What I did for beer today

[Rotor_Head]

Hazelnut Brown is good not great (yet). Blackberry wheat is a bit boozy and I'm worried I got greedy and put too much trub in the keg but all that said its it only 3 weeks old. Not ready to dump it yet so there is that at least.

 

[finsfan]

Racked a brett beer and bottled two beers yesterday, a sour and a ris. Was going to rack another ris into a barrel yesterday but the stoppers i ordered didnt show up on time. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439554201.394597.jpg

 

[JonM]

Worked through all the numbers for a Nothern Altbier I'll do next weekend and then did step one for the starter. Later on I'll swing by Northern Brewer and grab the ingredients.

 

[brewbama]

Did a super deep clean on all my brew equip.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Converted the supposed Russian River brew sheet someone posted on "Pliny the Elder Clone" thread to 5.8 gallons. Now I have to brew it.

 

[1977Brewer]

I brewed today, and during the boil I rearranged some stuff for my new fern chamber freezer. It doesn't work.

 

[brewing_wookie]

Well, i went to a brew day soical that our LHBS owner hosts so he can try and expand the homebrew community. And i brewed yesterday

 

[Hulud]

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Sent the Wife to pick up some Lambic Blend after work today. Not her top priority so she needs reminders...

Wife or extra marital affair since there's no ring

 

[Alpotun]

Made a starter for my Two Hearted clone, harvested from bottles.



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[ChelisHubby]

Done some research at a British themed pub with cask ale. Had six different beers and none were impressive, they seemed weak in most ways from Flavor to the hops. I don't know how much of it was the cask and how much was the recipes. Still it was a good day!

 

[CJ-3]

Today I came up with the design for my brew rig.

 

[uatuba]

I added another line/faucet to my beer fridge since I kegged my Fuggles IPA. This is the first time I've had an abundance of beer and cider. Since the Fall is always super busy for me, I made a commitment this summer to brew several batches so I would have a true pipeline. I'm going to have to make major mods to squeeze another keg or two in the fridge. I also have a small upright freezer that I use for bottles, so I may be bottling my WLP-300 Cider (probably will bottle anyway because I want to back sweeten with apple juice) when it's ready as well as my Oatmeal Stout and Irish Red once I brew them.

 

[sd_brewbie]

Picked up 7 ball lock kegs on Craig's List for $225... pretty good deal... Hope they all hold a seal. A couple could use new post and one needs o-rings on the post.

 

[SPR-GRN]

kegged up a cider in the AM, then shared my blonde, marzen & WIPA with family & friends in the evening.

 

[finsfan]

Filled my first rye whiskey barrel with RIS. View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1439895987.629239.jpg

 

[chisena]

Kickass. I love those barrels but man they are pricey!

 

[chisena]

Wife or extra marital affair since there's no ring

Kiss my ass

 

[finsfan]

Kickass. I love those barrels but man they are pricey!

Its worth if you consider the price you'd pay for 150 12oz barrel aged beers at $5+ each. I figure it pays for itself after the first use. FWIW though, I didnt buy these myself. One was a gift and showed up damaged so they sent me another one.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Its worth if you consider the price you'd pay for 150 12oz barrel aged beers at $5+ each. I figure it pays for itself after the first use. FWIW though, I didnt buy these myself. One was a gift and showed up damaged so they sent me another one.

How many brews do you think you'll get from teh barrel? I feel like i've read only a couple uses?

 

[finsfan]

How many brews do you think you'll get from teh barrel? I feel like i've read only a couple uses?

Only a couple uses would be referring to the big whiskey/oak flavor in the beer I assume? It will go "neutral" after a few beers have been put through it. I plan to get 2-3 clean beers through it before I sour it. RIS is first obviously, then a quad, and hoping to do a saison as well but it just depends on how the barrel is tasting at that point. Once I sour it I cant imagine it would last any less than 5-10 years if I take care of it.

 

[NickTheGreat]

Only a couple uses would be referring to the big whiskey/oak flavor in the beer I assume? It will go "neutral" after a few beers have been put through it. I plan to get 2-3 clean beers through it before I sour it. RIS is first obviously, then a quad, and hoping to do a saison as well but it just depends on how the barrel is tasting at that point. Once I sour it I cant imagine it would last any less than 5-10 years if I take care of it.

Yeah, that. I like sour beer just as much as the next guy, but I don't know if I want to make any anytime soon.

But I suppose 3 beers through it, and maybe a 4th sour, would be a good use of your dollars.

I suppose I could always cut up the barrel and smoke meat with it too!

 

[finsfan]

I suppose I could always cut up the barrel and smoke meat with it too!

Im pretty sure that's a sin if you brew beer.

I imagine I will get about ten beers out of each barrel. 3 clean beers and then 6-7 sours before the lactic acid bacteria start taking over hard core. Even 5-6 beers would be great considering how much time they take.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I have the day off and my 4 kegs are all full so all I did was gelatined my IPA, drank beer and ate pizza while watching my dvr shows

 

[ChelisHubby]

Set up a bucket of starscan for some Corona bottles I hope it works!

 

[EtchyLives]

Hooked up my second keg/tap last night. I should have done it on Sunday but I was critically short two hose clamps. Everything is carbing up, now and my initial pour last night let me know that my hose lengths are correct and I have no leaks.

 

[Psylocide]

Set up a bucket of starscan for some Corona bottles I hope it works!

What?

 

[BGBC]

Set up a bucket of starscan for some Corona bottles I hope it works!

Yes, a good starsan soak will remove the paint from the bottles, or will loosen it enough that you can just wipe it off.

 

[bruteforce]

Made a starter for a blood orange pale ale i'm brewing this weekend.

 

[Sammy86]

Kegged my ESB...named it J+H ESB...after the two people who bought me a gift certificate to purchase the ingredients! :rockin:

 

[chisena]

Its worth if you consider the price you'd pay for 150 12oz barrel aged beers at $5+ each. I figure it pays for itself after the first use. FWIW though, I didnt buy these myself. One was a gift and showed up damaged so they sent me another one.

Not knocking it. I've never been in this hobby to save money and I'm sure I'll be picking up a barrel eventually. I like that whiskey barrels are smaller.... and taste like whisky [emoji16]. What are they, 15 gallons?