So who's brewing this weekend?

[Robert65]

Brewed a Dunkel today, 13.4°P. Winter time stuff.

 

[applescrap]

Thanks!

Thank you as well
That's all my engineering OCD - my dad's chromosomes no doubt.

Anyway, we're fortunate that the Weldwerks folks pretty much put out a class on this particular beer.
https://beerandbrewing.com/weldwerks-brewing-co-juicy-bits-new-england-style-ipa/

I did make a base malt change to 50/50 Golden Promise and Weyermann pilsner, dropped the dextrin malt, and upped the voltage to a 1.075 OG. I end up with a bigger, paler beer (by a couple SRM points) that's a bit lighter on the palette if not on paper...

Cheers!

 

[bobeer]

Brewed an APA with my 3 year old son and then made some dog treats with the spent grain. Was a fun day with the boy!

 

[HB2 HughBHomeBrew]

Brewed an APA with my 3 year old son and then made some dog treats with the spent grain. Was a fun day with the boy!View attachment 656169View attachment 656170View attachment 656172

Great pics! Can’t keep my dog out of spent grain.

 

[HB2 HughBHomeBrew]

Brewing “American Amber” today. AKA “Teddy’s Red.”
This is Teddy

 

[Harleybrew32]

Brewing a Citra IPA

 

[Clef051]

I just brewed brewed my funhouse stout. First time in a couple years since I've made it, It was a recipe I always really liked.

 

[seatazzz]

Pipeline is getting a bit thin, since I "have to" kill a keg by tomorrow to switch out the o-rings; so will do a quick WF lager batch tomorrow that will get kegged next weekend (yes I know I'm crazy but I've done it before, beer was perfect). Got a nice packet of o-rings from allmymoneyzgone today and plan to switch out as many as I can tomorrow; big ones are fine on most of them (I have seven usable ones) but the post o-rings all need to be changed.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Brewed a way heavy on Saturday, looking at an RIS Sunday.
Waiting on some yeast and some Munich for a St. Bernardus Abt 12 clone.

 

[jturman35]

Dave what St. Bernardus clone are you using?

 

[Dave Sarber]

It's from this book, pg 150.

10.5 lbs pale ale malt
3 lbs Munich malt (10°L)
1 lb aromatic malt
0.5 lb Weyermann Carafa Special III
2 lbs Belgian Candi syrup (Dark2)(15minutes)
1.5 lbs cane sugar (15 minutes)

3.5 AAU Wye Challenger (60)
1.3 AAU Styrian Goldings (20)

Wyeast 3787 or WLP530

1 cup dextrose (if priming)

Step mash:
135° 15 mins
145° 35 mins
165° 25 mins
172° 5 mins

60 minute boil (6 gallons collected)

I was planning on going a little light on the dark syrup, or partially replacing with D45.

OG=1.100. FG=1.017. IBU=16. SRM=37. ABV=11%

Cheers!

 

[jturman35]

Thanks! Yea I did the CSI Westy 12 clone using 2.5lbs D-180. Although the beer is only 6months old in the keezer the next batch I will likely drop the D-180 down to 2lbs.

 

[TonyKZ1]

Well, here's my holiday brew for Christmas, as I Brewed a Brickwarmer Holiday Red Ale Saturday. It's a 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Northern Brewer. Unfortunately it won't be ready in time for drinking on Christmas Day. All well, I guess.

 

[govner1]

I brewed today. A 6g AG batch of a Raspberry Porter. Planning on adding medium toast oak soaked in whiskey during secondary.

 

[Abrayton]

RIS shooting for 1.115ish OG. This one is gonna sit for a year and be given next year as Christmas gifts...if it’s any good.

 

[day_trippr]

Got my brew on this morning, doing a 10g batch of my imperial chocolate stout. So far so good.

Every day is a weekend when you are retired

Cheers!

