What I did for beer today

[Sparkncode]

Carbonation check of belgium tripel bottled on saturday.

I opened the last bottle i did which was only 2/3 full. Yep making co2 but will need a few weeks as its sitting probably under 18C. Seams to be a nice smooth drink though. Just needs time to carbonate.

I'm trying not to run a heater to minimise my power bill so not as warm as i would like and the modern hot water cylinder is so well insulated my hot water cupboard isnt any warmer than anywhere else so i cant make use of that.

 

[fourfarthing]

Cleaned. Bottled my Brett IPA. Cleaned.

 

[County_Brewer]

Put the 1st coat of stain on the collar for the fermentation chamber/keezer

 

[BudgetBrewer]

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Put the 1st coat of stain on the collar for the fermentation chamber/keezer

nice. Its hard to wait for stain and poly sometimes, especially if you have all the rest of the parts to put it together! nice job. [emoji482]

 

[Clef051]

Crushed my grain for a barleywine im going to brew thursday or friday

 

[Schlenkerla]

I'm making a chocolate and banana imperial stout on Memorial Day. I bought 10lbs of bananas yesterday and threw them into the fridge to ripen.

Should I call it Magilla Gorilla Takes a Banana Holiday or Donkey Kong Temple of Infinite Banana.

 

[Leapsandbounds]

Making beer! Amarillo IPA (2.5gal). Later tonight I’m making a pineapple pale ale.

 

[fourfarthing]

I'm making a chocolate and banana imperial stout on Memorial Day. I bought 10lbs of bananas yesterday and threw them into the fridge to ripen.

Should I call it Magilla Gorilla Takes a Banana Holiday or Donkey Kong Temple of Infinite Banana.

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I vote Magilla.

 

[beermanpete]

I vote Magilla.

+1 for Magilla Gorilla.

 

[Schlenkerla]

+1 for Magilla Gorilla.

I vote Magilla.

Thanks, needed a alternate name that fits.

My last banana beer was called "Donkey Kong" was made with an amped up Fat Tire grist with 8lbs of banana, 2 cans of tart cherries. Then secondary aged on roasted oak chips. Was about 9%.

This will be mashed with coco powder, pale malt, biscuit malt, roasted barley, and black malt. Brewed with Willamette, and a late addition of banana. Pitch S-33. Keg with a little lactose. Then I'll drop a tea ball filled with cacao nibs in the keg for a week. Yank it out then chill and gas it.

It should be really big in banana and chocolate and little boozy at 1.074 or 6.9% before all the fruit. The lactose should help with a little milkshake mouth feel.

All the banana disperses into the wort and the peel turns completely green like jalapeno or cactus.

I can taste it now. [emoji12]

 

[Schlenkerla]

Ate hatch chili peanuts and saved the shells for a peanut shell smoked barley. Basically for my Mexican Molé Mild.

 

[pshankstar]

Finally got my lines up for my Chinook & Centennial hops. Third year for both & they are growing fast. I hope this year I get a good yield from the Centennials.

 

[seatazzz]

Kegged up my current Arrogant Bastard clone yesterday, and brewed an APA that is currently happily bubbling away in my newly repurposed chest freezer a' la fermentation chamber. I have no idea why I didn't do that sooner. Fermometer steady at 66, airlock gently bubbling away, and it should be fantastic when done. My last two brews (in swamp coolers) both had krausen explosions due to unseasonal temperatures, and only judicious swirling to get the yeasts back in suspension forestalled nasty acetaldehyde happening. Sipping on some truly delicious Bastard right now, and getting up every five minutes or so to gloat and giggle maniacally over the APA. Damn this is fun.

 

[itsnotrequired]

took apart the impeller housings on my pumps, first time ever (after 32 brews). one thrust washer was on its last legs but the others looked good. decent amount of gunk inside the housings, sort of surprised by that. gave everything a nice pbw soak and put it all back together.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Mixed in cocoa into the grist and chopped up 20 bananas (10.5lbs) for late fruit addition.

Making this;

Magilla Gorilla Takes A Banana Holiday. - A Chocolate and Banana Milkshake Stout.

 

[Murphys_Law]

A pretty busy beer day!

