What's in your fermenter??

[Don]

As Chris said....

[Michael Erwin]

Battaille Kölsch
Category: 6 C Kölsch
(All Grain)

Finished Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Target OG: 1.048 SG
Target Color: 4.4 SRM
Target IBU: 25.4 IBU
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil: 90 Minutes
Brewed: 1/28/2010

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
8 lbs 4.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 89.19 %
1 lbs Munich Malt (8.0 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
1.20 oz Hallertauer [3.70 %] (60 min) Hops 17.0 IBU
0.25 oz Northern Brewer [8.80 %] (60 min) Hops 8.4 IBU
0 Pkgs Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565-B) [Cultured-2L starter]

Total Grain Weight: 9.25 lb
Cost: 10.24

Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 13.88 qt of water at 162.0 F 149.0 F

Ferment at 60.0 F.

[sirgiovanni]

Finally hit 10% on a Dark Strong with a low FG!!!

Raspberry on tap and delish!

[Dwayne_Delaney]

Brewed an experimental Winter Wit with some non-traditional choices of ingredients. I also added some aroma hops unlike most versions, but I like hops.
Not sure how it will taste, but it sure smelled good going into the fermenter.
It was a beautiful brewday for February.


Winter(double) Wit
7.50 lb Pilsner
7.50 lb Wheat Malt
0.75 lb Barley, Flaked
2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (90 min)
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (30 min)
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (15 min)
1.00 oz Cracked Coriander Seed (Boil 10.0 min)
1.00 oz Cracked Black Peppercorns (Boil 10.0 min)
1.00 oz Fresh Tangerine zest (Boil 15.0 min)
1 Pkg Blanche (Brewferm) Yeast
OG 1.084
41 IBUs

[Don]

Saturday was a great brew-day for February!!
Everyone should of been out there brewing yesterday.
Trying to catch up on to my brew schedule I still have 3 more brews to do in the next 4 weeks. All in preparation of the Annual Heisler Beer Fest April 17Th.
I may need to catch the brew-flu a couple of times in the next weeks.

Saturday I restocked my Oatmeal Stout
I installed a new temperature sensor in my RIMS and built a new mounting for my pump. Ended up with over 85% Eff.

Thanks John for the malt (seams like every time I need a little something and go to the CO-OP they don't have it either) I need to just start stopping by John's house first and save my gas.

Oatmeal Stout # 65
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.5 gal
Boil Size: 7.50 gal
OG: 1.078 SG
FG: 1.024
Attenuation 68%
Color: 40.7 SRM
IBU: 33.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 83.00 %
Boil Time: 70 Minutes

Ingredients:
12.0 oz Rice Hulls
10 lbs Maris Otter (Cargill)
1 lbs 4.0 oz Oats, Flaked
12.0 oz Chocolate Malt
12.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM)
8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
8.0 oz Roasted Barley
2.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [4.50 %] (60 min)
1.00 oz Goldings,US HD [4.40 %] (15 min)
1.00 tsp Irish Moss
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale S-04
Total Grain Weight: 14.50 lb
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90 min Mash 154.0 F at 1.3 qt/# Recirculated entire time with RIMS
Raised temp to 168.0 F over 15 min using RIMS heater
Fly Sparge for 45 minutes 7.5 gallons into kettle. Continued recirculating during sparge.

Notes:
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Boil to 7 1/3 gal then start 60 min Hops.
Use RIMS, Pump, Plate Chiller. Hooked all together and heated @ 4gal in HLT circulated for 10 min at 200 degs. Dumped water.
Eff was way up. Fly sparge

[JohnD]

Brewed a Pumpernickel Rye today.
7# 2 row
1# Flaked rye
2 oz. Crystal 60
2 oz. Chocolate malt
1cup Molasses
1 oz German traditions hops 60 min.
yeast nutrient
US 05 yeast
2 TBSP crushed caraway seed in Secondary
1 1/4 cup DME to prime

Mash at 152F 60 min
Add molasses and hops boil 1 hr.
Ferment 10 days, transfer to secondary.
Add caraway seed and ferment another 2 wks.

[john mills]

Great day to brew.
Wound up with an unexpected partigyle.

Up In Smoke Weizenbock
8 # Cargill White Wheat
3 # American Munich
2 # Cargill Special Pale 2 row
2 # Breiss Cherry Smoked malt
6 oz Chocolate Wheat
6 oz Special B
6 oz Crystal 40 L
1 ½# Rice hulls
¾ oz Sterling whole hop 8.7% AA @ 90 min = 22.4 IBU's
1 tsp Irish moss @ 15 min
Wyeast Bavarian Hef yeast.
Original Gravity: 1.071 SG. 6 gallons to fermenter

Roach
Added 2# homemade amber/dark candi syrup to left over runnings from above beer
½ oz Sterling whole hop 8.7% AA @ 60 min = 21.6 IBU's
1 tsp Irish moss @ 15 min
Wyeast Bavarian Hef yeast.
Original Gravity: 1.042 SG. 6 gallons to fermenter.

