So who's brewing this weekend?

[Invertalon]

I am transferring my Cream Ale this evening after work into the keg, followed by a Porter brew day tomorrow... A week or so later, Azacca Single Hop IPA. Trying to fill up my new keezer.

For the porter, the malt bill is comprised of 2-Row, Maris Otter, Chocolate, Munich, 60L and 120L crystal malts, black patent and beechwood smoked malt. Nugget, Crystal and Willamette hops. US-05 yeast.

 

[Homercidal]

Our club is buying an oak barrel and have a KBS brew planned to go into it. We don't have a lot of members, and not all of them signed on to participate, so I volunteered to brew 10 gallons for the barrel.

F me, that's a pricey brew! Try adding up the cost of all of the grain, hops, yeast, and coffee, and cacao!

Well, I guess it ages well, so I won't have to brew another RIS for a WHILE! LOL!

 

[gotbeer74]

Our club is buying an oak barrel and have a KBS brew planned to go into it. We don't have a lot of members, and not all of them signed on to participate, so I volunteered to brew 10 gallons for the barrel.

F me, that's a pricey brew! Try adding up the cost of all of the grain, hops, yeast, and coffee, and cacao!

Well, I guess it ages well, so I won't have to brew another RIS for a WHILE! LOL!

I just brewed a one gallon batch of KBS. That is an expensive 10 gallon recipe. Hope all goes well.

 

[Psylocide]

Planning to brew tomorrow, off at 12.

Thinking it's time for an IIPA... going to go for ~9%.

Need to hit my 'Amber' with round 2 of dry hops today and keg on Friday or Saturday.

 

[BrooklynTom]

I will be doing a Belgian Pale ale, the wife wants to try and help, should be fun.
Next week a local brewery is having a wort give a way. all they ask is you return at the end of February and bring some of what you made for a swap. (as of right now, I do not know what the grain bill is.) I am looking forward to the challenge.

 

[kman6234]

I'll be brewing a pivo pils clone this sunday

 

[Bulls Beers]

Brewing a helles lager and kegging a dark lager tomorrow.

 

[hanuswalrus]

Brewing my first 100% Brett fermented IPA on New year's day. Started my Brett last week on a stir plate and it's currently crashing in the fridge. All Brett B, simple grain bill, and I think I'm gonna go w/ Citra, El Dorado and Mosaic for the hops.

 

[Jsamp]

I'm brewing now 10 gallons of Edworts Pale ale. I also have a 5 gallon batch of skeeter pee I started yesterday I'll be pitching the yeast later tonight. I kegged 2 5 gallon batches of ipa yesterday. Been a busy couple days for me.

 

[Zepth]

I just went to keg a batch and realized that I don't have the empty one to make that happen. To prevent that from happening further, I am standing down from this brew weekend.

 

[corkybstewart]

Sunday I need to brew a basic ale, something ESB like.

 

[Michigan_Wolfman]

Did my brewing two nights ago. Currently have 5 gallons of steam beer in primary fermentation. Airlock is bubbling pretty vigorously closing in on the 48 hour mark and I'm catching a whiff of that unmistakable SafAle US-05 fermentation aroma.

 

[te-wa]

wow lots of belgians coming up. i plan to do a belgian inspired rye red w/ some cinnamon.

 

[rxpx40]

Brewing an Imperial Irish Red tomorrow so it will be ready for St. Patty's Day!

 

[jlinz]

A friend and I are collaborating on a coconut porter today. It's finally sunny, so its time!

 

[mcspanner]

Mid mash on my first barleywine parti-gyle and Mrs McSpanner decides to remind me we are going to her mum's for tea and I'm driving so can't even RDWHAHB! [emoji36]

 

[brrman]

Got 10 gal of Brown ale primed for Sunday brew. Ringworm on the stirplate

 

[TX_Brewing]

Planning my first batch of 2016 for tomorrow night. I need to recover from last night, otherwise I would do it tonight!

