What I did for beer today

[Dave37]

Handed out three different styles of homebrew to my coworkers trying to broaden some horizons!

Awesome I try to do that as often as possible as well. Firemen are known for their BMC affinity and drinking capabilities. But surprisingly I have gotten almost universal thumbs up and encouragement from the guys at the house. Now if only I could convince the captain that beer isn't really an alcoholic substance until a couple weeks after the brewing I could brew in the firehouse . Would be nice to use that kitchen instead of mine. :rockin:

 

[winvarin]

Awesome I try to do that as often as possible as well. Firemen are known for their BMC affinity and drinking capabilities. But surprisingly I have gotten almost universal thumbs up and encouragement from the guys at the house. Now if only I could convince the captain that beer isn't really an alcoholic substance until a couple weeks after the brewing I could brew in the firehouse . Would be nice to use that kitchen instead of mine. :rockin:

Don't ask Jamil for help on that front. I just listened to one of his ok podcasts where he says the liquid is called wort right up until the moment you pitch yeast. As soon as you pitch, it's alled beer.

Maybe you can work out a compromise and brew there, then transport it home for pitching and fermentation.

 

[Dave37]

Don't ask Jamil for help on that front. I just listened to one of his ok podcasts where he says the liquid is called wort right up until the moment you pitch yeast. As soon as you pitch, it's alled beer.

Maybe you can work out a compromise and brew there, then transport it home for pitching and fermentation.

Ahh man! Friggin Jamil always has to be the smart guy. haha would be nice who knows. Would hate to get a call for a fire with 10
Minutes left in the mash and have it mash gor 3 hours haha maybe a blessing in disguise bot being able to brew at work.

 

[Dave37]

$hit sorry for all the typos. Being drunk typing on your phone in the sun is not good for accurate spelling.

 

[jperry]

Brewed an All grain Pale Ale, ended up with six gallons. Took me six hours though. I wasn't very careful, during the vorlauf, and the first recirculation took about an hour.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Doing some boiloff rate tests with my new heatsticks prior to brewing with them for the first time this weekend.

 

[histo320]

I haven't completed my next task yet but I am getting ready to bottle Northern Brewer's Deadringer. I've heard and seen nothing but good things regarding this beer and the sample I tried when beginning the dry hop, looks to be 100% true.

 

[unionrdr]

I got some recently emptied bottles to clean,but that's about it. Been washing yeast the last couple days I had stored in the fridge till I could get a large enough jar to wash in. Hard to believe how much trub got washed out of some batches. I am finding out that it's best to wash the yeast right after adding boiled/cooled water to the fermenter to get the yeast out of it. I get flakes/clumps of yeast settling out if it sits in the fridge for more than a couple days before washing. Live & learn...

 

[JEnglish]

I mounted my Johnson controller to my ferm chamber to finish it. It's works well

 

[unionrdr]

Speaking of those controllers,I wonder if I could use one to control a small room size a/c unit connected to a fermentation cabinet? I'm thinking of building one,& a small a/c unit seems to be the easiest way to get fermenter temp control in a cabinet sized to sit on top of my fermenter stand.

 

[JEnglish]

Speaking of those controllers,I wonder if I could use one to control a small room size a/c unit connected to a fermentation cabinet? I'm thinking of building one,& a small a/c unit seems to be the easiest way to get fermenter temp control in a cabinet sized to sit on top of my fermenter stand.

Thats what I did with my ferm chamber. I hooked the Johnson controller to a small 5000 btu a/c unit. Just make sure the a/c unit isn't digital.

 

[unionrdr]

Ok,thanks. I'll keep in mind I need an a/c unit with analog controls. Shouldn't cost too much for a small a/c unit. I'm going to build the cabinet out of 1/4" luan with 1x1's for the frame. I'm thinking of linng it with 1/2" cellotex for the thermo liner. A lil molding on the outside with honey oak Minwax should make it match the woodwork just fine.

 

[Xtant]

Acid etching some beer mugs for an upcoming guys weekend...

 

[Cheapo]

Making a double batch of ale to halve, and secondary onto apricot and raspberry

 

[Soup4you2]

Kegged 10 gallons of a Pumpkin ale, now to finish off the current kegs so i can start serving this one..

 

[Dave37]

Just doing my part to keep the industry alive and well. Picked up some beers for a trade. And some just for me

 

[Dave37]

Pic:

 

[knightnorth]

Homebrewing can take a day that's too hot to be outside to a day that's meant to be outside.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Got my starter going for the saison I'm brewing on Sunday.



I should have done it yesterday but stupid work made me forget.

 

[jperry]

I also whipped up a starter, for this weekends brew, I'm thinking India Red Ale. I made a 3L starter of WLP007, with plans to harvest half, so that I'm not spending all my dang money at the LHBS. Oh yea, and almost everything that could have gone wrong today... did. I needed to fix my stir plate that refuses to stay together. P.S. I really should just buy a 5L flask and save some trouble.

 

[Shred]

Brewed a Pumpkin Ale out in the sweltering heat.

 

[unionrdr]

I've got my Maori IPA ready to drink & the first batch of Berlin wheat. The Berlin Lemonweisse has been in bottles 8 days today. Gotta fridge some more beers.

 

[Xtant]

Made a portable keg cooler...

 

[unionrdr]

Got some bottles & my hydrometer tube to scrub up. Gotta clean some of my Libby's glasses from Aldi's. Next weekend,I'll be able to get a pic of my Berlin Wheat in the Libby's wheat beer glass for posting.

 

[Sammy86]

I didn't really do it my FIL did, but he got a gift certificate to my LHBS for my birthday! ::rockin::

 

[seph]

I bought a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler for a mashtun...let the all grain adventures begin....

 

[Dave37]

I bought a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler for a mashtun...let the all grain adventures begin....

Awesome.. Takes more time but i feel so much closer to my beers since i switched to all grain.. Haha

 

[seph]

yeah, I saw a great deal on them and hand to jump on it...

$36 for a 10 Gal cooler....

http://www.homebrewfinds.com/2013/07/reader-tip-great-deal-10-gallon.html

 

[jperry]

Staring at my starter of wlp007, it looks like a lava lamp, while its spinning...

 

[Xtant]

Moved BM's Centennial Blond to secondary and threw it into the keezer to cold crash.

Washed yeast for the first time. Got two quarts of yeast in the fridge. Maybe I should get going on more blond...