What I did for beer today

[bracconiere]

What the hell did you brew

a dark light rye beer, high altitude it takes for ever to boil down here, why it takes so long.....i posted the recipe in the "how many gallons in 2020" thread, don't know if it's 'good', had to sub special b for normal crystal malt....but it should be good enough to keep me entertained for a week!

 

[Dave Sarber]

Just say "super-size it". Time for a beer.

 

[kmarkstevens]

Bottled the last of my hot mash and cold steep mash experiment using Windsor yeast.
1. mashed at 185F, OG1025, FG (forgot to write down)
2. Mashed at 154F, OG 1028, FG 1014
3. cold steeped overnight and then mashed. OG 1012, FG 1004
4. used left over cold steeped grains + 1/2# 6 row for a OG 1025 and FG 1012

Will report back if any of these come back a "superior" ultra-session beer.

 

[Yorkshire lad]

a dark light rye beer, high altitude it takes for ever to boil down here, why it takes so long.....i posted the recipe in the "how many gallons in 2020" thread, don't know if it's 'good', had to sub special b for normal crystal malt....but it should be good enough to keep me entertained for a week!

My guess is that you are practicing "Social Distancing" and finding stuff to do while having all this spare time on your hands and "Working from Home" like the rest of us !

 

[grampamark]

I cleaned up about half an inch of beer from the bottom of my ferm fridge. Nottingham. Ask for it by name.

 

[bracconiere]

My guess is that you are practicing "Social Distancing" and finding stuff to do while having all this spare time on your hands and "Working from Home" like the rest of us !

i'll let you believe what you want to.....(but if you want to know, i haven't necessarily been a proud boy for 6 years....)

 

[aharri1]

Pruned my two hops plants a comet and triple perle in early February for the 3rd time. Comet is going nuts, and the triple Perle

is moving slowly but steadily like not always does.

 

[JAReeves]

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Fabricating a hopper extension for my mill. Didn't get enough screws, another Home Depot run in a few.
Yesterday I built a rolling cabinet for the mill, @mongoose33 's suggestion, I used a Harbor Freight furniture dolly for the base. Since I was planning the hopper extension, I wanted to use something other than a 5 gallon bucket....
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so, I found this 105 qt storage bin at wallyworld for 8 bucks. So far, I'm into it for 8 bucks, plus about 30 bucks for the sheet metal and hardware. Next project is cutting the hole in the top, and I'm planning on hinging the mill so it can be swung open from the base for inspection or maintenance.

Wow.

Just wow.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Yeah, I added some steel angles (from an old bed frame) to the long edges of the top to prevent sagging. Then did some paint and tape detailing. The tape covers all sharp edges and corners to prevent damage to innocent bystanders, but mostly for me! If you're careful with your dimensions you can re-use your original cap strip.

 

[Pkrd]

Dry hopped my Saison this morning with just a little Nelson Sauvin.

Tonight I started to cold crash it, then thought better of it. Then thought worse of it. Be nice to get the fermenter empty by Monday. Hmmmm...

 

[seatazzz]

Yesterday remembered to drop the 2nd dry hop in the IPA I brewed last weekend. Been working on the "project" car all week and almost forgot about the beer...horrors! Should be done with the darn thing this weekend (replacing valve cover gaskets and some other random stuff) so can go back to concentrating on brewing.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Muahaha! 36 pounds of grist in 4 1/2 minutes, no refills, no emptying.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Had to road trip 30 miles to the LHBS to pick up some grain for a "big" barleywine. Made a side trip to Total Wine for a bottle of port for soaking oak chips. Might have got a little sidetracked while I was there....

 

[bracconiere]

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Muahaha! 36 pounds of grist in 4 1/2 minutes, no refills, no emptying.

damn, how big of batches do you brew? (and 4 minutes seems too fast? i run my drill slow and usually take 10-15 minutes for ~20lb's))

 

[bracconiere]

Nottingham. Ask for it by name.

like Robin Hood, it robs from the fermenter and gives to the floor! lol

 

[Dave Sarber]

damn, how big of batches do you brew? (and 4 minutes seems too fast? i run my drill slow and usually take 10-15 minutes for ~20lb's))

This is for a 16% barleywine, 5 gallon batch.
I use a 750 rpm drill motor at about 1/3 speed. I could break out my optical tachometer, if I knew where it was, and assuming I have batteries for it.
The mill is rated for 8 lbs/minute, so that's right on the money.

 

[bracconiere]

I could break out my optical tachometer,

could go viral on youtube! (at my usual 8x%, i get a OG of 1.217 for that much grain in a 5 gallon batch? are you making it sweet?)

 

[Dave Sarber]

OG will be 1.150, FG 1.030. Don't like sweet beer, so I'll try to take it lower.

could go viral on youtube! (at my usual 8x%, i get a OG of 1.217 for that much grain in a 5 gallon batch? are you making it sweet?)

 

[Dave Sarber]

The MonsterMash. 38 pounds of grain and 15 gallons strike water.

 

[user 263363]

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The MonsterMash. 38 pounds of grain and 15 gallons strike water.

I was just getting ready to type up a post asking if you were going to do a reiterated mash. Guess that answers my question lol

 

[Dave Sarber]

I was just getting ready to type up a post asking if you were going to do a reiterated mash. Guess that answers my question lol

Hey, it will be ready for Christmas!
Added a pound of rye malt, a pound of carafoam, and a pound of flaked oats. I'll call it kitchen sink barleywine.

 

[bracconiere]

I'll call it kitchen sink barleywine.

you're a man after my heart!

 

[Dave Sarber]

you're a man after my heart!

I'm going to add juniper berries in the boil, so, BIGAZZ Pinetop Barleywine.

Or maybe Turpentine.

 

[JAReeves]

Stopped at the LHBS yesterday to pick up some random stuff. Bottle caps so I can play Santa Claus and drop beer off at friend's houses, and DME so I can finally get around to culturing some of the dregs in bottles I have been meaning to get to. Still have 2 beers on deck, when I empty out some fermenters/kegs.

 

[ba-brewer]

Yesterday kegged my last batch of beer, the hydro sample from one half was good the other tasted like dirt. Took my wlp845 yeast off the stir plate and moved to the fridge to crash.

Today started another starter, this time wlp515 Antwerp ale yeast. Made a few slants from the vial too. Pondering brewing a lager tomorrow and a Belgian pale on Monday or to do a double brew day.

Tried the hydro sample again today and the dirty one tasted fine. The sample was from the bottom of the fermentor and was quite yeasty so I hope that all it was. It was pretty clear today and had a decent amount of yeast on the bottom.

 

[ba-brewer]

Hey, it will be ready for Christmas!
Added a pound of rye malt, a pound of carafoam, and a pound of flaked oats. I'll call it kitchen sink barleywine.

Are you going to bottle the beer or put it in a keg and how will you store it until Christmas?

 

[Dave Sarber]

Are you going to bottle the beer or put it in a keg and how will you store it until Christmas?

It will be bottled. After conditioning, will store at 50°F in my wine fridge.

Want to share your Belgian pale recipe?

 

[bracconiere]

i slept all day.....

 

[Dave Sarber]

I guess you could call that high krausen, about 6" up the blowoff tube. Pitch + 14 hours.

Everybody stand back...it could be a BOMB!

 

[bracconiere]

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I guess you could call that high krausen, about 6" up the blowoff tube. Pitch + 14 hours.

i like the looks of that....