What I did for beer today

[kmarkstevens]

started a batch of simple cider (Kirkland juice + WLP611).

Please report back on how the cider with WLP611 turns out. I tried a cyser 6 months ago that was disappointing, and haven't done anything with this yeast since then.

I have a cyser with WLP011 from the vault going. I'm hoping it finishes out a little less than dry at maybe 1005. Will know in a week

 

[deadwolfbones]

Please report back on how the cider with WLP611 turns out. I tried a cyser 6 months ago that was disappointing, and haven't done anything with this yeast since then.

Will do. It's chugging merrily along about 12 hours post pitch, no starter, no nutrient, 80F.

 

[CJ-3]

A good day for beer.
Bottled 5 gallons of my first attempt at a Spanish Ale ( AHS Zaragozas Chalice) and brewed 5 gallons of Scotch Ale.

 

[seatazzz]

Wow thanks for all the responses for the saison recipe! Can't wait to get it done, although might not be this weekend. Definitely going to use pilsner as the base, but that's as far as I've gotten.

Today dry-hopped the 10 gallon batch of IPA brewed last weekend; cleaned out the hop freezer and ended up getting 6oz of a mishmash of Mosaic, Galaxy, Chinook, and a teeny bit of Amarillo I had left into each; yes, that's 6oz in EACH. That's the most I've ever used for dry hopping, can't wait to see how these two turn out. One will go to FF Draft in a couple weeks and the other is staying home. Darn it, now I "have" to buy more hops....

 

[brewbama]

I just close transferred a Lemondrop APA to a keg

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Not a damn thing... brew buddy and I drink several big

beers last night even finished off with barleywines. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

 

[BrewMan13]

Kegged my weizenbock. Going to let it sit until the BSDA kicks; keeping the other line open for the next couple IPA's.

 

[ThirstyPawsHB]

Sampled the Quad aging in a Journeyman Whiskey barrel. 4 days now. Maybe 1 more. Next, barrel beer will be a chocolate Imperial Stout.

 

[Sheehan]

Added crushed black peppercorn to my fermenting stout.

 

[orionol73]

Mashed a kettle sour last night that is currently souring, finishing tomorrow

 

[grampamark]

Brewing some right now! Blonde Ale.

 

[helterscelter]

Bottled my weissebeir. Was a small extract batch. Got 10x22oz bombers.

Bottled the rest of a keg of my chocolate beer. Got 4x22oz bombers. Just trying to make room in the keezer. It's good but I don't drink enough of it to keep on tap. My buddies love it tho; bottles make it easier to share.

I gotta say, my blichmann beer gun Shure does make bottling from kegs darn easy. It's even a pretty damn cool bottling wand when siphoning from a carboy too! Love this thing.

 

[kmarkstevens]

Received the last of 5 british ales yeasts from White Labs vault purge today
1) harvested about 2 pounds worth of East Seattle Goldings hops
2) made a House British Ale suicide blend starter using notty, pub, windsor, adnan's, burton, irish, w yorkie, whitbread, WLP026, WLP085 & S-04
3) fired up a Harvest Ale today (8.5# golden promise, 1# flaked barley, 1# invert #3)
4) will pitch in the morning
5) also spunded in the keg 1.5 gallons of the white labs vault yeast WLP026.​

 

[OnePlate]

Bottled my American rye ale made with lots of Sterling hops late in the boil. I'm pretty giddy for this one to carbonate.

 

[grampamark]

Ran out of propane just as the wort was coming to a boil.

I’m on a farm, in the middle of nowhere. We have a pigtail on our 1000 gal propane tank for filling smaller tanks, so it only added about 15 minutes to the brewday. At least it wasn’t the middle of winter and -27°.

 

[JAReeves]

Picked a hop cone from my Old Mission. Still too green, not ready yet. I’m thinking as this is probably a 4-5% aroma hop, I may wait to use them until I get a cooling system for my Fermenter and use these hops for my first lager.

 

[seatazzz]

Just took a test from one of the IPA fermenters; gravity isn't quite where I want it (1.018 down from 1.063) but it is the dankest, hoppiest, juiciest IPA I've ever brewed, and might end up hazy to boot if it doesn't drop clear. Needs to be ready to go by Saturday, so started the crash and will try to get at least one of them kegged late tonight to start it carbing. Still sipping on the sample, and despite the hop bits sticking to my tongue I am amazeballs at this one. Dunno if my FF buddies will like it (they are more commercial craft & BMC drinkers) but all of them requested another beer this year after last year's delicious lager that I brought.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Cleaned 6 kegs, general clean and straighten up on the brewery. Now I can transfer the 10 gal of Hefe Weizen to carbonate in the kegs. I think I'll make a rattler with some of it.

