So who's brewing this weekend?

[Joshua Hughes]

My plan is to get a IPA with Kveik bottled Saturday and brew a new one and put on the cake and see where it goes. Well not the whole cake I don’t want an explosion

 

[Coastalbrew]

Hey! I brew in the garage!

Watch it, sir!

More power to you man! I've got no water access in my garage, so I was constantly back and forth to the kitchen, was constantly shooing insects away from my kettle and even a freaking bird several times. Next time it's back to the kitchen for me. But if the garage works for you.... Rock on!

 

[seatazzz]

More power to you man! I've got no water access in my garage, so I was constantly back and forth to the kitchen, was constantly shooing insects away from my kettle and even a freaking bird several times. Next time it's back to the kitchen for me. But if the garage works for you.... Rock on!

Me for garage brewing as well. I get a lot of flak from others for using water from my hot water heater (less than 3 years old, nothing weird in it, great water for brewing, use campden every time, and gives me a jump start on heating for the strike and sparge) but my garage is my woman cave. Got my laptop out here, good speakers for tunes while I'm brewing, and plenty of room for the brewdogs and brewcats to stay out of the way. I used to brew on the front porch but it got to be too much of a hassle. I just prop the garage door open with a brick (keeps it low enough so overadventurous young cat can't get out) and a fan going to keep me from fainting, it's heaven out here when I've got something boiling. Across the street neighbors have told me they can smell it in their house, fortunately they love the smell as much as we do.

 

[3toes]

It's so funny how there doesnt seem to be a grey-area with brewing smells... people either love it or hate it.

Me and my wife love the smell of the mash and the boil. My step son HATES it. Like to the point of almost gagging

 

[Coastalbrew]

It's so funny how there doesnt seem to be a grey-area with brewing smells... people either love it or hate it.

Me and my wife love the smell of the mash and the boil. My step son HATES it. Like to the point of almost gagging

Lol. I know what you mean. I'm the only one in my house who likes the brewing smells, everyone else hates them. My wife has actually come home and had gagging fits if the boil is still going. She usually likes the finished beer though.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Luckily my wife loves the smell of boiling wort. I only do the occasional small batch brew indoors, my 5+ gallon batches are brewed out on the back patio. She'll usually sit out there with me, partly because she loves the smell.

On another front I recently (half jokingly) asked her if she'd be interested in brewing a batch by herself, with just me advising. To my surprise she jumped at the chance!! I worked with her on Beersmith putting a recipe together and she'll soon be brewing a small batch of Imperial Coffee Stout.
Benefit - If she gets hooked it should make it much easier for me to buy upgrades going forward.

 

[hopkincr]

Brewing a Pale Ale using the A43 Loki Kviek strain. First time using this and can’t wait to see what it does at 90o+ fermenting temps.

Edit: pitched at 82

Edit 2: After ~4 hours thefermentation is going strong

 

[seatazzz]

Brewing a Pale Ale using the A43 Loki Kviek strain. First time using this and can’t wait to see what it does at 90o+ fermenting temps.
View attachment 682502
Edit: pitched at 82

Edit 2: After ~4 hours thefermentation is going strong

I bought my first pack of Kveik today; LHBS was out of the A43 so I got the Kveiking blend. Dunno yet what I'm going to use it for first, but can't wait to see how it does.

 

[myndflyte]

I've been brewing this week. Started a kettle sour Wednesday morning and it should be sour enough today to finish up with a hopstand and chuck it in the fermenter.

 

[hopkincr]

I bought my first pack of Kveik today; LHBS was out of the A43 so I got the Kveiking blend. Dunno yet what I'm going to use it for first, but can't wait to see how it does.

The yeast really took off much earlier than others (which was what I had heard about this). Seems to be slowing quite a bit after 16 hours. Hoping to capture an reuse This a lot since my LHBS didn’t have it and had to pay for shipping. Also, in the summer I can cool wort to 90 pretty easy, but getting to 65 is a challenge with my wort chiller, so this, hopefully, will be my go to yeast.

 

[govner1]

Brewing 20g Bitter chocolate oatmeal stout w/ 3 brew buddies. Will move to a whiskey barrel for aging with the addition of 9 lbs whiskey soaked cherries.

 

[seatazzz]

The yeast really took off much earlier than others (which was what I had heard about this). Seems to be slowing quite a bit after 16 hours. Hoping to capture an reuse This a lot since my LHBS didn’t have it and had to pay for shipping. Also, in the summer I can cool wort to 90 pretty easy, but getting to 65 is a challenge with my wort chiller, so this, hopefully, will be my go to yeast.

Pitched at 9:45 this morning, probably about 95 degrees. At 2:45pm had high krausen, and it's looking good so far. Probably gonna get some big fruity esters out of it, but it's what I'm aiming for anyway. Hoping it turns out well, if it does there's my new IPA yeast.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Pitched at 9:45 this morning, probably about 95 degrees. At 2:45pm had high krausen, and it's looking good so far. Probably gonna get some big fruity esters out of it, but it's what I'm aiming for anyway. Hoping it turns out well, if it does there's my new IPA yeast.

Are you keeping it at around 95°? If so, how? Or are you letting it slowly fall to ambient temp?

 

[seatazzz]

Are you keeping it at around 95°? If so, how? Or are you letting it slowly fall to ambient temp?

