So who's brewing this weekend?

[bracconiere]

well it's monday, i'm about to get barley soaking to sprout...



in my case sprouting for beer for the week after....

 

[cmac62]

No brewing for me this weekend, the So Cal Homebrew Fest is on. My Sweet Victory IPA (3/4 lb both victory and honey malt with 8 lb MO and 1 lb White wheat) with a bunch of hops and 2 oz of Citra in the keg will be served at the Society of Barley Alchemists (SOBA) tent. If anyone is going look me up.

 

[grampamark]

Not the weekend, but I was left unsupervised today, so I’m brewing an Irish Red Ale. About 30 min. left in the boil.

 

[grampamark]

I think I hit my number.

 

[hopkincr]

Early start by brewing on a Thursday while working from home. APA with Bru-1 as the only hop. First time using this hop.

 

[BrewChem]

Matilda and I brewed a Hefeweizen today. She got a scoop of warm, spent grains in her belly and conked out during the boil.

 

[seatazzz]

About to mill the grain for a NEIPA I'm brewing tomorrow, that will go to a competition in a couple weeks. Might see if my puppers like warm spent grain; they certainly have been known to tear into garbage bags of cold, old, stinky spent grain that somebody left lying around...

 

[Harleybrew32]

going to brew up a Cream Ale this weekend, while smoking a porkbutt.

 

[balrog]

Finishing up the two step starter of two packets S189 to give @dmtaylor 's suggestion a try "take any Pils recipe with S189 at 66-68".

 

[Abrayton]

Planning to brew an imperial stout Saturday based on this monster. Should be a fun and challenging brew day!
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/epic-stout/

Update - moving this off of yeast today to sit until kegged in September. Gravity sample was 1.022 so about 12% abv. At this point the roasted malts really dominate but there is definitely some complexity and layers coming through. A little hot but it should mellow over time. Will post back in September.

 

[kkuczma]

Just brewed a salt lime lager that’s now in fermentation, but my neighbor and I also just ordered the ingredients to make a west coast IPA in tribute to the bitterness of our sports fandom for our favorite baseball teams. I’m also going to look up what I can do with some of my leftover grains and make something up for a small batch to bottle! Cheers!

 

[dmtaylor]

Finishing up the two step starter of two packets S189 to give @dmtaylor 's suggestion a try "take any Pils recipe with S189 at 66-68".

Boy... how many gallons are you making? I don't make starters for S-189. One pack is plenty for 5 gallons, no starter, no rehydration... especially at 66-68 F.

 

[balrog]

Boy... how many gallons are you making? I don't make starters for S-189. One pack is plenty for 5 gallons, no starter, no rehydration... especially at 66-68 F.

Two packs, best by date Dec 2020, purchased maybe mid 2018, taking no chances, chewing no bubblegum, trying @Bilsch ’s advice to pitch great wads o yeast. Oh, and I am making 5.5 gall of 1.036.

 

[RyPA]

Brewed a WC IPA today. I'm testing out the Rapt Pill fermentation monitoring device with this batch

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1242900/west-coast-ipa

 

[BongoYodeler]

Brewed a WC IPA today. I'm testing out the Rapt Pill fermentation monitoring device with this batch

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1242900/west-coast-ipa

Please update as you go. I’ve ordered the Pill. Should arrive in a few days. I’m interested in your thoughts.

 

[RyPA]

For the price it's a great deal. The software isn't perfect but good enough to monitor fermentation. The below is from a few hours after pitching. My wort was 70 when I pitched, not sure why it's reading so much higher.

You won't be able to screw the thing together without some lube. I used a bit of starsan and it worked perfectly.

 

[kevin58]

Currently in the middle of a Ron Pattinson recipe. 1890 Truman Porter.

Recipe: 1890 Truman Porter
Brewer: Kevin58
Asst Brewer:
Style: Traditional English Robust Porter
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 6.57 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.07 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.065 SG
Estimated Color: 40.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 77.8 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 77.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 81.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
------------
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
8 lbs 8.0 oz Chevallier Heritage (Crisp) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 68.0 %
1 lbs 4.0 oz Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.0 %
12.0 oz BEST Black Malt (BESTMALZ) (609.1 SRM) Grain 3 6.0 %
2 lbs Invert Sugar No. 3 [Boil] (70.0 SRM) Sugar 4 16.0 %
2.00 oz Fuggle [4.50 %] - Boil 120.0 min Hop 5 29.3 IBUs
1.50 oz Fuggle [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 20.5 IBUs
2.00 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrueh [6.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min Hop 7 28.0 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 - -
0.00 gal Chiller (Boil 15.0 mins) Other 9 - -
1.25 tsp Yeast Nutrient (Boil 5.0 mins) Other 10 - -
1.0 pkg Bit O' Funk (Omega #OYL-211) Yeast 11 - -
0.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - 3.0 Days Bef Hop 12 0.0 IBUs -

 

[grampamark]

Brewing 5 gal of my House Blonde. We’re going to have a group of college football players here in a couple of weeks, earning some extra bucks to make the deposit on the house they’re renting this fall. Maybe shoulda brewed 10.

