What I did for beer today

[day_trippr]

Not Hellfires, Floor Burners (bg14 elements), still in their original stands, I designed my rig around them.
Liquid losses are modest and accounted for in my equipment profile, thermal losses are minimal.
I run the HLT just 1.5-2°F hotter than the target mash temperature...

Cheers!

[edit] This will give you some reference dimensions to build around Blichmann burners. I'm pretty sure it'd work for the Hellfires as well..

 

[pshankstar]

Doing a yeast starter with the dregs from OH Roc’s All Together beer to brew this weekend. Hopefully it works out but trusty dry yeast will be my backup.

 

[bracconiere]

anxiosly awaiting my homebrewtalk sticker, and i brewed beer....glad the forum is back up, just in time for me to add it to the tally! (gotta tell HBT_Admin spell check be f'd up, just tried to auto corectect my whole post!)

 

[seatazzz]

Dropped 1oz Citra in the Sabro/Citra IPA I brewed yesterday; hit high krausen this morning, and I've had good luck with this method. Rest of the dry hops will go in Wednesday or Thursday, depends on how fast it starts dropping. Hoping to keg this weekend. Sipping on the latest IPA now, couldn't be happier with this one, and it's deliciously refreshing after a long day at both jobs. Had a chat with the husband, and the second job will be GONE once this covid/corona madness is over, or close to. My second job is the same place his main job is, and they've come through with a nice bonus on every check for those of us who have stuck it out, even for part-timers like me. Once that's taken away it really won't be worth it; and 52 is just a bit too old to be working two jobs, one of which is very physically demanding. I just have to keep up my end of the bargain by cooking a nice dinner a few times a week and keeping the house nicer. Before I quit though I'll lay in a huge supply of grain for the summer; already have hops on their way, and looking for a new fridge to replace the old dead kegerator. Well-stocked brewery=happy wife=happy life.

 

[bracconiere]

and 52 is just a bit too old to be working two jobs, one of which is very physically demanding. I just have to keep up my end of the bargain by cooking a nice dinner a few times a week and keeping the house nicer.

just had to try out a new like/emoji.......

 

[seatazzz]

just had to try out a new like/emoji.......

Yah, my first thought on seeing the new format of HBT was "oh jeez, they turned it into FB for homebrewers" but I do like it. Gonna take a while to get used to it though. Mods, please note I did say I LIKE IT. Please don't go away again.

I've been drinking too....

 

[seatazzz]

anxiosly awaiting my homebrewtalk sticker, and i brewed beer....glad the forum is back up, just in time for me to add it to the tally! (gotta tell HBT_Admin spell check be f'd up, just tried to auto corectect my whole post!)

corectect, LMAO.

 

[bracconiere]

corectect, LMAO.

you know every time people tell me when my whole post is flaged for auto correct, i'm going to give it a 'sad' emoji/like! lol

 

[JAReeves]

Checked on the Mandarina Bavaria that I have been aging (since June 2019 in garage) for my sours. The cheesy feet smell has become a dried fruit smell. Almost raisin-like. Anyone else experience this with their aged hops?

 

[Immocles]

Brewed! A Belgian blonde.
Also bottled a falconers flight smash on Monday.

 

[ba-brewer]

Cleaned a couple kegs, then filled them up with a lager and Belgian pale. All my kegs are filled now so I get to coast a little until one empties.

Going to revive a slant of british yeast later for an upcoming brew day. Plan to brew a best bitter using a new malt, Warminster Maris Otter.

 

[grampamark]

Pulled a gravity sample of the Hefe I brewed 12 days ago. Looks about done.

 

[Immocles]

Bottled a small batch dunkleweizen. Seems to be lacking in the banana department again. It'll drink, though.

 

[JAReeves]

I had to work on a coworkers computer today (artistic software complications with a company whose name is synonymous with Southwestern Native American brick work). So while we were working in the backyard with an extension cord in order to physically distance ourselves, we sampled my NZ Hop Pale Ale, Wild Fermented Apple Cider with Cranberry, Red Flanders Sour, Pale Sour, Viognier Wine, and mostly-fermented Mead.

He also brought me some Voodoo Ranger as a "thank you," for my efforts.

Today was a very good day in quarantine.

 

[grampamark]

Kegged the Hefe I brewed a couple of weeks ago. Ended up with exactly 5 gallons, by weight, in the keg. That almost never happens; I’m usually a few ounces short.

 

[seatazzz]

Dropped the final dry hop in my Sabro/Citra IPA last night, and today ordered a nice list of stuff to pick up from my LHBS tomorrow. She's only doing curbside pickup but still has the best prices in the area, and since we can't do anything else (other than pay bills) with our paychecks right now, ordered enough grain and other stuff to keep me going a while.

 

[TheEagleRising]

Picked up all my supplies to brew All Together IPA from Other Half; West Coast style. Thanks for the good info @pshankstar

 

[JAReeves]

Wrote a new recipe for tomorrow’s brew. I had ingredients, just not for the recipes for Big Brew. It will have to do; a Maris Otter-Azacca SMaSH IPA.

 

[Noob_Brewer]

Neatened up my recycling/brew cabinet and the cubby therein...

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Everything in its place

Cheers!

How you liking that Valley Malt? I grew up in Hadley but haven't lived there since 1998. Left there long before the IPA explosion.

 

[BrewMan13]

Prepped for brewing tomorrow - milling was an adventure as it has been lately, but looked good when all was said and done.

 

[Dave Sarber]

Prepped for brewing tomorrow - milling was an adventure as it has been lately, but looked good when all was said and done.

Thanks for the reminder, need to get my grain milled tonight. Already cold crashing the starter.

 

[seanjwalker1]

Checked the gravity on my Helles after 4 weeks cold ferment. Perfect 1.010 from OG 1.052. Beautiful dark golden hue, taste wonderful! Now slowly lower to lager temp over next week, transfer to secondary and lager till June 4.

 

[BrewMan13]

Brewed up the oatmeal stout for big brew day as planned. Nailed the mash pH; was slightly shy on the gravity, but not surprised. It's a slightly modified re-brew of the first all-grain beer I ever did.

 

[TheEagleRising]

Brewing All Together IPA

 

[JAReeves]

Chilling the SMaSH for Big Brew, Maris Otter and Azacca IPA. Milled my grain for BIAB twice at .025, ended up with 90% efficiency. Put all of the sugars back in the cupboard for another day.

 

[CJ-3]

Bottled 5 gal of sweet stout today. Also this is the first time I'm trying to reuse a 5L mini keg

 

[grampamark]

Brewed some. A Cream Ale for the Big Brew.

 

[bracconiere]

watching this...think it'll get me off my ass to keg 10 gallons of amber....



and as far as the last post....is that a roll of paper towels? lol

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Yesterday I brewed...

Today I’m cleaning and pitching yeast for two brews.

 

[Taylor Jackson]

Brought an old grinder back to life, hoping to use it for a motorized malt mill.