What I did for beer today

[tripplehazzard]

I actually made my first immersion chiller. . Not that exciting but I hope to someday turn it into a counter flow chiller

 

[bulldogwinters]

Kegged my beersmith Belgian wit today!

 

[govner1]

Cleaned a recently emptied keg, rinsed kegerator line that had been used, replaced w/ a full keg


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[Zepth]

Took a couple gravity readings and happy with the numbers added gelatin. Missed the FG on one batch by 0.002, but I guess that's what I get for changing the yeast. Fortunately it's non-disastrous.

 

[Beernik]

Made my first stir plate starter last night.

This morning:

 

[jperry]

I went and checked out White Labs, for the first time. Had an IPA flight brewed with 4 different strains, and grabbed a couple vials of yeast. Pretty cool place to hang, for a beer enthusiast.

 

[1fast636]

Transfered my RIS to secondary and then checked the carb on the second runnings black/ brown ipa and it's pretty killer

 

[warix]

I picked up a new 1/2 inch Auto-Syphon and a couple of Ball jars to harvest some yeast in.

 

[Oceantendency]

My pops bought me a circular saw and helped me design a table to elevate my fermentation chamber so the top will be same height as beer fridge. Just wished I had it when I was framing the chamber, cuts are so much cleaner and precise now.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Took some gravities last night. Might be racking in the next day or two, hopefully

 

[JonM]

Made some room in the keg fridge (heh heh) and, once there was room, I backsweetened 3 gals of a dry cider and popped the keg in the fridge.

 

[jperry]

I brewed today, while showing a couple friends, how awesome homebrewing is.

Also, received my amazon order for the Spiegelau IPA glassware, the Dogfishhead/Sierra Nevada collaboration. Testing the glass, with my Imperial IPA. I like so far...

 

[MarathonMurse]

Threw together my first "wing it" brew. I had an unlabeled LME can that was part of a Mr. Beer kit, about a pound and a half of different DME, some specialty grains, some German Magnum, and half a pack of US-05 that I tossed into a 3 gallon batch.

I almost hope it's terrible, since there's no chance of ever reproducing it.

 

[Zepth]

Bottled a batch, then started a new one. Left the trub in the old carboy since I had a fresh shiny one ready then could soak it for a while later on. Then promptly over-sparged and ended up with what looks like will be 3.5 gallons extra wort. Having not finished cleaning the carboy from the bottled batch, I look around to see that I have no space for the overflow. Damn it!

So now I've got that (previously) clean carboy full of stout to be, and the other one inverted in a bucket oxycleaning the krausen. The lesson: Turns out I can do more than a full boil with my current BK + kitchen pot selection. OG came out as 1.042 instead of 1.053. No doubt that volume being around 8 gals instead of 5 had something to do with it. Oh well, life does have bigger problems every now and then.

 

[BrewinHooligan]

Just ordered up 2 of the new Left Hand Brewing stout glasses (verrry similar to the SN/Dogfish IPA glass) because one cupboard full of beer glasses couldn't possibly be enough.

 

[unionrdr]

After dropping my son off at work,& he wanting to help me by a new Fusion,I went over to Mike Bass Ford to look at'em. Good prices on Ecoboosted ones. Now having my last few IPA's. Probably have to sell my lil Probe tuner though. But beer for now. Gotta replace at least one jug of spring water that leaked out onto carpet. Good thing SWMBO didn't notice!...

 

[bulldogwinters]

Threw together a one gallon batch of cider with some Nottingham yeast... Impressed with this yeast so far, ring started forming in half hour now I have a solid inch and a half layer of krausen 3 hours later!

 

[BeastMaster]

Tested out an idea I had to use a household heating blanket to get fermentation temps up a bit. Within 2 hours a cider I have going went from 59 to 70 where I wanted it.

 

[jperry]

Cleaned up my first plugged airlock, had a bit of a WLP001 blow-off.

 

[Gixxer]

troubleshot my DIY stirplate... for whatever reason it wants to throw the bar after using it for almost a year and no problems... Whatever... Got a starter going for some 3787 that was produced on 7 November 2013 so my viability numbers are probably horrible... I calculated for 10% viability, that is probably pushing it...

checked out a new LBHS that just opened up right around the corner from my house... Decent selection, the prices are kinda high but I got the mil discount so it aint all that bad... I get it that the smaller brick and mortar joints dont move the volume to keep the prices at rock bottom, no problem. Walked out with supplies for a batch of pumpkin and Westy clone. The guy at the counter was really cool, even with my hellion trying to get into everything, he still took the time to talk and offer help. I look forward to giving this guy more of my money.

http://www.diybrewhouse.com/

 

[OnDaReglah]

Picked up some pegboard to hang my homebrew equipment. Tiny apartment closet seems a lot bigger now.


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[bulldogwinters]

Picked up some pegboard to hang my homebrew equipment. Tiny apartment closet seems a lot bigger now. View attachment 195716


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That's genius! I may have to try that in my tiny apartment closet!

 

[Hopinista]

That's genius! I may have to try that in my tiny apartment closet!

Same here!

 

[plath]

I'm going to measure out some ingredients for a couple batches to make them quicker to brew this next week since our weekends are filling up.


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[exc503]

Bring an orange bitter right now.

 

[brewbama]

Kegged my first all grain. Brewing my second.


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[Snowblind258]

Bottled my NB White House Honey Ale

 

[unionrdr]

Picked up some pegboard to hang my homebrew equipment. Tiny apartment closet seems a lot bigger now. View attachment 195716


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That's genius! I may have to try that in my tiny apartment closet!

Same here!

Like my sig says,everything works if ya let it. That's a good quote for this place. A little imagination goes a long way! I had two gallon jugs of spring water leak out on me. So I had to go to Giant Eagle after taking my son to job #2 to replace them. Brewing an E/SG Irish red ale in the morning.

 

[TopherJohn]

Bought a new hydrometer to replace my broken hydrometer. Broke it yesterday while consolidating my brew gear into a new toolbox. At least I broke straight into the trash can.


"I will make it felony to drink small beer. "

 

[JonM]

Picked up some pegboard to hang my homebrew equipment. Tiny apartment closet seems a lot bigger now. View attachment 195716


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Nice work! That is such a satisfying project, isn't it?