What I did for beer today

[Qhrumphf]

Went to a combined meeting (dubbed a Jam-beer-ee) of a number of different DC-area homebrew clubs. Had a blast.

 

[finsfan]

Built a shelf out of scrap i had laying around. Makes a big difference.

 

[NTXBrauer]

Went to the local LHBS and picked up the grain bill for a brown ale I am about to brew. Also started a batch of Apfelwein today.

Nice job on the shelf finsfan. Organization is key when you start collecting more and more home brewing equipment.

 

[wilson42203]

Brewed 3 gallons of blonde ale. First BIAB!

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[Gixxer]

I finished up my DIY thermowell, water testing for leaks overnight, got the motor hooked up to the grain mill, roasted some malt for my pumpkin ale, and testing out the motorized mill tomorrow.

Oh, and yesterday I placed an order at farmhouse brewing for the next four batches. I might have mentioned that already yesterday. Meh.

 

[Qhrumphf]

Hit my Sticke Alt and Doppelsticke Alt with gelatin prior to bottling next weekend.

 

[Gixxer]

Went to Lowes and found the correct size rubber grommet for my thermowell, got another food grade bucket and lid, junction box for the wires hanging precariously from the motor to my mill, and acid brushes for flux for more stainless soldering. Then spent a little time with Bru N Water building water profiles for the next couple batches.

 

[finsfan]

Finally organized my trading packing materials. Before, the closet was just filled with boxes and random packing medium. Now its all organized by type and I can walk through the closet again.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Put away bottles I cleaned yesterday, soaked another bucket of empties and pulled a sample of my BDSA.

 

[Dave37]

Drank one, then used the can to help give one case and a couple bombers of my Imperial Stout the royal wax treatment.

 

[The542]

Did some dry hoppin'

 

[TheCrackpot]

Loaded the dishwasher with bottles to wash and sanitize. Waited a couple hours. Got all my bottling gear out and sanitized. Boiled up the priming sugar. Waited on the dishwasher. Washed and sanitized my 2.5 gal keg. Waited on the dishwasher. Drank a couple beers. Waited on the dishwasher. Watched an episode of this crazy tree house show (he builds a homebrew tree house for a family in Ohio). Finally, after 4 hours, checked the dishwasher. I forgot to press the start button. I guess I'll be bottling tomorrow.

 

[The542]

Loaded the dishwasher with bottles to wash and sanitize. Waited a couple hours. Got all my bottling gear out and sanitized. Boiled up the priming sugar. Waited on the dishwasher. Washed and sanitized my 2.5 gal keg. Waited on the dishwasher. Drank a couple beers. Waited on the dishwasher. Watched an episode of this crazy tree house show (he builds a homebrew tree house for a family in Ohio). Finally, after 4 hours, checked the dishwasher. I forgot to press the start button. I guess I'll be bottling tomorrow.

I must need to get your dishwasher...everyone knows when mine is running, there's no mistaking it!

 

[signpost]

Took a gravity reading on my altered NB SMaSH. Came to 1.016, same as yesterday. Then, I added some dry hops.

1 oz. Simcoe
1 oz. Calypso
1.5 oz. Legacy

That's a total of 8.5 oz. of hops in the mash, boil, hop stand, and dry hop.

Biggest hop bomb I've ever brewed.

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[govner1]

Helped my buddy brew a batch if Peanut Butter Chocolate Stout.
Awesome brew!


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[gometz]

Decided that the starter of WLP830 wasn't crashed well enough to pitch when the wort was cooled, so I am finally going to do what I should have done for lagers for a long time: letting the wort cool on its own down to 45, then I will pitch the yeast and let it free rise up to 50.

 

[gometz]

Drank one, then used the can to help give one case and a couple bombers of my Imperial Stout the royal wax treatment. View attachment 178313View attachment 178314View attachment 178315

Maybe a dumb question, but I have never wax sealed any bottles, but it is a messy process? I am guessing you just do a double boiler to melt the wax, then dip the bottle tops in.

 

[GiantDomeBrew]

We finished brewing our first batch at 3am, one of us had to be at work at 6am. Did not mind it one bit. Stoked!

 

[Dave37]

Maybe a dumb question, but I have never wax sealed any bottles, but it is a messy process? I am guessing you just do a double boiler to melt the wax, then dip the bottle tops in.

This was my first attempt at wax sealing bottles. It was not as messy as i thought it might be. I purchased one large candle for $2 bucks at my local corner grocery store and a pack of hot glue sticks from a craft store. As my boil vessel i actually used a 16oz tallboy can of beer with the top cut off. Be careful as you heat your wax/glue mixture as it may pop when getting heated by the flame. Stir frequently and when the consistency is good dip your bottle, give it a quick spin and move it upright quickly if you want a long drip tail of wax down the bottle. I placed my finished bottles on top
Of some Newspaper i lined my counter with. I only used half of the candle. There are a couple threads on here that illustrate what I am describing here. It was fun and i am looking forward to doing it again.

 

[TopherJohn]

Took the first gravity reading of a smoked porter and it is .002 below target FG. The sample is still sweet enough that I think it will drop more. Only 4 days into fermentation. Will pick up a second carboy tomorrow so I can split the batch and add chipotle to one of them. Putting some peppers into vodka today.


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[SPR-GRN]

sanitized my keezer, beer lines and two kegs, then filled those two kegs with luscious beer.

 

[ChefRex]

Restocked my base grain supply!

 

[tripplehazzard]

Brewed an imperial stout. Then brewed a partigyle off the second running. And finally bottled up 5 gallons of Irish red

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[Dave37]

Brewed an imperial stout. Then brewed a partigyle off the second running. And finally bottled up 5 gallons of Irish red

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Nice! Thats exactly what i did with that dark mild i sent you. It was the second runnings from my imperial stout. What did you make as your gyle.

One of these coming your way soon.

 

[tripplehazzard]

Nice! Thats exactly what i did with that dark mild i sent you. It was the second runnings from my imperial stout. What did you make as your gyle.

One of these coming your way soon. View attachment 178573

Sexy wax work there man!! Cant wait to try it! It will be fun to compare recipe

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[Zepth]

I greatly enhanced the supply of my brewing water. Or as most people would say "Fixed the kitchen sink." Also received my gamma seals and planning to transfer grain to buckets tomorrow. Just don't feel like it tonight.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Racked a citrusy blonde onto strawberries, kiwi, and pineapple, and brewed up another blonde. Busy night!

 

[zardozap]

Bottled my wine to free up my carboy for my Vanilla Chocolate Porter I'm brewing tomorrow.

 

[blake_park]

They are calling for some big snow Thursday in the Baltimore area, so I picked up all my necessary supplies in case it's bad enough where I don't have to go to work one day and I can brew.


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[TopherJohn]

Processing 24 bottles (soaking off labels, washing, sanitizing), ordering a new digital thermometer and a toolbox to catch the random beer making supplies.