What I did for beer today

[finsfan]

Tried my hand at 2 brett/sours last night. Just took 2 gallons of saison and added bottle dregs. Cant wait to see how they turn out

 

[NunoAraujo]

Not today, but yesterday took place the beginning of our campus's homebrew club. Spent almost 500€ on equipment and ingredients for the first batch ( a simple AG APA). Craft beer is finally gathering some interest in Portugal and homebrewing is booming. I gave a primer on homebrew to about 15 people. it was great, everyone got a better understanding of the brewing process, although the brewing itself didn't go so well (50% efficiency only, probably due to shortened mash time, etc...). It was a great experience anyways

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Just kegged up a batch of fruit salad blonde, and likely bottling a batch of white ipa later with assistance from the kids

 

[user 103238]

Brewed a maibock. Put my keg of Annibrewsary in the kegerator. Kegged my 567 IPA. Sorted and organized my 9 pounds of hops. Am just finishing up the mash and beginning the boil for my doppelbock. I do believe I'm going to need a beer before too long!


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[smccarter]

Kegged 3.

 

[Trippel-A]

Got my starter going on my new stir plate and gathered water for brew day tomorrow. It's my first attempt at all-grain inside, on the stove. The stove has one burner bigger than the others, but in my test last night, I still couldn't get 7 gallons of water up to a rolling boil. Good thing I chose a pale mild for tomorrow (only 5.5 lbs grain). I might boil below 5 gallons and then top off the fermenter with filtered water.

If I've got a mash of 5.5 gallons at 154 for sacch rest, how much boiling water will it take to get up to 170 for mashout?

 

[JonM]

Cold crashed my patersbier (that is, I unplugged the fermentation heater and opened the door, exposing the fermenter to the 45ish degree ambient temp in the basement).

 

[The542]

Went to Tired Hands for "research"

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Went to Tired Hands for "research"

Great beer! They are now victims of their own success as I read a one growler (per beer) per person per day limit. They will be conflicted about growing to meet demand vs. staying small.

 

[The542]

Great beer! They are now victims of their own success as I read a one growler (per beer) per person per day limit. They will be conflicted about growing to meet demand vs. staying small.

Yeah they will, I admire how they've handled the success this far.

 

[Clankenbrew]

Put 5 gallons in bottles and brewed 10 gallons more of a double ipa. Im finally stocked up. Pumkin and stout on tap and in bottles... Life is good. Smoked a Villiger 125th stogie while sipping an a nut brown my buddy brewed. Gotta love friends who bring homebrew.


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[SupervisingChildren]

Bottled 5 gallons of white ipa that I shoulda done yesterday. Kids helped wash bottles last night and my son helped resanitize and cap today. I love that they actually like helping! :thumbup: My son did all the capping too upon his insistence! I think he may be faster than me haha

 

[Trippel-A]

I love to get my daughter to help! But today when I brewed with her best friend's dad, her best friend was here, too, so they played together all day. That was fine.

Her friend's dad has only ever brewed Mr. Beer. He was interested in the all-grain process and likes that you learn more about beer that way. But this was only my third AG brew, and my first attempt inside, so I didn't exactly dazzle with my technique. In particular, I never know how much boiling water it's going to take to mash out at 170 for ten minutes. So then I have to wait while more water boils...

We brewed NB's AK47 pale mild. Only 5.5lbs of grain, which was good for brewing inside on the stove. We started the boil with 5gal of wort, boiled down to 4.25, then topped off with water and still hit the target OG just fine. The sample tasted okay, too, but by then my brew buddy had to go home with his daughter.

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[bleme]

In particular, I never know how much boiling water it's going to take to mash out at 170 for ten minutes. So then I have to wait while more water boils...

There is a free app on the iPhone called Sparge Pal that I used until I got BeerSmith 2. Pretty accurate.

 

[masonsjax]

Just FYI, if you are batch sparging you don't need to do a mashout.

 

[politibrew]

Went to Tired Hands for "research"

How was it? I just heard about this place recently. I'm only about 20 minutes from there so I plan to check it out soon.

