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Offline chumley

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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1980 on: July 21, 2017, 05:51:50 pm »
I am debating about brewing this weekend.  Normally, I do not brew this time of year, but with two British bitters finishng right now, the temptation to brew something english with fresh 1469 and 1187 yeast cakes is strong. :D

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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1981 on: July 23, 2017, 11:50:23 pm »
Just finished brewing a nut brown ale--my first attempt. Using WLP 013 Dry London Ale for first time, too. This is the first of several fall beers I'll be brewing through August--the others are porters using the same yeast.
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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1982 on: July 24, 2017, 02:01:26 pm »
One of my bitters wasn't ready to rack (%&@# West Yorkshire yeast is a true top cropper, takes forever to drop), but my lagers were.  So I brewed Classic American Pilsner yesterday.

10 gallons, OG 1.055

16 lbs. six-row malt
6 lbs. flaked maize

Mashed in with 1 tsp CaCl at 152°F for 60 min, add hot water infusion to raise to 162°F for 15 min.
Boil for 90 min.  This time I did not add any lactic acid or acid malt to the mash, as I usually do with pilsners, as I am trying to get more of that grainy six row character, and my last few have been a little too smooth.  We'll see how this turns out.

2.2 oz. Saaz FWH
2 oz. Cluster 45 min
1.8 oz. Strisselspalt 5 min

Split between yeast cakes of WY2038 Munich and WY2206 Bavarian. The clarity between the helles I racked into kegs was noticeable.  The 2308, which used an extremely fresh smack pack, was clear and bright, while the 2206 was slightly hazy.   Nothing that 6 weeks of lagering can't fix.

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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1983 on: July 29, 2017, 11:30:41 am »
I am just finishing brewing a German Pilsner this afternoon.  My last brew session at home was Memorial Day and I am flat out of homebrew.  (I did make a couple meads since then, but I don't think that counts).  This session went pretty well.  I used a few tips from the low oxygen thread - extremely clear wort running into the carboys right now.
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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1984 on: July 29, 2017, 11:56:31 am »
I'm also making a pilsner.  The lager pipeline is empty, which is a shame.  Here is what I'm making

6lb pils
4lb Pale Malt (German)
0.5lb Carahell

1oz Ultra Hops @ FW
0.5oz @ 5 min

Using Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils, since that what the brew shop had that was fresh. 
Risk of failure should be no deterrent to trying.

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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1985 on: July 29, 2017, 12:29:49 pm »
Just finished pitching on Oso-Oso brown - American brown Ale with c40, regular and pale chocolate, Columbus and Amarillo hops.  Named in honor of one of my buds who is no longer here:


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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1986 on: July 29, 2017, 01:57:41 pm »
Just finished a rye saison
55% pilsner
27% Vienna
18% rye malt
13g magnum 60 min
57g sorachi ace 2 min
1.052
Belle Saison
will be dosed with lemon zest and chopped basil extract at packaging
On Tap/Bottled: IPL, Adjunct Vienna, Golden Stout, Honey Lager
Fermenting: IPA
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What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1987 on: July 29, 2017, 04:48:46 pm »
Just brewed a festbier.  A nice clear 1.052.




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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1988 on: July 29, 2017, 05:44:20 pm »
   A Castle Pilsen/Chinook SmaSH IPA yesterday and a ESB today. Probably gonna be the last brews for a while, I think I'm finally gonna have to bite the bullet and cut up my basement floor and replace the drain before my beer cellar becomes submerged. I'm really not enthused about tying into this project, I've only been putting it off for about 20 years - can't say I'm not a world class procrastinator.
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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1989 on: July 29, 2017, 10:08:18 pm »
Just brewed a festbier.  A nice clear 1.052.




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I did a festbier today as well. 

70% Pilsner/ 20% Vienna/ 10% carahell. 1.056






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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1990 on: July 30, 2017, 07:51:11 am »
Just brewed a festbier.  A nice clear 1.052.




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I did a festbier today as well. 

70% Pilsner/ 20% Vienna/ 10% carahell. 1.056






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Both these look amazing.

Not even 10am and I'm thirsty already.
Ralph R.

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What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1991 on: July 30, 2017, 09:38:48 am »
Brewing a Boston Lager like beer. 91% Pils, 9% C60, 30 IBU Magnum, Mittelfreuh and Tettnang at flameout and dry hops, and M76 yeast slurry. 1050 OG.
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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1992 on: August 05, 2017, 01:36:34 pm »
Got a saison into the fermenter today. WY 3726, 30 IBU's, 64% Weyermann Barke Pils, 15% Weyermann Pale, 7% wheat malt, 7% German light Munich, 7% sugar.

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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1993 on: August 05, 2017, 01:45:02 pm »
Got a saison into the fermenter today. WY 3726, 30 IBU's, 64% Weyermann Barke Pils, 15% Weyermann Pale, 7% wheat malt, 7% German light Munich, 7% sugar.


Sounds good!
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Re: What's Brewing this Weekend?
« Reply #1994 on: August 05, 2017, 03:05:22 pm »
Das-a-Fest, my '17 marzen went into the fermenter a few hours ago.  Perfect brew day.


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