First time ever brewing for me today. Have the two-bucket Brewer's Best system, and will be brewing a Muntons Connoisseur Export Pilsner, with the balance of the fermentables in the form of extra light DME. After this is bottled, next up will be a Muntons Nut Brown Ale. Then get a good carboy for some secondary fermentation and maybe a couple kit recipes using grains and hops, and then on to customization.
Been drinking the stuff for 38 years. Figured it was time to understand it better. It's fun starting something new. You put your foot out onto the road and never know where you might end up.
Brewed a Christmas Cheer beer and an Oaked IPA. First time oaking a beer I can't wait till it's ready.
Also remashed the Cheer beer grains and did a 1 gallon light gravity IPA with some extra hops I had laying around. Put in a chai tea bag at flame out to give it that "comfy winter" feel. We will see how it turns out.
I'll be brewing for the first time in a month or so. Gonna try for three brews this weekend, one Saturday and two Sunday. I know I'll be doing my small batch oaked/peated Scotch Ale type thing, then I've got ingredients for 5 others, just don't know which I'm gonna do yet. Probably do a California Common followed by an APA or Mild
Brewing an IPA inspired by 512 Brewing's IPA. Can't get enough info for a full on clone, but I know the hop varieties and a little about the grain bill.
Currently drinking my first ever brew, a Cali pale ale. This weekend I haven't decided yet, but it will be either Caribou Slobber or Irish Red Ale. I'm leaning toward the slobber. Thinking of adding a lb of brown sugar 5 mins before flameout. I've read about others doing that with great results. My Cali Pale Ale was a Mr. Beer brew. This weekend will be a full 5 gal batch with secondary fermentation. I think I'm hooked!
Gonna do a pilsner with lager yeast as a collaboration brew. The other party is doing the same but with lager yeast.
Sunday I'm helping my brother brew a pumpkin ale ......he's a new brewer and I'm just there too move things along.
Will be brewing Monday, a simple pale that will be a starter for a barleywine in a couple of weeks I have a crap ton of leaf hops I will toss in this pale to clear some room in the freezer and for the hell of it.