It's in the warmest room in the house, wrapped in a fleece blanket and a towel. Fermometer on the fermonster won't even register the temp it's higher than it goes. Outside of the fermenter is warm so I think it's fine.

 

[hopkincr]

I bought my first pack of Kveik today; LHBS was out of the A43 so I got the Kveiking blend. Dunno yet what I'm going to use it for first, but can't wait to see how it does.

It's in the warmest room in the house, wrapped in a fleece blanket and a towel. Fermometer on the fermonster won't even register the temp it's higher than it goes. Outside of the fermenter is warm so I think it's fine.

I didn’t do anything to keep the temperature high - it’s fermenting in my garage which is higher than other rooms. But, this yeast doesn’t have to ferment high, it’s supposed to be fine as low as 70. So I started at 82 and then just let it go as it does. Big difference is it can go higher temps with no off flavors. Will be my go to yeast as well without the worries of temp control.

 

[seatazzz]

Did a batch of Iron Horse Irish Death this morning; pitched at about 9:45am, and it's got a beautiful foamy krausen going now. Happy with two good brews under my belt for the weekend, now to get some steaks going to celebrate first night off after being done with second job!

 

[wetmk]

Brewed an American Wheat this afternoon, modeled after Bell's Oberon. Pitched Bell's yeast 5 hours ago. Should be cooking when I wake tomorrow.

 

[ChiknNutz]

Did a batch of Iron Horse Irish Death this morning; pitched at about 9:45am, and it's got a beautiful foamy krausen going now. Happy with two good brews under my belt for the weekend, now to get some steaks going to celebrate first night off after being done with second job!

Is it one you have done before? I love me some Irish Death, but after moving to NC I found I cannot get it here so looking for a good clone I can make. I am moving over to BIAB, is your's AG or extract?

 

[seatazzz]

Is it one you have done before? I love me some Irish Death, but after moving to NC I found I cannot get it here so looking for a good clone I can make. I am moving over to BIAB, is your's AG or extract?

I've not done this recipe before, but so far it's pretty damn close. I got the recipe from my LHBS, the owner has done it several times and swears by it. Here's the link: https://jonshomebrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IRISH-DEATH-CLONE.pdf . Recipe is for both all-grain and partial mash.

 

[ChiknNutz]

I've not done this recipe before, but so far it's pretty damn close. I got the recipe from my LHBS, the owner has done it several times and swears by it. Here's the link: https://jonshomebrew.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IRISH-DEATH-CLONE.pdf . Recipe is for both all-grain and partial mash.

Ok cool. I have that one already (I think from one of your other posts), but haven't tried it yet. Good to know that a few folks find this one to be a good one. Thanks!

 

[deuc224]

I plan on brewing this weekend but have a lot to set up. Need to set the gap on my mill, need to set up my glycol chiller, need to make a yeast bank with the yeast ill be pitching, need to make a 2 step starter for the damn yeast. Wish me luck yall, gonna try hefe dunkel.

 

[Smahops]

Going to brew a very simple Summer Wheat this weekend with a dash of honey malt. The last brew I made was a Cream ale with some honey malt and oh man to I love this stuff. I'm slightly worried about this citra since the last couple of times it seems to add a musty flavor to the beer.

---Setup and stats---
5 Gallon BIAB
Mash Temp 152F
Est OG 1.047
IBU 15
SRM 4.8
Est FG 1.014
Est ABV 4.4%

---Grist---
3.75# White Wheat
3.5# 2-Row
.5# Honey Malt
.5# Flaked Oats
.5# Flaked White Wheat

---Hops---
1 oz Citra 12.8 % @ 15min

---Yeast---
Wb-06 @ 67F

 

[Jayjay1976]

I'm collecting RO to brew this weekend, though I haven't yet decided what to brew...

I've got a pouch of Belle Saison, so maybe a clone of Apex Predator or a HG super saison. I also have S-04 though I don't know what style that is best used for, maybe an IPA? And I have some WY1007 German Ale that I saved from a stout, I could stir up a starter and use that. I also have two packets of Lallemand Munich Classic, so I could brew another Dampfbier since the last one turned out really good with a few weeks of lagering. Or maybe take another shot at Hefeweizen, since I haven't yet brewed a decent one. Any other suggestions?

 

[Smahops]

Or maybe take another shot at Hefeweizen, since I haven't yet brewed a decent one. Any other suggestions?

I'm on this kick for cream ales right now so I can have a lower ABV beer on tap that has a lot of character.

 

[Dgallo]

The wife hooked me up this year with a new Traeger for an early Father’s Day Gift. Going to christen it today with a brisket and rack of ribs

 

[Abrayton]

Raspberry vanilla cream ale

 

[Dgallo]

The wife hooked me up this year with a new Traeger for an early Father’s Day Gift. Going to christen it today with a brisket and rack of ribs View attachment 683499

Totally thought I posted this in The Who’s smoking meat thread lol sorry

 

[BongoYodeler]

Totally thought I posted this in The Who’s smoking meat thread lol sorry

Hell, I'd be telling everybody too!!

 

[seatazzz]

Hell, I'd be telling everybody too!!

Husband is looking around for a smoker for ourselves, can't wait to have one.

 

[Jayjay1976]

Check out the DIY trash can smokers on youtube, super cheap to put together and seems pretty capable for the occasional hobbyist.