Made a 5 gallon batch of Vienna lager (nothing major happened...just a series of little annoying things one after another after another...!).

Cleaned 5 kegs that I’ve been putting off, plus all my tap lines.

Reorganized my beer gear closet including sorting and organizing all my bottles. I have them in cases by type - the standard home beer store bottle and Kona bottles; everything else is getting donated to a local home brewer.

Fixed my 24v pump that I use to recirc while chilling. The wire was coming lose so it just pulsed).

Cleaned up my beer fridge.

Not beer related but I moved my wine into secondary.

And I’m working like hell to finish this keg of Pilsner so I can clean another keg. [emoji1]

 

[pshankstar]

Watered my hops today. It’s that time of the year again.

 

[6Tap]

Harvested yeat.
Dry hopped my APA.
Watered my hop plants.
Drank beer.

 

[jcav]

Kegged 10 gallons of the Belgian Patersbier I made earlier this month. So light with flavor and completely quaffable. Gonna be a pounder around the pool...

John

 

[jiMithing83]

Kegged 10 gallons of the Belgian Patersbier I made earlier this month. So light with flavor and completely quaffable. Gonna be a pounder around the pool...

John

You gonna post that 10 gallons in the How Many Gallons of Homebrew in 2018 thread?

 

[jcav]

You gonna post that 10 gallons in the How Many Gallons of Homebrew in 2018 thread?

Yes Sir, already did post # 562!

John

 

[catdaddy66]

Bottled my steam beer that was brewed on Cinco de Mayo and fermented warm (58°-60°). Ended with 59 12oz servings. This should end up a very good effort I believe.

 

[RevKev]

Attempting a kettle sour with 5335,i forgot how long an ice bath takes to chill... It's been a while

 

[gicts]

Brutus is taking shape. Burners ordered - now to shop for casters. Anyone have good luck with Harbor Freight?

 

[ancientmariner52]

Brutus is taking shape. Burners ordered - now to shop for casters. Anyone have good luck with Harbor Freight?

As with everything else at HF, some's good and some ain't. Look them over carefully. If clearances are sloppy or bearings rough, pass 'em by. Cheap casters will just feel cheap. Buy double the weight rating you think you need and you should be OK. Proper (American made) industrial casters are crazy expensive. Good luck!

Edit: I've often seen casters that were too small for the application. I've never heard anyone say "Oh darn, these wheels are to big, they roll too smoothly."

 

[gicts]

I've never heard anyone say "Oh darn, these wheels are to big, they roll too smoothly."

Lol. My predicament to a tee. Caster City is $50 sight unseen, but Harbor Freight will still be $30+. Was hoping for 5", 300lb with locks. If there's a 1,200lb load, we've done something terribly wrong!

 

[Schlenkerla]

Saving my home brew for brew club, drinking store bought beer.

 

[catdaddy66]

Babysitting some Belgian yeast...Those darn Westmalle kids!

Trying to get started emptying bottles for apricot wheat ale next week.

 

[seatazzz]

Came home early from work today to 1) take the APA out of the fermentation fridge to start warming up, and 2) meet with the landlords and the ridiculously expensive plumber to find out where the damn water leak is that's making our meter spin like a top. Current assessment has it under the driveway coming in to the garage on the right side, since nothing in the house is leaking and no wet spots. House is on a concrete slab so no crawlspace to explore for leaks. So tomorrow the Leak Detection Squad (sounds like they should be in a horrible feminine hygiene commercial) come out tomorrow to do their magic and find the exact location of the leak, then MONDAY (yes 4 days from now) the plumber comes back with his jackhammer to fix the leak.

So to recap; NO water for 4 days unless we schlep out to the meter and turn it on and off; NO brewing this weekend, and I had grand plans for a real lager in the new fermentation freezer; and the old adage, if it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown....go across to the cool neighbor's house and ask to use the facilities. Or hold it and blow up the bathroom at work. Dammit sucky day. But on the bright side, plenty of bottled water in the fridge, and there's this deliciously yummy beer....

 

[Master]

Drank a lot of Fat Dog Porter, because I need to free up a keg for Pineapple Cider.