 

[finsfan]

Just FYI, if you are batch sparging you don't need to do a mashout.

Can i derail the thread and ask why? I batch sparge and just recently started trying to get to 168 mash out temps and hold for twenty.

 

[Trippel-A]

There is a free app on the iPhone called Sparge Pal that I used until I got BeerSmith 2. Pretty accurate.

I tried Beer Smith 2 and could not find this information. Just a target temp. The actual amount of hot water needed is not something I have been able to find. My trial expired, so when I pay for it, I'll look again.

Masonjax, I fly sparge. The only reason is because that's what they do on the first how-to video that I watched (from Northern Brewer).

 

[masonsjax]

The idea with batch sparging is that you drain as quick as possible and are on your way to a boil long before pH or enzymatic problems would become a concern. Aside from the higher temperature meaning you're that much closer to a boil, it's completely unnecessary. It won't hurt though if you like doing it.

 

[finsfan]

The idea with batch sparging is that you drain as quick as possible and are on your way to a boil long before pH or enzymatic problems would become a concern. Aside from the higher temperature meaning you're that much closer to a boil, it's completely unnecessary. It won't hurt though if you like doing it.

Thanks for the info. I should probably just go back to how I used to do it.

 

[bleme]

The idea with batch sparging is that you drain as quick as possible and are on your way to a boil long before pH or enzymatic problems would become a concern. Aside from the higher temperature meaning you're that much closer to a boil, it's completely unnecessary. It won't hurt though if you like doing it.

I always assumed that the hotter water would hold sugar better, increasing efficiency. Another topic I guess I have to add to my Research List...

 

[masonsjax]

I often sparge with cold water just for convenience sake. It has no bearing on efficiency or sugar solubility. The sugars are already in solution, they just need to be agitated loose and drained out. Stir well and use whatever temp water you want. Kai Troester's research was helpful in guiding me through my experiments.

 

[JonM]

Kegged a beer using a never-before-used (by me, at least) technique. Instead of the autosiphon, I ran a racking cane through an orange carboy cap and pushed the beer using CO2. It took a couple tries, but I got 'er going. I kinda like doing it this way.

 

[jperry]

Kegged a beer using a never-before-used (by me, at least) technique. Instead of the autosiphon, I ran a racking cane through an orange carboy cap and pushed the beer using CO2. It took a couple tries, but I got 'er going. I kinda like doing it this way.

I would like to start using this method, do you have any tips? or is it pretty easy? I despise my autosiphon, and want to get rid of it, once and for all.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Brewing a sour saison ... and wired my STC-1000 so I can keep it warm for fermentation (I'll build out a full chamber once I get a small fridge)

 

[pilgrimhd]

Racked my President's Day American IPA to the secondary. SG was 1.019. I was shooting for 1.016 but it could drop a point or two in secondary, though I doubt it. Next up dry hop and get it in bottles next weekend. I have to ship it to Philly on the 10th for the AHA Nationals.

Just curious, how long do you guys dry hop before bottling? I usually go 3 days, but I may go a bit longer to ensure there is a nice fresh hop nose on this for the judges.

Harry

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[JonM]

I would like to start using this method, do you have any tips? or is it pretty easy? I despise my autosiphon, and want to get rid of it, once and for all.

Yep, with one try under my belt, I learned a few things. The swivel fitting that attaches to the gas quick disconnect fits pretty well on the little tube that sticks out of the carboy cap. Letting the gas in slowly seems to work better than letting it blast in too.

 

[mcbaumannerb]

Also threw some Serge (Saint Somewhere) and Juliet dregs into my lambic style that's about six weeks old now.

 

[jperry]

Planning my next few batches of beer. I'm gonna start with a lighter Amber Ale, and build up a nice chunky slurry of WLP007. Then I plan on saving and pitching some of that slurry, into the few different batches. Including an Imperial Black Ale, a SMaSH, and an IPA.

Later on, I'm gonna toast some more 2-row, and use it in a batch soon.

 

[govner1]

Racked my Hopsecutioner clone to secondary and dry hopped w/ Cascade


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