[bluesman]

After slightly over 6 years of homebrewing, I'm finally getting around to doing something I've been putting off forever - brewing my first lager.

Oktoberfest....

Got my starter going last night.

I finally got around to building a fermentation chamber last fall and so I've been getting into lager brewing too.  Lager brewing can be just as much an obsession as homebrewing in general!

Yes it can...I have a Bo-Pils in the chamber for the next week or so.

[jeffy]

Speaking of lagers, I'm hoping to make a Classic American Pils tomorrow.

[Beer Monger]

Dang it!  I grabbed the wrong yeast last night.  I needed some White Labs WLP008.  Well, the supply shop I went to (Larry's in Kent, WA) they don't carry White Labs.  Only Wyeast. 

Trouble is, I had two recipes in my head.  The next one will use WLP001 - and the Wyeast 'subsitute' for that one is their 1056.  So that's what I grabbed.  D'oh!  1056 is NOT a subsitute for WLP008.  In fact, there is no Wyeast substitute for WLP008, so now I have to make a trip today to the supply shop that's farter away (or I may see if I can find a new one - I don't feel like driving to Kirkland...). 

EDIT: Well, I found 3 more supply shops, but one doesn't carry White Labs & the other 2 aren't open yet.  lol

[theDarkSide]

20 minutes left in mash for Citra Pale Ale 

[Beer Monger]

20 minutes left in mash for Citra Pale Ale 

Wow, you start early.  Day off, huh?  Nice.   

[Wheat_Brewer]

Thinking of doing an ESB, throwing in a hand full of black patient, then doing the second runnings as an English Mild...wild thoughts at this point since I haven't even looked at the recipes. 

[denny]

Ballpark Pils (CAP).  Made a big starter today.  This will be batch number 100!!

Congrats on #100!  I did a 100 gravity 100 IBU RIS for mine.  I've got #400 coming up in 3 batches and I'm trying to decide what to do for it.

[Beer Monger]

Ballpark Pils (CAP).  Made a big starter today.  This will be batch number 100!!

Congrats on #100!  I did a 100 gravity 100 IBU RIS for mine.  I've got #400 coming up in 3 batches and I'm trying to decide what to do for it.

A Belgian Quadrupel?   

[denny]

Hey, not a bad idea!  Thanks, Michael!

[Tim McManus]

Irish Red Ale.  Great session beer.

[Beer Monger]

Hey, not a bad idea!  Thanks, Michael!

You bet.    I actually need to count up.  I'm not sure what batch # I'm on by now.  Time to review my beer logs when I get home. 

[alikocho]

Russian Imperial Stout, going on the yeast cake from my ESB

[uthristy]

My supplies came in yesterday and the mash is now doing it `thing so I can brew up another batch of my Gnome Houblon.

[Beer Monger]

Hey, not a bad idea!  Thanks, Michael!

You bet.    I actually need to count up.  I'm not sure what batch # I'm on by now.  Time to review my beer logs when I get home. 

Wow.  Including all ciders and the one time I did a mead, I've made only 44 batches in my brewing career - far less than I thought.  That means I only brewed 4-5 batches a year during the years I was actively brewing. 

I think this is the year my brewing 'productivity' will increase.  I'll be up to 46 batches by next weekend.  I'm brewing a chamomile ale this weekend and an imperial IPA the next.    Also, virtually all of my batches have been 10 gallon since I went all grain (including the next 2 batches I'm brewing).  I need to start making more 5 gallon batches again, so I can have a greater variety of homebrews on hand at a time.   

[tygo]

I'm taking Friday off to brew up my second annual wee heavy.  Shooting for an OG of 1.118 or so

Between the long mash and the long boil it's gonna be a long brewday.  But if I get started early enough I should be able to get wrapped up in time to throw back a few of last years batch in peace and quiet before the family gets home from school.

A "few" of last year's batch??  You won't care or even know when the family gets home

Okay, I had three so I'm back up to a few 

I underestimated my efficiency a bit so OG was 1.126 

Brew is all set in the fermenter.  We'll see what it tastes like in 8 months or so.