What's everyone brewing?

[GAM]

I have never done it PM. Could the others chime in on the amounts?

Keith, If you want to do an grain batch (has to be above 0"c for the chiller), Let me know.

Sandy

[jacinthebox]

Mashed in an premium American Lager.

[redoubt]

What is BCS? I'm not familiar with it?

BCS is Zainasheff and Palmer's book "Brewing Classic Styles". Great intro to styles AFAIC. The recipes are all done as extract recipes with partial and all-grain options which makes it pretty darn useful and versatile.

-Kirsten

[mr x]

Some of the Z BCS recipes are still on the net under the Fred dujour site.

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[Keith]

I have never done it PM. Could the others chime in on the amounts?

Keith, If you want to do an grain batch (has to be above 0"c for the chiller), Let me know.

Sandy

I'd love to put a brew on with ya sometime. yea lets plan for when it warms up a bit lol. I'm lucky I'm not asleep in a cave somewhere til spring.

[amartin]

I'm making altbier this weekend. It's been on my list of beers to try making for a while now.

[Keith]

I bottle mine in a week or so. Should do a swap sometime.

[LeafMan66_67]

I bottle mine in a week or so. Should do a swap sometime.

I'm brewing around 11am on Saturday. If You are around, drop by.

[Keith]

yea that sounds like a plan. I'm at the bank around 10am, but should be free after that. PM me your address.

[gm-]

Making IIPA tomorrow
roughly pound of hops, 220 IBUs (estimated).

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.51 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.76 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.081 SG
Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 219.3 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 75.3 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
7000.00 g Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 85.1 %
225.00 g Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 2.7 %
225.00 g Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 2.7 %
100.00 g Carafoam (2.0 SRM) Grain 4 1.2 %
60.00 g Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 5 71.8 IBUs
60.00 g Summit [15.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 6 82.9 IBUs
680.00 g Sugar, Table (Sucrose) [Boil for 10 min] Sugar 7 8.3 %
30.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Boil 60. Hop 8 36.1 IBUs
30.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 45.0 min Hop 9 28.4 IBUs
65.00 g Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
30.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Aroma Steep 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 12 -
95.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] - Dry Hop Hop 13 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Da Hop 14 0.0 IBUs
50.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Days Hop 15 0.0 IBUs

Heating up the strike water for this as we speak (skipping out the wheat malt this time though)

[jtmwhyte]

Ripping out an overnight mash tonight:

Nova Prime Amber Ale

Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.013
ABV (standard): 4.33%
IBU (tinseth): 29.61
SRM (morey): 12.98

FERMENTABLES:
8.5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (87.2%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (5.1%)
6 oz - German - Vienna (3.8%)
6 oz - Pale Chocolate Malt (Fawcett) (3.8%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 19.31
0.25 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 7.42
0.15 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 2.88
0.15 oz - Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 0 min

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 155 F, Time: MANY min, Amount: 14 qt, Infuse at 164
2) Infusion, Temp: 164 F, Time: 10 min, Amount: 8 qt, Mash Out @205

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

[Keith]

Just placed a order for BCS and Palmers How to brew book. Looking forward to these.

[LeafMan66_67]

Just placed a order for BCS and Palmers How to brew book. Looking forward to these.

Two great books.

[LiverDance]

Ripping out an overnight mash tonight:

Nova Prime Amber Ale

Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.013
ABV (standard): 4.33%
IBU (tinseth): 29.61
SRM (morey): 12.98

FERMENTABLES:
8.5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (87.2%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (5.1%)
6 oz - German - Vienna (3.8%)
6 oz - Pale Chocolate Malt (Fawcett) (3.8%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 19.31
0.25 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 7.42
0.15 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 2.88
0.15 oz - Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 0 min

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 155 F, Time: MANY min, Amount: 14 qt, Infuse at 164
2) Infusion, Temp: 164 F, Time: 10 min, Amount: 8 qt, Mash Out @205

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

You may find that with an extended/overnight mash you may get better attenuation than you were expecting

[gm-]

Delicious hop soup

17 lb of grain, 640 grams of hops, 254 estimated ibus.

[jtmwhyte]

Ripping out an overnight mash tonight:

Nova Prime Amber Ale

Original Gravity: 1.046
Final Gravity: 1.013
ABV (standard): 4.33%
IBU (tinseth): 29.61
SRM (morey): 12.98

FERMENTABLES:
8.5 lb - American - Pale 2-Row (87.2%)
8 oz - American - Caramel / Crystal 60L (5.1%)
6 oz - German - Vienna (3.8%)
6 oz - Pale Chocolate Malt (Fawcett) (3.8%)

HOPS:
0.5 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 19.31
0.25 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 30 min, IBU: 7.42
0.15 oz - Centennial, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 2.88
0.15 oz - Chinook, Type: Pellet, AA: 10.6, Use: Boil for 0 min

MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 155 F, Time: MANY min, Amount: 14 qt, Infuse at 164
2) Infusion, Temp: 164 F, Time: 10 min, Amount: 8 qt, Mash Out @205

YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05

You may find that with an extended/overnight mash you may get better attenuation than you were expecting

Thanks for the heads up. I've done about 10 overnight mash batches now and I've not noticed a huge difference in attenuation, although the styles I've brewed required high attenuation anyway. We'll see how this works out. Worst case scenario it becomes a "Red APA"

[Keith]

Going to be a busy brew weekend.
Bottling my Hefeweizen for the Garrison comp, and kegging my Altbier.

I'm also putting on 2-4 beers pending how much time I have.
Saison
Belgium IPA
Black IPA
Smoked Red

[jeffsmith]

Really hoping to brew a 10 gallon batch of my house IPA this weekend. The pipeline is getting pretty low and it's starting to freak me out a bit.

[jtmwhyte]

Boiling my first attempt at a partial mash. Cream Ale.

[akr71]

80/- is on the schedule for me tomorrow. If time permits, I may tackle my house pale ale too.

[RubberToe]

It's Hefeweizen time!! Remember, coffee first.

[Keith]

Alt in the keg, Hefeweizen bottled. Fermented down to 1.011. Pulled a sample last night, really happy with the flavor.

Just about to run to Kent to get some paint strainer bags to begin the brew day. I think I may just do 2 batches for today, and possibly 2 tomorrow. Wait and see how the day goes.

[jtmwhyte]

Partial Mash "Poe's Boston Bitter" from BYO then nothing for a month or so

[Keith]

Belgian Saison has been brewed. 3.5 hrs start to finish.
Starting the Black IPA now, waiting for the water to get up to temp to begin the mash.
WCIPA just ran dry, drinking quite possibly the last glass of Fat Llama. Soon to have a beer emergency! Hoping temptation keeps me away from that Altbier for a few months.

[berley]

Just brewed (earlier in the week) my second attempt at cloning Alpine Duet. Slight change in the grist, upped the hops (equal amounts Amarillo and Simcoe).