What I did for beer today

[ja09]

Attempted to make a starter with a leaky vial of conan from Yeast Geek that's been sitting in my fridge for 6 or 8 months. 1st step is 1 liter at 1.030 on a stir plate. Maybe too big for step one?.. Not sure, let's see how this goes

 

[warix]

Plumber came out to install a new toilet. Saw my carboy and bottle de-labelling project on the counter and asked me if I brew. We talked about it (well I did anyway) for a minute and he decided he's gonna start brewing and growing his own hops. Sent him home with an Imperial Red.

Way to go - keep on sharing in the hobby!

 

[BeastMaster]

Took gravity readings on a pale ale, a Racer 5 clone, and a farmhouse ale. Looks like I'll be kegging this weekend.

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[BrewinHooligan]

Scaled up 2 recipes from 10gal to 14bbl, then finished making a spreadsheet with a cost per consumable per recipe with a total of 5 recipes.

 

[brewbama]

Kegged the Irish Red Ale, racked the Caribou Slobber in the Primary to the Secondary to make room for my upcoming brew day, and slapped the German Alt Yeast for tomorrow's starter.


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[jperry]

Today, I made a few different caramel/crystal malts, using base malt. I made a light, med-light, medium, and dark lovibond crystal malts.

 

[bford]

I bought an Enjoy By 4-20-14 from Stone.


Just rinsed out and delabeled some bottles for my next bottling coming up in two weeks.


Tracked a 3 gallon bucket on the way to me....so I can ferment another 2.25 gallon batch.

 

[ja09]

Just spent $125 I wasn't planning on spending at williamsbrewing.com just to get the free 18oz of leaf hops. Planning a couple more brew days at the moment. It was worth it

 

[finsfan]

Transferred a Hefe out of primary so I could use it tomorrow, ground the grains for the RIS tomorrow, replaced 2 blow-offs with airlocks, and took two samples. I have 7 brews going right now with another starting tomorrow. A lot of bottling in my future

 

[masonsjax]

Today, I made a few different caramel/crystal malts, using base malt. I made a light, med-light, medium, and dark lovibond crystal malts.

I'm curous about the process you used. I've toasted my own grain by baking it in the oven, but what do you do to make caramel/crystal? I imagine it requires some kind of water bath followed by high temp baking?

 

[JBruchwalski]

Bottled my Robust Porter!


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[Gixxer]

I drilled a new bucket lid for blowoff bulkhead fitting, thermowell grommet hole, change the belt on the grain mill, polished up the thermowell that i welded up yesterday, start assembling low budget gas in/liquid out adapter for 3 liter kegging endeavor. I was quite busy this evening...


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[jperry]

I'm curous about the process you used. I've toasted my own grain by baking it in the oven, but what do you do to make caramel/crystal? I imagine it requires some kind of water bath followed by high temp baking?

Soaked the grain overnight, mashed for a few hours, then kilned lightly until dry(oven). After that, cranked up the heat to around 350°F, and pulled out a portion every 5-10 mins.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Soaked the grain overnight, mashed for a few hours, then kilned lightly until dry(oven). After that, cranked up the heat to around 350°F, and pulled out a portion every 5-10 mins.

I bet your house smelled wonderful. I know when I toast grain mine does.

 

[naomi12]

picked up enough grain and hops to make 2 batches of a sierra nevada torpedo clone! and made a starter

Hey dude, Would you be able to tell me how you gonna make it ?

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Bottled a batch of strawberry blonde last night to bring on vacation in a few weeks. Let's hope it carbs up in time!

 

[masonsjax]

I kegged 2 beers (Citra Pale, American Amber) and cleaned the carboys they were in. Also kicked my keg of Berliner Weisse and tapped a Kolsch. SWMBO bought me some stick on stencils, I might etch my kettle tonight.

 

[brewbama]

Ordered a cooler Mash Tun conversion valve setup from Bargain Fittings.

 

[HALIFAXHOPS]

BEING A VET I FEEL SCREWED sERVICE IS FROM 87 TO 2010. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR FREEDOM TODAY?

 

[rlmiller10]

What did I do for a beer?

1. Walked to basement to beer fridge
2. Walked back up stairs carrying bottle of English Bitter
3. Removed glass from cupboard
4. Retrieved bottle opener from drawer
5. Removed cap from bottle
6. Poured beer into glass.
7. Send smart ass post to HBT

 

[1fast636]

Took hydro sample dropped to 1.010 on the base of the hard rootbeer, delabled a batch of bottles and cleaned them for bottling said rootbeer tomorrow, and made a contraption to get the most out of my bottling bucket




And now enjoying said gravity sample that's at 10.2%

 

[Trippel-A]

Got everything ready for bottling tomorrow. Realized I don't have enough bottle caps. Will have to make a run in the morning.

 

[stbnj]

Ordered some yeast from Yeast Bay and delabeled a batch of bottles.

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[Trippel-A]

Also, my Assistant Brewer helped me clean the bottling bucket.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Isn't there a diagram of a kid doing that exact same thing saying not too let them do that right there on the side of that bucket? Good thing your assistant can't read yet.

 

[winvarin]

Making canned starter wort. Right now


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[Roadie]

Brewing Stone Enjoy By.


Almost Famous Brewing Company

 

[Trippel-A]

Isn't there a diagram of a kid doing that exact same thing saying not too let them do that right there on the side of that bucket? Good thing your assistant can't read yet.

Yes, which is why I wanted to get a picture.

The bucket was empty, or I wouldn't have let her do it.

 

[Trippel-A]

Bottled a pale mild today. It was milder and sweeter than expected. What is most annoying is that my hydrometer and refractometer are telling me contradictory things, and I don't know which to trust. Both are accurate with distilled water.

 

[finsfan]

Bottled a pale mild today. It was milder and sweeter than expected. What is most annoying is that my hydrometer and refractometer are telling me contradictory things, and I don't know which to trust. Both are accurate with distilled water.

You are using a calculator with the refractometer reading right? I didnt realize that ethanol had an effect on the readings the first time i tried doing that.