Early Morning Brews

[reuliss]

Darn phones. What do English crystal malts offer that you like so much?

Hard to describe. They taste different. More caramel and less sugary taste. If you've ever head a rogue dead guy or oskar blues gordon, they both use English Crystal. So does Sierra Nevada celebration. It just has a fuller, more robust and savory, chewy flavor. I love it so much.

 

[reuliss]

Up and at 'me!

 

[reuliss]

Up and at 'me!

Ahem. Let me try that again. "Up and at 'em!"

 

[JonM]

 

[mjdonnelly68]

I'm a huge fan of the pre-dawn brew. Flame on by Five!

 

[JonM]

Yep, last week at this time, I was almost done with my 2-hour boil (was supposed to be a 1.5 hour boil b/c of Pilsner malt, but I accidentally ran off too much).

 

[Melana]

Flame on 10 minutes late... @3:40.

 

[estricklin]

Got my yeast starter going this morning, gonna fire the Bunn up about 0600, probably mash in by 0630. Planning on a Moose Drool clone. Wanting to do an IPA as soon as I can harvest the yeast so maybe Sunday do another.

Hard to get early when you stay up late watchin the Cards though.

 

[roastquake]

Sparge water is good for a Melitta pour-over drip coffee

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I put the water in the kettle the night before. Flame on at 4:30, crawl into a sleeping bag on the outdoor lounger chair next to the kettle. Temp probe alarm goes off a short while later and I add the grains (BIAB). Brewed in the fog last week, kinda cool.

 

[RLinNH]

Up and at em' in MA.

 

[BreezyBrew]

Up and at em' in MA.

Up and at 'em in FL! Still feels like Christmas morning

 

[uphillbrewer]

Started at 5, Water is almost heated to strike temp, here we go!

 

[uphillbrewer]

Up and at 'em in FL! Still feels like Christmas morning

What are you brewing?

 

[Melana]

Up and at em' in MA.

What are you brewing?

 

[krackin]

I always start early. Finish up mash in morning twilight and first additions at sunrise is never too early.

Farm life tends to tie up my brewing from June to late Oct. or Nov. I'll be back on track this coming week. I took delivery of 400 lbs of fermentables and 3 lbs of hops as of yesterday. I've got farm raised corn due for experimental mashing. Cool weather is here for natural fermentation control and soon Ol' Potbelly will be doing the wood fired mashing.

 

[Oginme]

I always start early. Finish up mash in morning twilight and first additions at sunrise is never too early.

Farm life tends to tie up my brewing from June to late Oct. or Nov. I'll be back on track this coming week. I took delivery of 400 lbs of fermentables and 3 lbs of hops as of yesterday. I've got farm raised corn due for experimental mashing. Cool weather is here for natural fermentation control and soon Ol' Potbelly will be doing the wood fired mashing.

Where you at, Kracken? I'm doing the same and agree with the farm life impact on the brew schedule. I managed to fit in milking, feeding and watering the animals during the mash this morning.

 

[NathPowe]

About to start the vourlauf in NC. It's all spooky and foggy outside and the coffee tastes great.

I love this hobby.

 

[krackin]

I'm in Freedom about 5 miles from the Maine line. I raise mostly sweet corn for retail and wholesale. I also do custom feeder hogs which are going away tomorrow. I'll get out some of the melons left behind for their final meal.

Where are you farmin'?

I'm off to get a couple bacon slabs into the smoker.

 

[estricklin]

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Started at 5, Water is almost heated to strike temp, here we go!

I normally brew outside, but here lately I have been putting my strike water in a pot on the electric stove the night before, covered with a lid and the campden tablet already dissolved in it. While I'm getting dressed and making coffee the strike water is heating up and I'm mashing in no time! This also saves me on propane, kinda makes me wonder why I ever started brewing outside, never underestimate an electric stove!!

 

[BansheeRider]

I'm going have to try this early morning brewing. For some reason brewing while I drink coffee and baileys sounds really good, and fun.

 

[Oceantendency]

Well now that paddy hoppin' season is over, and the fact the water out here is starting to get cold again, no more Whiteseabass or Yellow Tail hunting and the surf was down so no surfy surfy; uhh 4am start to brew some beer is freaking awesome ! It was also awesome cause I hit 81.5% efficiency, whoa Nelly

 

[krackin]

I love the smell of hops in the morning, it smells like victory.

 

[uphillbrewer]

I normally brew outside, but here lately I have been putting my strike water in a pot on the electric stove the night before, covered with a lid and the campden tablet already dissolved in it. While I'm getting dressed and making coffee the strike water is heating up and I'm mashing in no time! This also saves me on propane, kinda makes me wonder why I ever started brewing outside, never underestimate an electric stove!!

Same procedure here. I boil outside but heat strike water on the stove. Saves time and propane.

 

[mbobhat]

Woke up at 7:00am to brew a zombie dust clone. Was finished by 12:30 with yeast pitched and in the ferm fridge. Took my time, and got a nice long walk with my two dogs after I mashed in. Morning brews are the way to go!

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Not setting the clocks back until after I mash in tomorrow.

 

[Melana]

Flame on!

 

[Oginme]

Mashed in for brew number two this weekend. A Honey Brown today. Catching a little ass time before heading out to tend to the animals in the brisk NH morning!

 

[krackin]

Fer cry sake, just was told hogs can't do for delivery to the processor until afternoon per their request. I could have had a boil half done by now.

 

[Oginme]

Fer cry sake, just was told hogs can't do for delivery to the processor until afternoon per their request. I could have had a boil half done by now.

Don't you just hate that! Like you've got all day to just hold them for delivery...

I started using a processor in Athol, MA and had better luck with them, both for delivery and processing.