Early Morning Brews

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Lots of different projects going on here, didn't start the boil until almost noon thirty.
It only takes one non early morning brew to reaffirm the early morning brew. Never again.

 

[JonM]

I love it. I got a full night's sleep, but I still had my strike water heating up at 4:00 am because of Daylight Savings.

 

[Oginme]

Started up my burner at 5 AM for 2 liters of my Strong Scotch Ale, but the wind is definitely an issue today...

 

[jammin]

early morning brews are the best.

I got up @ 4 and flipped on the e-HLT, took a shower and made coffee. time to brew!

 

[philipCT]

Monster busy brew day yesterday. Fired the burners (electrically speaking) at 7am for our annual Christmas beer.

During the mash, PBW'd, sanitized and pressurized two cornies. During the sparge, filled them from the conical and moved them into the kegerator.

Then during the boil, cleaned out and sanitized that conical. Filled it after the boil. No wasted pipeline time for that conical!

A buddy dropped by with some of his English IPA. Delicious!

After that, pitched two smack packs into a starter. I'll pitch that starter into the beer today before I leave on a business trip. I had wanted to prepare that starter the day before, but work and SWMBOs Halloween plans got in the way. This will work out just fine, though, now that the beer is safely in the fermenter.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

3 a.m. Can't sleep so started heating water even earlier than planned today.

 

[Oginme]

Nearly the same here. Woke up at 4 AM, tossed and turned until 4:45 and was mashing in by 5:20. Started the boil a little after 7.

Nice and quiet in the house and time for another cup of coffee.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

5:25 boil started. First cup of coffee now.

 

[brewbama]

I fired up the strike kettle at 0700 yesterday for the Spiced Winter Ale. I usually brew early while smoking meat which normally starts early.


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[LabRatBrewer]

All cleaned up and put away by 8. Now I have the whole day free. Maybe I should brew again?

 

[Oginme]

All cleaned up and put away by 8. Now I have the whole day free. Maybe I should brew again?

Same here. All done with cleaning by 10 AM, took a trip to the dump and just finished stacking a chord of wood. Lunch break before stacking a second cord.

 

[rowan57]

During the summer I can see getting up early to brew, I'm more or less up with the sun at 4.30am or so. During the winter? Blergh. I would prefer to get up at 9am and go to bed at 4pm (essentially with the sun rise and fall).

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

Getting an early start in the early morning brewing. 45min hops on batch1 going in, in 5minutes.

Then start mashing batch 2.
Single pot brewing sucks sometimes.


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[poptarts]

Decided to do an early brew Sunday, mashed in at 4:30 was cleaned up and back in bed at 8:05. Was one of the easiest and best brew days I have ever had. Everything went perfect.

 

[milldoggy]

Off today, was going to be early, at 5, but had to do a few things, still started at 9

 

[CorwinGraves]

It's 4:15 here on the west coast and time to start the coffee pot and heat my strike water. Today I'll be brewing BierMuncher's Black Pearl Porter. I've brewed a few of his recipes and all have been fantastic, so looking forward to this one as well.

 

[philipCT]

Mash almost done on a 10g batch of BM Centennial Blonde. Fired up at 730am. Not really that early, but OK for a rainy Sunday.

 

[estricklin]

I'm about to grind some coffee beans and get my ass to town, have to pick up 4 lbs of oats from Wolly World, then I've got a "hot" date with Ms. Maris and a Corona Mill.

 

[NathPowe]

Not quite as early as I would've liked, but I just mashed in for a Mild. The coffee is good and Walter, my brew dog, is hangin' out for the sunrise.

Not too shabby.

Cheers.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Started the boil before 7, hope to be done and cleaned up by 930.

 

[Oceantendency]

Just lit the strike water a few minutes ago. Brewing my first smoked Hefe Beer, Gratz style. I smoked 2 lbs of White Wheat with Mesquite and Juniper (Cedar) last night. It's good to be back in the Early Brew mode.

 

[thaymond]

Starting the grind on 20 lbs of Maris Otter and a handful of dark killed and crystal grains and later 10 lbs of Red X. Adjusting the water profile for a wee heavy in about 10 minutes. Then it's chili makin time! Usually this doesn't happen until 4pm!

 

[JonM]

I dawdled over a couple cups of coffee so I'm starting a little later than usual, but the strike water is heating up.

 

[doctormiah]

Finally brewed again! Started at five, finishing the wort chiller now. #BigBrewDay2015

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[SeraW]

My first few brews were after school affairs - starting around 3pm, finishing close to 8. Did not make wife very happy, she's an evening gal. So my 3rd was mashed in at 6:15am during Spring Break, and she didn't even wake up until partway through the boil. Cleaned up and pitched before noon, we had all day together. Much better for everybody! I brewed a stout with coffee in hand - nothing like starting a day off with two black brews!

 

[Gavin C]

I'm an early riser for brewing also. Up at 6.15 am today. Everything squared away by 10.30. Having two little ones that need feeding, changing and stuff adds some time for sure.

Always very excited about an upcoming brewery anyway so waking early with excited anticipation is no great chore. I like the early brews.

 

[Cheesy_Goodness]

Just mashed in on a Kolsch. Still Big Brew day somewhere right?

 

[Oceantendency]

03:40 lit my strike water; brewing my Chicken Chap Brown Ale for the Karl Strauss Competition. English Brown Ale that is my oldest brother's favorite

 

[madscientist451]

Not brewing, but pulled samples from two lagers I've got going for gravity and clarity check. Had to taste them of course, all before coffee. They're done and ready to bottle.
Carb in the bottle, then cold lager, I'm much better prepared this summer than last.

 

[user 204491]

Been at it for about 2 hours now, started at 6:30 am. Brewing a sour red today. About 15 minutes left in the mash currently, and everything else is standing by ready to go. Should be done before noon!