What I did for beer today

[wetmk]

Went against my impatient nature and let a pumpkin Porter I brewed sit for 2 months before tapping. What a difference having a conditioned beer from the first pull

Always good to let a beer sit for awhile... unfortunately it's still .

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Friday I stopped into my local restaurant supply store and picked up a bus tub so I can capture spillage when I fill using a beer gun that I was gifted. (Hoping I won’t have too much spillage to drink when I’m done ) Washed a small batch of bottles, and checked on a beer that’s sat for at least a year because I used too much flavoring extract, it’s just right now.

 

[wetmk]

... and checked on a beer that’s sat for at least a year because I used too much flavoring extract, it’s just right now.

Good for you. I'm definitely in the 'don't dump your beer' camp. At least try to fix it. Age it. Blend it. Make an attempt. I think too many people are willing to call something a dumper too quickly. Or it could simply be that my standards are lower than others. In any case I'm glad your patience paid off.

 

[grampamark]

Kegged a California Common. Got exactly 5 gal in the keg.

 

[seanjwalker1]

Went to rummage around in my beer boxes in the garage..boring day..and to my absolute horror....HORROR I tell you !! Discovered my Anvil 4 gallon bucket fermenter laying on the floor with the plastic base seriously cracked in several places, little bits and pieces missing, little spider cracks running through it. I had wife's family members over for my Birthday Sat and they a look ways bring their Pit dog with them. They take him for potty breaks outside through the garage...I know it was my teen nephew, had to be !!! Then the head kicker...I get in touch with Anvil looking to buy a replacement. They don't carry replacements. Ok can I contact the manufacturer...they won't give out their manufacturer or suppliers...What the What ?!? I'm not trying to be your competition I just want a base ! Sorry can't do it. Ok..if you get a defective return, Say for a seriously dented bucket, can you keep me in mind ?? Sure, they will keep me in mind but they never get returns....... Now I love my Anvil bucket, thus the desperation to find a replacement base...but what kind of chuckwagon horse hockey are they trying to feed me ?!? NEVER get a return ??? I guess I can hold the base together with some freaking duck tape but that is ugly and pitiful. Very disappointed in Anvil customer service. Anvil in distress !!! I think because it was so cold in the garage, the plastic was more brittle and that caused the spider vein cracking...still...Anvil in distress !!!

 

[jcav]

^
That's terrible, hope you get that worked out.


John

 

[aharri1]

Brewed my first 10 gallon batch. Went all in to fill a 10 gallon brandy barrel and did a 10% barley wine!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Went to rummage around in my beer boxes in the garage..boring day..and to my absolute horror....HORROR I tell you !! Discovered my Anvil 4 gallon bucket fermenter laying on the floor with the plastic base seriously cracked in several places, little bits and pieces missing, little spider cracks running through it. I had wife's family members over for my Birthday Sat and they a look ways bring their Pit dog with them. They take him for potty breaks outside through the garage...I know it was my teen nephew, had to be !!! Then the head kicker...I get in touch with Anvil looking to buy a replacement. They don't carry replacements. Ok can I contact the manufacturer...they won't give out their manufacturer or suppliers...What the What ?!? I'm not trying to be your competition I just want a base ! Sorry can't do it. Ok..if you get a defective return, Say for a seriously dented bucket, can you keep me in mind ?? Sure, they will keep me in mind but they never get returns....... Now I love my Anvil bucket, thus the desperation to find a replacement base...but what kind of chuckwagon horse hockey are they trying to feed me ?!? NEVER get a return ??? I guess I can hold the base together with some freaking duck tape but that is ugly and pitiful. Very disappointed in Anvil customer service. Anvil in distress !!! I think because it was so cold in the garage, the plastic was more brittle and that caused the spider vein cracking...still...Anvil in distress !!!

Oh no! Accidents happens, and you should have been told about it instead of discovering the problem. This isn’t quite the right size, but I think it would accommodate the cone and give some lift and room to work perhaps. Advanced Drainage Systems 8 in. Singlewall External Snap Coupler 0812AA - The Home Depot

 

[seanjwalker1]

Oh no! Accidents happens, and you should have been told about it instead of discovering the problem. This isn’t quite the right size, but I think it would accommodate the cone and give some lift and room to work perhaps. Advanced Drainage Systems 8 in. Singlewall External Snap Coupler 0812AA - The Home Depot

Thank you Hoppy ! Good plan to fall back on in case the duck tape falls through !! Kodos !!

 

[boondocksaint]

Ordered a new Flow Pump from Spike!

 

[mattd2]

Getting back into homebrewing after a few years off - tried to restart during covid lock-downs in NZ but I only got one batch done...

What I did for homebrew on the weekend = kegged that batch of porter that has been quietly waiting in the fermenter the last 1.5 years!

 

[aharri1]

Getting back into homebrewing after a few years off - tried to restart during covid lock-downs in NZ but I only got one batch done...

What I did for homebrew on the weekend = kegged that batch of porter that has been quietly waiting in the fermenter the last 1.5 years!

It's now aged perfectly! Haha

 

[bellhp]

Brewed my first one gallon batch of "Beer Hunter" Deer camp brown ale ... an experimental recipe i'm working on at my deer camp.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Entered nationals.
edit: Also dropped off entries for Homebrew Ally.

 

[bellhp]

Entered nationals.

Good Luck

 

[pvtpublic]

I also entered nationals, for the first time.

