So who's brewing this weekend?

[ntempleton]

Kolsch in the mashtun this morning.

 

[BongoYodeler]

Taking today day off from work to brew an IPA. It's one I've brewed a couple times before, hopped with Citra and Idaho7. Changing up the yeast though, it'll be my first time using Verdant.

Not a great start to the brew day. Due to my schedule I didn't have any time to do anything ahead of time. I usually mill the grains, measure out the minerals, lug all my equipment from the garage...etc.

So I go to measure minerals and my scale goes wonky. Will not zero out, and actually just keeps increasing. New batteries didn't help. Ended up using my grain scale, and although it does have the ability to measure grams, I'm sure it's far less accurate. Ordered a new one off Amazon.

Went to use my ThermoWorks thermometer (12 inch probe) and it has dead batteries. LR44...yeah like I have one of those handy. Luckily I do have an InkBird instant read so I was able to use that instead. Half way through mash I realized I hadn't added the lactic acid. Opened up the kettle, added the LA, gave it a good stir and checked the temperature. Sitting at 152 degrees, at least something went as planned.

It's already 12:30pm and I'm still mashing. I'm usually near the end of my boil by now. Gonna be a longer brew day.

 

[Beermeister32]

Stone IPA clone scheduled for Sunday.

 

[seilenos]

Friday - Trappist Single
Saturday - Pineapple Express IPA
Sunday - Mexican Lager

Didn't do much brewing in 2020 and had a rough start in 2021 ... need to get the pipeline going.

 

[danimal92sport]

Just hit boil on a Czech Pils my wife named Stefan Urquell

 

[BongoYodeler]

Just hit boil on a Czech Pils my wife named Stefan Urquell
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Great name...

 

[balrog]

Just wrapped up a stab at Josh Weikert's Dry Irish Stout. It is quite roasty.

 

[wetmk]

Just wrapped up a stab at Josh Weikert's Dry Irish Stout. It is quite roasty.

I love reading Weikert's "Make your best..." articles. The last couple of month's I've been playing around with his APA suggestions and been very happy with the results.

https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-american-pale-ale/

 

[bracconiere]

planing on brewing tomorrow...getting it ready today, going to be a plain pale ale, that i try adding the crystal malt "as needed" for effect.....

 

[Beermeister32]

Stone IPA, 1.068, using Hornindal Kveik, 4/25/2021. I’ve been using Hornindal in my IPA’s lately, works well.

 

[bracconiere]

amber? pale? i brewed

 

[catdaddy66]

Going to brew a cream ale this weekend and also bottle a stout that has real promise. A saison will follow this brew in a couple of weeks.

 

[bracconiere]

Going to brew a cream ale this weekend and also bottle a stout that has real promise. A saison will follow this brew in a couple of weeks.

LOL, either you're a late night brewer, or you're talking about next weekend

 

[catdaddy66]

LOL, either you're a late night brewer, or you're talking about next weekend

Yes, next weekend sorry, in my head it was completely clear!

 

[bracconiere]

Yes, next weekend sorry, in my head it was completely clear!

i had to look up lugoff, and thought...you know MAYBE? lol

 

[Softailrider]

Two - five gallon batches of Pliny the Elder clone. Target OG was 1.080, but both ended up at 1.091
Not sure why since I followed the recipe to a tee.

 

[Harleybrew32]

started this morning brewing Janets Brown Ale for the Tribute brewday for Mike "Tasty" Mcdole. R.I.P.

 

[Magnum32]

Imperial cream ale for me

 

[seatazzz]

Not enough grain to do anything today, so going shopping later for full bags of pilsner and two-row, and some special B to do a batch of house American Strong tomorrow. It is literally the best beer I brew, and I've been jonesing for some lately. Currently 5 kegs in the kegerator in varying stages of almost-to-not-even-close to being empty, so I've got some "work" to do today to make a space for the lemondrop blonde that gets kegged next; just purged the o2 out of the house lager that I just kegged. Tomorrow is going to be a good day.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Mashed in on a German pils. Well, German-inspired. I'm using whirlpool hops, the Germans might scoff at it, but I like it.

 

[bracconiere]

Well, i've had barley sprouts drying since yesterday afternoon. should be ready to kiln tonight, and still warm from kilning to go through the mill tomorrow for an interesting experimental batch.

i put aside about 1-2 pounds of the sprouts, to sprout further to see if @lanlanonearth 's wheat grass question gets me better effeciency on this batch, and if it ends up tasting like lawn trimings or not...(and it's going to be tested with my spiffy new digital refractometer, so you know it's good! )

 

[balrog]

Mashed in on a German pils. Well, German-inspired. I'm using whirlpool hops, the Germans might scoff at it, but I like it.

we Germans scoff at everything

 

[Section1]

Brewed a Canadian Ale today. First time using RO water and trying to adjust the water. I've always used just regular tap water. I will admit I have no idea what I'm doing but hoping for some improvement. Just doesn't click for me on what I need to do or add to the water so I just went with some general addition that was recommended. We'll see how it turns out.

 

[balrog]

I will admit I have no idea what I'm doing but hoping for some improvement. Just doesn't click for me on what I need to do or add to the water so I just went with some general addition that was recommended. We'll see how it turns out.

I always direct people to take a quick look at this, and try this first. There's a whole deep tawdry rabbit hole to go down with water, pH, etc. Almost as tawdry as low dissolved oxygen. Ok, maybe not, but kinda.

 

[seatazzz]

Changed my mind on the recipe for tomorrow; got to thinking I'm getting a wee bit tired of brewing the same things over and over, so I'm going way back in the time machine and brewing up a clone of Firestone Walker's Wookie Jack. I did it once a few years ago, before I had the fancy (har) setup I have now, and it still turned out pretty good. Now, with the plate chiller to get it down far enough, and the ferment fridge to keep it steady, it should be stellar. Been futzing with the recipe all evening and finally got it where I want it, just need to get the grain milled. Also get to be a bit lazy; was supposed to keg the lemondrop blonde today, but since it's sitting on a nice fresh cake of Notty (yes I know not the optimum yeast for WJ), I'm just going to keg it tomorrow and rack right onto it. It's a big enough beer to warrant a bit of overpitching, also as aforesaid I'm lazy.

 

[bracconiere]

got to thinking I'm getting a wee bit tired of brewing the same things over and over, so I'm going way back in the time machine and brewing up a clone of Firestone Walker's Wookie Jack.

never the same twice! otherwise it's BMC....

 

[seatazzz]

never the same twice! otherwise it's BMC....

I HAVE been known to brew the house lager back to back, but that's just because it disappears so damn fast.

 

[bracconiere]

I HAVE been known to brew the house lager back to back, but that's just because it disappears so damn fast.

well you'd need to keep AT LEAST three fermenters full at all times, and blend "per keg".....

 

[Abrayton]

Hibiscus Saison

 

[k-os]

Will be brewing the Things We Don't Say recipe this weekend.