Philly area Homebrewers

[Pilamman]

Warwick township (Warminster water). Brew with bottled spring water. Working well.

 

[Gitmoe]

Hurray! More snow and ice! Just finished digging out. Now I'll spend a few hours trying to find the gas leak in my tap system...

 

[gone_fishing]

Looks like I'm gonna be a busy brewer after Christmas. Here are the recipes I have to brew up:

Double IPA (115 from Northern)
Smoked, Chipolte Porter
Caribou Slobber
Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
Pale Ale
Kolsh

My keg of West Coast IIPA is nearly kicked. I will taste test my Chimay Blue Clone next week but will age all but 2 bottles another 4 months.

Looking forward to some new toys from Keystone. I gave my wife a list for Christmas.

 

[Misfit]

Stopped into keystone for the first time yesterday. Quite impressed with the place

 

[jjp36]

Anyone know somewhere in the area where I would be able to pick up a used wine barrel?

 

[milldoggy]

Stopped into keystone for the first time yesterday. Quite impressed with the place

Also stopped in, got some wine juice, running low on wine.

 

[milldoggy]

Anyone know somewhere in the area where I would be able to pick up a used wine barrel?

JJ Maki sold them at one point, also there is some itlian winery in bucks county that sells them, he used to always have ads on Craigslist. I will try to find the name if you can't, think is was gusieppes though

 

[gone_fishing]

Thanks Pilamman for teaching me about All Grain yesterday.

 

[Pilamman]

Thanks Pilamman for teaching me about All Grain yesterday.

Anytime, Gone_fishing.

 

[gone_fishing]

Brewed up a big ole Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout. 1.087 OG! First time using a yeast starter.

 

[politibrew]

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Derek and I live in Delaware County near the airport.

I have home brewed on and off for about 6 years but just recently received some proper brewing equipment. It is amazing how good equipment can energize your passion for homebrewing

I look forward to learning here and helping when I can.

Happy New Year!

 

[The542]

Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Derek and I live in Delaware County near the airport.

I have home brewed on and off for about 6 years but just recently received some proper brewing equipment. It is amazing how good equipment can energize your passion for homebrewing

I look forward to learning here and helping when I can.

Happy New Year!

Welcome Derek! Congrats on the new equipment.

 

[gone_fishing]

Welcome Derek. I'm originally from down that way in Lansdowne.

 

[gone_fishing]

Just brewed up a basic Kolsch mini mash. Seemed to go well. Ended up with a temp adjusted OG of preboil of 1.016 with 3 1/2 gallons. OG goal was 1.044. I got 1.046. It was likely higher because I used a 750ml yeast starter. Best part was that I cooled the wort down to 66* in 22 minutes with nothing but an ice water bath.

 

[fairskyes]

We have super science guys with PhDs and super relaxed artsy hipsters (that's me).

******* hipsters are everywhere now

 

[jrfehon]

Hi Philly home brewers, my name is Jason and I live in Wyndmoor/Glenside. I just wanted to introduce myself. What local home brewing clubs are you all in? I've wanted to join one.

 

[milldoggy]

Got 20 gallons done last week. 10 citra pale ale and 10 hefe. Feels good to rebuild the pipeline. Also got 6 gallons of petit syrah from keystone going.

 

[dfess1]

Hoping to brew saturday in the shelter of the garage (with the door open). Need to brew more house pale, and would like to get this years barleywine brewed as well. Thinking about doing a partygyle on that one though, as it's almost the same grain bill as my house pale. Should be able to get a smaller beer out of that one. We'll see. First I have to go buy a new hose, as the one that I forgot to take off my spigot is frozen solid!

 

[dfess1]

So what have you guys been up to? This past sat I was able to brew 10 gal of house pale, 5 gal of this years barleywine (1.120!!!), and 10 gal of an ESB/English Pale out of the second runnings from the barleywine (still came in at 1.040). Granted I threw in a lb of biscuit, a lb of crystal 10 and another lb of marris otter, but was still surprised it came in at 1.040.

 

[Misfit]

I haven't been doing anything beer related. Just firearm related got two rifles and a shotgun

 

[Coff]

I've been brewing a good amount. I'm not usually a clone brewer but did 2 clones in the last 2 months. I just tapped a Prairie 'Merica clone, its phenominal, everyone should brew this recipe. I also did a Modern Times Blazing World clone, loved their beers and will probably brew a few of them.

I also brewed a 15 gallon batch of Imperial Stout with chocolate from Marcie Turney and coffee from Reanimator in Fishtown, aging in a Dad's Hat barrel as we speak.

I just cultured the dregs of Hillfarmstead Arthur for a Saison I am brewing next Monday, and brewing a split batch Pale Ale half with S04 and half 100% Brett, brewed w/Oats, hopped w/Mosaic/Nelson/Centennial the same night.

