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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by MikeMorrison » Sat Dec 29, 2018 3:27 pm

No problem. I don't know how to share through Beersmith but here's the recipe:
80% 2 row
10% cara-pils/ dextrine
10% crystal 30 (down from 60 this year, might go lighter or eliminate it next year)
2oz glacier at 60, .5 at 30 and .5 at 1 min.
2oz minced fresh ginger at 10 minutes
1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice at 10 (more than this and I find some astringency comes through... like it did this year)
2oz rum soaked ginger at 1 minute
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I have played with the amount of ginger each time. I've added almost double the amount listed above and it was great. Depends on how much you like ginger I guess. I've added lemon peel as well but didn't this year and the lemon bitterness is still a bit sharp. If memory serves it gets better the longer it's in the keg but it doesn't usually last that long. I've changed the hops from time to time. Not going for much hop profile just the bitterness. This one is calculated around 38 IBU on Beersmith but I think I'll dial that back a bit next year. It's been a good drinker for us! Let me know if you give it a shot and if you change anything! Cheers!
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Post by LiverDance » Sun Dec 30, 2018 2:02 pm

Brewing up an English Bitter with wcturnedec (Cam) today.


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"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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Post by sheppard107 » Sat Jan 05, 2019 11:24 am

Temperature is above sub-arctic range, so I'm out on the deck brewing a dry stout.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by John G » Sat Jan 05, 2019 4:46 pm

Just finished brewing a Westvletern blonde clone. I'm going to try top cropping yeast to use in a Westy 12 clone. Nice weather to brew!

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Post by MikeMorrison » Sun Jan 06, 2019 7:18 pm

Brewing a Kveik with the Ebbegarden strain. Windy in Cape Breton today so hard to keep a boil going!
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:38 pm

Brewed a Bohemian Pilsner today. Like hops? Oh yea...

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Post by danlatimer » Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:35 am

McGruff wrote:
Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:38 pm
Brewed a Bohemian Pilsner today. Like hops? Oh yea...
I kegged my first Bohemian Pilsner last week, I'm really liking it. Here's the recipe I used, was yours very different?

https://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe ... 8a9fbb9208

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Post by McGruff » Fri Jan 11, 2019 12:16 pm

Not really. I used Hallertauer because that is what I have on hand. I also used Carahell malt instead of carapils malt because, again, that is what I had on hand. My yeast was WLP833.

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Post by LiverDance » Mon Jan 14, 2019 4:40 pm

Brewed an IPA with Wyeast 2112 Cali Common yeast on the weekend. Hopped it with Citra and Enigma, should be interesting :cheers:
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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Post by elreplica » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:25 pm

Got a Cascade Smash on deck and Lil Wheatys Award winning Pils ported over into Beersmith for tweaking and assembling before sending it over to the GF Connect... :cheers2:
At Bat: several Czech Pils
On Deck: Cream Ale
In the Hole: Kolsch
Clean Up: Tall Ships Ale clones
On tap: Propeller Pils, Festa Cream Ale

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by elreplica » Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:28 pm

danlatimer wrote:
Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:35 am
McGruff wrote:
Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:38 pm
Brewed a Bohemian Pilsner today. Like hops? Oh yea...
I kegged my first Bohemian Pilsner last week, I'm really liking it. Here's the recipe I used, was yours very different?

https://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe ... 8a9fbb9208
Hmmm...my favourite...I’ve got a Propeller Pils clone worked out too...basic tweaking of details off the can ingredients list...
At Bat: several Czech Pils
On Deck: Cream Ale
In the Hole: Kolsch
Clean Up: Tall Ships Ale clones
On tap: Propeller Pils, Festa Cream Ale

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by John G » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:12 pm

Brewing up a Westvleteren 12 clone tonight. I'm using top cropped yeast from my Westy blonde from last week to see if I can get the attenuation it needs to go from 1.091 to 1.012. First time top cropping, so fingers are firmly crossed.

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Post by oceanic_brew » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:45 pm

John G wrote:Brewing up a Westvleteren 12 clone tonight. I'm using top cropped yeast from my Westy blonde from last week to see if I can get the attenuation it needs to go from 1.091 to 1.012. First time top cropping, so fingers are firmly crossed.
You’ll be fine. With enough sugar and that top cropped yeast there’s nothing stopping it. I went so far as to recover the blow off yeast when I did mine.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Andrew » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:37 pm

Currently boiling a 6.25 gal batch of rye ipa from dave.
Nice snowy day hahah

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Brenden » Sun Jan 20, 2019 5:41 pm

We’re in the middle of a two brew, brew day...outside lol

Oat Stout, and a Brut IPA
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by wcturnedec » Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:41 pm

Brewed up a session mill stout, narrowly missed the downpour!


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Post by Buccaneer » Mon Jan 21, 2019 6:27 pm

I've been a bit busy. Brewed a heavily tweaked version of a previous smoked porter a few weeks ago and I'll thrilled with the results.

My friend really likes Lancaster Bomber. I found a single clone recipe that is completely wrong. Marston lists the ingredients on their site, so I took that as a very loose start. I built something that will be close in colour, but I don't know the yeast and Everwood didn't have all the hop varieties, so I ultimately just ad-libbed the whole thing. It'll be a British bitter, but it won't be anything like Lancaster. :)

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Post by KB1138 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:19 am

Brewed a pils with Callista the other day. Doing an altbier some time this week
On tap: Hopped Mead, ESB, Schwazbier
Coming up: Altbier
Fermenting: Maibock
Planned: NEIPA, NZ Pils, Oyster Stout

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by wcturnedec » Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:54 am

KB1138 wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:19 am
Brewed a pils with Callista the other day. Doing an altbier some time this week
Ahh I see how those free hops are being put to use!!! lol
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Post by ackes » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:35 am

Session IPA this morning. Centennial / cascade and citra.


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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by KB1138 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:32 pm

wcturnedec wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:54 am
KB1138 wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:19 am
Brewed a pils with Callista the other day. Doing an altbier some time this week
Ahh I see how those free hops are being put to use!!! lol

I still have 2 lbs of cashmere in the freezer
On tap: Hopped Mead, ESB, Schwazbier
Coming up: Altbier
Fermenting: Maibock
Planned: NEIPA, NZ Pils, Oyster Stout

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Post by wcturnedec » Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:43 pm

KB1138 wrote:
wcturnedec wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:54 am
KB1138 wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:19 am
Brewed a pils with Callista the other day. Doing an altbier some time this week
Ahh I see how those free hops are being put to use!!! lol

I still have 2 lbs of cashmere in the freezer
Haha same with me....cashmere triple ipa to clear them out?


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Post by Headgear Brewing » Fri Jan 25, 2019 9:39 pm

Brewing a Steam Whistle Clone!

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Post by Headgear Brewing » Sun Jan 27, 2019 1:09 pm

Brewing a Deschutes Black Butte Porter!

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