What I did for beer today

[TNGabe]

About 2/3 lb rhubarb and 2 lb blueberries in ~1.5 gal of beer. The rhubarb will probably be the dominant flavor, but I think I'm ok with that, big fan of rhubarb. I figured the blueberries would give more color than flavor.

Thoughts from your experience?

A pound per gallon on rhubarb is very prominent and you're at a little under a 1/2lb per gallon. I've never used less than a pound, but I think half that should be good without being in your face. Haven't used blueberries, but I'm planning on 3 lbs per gallon when I do because they lose a lot of character when fermented.

 

[Xtant]

Cleaned some kegs and replaced the blow off hose with an air lock since my blond's fermentation has settled down...

 

[BGBC]

A pound per gallon on rhubarb is very prominent and you're at a little under a 1/2lb per gallon. I've never used less than a pound, but I think half that should be good without being in your face. Haven't used blueberries, but I'm planning on 3 lbs per gallon when I do because they lose a lot of character when fermented.

I still have some rhubarb in the freezer, so looking forward to using that in future brews. Might save the blueberries for pancakes, but I also have some sweet cherries in the freezer. Any recommendations for a brew to use those with? A Dubbel perhaps?

 

[Leadgolem]

Got shipping confirmation for the parts for my DIY stir plate.

 

[govner1]

Set up & did a mock run w/ my new brew stand & pump setup. Racked one beer to secondary & another to keg for conditioning.

 

[user 103238]

I'm working up a recipe for a saison that I'm going to sour, then rack onto cherries.

I still have some rhubarb in the freezer, so looking forward to using that in future brews. Might save the blueberries for pancakes, but I also have some sweet cherries in the freezer. Any recommendations for a brew to use those with? A Dubbel perhaps?

 

[Qhrumphf]

Last night, make 1 gallon batches of Skeeter Pee, mead, Yooper's Welch's wine, maple syrup wine, and apfelwein.

 

[Trippel-A]

Checked the gravity on my SMaSH that's been fermenting veeerrrrryyyy sloooowwwwlllyyy for three weeks. Finally down to 1.009. So I added my dry hops, and will bottle next weekend or the weekend after.

 

[winvarin]

Checked the gravity on my SMaSH that's been fermenting veeerrrrryyyy sloooowwwwlllyyy for three weeks. Finally down to 1.009. So I added my dry hops, and will bottle next weekend or the weekend after.

What yeast did you use. I split a Vienna/2 row beer between 001 and 051 I am used to fermenting out fully in about a week with 002. These yeasts have me from 1056 to 1018 in about a week.

I usually don't check until 2 weeks tho so who knows

 

[TNGabe]

I still have some rhubarb in the freezer, so looking forward to using that in future brews. Might save the blueberries for pancakes, but I also have some sweet cherries in the freezer. Any recommendations for a brew to use those with? A Dubbel perhaps?

I've never used sweet cherries in a beer. It's my understanding that morello type cherries are best (dark red to black and very hard to find), montmorency is 2nd choice (common 'pie' cherries, bright red), and sweet cherries are a distant third and don't leave much cherry flavor after fermentation.

 

[billr1]

1. Brewed a California Common.
2. Bought ingredients for a doppelbock. We 'll probably brew that on Friday.
3. Tasted a session IPA at Vintage Brewery - they are hosting Wisconsin Brewery until their facility is open.
4. Tasted our APA. It's very new (brewed 7/28) , a bit sweet on the front end but great hop aroma & bitterness.
5. We will taste our Scotch Ale later tonight. Projected ABV was 7-something but it wound up around 9.

 

[TNGabe]

Hung out while a buddy brewed at my place. Milled grains to brew 'lamebic' tomorrow.

 

[theother1]

Sold a couple recipe kits (i work at my lhbs) then went to my buddy's house to help him teach another one of our friends how to brew (did an impeial west coast ipa) then we did a single hop amarillo ipa after.

Oh. And we bottled a hefeweizen. Twas a long day

 

[user 103238]

Checked on my 5 and 2-gallon carboys, chugging along nicely. Ordered some more hose, camlock fittings, and a recirculation arm.

 

[Xtant]

Cleaned more kegs...

 

[ballsy]

Vacuumed the house, mowed lawn, pulled weeds, blew errthing off...this has everything to do with keeping SWMBO happy and therefore allow me to keep brewing!!

 

[Gary22]

Vacuumed the house, mowed lawn, pulled weeds, blew errthing off...this has everything to do with keeping SWMBO happy and therefore allow me to keep brewing!!

This, sir, is dedication.

 

[rogerj]

Cleaned beer bottles, researched stout tanks and kettles, researched RIMS.

 

[Trail]

I moved a vigorously fermenting bitter into the fridge, and the placid (end-of-fermentation) lager into an ice bucket. Living dangerously today.

Also ordered a new buck-knife to carve a mash paddle with. I had an awesome knife before I got married but my girlfriend's mom borrowed it and never gave it back... which never struck me as ominous until now.

(Oh, and I ordered some vials for yeast slants.)

 

[unionrdr]

Spent the weekend trying to fix my car after a misshape. Then decided to clean & wax it afterwards. spent time on probetalk & others lookin for parts. Then back here this morning. Gotta clean some bottles & get some fixins for pit bbq'd jalepeno poppers. Tomorrow is our 36th anniversary,so time for bbq again,3 different hb's in the fridge too.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Does making a gallon of carrot wine count or does it have to be specifically beer?

 

[bleme]

Does making a gallon of carrot wine count or does it have to be specifically beer?

If you read the fine print, it clearly states that nothing involving carrots counts.

 

[CreamyGoodness]

Well shucks.

 

[TNGabe]

Well shucks.

Speaking of schucks, isn't it about time to make some sweet corn mead?

 

[smccarter]

Last night actually... Bottled 10 gallons of beer.

 

[Dmlsys23]

Ordered NB's Smashing Pumpkin Ale kit along with two lbs of 6 row and 60 oz of canned pumpkin for my first mini mash. Looking forward to Saturday!

 

[NickTheGreat]

Brewed some more Pale Ale.

Realized I only had one bung for my carboy. :smack: Made one out of a pop can and duct tape. Off to LHBS after work . . .

 

[Dutchbier]

Bought fitting for kettle at HD. Bottled my first hb, a 5 gallon batch of IPA. Put batch #2 into secondary and dry hopped. Cleaned up brew area for next round. A good day!

 

[Leadgolem]

Received most of the parts for a DIY stir plate. Took apart an old hard drive for the magnets. Now I just need to get some good adhesive, and find an old cigar box or similar.

 

[pumpkinman2012]

Got the grain bill ready for Centennial IPA and Hoptimum, just waiting on the hops to brew.