What I did for beer today

[JohnDBrewer]

Kegged a California Common and a Session IPA, cleaned two kegs and two fermenters.

 

[seatazzz]

Before leaving for work this morning poured a taster of the Cream Ale that needed 'fixing' due to an overabundance of acetaldehyde. Spent the day jonesing to get back home and enjoy a full glass; the fix worked, now it's just crisp and tasty with no nasty cidery tang. Nothing like a fresh tasty HB after a nasty day dealing with office politics!

 

[Skeeter686]

Before leaving for work this morning poured a taster of the Cream Ale that needed 'fixing' due to an overabundance of acetaldehyde. Spent the day jonesing to get back home and enjoy a full glass; the fix worked, now it's just crisp and tasty with no nasty cidery tang. Nothing like a fresh tasty HB after a nasty day dealing with office politics!

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At first, I thought that picture was your taster before going to work!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Almost done with a trellis structure in my hop yard, though I need to shorten the cable and secure nylon cleats to fasten down. Of course I’ll have those things to do after Erin goes by. I’m planning a brew day soon for an event late September. I’d like to make an “Oktoberfest” ale, since there won’t be much time for lagering. Strawberry-rhubarb gose could also be a possibility.

 

[Cameronl]

Last weekend I re-rebuilt the engine on my '62 Beetle so I can more easily get it out of my way when brewing in the garage. It's not running yet, but it turns over now, which is a lot more than it could do after the first rebuild.

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

Made about 0.9 gallons of 1033 wort, for yeast starters ...

 

[Alfgs]

Bottled (keg and counter pressure filler for storage reasons) a batch of the craft beer channels pastry stout. (Tldw is feeding it dextrose the first few days to preserve some of the more complex sugars as recommended by omnipollo)

I went with a simpler adjunct addition than the recommended hazelnuts or cinnamon and did lactose and coffee, cacao nibs and vanilla and did a small addition of toasted oak and amburana.

I usually like my pastrys (well ok, most of my beers) even stronger and thicker but this one was really solid. Well balanced roasted notes (without too much harshness) abv and sweetness. Thick but still easy to drink.

I went with the recommended dosages of the adjuncts. Perhaps a smidge too heavy on the coffe if anything. If I were to do it again I would up the cacao nibs and vanilla and go easier on the coffee. Its not by much though.

 

[Willy]

Started the day by kegging up an American Brown, Live At the Apollo, v2.0. cleaned up and ready for another brew day this weekend (planning a 16.5 gal batch of Irish Mocha Stout).

Then off to Arc3 to replenish the empty tank of beer gas. Was happy when I saw the 10 g size tank was just $31.95 for the refill. Yeah! It is a trek to get there but always the best price for gas locally in the Charlotte, NC area.

Brewers game starts in about 2 hours. Play ball!!!

[Edit - Brewers win 4-1. 80th win of the season. Go Beer. Go Brewers]

 

[seatazzz]

Just kegged off the kinda Mannys clone that I'm taking to FF Draft on Saturday. Bit dryer than expected but quite tasty, will be better with carbonation. Considered using gelatin but I ain't trying to impress anyone; we drink out of red solo cups anyway. Looking forward to the first Draft where I brewed a request.

 

[MaxStout]

Bottled my Dunkelweizen. Yielded 51 12oz long necks. OG was 1.055, FG 1.012, for 5.7% ABV.

 

[catdaddy66]

Started the day by kegging up an American Brown, Live At the Apollo, v2.0. cleaned up and ready for another brew day this weekend (planning a 16.5 gal batch of Irish Mocha Stout).

Then off to Arc3 to replenish the empty tank of beer gas. Was happy when I saw the 10 g size tank was just $31.95 for the refill. Yeah! It is a trek to get there but always the best price for gas locally in the Charlotte, NC area.

Brewers game starts in about 2 hours. Play ball!!!

[Edit - Brewers win 4-1. 80th win of the season. Go Beer. Go Brewers]

All hail Bob Uecker! Cheers

 

[seatazzz]

Bit proud of myself this morning. Took my Mannys clone to FF Draft yesterday, and came back with a very decimated keg; was superfull when I kegged it, now maybe about 1 gallon left. Everyone loved it, to the point that two of my friends made 'donations' to my brewery for it, which I tried to refuse but compromised by using it for my draft entry fee. Don't tell the taxman!

 

[seatazzz]

Ok I get a double whammy today. Last week brewed up the House NEIPA which is just about the simplest recipe ever; 12lbs two row mashed about 152, no hops until 5 minutes then again at flameout, and a biggish dry hop. All hops are even Citra/Sabro, and fermented on Imperial Kveiking very warm, about 85-90°. This time finally used the big mesh basket for the hops instead of a bag; meant more stirring to keep it from boiling over, but it was worth it. Poured a glass for the husband, after a couple of sips he said Yep, it's Sabrotooth (the name I've had for it since the first time I brewed it four years ago) but even more so. Quite proud of myself today.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Last weekend I re-rebuilt the engine on my '62 Beetle so I can more easily get it out of my way when brewing in the garage. It's not running yet, but it turns over now, which is a lot more than it could do after the first rebuild.
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I had a beetle in 1975 and to change the alternator it said remove the engine. I lived on a street with no garden so I didn’t. Changing plugs was also a real challenge.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

PS I changed the exhaust pipe on the street too.

