What I did for beer today

[CJ-3]

Finished converting a mini fridge for a fermentation chamber
Bottled up my Aletoberfest
And broke my hydrometer.

 

[kmarkstevens]

Between yesterday and today:
1. started a cyser solera, but fingers crossed that Pub yeast finishes around 1.002 and not bone dry. Will see. Follow up to that will be if sake yeast will finish about 1.002. Otherwise, it's Camden tablets, or I fill some PET bottles in the fridge around 1015 and drink before they explode.
2. Opshaug yeast in effectively an strong bitter with extra hops. Been 12 hours with a low pitch and the krausen is growing.
3. Opshaug starter is going. I poured off half for the above bitter, then added more starter wort and probably pour that off into canning jars in the next 24-48 hours.
4. Will do a test batch in my 30L speidel and hopefully the pichia apotheca that has been inhabiting a crack somewhere if finally DOA. Otherwise, this becomes my sour vessel and I barely dabble in sours
5. Eyeballing when it's cold enough in Seattle to start a round of Czech style session beers in a naturally cold garage. It's looking like about now.

 

[BikerMatt]

First HB for almost a year, still totally green but couldn't resist. Finally got all my ducks in a row, turns out I do have quite enough after all now that every single one has been washed. Talking about washing, scrubbed all the fermentor buckets, siphon, boiling pot etc last night too, fumbled with the wine thief inadvertently Lifting it upside down, out came the gravity meter float and snapped in two so need to order. A new one once money permits. Oh and whipped up a quick extract batch of Coopers amber as I wait for my rauchbier to finish up for bottling.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Transferred 15 gal of Kolsch to kegs.

 

[SirHC_]

Surprise brew day!
Took the day off planning for the youngest to still be sick. Turns out she's fine, feels better than I do...
Since I'm home, may as well brew.
Partigyle quad/dubble

 

[JAReeves]

It’s probably young, but I poured off the first pint of my first ever kegged beer (kegged on 10/1). Big lacy head, lots of little yeasties, but I understand that’s usually the first pour anyway-like when I was bottling.

I’ve just been sitting here sniffing it. Almost afraid to drink it. But, I’ll just have to conquer my fear and do it.

I forgot to mention in a previous post that on Saturday, my son was desperate to do something active, so we built 4 24”x24” hop oast trays for next year’s crop.

 

[seatazzz]

It’s probably young, but I poured off the first pint of my first ever kegged beer (kegged on 10/1). Big lacy head, lots of little yeasties, but I understand that’s usually the first pour anyway-like when I was bottling.

I’ve just been sitting here sniffing it. Almost afraid to drink it. But, I’ll just have to conquer my fear and do it.

I forgot to mention in a previous post that on Saturday, my son was desperate to do something active, so we built 4 24”x24” hop oast trays for next year’s crop.

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The first sip will blow your mind; kegged beer tastes soooo much different than bottled. A few pours in and you will be amazed, and never want to go back to bottling. Soon you'll be searching for more kegs, bigger kegerator, bigger co2 tank....it's a vicious snowball from hell, but so much fun. For me, it's being able to enjoy my delicious beer three days after kegging.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Brewing a batch of RIS on the back deck this morning.

 

[davidabcd]

Bottled an Old Ale after 30 days in the fermenter. Had a 1.120 OG and was pleased to see it down to 1.026.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Was washing beer glasses today, somehow they were stacking up. Broke one of my 16 oz snifters, glad I bought a dozen!

 

[Dave Sarber]

Got a high ABV RIS put to bed. Pitched yeast last night, got the ferm freezer set for a long, slow ferment. Got a stuck ferment on a Scotch ale, trying everything to get the FG down.

 

[dwhite60]

Changed the ice pack in my fermentation chamber.

Counted inventory. (I need to make more beer!).

All the Best,
D. White

 

[Imhoppy]

Brewed some Brickwarmer Holiday Red (5 gallon extract kit) and dryed the 1 pound of spent grains in the oven. The lingering aroma of brew day is so awesome.

