What's in your fermenter??

sirgiovanni · Post by **sirgiovanni** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 2:57 pm

Saturday, planted 24 black raspberry plants, 2 fuggle rhizomes and 1 Golding rhizome.

Sunday, 10-11 gallon Pale Ale

Wyeast 1028 London
17 lbs. Marris Otter
1 lb. 40L Crystal
2.5 oz. Kent Golding - Boil
3 oz. Fuggle - Finish

SG = 1.048
FG = 1.013

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 3:27 pm

Made an English Mild Ale today, Britain's answer to lite beer. We'll see how it turns out.

7# Maris Otter
4 oz crystal60
4 oz chocolate malt
1.75 oz Kent Golding 60 min
Irish moss
yeast nutrient
Safale 04 yeast

Mash at 154F
Original Gravity 1.040 Dark brown session beer

Davin · Post by **Davin** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:41 pm

I made a session beer of a pale ale this weekend myself.

8.5 lbs Marris Otter
1 lbs Crystal 10

.6 oz Amarillo at 60
1 oz Amarillo at 10
1.4 oz Amarillo at flameout

Mashed at 152
1.040 with Wy1056

And I got some work on the keggerator done. Got one tap in and done before I broke the bit on my hole saw.

Davin · Post by **Davin** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:14 pm

Did a quick extract American wheat today since it was so nice out.

6.6 lbs of liquid malt extract

.35 oz sorachi Ace for 45 min
.35 oz. sorachi ace for 10 min

I really wanted to get a handle on these hops and figured this would be a good basic beer to get a taste of them.

1.050 OG
16 IBU

I figure if I don't care for it I'll dry hop with some cascade or amarillo, If I dig it I'll either drink it or add some spices or maybe some citrus fruit zest.

sirgiovanni · Post by **sirgiovanni** » Sat Apr 26, 2008 9:09 am

Red
wyeast 1098
19 lbs. Marris Otter
2 lbs. 120L Crystal
2 oz. Fuggle Leaf - Boil
2 oz. Hallertauer - Finish
SG = 1.064

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:43 pm

Out of town for Big Brew. Brewed 5 gallons of Dry Stout on Sunday

9 lb. Maris Otter
1 lb. Carapils Dextrine Malt
8 oz. Chocolate Malt
6 oz. Black Patent
1 lb. Roasted Barley
1 1/2 oz. Northern Brewer 60 min.
1/2 oz. Kent Golding 15 min.
Irish Ale Yeast
6 tsp Gypsum
1 tbsp. 5.2 Magic Powder
Irish Moss
Yeast Nutrient
Mash at 152F
O.G. 1.062

Monday afternoon fermenting like crazy!!

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:58 pm

Beautiful day so I decided to take the afternoon off. Actually raining and miserable. Decided to make a batch of Hefeweizen
3 1/2 # Maris Otter
6 1/2 # White Wheat
1 tsp, gypsum
1 oz. Traditions Hops 60 min.
1/2 oz. Traditions Hops 15 min.
1 Tbsp. 5.2 powder in mash
Wyeast Weihenstephen Yeast
Mash at 152F
O.G. 1.054

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Sat May 10, 2008 4:28 pm

Good thing I put a blowoff tube on the fermenter of hefeweizen. Lots of crud came through the hose. At least there were no airlock missles this time!

sirgiovanni · Post by **sirgiovanni** » Sun May 18, 2008 1:17 pm

10 Gallons Belgian Wit

JohnD · Post by **JohnD** » Sat May 24, 2008 3:39 pm

Pale Ale

8# Maris Otter
1# Vienna
1# Crystal 60
1/2# Carapils
1 1/2 oz Amarillo 20 min No kettle hops, just late!
1/2 oz Amarillo 10 min
1 oz Cascade 5 min
1/2 oz Chinook 0 min
2 tsp gypsum
5.2 powder in mash
US 5 yeast
Mash at 152F overnight. Added mash water at 8:30 PM
Sparge w/ 170F water 7:00 AM Water in mash tun still 140F
6 1/2 gallons boil vol. 60 min boil
O.G. 1.060

john mills · Post by **john mills** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 10:06 am

On Sunday, I kegged up my IPA that I made back in February, and dry hoppped in March. My OG was 1.064, and I couldn't believe the FG 1.004. I thought I got something wild in there to ferment it down so low. The sample from the hydrometer tasted ok, so I proceeded with the kegging, just thinking the readin must not be right. Well I took me a couple of glasses worth last night for a cold, carbonated sample. It tastes great. Has lots of body, and not the alcohol flavor that I thought it would have based on the FG I took on Sunday. I had to retest the FG. It tested this time about 1.006, carbonated and all. Then I'm thinking, I don't really taste the alcohol, so possibly my OG reading was wrong...The way I feel this morning tells me the alcohol was really there. I have to believe this is my best beer yet.
Does anybody else have an experience that they can't explain? I guess sometimes you just get lucky.

Davin · Post by **Davin** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 9:50 am

10 Gallon Blond Ale (AKA The Late Night)

20 lbs American 2 Row
.5 lbs Crystal 10
.5 lbs Aromatic Malt
.5 lbs Honey Malt

1.5 Oz Willamette @ 60
.5 Oz Willamette @ 10

1.046 SG
15.4 IBU

Don · Post by **Don** » Thu Jun 05, 2008 8:01 pm

Sunday was one of my biggest 5 gal batches yet.
Went pretty well used 1# / qt for mash instead of the normal 1.25
I wasn't sure it would all fit in my 10 gal Gott MLT.
I ended up having enought room for 2 1/2 more gallons .

Old Treacle of Mine #29
Style: Old Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Est. Alcohol by Vol: 10.9% ABV
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.110 SG
Estimated Color: 22.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 29.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 82.00 %
Boil Time: 75 Minutes

Ingredients:
20 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM)
12.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM)
4.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM)

2.50 oz Fuggles [4.70 %] (60 min)
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.70 %] (5 min)

8.0 oz Lyle

sirgiovanni · Post by **sirgiovanni** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 11:31 am

Bottled the raspberry/blackberry mead from last June. Yum.

I'll bring a bottle next time I sees yous guys.

sirgiovanni · Post by **sirgiovanni** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 11:39 am

10 gallon American Pale Ale

18 lbs. Maris Otter
1 lb. 40L Crystal
.5 lb. 25 Crystal
3 oz. Fuggle - Boil
4 oz. Cascade - Finish
SG=1.053