 

[jdauria]

Will be brewing my Schwarzbier v4.5 this coming Sunday or Monday since I am off for Christmas Week. 22nd brew of 2019, a new record in one year for me.

 

[day_trippr]

pH in the ballpark, onwards to mash out...

 

[z-bob]

I'm kind of planning to brew a strong-for-style witbier. Strong, so if my efficiency is way off it will still be okay. (the grist will be 5 pounds of pilsner malt and 5 pounds of fresh bread to make 4 gallons; first time I've tried that)

I haven't decided whether to use T-58 yeast, or an unknown wheat beer yeast cultured from bottles of Schell's Hefe. The Schell's yeast is reasonably neutral but cloudy and kind of tart. That could work for a wit. But I have lots of packets of T-58, and it would be spicier and maybe attenuate less... Which do y'all think?

 

[brewbama]

Brewed a Golden Ale today. Used Galaxy hops. 87% mash efficiency, 70% brew house efficiency. Spot On.

I brewed based on scheduled yeast delivery via US Mail. I cooled the wort, went to the mailbox to get the yeast, drained the kettle into the fermenter and pitched the yeast. Just In Time Logistics.

 

[grampamark]

I’m brewing a Blonde Ale; waiting on the boil right now. Was going to brew a Scotch Ale but decided to do something a little simpler to keep the pipeline full. Experimenting with a 30 min mash and boil. The SGs so far have been in line with what I’ve gotten with this recipe and a 60 min mash.

 

[day_trippr]

Done and done. Only hitch was the 20 minutes chasing the neighbor's chickens after they pulled a jail break on me

Cheers!

 

[seatazzz]

Up early to finish going over the checklist for today's group brewday at a buddy's house. Had a horrible dream this morning that I was dumping out my spent grain, only to realize I hadn't sparged yet! Yep only a homebrewer's bad dream. His house is only about 10 minutes away so if I forget something it's not the end of the brewday, but I don't want any glitches today. Also it's raining like a b***h, gonna be a wet one as we'll be brewing outside. Can't wait to get going, still gonna brew Edwort's porter.

 

[grampamark]

I’m brewing a Blonde Ale; waiting on the boil right now. Was going to brew a Scotch Ale but decided to do something a little simpler to keep the pipeline full. Experimenting with a 30 min mash and boil. The SGs so far have been in line with what I’ve gotten with this recipe and a 60 min mash.

The shorter mash and boil times sure make the brew day go by quickly. I was done and cleaned up in under 4 hours. Beersmith predicted .048; mine came in at .050. Depending on how this beer finishes I might do this more often, at least for certain styles.

 

[buckinin]

Made a Raspberry Hibiscus Saison today. Basement is cold so had to break out the brew belt to keep the temp up for the yeast to get started.

 

[balrog]

The shorter mash and boil times sure make the brew day go by quickly. I was done and cleaned up in under 4 hours. Beersmith predicted .048; mine came in at .050. Depending on how this beer finishes I might do this more often, at least for certain styles.

I do Yoopers Haus w 30m boil but I've found I like the extra flavor 60m mash gives over 30m mash. Darker recipes like my altbier Alaskan Amber really benefits from 60m mash even more than pales and lighter styles.

 

[grampamark]

I do Yoopers Haus w 30m boil but I've found I like the extra flavor 60m mash gives over 30m mash. Darker recipes like my altbier Alaskan Amber really benefits from 60m mash even more than pales and lighter styles.

Yeah, I wanted to try this on a simple, lighter beer. I brew quite a few darker and/or more complex grain bill beers and I wouldn’t expect the shorter mash to be a benefit with those recipes.

 

[jcav]

I finally got my hands on the White Labs WLP515 Antwerp Ale yeast, so we are in the middle of a mash out on a Belgian Pale Ale!


John

 

[day_trippr]

Beautiful day for a brew session, doing a classic WCIPA this morning, already recirculating the mash...

Cheers!

 

[Abrayton]

RIS and my little helper