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Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« on: April 28, 2020, 01:41:26 pm »
Post your recipes, plans, and pictures here.

PS. I accidentally added this in the Beer Recipes forum. It may be more appropriate somewhere else. Sorry.
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Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2020, 01:42:46 pm »
For Big Brew day I am planning a Vienna-ish lager. This is my plan. The recipe comes out a little lighter in color and hoppier than a typical Vienna Lager.  Do you think that's too much late crystal hops?

OG 1051, SRM 7-8
97% Vienna Malt
3% Caramunich I Malt
23 IBU Magnum @ 60
1.5 oz./5 gallons Crystal @ 15
1.5 oz./5 gallons Crystal @ 5
34 IBU total
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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2020, 02:49:33 pm »
I'll be brewing my standard Rye IPA grist with undecided hops.  Gotta fig through tgge fre3zer and see what looks interesting.  Probably something cryo.
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Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2020, 03:48:34 pm »
I am brewing an American Pale Ale I call Lil’ Bit More based on Brulosophy’s Tiny Bottom to drink for Memorial Day. 

9 lb Rahr Standard 2-row
11 oz C20
11 oz Goldpils Vienna
8 oz Victory
5 oz C60

25 IBU(s) Veteran’s blend @20 min
15 IBU(s) Veteran’s blend @10 min

15 grams Bry-97



@Tommy:  you said you wanted a hoppy Vienna Lager so I’d go with it.

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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2020, 03:51:35 pm »
Our homebrew club is brewing "You Are Not Alone", a beer commercial brewers here in Seattle made with 100% of profits donated to Big Table, a charity supporting hospitality workers affected by COVID-19 shutdowns.  So all of us making the recipe are donating to https://big-table.com/.  (Note they are also in Spokane and San Diego)  Here is the recipe https://reubensbrews.com/you-are-not-alone-homebrew-recipe/
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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2020, 03:59:51 pm »
I am brewing an American Pale Ale I call Lil’ Bit More based on Brulosophy’s Tiny Bottom to drink for Memorial Day. 

9 lb Rahr Standard 2-row
11 oz C20
11 oz Goldpils Vienna
8 oz Victory
5 oz C60

25 IBU(s) Veteran’s blend @20 min
15 IBU(s) Veteran’s blend @10 min

15 grams Bry-97



@Tommy:  you said you wanted a hoppy Vienna Lager so I’d go with it.

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What year VB?
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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2020, 04:08:17 pm »
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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2020, 04:20:50 pm »
I am brewing an American Pale Ale I call Lil’ Bit More based on Brulosophy’s Tiny Bottom to drink for Memorial Day. 

9 lb Rahr Standard 2-row
11 oz C20
11 oz Goldpils Vienna
8 oz Victory
5 oz C60

25 IBU(s) Veteran’s blend @20 min
15 IBU(s) Veteran’s blend @10 min

15 grams Bry-97



@Tommy:  you said you wanted a hoppy Vienna Lager so I’d go with it.

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Thanks for the recipe feedback. I just needed a little confidence builder.

15 grams of Bry-97? Did you buy a 500 gram brick?

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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2020, 05:23:33 pm »
Yes and no. I am pitching from 2 packs.




However, I did buy a 500 g brick but I don’t have my Mason jar vacuum sealer yet. It’s on the way. When I have it I’ll start pitching from the brick so I can seal it each time after opening. 

I avg ~17 batches a year.  So the brick should be used prior to the expiration date printed on it.


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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2020, 06:30:41 pm »
Someone in my club bought the hops for the Pangea IPA, but I don't have the grains. I'm going with 80% pale ale, 10% Munich 10L, and 10% wheat. Either pitching Hornindal kveik or Tropical IPA. Brew #2 on my Anvil, need to play with my crush a bit.

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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2020, 08:14:49 pm »
I'm making a mead.  I gave some mead to a friend recently and she gave me 2 gallons of honey in return.  It's a dark wildflower honey from an apiary that isn't too far from me.  Very tasty stuff.  5 gallon batch.  I usually shoot for an OG around 1.125.  Yeast will be Lalvin D47.

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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2020, 01:24:42 pm »
I plan to brew a kettle sour.  Its a brew I've done a few years now, tweaking it a little bit each year.  The first year it was a standard Berliner Weiss that just happened to have the right level of sourness (only had ph strips).  Last year I put raspberry in half and it was a hit, though less sour than the first year but it worked well with the raspberry.  I think my ph was lower than in the first year than I thought .   This year I'm planning split a 10 gallon batch add raspberry to one half and the other half I'm going to add pineapple and coconut.   They should both be good summer beers.  I'm targeting a ph of 3.4 which should put me right on the edge between tart and sour and go well with the fruit flavor. 
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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2020, 08:04:42 am »
I'm brewing my Fullers ESB clone:

OG: 1.057
Pale Ale Malt 
Crystal 150L
Black Malt

IBU: 43 (34+% from bittering)
Target (bittering)
Challenger (late)
Northdown (late)   
Golding (dry hop)   

Imperial A-09       
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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2020, 08:05:26 am »
I'm just doing a simple Cascade SMaSH since the wife and I have been kicking IPA's as fast as I can tap them.

10.75 lb 2-Row

1.5 oz Cascade (60)
0.5 oz Cascade (15)
0.5 oz Cascade (5)
1.0 oz Cascade (flameout)
1.0 oz Cascade (dry)

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Re: Virtual Big Brew Day - 2020
« Reply #14 on: April 30, 2020, 10:34:23 am »
Have already done a couple hoppy beers recently, so gearing up for an oatmeal stout:

7.5lb Pale Ale Malt
1lb Flaked oats
12.00oz Chocolate Malt
12.00oz Munich II
8.00oz Crystal 60L
8.00oz Roasted Barley

2.00oz EKG 60min

Wyeast 1469 West Yorkshire yeast
Drinking: "Under the Sun" sahti
Fermenting: Roggenbier, Belgian strong dark ale
Aging/lagering: märzen, barleywine, wild ale
Planning: Lithuanian farmhouse ale, pale ale, imperial stout
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