lets see your full Fermenters

[+HopSpunge+]

When you get that one nailed, be sure to share the recipe! Can't think of a US lager I like more.

I will. It's going to be a while though. They take forever to ferment and lager. And I suck at telling which hop is what by taste. It is one of my favorites also.

 

[chessking]

Dopplebock in the chamber, and smoke porter and Irish red on the side.

 

[jwalk4]

How'd your Irish red get that nice foamy clean krausen? My krausen always looks like a vom-bomb* went off inside my carboy. Not that it affects taste at all, but I'm still curious.



*read: vomit -bomb

 

[dalano73]

From top to bottom.
American Wheat
Pumpkin Ale
White House Honey Porter

 

[Doctor_Wily]

dalano are you using a space heater/fan thing to keep your fem temps? I'm trying to find a solution since it's cold here and I can't afford to run the furnace just to keep my beer warm :-/.

 

[pellis007]

Just bottled these but left to right they were Caribou Slobber Brown ale in secondary, Irish Red Ale in middle primary and Cream Ale in right primary.

 

[Doctor_Wily]

Just bottled these but left to right they were Caribou Slobber Brown ale in secondary, Irish Red Ale in middle primary and Cream Ale in right primary.

I bottled a Cream Ale yesterday and I'm bottling an Irish Red tonight! lol

 

[marcb]

20 Gallons of my Santa Clara Abbey Ale

 

[chessking]

How'd your Irish red get that nice foamy clean krausen? My krausen always looks like a vom-bomb* went off inside my carboy. Not that it affects taste at all, but I'm still curious.

Its just starting off. It will probably get messy before its all over.

 

[dalano73]

dalano are you using a space heater/fan thing to keep your fem temps? I'm trying to find a solution since it's cold here and I can't afford to run the furnace just to keep my beer warm :-/.

The fan is used to maintain the temp. We keep them in that closet because its insulated well and no vents.

 

[spkguitar]

I've got my very first 5 gal batch, Northern Brewer saison de noel in my glass secondary and Carribou Slobber in my primary bucket.

I've also got a small batch of hard lemonade in my old Mr. Beer with a modified recipe found here. Something special for SWMBO hopefully.

 

[pellis007]

I bottled a Cream Ale yesterday and I'm bottling an Irish Red tonight! lol

Looks like we're on the same page! These are my first 5 gal batches. My 1st was a Mr. Beer and after that I got hooked!

 

[johnturner9]

On the left is a maple syrup dark ale, will be adding extra grade B syrup in the next few days and cold crashing once fermentation begins to retain more aroma from the syrup. On the right is a two day old cream stout that I'm attempting a bourbon barrel stout clone from BBC.

 

[adamjackson]

What's fermenting????

http://adam-jackson.net/beer/homebrewing-lovely-lively-full-fermenters/

 

[adamjackson]

Brewed another batch tonight. Did a Honey Hefeweizen that will get 2.5 pounds of blueberries in a few weeks.

 

[jperry]

Heres my past few months of brewing

 

[soccerRef]

On the left is a maple syrup dark ale, will be adding extra grade B syrup in the next few days and cold crashing once fermentation begins to retain more aroma from the syrup. On the right is a two day old cream stout that I'm attempting a bourbon barrel stout clone from BBC.



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anychance I could get that recipe you used for the maplel syrup dark ale? I have been looking for good maple recipes, my parents actually make maple syrup, so I have a great connection to get it cheap [free]

 

[johnturner9]

anychance I could get that recipe you used for the maplel syrup dark ale? I have been looking for good maple recipes, my parents actually make maple syrup, so I have a great connection to get it cheap [free]

It's a Midwest supplies recipe. It's an extract kit with specialty grains. It comes with a small bottle of grade A syrup that you add to the boil. When I racked to secondary an tasted a sample the fermentation had taken most of the maple taste and aroma out. So last night I took another small bottle of grade B and added it to the keg before I racked it. Then cold crashed it so I wouldn't fire up another fermentation and save some of the aroma. First sample this morning was great, I'll keep you posted once its sat for a week or so and then carbonated.

 

[soccerRef]

It's a Midwest supplies recipe. It's an extract kit with specialty grains. It comes with a small bottle of grade A syrup that you add to the boil. When I racked to secondary an tasted a sample the fermentation had taken most of the maple taste and aroma out. So last night I took another small bottle of grade B and added it to the keg before I racked it. Then cold crashed it so I wouldn't fire up another fermentation and save some of the aroma. First sample this morning was great, I'll keep you posted once its sat for a week or so and then carbonated.

Im surprised they included Grade A with that kit... not that anything is wrong with any grade of pure maple syrup.. but Grade A is a lighter flavor profile than the grade B....

Keep me posted for sure.

as I get better at brewing ( still only have like 10 brews under my belt in yr 1 of home brewing) I plan on leaning towards a lot of the maple beers since I have the source for the maple. Plus I just love the maple flavor.

 

[johnturner9]

Im surprised they included Grade A with that kit... not that anything is wrong with any grade of pure maple syrup.. but Grade A is a lighter flavor profile than the grade B....

Keep me posted for sure.

as I get better at brewing ( still only have like 10 brews under my belt in yr 1 of home brewing) I plan on leaning towards a lot of the maple beers since I have the source for the maple. Plus I just love the maple flavor.

This is my second batch ever so I'm stepping out on a limb a little bit here, but another sample this morning after all the syrup had a chance to dissolve into the beer and it was really good.

 

[drewN]

What are the tubes going from the carboys into a bucket for?

 

[Doctor_Wily]

Blow off tubes so if something ferments crazy you dont end up with mess city.

 

[Euripidez]

Blow off tubes prevent this from happening:
http://imgur.com/5anxo

 

[BeerBrent]

brewed two weeks ago this coming saturday. its a flanders red ale fermented with wlp001. going to transfer these to better bottles, throw in some med. toast oak cubes, some roselare blend and then they will rest next to a 6 month old batch of red flanders in my cellar.

 

[VaBrewer]

Peaches & Cream Belgian Tripel.

 

[johnturner9]

What are the tubes going from the carboys into a bucket for?

Added this to my cream stout after the foam started rising into my airlock to prevent a huge mess. Blowoff tubes may be in my future for most of my stronger brews for peace of mind!

 

[Feurhund]

10 Gallons of my Bohemian pilsner "Defenestration".

 

[+HopSpunge+]

I had to look up what the definition of that word was. Cool beer name.

 

[wilserbrewer]

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Peaches & Cream Belgian Tripel.

That looks like it has potential to be a good kreusen bomb! Are those peaches in the fermenter? Watch that blowoff tube doesn't clog and go boom in the night...that would be some modern art for sure!

 

[Feurhund]

Yes. I learned about it in Prague.

It means to throw someone out of a window, usually to their death, but sometimes just seriously injured. It happened a bunch in Bohemian history and was an easy way to deal with councilmen and religious leaders they didn't like.