 

[mschoeffler]

Just did a Delerium Tremens clone…next up the Wit IPA.

 

[grampamark]

5.5 gal into the fermenter @ 1.050 (as predicted by Beersmith).

This could get interesting. It’s 2nd generation Nottingham but-it’s Nottingham.

 

[DBhomebrew]

Voiced to the family my wish to brew this weekend. Ron's 1939 Fuller's PA.

1.051/43IBU

Pale ale malt, 15% flaked maize, barely 3% invert, a touch of roasted for color. Fuggle bittering, EKG late. Trying Omega's 016 as I wasn't able to replenish my stock of Pub.

Maybe, just maybe, I'll get to this.

 

[jdauria]

Brewed an Italian Pils this weekend for a wedding in July.

 

[GBRbrew]

Just getting ready to weigh out the grains for big brew day on Saturday, making my 1st attempt at a wee heavy Scottish ale.

Cheers

 

[Deadalus]

I just finished a Best Bitter recipe that I will be brewing on Sunday while my wife makes dinner...it's called Incel's Best Bitter.

No I'm that stupid. I'll let the kids cook while I brew.

OK I really am planning on a brewing a Best Bitter but it will be on Saturday.

 

[seatazzz]

Just got the grain milled for the House Strong Ale I'll be brewing tomorrow. Haven't done this one in a while, and I'm toying with the idea of adding bourbon-soaked oak cubes to the keg. Have time for that since I like to let this one sit about 2 weeks in the fermenter.

 

[Sam_92]

Just got the grain milled for the House Strong Ale I'll be brewing tomorrow. Haven't done this one in a while, and I'm toying with the idea of adding bourbon-soaked oak cubes to the keg. Have time for that since I like to let this one sit about 2 weeks in the fermenter.

I think you should do it!

I am having two of my brothers over to my house to brew tomorrow, kind of a little big brew day event. I haven't got my recipe nailed down yet but probably trying to make a good pilsner for my wife to tie it into mother's day on Sunday.

 

[OleBrewing]

Well was last weekend. Has been a year since last brew (sad face emoji). Did a double brew day 20+ gallons. Had some hiccups from remembering my equipment but was successful and hit my SG well close enough.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

Well was last weekend. Has been a year since last brew (sad face emoji). Did a double brew day 20+ gallons. Had some hiccups from remembering my equipment but was successful and hit my SG well close enough.

Brewing 20 gallons of beer is a way to jump back in with both feet!!!

 

[OleBrewing]

Brewing 20 gallons of beer is a way to jump back in with both feet!!!

Yeah was a longer day than anticipated. But worth it. Proper planning could have cut out a few hours. But I was obedient and didn't get drink through the first batch.

 

[Bramling Cross]

I’m mashed in on a batch of Panther Piss Dark. Really looking forward to this one.

 

[GBRbrew]

Mashed in the wee heavy


Cheers

 

[leedspointbrew]

Christened my Fermzilla with an NEIPA, a recently maligned style which my wife and I enjoy, unapologetically. Plenty of Cascade, Citra and Mosaic. Hoping for the best.

 

[Beerstein]

I just wrapped up a nearly imperial 8 gallon batch of IPA with mosaic, centennial, and columbus.

 

[GBRbrew]

5 3/4 gallons in the fermenter at 1.073 I'd say we have a wee heavy.

Cheers

 

[Beerstein]

5 3/4 gallons in the fermenter at 1.073 I'd say we have a wee heavy.

Cheers

Very nice. A wee heavy is on my todo list.

 

[GBRbrew]

Very nice. A wee heavy is on my todo list.

It's my first wee heavy and my first time brewing with golden promise so I hope it doesn't suck lol
Cheers

 

[Deadalus]

Brewed today. I don't think any step in the process today didn't start out with a problem! But I did manage to brew this Best Bitter today. Three points under but still in range.

 

[jnecessary]

Buddy and I did 10g Pilsner, 5g IPA (made up a recipe on them fly) and then because we just love scrubbing kettles at 10pm decided to knock out a Marris Otter barleywine . First high gravity I've done. Came up a little short on OG because I didn't think the efficiency hit would be so high. Still gonna hit just under 10%, now to wait until Christmas time to enjoy it.

 

[ZapperMike]

Put a light “Lawnmower Beer” lager in the fermenter this weekend for the upcoming warmer weather.

 

[Ren06]

Making a 3gal HB mead that’s fermenting now