CT Brewers Check-In

[forcabrew]

Anybody entering the pale ale and IPA contest at coal hose pizza in June?

 

[Poobah58]

Anybody entering the pale ale and IPA contest at coal hose pizza in June?

I am, as long as I don't drink it all up first!

 

[philber]

Too bad I just did a Nut Brown Ale...

 

[Christer]

What's the submission deadline for that? Never entered any contests... Might give it a whirl!

 

[philber]

Details:
http://whatsbrewingatmaltose.com/2012/05/04/pale-ale-and-ipa-contest/

Pale Ale and IPA contest
BY MARKTESS, ON MAY 4TH, 2012
Maltose Express and Coal House Pizza are having a Pale Ale and India Pale Ale contest! The contest is free and it is a great way to get feed back on your beer. Judging will be by certified BJCP judges. The contest will be held on June 19th at Coal House and the deadline for entries is June 9th. Please call Maltose with any questions. 203-452-7332

Entry forms are available here under the order forms tab.

Also info at: http://coalhousepizza.com/

 

[ArcticBear]

hey guys,

Clinton, CT over here...

have a bunch of stuffed brewed or in the works.

currently fermenting: 5 gallons of apfelwein, 5 gallons of english nut brown, 5 gallons of my own blisteringly hoppy ipa, 11 gallons of a soon to be chocolate cherry porter

currently kegged: unearthly clone, gulden draak clone, hop head red clone

 

[Poobah58]

Party at your house!

 

[philber]

Roadtrip!

Hey, I just loaded the photos from this weekends brewing. Let me know what you think.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48115162@N05/sets/72157629728120706/

 

[forcabrew]

What's everybody in ct using to control their fermentation temps? Im looking to pull the trigger on a chest freezer for a ferm chamber. I have a eBay temp controller ready to go. And I really want to start lagering ASAP.

 

[JohnnyO]

What's everybody in ct using to control their fermentation temps? Im looking to pull the trigger on a chest freezer for a ferm chamber. I have a eBay temp controller ready to go. And I really want to start lagering ASAP.

I had been using an old chest freezer for fermenting in. It worked good with the external thermostat hooked up. Unfortunately, it was circa 1970s and terribly inefficient. I junked it a few months back, thinking I'd be replacing it sooner than now. Until it's replaced, I'm curtailing my brewing unless there are more forgiving yeasts. I have a saison fermenting right now.

 

[Christer]

My basement rarely gets above 70 in the summer so I just go ales and just lager in the winter... But have been keeping an eye on craigslist for a chest freezer, would love to have more control over ferm temps.

 

[Poobah58]

Converted upright freezer...

 

[ArcticBear]

Kegged 5 gallons of Apfelwein, 5 gallons of chocolate cherry porter (6lbs of cherry) and 5 gallons of chocolate cherry porter (3lbs of cherry)

Oh and racked 5 gallons of my own made ipa onto some whole leaf cascade And Amarillo pellets for a week before kegging that.

Kegerator is almost done. Should be all but complete this weekend and ready for stain

 

[The_Whingnut]

I'm here in Groton with a freshly bottled / kegged batch of Wit. My really cool neighbor next door in base housing got me to start doing all grain with this batch.

 

[forcabrew]

Converted upright freezer...

Jealousy!!!!!

 

[JohnnyO]

Kegged 5 gallons of Apfelwein, 5 gallons of chocolate cherry porter (6lbs of cherry) and 5 gallons of chocolate cherry porter (3lbs of cherry)

Oh and racked 5 gallons of my own made ipa onto some whole leaf cascade And Amarillo pellets for a week before kegging that.

Kegerator is almost done. Should be all but complete this weekend and ready for stain

Do you have pics of your kegerator?

I'm here in Groton with a freshly bottled / kegged batch of Wit. My really cool neighbor next door in base housing got me to start doing all grain with this batch.

Nice!!

 

[Stephonovich]

Mods, sorry if this is double-posting of some type.

I'm brewing this Saturday, and I'd love for anyone in the area to come join me. Bring some brews, or your own gear and we'll do multiple batches. I've got a 20G Blichmann, 17.5 Gallon Rubbermaid Mash Tun, and a Keggle that I'll be using. On the side, I have a 5 Gallon mashed-together kettle that someone could use, plus other assorted random bits of gear.

 

[philber]

I'll be brewing (working from home ) on Friday in Stamford.

My setup

 

[ArcticBear]

Do you have pics of your kegerator?

None just yet. My fathers assisting with most of the construction build up in mass. I'm headed up there Saturday to try and finish it up. Then it's just running the tap lines and wiring up the controller and it's good to go!

7.2 cubic ft freezer, 4 perlick ss faucets, love electronic controller, copper paneling, ss drip trays. Stained oak, casters etc... It will be a piece of furniture for sure

 

[The_Whingnut]

I'm welding up the keggels tomorrow Stephonovich! We should be good for Saturday!

