What I did for beer today

[seanjwalker1]

Every two months my Homebrew Club has a contest and chooses a beer style. This basically taste like a stout except it's not dark. Here's the grain bill. You would use the same hops you would use in any other Stout. I'm doing cacao nibs in soaked in vodka and coffee beans in secondary plus some lactose near the end of the boil. View attachment 602410

Sounds D-lish! Think I'll forgo the cacao nibs and coffee beans though when I try this! Might up the Maris a few pounds too. Thanks for sharing!

 

[aharri1]

Sounds D-lish! Think I'll forgo the cacao nibs and coffee beans though when I try this! Might up the Maris a few pounds too. Thanks for sharing!

No problem!

 

[BikerMatt]

Super Easy DYI, 105 bottle drying rack.View attachment 602425

Have you tested this yet? 105 bottles is a lotta glass, think it'll hold the weight?

 

[MT's AZ Ale Haus]

Have you tested this yet? 105 bottles is a lotta glass, think it'll hold the weight?

Have not tested, but the design is to lean it at 45° to a wall so the weight should be distributed angularly...

 

[MT's AZ Ale Haus]

Have you tested this yet? 105 bottles is a lotta glass, think it'll hold the weight?

It's also reinforced on the back with 2x2 and 1x2

 

[seatazzz]

Planning for brewday tomorrow. Went shopping to find a 12v DC power supply for the Bayite 7A014 pump the boss gifted me a while back; wound up having to schlep all the way to Fry's in Renton to find one less than $50. Got it home, and lo and behold I have a new pump! Fastened securely to the base I built for the old one, and tested out great on the keggle. I've read some good reviews on this pump; Bayite says the heat limit is 131 but I've read some brewers using it for higher and no issues. Next project after Christmas (if Mom fulfills my Amazon wish list) is to finally get the heavy-duty rolling brew stand we built last year up and running. Just need the propane fittings for it now. Also got a heat lamp for the ferment fridge so I can brew something other than lagers before spring.

 

[seatazzz]

And yes I post a LOT in this thread. Just tapped the Holiday Ale that's been carbing a couple of days, couldn't wait. Absolute perfection (to me at least). Nice bitter base, coupled with dark maltiness and plenty of spice. Taking a growler to a party tonight to get some opinions but I know it's a winner. Next year's recipe will incorporate some oats to make it thicker and maybe some molasses as a late boil addition.

 

[aharri1]

Heating up strike water for white Stout!

 

[414Shakes]

Tested my chiller.

 

[414Shakes]

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[414Shakes]

Heating up strike water for white Stout!

Always wanted to try making one of these. Interested to hear how it turns out.

 

[aharri1]

Always wanted to try making one of these. Interested to hear how it turns out.

I will post an update later when it's complete! hit my target OG and is looking good so far!

 

[JAReeves]

Heating up strike water for white Stout! View attachment 602673

I could probably google this, but I love the sharing of knowledge on this site: so, what’s a white stout?

 

[JAReeves]

Moved to secondary and dry-hopped IPA; installed stainless valve and spout on new 10G Home Depot mash tun and checked it for leaks.

Next batch will be the first real AG/BIAB beer!

 

[aharri1]

I could probably google this, but I love the sharing of knowledge on this site: so, what’s a white stout?

You're making a beer that tastes like a Stout would, but has the color of a pale ale /Amber style. you want to give it a creamy mouthfeel to see used flaked oats flaked barley Etc. I'm going to do a tincture of vodka mixed with cacao nibs and some coffee beans in secondary.

 

[BikerMatt]

Started wondering where TF are my yeasts that I ordered two weeks ago, sent an email to the LHBS at 0:50 last night, received an answer at 0:55

Turns out the order software had shot a byte sideways and left the order in limbo so it never went through to gathering. Should ship today

 

[aharri1]

Put a blow off tube on my white Stout. Pitched the yeast around 7 last night and apparently it's very happy!

 

[JAReeves]

Trimmed my hops back. Looking forward to next year’s harvest.

 

[Pkrd]

Did another batch of my not at all average RMS IPA last night. Big hit of Simcoe FWH, Riwaka and Mosaic hop stand. Should be good for new years.

 

[mullet6577]

Ordered some dry yeast for a chocolate milk stout to be made in the future, and a pack of Omega Hothead and Voss Kveik because they intrigue me.

 

[brewcat]

Yeast starter. Need to check ingredients to brew a brown in a few days.

 

[seatazzz]

Anxiously watched Amazon to see if my new propane lines for the brewstand had shipped yet...not coming til Wednesday. Darn it! Then will have to make a run to Home ripoff and get a new ball valve and more fittings, but bound and determined to brew on the damn thing this weekend. It's been nothing but a large space to hang random equipment on and hold the mash tun for over a year now. I'll post a pic when it's ready, but it's solidly built from angle iron with two good burners, heavy duty wheels, and space to mount the chiller and pump(s). Need shields for the burners but that can wait.

 

[Schlenkerla]

Made 10 starters... Pressuring cooking the first 4 now...

 

[helterscelter]

Made 10 starters... Pressuring cooking the first 4 now...View attachment 603079

When I looked into doing that I found that the insta pot doesn't raise enough pressure to get the wort/jars hot enough to kill botulism. Supposedly it will get to 230 but really needs to get up to 250 to safely kill everything.

 

[jaymosbeershack]

Today i bottled, labeled, and wax dipped my breakfast stout for Christmas gifts. I cleaned the kitchen for tomorrows brew day. And later ill be going to an officers meeting for my homebrew club.

 

[Schlenkerla]

When I looked into doing that I found that the insta pot doesn't raise enough pressure to get the wort/jars hot enough to kill botulism. Supposedly it will get to 230 but really needs to get up to 250 to safely kill everything.

I'll take that under advisement.

It's supposedly hits 15psi. I added DME, hopped, boiled, and filled these while very hot. I plan to still refrigerate.

I'm not sure of the botulism risk and how much it differs from fermented beer.

It's your point it's NOT total sterilization or a totally clean starter?

I have stove top pressure cooker too... Didn't think to use that. Hmm.

 

[pshankstar]

Brewed a small batch (3 gallons) of the Resilience IPA from the AHA recipe last night, but changed the grain bill based on the malts I had on hand.

Today I dry hopped my American Barleywine that was brewed two months ago. I figured I’ll rack over to a keg with some bourbon soaked oak chips this weekend or next week to age.

 

[Schlenkerla]

When I looked into doing that I found that the insta pot doesn't raise enough pressure to get the wort/jars hot enough to kill botulism. Supposedly it will get to 230 but really needs to get up to 250 to safely kill everything.

Just goofed.... Time to cook was set to 5 hours... When I meant five minutes... LOL

 

[KIDD69]

Kegged my Resilience IPA and now have 4 taps ready for the long awaited Holidays. Homebrew, smoked meat and the World Juniors!

 

[aharri1]

Made a makeshift fermentation cooler for my ale because the lager fridge has lagers going in it already. This is actually my recirculating ice water tank with a pump I use for my copper coil to chill my beer. Keeping it at 62 haha just a little bit of ice in each day