So who's brewing this weekend?

[BrewMan13]

Munich dunkel for "learn to homebrew day" at one of our club members houses. First crack at the style, brewing by request.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Doing a Stout w/friend

 

[cmac62]

Tomorrow I'm brewing a lite clone ale and a SA Fezziwigish winter warmer. I should check on here and see about the spice additions. I also plan on fermenting a cheep apple juice cider for jacking. LOL.

 

[seatazzz]

Hoping to get some grain on Saturday, as it's time to get the Winter Ale started. This year going with a base of two row, with some crystal 80 and a tiny bit of chocolate malt & chocolate wheat, bittered with fresh Mt Hood I got from my co-worker. This time not throwing any spices in the boil, they will all go in after 2 weeks in primary; cinnamon, cloves, pumpkin pie spice, and allspice, that will soak in a bottle with rum. Last year's batch was terrific, hoping for the same this year.

 

[6Tap]

This Sat I will be brewing a 15 gallon batch #11 of WC IPA.
Have all ingredients and ready to have some fun!

 

[Rackrunner]

Brewing up an ESB I haven't done in a while, after a few too many IPA batches in a row!

Style: Strong Bitter
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.40 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.77 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 10.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 42.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 83.2 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Mash @ 152F for 60 min
10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 2 81.6 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 8.2 %
1 lbs Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 4 8.2 %
1.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 21.8 IBUs
1.50 oz East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 10.8 IBUs
1.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 9.7 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 8 -
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml] Yeast 9 -

 

[Abrayton]

Centennial ipa or imperial stout. Still undecided

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Centennial ipa or imperial stout. Still undecided

Imperial stout if you need convincing! [emoji16]

 

[Chris-Naz]

Imperial stout if you need convincing! [emoji16]

Why not both?!

 

[kingmatt]

I brewed a Red IPA today with Mosaic and Nelson.

 

[camonick]

Da @Yooper ’s Haus Pale Ale

 

[davidabcd]

I'm going to try and get a better representation of a Dragonmead Final Absolution clone. Last one was too high ABV; I want to land somewhere in the 10-11% ABV and get a bit closer to the color.

 

[RCope]

I'm gonna get up early tomorrow and brew a pumpkin ale...I don't even like pumpkin ale but I've never brewed one myself. I have friends and family that think that some examples are good. We'll see...

 

[6Tap]

Just finished brewing an IPA.

Not sure if I’m tired from the work of brewing or from drinking while brewing for 6 hours. [emoji848]

Either way, I had lots of fun and that’s what it’s all about!
2 hours after pitching the yeast and I already have yeast fart bubbles so today was a success.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

How's the Stout coming along?

Da @Yooper ’s Haus Pale Ale

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[camonick]

How's the Stout coming along?

Kegged it today and now it’s on CO2 for a couple days before switching to my beer gas blend for serving. The hydrometer sample tasted much better than the previous 2 batches and I’m anxious to taste it after it ages for a while.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Glad to hear brother! Keep us informed.

Kegged it today and now it’s on CO2 for a couple days before switching to my beer gas blend for serving. The hydrometer sample tasted much better than the previous 2 batches and I’m anxious to taste it after it ages for a while.

 

[BongoYodeler]

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Just finished brewing an IPA.

Not sure if I’m tired from the work of brewing or from drinking while brewing for 6 hours. [emoji848]

Either way, I had lots of fun and that’s what it’s all about!
2 hours after pitching the yeast and I already have yeast fart bubbles so today was a success.

Awesome setup.

 

[6Tap]

Awesome setup.

Thanks. It’s my go to place to escape the stressors in life.. [emoji482]

 

[seatazzz]

Up early to start on another version of the Northern Brewer Blonde I did a while back. First one was good, but too bitter for my taste; so this one will get bittered with about 3/4oz of Comet, and get lighter late additions of NB.

But does anyone look at the hop name Comet and think, Why is that person using bathroom cleanser in their beer???? Or is it just me.

 

[hopkincr]

Cream of Three Crops for next month’s Holiday Party.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

I brewed up a 2.5 gal batch of a Single Malt Pale Ale (stovetop BIAB). The overall plan is to brew a new batch every month or two using different base malts. This one was Viking Pale Ale malt (Columbus for bittering, Citra+Amarillo for flavor/aroma).

I debated about doing 1 gal batches (that I would bottle) or doing a very light hop bill (to not cover up the grain character) but I figured I would rather brew some enjoyable medium-hopped pale ales into my 2.6 gal Torpedo kegs.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

I've never used it but I think of a space Comet then a cleanser. But yeah, Grandma had plenty of it laying around.

Up early to start on another version of the Northern Brewer Blonde I did a while back. First one was good, but too bitter for my taste; so this one will get bittered with about 3/4oz of Comet, and get lighter late additions of NB.

But does anyone look at the hop name Comet and think, Why is that person using bathroom cleanser in their beer???? Or is it just me.

 

[seatazzz]

I've never used it but I think of a space Comet then a cleanser. But yeah, Grandma had plenty of it laying around.

Sounds like a comet tonight, blorping loud enough to hear outside the ferment fridge. This is gonna be a good one.

 

[bobeer]

Brewed my annual Turkey Day IPA and kegged a batch of session IPA and an oatmeal chocolate stout. Will be brewing my cheer beer christmas ale soon too. Best time of year for brewing!

I also was able to get my smoker going while the brew day was in session. First time in about 4 years that I was able to breakout the smoker. Nothing beats a brew day when a smoker is involved.

 

[z-bob]

I brewed a 4 gallon batch of porter Saturday, and pitched with Voss Kveik yeast Sunday morning. It's really too cold for VK here but I needed to revive the yeast slurry in my fridge to keep it going. I'm anxiously awaiting a little raft of bubbles on top so I know the starter took hold. If it doesn't, I will repitch K1V-1116 wine yeast to kill everything and take over.

Assuming the VK is alive and well, I'll put a heating pad on it when I transfer from a bucket to a carboy and move it down to the basement. (it's in the kitchen right now where it's a little warmer)

ETA: It's alive! Not just a little raft of bubbles, almost 2 inches of foam.

 

[ChristmasAle]

If the stars align and my hydrometer comes in before the weekend I will be brewing an extract chocolate stout kit from Austin Home Brew with a pound of lactose added in. This is my first brew and I'm a little nervous, at the same time I am super excited for this beer around Christmas.

 

[FswBG]

I brewed a 5 gallon English porter yesterday. Aside from being shy a gallon after sparging, I hit my OG and had a relatively smooth brew day. I made a 2L starter of Wyeast 1318 and pitched at 63 deg. Will be holding temp for 48 hrs then ramping up a degree per day until I reach 70. First time brewing this recipe.

 

[cmac62]

I'm going to stop by the store today and pick up some cheep apple juice to make a strong cider to jack later. I'll be using about a lb of dme for the extra sugar. Never done this before, should be fun and quick. Using Notty for fermentation.

 

[Tbruml]

Last weekend: Red Rye Pale Ale - partial extract 1 lb Caropils Amber LME Rye LME bag of light DME, Centennial first then Citra just before flameout. Smells great bubbling. The rye goes great with fish BTW.