What I did for beer today

[vtmikko]

I brewed Pseudo Helles with Lutra Kveik.

 

[MaxStout]

Bottled a batch of @Yooper's oatmeal stout. Tweaked the recipe--added 8 oz lactose to the boil. It finished at 1.022, so should have full body. An upcoming birthday gift for my wife, who isn't a big beer drinker, but loves oatmeal stouts.

Racked 5.5 gallons into the bottling bucket, yielded 56 12oz long necks. Hydro sample tasted yummy. Can't wait for it to condition.

 

[Knightshade]

Bottled a batch of @Yooper's oatmeal stout. Tweaked the recipe--added 8 oz lactose to the boil. It finished at 1.022, so should have full body. An upcoming birthday gift for my wife, who isn't a big beer drinker, but loves oatmeal stouts.

Racked 5.5 gallons into the bottling bucket, yielded 56 12oz long necks. Hydro sample tasted yummy. Can't wait for it to condition.

Nice. I'm on day 4 of ferment of my 1st go around with @Yooper 's Oatmeal Stout myself. I'm already at 75% attenuation so I just kicked it up another 3 degrees where I'll let it sit until cold crash around the 24th? Hope I still get enough bubbling to finish purging the star san filled keg I have hooked up.

Stopped by a local tasting room to pick up something to include in the FoTD Secret Santa package, which was also packaged up and shipped out today as well.

 

[grampamark]

Brewed a Porter. I might have mixed up my hop additions. I weigh them out while waiting for the boil and put each one in a plastic cup. I stack the cups with the FWH on top so, at the appropriate time, I just add the hops from the cup on top of the stack. The OG sample tasted really hoppy, so I might have put on an ounce of Magnum in at 10 instead of 3/4 ounce of Willamette. If it turns out well I’ll call it “Bob Ross Porter”.

 

[JAReeves]

Been keeping most of the passionfruit harvest cool until a day could come around; it takes a ton of time to cut them open and scoop out the insides. Today was finally that day, 2 1/2 # of Passionfruit guts safely stored in the freezer for a future cider or beer.

 

[ba-brewer]

Brewed a Porter. I might have mixed up my hop additions. I weigh them out while waiting for the boil and put each one in a plastic cup. I stack the cups with the FWH on top so, at the appropriate time, I just add the hops from the cup on top of the stack. The OG sample tasted really hoppy, so I might have put on an ounce of Magnum in at 10 instead of 3/4 ounce of Willamette. If it turns out well I’ll call it “Bob Ross Porter”.
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I like your idea of stacking the cups to keep things in order. I bag my hops and have grabbed the wrong bag a time or two. That wont stop me from putting the wrong package back into the fridge though.

 

[Hoppy2bmerry]

Pack was in the fridge I don’t know how long, seeing if it’s alive.

 

[Cellar_Dweller]

Set up a starter for a Belgian Blonde (and after that a Belgian Golden Strong) and cleaned a bunch of kegs and bottles of all kinds in preparation for a pretty heavy flurry of brewing I have lined up.

Did my first glycol-chilled cold crash on a Wee Heavy in my new Spike Conical, and it worked exceedingly well. Just tasted a semi-carbed sample from the sample port and it's just about the cleanest beer (of mine) that I've ever tasted.

 

[Bramling Cross]

I got on the scoreboard for 2022 by brewing an old-school US stout. Simple grist and too much Cascades at 5 and KO. It's a simple beer and kinda boring by today's standards, but it's US stout as I learned to love it in the PNW.

It was a nice easy brew day. Hit my numbers, the pump didn't raise a fuss, and clean up was easy.

It was a nice day.

 

[JAReeves]

Moved to the Barrel-Aged Red Wine to a keg so I can bottle it, and moved the Blackberry Cider to the Red Wine barrel for aging.

 

[jcfontario]

Been keeping most of the passionfruit harvest cool until a day could come around; it takes a ton of time to cut them open and scoop out the insides. Today was finally that day, 2 1/2 # of Passionfruit guts safely stored in the freezer for a future cider or beer.
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With the prices of passionfruit up here in Canada, that might be $100 of fruit up here. Which is almost criminal since I absolutely love the flavor of passionfruit. I still recall bags of pulp like this in Peru for a buck or two.

 

[jcfontario]

I brewed Pseudo Helles with Lutra Kveik.

What praytell, is a Pseudo Helles with Kveik like? All Pilsner grain?

