[Stevie]

Was doing an ordinary bitter but over shot gravity.  Luckily I had some extra EKG so now it's going to be a special bitter.

Happens to me all the time. Normally it is better than expected efficiency, but sometimes too much boil off.

[bboy9000]

Was doing an ordinary bitter but over shot gravity.  Luckily I had some extra EKG so now it's going to be a special bitter.

Happens to me all the time. Normally it is better than expected efficiency, but sometimes too much boil off.

Luckily it was better efficiency so I was able to add the extra hops to balance it out.  I don't do many session beers so I forget thy my efficiency increases with a smaller grain bill.  I need to take better notes.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Brewing my Munich Helles 11/15- its lager season!

[blatz]

12 gallons of Pliny the Elder (Bertus recipe 3.0 sans hop extract).

[Stevie]

Maybe a belgian blonde for the yeast cake. Going to brew a bunch of good bottle beers as keg space is at a premium right now. Multiple saisons with 3711, the blonde, a triple and quad. Might give 3724 another whirl on a split batch.

Wlp 500 or 530 for the Belgians?

[69franx]

12 gallons of Pliny the Elder (Bertus recipe 3.0 sans hop extract).

Sounds wonderful!

[HoosierBrew]

Steve - I love both but I'd give the nod to 530/3787. It's the obvious choice for tripel and great in any of those. 500 is great if you go cool enough. I go 63 -64F for 72 hrs, then ramp for either strain.

[pete b]

I have an English Barleywine going in the fermenter that I brewed the night before last. I'm keeping it super simple because its my first of this style so I'll build from there the next time: 100% English Pale Malt mashed at 148, blend of EKG, northdown, and UK Pilgrim, no late hop additions, WY1028 pitched at 68. OG 1.094. I'll drink most this winter and save a few bottles for next year to taste the difference.
I've been brewing mostly English styles lately. While I have enjoyed many great American craft beers I am realizing that when I really want to drink beer and enjoy it with friends or just reading a book at home, I really appreciate the balance that most English styles achieve.

[kmccaf]

I'll be brewing a rye porter with crystal rye and chocolate rye. Base will be a mix of Munich and rye. Late hops will be Sterling, then fermented with 1450.

[dannyjed]

Steve - I love both but I'd give the nod to 530/3787. It's the obvious choice for tripel and great in any of those. 500 is great if you go cool enough. I go 63 -64F for 72 hrs, then ramp for either strain.

I agree. I have a Belgian Blonde made with 3787 on tap right now and it came out very nice.

[Wort-H.O.G.]

Steve - I love both but I'd give the nod to 530/3787. It's the obvious choice for tripel and great in any of those. 500 is great if you go cool enough. I go 63 -64F for 72 hrs, then ramp for either strain.

I agree. I have a Belgian Blonde made with 3787 on tap right now and it came out very nice.

hey toledo-hows the snow there, getting crushed in cleveland.

[dannyjed]

Steve - I love both but I'd give the nod to 530/3787. It's the obvious choice for tripel and great in any of those. 500 is great if you go cool enough. I go 63 -64F for 72 hrs, then ramp for either strain.

I agree. I have a Belgian Blonde made with 3787 on tap right now and it came out very nice.

hey toledo-hows the snow there, getting crushed in cleveland.

Nothing sticking at the moment. It was shocking that we got more snow than you last year..I can't remember that ever happening.

[Ntanner]

     Did a 10 gal. cream ale and a 5 gal. Southern English brown today. It all went well but still need to clean the brew pot tomorrow morning. Lot easier to get up early and brew then it is to get up early and clean.

[jeffy]

I'm brewing for the first time since August.  It's a Witbier.  I did a cereal decoction for the wheat and oats and am currently finishing the main mash.  'Got some fresh tangerines zested, some dried chamomile and Indian coriander ready to go at the end of the boil.
I have already had to repair the switch to my pump, correct for a high mash when adding the decoction to the main mash and burnt some hose which was a bit too close to the flame, but all is good and fairly relaxed.
Time to start cleaning and sanitizing fermenters now.

[morticaixavier]

Just mashed in on a hoppy session ale for a party next weekend (yikes). so here goes a test of the emergency 7 day grain to glass brewing system.

This one was going to be a DIPA but I didn't get to brew in time so instead of 5 gallons of DIPA I'll go with 10 gallons of session ale.

dropped the simple sugar and added a kg of medium crystal. dropped the columbus bittering addition and moved the citra/centennial/cascade FWH to 15 minutes out, combined the two dry hop additions into 1 (althugh I might end up hitting it with dry hops at day 3-4 for a couple days and then again in the keg.