So who's brewing this weekend?

[day_trippr]

Might be my last brew of 2019, all done and in the chamber. Hit my fermentor volume with two bonus gravity points!
Meanwhile the imperial chocolate stout is still chugging along...

Cheers!

 

[Abrayton]

Start of Lager rotation. Munich Dunkel

 

[6Tap]

I have brewing withdrawals and bad....
Been a few weeks since my last batch and need to brew ASAP.

All equipment is cleaned and ready to go.
Grains.. yep
Yeast... yep
Hops.. nope.

Waiting for Stata Hops to arrive in the mail. Monday is when they are supposed to arrive. There are no local Homebrew shops around that carry Strata hops.

Plan is to brew an ipa ish beer with 1/3 2-row, 1/3 pils, 1/3 white wheat + other stuff with Stata hops and local freshly frozen mandarins. Why? because I have never brewed anything like this before. Trial and error.

Not sure if I can wait till Monday and might have to brew another style recipe that does not have Strata hops.
My mind is set but just can’t execute the plan without those Strata hops....


[emoji482]

 

[Mutant]

Christmas Day was an Intl Dark Lager using WLP860.
Tonight (Friday) is Light American Lager (SRM 2; IBU 10; ABV 3.6%) using WLP860
Sunday is a Helles Bock using WLP860 if I can propagate enough yeast a 3rd time, otherwise Monday or Tuesday

 

[brewbama]

Good ole Brown Ale on deck.

 

[SouthBounds]

This guy! Pacific coast IPA (extract). First time dry hopping as well.

 

[Brizzo]

me! First brew in 18months. Maine style ipa on my new system. Water has been treated with cacl and gypsum, grain crushed- ready for mash in tomorrow AM.

 

[rhys333]

Started my first ever wine kit today. $125 for 6 gallons. Better be good!

Also rebrewing an amber ale that I made for family. It turns out it was really good, so it might be making an appearance in the recipe thread.

 

[jturman35]

Going to give this NEIPA a shot and see what happens!

 

[jturman35]

I have brewing withdrawals and bad....
Been a few weeks since my last batch and need to brew ASAP.

All equipment is cleaned and ready to go.
Grains.. yep
Yeast... yep
Hops.. nope.

Waiting for Stata Hops to arrive in the mail. Monday is when they are supposed to arrive. There are no local Homebrew shops around that carry Strata hops.

Plan is to brew an ipa ish beer with 1/3 2-row, 1/3 pils, 1/3 white wheat + other stuff with Stata hops and local freshly frozen mandarins. Why? because I have never brewed anything like this before. Trial and error.

Not sure if I can wait till Monday and might have to brew another style recipe that does not have Strata hops.
My mind is set but just can’t execute the plan without those Strata hops....


[emoji482]

Yakima Valley is now my go to for hops! Been buying them at the LHBS but they don’t carry the newer versions. I placed an order for 2lbs of hops and had them in like 3 days regular ground. Placed an order with NB the same time and took over a week to get.

 

[6Tap]

Yakima Valley is now my go to for hops! Been buying them at the LHBS but they don’t carry the newer versions. I placed an order for 2lbs of hops and had them in like 3 days regular ground. Placed an order with NB the same time and took over a week to get.

Yep, they rock!
It was my bad since I placed the online order on Sat Dec. 21st. I guess people do need to take the weekends and holidays off. [emoji12]

 

[Robert65]

After some disrupted plans lately, I finally got a brew day in. Export: Barke Pilsner with 10% Barke Munich, German Tettnang, 2206. Hopefully back on track.

 

[6Tap]

I brewed a 15 gallon batch of IPA today.
Used Admiral, Feldblume malt that was batched just a few weeks ago + used little white wheat.

Hopped with Centennial, Simcoe, Cascade, and Mosaic hops.
Looking forward for this baby to be ready to drink! [emoji482]

 

[Chris-Naz]

Another batch of Old Fluffy - maple/bourbon/vanilla barleywine. Tried a new process for me this time: double mashing (as I can only fit ~16lb of grain in my mash tun). I split 20 lbs (16 golden promise, 3 Munich type 2, 1 crystal 45) into 2 x 10lb mashes. Overall efficiency was 69% and I hit an OG of 1.092... not too shabby IMO!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Brewing 1st beer of 2020. Belgian Dubbel to build yeast cake for Westvleterian 12 Clone.

