What I did for beer today

[JAReeves]

Drank copious amounts of my gruit-inspired herbal stout...normally wouldn't post something like that, but was valiantly trying to kick this keg before tomorrow when we have family over and wanted to get something a bit more palatable on tap other than a dark, thick, high abv stout brewed with a multitude of herbs. So, finally - mission accomplished! I also want to properly dig into my bock tomorrow...

What herbs did you use, if I may ask?

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Raised the temperature on my fermenter by 1 degree

 

[seatazzz]

I've had pours that were more poops than beer...only three dumpers this year out of 15+ batches though!

 

[Jayjay1976]

You know it's true
Everything I do
I do it for brew
Ooohh
I do it for brew.

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Raised the temperature on my fermenter by 1 degree

I did it again today!

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Chilled a 6 pack of HB Belgian Tripel, for drinking with Xmas dinner. Patiently left at 65F for the last 6 months.

 

[BrewMan13]

What herbs did you use, if I may ask?

No problem: mugwort, chicory, licorice root, lemon grass, orange peel, chamomile, sarsparilla root, vanilla and molasses. Evolved for a recipe I found online many years ago when I was fixated on gruits.

 

[BrewMan13]

Christmas eve I cleaned the keg and tap line that just kicked, put the cream ale on, and then racked my altbier to a keg to finish lagering. Gravity sample ok but not great IMO, hopefully lagering helps round it out.

 

[BarleyStanding]

Running a step starter of fruit puree and primary beer with champagne yeast for my saison secondary.

 

[seanjwalker1]

Made a starter from bottle dregs of a Schneider & Sohn Original Hefe Weizen - Tap7.View attachment 603357

I love tap6 Aventinus. It was the first "real" beer I ever had when I went to Germany as a 18 year old soldier 1983. Up till then, I thought Moose Head was big time classy lol

 

[seanjwalker1]

Made a tincture of vodka (actually, 2) with additives for my smoked porter. About 10 peppers (cayenne and habanero) of about 4 Oz's, then another with French oak chips (2ozs). This will be added in 7 days and sit in the primary another 7 days.

Smoked, oaked and peppered... Busy!

Also made a starter of wlp001 for my Christmas beer, an American Barleywine. It will be brewed tomorrow afternoon.

Happy holidays!

Sweet Jesus..sounds like you could use that as emergency thaw out juice in the Arctic!!

 

[seanjwalker1]

Did an inaugural run of my Beer gun. Got the last 11 bottles of Cucumber Mint Lime cider bottled for gifts.

Cucumber mint lime...ok..if you're into that☺...

 

[jaymosbeershack]

I opened presents[emoji16] got a 3 gallon ball lock, another intertap faucet with flow control, and a tilt hydrometer. Cant wait to try out the tilt. Going to break it in with a brut IPA next week. Brewing 8 gallons and putting 3 of it in my new keg with peaches.

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

Chilled a 6 pack of HB Belgian Tripel, for drinking with Xmas dinner. Patiently left at 65F for the last 6 months.View attachment 604031

Well, that didn't last long

 

[JAReeves]

Got eight homebrew books for Christmas.

Shared three of my home brews (porter, chili ale, and wild apple-passion fruit cider) with family.

It’s a Merry Christmas.

 

[JAReeves]

I've had pours that were more poops than beer...only three dumpers this year out of 15+ batches though!

The couple of almost-dumpers I had, I added a slice of lemon to to kill some of the off flavors.

As my sister said when I brewed the Centennial Blonde (oxidized), “Congratulations! You made Corona!”

 

[Jayjay1976]

I'm trapped in a house full of teatotalers.
Not a beer or a drop of booze in sight.
If I can find the vanilla extract, I swear I'm going to down it.

 

[SteveH aka shetc]

I'm trapped in a house full of teatotalers.
Not a beer or a drop of booze in sight.
If I can find the vanilla extract, I swear I'm going to down it.

WTF?!

 

[Jayjay1976]

WTF?!

It's like a funeral parlor, but with Christmas lights and N/A eggnog...

Edit: FML

 

[itsnotrequired]

i remember as a kid, my dad making his special egg nog of bourbon and ice cubes

 

[JAReeves]

It's like a funeral parlor, but with Christmas lights and N/A eggnog...

Edit: FML

Dang, every funeral I go to is like Finnegan’s Wake.

Minus the resurrection...

 

[BikerMatt]

Battled the flu and dug up the corona mill from the corner of the garage, filled the hopper and milled about 4-4.2kg of Viking pale ale (sry neebr...) for a brew brew session the coming weekend. Now I gotta gather up the strength to do the dishes, some been sitting for longer than I care to admit...

 

[JAReeves]

Doing my first AG batch on the patio with my new-to-me equipment.

Ok, is it normal to get bees flying into your wort when brewing outdoors?

 

[seanjwalker1]

Actually, yesterday I got a Keg King Mark II high temp magnetic drive brew pump for Xmas, and a Stella Artois 750ml gift bottle with glasses (thanks babe!) and today used part of my Amazon gift card to order a new 304 SS brew kettle Hop Spider, and (2) 1/2x1/2 npt hose Barb's for pump connectors, got a 36 oz stainless Michigan Wolverines beer mug. Checked temp on my Orange spice Amber ale in Cool Brewing bag. A good 2 days! Thanks babe!!!

 

[seanjwalker1]

Forgot to add Merry Christmas to all my fellow home Brewers! CHEERS!!

 

[jaymosbeershack]

Dry hopped my rye apa with 4 oz of cascade. Swapped in my new intertap faucet, so now they match. Cleaned a couple kegs. And of course, drank beer.

 

[devilssoninlaw]

I liberated 5 gallons of Cream Ale from their fermenter and into their own cozy little bottles.

 

[fourfarthing]

Actually, yesterday I got a Keg King Mark II high temp magnetic drive brew pump for Xmas, and a Stella Artois 750ml gift bottle with glasses (thanks babe!) and today used part of my Amazon gift card to order a new 304 SS brew kettle Hop Spider, and (2) 1/2x1/2 npt hose Barb's for pump connectors, got a 36 oz stainless Michigan Wolverines beer mug. Checked temp on my Orange spice Amber ale in Cool Brewing bag. A good 2 days! Thanks babe!!!

Go Blue

 

[helterscelter]

View attachment 604242 View attachment 604243 Doing my first AG batch on the patio with my new-to-me equipment.

Ok, is it normal to get bees flying into your wort when brewing outdoors?

Yes.

 

[mullet6577]

Not today but last night I dry hopped my Voss Kveik test batch. From 1.054 to 1.009 in just about 3 days. May have been sooner based on when the temperature started falling off but I didn't check until last night.