So who's brewing this weekend?

[grampamark]

Brewday lunch. Redneck charcuterie board.

 

[BrewChem]

All done… finally get to use the fermentor I got for Christmas..!

 

[z-bob]

The wort is in the bucket with a sanitized ice bottle to chill it down the rest of the way (my immersion chiller sucks), and most of the mess is cleaned up. Brew kettle, chiller, immersion heater, &c are put away and the stove is wiped down. Just need to mop the kitchen floor.

The whole house smells like ginger. I usually brew when my wife is out of town because she doesn't like the smell; I think she might like the smell of this one.

Time for a HB.

 

[grampamark]

Into the fermenter at .046. Beersmith predicted .050. Close enough, the sample tasted great.

 

[hout17]

In the fermenter cooling down to 66°F.

Missed gravity by 5 points but I ended up with a little more than a half gallon extra after the boil so no bbiggy. Sample tastes great should be a good brew.

 

[wetmk]

Redneck charcuterie board.

Looks more like a midnight snack to me.

 

[wetmk]

Everything measured out tonight. Brewing in the A.M. Belgian Amber, lightly spiced.

 

[BeerAndTele]

Brew day yesterday. Stovetop 2.5 gallon BIAB. German Amber Lager.

18 hours post-pitch and it's rockin' at 51F today.

 

[Sam_92]

I'm mashing for four gallons of West coast IPA!

 

[jkuhl]

When my dishwasher stops, my porter brew begins. Gonna be an interesting adventure in brew in a bag, my second one, if my braggot counts.

 

[Beerstein]

I'm doing a 6% rye IPA hopped with mosaic and lemondrop. Debating on weather to use some orange bitter peel that needs using. I've already thrown in the last of my carapils because it needed to be used too.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Did the Irish Blonde - Golden Promise, flaked barley, Magnum to bitter @ 60, EKG @ 30 Williamette @ 15 and Challenger @ 10 w S-04 yeast. Hoping for the best.

 

[CascadesBrewer]

Brew day yesterday. Stovetop 2.5 gallon BIAB. German Amber Lager.

Is that one of the Fermonster "MonsterMesh Strainers"? (MonsterMesh Strainer for FermMonster Carboys | MoreBeer) How do you like it? Do you use it for dry hopping?

 

[BeerAndTele]

Is that one of the Fermonster "MonsterMesh Strainers"? (MonsterMesh Strainer for FermMonster Carboys | MoreBeer) How do you like it? Do you use it for dry hopping?

Yep, that's exactly what it is. I do like it. I use it even when I'm not dry hopping because i feel the rubber top makes for a much better seal against the cap than the thin little gasket in the cap.

For dry hopping, I'm happy with it. Less mess than throwing the hops in loose but better results than using bags (I was never thrilled when I used bags.) Before this last batch, I made a west coast IPA and dry hopped with 1.5 oz. In a 2.5 gal batch and was really happy with the resulting aroma.

Best to use something to weigh the strainer bag down else it will want to float. I drop in a bunch of sanitized glass beads from my wife's crafting stash.

 

[cmac62]

I need to goto the grocery store tomorrow; if they have any fresh ginger I'm planning to brew a 3 gallon batch of ginger ale Thursday or Friday, with both fresh and powdered ginger to get it really spicy. Just winging it I'll use citric acid instead of phosphoric or lactic to acidify the mash because I want the citric taste to carry through. Just a little bit of hops for preservative. And I might use a wine yeast that can't ferment complex sugars so it will have more body and maybe even a little sweetness.

If they don't have any ginger I'll have to figure something else out

Bob, I recommend using some of the ginger in a tincture and add at bottle/Kegging. It definitely helps with adding the spice factor.

 

[MaxStout]

Not even waiting for the weekend. Brewing tomorrow--6 gal SMASH with 12 lbs. Red-X (never used that malt before). East Kent Goldings and S-04.

Not a true Irish red, but close enough for my St. Paddy's enjoyment.

 

[seatazzz]

Long week of being sick and working from home, so tomorrow going to do a Strata Pale Ale. I did one with Galaxy a few brews back and it was delicious, so going to try it with Strata this time. Should have milled grain tonight but wanted to finish the heel on my sock, took a nap, and now the house is asleep so I don't want to run that loud mill. Plenty of time tomorrow.

 

[RCope]

Got a Czech Pilsner in the mash now. Single step mash, hit good temps 144.6/155.3. Hot side LODO (well, as best as I can with my process). Cold, windy day in South Florida! Cheers!

 

[3 Dawg Night]

One of the benefits of living in the deep South is that I can brew outdoors basically year-round. Unfortunately, that makes me a wimp with respect to cold weather, so when we get those infrequent freezes, it cancels/delays my brew day.

Such is my situation today. Could I brew on my deck in 24F? Sure, but I'd rather stay inside, drink beer, and do some brewery maintenance.

One of these days, I'll get my garage cleaned out sufficiently to brew in there.

 

[4_Sons_Brewing]

Finally getting to the Heady Topper clone from More Beer (Off the Topper).

 

[nekrowizard]

first brew in a while, starting a gallon of cyser today

 

[cmac62]

Just finished up, maybe call it a amber ale. 8 lb pils, 1 lb cara Munich, with US05 and gluco. Sitting in the house at about 68.

 

[mattman91]

My grandfather used to have several Tennessee walking horses. He would train and show them. Two of his favorites were Dynamite and his son Dynamo, both award winners.

To honor my grandfather, who doesn't have much time left, I’m naming this porter Dynamo. I think it’s going to turn out to be about the same color as Dynamo the horse

 

[jcav]

I had a Tennessee Walker several years back. Great Horse! Great Tribute!

John

 

[ArizonaGoalie]

Brewed Friday night - 3 gallon hazy IPA.

Whirlpool hops: Citra, Lemondrop, El Dorado
Dry Hop #1: Citra, El Dorado
Dry Hop #2: Citra, El Dorado, Amarillo

OG: 1.065
Yeast: Imperial Dry Hop

 

[deuc224]

Ive been good at doing a brew a week, it was a honey, then lager, then this week a kolsch. Next week a weinsteph dunkel clone, then back to the hefe.

 

[zacster]

doing my first brew in a long time on Thursday. I made the starter today.

 

[evolutionary]

Adding 5 gallons of the triple hop miller lite clone from the recipes here as well as 5 gallons of a guava pale ale to the 30 gallons already fermenting away here on Saturday. The 10 gallons are for a friend getting a knee replacement and his last brews until he recovers.

 

[redarmy990]

Brewing a Bells two hearted clone on Saturday.

Will have a buddy to help as he wants to help me use the all electric Kal clone.

Should be a fun day

 

[grampamark]

Brewing a Cold Smoke style Scottish Ale right now.