So who's brewing this weekend?

[AimeeMarie]

Brewed 5 gallons of hefeweizen yesterday and it was my first time using liquid yeast!

 

[JonM]

I'm just making root beer for my nieces who are coming for a visit next weekend. Maybe I'll get a batch of cider going too.

 

[zacster]

Fat Czech Bohemian Pilsner. My first batch outside on an SP-10 burner (I hope, I haven't bought it yet, otherwise indoors.)

I'll be making the starter later today, and brew tomorrow or Sunday depending on the weather. Nice day, no brew. Cloudy day, brew.

I went to Lowe's to buy the burner and I stood there debating the purchase. Then I walked away without it. I thought about the pros and cons, and the cons just weighed in heavily:

Pro - Faster boils, no brewery smell in the house, not in the way in the kitchen
Con - It must be attended, need a new setup for everything else, new sanitation procedure, no sink, need to do some things in the kitchen anyway.

Money wasn't an issue, I can afford the $54. I've been brewing indoors for a very long time, with a kitchen stove that can hold a boil on a full 5.5 gallon batch, if slow to bring it up to one. I'm pretty dialed in to my current setup and procedure and just don't want to upset it.

 

[catdaddy66]

I went to Lowe's to buy the burner and I stood there debating the purchase. Then I walked away without it. I thought about the pros and cons, and the cons just weighed in heavily:

Pro - Faster boils, no brewery smell in the house, not in the way in the kitchen
Con - It must be attended, need a new setup for everything else, new sanitation procedure, no sink, need to do some things in the kitchen anyway.

Money wasn't an issue, I can afford the $54. I've been brewing indoors for a very long time, with a kitchen stove that can hold a boil on a full 5.5 gallon batch, if slow to bring it up to one. I'm pretty dialed in to my current setup and procedure and just don't want to upset it.

I bought a burner and 7.5 gallon pot for $50 at Walmart and have never used the burner to make beer. I've used it a couple of times for other stuff but the pot I use all the time for brewing!

I agree with your cons, and I am pretty dialed in on my stove/kitchen set up.





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[plath]

Finally brewing again! Heating water for a batch of rum runner stout.


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[cgandsy]

Brewed 15 gallons of Porter on Friday. 10 gallons will be kegged and 5 will be barrel aged.

 

[rhythmsteve]

Double IPA


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[bredle]

Norther Virginia Brew Day: Tasty McDole's APA while drinking my recently kegged Strawberry Rhubarb Saison (recipe found in Zymurgy). I keep my brew days updated here: http://www.boykingbrewhaus.com

 

[user 30639]

Brewed a Honey Jalapeño Saison today. Never made a saison before, so we'll see how it turns out


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[SupervisingChildren]

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Double IPA


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That looks amazing!

Brewing a strawberry blonde base up.

 

[Wingnutt73]

Brewing up a 5 gallon batch of an Apricot IPA. First time doing and IPA not to mention adding apricot. Added 1lb preserves @ boil and then I will add another 3oz of dried apricots when I dry hop it day 5. We shall see!!!!

 

[Rockn_M]

Brewing my house blonde as I type


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[2drunk2]

I brewed something.

 

[LesIsMore]

Just started the cream ale from Brewing Classic Styles. Unfortunately I didn't get my mill set up like I planned and forgot my 2 row wasn't crushed. I had to crush 4 pounds with a bottle. Hope the efficiency turns out okay!

 

[bredle]

Here's a time-lapse of my brew day yesterday:

http://boykingbrewhaus.com/2014/07/19/brew-day-time-lapse/

 

[youngdh]

I've got a Guinness clone 7 days in the primary and 4 points await from estimated FG. Hope to be bottling this in a couple of weeks. I brewed using my new 8 gal Tall Boy SS pot and Edelmetall burner from NB. First time not brewing on the stove and oh what a difference. The gas burner brought 5 gal of room temp water to 158F strike temp in <10 min. It brought the 170F, 4 Gal of liquor to full bowl in <5 min to the point of boil over in my 8 Gal pot. Wow!


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[youngdh]

I've got a Guinness clone 7 days in the primary and 4 points await from estimated FG. Hope to be bottling this in a couple of weeks. I brewed using my new 8 gal Tall Boy SS pot and Edelmetall burner from NB. First time not brewing on the stove and oh what a difference. The gas burner brought 5 gal of room temp water to 158F strike temp in <10 min. It brought the 170F, 4 Gal of liquor to full bowl in <5 min to the point of boil over in my 8 Gal pot. Wow!


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[icebob]

Having a SMaSH with maris otter and simcoe mashing right now

 

[zacster]

I made my Fat Czech Pilsner today. I started at 6am, and just finished at 12 noon, so 6 hours. I almost bought that SP-10 burner to cut the time, but in the end it wouldn't have mattered because I couldn't start at 6am on a Sunday without bothering all the neighbors. I must be getting good with the process as I don't consult any guides anymore, just check the water quantity, mash temp, and hop addition times on Beersmith as those vary by recipe.

My yeast starter almost froze too. I put it in the fermentation fridge, set the temp to 44, and walked away. What I didn't see was that the probe was sticking out at the bottom of the door and wasn't measuring the temp inside. Luckily the fridge can barely get to freezing so I had a yeast slushy. I'm not worried, I'll use it. It was more than enough, so if I killed some off (some estimate around 10%) I'll still be OK. Again, it wasn't a hard freeze.

 

[Jmarsh544]

Brewed 10 gallons of Saison to round out the summer pipeline yesterday. I forgot the sugar addition, so I'm going to wait until fermentation starts to die down and feed the yeast with it then. Now I can focus on 2.5 gallon batches and start dialing the house IPA recipe in.


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[Guden]

Just made the 15 minute addition to the latest edition of my hoppy black saison.

 

[govner1]

Just finished a 12 gal batch of Blonde w/ a brew buddy. Mine wort is warming a few degrees in the ferm chamber before I pitch & oxygenate


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[2drunk2]

I wasn't planning to brew two weekends in a row, but my Maris Otter / Centennial SMaSH is in the primary.

 

[chuckstout]

Brewed on Sunday for the first time in 6 months I believe. Good to be brewing again I made a Calypso hopped Saison that is fermenting happily.

 

[KeninMN]

On deck for this weekend: Dry Dock SS Minnow Mild Pro-Series kit from Northern Brewer!

 

[BadDeacon]

Eisner citra blonde clone on deck. 10 gal.

 

[BadDeacon]

Dang it!!!! Widmer

 

[2drunk2]

Rye Pale Ale this weekend. 3rd weekend in a row. LHBS recommended grains of paradise for rye beers. What do you guys think?

 

[wobdee]

First decoction Pilsner with Weyermann Bohemian floor malted Pils and sazz hops coming up this weekend.

 

[plath]

if my star-san gets here in time, I'm brewing two gallons of cream stout this weekend...