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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Lisa J » Tue Aug 29, 2017 11:50 am

Brewed a 5 gallon NEIPA yesterday. Amarillo, Mosaic and Citra. Looking forward to this one!
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by jacinthebox » Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:06 pm

Brewed up 20gal of Summer Daze lager. Last one before summer 2017 calls it quits.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Fri Sep 01, 2017 11:09 am

Brewing 23 L of Mangrove Jack Apple Cider and 23 L of Pear also. Along with that, 46 L of American Amber Ale and 23 L of Blonde Ale. All carboys will be full this weekend.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by KB1138 » Sun Sep 03, 2017 12:54 pm

Making a Rye IPA today for Hoptoberfest
On tap: Hopped Mead, ESB, Schwazbier
Coming up: Altbier
Fermenting: Maibock
Planned: NEIPA, NZ Pils, Oyster Stout

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by RossBee » Mon Sep 04, 2017 7:51 am

Brewed the Funkster IPA for the December exchange.

80# 2-row
4# Melanoiden
4# Munich II
4 Vials of Hop Extract @ 60
24 oz Challenger @ 60
1# each of wet Leaf Nugget every 10 minutes for a total of 5#
30 gram of Irish Moss
55 gram S-04


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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by LiverDance » Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:10 pm

Mashed in on an American Red ale at lunch. Will finish the brew once I get home after work.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by MikeMorrison » Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:03 pm

Harvested Fuggle and Cascade hops from my back yard and brewed a 45% Wheat, 45% Pale, 10% light crystal APA. Threw in some Sumac for good measure. Hoping to get a bit of lemon from the Sumac.
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Post by oceanic_brew » Sat Sep 09, 2017 9:23 am

Brewing a Blackberry Gose

Picking the blackberry today and brewing today.

Recipe is basically from byo.com but added a bit of Munich and changed hops.

5 lbs Wheat
3.5 lbs pils
1 lbs Munich
2 lbs acid malt

1 oz saaz @ 60
2 oz sorachi ace for dry hop

WLP kölsh yeast

2 lbs blackberry After primary

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Post by Celiacbrew » Sat Sep 09, 2017 6:29 pm

Just waiting for an all pilsner malt lager to get to pitching temp in the fridge. Trying out the Loral hops that Dave brought in. Hoping 1oz at 20 minutes will give me enough flavour to taste what this hop has to offer.
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Post by KB1138 » Sun Sep 10, 2017 8:32 am

Making a Kohatu SMaSH today
On tap: Hopped Mead, ESB, Schwazbier
Coming up: Altbier
Fermenting: Maibock
Planned: NEIPA, NZ Pils, Oyster Stout

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Sep 10, 2017 9:38 am

Just starting the boil on the annual pumpkin ale, I always forget what a bastard it is to make....
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Post by KB1138 » Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:45 pm

Pulling a double and making a chocolate stout today too. Boil just starting
On tap: Hopped Mead, ESB, Schwazbier
Coming up: Altbier
Fermenting: Maibock
Planned: NEIPA, NZ Pils, Oyster Stout

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Lisa J » Wed Sep 13, 2017 12:43 pm

Brewed up a wet hopped IPA last night with 1.5 kg of (Cascade maybe?) hops from a friend's backyard. Threw in an ounce of Warrior for bittering. Hope it's as good as last year's. Hops looked a little past their prime when we got them.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Buccaneer » Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:15 pm

Bottled up an APA in which I used my own hops (first harvest!) for aroma. I used Warrior for bittering. Definitely needs some aging time.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by SFR709 » Sat Sep 16, 2017 2:55 pm

First brew day with the new set up, only sprayed the garage twice and clogged the pump once, but mashing is underway haha.Image


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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:05 am

SFR709 wrote:First brew day with the new set up, only sprayed the garage twice and clogged the pump once, but mashing is underway haha.Image


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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Sun Sep 17, 2017 7:07 am

After a four month brewing hiatus, I've mashed in on a Special Bitter. It's a beautiful morning out there.
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Post by SFR709 » Sun Sep 17, 2017 8:22 am


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk[/quote]The new rig looks great![/quote]

Thanks man! Definitely not a seamless brew day for me but I learned a lot.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by mumblecrunch » Sun Sep 17, 2017 10:38 pm

I brewed an IPA today. I sort of brewed two, actually. It was my first time using my new lauter grant, a 5.5 gallon SS Brewtech kettle. I don't have an HLT so this lets me hold my first runnings while I pump my sparge water into my mash tun. It's also a vessel that I can then pump out of, instead of lifting and pouring ~4+ gallons of hot sweet wort into the kettle from a plastic bucket. I will also be using it as my bottling bucket and my small batch stovetop kettle, which is how I justified the purchase...to myself, anyway ;)

Long story short, I did something stupid in placing the grant while I was pumping to the kettle and sure enough it tipped over and spilled all but about 1.5 gallons of my first runnings all over the deck. After the initial shock I was able to get it together and was mashed in on a second attempt about an hour later. Hit my numbers, wort tasted great, and I was pretty happy.

I started the day without a name for this beer (new recipe). But it's definitely going to be called Lessons Learned IPA.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Broob » Mon Sep 18, 2017 6:36 pm

Brewed my Vienna lager for the December exchange. Hit the numbers I was looking for and it's currently fermenting nicely at 12C.
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Post by mckay75 » Fri Sep 22, 2017 12:04 am

Brewed up a milk stout tonight. Plan on adding roasted coconut and vanilla when I keg. Nothing better than the first stout of the fall.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by GAM » Fri Sep 22, 2017 9:20 am

Aaron

Sorry to hear of the troubles. Can you do a step by step of your process. I am in the midst of a change up my self and process/time savings are a priority.

I have gone to 30 min boil. I may have a higher tolerance for DMS than most! I can do 20-25l in a little over 3 hours.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by ackes » Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:49 am

Just fired up the kettle on an Oatmeal stout.
Kegged: House honey wheat, Honey Brown ale.
Fermenting: West Coast IPA
On deck: Mad Elf Clone to age until Winter
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Post by mckay75 » Wed Sep 27, 2017 12:52 pm

Brewed a pale ale last night...test driving some hops i've never used before...belma and huell melon...and tossed some azacca in for good measure. Split the batch...half got wlp644 and the other got the dregs from a beer I built up that had brett in it. Not sure what to expect out of this one.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by ARNLBAC » Wed Sep 27, 2017 3:41 pm

I did a Goose Island IPA Clone about 2 weeks ago. Just dried hopped with 2 oz of Cascade.

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