What I did for beer today

[JonM]

Got a half gallon of good unfermented apple juice for a little experiment. I have 3 gallons of cheap grocery store cider that has fermented totally dry with Nottingham. My plan is to freeze concentrate the good stuff, and backsweeten with the concentrate (I may need another half gallon).

If all goes according to plan, I should have cider that tastes like good stuff, but costs a lot less to produce because it's made mostly of cheap grocery store stuff.

 

[themachinist]

Made a stir plate this mourning. 11 dollar fan from amazon. A washer, a hd magnet and a cigar box. Works quite well. Can't wait to get a starter on this thing.

 

[Clankenbrew]

Just about finished my keezer just a tad of touchup stain. It's massive!!


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[Clankenbrew]

I also prayed...


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[catdaddy66]

Used 02 (english) for stouts and 01 (California ale). What do you think f differences are with 11 and 09?

To be honest I've never used either yeasts before but I like to experiment. I don't know about 011 as far as alcohol tolerance but it is a slower fermenting strain that can leave residual sweetness which I felt is what I think an Russian Imperial Stout needs. I'm using SDS 090 in the American stout, which should get it drier and hoppier.

Got my fingers crossed...


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[ThirstyPawsHB]

Just about finished my keezer just a tad of touchup stain. It's massive!!View attachment 231620


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Nice Looking dude!

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

To be honest I've never used either yeasts before but I like to experiment. I don't know about 011 as far as alcohol tolerance but it is a slower fermenting strain that can leave residual sweetness which I felt is what I think an Russian Imperial Stout needs. I'm using SDS 090 in the American stout, which should get it drier and hoppier.

Got my fingers crossed...


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Thanks for the response. Im planning an Imperial stout, maybe Russian, and agree about residue sweetness. Experimentation is a must with HBing...think you've convinced me to try.

 

[govner1]

Picked up the recipe for my Buzz Bomb IPA plus extra packs of 1217 for a couple of future brews.


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[warix]

Bottled my Irish Death clone. It's gonna be nice!

Here is a pick of all the labels at the bottom of my bottle soaking bucket. I love how they just fall off.

 

[htaylor]

Today I took a gravity reading/ taste test in my pirate strong ale . Looked at coolers to make a mash turn out of for for my leap into ag brewing, cleaned some bottles and decided on what two brews im doing next. Also, few more days till the pirate Is ready to bottle.

 

[govner1]

Brewed 6 gal of my AG Buzz Bomb IPA. OG 1.068. Pitched w/ Wyeast 1217 West Coast IPA then oxygenated. Now in my ferM chamber @ 66°F.
Cleaned up!



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[drainbamage]

Bottled my Rye'd the Pine amber ale. Not sure what I'm gonna brew next.

 

[JonM]

Got a starter going for the IPA I'll brew next weekend.

Then I freeze concentrated some good apple juice to backsweeten a small batch of hard cider, which also got kegged.

 

[Zekk]

Bottled my pumpkin ale, and stupidly mixed up the yeast/trub and leftover beer so I'm waiting for it to settle so I can wash and harvest it. Once it's settled I'm going to brew a vienna SMASH, still undecided on the hops for it.

 

[SupervisingChildren]

Brewed a batch and racked another onto some mixed fruit with help from my son.

 

[finsfan]

Built a mash tun stand so no more lifting hot wort, just strike water.

 

[poptarts]

Built a mash tun stand so no more lifting hot wort, just strike water.
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That looks scary as hell.

 

[finsfan]

That looks scary as hell.

Haha it aint going anywhere. I stood on it to test.

 

[Kingbogart]

Haha it aint going anywhere. I stood on it to test.

I would like to see a picture of that.

 

[finsfan]

I would like to see a picture of that.

Not sure I could selfie that haha.

 

[jperry]

Racked an oatmeal stout to keg, realized I forgot to dump out the lil amount of starsan. :smack: Super boneheaded move on my part, and kinda bummed. I guess it happens to the best of us.

 

[DrunkleJon]

Built a mash tun stand so no more lifting hot wort, just strike water.

Now THAT is what I call a Bird Feeder.

 

[poptarts]

Not sure I could selfie that haha.

 

[unionrdr]

Yikes! Too high & too small a spot for me!

 

[j1n]

Built a mash tun stand so no more lifting hot wort, just strike water.
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id attach a pump to that so no lifting any hot liquids.

My palms are now sweaty. Thanks.

 

[finsfan]

Haha now that is a selfie!

 

[CreamyGoodness]

I dont even like step ladders.

 

[erick0619]

Helped my friend bottle his first batch beer a extract ipa with summit cascade and chinook with some steeping grains.


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Where do you place your probe?

 

[fimpster]

Bought some step bits for cutting holes in my BK.

 

[philipCT]

Busy evening in the brewery...
Got a friend to taste a few draws from fermentations I thought had gone infected. He pronounced them perfect.
So I got busy and dry hopped Rumble, a Pliny the elder clone, transferred the Ruby Rye to secondary, and dry hopped that too.
Before I got started with all that, I managed to convert a sanke tap with with quarter inch flare tailpieces, and then tap a commercial keg with some lovely IPA in it so I had some refreshment for my labors.

The villagers rejoice. Soon there will be beer.