 

[Imhoppy]

Brewed some Brickwarmer Holiday Red (5 gallon extract kit) and dryed the 1 pound of spent grains in the oven. The lingering aroma of brew day is so awesome.

Then early this morning, about 15 hours after yeast pitching, I cleaned up the mess created from my Big Mouth Bubbler blowoff. So I had to jury rig a fix since my large diameter blowoff tube was nowhere to be found.

Safale S-04 Dry Ale yeast is like rocket fuel. Just sprinkled it on dry and within a couple of hours it just sort of ignited. Wow!

 

[Dave Sarber]

Then early this morning, about 15 hours after yeast pitching, I cleaned up the mess created from my Big Mouth Bubbler blowoff. So I had to jury rig a fix since my large diameter blowoff tube was nowhere to be found.

Safale S-04 Dry Ale yeast is like rocket fuel. Just sprinkled it on dry and within a couple of hours it just sort of ignited. Wow!View attachment 647627

Northern Brewer now has a lifting harness for the big mouth bubbler that has straps that go over the top and hold it down.

 

[Dave Sarber]

 

[Immocles]

Northern Brewer now has a lifting harness for the big mouth bubbler that has straps that go over the top and hold it down.

oh cool, never saw that item. The flipped gasket trick seems to work for me. I’ve definitely duct taped the sucker down, too.

 

[Dave Sarber]

oh cool, never saw that item. The flipped gasket trick seems to work for me. I’ve definitely duct taped the sucker down, too.

Yeah, last time I ordered a couple Bubblers, they came with that harness. Now I need to order a couple more harnesses to update the rest of the flock.
How do like that blowoff elbow made from a broken racking came?

 

[JAReeves]

Just purchased one of these Clear Beer Draught System float-filters for my kegging system. I hear good things about it, so down the rabbit hole I go in this whole kegging thing. I have to say, though, it is real nice just pouring a beer off a keg in the garage.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

So 3 years ago I made a party portable “kegerator” from a trash can and tower and since I only had 2 brews to serve I only had 2 faucets hooked up and dispensing. Last year I didn’t have time to hook up the third one, but had three beers to serve. I ran a picnic tap out of the top of the tower. That looked a little more pathetic than a trash can “kegerator”. Today I got that low one set to pour without the proper tool. Cheers

 

[501irishred]

Are those weights for practicing your 12oz curls without the hangover?

 

[brewbama]

Set up the brewery for tomorrow’s brew day plus tapped the Czech Lager for a taste test. Mmmmmm....Saaz.

 

[Immocles]

Brewed a small batch stout!

Also washed 2 cases worth of bottles for my Hefeweizen, hopefully on Monday.

bottled/secondary some kombucha, and noticed my jaom is dropped clear and ready for bottling, again hopefully Monday

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Transferred the hefe to the keg cleaned keg for the rye Schwartz bier going to transfer it in a couple minutes. Force carbing for tomorrow.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Imported brew buddy's recipe into BS for our brew day tomorrow. Maibock.

 

[kmarkstevens]

Made 2.5 gallons of English Old Ale with WLP026 to test out in my 30 liter Speidel. The Speidel has been infected with pichia apotheca. This is my last attempt to purge that hell spawn from my best fermenter. Hence, a small batch just to make sure it ferments clean.

I bought a 50# bag of Pilsner DME from my HBS a month ago. Sometimes I just wanna partial mash and be done in under an hour. Sometimes I do the all grain. Anyhoo, used the DME for the English Old Ale.

I've got RedX and Red Wheat standing by to do a Red Wheat Ale. Also, it's gotten to natural lager temp in the Seattle area, so about time to do some Czech lagers.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

^^^ hope your speidel is clean... but all that head space, might foil you test batch, no?

 

[kmarkstevens]

Thanks Hoppy2bmerry, 6 gallons of head space should act in some ways like open ferment, no? And 2.5 gallons of beer should produce CO2 to fill that head space. Or am I missing something?

 

[Dave Sarber]

Just upped the temp on my fermentation freezer, for an RIS that is winding down. Preparing vodka tinctures of cacao, vanilla and cinnamon for secondary.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Brewed 10 gal of Maibock