What I did for beer today

[ClaudiusB]

I washed some kegs and enjoyed a beer at the same time.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Bottled the Hiphopopotamus Pilsner - 45 bottles.

 

[lumpher]

Brewed another 5 gallons of Bell's 2-Hearted Clone. Dropped in some Nottingham yeast, and fermenting at 60f.

 

[BikerMatt]

Water sanded down to 1000 grit. It`s not perfect, I couldn`t get the shaft uniformly thick all the way because the raw cut form I got from the neighbor was done a little wishy-washy, which is also the reason why the spoon sits a wee bit crooked to the shaft but I don`t reckon that`ll affect it`s usability.

 

[Dr_Jeff]

Yesterday, I cleaned, sanitized and purged 17 kegs.
First I use a pressure washer to get them mostly clean,
Next I put them on a keg washer for ten minutes
rinse and inspect
drain
sanitize and purge with co2
store kegs under pressure.

Put everything a way and finally had a few beers.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Today I kegged my Summer Lightning Bitter 19 litres at 5.1%.

 

[HM-2]

Dosed my too-dry NEIPA with 200g of maltodextrin. Can already confirm that's vastly improved the mouth feel but without making it feel cloying. Shame my lingering COVID is ******* with my taste so I can't tell the effects of "a full pound of Cryo BRU-1 in a 6 gallon batch" other than observing there's a little hop burn.

 

[deuc224]

Made my first beer in about 200 days. Finally getting back into it.

 

[ClaudiusB]

I am working late tonight, it's 10:30 PM and I am replacing a defective warning LED light.

 

[wetmk]

Yesterday, I cleaned, sanitized and purged 17 kegs

Sounds like fun.

 

[BrewZer]

I am working late tonight, it's 10:30 PM and I am replacing a defective warning LED light.
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I hope that oxygen is for pre-pitch...

 

[grampamark]

Brewed some, drank some, gave some away…

 

[eliastheodosis]

I'm getting off my butt and am trying to get back into this community. I've been busy with life stuff and out for a while but there is no truly good excuse. I've still been brewing but I've fallen off the wagon with this forum and it makes me sad. I've learned so much from you all and I want to learn more and give back as much as possible.

 

[T Murph]

Actually what I did yesterday. I brewed a batch of one of my favorites, a Czeck Pilsner. I always do a triple decoction mash but this time I took it a step further and boiled the decorations in a pressure cooker. I have been reading that doing so reduces the involved time with doing the decorations. Well that was the opposite result for me. It actually added at least 2 extra hours to my brew day. Another benefit of boiling in a pressure cooker is the elimination of scorching the thick mash without stirring constantly. That benefit was realized perfectly. Additionally my target OG was to be around 1.054. The actual OG turned out to be 1.062. The finished wort smells and taste amazing. I can't wait to taste the finished beer after about two months of lagering.

 

[ClaudiusB]

I finished my Kölsch recipe and installed new batteries into my high-tech equipment.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Today I brewed 21 litres of American Amber Ale
Recipe
3500g Maris Otter
1000g Munich light
250g Special B
50g Carapils
10g Columbus @ 60 m
18g Chinook @ 15 m
20g Cascade & 8g Willamette for 20 minutes whirlpool at 85 C
CML Voss Kveik yeast fermenting at 30C
OG 1052 BHE 73%

 

[day_trippr]

Kegged ten gallons of my imperial chocolate stout.
From an OG of 1.106 to an FG of 1.018, this batch came in at 11.55% ABV and is full of chocolatey goodness

Cheers!

 

[JAReeves]

Gave up on finding a AG brew day, so I stopped at my LHBS and picked up some DME for an extract brew. I can do that after work.

 

[WesBrew]

put a stout in the ferm tank today

 

[leedspointbrew]

Today I brewed 21 litres of American Amber Ale
Recipe
3500g Maris Otter
1000g Munich light
250g Special B
50g Carapils
10g Columbus @ 60 m
18g Chinook @ 15 m
20g Cascade & 8g Willamette for 20 minutes whirlpool at 85 C
CML Voss Kveik yeast fermenting at 30C
OG 1052 BHE 73%

Interested in how this recipe turns out. I'm going to give Kveik one more try this summer.

 

[JAReeves]

DME+Cascade pellets. Quick and dirty, but it'll be beer. And I won't be totally shagged out for work tomorrow.

 

[Lampy]

Bought ingredients and StarSan (also brewed). My "dirty secret" is that I've only used dish soap and water to clean and "sanitize" all my stuff for the past 2.5 years. But I got unlucky and managed to get my first infection recently and had some LHBS credit to use, so I took the leap and reached for the StarS(an)!

 

[Rish]

sanitize

Bleach is easy, will do the job and at the right concentration is no rinse.

 

[HM-2]

Boiled 69g of my rum barrel oak staves up in preparation for my BA Red Rye IPA.
Added them to a jar with about 300ml of cheapish 5-year rum to sit for a while.
When it comes time for them to go into the fermenter, they'll get a few days in Plantation OFTD to maximise the "oh f*ck, that's delicious".

 

[T Murph]

Boiled 69g of my rum barrel oak staves up in preparation for my BA Red Rye IPA.
Added them to a jar with about 300ml of cheapish 5-year rum to sit for a while.
When it comes time for them to go into the fermenter, they'll get a few days in Plantation OFTD to maximise the "oh f*ck, that's delicious".

That sounds delicious and it inspired me to try a way of getting dark rum flavor in a porter. It could be done using barrel chips from an aged rum barrel. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[ClaudiusB]

I transfered our Maibock and Nürnberger Rotbier from maturation tanks to the dipensing tanks. All data about the beers are stored on the computer and RFID blue tags.

 

[Hoochin'Fool]

Bottled the 2 gallons of Miraculix forbidden ale (google it). Taste was kinda weird, but pressing on to see how it turns out!
Was going to save the yeast cake for a brew this weekend, but it was more of a trub-cake, so I just dumped that.

 

[day_trippr]

Decided to re-start my 1318 over-build line today with a fresh pouch...

Cheers!

 

[Knightshade]

Transferred lager to keg to condition/carb over the next couple of weeks. Will need to clean the torpedo fermenter here in a bit…after I mow the damn lawn.

But…having the kegerator fully populated with is a rarity for me, so I have to celebrate and recognize it.

 

[tdf]

Gave up on finding a AG brew day, so I stopped at my LHBS and picked up some DME for an extract brew. I can do that after work.

I've also been having trouble finding enough consecutive hours to do an all grain brew day. Extract can make some good beers though.

Today I kegged a light dme (and a little sugar) + vista hops + K97 pale that's been in the fermenter for 3 weeks. Sample tasted great!

I also swapped my beverage lines to the 3mm duotite. Early data says it's a success, and 3ft lines are so much easier to work with.