What's everyone brewing?

[JohnnyMac]

I've got a decent lead on 1-2 ounce food grade plastic bottles with screw tops when we get to packaging. A little bit of this stuff goes a long way.

[akr71]

Jeff is coming over today and we're doing a Bourbon Vanilla Porter. He'll take his 5 gallons home & ferment it there and we'll add vanilla &/or bourbon to suit our taste and compare later.

[akr71]

Well, that was a Brewday from Hell! The SS hose braid let go from the drain tube. Luckily I had a couple nylon mesh bags and a big funnel - we scooped the mash into the mesh lined funnel and then poured sparge water over it and squeezed what we could out of it - I think we had to do this 4 or 5 times. Then the hop blocker I built for the kettle turned out to be a wort blocker - draining the kettle was a trickle at best what normally takes me 4 hrs + clean up was 7 hours.

I think the Beer Gods were making sure my ego and swollen head returned to normal after finding out that on Monday that I medalled at the GCBC

Anyway - my half of the beer is bubbling away nicely this morning.

[jeffsmith]

Yup, we still ended up with some great tasting wort at the end of it so that's all that matters. My half is happily bubbling away today and I made sure to put away a few pints last night to soothe the wounds delivered by the brew day from hell.

[jeffsmith]

So 3 days into fermentation and it looks as though Andy and I didn't screw up our Bourbon Vanilla Porter too bad. At least the yeast is happy.

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[BBrianBoogie]

Just mashed in on a DIPA, all good so far.

[mr x]

Perfect Canada Day activity.

[ryandthompson]

hey guys, i'm new to brewing and was wondering if anyone would let me come around and witness someone during the all grain process.
cheers

[derek]

I'm brewing wheats this Sunday, if you want to come out to the ends of the Earth (past Musquodoboit Harbour)

[ryandthompson]

I'm brewing wheats this Sunday, if you want to come out to the ends of the Earth (past Musquodoboit Harbour)

hmm, that's tempting, but I might be busy. thanks for the offer though!

[CorneliusAlphonse]

just mashed in on my first all grain ever. (making a mild, so if it doesn't turn out, not as much grain will have been wasted)

going to be a late night..

[jeffsmith]

Good luck!

[mr x]

Ah yes, starting at that time of the day will definitely make for a late evening. But the temperature will be a bit nicer.

[JEH]

Making an amber today, as well as kegging an IPA!

[mr x]

RIght on. I'm going to rack off my lambics to clear up some space for a 15 gal lambic brew tomorrow. Weather's perfect for brewing one more batch.

[hogie]

I'm planning to do a double-brew on Sunday. An IPA and a Belgian Blonde. Now to visualizing my assembly line and simultaneous processes...

[LiverDance]

Planning a double brew on Sunday as well. This weekend it's B52 Honey Wheat and a Red Rye Ale, last weekend Chalmers and I did a Kolsch and some Hailstorm IPA.

[BBrianBoogie]

Rauchbier for me this weekend.

[mr x]

Planning a double brew on Sunday as well. This weekend it's B52 Honey Wheat and a Red Rye Ale, last weekend Chalmers and I did a Kolsch and some Hailstorm IPA.

I might be floating around Sunday, maybe you should require a helping hand for a few hours....

[mr x]

Rauchbier for me this weekend.

Excellent. We need that Mr. Burns smilie Jimmy.
I'm starting to warm up to smoked beers.

[BBrianBoogie]

Rauchbier for me this weekend.

Excellent. We need that Mr. Burns smilie Jimmy.
I'm starting to warm up to smoked beers.

I'll trade you for some lambic

[mr x]

Yes, we're getting closer there. I just racked off the plain, green grape and raspberry versions yesterday. Might get them bottled by September.

[Tony L]

I just popped a Festa Brew into the fermenter as I had one hanging around since my good buddy in Prospect Bay sent me one for my birthday a while back that I couldn`t use as my fridges were full. Poor complaint I know. I prefer my own to even that of Festa Brew.

[mr x]

Heating the strike water now for the Lambic.

[sleepyjamie]

Blueberry Ale.

and probably this week a Sierra Nevada