This week I'll be bottling a Saison aged on fresh Peaches using the ECY03 Brett, another Saison with the dregs cultured from Logsdon's Saison Bretta

 

[dfess1]

Ha! And my wife thinks I brew alot! Way to go, the Imp stout sounds delicious! Kegged up a dragons milk clone last night for my wife (she and her gf's brewed it). hoping that carbing with the beer gas is the charm to making the stupid m#*$%@##$ stout tap work.

 

[Coff]

No way, you deffinitely brew more then me. This is the culmination of a handful of projects I had been planning, the Stout is a group project with 2 other brewers.

I would love to get a stout on beer gas at home.

 

[dfess1]

Well, I sold her on the four tap tower saying "we can have a dedicated nitro line". Problem is, the thing has never poured correctly. no matter whether I crank the beer gas, drop it down, etc. Only thing i've done differently this time is to carb with the beer gas, as opposed to the co2. We'll see if it makes a difference. only carbing to 1.5 vols.

 

[tennesseean_87]

Hi Philly home brewers, my name is Jason and I live in Wyndmoor/Glenside. I just wanted to introduce myself. What local home brewing clubs are you all in? I've wanted to join one.

Hey! I work in Glenside. A couple of us from Jenkintown walk to local BYOB place about once a month for informal brew sharing. It's not a big club, but it's close for us. You're welcome to join us. PM me if you want to know more.

So what have you guys been up to? This past sat I was able to brew 10 gal of house pale, 5 gal of this years barleywine (1.120!!!), and 10 gal of an ESB/English Pale out of the second runnings from the barleywine (still came in at 1.040). Granted I threw in a lb of biscuit, a lb of crystal 10 and another lb of marris otter, but was still surprised it came in at 1.040.

I came home from travels and bottled a Brown Porter, then an Arrogant Bastard clone a week later. I just bottled my Tripel after a few months of bulk aging, and I'm hoping it carbs up properly by my wife's due date (April 6). Belgian corks were fun and look nice!

I'm gearing up for some major brewing since a friend of mine has be brewing for a wedding. I'm trying to do 40 galllons, although I usually stick to 3-5 gallon batches. There will be some busy brew days coming up! I'll be doing an Irish Red/Special Bitter on Monday for the last personal brew-day I'll have for a while!

 

[zshameless]

Hey everyone! New to the board and I'd thought i break in with a local post to get myself started on here.

I live in Roxborough, work in KoP, and I just started brewing again after 7 years or so at the request of my lady and I couldn't be happier about starting back up.

It's nice to see so many in the area that share the obsession.

Cheers!

 

[dfess1]

Welcome! There are quite a few just on the other side of the park from you! Congrats on getting back into it!

 

[gone_fishing]

Brewed up 115 IBU IIPA from Northern this past Sunday night. . Did a split starter with 600ml in 1L flast and 1 smack pack then 1000mL into 2L with smack pack and put that one on stir plate. The next afternoon I combined them both into the 2L flask and let them turn together. Used Wyest 1056. It was about 2 months old but I noticed the packs were pretty swollen but not fully when I went to smack them. When I cut open for pitching the inside pack wasn't ruptured. I went away Monday morning till Tuesday for work. When I checked the blow off line was bubbling but not how I would anticipate for that big of a beer.

So enough rambling. Do you guys recommend I open up and check the gravity to see if it is cooking well enough?

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Hey everyone! New to the board and I'd thought i break in with a local post to get myself started on here.

I live in Roxborough, work in KoP, and I just started brewing again after 7 years or so at the request of my lady and I couldn't be happier about starting back up.

It's nice to see so many in the area that share the obsession.

Cheers!

Welcome! I'm in Wissahickon if you ever want to brew. PM me if you'd like. That goes for anyone on here of course.

 

[WissaBrewGuy]

Brewed up 115 IBU IIPA from Northern this past Sunday night. . Did a split starter with 600ml in 1L flast and 1 smack pack then 1000mL into 2L with smack pack and put that one on stir plate. The next afternoon I combined them both into the 2L flask and let them turn together. Used Wyest 1056. It was about 2 months old but I noticed the packs were pretty swollen but not fully when I went to smack them. When I cut open for pitching the inside pack wasn't ruptured. I went away Monday morning till Tuesday for work. When I checked the blow off line was bubbling but not how I would anticipate for that big of a beer.

So enough rambling. Do you guys recommend I open up and check the gravity to see if it is cooking well enough?

What kind of fermenter do you use? Are you sure there are no leaks? I have one fermenter and sometimes it doesnt bubble at all (even for a russian imperial stout) but it is still fermenting fine