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Brewed a favorite today. A chocolate porter. I got this recipe from the head brewer at the Boulder Beer Co. before they closed and Sleeping Giant took over the rights and brewing responsibilities. I was wearing my brew day hat my kids got for me. Wort clocked in at 1.062.
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Brewed 11 gallons of a fairly malt forward APA yesterday. The only thing that made it interesting was that I did it in a 10 gallon pot...on my kitchen stove; like when I started all those years ago with a 4 gallon porcelain pot, extract, and top-off. 6# Vienna, 2 Munich, 1 Cara 20, 1 Breiss 60, and 6 DME. 25 IBU Magnum for bittering and 18 IBU of Cascade in later additions. Ended up with 6 gallons, three in each fermenter topped off with 2.5 gallons water. I made beer. It was fun.
 
Brewed 2 five gal batches yesterday. One was a saison using 3711 yeast I had in the freezer about 8 years in 3 test tubes with glycerin mix. The starter took off nicely. I had airlock activity in a couple hours after pitching it. Wound up using Cashmere and Zappa in it. Hope it works.
Last time I made a brew from some yeast in freezer like this worked well. Recommend it in times you can't get to HB store.
Also made an IPA from bottle dregs and starter of Imperial Juice. This also took off nice.
 
Forgot to take pics, but did the dreaded pumpkin ale last Sunday (as always, brewed exclusively by request, I'd just as soon stop making it lol).
Due to a busy day, I ended up starting the mash, doing other stuff, then not completely finishing until 9pm. Mash was going for almost 4 hours altogether, and I got great efficiency.
 
Brew day planned for Sunday, making my first 10 gallon batch! Decided on doing a Czech style Pilsner- split batch with Lutra in one ferment bucket, WLP San Francisco Lager in the other. Wish me luck!
 
Hit up the LHBS on the way home from now-done job today for adjunct grains for the next four batches; doing a Helles tomorrow, a Dead Guy clone on Monday, and next weekend a Marzen. Going to my very first pro football game on Halloween (yes I've lived in WA for 45 years and have NEVER been to a Seahawks game, OMG I can't wait) so only one brew next weekend; but with two weeks off I've got plenty of time to get the pipeline up to where it needs to be. Plenty of base malt on hand and yeast, and hop order from YVH should be here on Monday.
 
Brewed my California Common again this morning, definitely my most brewed recipe at this point. Hit all my numbers, efficiency dialed in, mash pH dead on, pre- and post-boil gravity dead on, volumes, etc. Feels great. I love using Brewfather (and taking copious notes).

Equipment is soaking with PBW at the moment and I've been tending the pork butt on the smoker for the last hour and prepping some chicken wings for later.

Debating whether I want to double up this weekend with a small stove top brew tomorrow to try out a new recipe.
 
Brewed a wee heavy, which is hopefully going to become an Oud Bruin 🤞 By far the biggest beer I've made in my 11 gallon Bayou Classic BIAB setup, with a target of 5 gallons of 11% ABV beer. Co-pitched Omega Scottish ale yeast and the dregs from a couple of bottles of Odd Breed farmhouse ale.
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A local vodka and soon to be whiskey distillery also grows their own barley. I was able to get a nice quantity for a great price. Looking to do a single malt brew next weekend to get a feel for this barley. Leaning toward cream ale but still not set.
 
Second brew on the brewzilla done, and my first time doing a wet hop beer. Buddy started growing some hops this year and had some cascade that we decided to pick and do a brew with. Did up an American Amber Ale as thought it would be a good vehicle for the hops.
Made a couple stupid mistakes at the start because my head was pretty foggy, but everything went pretty smoothly despite the mistakes and have it fermenting away now. Have now brewed three weekends in a row. I think that's a record for me!
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