What's everyone brewing?

[GuingesRock]

Great brewing day.

[GuingesRock]

I brewed my conan “champagne Citra” today and God I’m pissed. I left the heat on while cooling so it’s not perfect, but it will be ok. I wondered why it was taking so long to cool. It was my first conan, first liquid yeast starter, first use of my inline oxygenator, looking after an active 4 year old and keeping him happy, wife got home from a yoga retreat in the middle of it so quicky upstairs, drinking beer (of course), lovely day. The stresses of being a brewer. It’s not easy being a brewer. No wonder us Brewnosers didn’t win at ALES. We’re too busy for that bloody nonsense.

[jeffsmith]

I wouldn't be too worried about the beer if I was getting a quicky mid brew day.

[GuingesRock]

Also there’s a thing I refer to as “fuck brain” it’s when men get fucking stupid after sex. It doesn’t seem to affect women, they get invigorated, and I think it’s why redoubt got second place in the Garrison comp. I've been trying to figure that out for the longest time.

[Keith]

Luckily you didn't roll over, went to sleep, and completely forgetting about the beer.

[dean2k]

Also there’s a thing I refer to as “fuck brain” it’s when men get fucking stupid after sex. It doesn’t seem to affect women, they get invigorated, and I think it’s why redoubt got second place in the Garrison comp. I've been trying to figure that out for the longest time.

My own empirical research suggests "fuck brain" affects both men and women. However, more research is always warranted.

[GuingesRock]

My own empirical research suggests "fuck brain" affects both men and women. However, more research is always warranted.

No, she’s just exhausted. You de man!

[gm-]

It was a very long brewday yesterday, but I like the result!

[Tony L]

Hmmm got to remind myself to send wife off on a yoga retreat

[LiverDance]

Brewing a Rye Saison with Chalmers, mash time is going to be around 6.5 hrs

[pet lion]

Got another French Saison on deck. Finished an Altbier recipe tonight in BeerSmith2. Tinkering with an IPA recipe right now. Hope to get all them brewed this weekend.

[LiverDance]

Brewing up a Sculpin-esque IPA tonight

[gm-]

Planning to brew up a cucumber saison for the summer on Friday, regular saison hopped with citra, with 1 gal of juiced up cukes in the secondary

[mr x]

Sounds good, I enjoyed the cuke beer I brewed

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[gm-]

Sounds good, I enjoyed the cuke beer I brewed

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Excellent, I am hoping for a nice refreshing summer brew.

Here is my recipe so far, going to use chinese rock sugar that I got dirt cheap at an asian supermarket instead of clear belgian candi sugar.


Batch Size (fermenter): 5.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.050 SG
Estimated Color: 4.7 SRM
Estimated IBU: 24.9 IBUs
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.00 kg Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 68.2 %
1.00 kg Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 2 22.7 %
0.20 kg Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.5 %
0.20 kg Chinese rock sugar (0.0 SRM) Sugar 4 4.5 %
15.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 5 24.9 IBUs
30.00 g Citra [12.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 m Hop 6 0.0 IBUs
1.0 pkg Belgian Saison III Yeast (White Labs #WL Yeast 7 -
1.05 gal Cucumber (Secondary 7.0 days) Other 8 -

[mr x]

FWIW, most people believe clear belgian sugar does the same thing as plain cane sugar. Looks good.

[dean2k]

I bought some turbinado sugar in hopes that some of its "rawness" (for lack of a better word) might come through in flavour, but it just gets lost on my palette if there's even any.

[spears104]

Made a clone of Stone Smoked Porter today!

[jmacdonald]

Just made the "Breaking Bitter" recipe from the site. It turned out great so far, I cannot wait to give it a try.

[Bluefin 774]

I will be brewing a Red Ale this weekend and kegging my Pumpkin Ale.

[CorneliusAlphonse]

Brewed my first 10gal batch with my brother, and used my new immersion chiller (3/8" at 25'). Worked great, about 20 mins to hit 16C (but town water was quite cold, around 7°). India brown ale. Hopefully our seat of our pants recipe is ok!

Keggle was super full and boil off was too high. Ended with maybe ~35L.

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[dean2k]

Making a test blonde for the summertime BMC crowd. 15% abbey malt, the rest 2 row, and tettnanger.

[jtmwhyte]

Just heating the mash water for my Easter Egg Altbier (first attempt at full volume BIAB)

[Keith]

Just heating the mash water for my Easter Egg Altbier (first attempt at full volume BIAB)

Are you doing a no Sparge method?

[jtmwhyte]

Looking to do no sparge, squeeze the bag