 

[gspot]

Brew Year's Day Belgian Saison in progress. Happy Brew Year and Roll Tide!

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[Vex3521]

Amber ale going this weekend debating on what's next on deck!

 

[SuchSweetThunder]

My first attempt at Common Room ESB--strike water heating on the stove for my new "mash inside, boil outside, it's winter" 2.5 gallon method.

 

[Phildo253]

1/1 starting the year off right. Almost finished with a bavarian hefeweizen. Tonight I am starting a blueberry wheat cider. Tomorrow, I am making a moose drool clone.

Gotta do my part to break the 2015 gallons brewed count.

 

[BigMack]

Celebrated the new year in the best possible way, brewing up a nice APA to make sure my keezer won't run dry anytime soon.

 

[Britinusa]

Brewed a 10gallon batch of pickled willy ipa, it's like dog fish head 60 minute ipa

 

[Where_the_Redfern_Brews]

Racked a chocolate milk stout to secondary today and brewing a watermelon wheat tomorrow.

 

[ame]

My first post here. Today we bottled Muntons Nut Brown Ale. This batch was brewed using two cans for 5 gal./23 litres, instead of using one can and adding sugar or malt.

Final strength is about 4.5%. The hydrometer samples tasted good, so I hope the final result after bottling will be good. I'll know in about three weeks I suppose.

Next beer? I don't know. I have been mostly brewing Muntons kits because I don't have the equipment for "real" brewing (yet). I have been generally impressed with the taste and quality though.

Cheers, and Happy New Year 2016!

 

[DroolingNeoBrewery]

Just finished cleaning up from brewing a Mild Porter (got a late start), first brew with the igloo 10g mash tun my wife got me for Christmas. Went well possibly the least amount of cursing ever for a brew day. Sunday will be my latest attempt to perfect my ESB recipe...

 

[brittney81895]

I just brewed an American wheat beer that I would like to add some cherries to. I have a 3lb can of cherry puree and I will add it to secondary fermentation. I think I would like to put it in a muslin bag, in a big mouth bubbler, to avoid transferring larger pieces of fruit to the keg.

Questions:
If OG was .043, what should FG be at the end of secondary?
How long should it take in the secondary before kegging?
How long is too long for it to sit on the fruit in the secondary?
Will the bag make much of a diffeence when using puree?
Should I sanitize the bag first? and If yes, what is the best method for doing that, spraying with sanitizer solution, or boiling it for 5 mins?

Thanks for your reply and Happy Brew Year!

 

[pointcity-homebrew]

I just brewed an American wheat beer that I would like to add some cherries to. I have a 3lb can of cherry puree and I will add it to secondary fermentation. I think I would like to put it in a muslin bag, in a big mouth bubbler, to avoid transferring larger pieces of fruit to the keg.

Questions:
If OG was .043, what should FG be at the end of secondary?
How long should it take in the secondary before kegging?
How long is too long for it to sit on the fruit in the secondary?
Will the bag make much of a diffeence when using puree?
Should I sanitize the bag first? and If yes, what is the best method for doing that, spraying with sanitizer solution, or boiling it for 5 mins?

Thanks for your reply and Happy Brew Year!

- (OG - 1) * (1- Attenuation%) you can find your yeast attenuation range from the supplier.

- I usually let it ride for two weeks minimum, if your adding fruit you could kick up fermentation so you'd need to take gravity readings towards the end and wait until they are stable.

-I made an apricot ale last year and I let it sit in the secondary for a month or more without issue.

- I wouldn't worry about using a bag. If the fruit is not pasteurized then I'd bring the fruit up to ~170F and hold for 10mins or so. Then you can freeze it until ready to add or cool it and add it to the secondary.

 

[Malty_Dog]

First brew of the new year today: dark English mild. Trying to up my game by using RO water and adding back minerals and so forth. Looking forward to the results!