Joining a brewing - friend is working on a recipe for an old ale with ingredients consistent with colonial America. Not sure what that entails - but knowing him, it will probably be done very well and come out very good.
Busy all weekend, but will be brewing a red IPA with Calypso, Mosaic, Huell Melon and El Dorado on Monday, for a small competition in 3 weeks. First batch of it came out outstanding.
Brewing a grapefruit IPA. I was thinking about doing a double brew day and starting a batch of Bier Muncher's Centennial Blonde too, but had to nix that idea. Maybe tomorrow...
love me sum Falconers Flight. Just finished a keg. Besides Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, that is a good bridge beer to get non craft beer drinkers into the real deal!
We just kicked the Boston Lager clone keg, tapped the Flat Tire Crone (AG) and it will not last long! YUM, so gotta get the next brew going tomorrow. Cream Ale for summer sipping.
Brewing my "Harpie" apricot blonde. First all grain brew, been brewing for ~3 years.
I am using hops and yeast to compliment the apricot instead of letting the fruit carry the flavor alone. Usually use a generic blonde base and add the purée.
Well here's a new one*I brewed today. It's a new line(?) of beer recipes from Midwest Supplies called*A Beer. Simply Beer. This one was a Pale Ale*5G Extract w/Steeping grains recipe. I bought the Pale Ale, Brown Ale, and IPA recipes.
Brewing 5 gallons of Dead Ringer IPA as I type this! Love impromptu brew days! It's kinda like Christmas! Not to mention while brewing a new guy who moved to the neighborhood was out walking his dog, stopped to look, turns out he's a brewer as well! Neighborhood brew club coming soon!
First AG, no stuck sparge, hit temps on the head. OG was right on the money.
First time using my plate chiller as well, like it a lot. I recirculated ice water through it as to not waste water. I then used the water for cleanup.
Racked my Fluffernutter Sammie Stout onto a gallon of water boiled for 10 minutes with 13 oz additional JIF Peanut Butter Powder, cooled, and 2 vanilla beans soaked in a little Everclear. May need more vanilla...maybe extract at bottling? Looks good, though...lots of peanut flavor and aroma "in your face" right now.
Going to attempt my third AG on Saturday - a Mosaic SMaSH. Got the idea from our local brewpub (Wet Head Brewery in Auburn, shameless plug I know, but Billy Jack is the BEST). He's got one on tap that is pure ambrosia. Also he gave me some solid pointers on how to improve my efficiency. Can't wait!!