Membership questions? Log in issues? Email info@brewersassociation.org

Author Topic: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?  (Read 10157 times)

Offline ndcube

  • Brewmaster
  • *****
  • Posts: 612
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2009, 11:57:21 am »
Finally cold enough to brew lagers here, so on Sun. I'm doing a German pils with WY2247.

So your ferment lagers outside of a controlled fridge then?

Offline egghead

  • 1st Kit
  • *
  • Posts: 19
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2009, 12:04:40 pm »
Planning on brewing a spiced Christmas Ale.

Caramel 120, Briess Extra Special Roast, Chocolate Malt, Briess Gold LME, Fuggles and EKG, Vanilla, Cinnamon sticks, Sweet Orange peel, Nutmeg, S-04.


Online denny

  • Administrator
  • Retired with too much time on my hands
  • *****
  • Posts: 27090
  • Noti OR [1991.4, 287.6deg] AR
    • Dennybrew
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2009, 12:05:21 pm »
Yep.  I only brew lagers when the weather is cold enough to ferment them in my garage.  I put the fermenter in a tub of water.  The extra mass of the water buffers temp changes.  I put an aquarium heater in the water, and put that on a timer.  I set it to come on a couple times a day at the coldest parts of the day.  With a bit of messing around, I can maintain a steady lager fermentation temp.
Life begins at 60.....1.060, that is!

www.dennybrew.com

The best, sharpest, funniest, weirdest and most knowledgable minds in home brewing contribute on the AHA forum. - Alewyfe

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

ohiobrewman

  • Guest
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2009, 12:48:46 pm »
Finally cold enough to brew lagers here, so on Sun. I'm doing a German pils with WY2247.

You will really like that yeast, Denny....

Even though I'm a big fan of the WLP830.
This yeast may very well have beaten it. :)

Offline beerrat

  • Assistant Brewer
  • ***
  • Posts: 186
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2009, 06:52:40 pm »
A porter this past Sunday.... was suppose to be a stout, ran out of roasted barley... I relaxed, had a homebrew, and then looked to see what was in the ol'grain box to see what I had lying around. Fermenting away now!
« Last Edit: November 18, 2009, 06:58:44 pm by beerrat »

Offline rep

  • Cellarman
  • **
  • Posts: 72
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2009, 04:22:53 am »
I will be brewing eight gallons of my house Pale Ale.
Wear Wool, Sit on Leather, Ride Lugged Steel

Offline cracklefish

  • 1st Kit
  • *
  • Posts: 13
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #21 on: November 19, 2009, 01:33:10 pm »
Brewing Mr. Maltinator Doppelbock with the 833. Starter is just about ready to go.
I'm under attenuated on you

Offline blatz

  • Official Poobah of No Life. (I Got Ban Hammered by Drew)
  • *********
  • Posts: 3513
  • Paul Blatz - Jupiter, FL
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #22 on: November 19, 2009, 01:45:06 pm »
racking into kegs 12g of schwartzbier, and a 5er of witbier, then brewing 12 Gallons of Baltic Porter on Saturday (using most of the cake from the schwartzbier if you didn't catch on to that).
The happiest people don’t necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have.

BJCP National: F0281

Offline hampshirebrewer

  • 1st Kit
  • *
  • Posts: 15
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #23 on: November 19, 2009, 02:08:38 pm »
Bottling a golden ale and brewing a strong amber to rack onto the yeast cake (1450). :) :)
Bottled: Little Mac 60/-; Kipling Pale Ale Clone
Fermenting: 1914 Courage Imperial Stout
On Deck: Bohemian Pilsner, American Pale Ale

Offline corkybstewart

  • Senior Brewmaster
  • ******
  • Posts: 1368
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #24 on: November 19, 2009, 02:50:31 pm »
Weizenbock tomorrow, 10 gallon batch.  I'll ferment half with White Labs bock, half with a starter made from the dregs of a variety of German hefe's: Weihenstaphener, Maisel, Hacker-Pschorr, Franziskaner and Ayinger.  The last time I did that it worked out great so I'm hoping it will again.
Life is wonderful in sunny White Signal New Mexico

Offline bo_gator

  • Assistant Brewer
  • ***
  • Posts: 124
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #25 on: November 19, 2009, 05:18:19 pm »
I am brewing 12 gallons of NB new dark Bohemian lager recipe, split between the Staro- Prague and 2206. Then I hope to knock out 12 gallons of all-grain lambic. Then I plan to knock out 12 gallons of the Belgian Singel recipe out of Radical Brewing, and if time allows I want to brew an Old Ale to use up the Old Ale Blend yeast I found the other day. :o
All views expressed in the above post are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of any other member of the AHA, BJCP, or home brew community at large.   


Home Brew’s curmudgeon at large

Offline mtbrewer

  • Assistant Brewer
  • ***
  • Posts: 101
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #26 on: November 19, 2009, 05:28:38 pm »
I will be making a 5 gallon batch of low gravity beer. To be used as a starter for my Rye Barleywine. Can't wait!!!

Offline tom

  • Senior Brewmaster
  • ******
  • Posts: 1109
  • Denver, CO
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #27 on: November 19, 2009, 05:44:12 pm »
Probably Pliny the Elder. Gotta check my hops first.
Brew on

Offline zacbwb

  • Cellarman
  • **
  • Posts: 30
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2009, 08:11:18 am »
No brewing this weekend, just bottling.  Have 10 gallons of Oatmeal Stout ready to bottle, then I think we are going to start welding the frame for our brew system (woohoo).

Offline bluesman

  • I must live here
  • **********
  • Posts: 8825
  • Delaware
Re: Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 18-24?
« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2009, 11:02:25 am »
I'm racking a Boston Lager clone into kegs this weekend.

I hope to brew a Bock next week.
Ron Price