What I did for beer today

[FatDragon]

Brewed the most recent iteration of Caramel Amber Ale, trying out a shorter mash and smaller sparge. Lost a couple efficiency points, but not enough to worry. Gonna try another 45 minute mash on my next brewday, but go back to the bigger sparge volume, since I suspect that was where the efficiency dropped.

 

[jason1973]

replaced o-rings, relief valve, gas post and poppets on 1 of my kegs so can keg my stout, and start next brew.

 

[Zepth]

My SSR just failed in an "always give power" mode. Looks like what I am doing for beer today is "Experimental batch featuring a volcanic boil."

 

[kpr121]

In between painting gameroom coats for swmbo, messed around with a diy keg/carboy washer. Pretty happy so far.

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[catdaddy66]

Building a starter of Westmalle yeast from an older, out of date vial of wlp530 (May 14, 2014). Just added the second step this am and will add the 3rd and final step before The Walking Dead at 9pm. In the am I'll put it in the fridge so they can nap for 3-4 weeks before they get a smorgasbord of sugar to gorge themselves on...

 

[BGBC]

Made another batch of candi syrup. Like the final color better on this batch, but it will all go in the quad :rockin:
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[HomeDrewBrew]

Snagged an old bench capper for $10.

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[Twistedkarma]

brewed 10 gal.


After,,,,
I used the wet spent grains, added 1 1/2 cups of them, to 1 cup of water, blended them up, into a milkshake so to speak, then stuck it into the mixer, added the oil, pinch of salt, two cups of flour, then a touch more to dry it up. , yeast, and half hour later, rolled it out, sauced it, added some mushrooms and slammed it onto the pizza stone.

Funny, most recipes call for drying it, then crushing into powder. it wasn't bad. anyone else do it this way?

 

[Rotor_Head]

Shopping for LME kit number 4. I'd like to add a chipoltle pepper syrup. What is a good vehicle for that? I'd do a stout but I'm moving in a few months so it wouldn't have time to age. Brown ale? Pale Ale? American Ale? What sayeth you?

 

[ChelisHubby]

I bottled a blonde for my self and brewed a Porter for my bosses birthday present! Birthday is mid May so it should be about ready.

 

[dustinstriplin]

I made a copper manifold for my cooler mash tun.

 

[Ski12568]

Tapped my pale ale and printed my shopping list for my next brew

 

[Trippel-A]

Shopping for LME kit number 4. I'd like to add a chipoltle pepper syrup. What is a good vehicle for that? I'd do a stout but I'm moving in a few months so it wouldn't have time to age. Brown ale? Pale Ale? American Ale? What sayeth you?

5 Rabbit Cerveceria makes a good chili pepper brown ale called 5 Vultures. They use ancho and guajillo I think? They take a light touch with the peppers, which strikes me as the right move for a brown. If you used the same amount in a brown ale as in a chili pepper stout, you'd never taste the beer.

There's is such that you get mild, smoky pepper flavor from the first step, but the heat is slow to build. By the end of the glass, you can feel it lightly warming up your mouth and throat.

 

[Rotor_Head]

5 Rabbit Cerveceria makes a good chili pepper brown ale called 5 Vultures. They use ancho and guajillo I think? They take a light touch with the peppers, which strikes me as the right move for a brown. If you used the same amount in a brown ale as in a chili pepper stout, you'd never taste the beer.

There's is such that you get mild, smoky pepper flavor from the first step, but the heat is slow to build. By the end of the glass, you can feel it lightly warming up your mouth and throat.

That sounds perfect. I'll do this for the next batch after what I just ordered. I got myself a Belgian Triple kit with some ginger syrup. I'm gonna add lime zest in vodka. I ordered the kit, syrup, a new auto siphon since I broke that little plastic plug out of the last one because of blackberries plugged it up. We're gonna call it "Phantom Ginger Lime Tripel"

 

[Trippel-A]

That sounds perfect. I'll do this for the next batch after what I just ordered. I got myself a Belgian Triple kit with some ginger syrup. I'm gonna add lime zest in vodka. I ordered the kit, syrup, a new auto siphon since I broke that little plastic plug out of the last one because of blackberries plugged it up. We're gonna call it "Phantom Ginger Lime Tripel"

Sounds good! A few summers ago I added rose hips and petals to the boil of a petite saison kit (from NB), then added hibiscus like you would add dry hops, a few days before bottling. We'd done a few batches, and had some gushers. So for the last batch, I put the hibiscus in vodka for a day then out it all in together. I used 12oz vodka, which was way too much. The beer tasted a little hot and boozy, which was not the goal. Next time, I'll try just 4oz.

