So who's brewing this weekend?

[gcnewcastle85]

Well 10-15 gallon batches are not that bad. Just scale your recipes and you should be pretty close. As for bulk grains, you can check out the Group Buys part of this forum and see if anyone in your area is working on one (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f174/). Addiitionally some people introduce themselves to the brewers at local brewpub/microbreweries/craft breweries and can at times order grains by the sack through them. Local Homebrew Stores will also usually sell by the sack for cheaper than the 1-5 lb increments.

Thanks for your help. just need to find equipment with a bigger volume.

 

[Craigmn]

Brewing my orange IPA Saturday got the yeast starter whirling right now

 

[DrWill]

Brewed the Spiced Winter Ale. It was -4°C out. Had trouble getting the mash going and had to thaw the plate chiller with boiling water, but we hit our numbers and its into the fermenter.

 

[YukonLT]

Brewing a Russian Imperial Stout on Sunday!

 

[DrunkleJon]

10G of Cream of 3 Crops atarting at 1 something. Quickest way I know to start getting my pipeline built back up.

 

[finsfan]

Just finished up a flawless brew day. I thought I would have my first stuck sparge since the grist looked like flour but I didnt, hit all my numbers, and now have 5.5 gallons of buffalo sweat fermenting away, patiently waiting to be pumpkin-fied in the next few weeks


https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/pumpkin-buffalo-sweat-clone-441026/

 

[govner1]

Brewing a Foothills Hoppyum clone on Sunday

 

[max384]

I'm just starting the sparge on a 5 gal AG European Pilsner ingredient kit from Midwest.

 

[Melana]

All goes as planned and i will be brewing tomorrow

 

[jeff13]

Just finished brewing a belgian dark strong ale with paradise seeds and a pound of leftover roasted punpkin. Hope it's good!

 

[Melana]

All goes as planned and i will be brewing tomorrow

Aaaahhhhh my faucets are frozen.... Darn it all to heck and back....

 

[DrWill]

Aaaahhhhh my faucets are frozen.... Darn it all to heck and back....

Outdoor spigots? Try a little boiling water. Indoor spigots? You might have bigger issues. I hope all turns out well and the worst you have to deal with is a missed brew day.

 

[Oginme]

Just cooling a scotch ale right now. Started at 5 this morning, 90 minute boil with side reduction, everything seemed to go smoothly... so something is wrong somewhere in the universe... It must be Melana's frozen spigot!

 

[smccarter]

Friday night - American Wheat
Today - Normal Bitter

 

[comrock12]

Brewed yesterday in MA, sustained 10-15 mph winds all day and the temps never got out of the mid 20s. That being said we did a full mash in a converted keggle with minimal insulation and were able to keep our temps in check. Three times during the mash we lit the burner and recirculated by hand (no ball valve on the out side of my pump right now). Starsan was freezing on contact with pretty much everything and the burners struggled to keep us at boil due to the wind, but it was a great day.

 

[comrock12]

Outdoor spigots? Try a little boiling water. Indoor spigots? You might have bigger issues. I hope all turns out well and the worst you have to deal with is a missed brew day.

If you have a faucet style valve you should be ok, same with running from an inside valve. you just need to keep the water running a bit so it can't freeze up. Using a black industrial strength hose to help keep it from freezing helps too. Your groundwater should be at least in the low fifties still, so keep the hose under 50 feet and be sure to use it often and you should be ok. Leave it in a sunny spot if possible too!

 

[Renegades_Brew]

In the boil stage of my jalapeño wheat.

Debating a quick roast of the jalapeños or not...

 

[K5MOW]

I am brewing today.

Roger

 

[ChefRex]

Mashed in a milk stout, got a late start and as I type this I had a boil over on the stove...........of turkey stock

 

[cheesehed007]

Doing a simple Honey Wiezen for my BMC loving friends.. Cheers.

 

[Melana]

Just cooling a scotch ale right now. Started at 5 this morning, 90 minute boil with side reduction, everything seemed to go smoothly... so something is wrong somewhere in the universe... It must be Melana's frozen spigot!

All is right in the world... Just fired up the kettle. Bring it Mother Nature!

 

[brick]

I just finish cleaning-up after today's brew session. It was a rye ale with columbus and cascade hops. It isn't a huge beer (1.054) but I expect it won't be subtle. The wort looked and smelled fantastic. I'll post the recipe if it doesn't suck.

 

[ianw58]

Just finished cleaning up after my brew day. 8 gallons of Brown Porter in the fermenter.

Now, I'm out of space. 8 gallons of Chrostmas Ale in Fermenter #1. 5 gallons of Cider in Carboy #1. Now 8 gallons of Brown Porter on Fermenter #2.

I have one more Carboy (6 gallons), but no more fermenting space.

Oh, Sweetheart! Can I please get another fridge and make another temperature controller? ;

 

[dschoemaker]

Just finished cleaning up. Pop Your Cherry Porter is in the primary.

Dave

 

[DeBAD]

Brewing first ever IPA tomorrow. Our overall third batch (Red Ale and Imperial Stout).

 

[EineProsit]

Odell Brewing inspired Chocolate Milk Stout.
Here is my Irish Ale starter getting ready.

 

[ChefRex]

Odell Brewing inspired Chocolate Milk Stout.
Here is my Irish Ale starter getting ready.

No need for an airlock on a starter, you want the oxygen, a piece of foil sprayed with starsan is all you need, you are giving it a regular shake aren't you?

 

[EineProsit]

No need for an airlock on a starter, you want the oxygen, a piece of foil sprayed with starsan is all you need, you are giving it a regular shake aren't you?

Thanks for your help ChefRex. I do give the flask a shake often.

I began using starters a few years back when my LHBS ran a "Yeast starter special".
Since then I have read many comments on this site and elsewhere that the yeast require oxygen to do their thing.
I know the tin foil trick is all that is needed. but for some reason, maybe it's that I just like seeing the bubbles in the air lock, I keep doing it this way....it works.

 

[TCGoose]

I think I found the limits of my mash tun. 19.5 lbs of grain and 6.5 gallons if water. Imperial stout. Wow.

 

[unionrdr]

That mash tun has just reached maximum density!