It's Brew Day!

[Jack Arandir]

Anyone else brewing today? Post your recipe and brewhouse!

I'm rebrewing the best beer I've ever brewed - Schönramer Pils.
LODO techniques, step mash with single decoction, mash and boil pH control, cold ferment in conical, spund while lagering. Split batch using WLP835 to see if I like it (WY2308 is my house lager strain).

Prost!

 

[AlexKay]

Brewing tomorrow. Piwo Grodziskie, 2.5 gallons.

3.75 lbs. white wheat
0.6 lbs. oak-smoked wheat

1.5 g Magnum @ 60
10 g Lubelski @ 5

Lallemand Köln

 

[Cameronl]

I'm sitting on the couch, trying to decide if I'm gonna. I brew outside, an the temp right now is in the upper 30s, and won't get higher than 42F. I don't mind brewing in the cold, it's the cleanup and all that splashing water that gives me pause. I'm planning on a batch of Jamil's Ol' Yule Loggy from Brewing Classic Styles.

Ol' Yule Loggy​

Christmas/Winter Specialty Spice Beer (21 2)​

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 7.04 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
End of Boil Vol: 6.50 gal
Final Bottling Vol: 5.10
Fermentation: Ale, Single Stage
Equipment: All Grain - Standard 5 Gal/19l Batch - Stainless
Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.00 %
Ingredients

Amount​	Name​	Type​	#​	%/IBU​	Volume​
5.00 gal​	Aquarion Bridgeport, CT​	Water​	1​	-​	-​
1.07 g​	Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) Mash 60.0 min​	Water Agent​	2​	-​	-​
1.93 g​	Salt Mash 60.0 min​	Water Agent​	3​	-​	-​
4.08 g​	Epsom Salt (MgSO4) Mash 60.0 min​	Water Agent​	4​	-​	-​
7.18 g​	Baking Soda Mash 60.0 min​	Water Agent​	5​	-​	-​
1.12 g​	Chalk Mash 60.0 min​	Water Agent​	6​	-​	-​
19 lb 8.0 oz​	Best Ale Malt (Crisp) Mash (95.1%) - 3.3 SRM​	Grain​	7​	95.1%​	1.52 gal​
12.0 oz​	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L Mash (3.7%) - 80.0 SRM​	Grain​	8​	3.7%​	0.06 gal​
4.0 oz​	Black (Patent) Malt Mash (1.2%) - 500.0 SRM​	Grain​	9​	1.2%​	0.02 gal​
1.00 oz​	Magnum Boil 60 min (25.6 IBUs)​	Hop​	10​	25.6 IBUs​	-​
1.00 Items​	Whirlfloc Tablet Boil 15.0 min​	Fining​	11​	-​	-​
4.00 tsp​	Yeast Nutrient Boil 15.0 min​	Other​	12​	-​	-​
0.13 tsp​	Nutmeg Boil 1.0 min​	Spice​	13​	-​	-​
0.13 tsp​	Allspice Boil 1.0 min​	Spice​	14​	-​	-​
0.50 tsp​	Cinnamon Powder Boil 1.0 min​	Spice​	15​	-​	-​
0.25 tsp​	Ginger Root Boil 1.0 min​	Herb​	16​	-​	-​
2.0 pkgs​	Nottingham Yeast Lallemand #-​	Ale yeast​	17​	-​	-​

Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color​

Est Original Gravity: 1.100 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.028 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 9.8 %
Bitterness: 25.6 IBUs
Est Color: 18.7

The Brewhouse (photo from fall):

 

[Jack Arandir]

I'm planning on a batch of Jamil's Ol' Yule Loggy from Brewing Classic Styles.

That looks delicious. Hope you brew it. Nice looking setup too. I like the custom power handling in the box.

 

[Cameronl]

That looks delicious. Hope you brew it. Nice looking setup too. I like the custom power handling in the box.

I did it. First time doing a big beer (20+ lbs of grain!). I had some trouble recirculating through the HERMS coil. I couldn't figure out why it stopped pulling wort, then start again. Then I looked at the sight glass and saw the level drop everytime I would start it up again. The wort couldn't run through the grain bed fast enough. Once I slowed things down, no problem.