 

[JAReeves]

Entered Nationals, 1st competition I have ever entered.

 

[South Arm Brew]

I also entered Nationals,,, 2nd time.

 

[South Arm Brew]

Entered Nationals, 1st competition I have ever entered.

Good Luck everyone!

 

[Brewsmith]

I had a beer make it to the second round of the Nationals about 10 years ago. It was a Barleywine. It was about 3 years old in a keg. The beer was pretty good, it was nice and round from the age with the malt, bitterness, and alcohol really melding together. The score sheets said it needed more “fresh hop character”. Whatever. It didn’t do anything in the 2nd Round.

Here’s what I did for beer today! I finished replacing the beer lines on my kegerator. Back in December I started, but I only had the new line on hand to do two of the four lines. Today I did the other two and now I have four clean lines. Time to keg up all the beers I have in fermenters and fill the kegerator. That’s the project for the weekend.

 

[BrewMan13]

Entered nationals.
edit: Also dropped off entries for Homebrew Ally.

I sent one entry into Homebrew Alley. An oatmeal stout, which was the only real "to style" beer I had on at the time.

Still debating nationals. I didn't really plan for it, and it's coming up on crunch time to brew something in order to have it ready for the first round shipping.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I sent one entry into Homebrew Alley. An oatmeal stout, which was the only real "to style" beer I had on at the time.

Still debating nationals. I didn't really plan for it, and it's coming up on crunch time to brew something in order to have it ready for the first round shipping.

I hear you. The past two years I entered Nationals but didn’t get the time to brew, barring any calamities this year I’ll be ready. Good luck at Homebrew Ally!

 

[BrewMan13]

I hear you. The past two years I entered Nationals but didn’t get the time to brew, barring any calamities this year I’ll be ready. Good luck at Homebrew Ally!

Thanks!
I planned it out the last 2 years well in advance. Really thought my schwarzbier had at least an outside shot at advancing last year, but nope. That, plus the cost of entry/shipping, made me a little gun-shy this year, and here we are.

 

[jcav]

Started cold crashing my Munich Dunkel.

John

 

[day_trippr]

Replaced all of the random vinyl racking/transfer hoses with new tubing, as well as the tubing on my oxygen rig.
Then got a 5 liter 1318 starter going, the first of a two step 10 gallon pitch plus overbuild for the fridge...

Cheers!

 

[TheMadKing]

What I did for this beer was unspeakable

 

[mattd2]

What I did for homebrew on the weekend = kegged that batch of porter that has been quietly waiting in the fermenter the last 1.5 years!

Sampling the Locked-Down Porter this weekend - not too bad, definitely drinkable (need to clean my beer mugs too!)

Also giving the old plate chiller a nice long hot caustic soak - going to be pumping 2% caustic through it for an hour then switch it over to pump the other way for another hour. Already a whole lot of crud is coming out, and this is after 3x hour long caustic soaks and multiple flashings both ways!

 

[brewbama]

Today, I am making invert sugar for an upcoming Scottish Ale.

1.1 lb cane sugar
1 C RO water
1/8 tsp Ascorbic Acid
2TBS Karo

Ref: Invert Syrups: Making Your Own Simple Sugars for Complex Beers

 

[bellhp]

Bottled a Scottish export 80 that I brewed in December . White labs 028 Edinburgh Ale yeast took forever and only got 64% attenuation. Oh well tasted good going into the bottles . Speaking of bottles de-labeled another two cases of bottles.
Also bottled a Persimmon wine I made.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Yesterday I racked a melomel, today I got entries packed and will ship to 2 competitions. Time and energy permitting I will mill the grist for a brew day tomorrow. Yea, finally the brew day that’s been coming will be here!

 

[DBhomebrew]

Bottled the annual Traquair approximation. Racked a mead to tertiary. Another to secondary. Prepared a new one in primary.

 

[jcav]

Cold crashing my Munich Dunkel. First time using my glycol chiller to ferment and cold crash instead of using my trusty old upright freezer. I have the glycol chiller for quite awhile now but just never made the time to set it up, insulate and run the lines, and then actually use it. I can now ferment more than one beer at a time with this beast!
John

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

I had to take my car for an inspection, then brew day commenced with the grist I milled last night. All chilled and yeast pitched. Lately I’ve been doing “no chill” just letting the heat dissipate over night, but this is for a competition and after getting it started in an ice bath it didn’t take very long to chill outside, now that it feels like winter again. I have a chiller, but the fitting doesn’t fit my kitchen faucet. One brew down and at least a couple more in the works soon.

 

[bellhp]

De- labeled and sanitized a couple more cases of bottles/ Labled the scottish 80's I bottled Sunday and Bottled a 2.5 gallon Mocktoberfest .

 

[JAReeves]

Not exactly what I did, more like what the city did. Yesterday morning a water main broke on our block, so after they fixed that and we purged out the silt, I am looking at a 20psi boost to the house water pressure. Just means the HLT fills up faster!

 

[brewbama]

I’m doing something today I haven’t done in an awfully long time: clean bottles. I am thinking about sending some samples off to be judged just for fun and my old bottles are funnnnnn…ky.

 

[Section1]

Kegged up a Amber Ale today.

 

[grampamark]

Picked up ingredients for a Mosaic SMaSH at the LHBS and cleaned a keg.

 

[jcav]

Cleaned 7 kegs today. Will be kegging tomorrow!

John

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Brewed 2 stouts today. Oatmeal and “chocolate rum ball”.