 

[brewbama]

Brewed a Scottish Export (80 bob) today.

 

[postalroger]

Following a comment from this thread from several years ago that the only difference between a Pilsner and a patersbier is the yeast strain, I brewed a pils on Christmas Eve and brewed the patersbier today.
I used the exact same grain bill & hopping schedule with the only difference being the yeast strain and obviously a fermentation temperature difference since one is a ale yeast and one is a lager yeast.
11 lbs pils malt
4 oz acid malt
4 oz melanoidin malt
1/4 oz magnum @ 60 min
1 oz tradition @ 30 min
1 oz tettnang @ 10 min
1 oz Saaz @ 0 min

Saflager 34/70 or Safale BE134 yeasts

I plan to lager both for a couple of weeks after fermentation before packaging.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

Brewed a 5 gal batch of my "house" Porter. I plan to split ferment half with S-04 and half with WLP013.

In early 2019 I formulated a recipe for what I thought was everything I wanted in a Porter. It turned out okay, but not great. I did some research and used some inspiration from some recipes to build a new version. That brew turned out better, but I had some brew day issues. I made a few tweaks come up with the recipe I brewed today...but it ended up being almost exactly the Porter recipe in "Brewing Classic Styles".

 

[benco]

My son came over today and wants to brew a crawfish beer, our first attempt.

 

[gbbeer]

Working on a saison as we speak.

This morning I ordered ingredients for a barleywine that I'll plan to barrel age.

 

[cody6173]

SNPA Clone with Imperial Loki yeast and using my Anova Sous Vide to pull double duty

 

[seatazzz]

I WAS going to brew a simple Citra IPA tomorrow, but this morning found the clone recipe for Georgetown's Bodhizafa on the LHBS website (Jon's Homebrew Supply in Puyallup) and changed my mind. I have all the hops, just needed the grain. That's milled and ready to go for an early start tomorrow that might also be a snowy day. Everyone in Western WA is freaking out over Snowpocalypse 2020; we'll probably just get a dusting like we always do.

 

[PaleRider76]

Brewed a “not-a-SMASH” Maris Otter with YCH’s Veteran’s Blend hops.

 

[rhys333]

Brewed an English bitter this evening. Got it in the fermentor and then dropped it down the stairs. Bounced all the way to the bottom, went through the door into the family room and exploded all over the carpet and walls. What didn't soak into the floor flooded through to the mechanical room and under the furnace.

Fcuk.

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Holy crap!

Brewed an English bitter this evening. Got it in the fermentor and then dropped it down the stairs. Bounced all the way to the bottom, went through the door into the family room and exploded all over the carpet and walls. What didn't soak into the floor flooded through to the mechanical room and under the furnace.

Fcuk.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Brewed an English bitter this evening. Got it in the fermentor and then dropped it down the stairs. Bounced all the way to the bottom, went through the door into the family room and exploded all over the carpet and walls. What didn't soak into the floor flooded through to the mechanical room and under the furnace.

Fcuk.

Oh my God. Sorry...

 

[brewbama]

Brewed an English bitter this evening. Got it in the fermentor and then dropped it down the stairs. Bounced all the way to the bottom, went through the door into the family room and exploded all over the carpet and walls. What didn't soak into the floor flooded through to the mechanical room and under the furnace.

Fcuk.

This is exactly why I want to get a small fermentation fridge to put in the brew room. I carry a full fermenter thru the house, down the basement stairs, and around to the fermenter fridge. WAY too much chance to trip, fall, spill, drop, etc.

I want to brew, chill, transfer, and put it in a fridge all right there. I’m not near as concerned once it is a keg.

 

[Robert65]

Export. Barke Pilsner, 10% Barke Munich, 3% Sauermalz, Tettnang.

 

[mullet6577]

Brewed a hoppy wheat yesterday. Also smoked 3 racks of ribs and 2 chickens, while trying to work on my kegermentor fridge. I was brewing on a new, much more powerful, burner.

Apparently the hot break was a bit stronger than I expected and I had my first boilover in this pot and lost about 1/2 gallon....oh well, beer will be fine, pot can be cleaned.

 

[eimale]

Northern English Brown on deck.