South Carolina SC midlands area brewers

[SHAIV]

Ask him the name of the place he goes in Darlington. There are a couple of decent places in Florence...Seminar and Southern Hops.

I think it's southern hops. That sounds familiar

 

[SHAIV]

I have a 10 gallon cooler and I typically heat my strike water at least 10 degrees hotter than needed and empty into the tun and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Then I'll open it up and stir it until it cools off to strike temp then add the grains. I typically lose a degree or two over an hour mash and that's with batches that range from 1.040 to 1.075, all 5 gallon batches. All systems will probably react a little differently but maybe it's worth a shot.

That's a good idea. I guess I'm just use to mashing in my 8 gallon stainless kettle. I just wrap it with a towel for the mash then uncover and turn on the flame for a mashout. I also like the size of the 8 gallon kettle. I might just try to get a 10 gallon aluminum boil kettle if I can

 

[TravelingLight]

That's a good idea. I guess I'm just use to mashing in my 8 gallon stainless kettle. I just wrap it with a towel for the mash then uncover and turn on the flame for a mashout. I also like the size of the 8 gallon kettle. I might just try to get a 10 gallon aluminum boil kettle if I can

I just got a new mash tun. One of the 10 gallon Igloo round orange ones, with a FB. I'm starting to realize, while I don't lose a ton of heat, I am losing heat through the empty headspace and/or the lack of insulation in the lid. I need to remedy this. I've seen some people cut a round piece of foam wrapped in foil or something like that to put directly on top of the mash inside the MT to hold heat in. I'm considering that since nobody has luck using spray foam inside the lids.

 

[TravelingLight]

Anybody use pumps (chugger/march) in their brewing? I plan to add a pump in 2017. But there are SOOOOO many different ways of doing it. And I'm a "learn by seeing" type of guy. I'd love to see someone's setup if any of y'all use pumps.

 

[GammaRay4130]

No pump here but that and a whirlpool arm are probably next up on my list of upgrades.

 

[TravelingLight]

No pump here but that and a whirlpool arm are probably next up on my list of upgrades.

Yeah man. I've got so many projects I want to knock out this year. Everything is pretty much on hold for now until after my wedding in April. Brewing some beers for the wedding too so I'm just rolling with it until after the honeymoon.

 

[GammaRay4130]

Here's my latest, a pale ale I brewed about 2.5 weeks ago. It's all carbed up but could use a little more time in the keg to clear a bit more. Planning on brewing and altbier this weekend, just need to keg my kolsch to make room in my fermentation chamber. What's next up for y'all?

 

[SHAIV]

Hey man your attachment didn't work. I just bottled this one gallon zombie dust cloneView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1487243388.141862.jpg
Omg smelled like amazing tropical fruit, good ol citra!
I also have a simcoe hopped apfelwein in my keg that's overcarbed and needs to be emptied so I can keg my session IPA. That IPA probably needs to be dry hopped soon but I dunno if 2 oz will fitView attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1487243555.963095.jpg
I may put an oz in the carboy then put the other as a keg hop. Does anyone have any experience keg hopping? I've never done it before

 

[Poopsmitherson]

What's next up for y'all?

Next up for me is the continuation of nailing my red IPA recipe. I'm actually only brewing iterations of this beer this year to try to really get it where I want it to be. I'm blogging about it too (to give myself some accountability for when I inevitably want to brew something else), so, shameless self plug, if you guys want to check it out you can go here: http://brewublog.wordpress.com

I just posted about iteration 1 and will be brewing iteration 2 on Monday.

 

[SHAIV]

I love ipas. I actually brewed my own amber IPA recipe in December with the rest of my homegrown hops from last year. It turned out great for an extract and it was my first recipe design I'm interested in your recipe

 

[TravelingLight]

Brewed my saison on Sunday for my April wedding. Going to split it after primary and put half on blueberries and half on blackberries. Then I'll taste and go from there. I'm hoping to be able to blend these. I know blueberries can be finicky to hold their flavor so I'm hoping the blackberries can prop them up some. Finally getting another keg today (hopefully) from a Craigslist deal.

