What I did for beer today

[pellis007]

Picked up grains, hops and yeast for one of next weekend's batches called Spotted Dog Brown Ale.

 

[1fast636]

Put these in the beer fridge so a couple will be ready for my 25th bday on Thursday god I can't Wait to pop my heady topper Virgin taste buds lol

 

[user 103238]

Pulled a sample of both versions of my Centennial Blonde - just because. I also discovered that the roastiness of my Arctic Brown goes amazingly well with chocolate chip cookies as a dessert.

 

[jerryteague]

Decided to brew a batch of my IPA (used Summit, Cascade, and Citra in this one). I hope it turns out good.

 

[unionrdr]

Just ordered some dextrose & o2 barrier caps along with a PM berliner wheat kit from midwest for national home brewer's day 5/4. Chose the Wyeast option too. Had to go to Northern Brewer for the barley crusher grain mill with base & 7lb hopper to crush my grains with. Finally be able to get a good crush instead of flour like with the mini food processor I've been using. I'm hoping this will help with my chill haze problems I thought might also be because of the floury crush.
I'm also thinking of once again adding some Realemon to the priming solution for the wheat beer.

 

[sweed]

Bought 36 lbs of extra like lme, 4 lbs munich lme, 4 oz of clumbus and magnum hops. some for my barley wine, some for maybe a ten-fidy clone, and extra lme for whatever I want to do with the rest, good for 2-4 more beers. I figure buy more now and save for future batches.

 

[sweed]

Just ordered some dextrose & o2 barrier caps along with a PM berliner wheat kit from midwest for national home brewer's day 5/4. Chose the Wyeast option too. Had to go to Northern Brewer for the barley crusher grain mill with base & 7lb hopper to crush my grains with. Finally be able to get a good crush instead of flour like with the mini food processor I've been using. I'm hoping this will help with my chill haze problems I thought might also be because of the floury crush.
I'm also thinking of once again adding some Realemon to the priming solution for the wheat beer.

Well it looks like I have to brew now on 5/4!!

 

[unionrdr]

I've been trying to since they passed it. All for brew,brew for all,as Northern Brewer says!

 

[sweed]

It falls on a Saturday so I'll be free. If it was during the week, I would have to rearrange my gym schedule. This works out perfect. Loooks like that ten-fidy clone is getting done that day.

Question ( also asked in another one of my threads) : would a scottish edinburgh yeast work with a RIS? Or should I just go with an american ale yeast for the ten-fidy clone?? I want to use that yeast from my wee heavy for something, so maybe I will try and wash it for a future batch?

 

[unionrdr]

Idk...it might be interesting to use it in the stout.

 

[sweed]

Right, I may just use it for another wee heavy if my first one comes out good. I think I'll stick with what the clone uses for yeast, which is the american ale yeast. As long as I save the good stuff!

 

[Brood]

Walmart has 12 packs of 4oz. mason jars for 10 bucks.

I bought em, cuz i have officially run out of Erlenmeyer flasks to store yeast in.

I also picked up some glycerin and ascorbic acid at my LHBS and i am going to attempt to freeze some yeasties that i don't use so often.

 

[coldcrash]

Ordered a bunch of odds and ends for upgrading my system:

3 SS ball valves, two bulkheads, 9 quick disconnect sets, several feet of thermoplastic tubing and some silicone tubing, two street elbows, a March pump, and a Blichmann floor burner.

Have been needing to do this for a while!

 

[Qhrumphf]

Got a starter on the stir plate for Saturday's smoked porter.

 

[pellis007]

Made a starter for this weekend's Spotted Dog Brown Ale brew. First time using WYeasts 1275 Thames Valley. Stir plate is crankin!

 

[Tabb]

Yesterday picked up whats going to someday be a keggle. Yep got me a old German keg.
Today picked up stuff for brewing tomorrow evening.

 

[Leadgolem]

Got the shipping notification for my supplies.

 

[day_trippr]

Day off, used it to best advantage:

- chopped all of the first growth on my 15 third year hop crowns down to grade

- built two stir plates almost entirely from odds and ends on hand, only had to buy the hobby boxes ($10 each)

- swapped three kegs into the keezer. Now serving a Three Cs + 1A Blonde Ale, a Dark Ale, an American Wheat, an all Home Grown Hopped IPA (Chinook, Cascade and Centennial), an ESB and a Triple Chocolate Imperial Honey Stout.

- cleaned three kegs

- fed my science experiment (IIPA that's transitioned into barleywine territory with an ABV closing in on 20% - and still rockin' with just US-05)

- racked a huge stout out of primary onto 8 ounces of cocoa nibs that had been soaking in dark rum for a couple of weeks

It was a Good Day!

Cheers!

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

I got my bottles in, so bottling day will be tomorrow. 5 gallons of Centennial Blonde and 5 gallons of cider to bottle, plus I want to get another batch of Centennial Blonde together to pitch on my yeast cake while bottling. Whew boy! Wish me luck!

 

[pellis007]

Just about to get started brewing a batch of Spotted Dog brown ale and a batch of I'm a Hoppy IPA. While they are brewing I'll be bottling a batch of Cream of Three Crops and a batch of Amarillo APA. Full schedule but I love it!

 

[jerryteague]

Harvested some Bret from a bottle of Funky Galaxy for a batch of Saison I have planned in a couple of weeks...

 

[stikks]

Bottled up 5.5 gal of BM`s Cream of 3 Crops.

Cheers

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Bottled just over half a keg to move the beer so my soon to be ex doesn't ruin it.

 

[duboman]

Bottled up my first Gose-with hibiscus flowers and the sample was fantastic!

 

[Aschecte]

Transferred my APA to secondary and I'm dry hopping it with 2 ounces of Cascade hops.. ..... .... ... .I also managed to break my racking cane trying to pull the hose off the inner bend..... so is life.

 

[Thunder_Chicken]

Bottled 5 gallons of cider today. Tomorrow I will be bottling 5 gallons of Centennial Blonde while simultaneously brewing another 5 gallon batch to toss on the yeast cake. Going to be busy!

 

[biggrizzly]

I have had a very "Simple Saison" sitting in secondary at 80° for past month or so. It finished nice and dry, crystal clear and with a nice tartness. Looking forward to it carbonating. Yesterday I racked 5 gallons to keg and the rest I bottled.

Also racked 5 gallons of wheat onto 6lbs of raspberry puree and another 5 gal of wheat on sweet orange peel.

 

[rtb178]

Bottled a Flower Power clone (late hops) and cleaned up the mess.

 

[sweed]

Bottled just over half a keg to move the beer so my soon to be ex doesn't ruin it.

Gotta hear more about this...

 

[KingBubbaTruck]

Completed my first brew in 12 years yesterday.

Today I bought some more camlock fittings, another pump, a big o ring for my plastic conical fermenter, some other odds and ends in order to get ready to do another brew on May 4th!

Also made this. I've got fermentation!