What's everyone brewing?

[jeffsmith]

Had a weird 10% drop in efficiency despite a well mixed mash at a stable 154*F but all is well and bubbling away.

A big grain bill will often do that. I normally get 78-80% for small to moderate grain bills, but big ones I drop down to 70%. All about learning your system and what to expect for the next go 'round.

[ryantr0n]

Had a weird 10% drop in efficiency despite a well mixed mash at a stable 154*F but all is well and bubbling away.

A big grain bill will often do that. I normally get 78-80% for small to moderate grain bills, but big ones I drop down to 70%. All about learning your system and what to expect for the next go 'round.

That seems very likely - It's BIAB so i figured where my mash is so thin, it would be a little more consistent but I am wrong pretty consistently :p

This was my first time shooting for the 1.9xx range w/ BIAB - I'll just try a few more and test in triplicate

[mr x]

Here's my IPA. Smells really good.

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[sleepyjamie]

I want to make a simple quaffable pale ale and want to use Ringwood yeast. I'm worried about the attenuation though. Est FG is 1.015 and i want to get it down to at least 1.012.

Thoughts?


Recipe: Movembers Pale Ale
Brewer: Jamie
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 35.48 l
Post Boil Volume: 25.48 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l
Bottling Volume: 21.30 l
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 9.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 41.1 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.6 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
5.00 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 84.7 %
0.60 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 2 10.2 %
0.20 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.4 %
0.10 kg Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SR Grain 4 1.7 %
20.00 g Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 32.4 IBUs
16.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 6 6.2 IBUs
20.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 2.5 IBUs
16.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Ringwood Ale (Wyeast Labs #1187) [124.21 Yeast 9 -


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 5.90 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 17.39 l of water at 161.2 F 151.0 F 60 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (7.26l, 18.74l) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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[mr x]

mash at 148 and use 5-8% table sugar instead of basemalt.

[sleepyjamie]

Maybe I'll cut back on the crystal as well


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[Tony L]

Quite a collection of wine there X.....

[LeafMan66_67]

Planning on making the "No Short Measure" ordinary bitter from BCS

[Stusbrews]

I did a chocolate porter a few days ago, and it finished up pretty quickly. Figured it was a shame to let the freezer sit idle, so did up an EdWorts Haus ale today....I've done too many of the bigger ones lately, and am running low on everyday quaffers.

[RubberToe]

I have a starter of London ESB (1968) going on my new DIY stir plate at home right now. I'm aiming to brew an ESB Sat evening or Sun morning.

I'm also going to make some home made Balgian candi sugar and do up some kind of Abbey Ale soon, maybe this weekend as well.

[amartin]

I'm making an English mild ale tomorrow, but it's steadily crept up to an OG of 1.045, so I guess I should call it a brown ale now. I'm also using Wyeast 1028 London Ale, which I've never used before, so we'll see how that goes.

[John G]

I'm doing a "dry" run of my Brutus 10 eHerms system this weekend.

Dry in that I will not add grains, only water and hope that I stay dry during the test. If all goes well I'm brewing something for real - not sure what yet though.

[RubberToe]

I'm doing a "dry" run of my Brutus 10 eHerms system this weekend.

Dry in that I will not add grains, only water and hope that I stay dry during the test. If all goes well I'm brewing something for real - not sure what yet though.

Like!!!

+1 to doing a run with water, you're bound to have to fix something, I know I did.

[Jamie D]

I brewed a Altbier today and plan a Pale Ale with Citra hops sometime this weekend.

[Jimmy]

About to mash in on my own version of the PEI double barrel winter warmer. I'm going to age it on oak spirals that were soaked in bourbon.

[LeafMan66_67]

Just pitched yeast on "No Short Measure" ordinary bitter from BCS. Mash efficiency was off today - 82% instead of my usual 74% even though my volumes were right on. May end up "not so ordinary".

[RubberToe]

I did an ESB last evening and got the boil going on an Abbey Dubbel right now.

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[canuck]

Brewing up a Left Hand Milk Stout clone this morning.

[Dirt Chicken]

I's like to attempt a honey wheat, I figure that using honey won't really contribute much so maybe honey malt to get that attribute, perhaps some toasted malt as well

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[ryantr0n]

I'm going to start putting together a RIS recipe for the weekend - most likely based off (or mirroring) the barrel collaboration brew. I missed hoptoberfest but heard many a good thing about the brew.

[TJ Brew]

Just mashed in on Stone Pale Ale. Trying out my new propane burner, have to enjoy the nice weather while I can!

[Jimmy]

Just mashed in on Stone Pale Ale. Trying out my new propane burner, have to enjoy the nice weather while I can!

What did you get?

[sleepyjamie]

Movember Pale for tomorrow


Boil Size: 35.48 l
Post Boil Volume: 25.48 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l
Bottling Volume: 21.30 l
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 9.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
4.80 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 84.5 %
0.40 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.0 %
0.18 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.2 %
0.10 kg Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SR Grain 5 1.8 %
0.20 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 6 3.5 %
21.00 g Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 34.1 IBUs
16.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 6.2 IBUs
16.00 g Chinook [11.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 4.4 IBUs
28.00 g Chinook [11.90 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
16.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Ringwood Ale (Wyeast Labs #1187) [124.21 Yeast 12 -


Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.68 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 40.83 l of water at 155.9 F 150.0 F 75 min

[Jimmy]

Movember Pale for tomorrow


Boil Size: 35.48 l
Post Boil Volume: 25.48 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l
Bottling Volume: 21.30 l
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 9.2 SRM
Estimated IBU: 44.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 74.9 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
6.00 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -
4.80 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 84.5 %
0.40 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3 7.0 %
0.18 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 30L (30.0 SRM) Grain 4 3.2 %
0.10 kg Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SR Grain 5 1.8 %
0.20 kg Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) Sugar 6 3.5 %
21.00 g Magnum [14.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 34.1 IBUs
16.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 8 6.2 IBUs
16.00 g Chinook [11.90 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 4.4 IBUs
28.00 g Chinook [11.90 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
16.00 g Cascade [5.50 %] - Aroma Steep 5.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Ringwood Ale (Wyeast Labs #1187) [124.21 Yeast 12 -


Mash Schedule: BIAB, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.68 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 40.83 l of water at 155.9 F 150.0 F 75 min

How's the bag fit?

[TJ Brew]

Just mashed in on Stone Pale Ale. Trying out my new propane burner, have to enjoy the nice weather while I can!

What did you get?

A cheapo from Kent, http://www.kent.ca/kbs/en/product.jsp?p ... alogId=534

Had to compromise as there are a few others things I wanted for some of my other hobbies.