What I did for beer today

[seatazzz]

Did my first ever after-work brew today. Since I started doing BIAB my brewday has gone from 5+ hours to under 4; tonight I got everything done (granted I milled some of the grain last night) including cleaning, in 3 hours. And I did only mash for 30 minutes, but got pretty much the same preboil gravity I've gotten previously with mashing for 60 minutes. Being able to knock out a brew, and still have time for dinner and bed on time, is very nice.

 

[grampamark]

Pulled gravity samples of the Wheat APA and Blonde Ale that I brewed earlier this month. It’s hard to get two hydrometers to stop in the frame at the same time and even harder to get the camera to focus on both at once. The kegerator is full so these will go in cold storage until a keg kicks.

 

[JAReeves]

Pulled gravity samples of the Wheat APA and Blonde Ale that I brewed earlier this month. It’s hard to get two hydrometers to stop in the frame at the same time and even harder to get the camera to focus on both at once. The kegerator is full so these will go in cold storage until a keg kicks.
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Wow, you have two unbroken hydrometers? Total Pro.

 

[vtmikko]

Labeled some bottles.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Bottled blackberry milk stout. I think it’s going to be pretty good when it’s carbed.

 

[brewbama]

Replaced the gauge in my mini blow tie spunding valve.

 

[johndan]

Christened the new space by brewing a porter. This so much easier than brewing in the kitchen (really, who installs carpet in a kitchen?).

 

[Rudeoso]

Did my first closed transfer on a cashmere blonde I brewed a few weeks back and cleaned/sanitized 2 kegs

 

[Elric]

Christened the new space by brewing a porter. This so much easier than brewing in the kitchen (really, who installs carpet in a kitchen?).

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People who install carpet in kitchens need to have their heads examined. On a similar note, I also seriously question the US habit of wearing shoes inside a house….

 

[BrewZer]

Bottled about 5 gallons of the European On My Leg hybrid German ale. It's already very clear, and tastes bready up front, malty in the middle and slightly bitter in the end.

Should carb up nicely with just under a cup of corn sugar.

I like bubbles.

 

[Imhoppy]

Added my special tincture to 5 gallons of Mexican (Extra) Hot Chocolate Stout (all-grain) to the fermenter after 14 days since brew day. The tincture was 4 oz. cocoa nibs, 20 grams finely-diced habaneros (no seeds), and 6 oz. of Reyka (small batch vodka hand crafted in Iceland), that soaked 24 hours in the refrigerator. Recipe called for serrano peppers, but I wanted to kick it up a notch or two. Tincture aroma and sample taste was outstanding, too. Mmmmm can't wait to drink the final product!

 

[Deadalus]

I added a sliding shelf for my Therminator. Don't mind the bottom shelf it sits on, it needs a paint job.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Some overdue brewery maintenance. Cleaned some kegs and cleaned keezer lines.

 

[bracconiere]

i stayed home.....

 

[BrewChem]

Nothing… today was supposed to be a brew day. Instead, I’m under the weather with body aches and a weapons-grade headache. So… instead of working on a decoction mashed Munich Dunkel, I’m on the couch napping, pouting and feeling sorry for myself

 

[BrewZer]

Nothing… today was supposed to be a brew day. Instead, I’m under the weather with body aches and a weapons-grade headache. So… instead of working on a decoction mashed Munich Dunkel, I’m on the couch napping, pouting and feeling sorry for myself

Don't forget a glass or two of an all-natural anesthetic loaded with B-vitamins...

 

[leedspointbrew]

Racked my Jabberwakai Motueka Pils to secondary. Built a Ferroday grain mill - lots of tiny screws and bolts manipulated with fat fingers, but it's together. Thinking of the grain bill that I'm going crush with it.
Racking my hefe over blueberries tomorrow.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Here's the Blueberry hefe (2 lbs of frozen santized berries). Hoping for the best; it's my wife's birthday beer. Was supposed to do it tomorrow, did it tonight instead.

 

[loganklaas]

Dumped the trub jars on both my Catalysts. I also found a kegerator on Craigslist for $100 with the CO2 bottle. I cleaned it up pretty good. If it holds a good cool temperature, I’ll convert it from a single tap to a dual tap, replace lines, etc. Worst case scenario is I got a full CO2 bottle out of it. I already have a dual tap kegerator, but you can’t have too many, right?

 

[earachemyeye69]

Installed a sight glass on my Brewzilla.
Washed the empty keg from last nights soiree
Yeah, it hurts a little this morning.

 

[jwill911]

I've had a starter in the stir plate for ~24 hours and just took it off to put in the fridge. Brewing an Old Ale tomorrow, going to mill the grains tonight to save some time in the morning. Also cleaned and sanitized my Fremzilla. Updated BrewFather recipe. It's Brew Day tomorrow.

 

[Bramling Cross]

I did a rare thing today.

I rocketed past the 1.030's, barely noticed the 1.040s, and paid a whole bunch of attention to the rapidly escalating 1.050s as they ticked past on the refractometer. Eventually I topped out at 1.062 with a full 6gal into the fermenter and a bit left in the kettle.

It was a fun day in the brewery.

 

[orionol73]

Brewed a batch of Azacca IPA

 

[JAReeves]

Wanted to brew, opted to do taxes instead. Guess I'm just going to have to post in What are you drinking now?

 

[johndan]

FWIW, I think the previous owner used a lot of building materials he bartered for, so he probably was able to get carpet but not linoleum. He was a logger who built the house from trees on the property, which were milled at the sawmill across the road). Seems like he could have done tongue and groove wood flooring, but maybe the processing for that is complicated.

People who install carpet in kitchens need to have their heads examined. On a similar note, I also seriously question the US habit of wearing shoes inside a house….

 

[Section1]

Did some bottling today. Needed some for a trade with a friend.

 

[earachemyeye69]

Cider just cider today.
Back sweetened 10 liters of the unfiltered stuff. It’s pretty good but it’s not going to be clear like the last batch of tree top.
ABV 5% just right.

 

[BrewMan13]

Busy brew weekend. Friday: brewed up the new batch of schwarzbier that was a bit delayed. Saturday: did all the usual prep for the next batch. Sunday: brewed my gruit-stout, dumped the last of a couple bad batches of weizenbock and schwarzbier, the cleaned the (leaky) keg and line the schwarzbier was in.

 

[Rudeoso]

Installed a sight glass on my Brewzilla.
Washed the empty keg from last nights soiree
Yeah, it hurts a little this morning.

Which sightglass is that and are you content with it? I know more beer carries a couple of them and I alsosaw someone make one using silicone tubing?
That's something I need too, for my brewzilla but want to see which is the best option out there

 

[jwill911]

I brewed yesterday, took a hydrometer reading before cleaning up. Then this morning I realized I forgot to put the "Pill" in the fermenter. So this morning I sanitized it released the pressure on fermenter and dropped it in, OG was 1.062 this morning was already 1.040. You'd think as much trouble I went through to get the Pill in the US I'd remember to use it.
I also practiced with my Nukatap counter pressure bottle filler. I say practiced because it's hard to perform that operation without overflow, waste and mess. Hate wasting good beer.