So who's brewing this weekend?

[mlyday]

Just finished cleaning up from my oktoberfest. It was smelled awesome going into the fermenter. Cant wait on this one.

 

[snowninja1]

Hit all my numbers and had a great time.

 

[surferdrew]

Doing a 10g batch of BMs Centennial Blonde...with 40oz of fresh ginger and 2 lemons zested and juiced (a la Dragontail's Ginger Beer recipe). And no, that's not a typo...40oz.

Getting ready for Anzak Day!

 

[TWS22]

40 oz of ginger?! Holy......

 

[topend]

American wheat in the fermenter. Hit all the numbers.

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[bmason1623]

i just hooked up a keg of Vienna Lager that I triple decoction brewed back on 2/21/2011. It's been lagering since 3/05/2011. I decided to pull a quick sample. Even though it was uncarbonated it tasted absolutely awesome. should be ready by next week i think/hope. need a lagering fridge to make some more.

 

[Silikyan]

Brewed AHS's 20th Anniversary IPA last night. Pitched a starter of White Labs California Ale and it has been fermenting like it's going out of style. Going to be a few weeks, but I can't wait to get it in bottles.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Just did a partial mash Irish Red Ale last night, which I have named Provisional IRA (Erin Go Bragh hehe ). Made a fairly large starter and already seeing tons of krausen through the blow-off tube. Also put my saison and hard cider in secondary. Hit the spices just right on the saison, and no taste of rhino farts in the cider, so I'm feeling good.

 

[BillyBock]

Just finished a light IPA. A little 2-row and carapils, a little toasted flaked barley and some yakima magnum and cascades.

 

[swoof]

Just racked my Patersbier to secondary so I could use the yeast in another batch of the same I have boiling right now. I didn't feel like running to the LHBS today so I'm using some Fuggle I had on hand instead of the Saaz the recipe called for. Should be OK since the yeast is the star of this brew anyway.

 

[tobrew]

brewing a IPA

 

[Shift]

Brewing an IPA, about 50 mins into mashing and just finished bottling 4 gallons of last batch.

 

[Shift]

Whoah, FML, i guess i had a stuck mash.
Worked it out someway and now i got some wort boiling atleast.

 

[Pilgarlic]

86 degrees here, Chocolate Stout is in an ice bath. If I'm lucky I'll get it to 64 so I can pitch. Florida Summer (your Spring) isn't cold enough for the immersion chiller to take it that low.

 

[chapa]

I've brewed 3 batches this week, since I got my biab rolling. Got some nice voile bags made(probably one of the least manly projects I've done so far), but now I dont have to call in the troops to help me lug out my keggles, stand etc. Its been very convenient.

Did an all-chinook IPA yesterday while bottling an Imperial RyePA. An ESB on friday. Then Wednesday I made an IPA with simcoe & chinook, then topped off with amarillo and cascade and 1 oz of oak cubes.

 

[jaycount]

Sweet stout kit from AHS. First batch with my immersion chiller!

 

[nspaldi0]

Bringing jamils black widow porter to a boil! It's taking forever in this wind!!!

 

[a_w_taylor]

Just closed the bucket on an AG honey wheat. I harvested and stepped the yeast from a 6'r of Bell's 2 Hearted - half went in the wheat brew and half got washed and stored for later use.

 

[TANSTAAFB]

Just put the 1st runnings of a 10 gal batch (my 1st:rockin of Saccharomyces Belgian Pale Ale into the keggle...5 gal went way too damn fast

 

[carluchi]

Yesterday was a long day - 10 gals Cream Ale, 10 gals English Pale and 10 gals IPA. Should hold me over until June ...

 

[lumpher]

did a 5g nut brown ale yesterday. just finished grinding the grain for 5 g's of a belgian strong dark and 11 g's of a cream ale. i sealed and froze the grain, and will do both of those next weekend.

 

[CreekBrewery]

I feel like a slacker! I just pitched washed 3711 on 5g of my farmhouse ale.

 

[lumpher]

I feel like a slacker! I just pitched washed 3711 on 5g of my farmhouse ale.

that is slacking. didn't even do anything to get ready for the next batch?

 

[chapa]

Just closed the bucket on an AG honey wheat. I harvested and stepped the yeast from a 6'r of Bell's 2 Hearted - half went in the wheat brew and half got washed and stored for later.

I started doing this on a batch of oberon last year but never got around to stepping it up and using it. I hear its best to use that or the amber though, because its a lower abv and ibu. Either way I bet it'll be awesome! I think the yeast really attributes to the flavor of Bells incredible lineup!

 

[Idlehanz]

I just got done with the boil on a standard IPA.

 

[pokerfreak2]

Bottled another Pecan porter (one of my favs) and brewed a Maibock. When I tasted the cooled wort it had a very sweet tast followed by a bitter bite. I think it will be real good !

 

[ArcaneXor]

Not the weekend, but I will be brewing a batch of Peanut Butter Porter this week (maybe as soon as tomorrow), and I'll keg/dry hop/mahogany my IPA.

 

[37OliveStBrews]

Brewed an all grain American IPA (one of Austin Home Brews Anniversary kits). I hit the OG dead one at 1.51 but only yielded 4.75 gallons instead of 5 gallons but I am okay with that. I dumped on top of a yeast bed from a Black IPA that I just racked to a corny to dry hop with cascade. Hoping in the next two weeks to brew an Amber (also an anniversary kit) and dump on a yeast bed from a milk chocolate stout that I have in primary. I know I could wash the yeast and re-suse but there is something to be said for not having to wash and sanitize a carboy.

 

[Mischief_Brewing]

What a trying brew day. Was brewing a small batch of belgian blonde to serve as a starter for a westy 12 brew in a few weeks. I got a late start, as always, and thing went well right up to the boil. Well, right before the boil, I headed to the freezer to get the hops out and realized that my memory for what was in the freezer didn't match what was actually there. Where the fark are my EKG and KGs? Decided on Hallertauer for bittering and flavor and saaz for flavor and aroma. Just before I came to that decision though, I heard that unmistakable sound of sizzling sugar. I managed to forget that I had full pot coming up to boil. Had a much longer than anticipated boil and when combined with the boilover, I ended up overshooting my gravity by .03 and only had about 4.75 gallons into the fermenter.

On a positive note, I found out that it takes exactly 9 gallons of water to cool 5 gallons from boiling to 80 degrees. I collected all of the chill water in the MLT and added a scoop of oxiclean. That thing was due for a cleaning...

All in all a good brew day.

 

[mlevings12]

Brewed 5 gallons of Lemon Basil IPA. Hit 1.056 OG. Can't wait to see how it turns out.