Garage Brewing in Cold Weather

[dozer217]

Don't worry, if you pay good attention to your sanitation, clean it twice just to be sure, and avoid an infection you should end up with a drinkable finished product even with a few oops moments.

 

[superjunior]

Lol yeah. That must have been some project, that took some real stones to try that out.

I wonder who the teacher of that science class was, Charles Manson perhaps?

 

[bennyd]

Hartski, where in Iowa do you live? I'm in Mason City.

 

[Hartski]

I'm in Cedar Rapids.

 

[specialkaye]

Used to work in Mason City, and Cedar Rapids, for the railroad. Never brewed back then but sure worked outside. In the winter. Most often at night. I live in Florida now. Extreme Southwest Florida. Still get cold thinking about those days.

 

[Hartski]

Yeah, it can sure get chilly in these parts. I'm glad my new truck has remote start and heated seats!

 

[Ohio-Ed]

Yeah, it can sure get chilly in these parts. I'm glad my new truck has remote start and heated seats!

Alright that's where the line MUST be drawn.

I think it is a BAD idea to brew beer with a propane burner inside the cab of your truck!

Ed

 

[Hartski]

Of course. but the bed has a spray in bedliner and it's got an automatic sliding rear window.......

 

[bennyd]

When I went outside this morning and was being pelted with sleet and heard the radio talking about snow tonight......I decided that summer was over.

I'm planning on brewing on Sunday, though.......in the garage.....with the propane burner going. Of course, I live in Iowa. Having the garage door all the way open is not that big of a deal.

 

[McCuckerson]

I really don't get this kinda talk at all! I have vent-free propane fired gas logs in my family room that I run all winter........

Seriously, I brew in the garage with propane and I am not dead yet. Whats with you guys?

 

[specialkaye]

Yeah, it can sure get chilly in these parts. I'm glad my new truck has remote start and heated seats!

Ha! On the way to a party yesterday, SWMBO is complaining about the heat and fanning her face, etc. It's only about 80 with a slight breeze but the AC is on in the car. When she cleaned the windshield, she had hit the on button for her seat heater. Yup, I was laughing AT her. And yup, bought the car when we lived in Iowa. Didn't have it a week and drove to Arizona. The seat heater thing happened to her there too.

Bottling, in my garage, later today. And, brewing next weekend, "in the garage." Pretty tough: shorts, tee shirt, and flip flops. Some days it's tough to keep the beer you're drinking cold. Got to drink 'em fast. Oh, and it'll be in the upper 70s to low 80s on brew day so I'll have the garage door open, so I can hear the stereo when I'm brewing at the top of the driveway.

 

[dfc]

Ha! On the way to a party yesterday, SWMBO is complaining about the heat and fanning her face, etc. It's only about 80 with a slight breeze but the AC is on in the car. When she cleaned the windshield, she had hit the on button for her seat heater. Yup, I was laughing AT her. And yup, bought the car when we lived in Iowa. Didn't have it a week and drove to Arizona. The seat heater thing happened to her there too.

Bottling, in my garage, later today. And, brewing next weekend, "in the garage." Pretty tough: shorts, tee shirt, and flip flops. Some days it's tough to keep the beer you're drinking cold. Got to drink 'em fast. Oh, and it'll be in the upper 70s to low 80s on brew day so I'll have the garage door open, so I can hear the stereo when I'm brewing at the top of the driveway.

It's not tactful to brag about your shorts brewing technique to those who reside in the northern part of the country.

It sure as hell is funny though.

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Ha! On the way to a party yesterday, SWMBO is complaining about the heat and fanning her face, etc. It's only about 80 with a slight breeze but the AC is on in the car. When she cleaned the windshield, she had hit the on button for her seat heater. Yup, I was laughing AT her. And yup, bought the car when we lived in Iowa. Didn't have it a week and drove to Arizona. The seat heater thing happened to her there too.

Bottling, in my garage, later today. And, brewing next weekend, "in the garage." Pretty tough: shorts, tee shirt, and flip flops. Some days it's tough to keep the beer you're drinking cold. Got to drink 'em fast. Oh, and it'll be in the upper 70s to low 80s on brew day so I'll have the garage door open, so I can hear the stereo when I'm brewing at the top of the driveway.

If you were trying to make me jealous, it didn't work. I HATE hot. I rarely brew in the summer. I am brewing today and it is not going to get out of the thirties. My kind of weather. Not kidding.

 

[Pick]

Waiting for it to warm up a little here. Currently 68. Got to keg a Belgian Wit this morning, so I can re use the yeast cake in the fermenter for another. Should be nice in the mid 70's today.

 

[Hartski]

Well, after brewing in the kitchen yesterday, I've decided to brew outside for the next batch. Took forever to get a boil on the stove, even with a 2 gallon partial boil. And it seriously heated up and humidified the whole house.

 

[specialkaye]

It's not tactful to brag about your shorts brewing technique to those who reside in the northern part of the country.

It sure as hell is funny though.

Thanks. Not really trying to make anyone jealous. Oh wait, yeah, I am, a little. Anyway, sat in the garage drinking, I mean bottling, a new beer last night. After cracking a couple of the warm un-carbonated bottles we had just capped, came in shivering. Went to turn the heater on. Thermostat said 71f. Damn, but SWMBO needed warming up....

 

[smakudwn]

Brewed in my garage this weekend, was about 54 with a nice wind. I loved it. Id rather brew in the cold than in the heat and sweat!

 

[chrislehr]

Another texan chiming in... I brew in the garage year round. Winter it's bearable. Summer, it's cruel and unusual punishment.

 

[Homercidal]

Brewed 2 batches, an AG IPA and a friend brewed an Extract IPA. He was chilled, but I was in a T and a long sleeve and felt comfortable. After the sun went down, it started getting nippy, but as long as I was moving around I was fine.

Washing up was a bit cold though.