What I did for beer today

[Cheshire Cat]

I transferred 19 litres of New Zealand IPA to the bottling bucket. I’ll leave it for 2 days then bottle. Was expecting an ABV of 6.2% it turned out at 6.8%. I’ll force it down some how.

 

[MaxStout]

78 records faded away much like "albums" have and most recently for us older folks, CD's. There was a lot of other media types that came and went; reel to reel, 8-tracks and cassettes.

I'm not going to be hunting for 78's. I can't see myself enjoying a pint while listening to Glen Miller. I do like classic music and some jazz but not enough to haul out a collection of old 78's when I can cue it up on Amazon Music or Pandora.

As it sits the jukebox to me is like a painting I have above the fireplace, very nice to look at.

Are you a blues fan? Track down some old Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon, Leadbelly, etc.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

I transferred 19 litres of New Zealand IPA to the bottling bucket. I’ll leave it for 2 days then bottle. Was expecting an ABV of 6.2% it turned out at 6.8%. I’ll force it down some how.

6.8%, oh my. If it's too much I can swing by and help you!

Sounds fantastic to me.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Are you a blues fan? Track down some old Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon, Leadbelly, etc.

Great suggestion, I do like some blues, thanks!

I'm sure there's others I'd like but I haven't given it much thought yet. I have tracked down a missing part for the jukebox that I'm ordering today. It's a name plate on the front. I found a new one, imagine that.

 

[OakIslandBrewery]

Just some minor details to finish but this SS pipe stand is mostly done. It's going to run my 6 gallon Kegco BK once I get the ports silver soldered. It'll be used for three gallon batches, strike water, and portable cleaning recirculation. Just need some pipe straps and some screws to mount the pump fully and to trim off the teflon tape.
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You have a nice investment in stainless steel with that beauty! Very inspiring.

I'm trying to come up with a mount for my new Spike Flow and plate chiller. I'm having a designer block, keep fumbling with an idea. Maybe I'm not drinking enough beer.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

6.8%, oh my. If it's too much I can swing by and help you!

Sounds fantastic to me.

More than welcome.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Are you a blues fan? Track down some old Robert Johnson, Blind Lemon, Leadbelly, etc.

Not sure about him but I’m a great Blues fan all those plus Muddy, but because these guys couldn’t get play time in the US they came to Britain and we loved them, and then you had white men playing the blues in Britain.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

So yesterday after dinner I started packaging a small batch of barley wine. The plan was to bottle condition some and keg some for comps at a distance. Well the syphon action died with the racking arm still under the beer. . I’m getting tired and it’s getting late, so I just closed the fermentor back up.

Today, I possibly could have squeezed one more bottle out, but then I may have not gotten this nice sized sample to enjoy.

So now I’m cleaning the fermentor.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Not sure about him but I’m a great Blues fan all those plus Muddy, but because these guys couldn’t get play time in the US they came to Britain and we loved them, and then you had white men playing the blues in Britain.

As a surly old punk, I highly, indubitably, and with the greatest confidence recommend Hound Dog Taylor's Alligator Records session. Hard to say whether it's tighter or filthier. It's an amazingly nasty performance.

 

[RumOnTheDocks]

Yesterday I managed to bottle 6 gallons of beer.
3.5 gallons of a Chocolate Stout and 2.5 gallons of a Dark Mild. Since the process went relatively smoothly (only broke one bottle) I was feeling rather productive and motivated, so I also ended up brewing 4 gallons of Brown Ale that I racked onto the yeast cake that was left behind by the stout.
As a side note I've also managed to convince SWMBO to assist me with the brewing, she enjoyed the process and is eager about making her own batch in short order.
All in all a very productive day for beer.

 

[BeerAndTele]

Brew day today - have off due to Veteran's Day (vets - THANK YOU for your service!)

A little under 3 gallons of Red IPA. Used Red X for the first time (approx. 35% of grist). Needed a little roasted barley late to get the color I was after.

Anxious to taste how it turns out.

Cheers.

 

[BikerMatt]

dumped TWO already bottled batches of beer into the sink and rinsed all the bottles as only AFTER I`ve brewed two nights in a row I found out there had been a water mainline burst around a mile from our house after which they always chlorinate the entire grid to be safe so I now had two batches of already drink ready beer that taste like cloth plaster frikken yaay! LITERALLY six weeks down the drain. New malts already ordered, hopefully brewing again next weekend if I have time from hauling firewood into the shed for the winter...

 

[Dog House Brew]

I was getting ready to brew a hazy tomorrow and while measuring out the malts I discovered my malted oat supply was riddled with friggin' weevils! Ugh!

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I keep all but my base malts in a rolling bin in their original plastic bags, which are then placed inside grocery bags by group (crystals and caramels in one, flaked grains in another, dextrin malts in yet another, etc). I had a 6 pound bag and a 4 pound bag of malted oats in their outer bag together, and they were both infested.

I took everything out of the bin and placed each bag on a table under strong lighting which tends to bring the weevils out where you can see them. I took the bin outside and washed it out and let it dry in the sun, and left the malt bags on that table all afternoon while I worked on other things. They're still sitting there with no more signs of wildlife but I'll keep checking until I go to bed tonight. If I only lose the oats I'll consider myself lucky.

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I had enough flaked oats to do tomorrow's brew so I just had to grind the base malts and some carapils...

