What's Brewing Easter Weekend?

[livewir]

Brewed up a AHB Shiner Bock Clone. It's my first lager, I'm excited to see how it turns out....only two months to go!

 

[Brew-boy]

Wife had to work on Easter so I brewed Jamil's Russian Imperial stout. My biggest brew so far it had 21lb of grain for a 6 gallon batch.

 

[ArcaneXor]

I bottled my ESB (brewed Feb 23) on Friday and made my first mini-mash (also my first 5-gallon batch) on Saturday - an AHS Cream Ale kit. Both went pretty smooth, although I am just slightly worried about the smells coming out of the carboy - they are very harsh and fusel-like. It may be time to equip a cooler with a Styrofoam lid and use ice to get my fermentation temps down into the mid-60s (they are right around 72 degrees now, and it's only going to get hotter as the year progresses).

On Sunday, I racked my Blackberry-Apfelwein (started Feb 13 with Premier Cuvee yeast, added berries on March 1) off the fruit into a clearing tank, where it is going to stay for a couple of weeks. I sampled it and my batch of regular Apfelwein (started Feb 8), and they are both <1.000 SG, but both still taste quite yeasty. I'll probably have to cold crash them before bottling to get the rest of the yeast flavor out.

What is remarkable that, prior to adding the berries, the Premier Cuvee batch had turned a crystal clear amber, while the Montrachet batch is still a hazy light yellow. Amazing what different yeasts will do... If I make Apfelwein in the future, I think I'll try the Premier Cuvee on a regular batch and compare the taste side-by-side if I can find another bottle of the same cider I used (seemed to be a seasonal item as Freshmarket).

 

[RoaringBrewer]

I brewed a Ginger-Peach Wheat (a la Brewtopia) in the snow...

 

[nealf]

I brewed a batch of Ed's Haus Pale Ale. My first AG; and it was a lot of fun. Unfortunately I found out that my hydrometer is totally screwed up so I have no idea what my efficiency was. Either way... the yeast is doing its job so its going to be beer!

Neal

 

[Redweasel]

Easter Sunday brewed my first PM. Resurrection Ale! A nice Belgian Wit.:rockin:

 

[ClutchDude]

I did a Chriso Scottish 80/- with some Walnuts while my roomate did EdWort's Haus Pale ale, both AG.

I pitched a starter for the ale last night and this morning it had a 1.5" krausen.

Our efficiencies were dead on I think (still trying to get the hang of "finding" it.)

 

[BrianTheBrewer]

We brewed a Sierra Nevada Celebration clone. Should be good in a month or two.

 

[RawDog]

I brewed a California Steam recipe that I've been tweaking for a while.

 

[EdWort]

This thread is from Easter 2007! How cool is that.

Yuri_Rage came on up to the Bee Cave Brewery and helped out with a 10 gallon batch of Haus Ale followed by beers & tri-tip steaks on the Big Green Egg. It was a great brew day! I'm glad to get one in before the onset of the green silk worms which should arrive any week now.

 

[NWernBrewer]

Brewed the English Bitter recipe that I have been sitting on. My first true PM - looking to upgrade to AG by summer.