What I did for beer today

[Harvestbrew]

Created a new label for my next Double Pilsner "Take two Pils and call me in the Morning"

 

[BigCrazyAl]

Bottled my Weizenbock today after de-labeling and fully sanitizing a ton of commercial bottles I've collected. Got a full 50 bottles of it though!

 

[MaryB]

Ordered 6 pin lock kegs from Keg Connection(on sale!), and it is wash bottles day my least favorite chore! Hence the keg order. Now I need to decide what fridge is going to be used for the kegs...

 

[BikerMatt]

Washed two cases of bottles yesterday, bought three bags of crown caps in different colors as well as a duct fan, some duct and other parts to ghettofab a cooker hood to the garage roof over my boiling spot.

 

[Staticsouls]

Used my draft system to push a Belgian from a carboy into its legs via the port out. First try at closed transfer was awesome.

 

[pshankstar]

Built a shelf for the fridge that will be my kegerator or kegerator/fermentation chamber. Then cleaned two corny kegs I just picked up so I can replace the o-rings later tonight.

Oh did I mention this was all outside in my garage and driveway in 20 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chills in the single digits. When will spring be here!?!?!? Haha

 

[beermanpete]

I had to replace the air lock with a blow-off tube on my porter that is in the first day of fermentaton. Luckily I noticed the blockage before it blew out and made a mess.

 

[Elkobrewer]

Brewed and drank.

 

[jleiii]

Oh did I mention this was all outside in my garage and driveway in 20 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chills in the single digits. When will spring be here!?!?!? Haha

I hung out in 30 degrees for 2 hrs providing moral support, and some 8% homebrew, with 2 fellow homebrewers yesterday. Thank goodness the garage blocked the wind!

 

[pshankstar]

I hung out in 30 degrees for 2 hrs providing moral support, and some 8% homebrew, with 2 fellow homebrewers yesterday. Thank goodness the garage blocked the wind!

You sir are a good friend! In the garage it was manageable but outside it was darn right fridge.

It was so cold that my towel to dry my hands off was hardening within minutes and the foam from the wash (oxi-clean free and water) was freezing to the kegs and bucket (DIY keg & Carnot washer).

 

[MaryB]

Why were you brewing outside the garage instead of inside??? BRRRRR

 

[seatazzz]

Went to our LHBS which is closing their doors for good. Got to say my goodbyes and chat for a while, also got more disconnects for my pumps, some yeast, and brewing salts. Going to suck seeing them go. Walked in a little over a year ago with absolutely no knowledge of brewing, now I've got a great AG setup and brew some pretty good beers. Cheers to Larry's Brew Supply, you will be missed!!!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Dough in for my Presidential cherry stout.

 

[BikerMatt]

My yay bestest most favourite pastime activity...

 

[pshankstar]

My yay bestest most favourite pastime activity...

At least you have some bath toys to play with while you let them soak. LOL

 

[govner1]

Put a bag of Rahr Pilsner & a bag of Weyermann Bohemian Dark in buckets for transport to my storage unit.
Cleaned up around my brewery(garage) and planned out my next few brews.

 

[Brewenstein]

Bottled two separate gallons of beer left over from the last two brews. Cleaned some wine bottles (for a mead) and cleaned a fermentor from the last brew I kegged the other day.

 

[MaryB]

Brewed 11 gallons of my house ale. Not a fun day, I am fighting a pinched nerve in my back.

 

[BikerMatt]

Labeled a few sampler bottles to be taken to the neighbor tomorrow for scrutiny. Still debating should I resist temptation till next wednesday as I originally planned (my BD) or give in and pop a few this weekend should already be done.

 

[morbster]

Labeled a few sampler bottles to be taken to the neighbor tomorrow for scrutiny. Still debating should I resist temptation till next wednesday as I originally planned (my BD) or give in and pop a few this weekend should already be done.

What's the QR code link to?

 

[morbster]

Got my vacuum sealer in the mail and sealed up 4 pounds of hops. My new kettle should come in tomorrow and then I am just a few days from my first brew on my new rig!

 

[BikerMatt]

What's the QR code link to?

http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/448949/foxy-hunter

Recipe.

 

[BikerMatt]

Took friday off, too tired and stressed. Probly gonna spend most of the three day weekend at the garage sorting stuff out and finding storage places for all my brewing gear. Pity I can't brew right now as all my bottles are currently either full or earmarked to be filled. Speaking of, bought two bags of PET caps for the IPA which will be bottled this weekend if it would finally stop fermenting!!

Can't resist, two Foxys currently cooling in the garage fridge Tasting night tonight!

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Put the cherry in the cherry stout... Yeast are happy again.

 

[pshankstar]

Brewing a small batch SMaSH with Maris Otter and Opal.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Bottled a one gallon experimental brew... Pitched a small amount of dregs from bottle conditioned beer into leftover sparge with DME and maple syrup to raise the gravity to 1.035. I know it's really no big deal, but it's the first time I used dregs and the result is drinkable. I also have a more ample yeast sample in the fridge now.

 

[beermanpete]

Racked my Monster Brew Porter to the secondary and for the first time I am trying BioFine Clear to fine the beer.

 

[BikerMatt]

IPA bottled, did a gelatin + ice bath cold crash to clear it, came out crystal clear. Way better than I expected.

 

[tgif]

Yesterday I scrubbed down my kegerator, cleaned kegs and brewed 2 SMaSH lagers.

 

[bobeer]

Washed some yeast! I also cleaned up around the brewery a little. Waiting to brew again. Probably this weekend.