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Got the brew rig filled with RO, salts measured out, and everything else positioned for the morning...

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On an unrelated note...this picture of a boisterous Ballantine IPA fermentation shows why I have an in-line "krausen catcher" on my keg purging line...

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Cheers!

I too have fought them. I now keep new purchases in a separate container. I check that before splitting and storing. Love your setup, that catcher saved the day!

 

[ba-brewer]

Two days ago had my first brew day in a while, brewed an old school IPA with centennial and cascade hops. My pace was off getting things done while heating mash water so I did not condition my grain and paid the price fighting a compacted stuck mash. I had to open my mills gap up a while back for some extra plump Best Malz grain and figure the not so plump golden promise and domestic grain would be OK. Rest of the brew day went OK.

Yesterday watched the old school IPA go from a slow bubble in the morning to cranking in the afternoon while working on recipes for a brew today. Rainy weather is back so went back and forth on what to brew and whether to do a double brew day. Checked RO water late in the day and not enough for a double brew day.

Today brewed a citra/equinox golden ale. Picked up the pace and got my grain conditioned and ready by the time the mash was to temp. Suppose to rain/sprinkle the rest of week so hopefully get to brew that other beer this weekend.

 

[ClaudiusB]

Today I deep-cleaned the brewing water supply tank, next week is the grain silos turn.
Currently, the automation is filling up the tank and keeping it full.

 

[jcav]

Today I kegged my pumpkin beer and I also made a yeast starter for a Belgian Christmas Ale that I am brewing this weekend.

John

 

[Bramling Cross]

This morning I was given another reminder of why I don't brew much above 1.050 anymore when I found this in my anti-suck back rig's first chamber. I even used a foam inhibitor in the fermenter, but the 1.065 American stout that I brewed on Monday had other ideas. I shouldn't complain, though. There are far worse outcomes than having to wash out a jar and swap a hose.

 

[Willy]

Well, about a year later after getting the Brewzilla Gen 4 - I blew out the display on the controller . Not sure if it is completely ruined or just has a bit of wort slog shorting out the display. Oh well as they say. Ordered a new controller unit and yes ... I will try and fix the old one so I have a backup .

This time I will either move it away from the unit or at least cover it with a baggie to keep liquid out.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Today I brewed 20 litres of an Erdinger clone
2600g Pilsner malt
2000g Wheat malt
200g Vienna malt
100g Acid malt
36g Hersbrucker at 60m
30g Saaz at 15m
Mangrove Jack M20 yeast at 24C

 

[brewskitom]

I thoroughly cleaned my Unitank.

After my last brew fermented out and it was closed transferred into a keg with a giant "tea strainer" full of French oak chips for conditioning, I just rinsed out the the Unitank and left it for another day. Today was that day. I removed all the accessories, cleaned them in hot PBW, rinsed and soaked them in Starsan. I also recirculated PBW solution at 165° through the Unitank with a CIP ball. Everything is shiny and clean! Now I have to decide what to brew next.

 

[broot]

Kegged a spruce tip beer today and made a starter for an ESB yesterday.

 

[mac_1103]

Cleaned a couple of kegs. And did kind of a half-assed job because I always do a much more serious cleaning right before I use a keg and couldn't stop myself from doing that no matter how thoroughly I had cleaned it when it kicked.

So basically, not much. But it is Sunday after all.

 

[leedspointbrew]

Bottled pumpkin ale with bourbon-vanilla tincture - 36 12 oz, 2 22 oz. Dosed 4 bottles with bourbon maple syrup before bottling to see how it affects carbing and flavor.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Bottled my Brickfields Brown Ale 36 50cl bottles.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Today I brewed 11 litres of West Indian Porter in my Powell Mash Tun. It was too cold in the garage for the AIO so brewed in the Utility Room. I added the dark malts at the end of the mash in a batch sparge for 20 minutes. The BHE was 64% but if the CML Five yeast attenuation is achieved it will be ABV 6.8%
1900g Maris Otter
700g Munich light
170g Naked Oats
130g Roasted Barley- late addition
70g Chocolate Malt- late addition
70g Dark Crystal- late addition
250g Dark brown sugar- last 10 minutes of the boil.
45 minutes boil
12g Admiral at 45m
18g Chinook at 10 minutes
1 pack of CML Five
OG 1.062

 

[brewbama]

Cleaned a keg to make room for tomorrow’s brewday.

 

[jwill911]

I have Voss Kviek spinning on the stir plate, weighed out the grains. Prepping for a, Passion fruit hazy IPA. The passion fruit I grew in my back yard. Plan to brew either Tuesday or Wednesday. Brewed it last year and it came out pretty good.

So the Passion Fruit Hazy came out real good. Voss Kviek is a beast, it really went through the fermentable sugars. I added two liters of passion fruit juice I harvested from my back yard. Final gravity 1.013 ABV 7.2. The passion fruit flavor and aroma really come through.

 

[day_trippr]

The Spousal Unit gave the order to free up a fridge for Turkey Day prep, so I kegged the 5th batch of my Ballantine IPA resurrection, then set the carboys up-side-down with a couple gallons of Oxyfree solution to break down the crusties...

Cheers!

 

[ClaudiusB]

I disassembled grain silos for their two year inspections today.
The automation couldn't find any silos and requested to finish the installation.

 

[day_trippr]

"Where the heck did I put those silos?"