Happy New Year!!! Any Brewing on the 1st?

[Kugster]

I actually never said what I was doing... I racked Mylo's XMas Ale to secondary Tuesday, had Spooky's Choc-o-let Stout last night. SWMBO got me a 365 beer desk calander...pretty cool, on Sunday they give you a recipe from Saturday's beer...So today I will have a Young's Double Chocolate Stout, it was supposed to be Young's Winter Warmer but couldn't find it. Tomorrow is Lost Coast Downtown Brown then Schneider Weisse Saturday. Mmmm...Yummy!

I'm also in the process fo getting my AG setup together...can't wait!!

Then we go to the Fiesta Bowl Monday!!! Go Buckeyes!!!

 

[Surfman]

Cranberry Ale

 

[Jaybird]

On Sunday the 4th Photohand and myself are going to brew a 12 gallon batch of Caspio's Amber ale, and a 10 gallon batch of a sweet stout. Twoheadsbrewing may make the drive up, I just had drinks w/ a woman last night that brews extract, and she may come over to watch, and have a pint as well. Anyone else in the area is ALWAYS welcome. Cheers
JJ

 

[skeeordye11]

I transfered my pale ale into my first keg and I'm just about to start the boil on my Rose Bowl Breakfast Stout! Can't wait to get my kegerator! Happy New Year HBT!!!

 

[BrewinJack]

Did three gallon batch of meade... was gonna do triditional but couldnt get to my regular supplier for ingredants... So i fudged a genreic

Cheers

 

[BierMuncher]

Nothing like brewing up 10 gallons and watching back to back bowl games.

 

[chase]

Just closed up my fermenter. Frank came over and we brewed his sh*tty beer. ;-)

It's a recipe we've been working on to clone Goose Island Honker's Ale.

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Frank's ****ty Beer
8-C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Author: Chase
Date: 1/1/09

Original Gravity: 1.051 (1.048 - 1.060)
Terminal Gravity: 1.014 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 16.51 (6.0 - 18.0)
Alcohol: 4.77% (4.6% - 6.2%)
Bitterness: 34.9 (30.0 - 50.0)

Ingredients:
2.0 lb Maris Otter
1.0 lb Victory® Malt
4 oz 2-Row Caramel Malt 60L
6 oz Special Roast Malt
.75 lb Dry Light
.5 oz Fuggle (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
.5 oz Willamette (4.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
.25 oz Cascade (8.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15.0 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP002 English Ale

Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.2

 

[chase]

Biermuncher, do you brew in your basement?

 

[blue800]

Batch #4 in the primary this afternoon: Blueberries n cream oatmeal stout

 

[BierMuncher]

Biermuncher, do you brew in your basement?

Yepper. A nice 68 degrees year round.

 

[dzamba]

I'm waiting for my 10 gal brewpot to come in the mail, and I'll be ready for my first AG. Any day now...

 

[pjj2ba]

Brewed up a Marzen yesterday. I did a few little tweaks to the recipe so I should be able to sample this before I do my triple batch in March. Kegged up my porter too.

I just made up some starters so I'll probably be brewing the first in a series of German pils on Sunday. I'm going brew a bunch of the same recipe, changing only the flavor and aroma hops (only 4 oz of aroma). Magnum for bittering for all

 

[dzamba]

UPDATE: I just got my 10 gallon brewpot in the mail. AG starts tomorrow.

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

I brewed up my first attempt at a house Pale Ale recipe yesterday. Went very smooth, and I just really enjoy using a march pump. Too bad I'm just borrowing the thing . Can't wait to see how this brew turns out!

 

[jasonh]

Didn't brew anything new, but I bottled my CascadePA, and the hydrometer sample tasted awesome!

Also threw in a batch of Apfelwein on Tuesday (Ended up using D-47 yeast instead of Montrachet since the LHBS was out...guessing that'll leave it a little sweeter, but hopefully still delicious)

 

[Rubberband]

Only my second batch of beer. Also bottling my first batch from December, Belgium Pale ale.

 

[mikfire]

I brewed 5 gallons of Coldwater 420 - SPA yesterday. I only wish I could drink it now -- the hops smelled sooo good. But having both of my primaries working makes me happy.

Chase, make sure you tell us how the GI clone goes. I love the Goose Island PA and IPA. I would like to try brewing it as well.

 

[bad coffee]

I brewed another batch of my dunkle.

My wyeast belgian didn't swell, so I threw it into a starter. Today it was still dead yeast in the starter. Dumped it, I guess I'll have to drink some chimay blue and get some live yeast.

B

 

[NZGirl]

Bottled my first batch (a lager) on the 31st Dec (NZ time)
Got another lager batch into the primary on the 1st Jan
Due to bottle a draught on 10th Jan
Due to bottle apfelwein 19th Jan

 

[HOOTER]

Brewed up an Amber ale on New years eve. Back in the day I would party to the whee hours of the morning, now I'm satisfied with staying home, brewing, and of course drinking a few in the process. :cross:

 

[Sucram]

I brewed my huge imperial stout, patterned after Rogue's Imperial Stout, on the first. I think I'm gonna call it Conrad's stout (because heart of darkness has already been taken).

 

[Korben]

Brewed up a nice Brown ale today... The OG sample ended up being taste-tested by the roommates and me very sweet with a nice hope character... Hope it turns out well.