 

[JohnnyO]

Mods, sorry if this is double-posting of some type.

I'm brewing this Saturday, and I'd love for anyone in the area to come join me. Bring some brews, or your own gear and we'll do multiple batches. I've got a 20G Blichmann, 17.5 Gallon Rubbermaid Mash Tun, and a Keggle that I'll be using. On the side, I have a 5 Gallon mashed-together kettle that someone could use, plus other assorted random bits of gear.

Wish I could. Wife is working on Saturday, and I have my son. Some day, he'll be old enough to drag out to random dudes' houses for brewdays. haha. Enjoy. Sounds like a great set-up.

None just yet. My fathers assisting with most of the construction build up in mass. I'm headed up there Saturday to try and finish it up. Then it's just running the tap lines and wiring up the controller and it's good to go!

7.2 cubic ft freezer, 4 perlick ss faucets, love electronic controller, copper paneling, ss drip trays. Stained oak, casters etc... It will be a piece of furniture for sure

Wow. That sounds awesome. Can't wait to see pics of the finished product.

 

[forcabrew]

Going to pickup me new (to me and hopefully all goes well) 10cu ft woods chest freezer to use as a ferm chamber!!!!

 

[ArcticBear]

Almost finished


Kegeratorbuild-18 by jmw5107, on Flickr

 

[Christer]

Nice!

 

[philber]

I think I need a closer look, when you get the kegs installed we'll all come over and critique your work

 

[forcabrew]

I think I need a closer look, when you get the kegs installed we'll all come over and critique your work

Good idea

 

[Poobah58]

Sweet!

 

[HomeBrewHunter]

Hey guys....HomeBrew Hunter here. I am a homebrewer in CT and have started a Facebook Page and soon to have a website up and running. My thought process is to help promote homebrewing in the state of Connecticut. I hope to keep everyone up to date on upcoming events and homebrew contests, tips from fellow homebrewers, tips from the pros, deals and discounts in the area, etc. I would like to also see more homebrew contests in the area. I hope to work with the local breweries, brew pubs and restaurants to help celebrate us homebrewers...who knows we could be the next up and coming brewery in CT! I haven't got it all figured out yet but I am going to try and figure it out and I would love to hear from you guys on thoughts and ideas of things you would like to see regarding homebrewing. Maybe we can get some newbie/intermediate/master brewing classes hosted by some of the area homebrew shops. How about contests with specifics items (certain hop variety, or specific malt, or local honey, etc) that must be used in your beer but the style is up to you? Then see who comes up on top. How about an event that lets the public decide on the winner based on taste and creativity and not necessarily BJCP guidelines? Just a few ideas that i am throwing around right now. Seeing as fall is right around the corner I would love to get some place to host a pumpkin beer brew off. Again style is up to you but pumpkin (squash or sweet potato) must be contained within the beer. Along with that maybe a pumpkin inspired label contest or maybe best creation for drinking vessel made from a gourd? I enjoy the art of brewing and I would like to share with more people.

Again let me know what you all think. Maybe I am out in left field but I think this could be a good time, and a great way of showing off our hard work and love for brewing beer!!

Cheers - Homebrew Hunter Facebook Link

 

[HomeBrewHunter]

Hey guys....HomeBrew Hunter here. I am a homebrewer in CT and have started a Facebook Page and soon to have a website up and running. My thought process is to help promote homebrewing in the state of Connecticut. I hope to keep everyone up to date on upcoming events and homebrew contests, tips from fellow homebrewers, tips from the pros, deals and discounts in the area, etc. I would like to also see more homebrew contests in the area. I hope to work with the local breweries, brew pubs and restaurants to help celebrate us homebrewers...who knows we could be the next up and coming brewery in CT! I haven't got it all figured out yet but I am going to try and figure it out and I would love to hear from you guys on thoughts and ideas of things you would like to see regarding homebrewing. Maybe we can get some newbie/intermediate/master brewing classes hosted by some of the area homebrew shops. How about contests with specifics items (certain hop variety, or specific malt, or local honey, etc) that must be used in your beer but the style is up to you? Then see who comes up on top. How about an event that lets the public decide on the winner based on taste and creativity and not necessarily BJCP guidelines? Just a few ideas that i am throwing around right now. Seeing as fall is right around the corner I would love to get some place to host a pumpkin beer brew off. Again style is up to you but pumpkin (squash or sweet potato) must be contained within the beer. Along with that maybe a pumpkin inspired label contest or maybe best creation for drinking vessel made from a gourd? I enjoy the art of brewing and I would like to share with more people.

Again let me know what you all think. Maybe I am out in left field but I think this could be a good time, and a great way of showing off our hard work and love for brewing beer!!

Cheers - Homebrew Hunter Facebook Link

 

[CS155]

You need to check out CT Beer Trail. Great organization run by a buddy of mine for craft brewers, home brewers, and beer lovers.