Brewing a pale ale this morning. 2 kegs blew this week so need to stock up for the winter. Hopefully back at it next weekend as well but one brew at a time...
I’m brewing an American Wheat tomorrow after work. Starter has been spinning for a couple days, grain is crushed, and propane tank is now full. Going to add some grapefruit zest for something different, hopefully I don’t regret it.
I am just finishing up the boil on a chocolate stout. Doesn’t exactly scream summer but my last two brews were lagers so I am set nicely. I look forward to this being done quickly, waiting on the lagers to finish up is painful.
Brewed a California Common yesterday afternoon. Was a bit concerned that there was no fermentation last night after 8 hours or so but it is bubbling away nicely this morning. I put the carboy in a bucket with cold water and a couple of ice bottles. It may have started off too cold, seems to...
Brewed a simcoe and sorachi ace IPA. First brew in a few months. Need a couple brew days more to be ready for summer. Irish red, chocolate stout. Doesn’t scream summer but it’s going to be good.
Just finishing up mash of a Belgian Wit. Of course I relied on memory of how much dried orange peel and coriander I had, of which I only actually have about half the orange peel I need. A quick run to the grocery store once the boil gets going I guess.
I have my pop in the same keezer as my beer, all around 42F. My pop always takes about a week to carb up, sometimes longer. 3 days may not be enough time, I’d let it sit a bit longer.
I just finished brewing a blonde ale, not directly to style as I was using up some odds and ends of grains. Going to put some or all on strawberries, haven’t quite decided yet.
I brewed my first Barleywine yesterday. A small 3.5 gallon batch which came up short with about 3.2 gallons in the fermenter, and quite a bit of trub. It took off like a rocket and is going strong now.
I mix them directly in the keg. I have a 1 gallon apple juice jug with a line at 2.8 litres. I put 2 or 3 jugs of water, a jug of syrup then the remaining water. I shake it up well and haven’t had any problems with settling.