So who's brewing this weekend?

[jcav]

Mashing an American Colonial Porter right now. Beautiful 66 degrees on the back lanai!

 

[z-bob]

I just started that >50% rye winter warmer I was supposed to brew a week or two ago. Got all the malt ground (just over 9# for 4 gallons) and lugged my boiler upstairs. Now taking a 5 minute brew break before measuring out hot water, etc. (strike water temp for this is about the same as my hot tap water because I'm doing a protein rest. Never done that before)

This beer will be a lot of firsts for me. Very high percent specialty grains, step mash, first time using my new Tilt hydrometer.

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

Mashing an American Colonial Porter right now. Beautiful 66 degrees on the back lanai!

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Forget brewing. Nice pool/patio area!

 

[danimal92sport]

I just started that >50% rye winter warmer I was supposed to brew a week or two ago. Got all the malt ground (just over 9# for 4 gallons) and lugged my boiler upstairs. Now taking a 5 minute brew break before measuring out hot water, etc. (strike water temp for this is about the same as my hot tap water because I'm doing a protein rest. Never done that before)

This beer will be a lot of firsts for me. Very high percent specialty grains, step mash, first time using my new Tilt hydrometer.

Nice, trying new stuff is my favorite thing about this hobby. Hope it goes well!

As for me, I just pitched 2 packets of 34/70 in to a Dortmunder Export, my first lager!

Dan

 

[Tobor_8thMan]

Dortmunder Export does sound very, very good!

 

[z-bob]

Nice, trying new stuff is my favorite thing about this hobby. Hope it goes well!

As for me, I just pitched 2 packets of 34/70 in to a Dortmunder Export, my first lager!

Dan

Good luck with the lager! I just finished draining (I didn't sparge) my wort. Gravity came in a little high; that's good because I didn't collect quite as much as I expected. It wasn't quite like straining oatmeal, but the bag didn't drain much without squeezing. I will leave the lid partially on during the boil to reduce evaporation and it should be fine. Might not even have to top up with a little water.

I better dig the hops out of the freezer and start weighing them out...

 

[hopkincr]

Brewing a 2-row/vienna, centennial/cascade with A43 Loki tomorrow AM. Last brew of the year.

 

[Elric]

Brewed a winter saison this morning with coriander and peppercorns.

 

[Beermeister32]

Brewed a replacement batch of Oktoberfest, last keg went too fast!

 

[Pkrd]

It's been 3 months since I brewed because life! So now it's mid summer and my pipeline is empty.

Put together a pale ale this afternoon with Pacific Jade for bittering and Mosaic at the end. Will give it a healthy dose of Nelson Sauvin and a bit more Mosaic for a dry hop. I also used 200g Quinoa flakes in the mash (from a Scott Janish recipe).

 

[hopkincr]

Not exactly the weekend, but the holiday break has started. Brewing a 2-row/Vienna IPA with Centennial and Cascade using A43 Loki.

 

[deuc224]

Gonna try my first BIG beer, made a NEIPA at 7.5 before but this one should clock in around 11.3, wish me the starter is a monster already and climbing out the 5L flask.

 

[Abrayton]

Christmas Eve brewing what has become my annual Santa’s Secret Stash Imperial Stout. It sits for almost a year before being kegged, bottled and handed out as gifts. This years will be aged on bourbon soaked oak cubes.

 

[NewJersey]

Brewing a pilsner on Saturday. Gonna be trying a new fermentation schedule and I am committed to NOT rushing this one.

 

[Immocles]

Brewing an oatmeal stout and jammin to the kinks. Plan to let it sit on vanilla and other spices to replace my vanilla porter on the menu. I'm about 4-6 weeks behind on brewing, I was hoping to have this thing halfass ready for Christmas...

 

[z-bob]

I think I'm fixin' to do a mini-mash. About a gallon of 1.040 wort to use for yeast starters, then can it. I usually mix starters as I need them from a bag of DME, but the bag is getting low. (should I add a little hops for antiseptic? I know it's not necessary but it's easy to do)

 

[danimal92sport]

I think I'm fixin' to do a mini-mash. About a gallon of 1.040 wort to use for yeast starters, then can it. I usually mix starters as I need them from a bag of DME, but the bag is getting low. (should I add a little hops for antiseptic? I know it's not necessary but it's easy to do)

I’ve got no experience but there are a bunch of threads on this, and the general sentiment is that there’s a botulism risk unless you can hit the higher temps that a pressure canner can hit to remove that risk.

Dan

 

[z-bob]

I’ve got no experience but there are a bunch of threads on this, and the general sentiment is that there’s a botulism risk unless you can hit the higher temps that a pressure canner can hit to remove that risk.

Dan

Yes. Thanks. Hops might mitigate that risk a little, but I don't know. I'm planning to use a pressure canner to hit 250 degrees. (240 is all that's really necessary, the extra 10 is insurance)

 

[seatazzz]

Recirculating the sparge on another batch of the house Citra/Sabro IPA. Kicked my Mosaic IPA yesterday (on purpose), no IPA on tap, it was time. Also anxious to see if the fix I applied to my plate chiller stops the annoying small leak that required keeping it in a bucket while chilling.

 

[grampamark]

Brewed a Blonde Ale yesterday. It’s one of my house beers and holiday guests depleted my inventory. Must, Keep. Pipeline. Full.

 

[Toto's]

I am brewing for the first time a
Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier,
Waw it's a long name!!!! Lol
I know .... i brew on the edge

 

[NSMikeD]

Chimay Red clonish

 

[hout17]

Doing a Chocolate Stout as we speak.

 

[A1sportsdad]

Brewed a Dunkelweizen yesterday. My own recipe. First attempt, so no idea how good it will be. Got almost 6 gallons of 1.054 in the fermenter with WLP380. Will ferment at 64F for the first 3 to 4 days then warm to 69F. Fingers crossed.

 

[BrewZer]

This being Monday, I'm assuming "this weekend" includes Friday, 1 Jan 2021.

So the plan is to throw about 9 pounds of light LME in a pot with bottled spring water, steeped grains, some hopses and nutrients, and put the results into the fermenter with some Wyeast 2112 as the first batch of the year.

I'm going for golden, dry, and clear here, vaguely Pils-ish but not too hoppy as my Assistent Braumeister does not appreciate the finer points of bitter.

And if it's raining, it's going to happen in the garage.

 

[catdaddy66]

Planned a New Years brew on the 2nd, an original APA with warrior and green bullet hops. If things go well I may do another on Sunday. Possibly a California Common with northern brewer hops.

 

[KeizerBrewr]

Will finally be completing my BGS New Years Eve after the toddler goes down. That way I have a clean and clear kitchen to work and then finish in the garage. This is my first big beer and is also important as it will be the first homebrew the Wife will have after not drinking for 10 months. *Fingers Crossed*

 

[riceral]

Day late to posting--------

Yesterday a friend and I brewed 12 gallons of a Baltic Porter. Beautiful day in central Florida. Started out in the upper 30s and by the time we finished was 65* with abundant sun.

OG=1.078.

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Brewing an Allagash White clone recipe published in the latest edition of BYO, on New Year's day.

 

[Novacor]

I have a bunch of new grain and it won't all fit in my storage containers, so tomorrow I plan on brewing a "keep adding grain to the recipe until I can fit the lids on my bins" ale. We'll see how it turns out.