In a few weeks I'll brew my NEIPA (for the wedding also) so it'll be ready to go come April.

Then, after the honeymoon and all that shiit, I'm going to brew two sours. I've done goses and kettle soured beers, but haven't done a full on "big boy" sour yet. So I'm gonna get two new fermenters, brew a golden and a brown (oud bruin) and throw them in a closet for a year. Excited for these.

 

[Poopsmitherson]

I love ipas. I actually brewed my own amber IPA recipe in December with the rest of my homegrown hops from last year. It turned out great for an extract and it was my first recipe design I'm interested in your recipe

I've got that posted on the blog if you want to check it out. I don't remember it off the top of my head. At least the hop schedule. The recipe is currently just 2-row and C80. That's going to change this next time around though. I'm changing one aspect each time to really try to get a feel for the impact of the change I make. That's why I think this will actually take me all year, ha.

 

[SHAIV]

I've got that posted on the blog if you want to check it out. I don't remember it off the top of my head. At least the hop schedule. The recipe is currently just 2-row and C80. That's going to change this next time around though. I'm changing one aspect each time to really try to get a feel for the impact of the change I make. That's why I think this will actually take me all year, ha.

Just read the blog. Pretty good stuff man. I'm not very knowledgeable about malts so I dunno if I could help you answer the questions you have. I do like that hop schedule sounds like it's something I'd do.

 

[SHAIV]

Brewed my saison on Sunday for my April wedding. Going to split it after primary and put half on blueberries and half on blackberries. Then I'll taste and go from there. I'm hoping to be able to blend these. I know blueberries can be finicky to hold their flavor so I'm hoping the blackberries can prop them up some. Finally getting another keg today (hopefully) from a Craigslist deal.

In a few weeks I'll brew my NEIPA (for the wedding also) so it'll be ready to go come April.

Then, after the honeymoon and all that shiit, I'm going to brew two sours. I've done goses and kettle soured beers, but haven't done a full on "big boy" sour yet. So I'm gonna get two new fermenters, brew a golden and a brown (oud bruin) and throw them in a closet for a year. Excited for these.

Sounds like you got a lot going on man. I had a saison one time and didn't really like it. I don't really know a lot about them. What is it that makes it a saison? The yeast?

 

[SHAIV]

Brewed my saison on Sunday for my April wedding

Sounds like you got a lot going on man. I had a saison one time and didn't really like it. I don't really know a lot about them. What is it that makes it a saison? The yeast?

Also is anyone else on untapped? My name is the same on there as on here SHAIV if anyone wants to add me

 

[TravelingLight]

Sounds like you got a lot going on man. I had a saison one time and didn't really like it. I don't really know a lot about them. What is it that makes it a saison? The yeast?

Definitely the yeast. Saisons are yeast driven beers. Personally, I put saisons into one of two camps: there are the clovey, slightly spicey saisons; and then there are the dry, crisp, maybe a little tart saisons. I prefer the dry crisp saisons.

Ergo, my house saison is dry AF. It's just pilsner, vienna, and wheat. I use 3711 and it's the first yeast I've used that bottomed out at 1.000. The last one was racked onto raspberries and had a beautiful color. It was very drinkable for a 6.9% ABV saison. The one I brewed on Sunday, if the 3711 drops it to 1.000 again, it'll be over 7%! I don't make weak ass beer. Here's a pic of the raspberry saison...

 

[Poopsmitherson]

Just read the blog. Pretty good stuff man. I'm not very knowledgeable about malts so I dunno if I could help you answer the questions you have. I do like that hop schedule sounds like it's something I'd do.

Thanks for the kind words. I am definitely not as knowledgeable in ingredients as I'd like to be, which is the other thing I'm hoping to get out of this project. Hopefully I'll have a killer recipe and a better understanding of certain grains and hops.