 

[Psylocide]

Sent my neighbor a bunch of links to homebrewing equipment.

Gave the guy a couple of mine on Saturday, and Sunday afternoon I hear a knock on my door, it's the neighbor, asking how much it is to get into homebrewing, how to do it, if I'd show him the ropes, etc.

It was a good confidence boost, and now I'll have another homebrewer on my street. That makes 3 of us.

 

[user 163849]

I notched the lid of my 16 gallon stainless steel brew kettle to accommodate my Hot Rod Heatstick from Brew Hardware. I use the 2kw Hot Rod on a timer as a preheater, then switch to propane for the boil (water is near boiling temp before I get to the garage).

 

[philipCT]

It was a good day in Beer Nation. Moved some beer through the pipeline...

-Kegged a BCS American Brown Ale (taster delicious, balanced malty)
-Decanted extra beer off a cold crashed starter
-Moved a BCS American Rye Ale that I brewed Sunday to fermentation chamber with its starter. Will let those get to temp and then pitch in the morning
-Tested gravity on a BCS APA - down to 1.007. Probably terminal but I'll test again in a day or two. Taster was nice and bright but very smooth.
-Test glass (okay, two) of a BCS American Amber that I burst carbed over the weekend. Mmm, delicious and will only improve with another week or two in the keg.
-Cleaned a carboy and a conical
-Used a new pressurized conical transfer rig I built over the weekend to move some cleaning liquid around. Works great!

 

[Nivekt]

I kegged and force carbed a peat smoked scottish ale and an English strong ale.

Then, 12 hours later I drank waaaay too much.

 

[Rotor_Head]

I kegged and force carbed a peat smoked scottish ale and an English strong ale.

Then, 12 hours later I drank waaaay too much.

Yeah that will happen. Especially when you make good product.

 

[BuffaloJohn]

I became a paid Forum Supporter!

 

[Hello]

Tried to take a carb sample of my india red ale and the beer was barely flowing. The poppit would also leak beer from the liquid side. took it off, found hop debris, and re-assembled. Did it again and went on the hunt for a dip tube someone sold me that was cut far too short. Hopefully that solves the issue and I don't lose a new tank of CO2 to a leaky post.

 

[watermelon83]

Cut some shelving to make my new spare fridge fit. Removed all non-beer related items from the original basement fridge and put in the new spare fridge. Added bottom stand to allow for 4-5 kegs in the original fridge.

 

[catdaddy66]

Shopping for LME kit number 4. I'd like to add a chipoltle pepper syrup. What is a good vehicle for that? I'd do a stout but I'm moving in a few months so it wouldn't have time to age. Brown ale? Pale Ale? American Ale? What sayeth you?

I would definitely do the pepper in an American Amber or APA. Sounds delicious! I did one about 2 years ago and hope to do another soon.

I'm preparing to add the dry hops to my Cascadian Dark Ale tonight. Has to be bottled in <7 days for best results.

 

[Zepth]

Put a flat as a pancake Irish-ish Red into the keezer on a nitro blend. I know it's not the best method for carbing up, but currently trying to troubleshoot and get the pours just right. Last attempt started over-carbed and foamy, not going to let it happen again. I'll take the slow route this time to get things dialed in.

 

[erick0619]

Bottled the APA a friend and I brewed we also harvested some yeast for the first time. And for the first time since I've started brewing I have 3 beers bottled at one time I'm pretty stoked.View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1426748802.544931.jpg

 

[unionrdr]

Gotta get bottling bucket cleaned out & sanitized to get my kottbusser bottled today.

 

[erick0619]

Gotta get bottling bucket cleaned out & sanitized to get my kottbusser bottled today.

Post pictures of the hydro sample I've been wanting to check out the color of the beer.

 

[unionrdr]

Just waited a bit for the Starsan I poured into a gallon jug of water to diffuse. Gonna take the hydrometer sample in a bit. I'll post a pick in a while. * Hydrometer pic & other info now posted in kottbusser thread.

 

[supermutantbrewmaster]

Poured cooled clear candi sugar simple syrup into my Red Belgian Tripel now that primary is finished. It smelled lovely. I can't wait to try it in a week when it gets bottled.