So who's brewing this weekend?

[seigex]

almost done brewing a bavarian hefeweizen ... 18 minutes until I throw the chiller on...

EDIT: Never using glass carboys again... just set mine down with 5 gallons of fresh wort and the bottom fell out all over the garage... spent the last 15 minutes cleaning it up... second time this has happened to me.... what a waste of a day and money.... going to get one of those Speidels this week and brew this beer again...

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Just f-ed up my mash. Overshot by 10F. Ran to the freezer, tossed in a bunch of ice. Overshot cooling it by 25F. Used the rest of the mash water to get it back up to the correct mash temp.

I'll be pulling a 1.5 gallon decoction just to mash out. Probably have to extend the boil 30 minutes to hit the right OG because of the ice.

Tip: Keep a gallon of boiling on the burner, and keep a gallon of cold water handy, when you mash in. Add no more than 1 quart at a time of either to adjust the mash temp.

Ice works great, BUT the cooling power of ice is much much higher than water and it's difficult to get a feel for how much water it takes to cool down a degree or two.

MC

 

[Misplaced_Canuck]

Brewed a "Red Kolsch" (we'll see how that works out)...

Beginning of the runnings: Pic

End of the runnings: Pic

Also brewed an all-Glacier hops IPA - Beginning of the runnings: Pic

And the brew crew was on deck to supervise the operations. (Barley is on left, Blue is on right): Pic

MC

 

[Clonefan94]

I was goign to brew my house Amber this past weekend. Woke up yesterday to get things going and it was already oppressive enough with the heat, that I just couldn't imagine standing over a boiling pot on a day like that. It was projected to be in the mid 90s with a lot of humidity by noon, so I decided to put this one off until next weekend.

It was kind of a double edged sword though. Had a bunch of people stop by that day and we watched the kids play in the blow up slide pool while everyone drank my homebrew. Great fun, but really put a dent in the supply. Kicked one keg that was a little under half full and put my two full kegs at about the halfway point. Well, we brew to drink, right?

 

[JeepDiver]

Just mashed in my berliner Weiss (sp) going to pitch lacto tonight and give it three or so days before pitching dry yeast. Let it ride a month or so and add a can of peach puree, and set on that another month or two.

Planning a ginger Sasion tommorow

 

[JeepDiver]

Starting the Sasion boil now

 

[PJoyce85]

Just made my ECY08 starter for a Saison I will be brewing this week!

 

[BrewingChemist]

brewed a cream ale two weekends ago and a summer shandy last weekend - gonna take a break from brewing this weekend (20 gallons in two weekends should set me for summer!) - will likely work on equipment this weekend instead.

 

[andylsun]

My parents are visiting from England. They bought a copy of Brew your own Real Ale at home, so I'm going to brew Courage Directors with my dad this weekend.

I'd already selected the beer to brew, and when I told him, he mentioned he had a summer job at Courage in the 60's brewing that beer! Will bottle and age it until they are out this way again.

 

[JDGator]

My parents are visiting from England. They bought a copy of Brew your own Real Ale at home, so I'm going to brew Courage Directors with my dad this weekend.

I'd already selected the beer to brew, and when I told him, he mentioned he had a summer job at Courage in the 60's brewing that beer! Will bottle and age it until they are out this way again.

That will be a cool experience and a nice memory for you guys.

Hope all goes well

 

[ICWiener]

Boiling a 10 gal batch of American Wheat right now. Racking half onto 6.5 lbs of apricots. Should make for good summer drinkin'.

Also, 10 lbs of white wheat makes for a slooooow sparge. Never made this big a batch of wheat beer before.

 

[catdaddy66]

First All Grain tonight! Doing a Cream of 3 Crops ale

 

[morticus]

Doing a double brew day on Saturday. Brewing up an Apricot Cream Ale and a Scottish Ale. Teaching a buddy how to brew.

 

[Yellowirenut]

The planets have aligned for me to brew. Saturday morning will be a brew day.
Heck I may even brew again next Friday
Girlfriend is going to see family down south, I am not on call for work, and I am not sick. All of which have prevented me from brewing for about 2 months.

Saturday brew - Speckled Heifer all grain from Northern brew
Next Friday brew - Tiger Tank Altbier All Grain from AIH (just need to click the order button)

 

[bloodystout]

Doing a smashing pumpkin kit Saturday from NB.

 

[kombat]

I've got a triple brew day planned for Monday (a holiday here in Canada).

• A Rauchbier - Rebrew of the same batch I brewed last weekend, then lost as the carboy tipped over and shattered on my garage floor.
• Variation of Yooper's DFH 60 Minute IPA clone - I add more Warrior and some Crystal 120 for a more bitter beer, and a nice copper colour.
• A Red IPA - Again, Yooper's DFH 60 Minute IPA recipe, with 6 oz of Roasted Barley for the red colour and a hint of roasted bitterness.

 

[MaxStout]

Will be doing a 5-gal BIAB Moose Drool clone this Sat, and a batch of Ed Wort's apfelwein.

 

[TySmith40]

Just started a Belgian Pale Ale with a hint of citrus. I'm not a fan of fruity beers as all but I figured trying something different couldn't hurt. I'm just hoping it turns out well and I don't end up with 5 gallons of piss water

 

[basementbrewbrad]

I was going to do a blue moon clone but lhbs guys are out of town and I ordered from Midwest Sunday still hasn't shipped. Also got their all gran grand cru kit... It was a hit last time I made it. Looks like I am sol unless it somehow makes it by sat

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Brewing up a 15 gallon batch of Belgian Blonde.

 

[DisturbdChemist]

Might do a 5 gal of Pilsner this weekend but i have to see how it goes. First lager so hopefully it'll go well

 

[Malty_Dog]

So happy to finally brew again - planning an American Amber (JZ) and EdWorts Rye IPA

 

[tmac2050]

Going to try a double brew day on Saturday.

Yooper's Oatmeal Stout to start, and then an extract Dead Ringer to keep my wife happy with something hoppy.

I'm making the second batch out of extract just to save some time. If I had two burners in the garage, I'd definitely do both all grain, but I don't want to have to run back and forth between the detached garage and the kitchen while boiling batch #1 in the garage, and heating mash water in the kitchen.

 

[govner1]

I'm brewing a Burton English Pale Ale @ my club brew day.

 

[SPR-GRN]

Possibly doing a SMaSH on Sunday, we will see if time permits.

 

[JDGator]

long weekend here in Canada, so if the weather is decent i'd like to get a brew done. IPA of some sort maybe

 

[ThatSimpleman]

I've got my Pilsner ale all grain and an extract clone of twilight planned and ready for Saturday. Empty primaries are calling me.

 

[BreezyBrew]

American pale ale. 2 row, Munich, and flaked barley, with Warrior, Centennial, Citra, and Simcoe. Can't wait!!

 

[CliffMongoloid]

Experimental 1 gallon batch

 

[JonM]

Hooray, I'm finally getting a chance to brew! Doing a really simple Maris Otter lawnmower beer as soon as I get home from work tonight. Got the rig set up, got a starter ready (wyeast 1272), as well as some pizza and beer, and a nice Punch Rare Corojo to keep me company during the brew.