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Not all that great. They have yet to make a great saison. I need to have a talk with them about that. ;)View attachment 285014

Take out the ginger and peach and they have a chance lol.

Need to try my new sours to see where the carb is on them. Sadly i have so few. Need to make more sours and wilds!
 
Drinking a healthy cross section of my home brew. Had to euthanize my cat, Simba, today. He had feline leukemia. Gonna brew me a Simba SMaSH in memorium.View attachment 285013

Animals rock!, even cats:D Sorry for your loss, now as soon as your ready go to the shelter and give another one some love.
Rye saison, busy, busy, busy, no picture for you.:p
 
I'm not sure what I'm drinking.

It is beer.

SWMBO poured beers and brought them to me. Trying to nail down the style in both. I thought I would have a tougher time.

Pretty easy.
 
rye saison aged on oak soaked in pinot grigio after a brew day. First time making a smash beer, vienna/columbus. Hydro sample tasted good.

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RIP Simba.

Sierra Nevada Porter and Stout were the beers. Nailed it.

Considering a long shot job application into the beer industry for lead brewery rep for ND/MN.

I have no beer sales experience but I think I could handle it.
 
RIP Simba. Had multiple cats while growing up and regardless of the pet putting one down is awfully hard. HB RIS here's to better days ahead for ya.
 
RIP Simba.

Sierra Nevada Porter and Stout were the beers. Nailed it.

Considering a long shot job application into the beer industry for lead brewery rep for ND/MN.

I have no beer sales experience but I think I could handle it.

Second. Go for it.

Drinking my 60/- and wrapping up a large starter for a completely uncharacteristic Rye Imperial IPA this weekend (1.5 lbs of hops between Apollo, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, aiming for 20.5 Plato OG and 2.5 Plato FG for ~10% ABV and 175 calculated IBUs. What the hell is wrong with me...).

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Second. Go for it.

Drinking my 60/- and wrapping up a large starter for a completely uncharacteristic Rye Imperial IPA this weekend (1.5 lbs of hops between Apollo, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, aiming for 20.5 Plato OG and 2.5 Plato FG for ~10% ABV and 175 calculated IBUs. What the hell is wrong with me...).


View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1434513974.339078.jpg. Sounds like the start to a wonderful beer. Care to share the recipe?
 
Sounds like the start to a wonderful beer. Care to share the recipe?


10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 64.5 %
2 lbs Borlander Munich Malt (Briess) (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.9 %
2 lbs Rye Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.9 %
8.0 oz Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.2 %
2.00 oz Apollo [17.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 102.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 15.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 16.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 10.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 6.1 IBUs
1.50 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 14.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 4.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 16 -
1 lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 17 6.5 %
3.00 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 19 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 20 0.0 IBUs

Est Original Gravity: 20.5 Plato (~1.085)
Est Final Gravity: 2.5 Plato (~1.010)
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.1 %
Bitterness: 173.4 IBUs
Est Color: 9.0 SRM

"Batch size" aka post boil is target 5.5 gallons, probably going to lose at least half a gallon (or more) to hops. And the corn sugar is getting added just after high kräusen. Dry hop is staged, 1.5 oz of each for first stage (5 days) and then the second 1.5 oz of each for another 5 days.

Going to be targeting mash temp of 147, mash pH of 5.3 and ~150ppm sulfate/50ppm chloride in the water. I'm pitching at about 1 mil cells per ml per °P (assuming growth somewhere in between Zainasheff and Troester's curves), and then fermenting at 64.

Cheers.
 
10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 64.5 %
2 lbs Borlander Munich Malt (Briess) (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.9 %
2 lbs Rye Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.9 %
8.0 oz Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.2 %
2.00 oz Apollo [17.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 102.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 15.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 16.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 10.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 6.1 IBUs
1.50 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 14.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 4.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 16 -
1 lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 17 6.5 %
3.00 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 19 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 20 0.0 IBUs

Est Original Gravity: 20.5 Plato (~1.085)
Est Final Gravity: 2.5 Plato (~1.010)
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.1 %
Bitterness: 173.4 IBUs
Est Color: 9.0 SRM

"Batch size" aka post boil is target 5.5 gallons, probably going to lose at least half a gallon (or more) to hops. And the corn sugar is getting added just after high kräusen. Dry hop is staged, 1.5 oz of each for first stage (5 days) and then the second 1.5 oz of each for another 5 days.

Going to be targeting mash temp of 147, mash pH of 5.3 and ~150ppm sulfate/50ppm chloride in the water. I'm pitching at about 1 mil cells per ml per °P (assuming growth somewhere in between Zainasheff and Troester's curves), and then fermenting at 64.

Cheers.


Thanks
 
Second. Go for it.

Drinking my 60/- and wrapping up a large starter for a completely uncharacteristic Rye Imperial IPA this weekend (1.5 lbs of hops between Apollo, Amarillo, Centennial, Cascade, aiming for 20.5 Plato OG and 2.5 Plato FG for ~10% ABV and 175 calculated IBUs. What the hell is wrong with me...).

Wait wait wait arent thou the session beer only guy. Lol. Recipe looks like a beautiful hop bomb.
 
10 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) Grain 1 64.5 %
2 lbs Borlander Munich Malt (Briess) (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 12.9 %
2 lbs Rye Malt (Weyermann) (3.0 SRM) Grain 3 12.9 %
8.0 oz Caramel Malt - 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.2 %
2.00 oz Apollo [17.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 102.6 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 15.0 IBUs
1.00 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 16.5 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 10.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 9 6.1 IBUs
1.50 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 10 14.8 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 11 4.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 12 4.1 IBUs
2.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 15 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [124.21 ml] Yeast 16 -
1 lbs Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 17 6.5 %
3.00 oz Amarillo [8.20 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 18 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Cascade [6.80 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 19 0.0 IBUs
3.00 oz Centennial [9.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 20 0.0 IBUs

Est Original Gravity: 20.5 Plato (~1.085)
Est Final Gravity: 2.5 Plato (~1.010)
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 10.1 %
Bitterness: 173.4 IBUs
Est Color: 9.0 SRM

"Batch size" aka post boil is target 5.5 gallons, probably going to lose at least half a gallon (or more) to hops. And the corn sugar is getting added just after high kräusen. Dry hop is staged, 1.5 oz of each for first stage (5 days) and then the second 1.5 oz of each for another 5 days.

Going to be targeting mash temp of 147, mash pH of 5.3 and ~150ppm sulfate/50ppm chloride in the water. I'm pitching at about 1 mil cells per ml per °P (assuming growth somewhere in between Zainasheff and Troester's curves), and then fermenting at 64.

Cheers.


Dayum! Sounds awesome.
 
Session Red IPA from Black Raven.
Went there last night for SWMBO's birthday, accidentally left with a growler and 2 new glasses
 
Drinking a healthy cross section of my home brew. Had to euthanize my cat, Simba, today. He had feline leukemia. Gonna brew me a Simba SMaSH in memorium.View attachment 285013

Sorry to hear.

Sierra Nevada Porter and Stout were the beers. Nailed it.

Considering a long shot job application into the beer industry for lead brewery rep for ND/MN.

I have no beer sales experience but I think I could handle it.

It's only a long shot if you don't apply. ;)

This really good. Really good. Thanks for sharing Mark!
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You're welcome and glad you enjoyed it.

Coffee. Not miserable outside - nice change.
 
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