 

[Immocles]

Just took a test from one of the IPA fermenters; gravity isn't quite where I want it (1.018 down from 1.063) but it is the dankest, hoppiest, juiciest IPA I've ever brewed, and might end up hazy to boot if it doesn't drop clear. Needs to be ready to go by Saturday, so started the crash and will try to get at least one of them kegged late tonight to start it carbing. Still sipping on the sample, and despite the hop bits sticking to my tongue I am amazeballs at this one. Dunno if my FF buddies will like it (they are more commercial craft & BMC drinkers) but all of them requested another beer this year after last year's delicious lager that I brought.

I did the same earlier this evening, for the same reason. My first attempt at an ipa-ish beer and it looks like I’ll be bottling early this week if I want it carbed up in time. Kinda bummed at how completely not clear it is, but the sample tastes fantastic. The guys at my draft will probably hate it and drink up the kolsch and cream ales.

 

[JAReeves]

Just took a test from one of the IPA fermenters; gravity isn't quite where I want it (1.018 down from 1.063) but it is the dankest, hoppiest, juiciest IPA I've ever brewed, and might end up hazy to boot if it doesn't drop clear. Needs to be ready to go by Saturday, so started the crash and will try to get at least one of them kegged late tonight to start it carbing. Still sipping on the sample, and despite the hop bits sticking to my tongue I am amazeballs at this one. Dunno if my FF buddies will like it (they are more commercial craft & BMC drinkers) but all of them requested another beer this year after last year's delicious lager that I brought.

If they don’t want it, I’d be happy to drink a few pints based on that description!

 

[Andrew Hodgson]

Brewed yesterday, today I am going to make a starter for an all Brett (Funk Weapon 2 by Bootleg) fruit beer being brewed on Sunday. Will hit up a buddy and end up hopefully putting a puree of blueberries, blackberries, and strawberries in it. Moar Brett, more more more.

 

[Mic Carp]

Just found out that my very good friend is turning 61 next month and is having a party. I am brewing 3 batches for it. His favorite commercial beer is Blue Moon so I just ordered some dried sweet orange peel so I can make him a clone. Will be brewing tomorrow night.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Upon returning from biz trip I see some hop bines down and I see this, cut out what I could. Damn, I was making plans for those wet hop brews.

 

[OnePlate]

Yesterday I picked up some Mecca Grade malts to brew a kolsch, hoping to take it to the next level.

This morning I discovered my starter of 2565 had thrown the stir bar and the krausen had pushed the foam stopper out and volcano'd all over the stir plate. A fun thing to find when I'm going out the door to a dentist appointment! I wish I'd thought to take a picture.

 

[Immocles]

Bottled a case of IPA. My first attempt at one, and I'm very pleased with the results. If the flavors hold up, it might make the regular cycle.
Also bottled a gallon of apple/cherry cider.

Used my siphonless fermonster for the first time on a bottling day. All of my fermenters need spigots omg. Also used a few spare swing top bottles for the cider that was originally bought for kombucha. I need more swing tops too. Convenience is the best.

 

[brewbama]

Brewed

 

[BrewMan13]

Dryhopped my latest IPA. Counting the dryhopping it's about 50/50 sabro/mosaic, but there was far more mosaic in the kettle, and more sabro in the dryhop.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Primed one keg of Hefe, bottled a case, and added grapefruit juice to the half keg for a rattler.

 

[seatazzz]

If they don’t want it, I’d be happy to drink a few pints based on that description!

Sipping on the first (very cloudy) pint right now. Deliciously juicy, just enough bitterness, and apparently I have inadvertently created my very first hazy IPA. Second keg will be clearer as I rushed this one a bit too fast because reasons (I wanted to drink it). Also discovered the kegerator thermostat was set too low, first few pours were nothing but foam but it's settling now. Will post a pic later once I can pour one without green floaties in it. Gonna be picking those out of my teeth tonight.

 

[Dog House Brew]

Little harvest