So who's brewing this weekend?

[BongoYodeler]

Tomorrow. An imperial stout. Ordered Magnum and Willamette hops from YVH but got Willamette and Citra instead. I do have a little Magnum and I'll make up the difference with CTZ and use that combo for bittering. Willamette for late boil addition and hope for the best.

 

[Jonakr]

Kegged 5 gallons ginger cider, 4 gallons Gran-apple cider, 2 gallons pomegranate cider. Started 5 gallons of Ginger Cider.

 

[jayst]

Trying a ‘carrot cake’ ale this weekend. Mostly an amber ale with spices, lactose and juiced carrots (in the whirlpool and secondary fermentation). I really hope this doesn’t suck!

During the brew day, I rediscovered a golden stout I made a couple months ago. This was a beer that I was very ‘meh’ on, too astringent and harsh coffee bitterness, but as with all things, time made it marvelous.

Cheers!

 

[Abrayton]

Golden Cock Cream Ale

 

[BongoYodeler]

Imperial Stout on the boil.

 

[JenMac]

Brewed a split batch WC Pale and Black IPA (3g each) this morning. Racked the pale, added the steeped dark grains, more hops and a lb of DME to hit the Black IPA target. Samples taste good. Kept it simple with all C hops for both but Notty for the Black and S-05 for the pale.

 

[MaxStout]

Brewing tomorrow, first brew of the season out in the garage, over propane. They're forecasting 60F. In MN. In Feb.

Doing a 5 gal batch of Baltic Porter. Pilsner, Munich I, 1 lb. Rauchmalz, a little Special B and UK dark crystal, and some Carafa III. Bittering with Triple Perle and EKG late boil. Pitching 3 packets W-34/70.

 

[lumpher]

Just brewed and put a Dunkelweizen in the ferm bucket. While I was doing that I kegged a Bell's 2-Hearted Clone. Drinking a homemade Blue Hawaiian to relax. I lived in Hawaii for a few years, so I got to liking them.

 

[MaxStout]

Brewed the Baltic Porter today out in the garage. Had a few ups and downs.

(Kinda) bad news: preboil SG was lower than expected, 1.066.

More kinda bad news: boiloff was much higher than usual, 1.75 gal in a 60 min boil. Ended up with 5.25 gal in the fermenter, not 5.75 as predicted.

Good news: the higher boiloff got my OG right on the nose at 1.088.

Chilled to 56F with my IC (no ice or recirc needed with cold MN tap water!). Pitched 3 packets rehydrated W-34/70.

 

[MaxStout]

18 hours later I wake up to see that the yeasties have taken off.

The Cold Crash Guardian from Brew Hardware seems to be working well at this stage. With 2.5 gal of CO2 in the bag, should be plenty to draw back during cold crashing.

 

[skleice]

Brewing a gluten free NEIPA:

Pale Rice Malt (new)
Pale Oat Malt
Ivory Teff
Flaked Oats
CaraMillet

Galaxy, Amarillo, Columbus
Verdant

 

[jdauria]

Brewed a Helles Export this past weekend and hoping to get another brew in this coming weekend, a Belgian Single aka Patersbier aka Father's Beer aka Enkel.

 

[RumOnTheDocks]

Brewing a 2,6 gallon SMaSH pale ale with Styrian Wolf as a way to get a feel for the particular hop and as a test for my efficiency.
Brewday going smoothly thus far.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Overcame lack of motivation, again, for another iteration of the Tellen Faux buckwheat lager? Porter? Whatever. Paid more attention during the cereal mash this time around; nothing burnt or stuck to the pot.

 

[whoaru99]

Put a 6gal batch of Merlot into fermenter.

Not sure if I'm going to try to tackle the pils tomorrow. Should do a starter, but have enough yeast in jars I probably don't have to.

 

[passedpawn]

Got two batches done Saturday, poolside. Got a swim in after!

 

[day_trippr]

I miss the floating kettle...

 

[tdf]

I miss the floating kettle...

15 liters in a Torpedo keg floats perfectly for a nice quick chill.

 

[BrewZer]

Brewed the Baltic Porter today out in the garage. Had a few ups and downs.

(Kinda) bad news: preboil SG was lower than expected, 1.066.

More kinda bad news: boiloff was much higher than usual, 1.75 gal in a 60 min boil. Ended up with 5.25 gal in the fermenter, not 5.75 as predicted.

Good news: the higher boiloff got my OG right on the nose at 1.088.

Chilled to 56F with my IC (no ice or recirc needed with cold MN tap water!). Pitched 3 packets rehydrated W-34/70.

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Nice rig!

 

[BrewZer]

Put a 6gal batch of Merlot into fermenter.

Sir, this is a Wendy's...

 

[BrewZer]

Meanwhile, tomorrow's supposed to be rainy and cool, so it sounds like a great day to get a batch of American Amber Ale into the fermenter -- my grass is already green, and it's going to need mowing someday soon. Need something tasty to cool down with afterwards...

 

[whoaru99]

Sir, this is a Wendy's...

They have chicken sandwiches and salads on the menu. LOL.

 

[bike2brew]

Hoping to get the final iteration on my Hops Kitchen Amber this weekend. Bottling tomorrow, and perhaps brewing the 2.5 gal BIAB if I get ahead of my clean-up, etc.

 

[passedpawn]

60 minute hops, including 1# of habaneros and jalapenos. This Habanero Pale Ale is gonna be a scorcher.

 

[BongoYodeler]

60 minute hops, including 1# of habaneros and jalapenos. This Habanero Pale Ale is gonna be a scorcher.
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If I drank a couple of those I'd have to quickly follow up with a big bowl of ice cream. That way, the next day, when I'm sitting in agony in the "big room" I'd be yelling, "come on ice cream!!!"

 

[day_trippr]

60 minute hops, including 1# of habaneros and jalapenos. This Habanero Pale Ale is gonna be a scorcher.

Top Dawg on the Glutton For Punishment List
Didn't I read a post of yours recently where you brewed a "hot batch" like this one and had smoke coming out of your ears or something

Cheers!

 

[passedpawn]

Top Dawg on the Glutton For Punishment List
Didn't I read a post of yours recently where you brewed a "hot batch" like this one and had smoke coming out of your ears or something

Cheers!

I recently made a Serrano pale ale and loved it. But it needed more cowbell.

 

[bike2brew]

Hops Kitchen Amber (BIAB). OG 1.055 ~ 2.3 gal. Despite hitting my pre boil gravity, I missed OG by a bit as well as target volume. Stove top kettle just not able to hit the boil off rate. Needed to go 90 min to hit the OG. Wort had good color and flavor so expecting good beer.

 

[Abrayton]

Just racked Sex Panther. An imperial triple chocolate oatmeal milk stout that gets a hit of cocoa nibs, ghost pepper, vanilla, and cinnamon after about a month fermentation.

 

[rhys333]

Brewing this today. I hit all my numbers and she's as black as squid ink. Should be a good one...

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This turned out well, and I'm really enjoying it. The only problem is that there must be a hole in my keg, because the beer is disappearing quickly.