagering.
Give out more beer to friends.
Work on my craft to be a better homebrewer.
Have 2 house beers.
Make wine.

 

[fat x nub]

Don't get lazy with fermentation timing and control

 

[KayaBrew]

Go to PM...soon!

 

[KayaBrew]

See my previous post^^

Oh after that, then on to AG!

 

[FireBrewer]

- break 100 batches (25 to go!)
- hit the competitions and get some more swag!
- finish my brew room and bar
- make another mead or two
- decide what to make for my 100th batch

 

[Yankeehillbrewer]

-Nail down/develop my recipes
-Bigger BK so I can boil properly
-Get a fridge and temp control for steady fermentation temps
-Focus on Mash Ph
-Start using yeast starters
-Brew using Reinheitzgebot as much as possible(minus the oatmeal stout I'll be making soon)

 

[jacksonbrown]

1) be more consistent with my technique
2) keep better notes on tasting, etc
3) better planning/execution
4) make a 9% or higher
5) make a lager

 

[McKBrew]

Go to PM...soon!

Dude, just go to AG and skip the partial mash. Seriously.

 

[web250]

1. Brew more than 4 batches this year
2. Jump to PM
3. Clearer, tastier, more "professional" brews

 

[Dloucks]

In order.....

* Start Kegging
* Barley Crusher and Bulk Grains
* Grow my own hops
* Upgrade to 10g equipment for IPA's and Barleywines

Above all else, don't let another year go by without brewing....10 gallons in december is a good warm-up to a minimum 2 batches per month.

 

[Jaeger48]

#1- start full boils
#2- keg all beers
#3- not a single infection
#4- enter competitions and get constructive feedback.

 

[Dloucks]

In order.....

* Start Kegging (DONE)
* Barley Crusher and Bulk Grains
* Grow my own hops
* Upgrade to 10g equipment for IPA's and Barleywines

Above all else, don't let another year go by without brewing....10 gallons in december is a good warm-up to a minimum 2 batches per month.

Well, I can mark #1 off my list. Gas and Beverage hoses, tap etc is all on the way from NB, and 4 kegs are on their way from insco! Woohoo!

Since I'm knocking that one out before the new year I can focus on my grain mill and hops projects.

 

[Gonefishing]

You won't regret the move to kegging for a second. Keep some bottles around though, you may want to make some of those beers "portable".

 

[BeerCanuck]

The big one is a tankless water boiler with prefiltering for me.

Cheers
BeerCanuck

 

[Accemn]

Advance to All Grain this year. Old 1/2 bbl keg acquired from my fiances mom ready to be keggled! Been in her garage for years!

 

[flyangler18]

1) Build up a yeast bank that contains all my most commonly used liquid strains.
2) Source several keggles for a tiered system.
3) Devote a larger refrigerator for temperature controlled fermentation.
4) Overcome my general disdain for lagers.

I can strike 1 and 3 off the list.

Addendum:

- plant some rhizomes in the spring
- integrate decoctions into my repetoire
- enter more competitions and beat Keith.
- get a corker and cork/wire-cage my Belgian beers.
- get some BBBC swag

 

[FireBrewer]

- enter more competitions and beat Keith.

OH NO YOU DI'N'T! Better get brewin'.

 

[flyangler18]

Better get brewin'.

Brewed a dubbel on Friday. It's on! You back in town?