 

[JAReeves]

With the prices of passionfruit up here in Canada, that might be $100 of fruit up here. Which is almost criminal since I absolutely love the flavor of passionfruit. I still recall bags of pulp like this in Peru for a buck or two.

They aren't cheap at the stores here either, $1.50-$3.00 each. We had already eaten and given away a lot, and this bag is the processing of the 10 gallons of whole fruit left over. Considering how fast it grows and how productive the vines are, it is criminal.

 

[Novacor]

Finally some signs of life in my yeast starter. Arrived in the mail slushy after overnight temps in the teens. The smack pack never swelled, but I put it on the stir plate anyway.

I get to brew this weekend after all!

 

[JAReeves]

I was able to pick up some random beers from Total Wine and then drop by the LHBS for some non-moldy tubing. Nothing worse than an emergency transfer because a fermenter is leaking and finding out that there is mold in the tubing. I hope I didn't just ruin the booze last night!

 

[kmarkstevens]

I was able to pick up some random beers from Total Wine and then drop by the LHBS for some non-moldy tubing. Nothing worse than an emergency transfer because a fermenter is leaking and finding out that there is mold in the tubing. I hope I didn't just ruin the booze last night!

Builds character.

 

[Cellar_Dweller]

I kegged my first conical batch, a Wee Heavy. Bottled six to hold back for aging. Visited the local brew shop to replenish my little beer fridge with mostly German and Belgian beers.

 

[vtmikko]

What praytell, is a Pseudo Helles with Kveik like? All Pilsner grain?

Pilsner + some Mûnich + some CaraPils

 

[seatazzz]

Just squished the bag on my second ever BIAB batch; this time went much smoother and I am LOVING this method of brewing! Have time constraints today with new appliances being delivered so it behooves me to get done quick; it's 5:35am now, should have boil by 6am, and done by 9am since I way overshot my volume and we got some boiling off to do.

 

[JAReeves]

Finally got the time to finish the CO2 system for the lagering box. It can hold 3 full size kegs, one itty-bitty one and/or a mountain of hops in the back. And put the kegs on gas while they age and cold crash!

 

[JaggersBrewingCo]

Pitched Yeast on yesterdays Pre Prohibition Porter brew this morning.

Watched some BrewTube, edited some videos for my own channel.

Trying to plan out all of the next few brews, Thinking Stout tomorrow. Split test batch of Berliner worth to test Lacto during the week or next weekend.

 

[Bramling Cross]

@JReeves Nicely done! I'm green with envy!

Just finished cleaning up from 6-gallons of CAP/Classic American Lager/Pre-Prohibition Pils/Whatever we're supposed to call it now.

Another nice, easy brew day.

 

[Bramling Cross]

Pitched Yeast on yesterdays Pre Prohibition Porter brew this morning.

I've never thought to make one of those, Jagger. That's a really good idea! I'm off to beersmith!

 

[JaggersBrewingCo]

I've never thought to make one of those, Jagger. That's a really good idea! I'm off to beersmith!

It seemed very interesting to me. I just had to. After brewing like 900 Stouts... This is my first Porter of any kind.

 

[Elric]

Pilsner has reached FG so I’ve started cold crashing it. Sample is already looking pretty clear and tasting good. I’m sure cold crashing and some lagering will tighten it up real nice!

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Kegged my Irish stout. Sample tasted pretty green, but hopefully it will be good in a few weeks. This was my first attempt at the style.

 

[Brewbuzzard]

Brewed 20 gal of Best Bitter with my brew buddies. It's been a long time since we were together. The original Bomb Squad

 

[kmarkstevens]

So, I finally got the marine pump and gas regulator for a beer engine hack. The LHBS folks were really helpful finding the right parts and correct sized tubes, and should be set. Now just waiting on the plant stand from Amazon (stuck in a warehouse 20 minutes away) to get fully set up.

If I recall correctly, this was originally kicked off by @Schlenkerla ages ago on these boards. Standing on the shoulders of giants I am.

Here;s the BYO write up that I followed. Build a Beer Engine: Projects - Brew Your Own (byo.com)

Will post pics and results once this is fully baked out. That said, the pieces required from gas out to keg out are ready to go.

 

[Cellar_Dweller]

Brewed a Belgian Blonde and put a keg of Wee Heavy on the gas.

 

[Pkrd]

Kegged my Galaxy/Pacific Sunrise Pale ale today. Might have to kick something out of the kegerator to get that on tap asap.