Wanted to brew yesterday as I had the day off but wasn't able to get my grains ground on Saturday. Unexpectedly I also have today off so Yay!! I will be brewing a big brown ale. So happy...
I'm brewing something this weekend, but every single time I decide on what to brew I think of something else to brew instead. There is just so very much to brew, and so very little time to do it.
I'm starting a two week long vacation this weekend. The primary reason is to hunt. However, I have made it my mission to also build a heat stick. Of course, if I do this, I will have to brew a batch or two to test it out! (After first testing it with water)
I think I'm going to brew a rauchbier tomorrow. I'm planning to do 50% smoked malt, but I haven't totally decided whether to do that 50% as all Weyermann's beech-smoked, or split between that and Breiss cherry-smoked.
Not sure, yet, but I may brew a Bourbon IIPA. Problem is, I have full kegs. Or at least I'll only have 1 empty keg, and two full kegs at least to drink before I can load that one into the kegerator. It may be foolish to brew it right now, unless I can manage to bottle some of the stuff that's ready to drink.
Ended up going with a Black Butte Porter clone for my brew yesterday. Used the ingredients/specifications given by the head brewer so hopefully it comes out spot on.
Slightly Modified Pliny the Younger Clone from The Mad Fermentationist. Using yeast cake from an IPA brewed with the new company Imperial Yeast, but for the life of me forgot which yeast it is...suprise suprise! Citrus??
Going to do my 1st repeat recipe, NRB's All Amarillo APA. This was my 1st all grain brew and I want to see how much I have progressed in the last 2 years.