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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by LiverDance » Mon May 30, 2011 8:33 am

We brewed up an APA and some Harvey's Bitter yesterday afternoon, it was a nice day for brewing :cheers3:
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:15 am

Mashing in my rye saison now.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by maltster » Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:00 pm

Brewed my favourite Oktoberfest on Friday using my new MLT. Looking forward to trying 10gal batches. May have to get a taller bbq though! :lol:

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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:56 pm

woohoo, 10g. One step away from a nano brewery.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:45 pm

maltster wrote:The weather was nice so I decided to brew outside on the deck today. I'm trying LD's/Chalmers' "Satan's (Maple) Porter" with a little added fenugreek.
Having a few of these now, getting ready for the game. Very nice beer, I'd say just a touch overcarbed, maybe by .5 volumes, but that's easy to deal with after the first pour. Good job, and thanks!! :cheers2:
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by akr71 » Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:47 pm

Friday is brewday - its Tor Kolsch (uhh, that's Gateway in German). Possibly my last lawnmower beer of the summer - tho summer lingers until late September around here, so I can see myself brewing another weizen or something.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by maltster » Wed Jun 15, 2011 10:42 pm

mr x wrote:
maltster wrote:The weather was nice so I decided to brew outside on the deck today. I'm trying LD's/Chalmers' "Satan's (Maple) Porter" with a little added fenugreek.
Having a few of these now, getting ready for the game. Very nice beer, I'd say just a touch overcarbed, maybe by .5 volumes, but that's easy to deal with after the first pour. Good job, and thanks!! :cheers2:
Yea, I actually primed that batch with home made maple syrup and kinda guessed at the amount as I wasn't sure of the sugar content. :)
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by LiverDance » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:29 am

This weekend Chalmers, Justin and I will be brewing our first batch (Lemon and Ginger Wit) in "The General" our new 100 liter brew pot :cheers3:
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Thu Jun 16, 2011 10:35 am

RIS for me this weekend.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by BBrianBoogie » Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:51 pm

LiverDance wrote:This weekend Chalmers, Justin and I will be brewing our first batch (Lemon and Ginger Wit) in "The General" our new 100 liter brew pot :cheers3:
Sweet! :cheers3:
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by Tim Gregory » Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:22 pm

Brewing up a hefeweizen before I shut er down for the summer.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by maltster » Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:31 am

LiverDance wrote:This weekend Chalmers, Justin and I will be brewing our first batch (Lemon and Ginger Wit) in "The General" our new 100 liter brew pot :cheers3:
Post a few pics. We'd like to see "The General".
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Sat Jun 18, 2011 7:44 pm

RIS is running off now.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by KMcK » Sun Jun 19, 2011 1:14 am

Hoping to finally pull together my A.S.A.P. (Amherst Shore American Pale) Ale.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by akr71 » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:04 am

KMcK wrote:Hoping to finally pull together my A.S.A.P. (Amherst Shore American Pale) Ale.
What's the Amherst Shore component?
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by JohnnyMac » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:35 pm

Just started the boil on an Imperial Czech Pils.

Really pushing the limit on my kettle......God bless FermCap.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Sun Jun 19, 2011 5:52 pm

I somehow managed to plug my CFC last night. Had to back flush it with C02. Other than that, not too bad of a brew.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by KMcK » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:13 pm

mr x wrote:I somehow managed to plug my CFC last night. Had to back flush it with C02. Other than that, not too bad of a brew.
Chlorofluorocarbons are bad. Carbon dioxide is bad too, but in a different way. You're lucky I don't work for Environment Canada any more.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by KMcK » Sun Jun 19, 2011 9:16 pm

akr71 wrote:
KMcK wrote:Hoping to finally pull together my A.S.A.P. (Amherst Shore American Pale) Ale.
What's the Amherst Shore component?
Family picnic at Amherst Shore Provincial Park. I considered calling it Alexander McKenzie's India Pale Ale, but I was in a hurry so went with the other name.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by maltster » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:26 am

JohnnyMac wrote:Just started the boil on an Imperial Czech Pils.

Really pushing the limit on my kettle......God bless FermCap.

Is FermCap (or similar) available locally? Just barely avoided a boil-over this weekend.

Brewed a 10g batch of wheat ale and plan to ferment half with raspberries and half with apricots.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by mr x » Mon Jun 20, 2011 5:23 pm

I think we are on the verge of a group order on this stuff.
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by NASH » Mon Jun 20, 2011 7:07 pm

mr x wrote:I think we are on the verge of a group order on this stuff.
I ordered it a couple weeks ago, it's likely in now but I haven't been to the brewery for a few days :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by Tim Gregory » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:03 pm

Does that stuff control the krausen as well? I just cleaned up a sticky mess on my floor after my hefeweizen pushed the lid off the bucket.
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Post by NASH » Mon Jun 20, 2011 10:39 pm

Tim Gregory wrote:Does that stuff control the krausen as well? I just cleaned up a sticky mess on my floor after my hefeweizen pushed the lid off the bucket.
Yes it does... it also increases hop alpha utilization as much as 7 - 10 %, and helps to increase head retention when used in the fermenter :cheers2:
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Re: What's everyone making this weekend?

Post by TimG » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:32 am

Let's get some of this stuff guys, I'm in for sure (boil overs and Krausen just fair.. hop utilization increase bonus!)

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