 

[seatazzz]

I had a beetle in 1975 and to change the alternator it said remove the engine. I lived on a street with no garden so I didn’t. Changing plugs was also a real challenge.

Not to derail the thread, but VW despite some great engineering had some stupid ideas. Had a 2002 Passat until about 3 years ago that required pulling the front end out just to replace the serpentine belt. Glad I got rid of the thing. Although I can now pull the front end without looking at the book.

 

[day_trippr]

The whole Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG) frequently share design philosophies - often right down to the chassis. About 85% of the service procedures for my Audi S4 begin with removing the entire front clip

 

[BeerNsteadofH2O]

Yesterday. While brewing,I got to thinking about my set up for my steam trap, I currently use a 5 gallon cooler, with ice water with a recirculation pump, to operate the steam trap, it works well,, i use a 35 gallon drum of 40 degree water cooled by an aquarium chiller to chill my wort via an emersion coil, I initially start on city water then use the ,"cold:;stuff to bring it down to 70 I had another emersion chiller/coil from my outdoor brewing days, so with a little modification, I incorporated the spare cooling coil into the steam trap cooler for the steam condenser , once the boil is over, I can switch the cooling lines to the cooling coil for the wort..it should work better than adding blocks of ice to the steam trap cooler- ill find out next weekend.

 

[Jonakr]

Swapped my backup CO2 tank yesterday morning. I tried to open it, but there was cold gas coming out the top, so I quickly closed it. Re-tightened everything, tried again, with the same result, but more gas escaping out the top. Took it to my LHBS where they confirmed gas escaping from just below the handle. That was the first time in multiple years of kegging I've ever had that happen.

 

[Dgallo]

Did a double brew day this morning;

Beer 1) Double Hazy IPA with Freestyle Peacherine, Freestyle Motueka, and Crosby farms Citra.

Beer 2) double decocted Oktoberfest: Märzen

 

[BrewZer]

PS I changed the exhaust pipe on the street too.

I had a '67 113 and once replaced the muffler by parking back-end over a ditch, then crawling underneath to bang the old out and bang the new in.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Today I bottled my Leffe Blonde, 33 half litre bottles. Expecting ABV 6.6% came out at 7.4%.

 

[BrewZer]

Did a double brew day this morning;

Beer 1) Double Hazy IPA with Freestyle Peacherine, Freestyle Motueka, and Crosby farms Citra.

Beer 2) double decocted Oktoberfest: Märzen View attachment 882898View attachment 882899

That's pre-boil, right?

 

[Dgallo]

That's pre-boil, right?

Yeah all preboil in the pictures. But started heating water at 830am and both beers are in the fermenter as of now. Just cleaning up. I have a routine where I can get both beers done with clean up in about 6.5-7 hours

 

[JC Mendyka]

I picked up a wort chiller, two homemade bottling buckets, a carboy, and a nice Polarware brew kettle for $20. I went to my local homebrew store, @TheFlyingBarrel, for a recipe for that HOOTER recommended. Had to change up the yeast because it wasn't in stock. Got a stopper and a one-way valve for the carboy, too. So many questions, yet I feel too foolish to ask sometimes.

 

[seatazzz]

Today finally got results for the Puyallup Fair entries. Lager got third (not surprised, wasn't my best), Pale got a second. And the Porter that I brewed back at the end of March, and just let sit, got a First! Don't have the scores yet (won't until I go pick up the ribbons in 2 weeks). Only 26 entries listed, it's not a big competition any year but was a rather disappointing turnout. That same porter got a very poopy score back in May; aging seems to have improved it quite a bit. Quite proud of myself. Going to brew it again in February, and just let it sit for several months. Seems to do it good.

 

[mac_1103]

Today finally got results for the Puyallup Fair entries...

Sounds more like what beer did for you.

I picked, pureed and pasteurized 11 pounds of figs. Now I just need to get around to brewing the RIS that it's going into.

 

[MaxStout]

Today finally got results for the Puyallup Fair entries. Lager got third (not surprised, wasn't my best), Pale got a second. And the Porter that I brewed back at the end of March, and just let sit, got a First! Don't have the scores yet (won't until I go pick up the ribbons in 2 weeks). Only 26 entries listed, it's not a big competition any year but was a rather disappointing turnout. That same porter got a very poopy score back in May; aging seems to have improved it quite a bit. Quite proud of myself. Going to brew it again in February, and just let it sit for several months. Seems to do it good.

 

[Willy]

Busy beer day - did a LODO transfer into two corny kegs. One fermenter was a 6.5g corny, the other was an ss brew bucket. All nice and clean.

Cleaned a spent corny of pilsner and both fermenters. Carbing up one of the new batch of English in a corny keg while the other sits and conditions in "Triple AAA", aka the closet. At the right time, they will get called up to the big leagues (aka the keezer) into the "on deck circle", where there's room for 6 taps and 8 kegs. I always keep one or two in the one deck circle so I can swap out a corny and it's ready to pour. All carbed and cold.

 

[day_trippr]

Kicked the first keg of a 10 gallon batch of my first "Cold IPA", swapped in its mate and ran the kick through the still venerable Mark II, now relying on gravity and inertia alone to hold itself together.

Thinking about ending my long hot summer brewing hiatus (as the number of stand-by kegs is approaching zero ), decided to start the next brewing season with a fresh membrane for my RO system. Breaking it in now by cranking out a couple of gallons of product water straight down the drain.

Cheers!