[morticaixavier]

I brewed a CAP yesterday with 80% Rahr 6-row and 20% Quaker Grits.  I did a cereal mash and used Clusters for bittering, Sterling for first wort hops and German Hallertauer at knock out.  It seems to be fermenting nicely with half the batch on 2308 and half on 34/70.

My last CAP with 2308 came out great. A bit strong at 6.2%, but I'm not complaining.  I think the 3# of flaked maize provided me with better efficiency than expected.

It was tasty.

[69franx]

Have the day to myself on Sunday and am planning on 2 3.5g batches. Following Ken's "original" recipe and a revised one for his North German Pilsner. I now have a second burner, and plan on trying to run both batches at roughly the same time. Fingers crossed

[blair.streit]

Have the day to myself on Sunday and am planning on 2 3.5g batches. Following Ken's "original" recipe and a revised one for his North German Pilsner. I now have a second burner, and plan on trying to run both batches at roughly the same time. Fingers crossed

Day to yourself -- nice. Enjoy it!

What burner did you get? I've been looking to add a second and wanted to review some different threads/experiences around some of the homebrew-specific ones. I'm using a Bayou Classic currently (don't remember the model). I like the burner fine, but the stand leaves me wanting a little.

[69franx]

It's a smaller bayou classic. Their fish fryer,  ame with a shallow pot that I won't be able to use. I am assuming the stand will be as rickety as my original bayou classic but should not cause any problems with smaller batches. I pocked it up at home depot just before spring as a closeout special for $25. Couldn't pass it up. Haven't used it yet, again, fingers crossed

[Iliff Ave]

What's brewing this weekend?

Nothing for me but hoping to do a double batch session next Friday of Vienna Lager and an ESBish sort of thing. Never attempted 2 batches in one day so it should be interesting.

[blair.streit]

Hoping to do a double batch session next Friday of Vienna Lager and an ESBish sort of thing. Never attempted 2 batches in one day so it should be interesting.

What's your ESB-ish sort of thing? I'm interested in something that falls into that space near ESB and American Amber where crisp hop flavor/aroma meets crystal maltiness.

As for the two batches in one day -- I set out to do that a few weeks ago. Usually I feel pretty tireless when brewing, but for some reason that day I realized about halfway through the boil that I wasn't going to make it to the second batch. Unfortunately the grain is still sitting in my closet....

[blatz]

kegging a dortmunder that was my first use of WL835, and using slurry to make a German Pils. 

[Iliff Ave]

Hoping to do a double batch session next Friday of Vienna Lager and an ESBish sort of thing. Never attempted 2 batches in one day so it should be interesting.

What's your ESB-ish sort of thing? I'm interested in something that falls into that space near ESB and American Amber where crisp hop flavor/aroma meets crystal maltiness.

As for the two batches in one day -- I set out to do that a few weeks ago. Usually I feel pretty tireless when brewing, but for some reason that day I realized about halfway through the boil that I wasn't going to make it to the second batch. Unfortunately the grain is still sitting in my closet....

83.3% golden promise
9.5% munich 6L
3.6% uk crystal 45
3.6% simpson's double roasted crystal

~43 IBU
Magnum bittering
EKG/Palisade @ 20 min
EKG/Fuggles @ 5 min
EKG/Palisade dry hop

deciding between US05 and S04 depending on how "English" I want to make it.

As far as two batches in one day, I would prefer not do it but I have beer fest on Saturday, Mother's Day on Sunday and I have to get these guys ready for a tasting in June.

[Deaner]

I just brewed my first original recipe with my shiny new cereal killer. IPA with potatoes

11lbs german 2 row pale ale
1lb Caramel 40L
5 grated raw potatoes

1oz centennial 60 min
1oz centennial 15 min
2oz centennial 5 min

Going to dry hop 1 oz citra

[blair.streit]

83.3% golden promise
9.5% munich 6L
3.6% uk crystal 45
3.6% simpson's double roasted crystal

~43 IBU
Magnum bittering
EKG/Palisade @ 20 min
EKG/Fuggles @ 5 min
EKG/Palisade dry hop

deciding between US05 and S04 depending on how "English" I want to make it.

Nice. I need to study this some more but sounds really good and kind of in the neighborhood of what I'm imagining for my next foray into this space.

As far as two batches in one day, I would prefer not do it but I have beer fest on Saturday, Mother's Day on Sunday and I have to get these guys ready for a tasting in June.

Totally doable -- just be thoughtful about it. Plenty of coffee and don't do unnecessary work. I tend to have a cleaning "ritual" after my brew day is complete, but when I started thinking about how that would change if I did two brews back to back it would be quite different (and a lot more efficient in some ways).

[klickitat jim]

Occasionally we're going to run into some kind of problem. When its a total anomaly we just have to pick it up and move on. I'm just impressed that the wort was perfectly fine after 3 days. They might not be beers that I was shooting for, but I learned that my post boil sanitation is great, and I learned not to trust a 5 month old smack pack.

The helles is at 1.008 and the vienna at 1.010. Both smelling/tasting miraculously lager-like. I'll bet this was just a crazy long lag is all.

[erockrph]

Occasionally we're going to run into some kind of problem. When its a total anomaly we just have to pick it up and move on. I'm just impressed that the wort was perfectly fine after 3 days. They might not be beers that I was shooting for, but I learned that my post boil sanitation is great, and I learned not to trust a 5 month old smack pack.

The helles is at 1.008 and the vienna at 1.010. Both smelling/tasting miraculously lager-like. I'll bet this was just a crazy long lag is all.

Just about to dry hop my IPA myself. Having a viable plan B has saved many a brewday when it hits the fan...

[klickitat jim]

Occasionally we're going to run into some kind of problem. When its a total anomaly we just have to pick it up and move on. I'm just impressed that the wort was perfectly fine after 3 days. They might not be beers that I was shooting for, but I learned that my post boil sanitation is great, and I learned not to trust a 5 month old smack pack.

The helles is at 1.008 and the vienna at 1.010. Both smelling/tasting miraculously lager-like. I'll bet this was just a crazy long lag is all.

Just about to dry hop my IPA myself. Having a viable plan B has saved many a brewday when it hits the fan...

True! I suspect that this would have been fine without the 1056. I'm getting no ale fruity esters at all. They are still a little sulphury but not more than normal at this stage.

[HoosierBrew]

Having a viable plan B has saved many a brewday when it hits the fan...

No joke. Keeping a good supply of ingredients on hand has saved my butt quite a few times.

[brewinhard]

Having a viable plan B has saved many a brewday when it hits the fan...

No joke. Keeping a good supply of ingredients on hand has saved my butt quite a few times.

Especially that packet of dry yeast.  Good to have on hand when needed.