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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Bradbrewsbeer » Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:51 pm

wcturnedec wrote:
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Bradbrewsbeer wrote:Cold IPA, had to use flaked corn instead of rice :o Hops are from Jake at Ninelocks, big thank you.
Mosaic , Citra and Cascade. Pitching on top of Nova Lager yeast cake.
Nice! How much of that yeast cake do you end up using?


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Every bit of it. It had been sitting in the fridge, so I racked off any lite lager left on top of it and used the whole yeast cake. I try to get 2 brews out of every yeast pitch. Been doing it for 4 years and haven't had a bad batch yet. It's always a higher gravity brew that goes in top.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by wcturnedec » Mon Oct 16, 2023 8:40 am

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Bradbrewsbeer wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 5:51 pm
wcturnedec wrote:
Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:25 pm
Bradbrewsbeer wrote:Cold IPA, had to use flaked corn instead of rice :o Hops are from Jake at Ninelocks, big thank you.
Mosaic , Citra and Cascade. Pitching on top of Nova Lager yeast cake.
Nice! How much of that yeast cake do you end up using?


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Every bit of it. It had been sitting in the fridge, so I racked off any lite lager left on top of it and used the whole yeast cake. I try to get 2 brews out of every yeast pitch. Been doing it for 4 years and haven't had a bad batch yet. It's always a higher gravity brew that goes in top.
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Bottled: Brett Saison 2020, Brett Saison 2021, Baltic Porter

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Bradbrewsbeer » Fri Nov 03, 2023 12:24 pm

Waiting for the boil on my exchange beer. Leaf hop APA with Cascade,Citra,mosaic and Eldorado. Not sure if I'm using verdant or us05 for the yeast. Fingers crossed this one turns out well. Strong malt backbone with enough hops to clog any system solid
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by kenny10 » Mon Nov 06, 2023 9:35 am

Brewed my advent beer this morning…Belgian single

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:20 pm

Brewed a Stout. Horton Ridge Organic, Flaked Barley. Cold steeped the roast barley, choc malt and CaraFa III. US-05. Challenger hops.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Bradbrewsbeer » Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:31 pm

Esb is about to boil, Maris otter, little crystal and victory. EKG and Fuggle, Fermoale AY3 yeast
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by wcturnedec » Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:39 am

Bradbrewsbeer wrote:
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Esb is about to boil, Maris otter, little crystal and victory. EKG and Fuggle, Fermoale AY3 yeast
Nice yeast choice! :cheers:
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by wcturnedec » Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:50 am

Brewed a Vienna Lager up the other day
On tap: APA, Dubbel, Dark Mild
Fermenting: Brett Saison 2022, Schwarzbier, APA, Sour Brown,
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:59 am

Brewed a Helles. Pils malt, vienna and carafoam. Saaz hops, Escarpment Labs Biergarten.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Bradbrewsbeer » Mon Nov 20, 2023 4:14 pm

wcturnedec wrote:
Mon Nov 20, 2023 9:39 am
Bradbrewsbeer wrote:
Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:31 pm
Esb is about to boil, Maris otter, little crystal and victory. EKG and Fuggle, Fermoale AY3 yeast
Nice yeast choice! :cheers:
It's been a while since I got that yeast from you, haven't had a chance to use it yet. Hopefully it turns out, I've been craving a good esb
Kegged - Cold IPA, NEIPA, Fieldberry Wheat, Dark Abbey Ale, Apple Pear Cider, American Lager, American Stout, Belgian Wit

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Hibernaculum » Thu Dec 21, 2023 7:06 pm

Brewing a dry stout tomorrow-- using the recipe from Brewing Classic Styles as the base, but using 2 row with some munich instead of MO (it's what I have on-hand). Probably going to add a few ml of lactic acid when I rack to the fermenter to get the slightly lower pH lots of folks say Guinness has.

Anyone else brewed a Guinness clone or a dry stout similar to it? I'm especially curious if anyone has any insight on the water chemistry or acid additions (post-mash). I'm not going to let a can or 3 of Guinness get sour then add it to my mash, nor am I going to do the extra work of using acid malt or doing a sour mash, haha.
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by DunctheBrewer » Fri Dec 22, 2023 12:40 am

Hibernaculum wrote:Brewing a dry stout tomorrow-- using the recipe from Brewing Classic Styles as the base, but using 2 row with some munich instead of MO (it's what I have on-hand). Probably going to add a few ml of lactic acid when I rack to the fermenter to get the slightly lower pH lots of folks say Guinness has.

Anyone else brewed a Guinness clone or a dry stout similar to it? I'm especially curious if anyone has any insight on the water chemistry or acid additions (post-mash). I'm not going to let a can or 3 of Guinness get sour then add it to my mash, nor am I going to do the extra work of using acid malt or doing a sour mash, haha.
I recently brewed a Guinness clone that has a very similar recipe to the dry stout in Brewing Classic Styles.

For the acid, I waited until just before bottling/kegging to add any, then used about 3ml of lactic acid to get what seemed like the Guinness ‘tang’. I preferred this way since you can add 1ml at a time and then taste it with the finished beer to make sure you don’t add too much.

For water, I went by the Dry Stout water profile on Brewfather. I think I’d like to try the water profile for Dublin next time I brew it, which looks to be a lot softer.

The beer turned out great. Not quite like a Guinness but similar. Using CO2 instead of nitro, makes it tough to get a perfect match.

Good luck with yours!


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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Bradbrewsbeer » Fri Dec 22, 2023 3:21 pm

American lite lager today, flaked rice and pilsner, dollar store w34 70 for the yeast
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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by Bradbrewsbeer » Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:52 pm

Starting the whirlpool on my Big Spruce Elysium Beer. Buckle up fuckers, this one smells good!
Kegged - Cold IPA, NEIPA, Fieldberry Wheat, Dark Abbey Ale, Apple Pear Cider, American Lager, American Stout, Belgian Wit

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Thu Dec 28, 2023 2:16 pm

Brewed a Blonde Ale today. Pils malt, crystal 40, Hallertauer hops and Escarpment Labs House Ale dry yeast. This yeast comes with a sachet inside a sachet.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:06 am

Brewing a Pilsner today. Hallertauer hops, Nova Lager yeast, Weyermann Pils malt.

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Re: What's everyone brewing?

Post by McGruff » Sun Jan 28, 2024 12:46 pm

Brewing a Cream Ale today. With the added corn sugar I am wondering about the 15 IBU. Hope it won't be too sweet. Horton Ridge Organic Pale Ale Malt, Flaked Barley and Hallertauer hops. US-05.

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