So who's brewing this weekend?

[Chester]

Doing a paulaner hefe clone sunday. Too bad I am sick as a dog. Hopefully I will feel better tomorrow...

 

[heywolfie1015]

Belgian Quad today with two buddies. Can't wait.

 

[cclloyd]

I got a wort chiller and a Bayou Classic SQ14 for christmas so I'm moving off the stovetop and into the garage today. (SWMBO is ecstatic about this - bonus!)
Going all grain and full volume boil for the first time.
I'm making a special bitter -
8 lbs. 2 row pale, .5 lb. 90L, .5 lb. Carapils, 2 oz Fuggles 4.8% at 60/20/5.
Keeping it simple for my first full boil. I've been doing partial mash so I'm pretty comfortable with that procedure, but I've been doing 3 gallon stovetop boils so that'll be new for me. Also first time using my immersion chiller. Wish me luck!!

 

[sp1365]

Heating up my water for a California Common. Finally got my MLT to not leak so it is time to give it a spin. Also need to bottle a Munich/Fuggles SMaSH and a Chocolate/Hazelnut Sweet Stout sometime this weekend.

 

[electric_beer]

Just brewed a japanese style super dry pilsner. We'll see how my first use of flaked rice will go! I've never brewed anything this light or potentially this crisp. I'm excited!

 

[Shooter]

My Irish Ale is in the fermenter. Seems like my process gets more streamlined every time I brew. I'm kicking back now with a couple of Ballast Point offerings. Life is good!

 

[acyl]

I just brewed two 5 gallon batches. Oberdorfer Weissbier and Bee cave brewery haus Pale ale.

Both went very well. I am tired. I think I am going to relax and have a homebrew.

 

[Beerrific]

Canceled the brew today. Brewing as soon as I get up tomorrow. Might make it a double day: American stout for sure, might go for the Two Hearted Clone.

Quick poll: Best hop for an American stout?
Cascade
Centennial
Chinook
Columbus
Blend?

 

[mikeysab]

going to attempt two batches tomorrow, I ordered all the grain for 4 batches about 5 weeks ago and only got to brew one so far. Hope it's all still good. Going to do a newcastle clone from midwest, and I ordered all the ingredients for bee haus pale, and IPA, so I gotta pick which one I'll do. Hopefully I can get my fat donkey out of bed early and get moving so I don't spend all day brewing.

 

[archiefl98]

Did my second AG today. (Same recipe as the first one I did on Wednesday). Also got to use my new wort chiller pump to avoid freezing the garden hose again!

:rockin::rockin::rockin:

 

[erikrocks]

I really wanted to brew this weekend...but my crappy LHBS was out of yeast. I'll spend tomorrow working on my keezer build, instead.

 

[Newbeerguy]

I'm gonna brave the cold and brew tomorrow....Sam Adams Boston Lager Clone. Hopefully all goes well!

 

[r_flagg]

i just bottled my first brew (scottish light ale)and am brewing a belgian blonde tomorow

Just bottled my first as well - nut brown ale, and I'm brewing an imperial stout tomorrow.

 

[Richabt]

Finally brewed my first for 2010 yesterday. My Belgian is happily bubbling along.

 

[northernlad]

One Down Brown. 5 minutes from flameout.

 

[khanti]

Just finished brewing a chocolate espresso porter of my own devising. If it turns out well, I'll post the recipe. Tried cold-steeping espresso beans this time. The SWMBO's nephew came by to learn the ropes, too. He had a great time and will be back. Hope to have him brewing his own before too long. He works in a coffee shop and brought the espresso beans.

 

[Shooter]

Just finished brewing a chocolate espresso porter of my own devising. If it turns out well, I'll post the recipe. Tried cold-steeping espresso beans this time. The SWMBO's nephew came by to learn the ropes, too. He had a great time and will be back. Hope to have him brewing his own before too long. He works in a coffee shop and brought the espresso beans.

Let us know, a chocolate espresso porter sounds pretty good right about now!

 

[khanti]

Let us know, a chocolate espresso porter sounds pretty good right about now!

Will do. I have high hopes!

 

[philrose]

I really wanted to brew this weekend...but my crappy LHBS was out of yeast. I'll spend tomorrow working on my keezer build, instead.

What? every strain or did you need a particular one?

 

[PseudoChef]

10 gallons of Blonde Ale in the books. First 10 gallon batch thanks to my March pump and everything went rather smooth. 5 gallons gets WLP001 and 5 gets WY3787.

 

[Stuntman]

going to attempt two batches tomorrow, I ordered all the grain for 4 batches about 5 weeks ago and only got to brew one so far. Hope it's all still good. Going to do a newcastle clone from midwest, and I ordered all the ingredients for bee haus pale, and IPA, so I gotta pick which one I'll do. Hopefully I can get my fat donkey out of bed early and get moving so I don't spend all day brewing.

Hope you have more luck than I did, I do not scientifically examine every (cross that out) ANY aspect of my brews at this point. Midwest was OK, but mine didn't come close. I now have an all grain that was right on last time. Grains are crushed, yeast is started I am going for a second round as everyone and their brother liked the first 10 gallons.

Here it is in case you or someone else wants to try it:

10 gallon batch

18 lbs Maris Otter 2 row malt (I used American two row first 55 pound sack)
4 oz. Chocolate Malt
4 Oz. Crystal Malt
3 oz. Black Patent Malt

1 oz. Target - 60 min
1 oz. East Kent Goldings - 15 min.


White Labs British Ale Yeast (WLP005)

 

[erikrocks]

What? every strain or did you need a particular one?

All they had was lambic and lager smack packs. My LHBS is actually Ithaca Beer Brewery/Store. I think they try to help out homebrewers, but their stock fluctuates badly, so you can never depend on picking up necessary ingredients there.

 

[freeflyer87]

Brewing a Trippel IPA and bottling a Blueberry Chocolate Stout, both from Austin Homebrew Supply.

 

[eppo]

Going to brew the Austin Homebrew Supply American Red Ale.
Hope its going to turn out the way i Imagine. Really looking forward to this batch.

 

[FullDraw]

Budvar tomorrow. First lager attempt. Using the neighbors unheated basement. Hope it works. Tapping a winterfest keg as well.

 

[Brewmasters Warehouse]

Brewing tomorrow. I have not had a chance to brew in a while so I am going to attempt to do 4 batches tomorrow. A Dubbel, IPA, APA, and an IBA. Probably brewcast the day since there will be 4 or 5 people coming over that will be brewing too.

Ed

 

[bullinachinashop]

I'll be brewing party-gyle style.

First beer will be a big hoppy IPA:rockin:

Not quite sure what to call the second. Maybe light english.

Recipe and procedure are posted. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/parti-gyle-help-157201/

Bull

 

[FreebootersBrewing]

Brewing an ordinary bitter today, the first run on my Brutus clone!

It's gonna be a scorching 41 degrees in Cleveland today so I want to brew before it drops back to the teens.

 

[UnderThePorchBrewing]

hopefully my chocolate oatmeal stout for today

 

[archiefl98]

Brewing up Austin Homebrew's Scottish Heavy 70 /- All-Grain using White Labs Edinburgh yeast. Starter worked like a champ this week. Having a couple of friends over to introduce them to all-grain brewing.

Can't wait until it's finished -- planning on using the yeast cake for a Wee Heavy.