The hop schedule definitely yields a nice flavor, but I'd like a bit more of both that and aroma. So once I get the malt nailed down I'll start tweaking the schedule and/or hop choices.

 

[SHAIV]

Thanks for the kind words. I am definitely not as knowledgeable in ingredients as I'd like to be, which is the other thing I'm hoping to get out of this project. Hopefully I'll have a killer recipe and a better understanding of certain grains and hops.



The hop schedule definitely yields a nice flavor, but I'd like a bit more of both that and aroma. So once I get the malt nailed down I'll start tweaking the schedule and/or hop choices.

Yes I know what you mean. I read some where that someone made a slew of different smash beers to find out what different grains and hops taste like. I loved the smash I made with simcoe which is probably why I dry hopped my apfelwein with simcoe. I'm thinking about dry hopping my one gallon cider I just made with citra. Oh and speaking of the smash me and my buddy have a few videos on you tube his name on you tube is Aaron of all trades. There's a few brew videos if y'all are bored and want to check them out. We haven't made one in a while

 

[SHAIV]

Headed out to the Columbia beer festival

 

[TravelingLight]

Headed out to the Columbia beer festival

How was it? Any good one-offs or funky stuff?

 

[SHAIV]

I don't want to talk about it... Lol I got to try some ipas I've been wanting to try. I think I went to Sam Adams like 10 times I can't remember lol. The rebel juiced IPA is good! There was a white chocolate mocha blonde stout by legal remedy brewing that was great! I tried a bunch of stuff and honestly, not proud of it, but I don't remember leaving...

 

[TravelingLight]

I don't want to talk about it... Lol I got to try some ipas I've been wanting to try. I think I went to Sam Adams like 10 times I can't remember lol. The rebel juiced IPA is good! There was a white chocolate mocha blonde stout by legal remedy brewing that was great! I tried a bunch of stuff and honestly, not proud of it, but I don't remember leaving...

That World Court blonde mocha stout is pretty damn good.

 

[SHAIV]

Well the important thing is I woke up the next morning and dry hopped my session IPA

 

[SHAIV]

So with this warm weather we are having my hop plants are starting to grow. I'm ready to wet hop an IPA

 

[Poopsmitherson]

So with this warm weather we are having my hop plants are starting to grow. I'm ready to wet hop an IPA

Mine have been growing for about a month at this point. I already cut back the bull shoot on my cascade after it reached about 6-8" and now am watching a second shoot appear. But yeah, it's crazy that they're growing. A friend of mine has blueberry bushes that he said have already been actively growing, and shouldn't be until sometime next month. I guess it's going to be an early harvest all around this year.

 

[SHAIV]

Oh dang. How many years have you had them?

 

[Poopsmitherson]

Oh dang. How many years have you had them?

This is my first year with them. I bought plants, though, and not rhizomes.

 

[SHAIV]

Oh when and where did you get them?

 

[Poopsmitherson]

Oh when and where did you get them?

Late January from Great Lakes Hops. I actually only ordered one cascade plant and got a free magnum as well. From what I've read, I'm not expecting much, if anything, from the magnum in this climate. But, it does have a ton of shoots growing up. My cascade only had two currently, which are growing high quickly. The magnum has probably ten shoots, only one of which is more than an inch. But it's early in the season. We'll see how that goes.

I'm hoping to maybe get just enough magnum to bitter a fresh hop ale and then use the cascade for everything else. That's really all I want out of this first year: one really dank harvest ale.

 

[SHAIV]

I got two harvests from my cascade and chinook last year about an oz each harvest. I thought that was pretty good for first year plants and I didn't get my rhizomes till early April. My centennial didn't really do much, no cones.yeah I ordered two cascade, 2 centennial, and 2 chinook. I got them on sale for the price of 4 and I got 8 rhizomes. I gave 4 to Healey