[Don]

Can't wait to try the Smoke Weizenbock but not too sure about the Roach (unless your talking about the 70's roach)

[BM1]

(1) Steam O' (California Common)
Details not available at present

(2) SMaSH APA
Bitterness: 34 IBU
OG: 1.056 FG: 1.010
SG 1.047 6.5 gallons.
Style: American Pale Ale
Type: All grain Size: 5.5 gallons
Color: 4 HCU (~4 SRM)
Alcohol: 6.0% v/v (4.7% w/w)

Mash: 75% efficiency
Multi Rest: 110* 15 min./156* 60 - 75 min.
Boil: 75 minutes.

Grain: 11 lb. 2 oz. American 2-row
Hops:
7g Cascade (7.5% AA, 60 min.)
25g Cascade (7.5% AA, 45 min.)
21g Cascade (7.5% AA, 15 min.)

Yeast: S-04 Safale

[Don]

English IPA
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
OG: 1.078 SG
FG:
Color: 13.0 SRM
IBU: 47.9 IBU
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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8.0 oz Rice Hulls
14 lbs Maris Otter
14 oz Wheat, White
9 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
9 oz Victory Malt
6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
1.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.80 %] First Wort Hops
2.00 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (10 min)
1.00 oz Goldings,US HD [4.40 %] (0 min)
0.50 tsp Wyeast Yeast Nutrient (Boil 10.0 min)
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)

Total Grain Weight: 16.90 lb
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90 min Mash 154.0 F 1.25Qts/Lb
10 min Mash Out Add 1.35 qt of 180 Degs water and heat Mass with RIMS to 168.0 F
Fly Sparge 50 mins.
8 Gallons onto Kettle

[msjulian]

Oktoberfest
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
OG: 1.051 SG
Color: 10.7 SRM
IBU: 24.9
Boil Time: 90min

Ingredients:
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4.50 lb Bohemian Pilsner
3.50 lb Munich Malt
3.00 lb Vienna Malt
1.25 lb Caramunich III
2.25 oz Saaz Hops [2.80 %] (60 min)
1.00 oz Saaz Hops [2.80 %] (20 min)
2.00 gm Calcium Chloride
3.00 gm Chalk
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet
1.00 tsp Yeast Nutrient
5.00 gal Distilled Water Water
5.45 gal Newburgh Water
1 Pkgs Bavarian Lager (WY #2206)
[Starter 4000 ml]

Mash Water Additions
Mash Salts - 1 gm Chalk, .5 gm Calcium Chloride
Sparge Salts - 2 gm Chalk, 1.5 gm Calcium Chloride

Mash Profile
60 min Mash In 152 F - 17.03 qt water
Sparge Water: 168.0 F - 5.94 gal

Total Grain Weight: 12.25 lb
Boil Size: 8.23 gal

[john mills]

Beautiful day of brewing.
I couldn't make up my mind about an American IPA or Belgian IPA, so I made both. A split batch with about 6 gallons each. I tripple hopped it with Columbus, Centennial, and Amarillo.
Yes I tried to turn it green with hops, but they soaked up all the wort before it turned green. I swear I squeezed at least a galllon from those wort sponges!
Green Haze
86% Efficiency (an unexpected offering from the spring gods)
10.8 SRM’s
96.0 IBU’s
OG: 1.079
20#Cargill Special Pale 2 row
2# Munich
16.15 Oz Crystal 15L
4.65 Oz Crystal 20L
13.9 Oz Crystal 40L
13.3 Oz Crystal 60L
18.45 Oz Victory Malt
5.55 Oz Belgian Aromatic Malt
3# table sugar 10 min from end of boil
4 tsp 5.2 ph buffer in mash
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA 30 min boil 25.2 IBU’s
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA 25 min boil 15.1 IBU’s
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA 20 min boil 10.3 IBU’s
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA 15 min boil 15.2 IBU’s
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA 10 min boil 7.5 IBU’s
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA 5 min boil 5.1 IBU’s
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA 1 min boil 8.2 IBU’s
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA 1 min boil 6.2 IBU’s
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA 1 min boil 5.1 IBU’s
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA Dry Hop Secondary split between carboys
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA Dry Hop Secondary split between carboys
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA Dry Hop Secondary split between carboys

I also brewed a Swartzbeir based on Turoni's Blacklight Lager (thanks for the guiding light Jack), but used a belgian yeast instead:
Belgian Black Lite
85% Efficiency (the spring gods were smiling upon me today)
27.3 SRM’s
30.1 IBU’s
6 ½# Cargill Idapils
1 ¼# Munich
1# Vienna
¼# Crystal 60L
¼# Chocolate Malt
6 Oz Carafa Special II
5g Chalk added to mash
2 tsp 5.2 buffer added to mash
.3 oz Perle whole hops@ 8.2% AA 90 min boil 11.7 IBU’s
¾ oz CZ Saaz whole hops @ 3.1% AA 45 min boil 9.0 IBU’s
¼ oz Perle whole hops@ 8.2% AA 30 min boil 4.5 IBU’s
¼ oz CZ Saaz whole hops @ 3.1% AA 30 min boil 1.7 IBU’s
¼ oz Perle whole hops@ 8.2% AA 10 min boil 1.8 IBU’s
½ oz CZ Saaz whole hops @ 3.1% AA 10 min boil 1.3 IBU’s

[Don]

2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA 30 min boil 25.2 IBU’s
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA 25 min boil 15.1 IBU’s
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA 20 min boil 10.3 IBU’s
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA 15 min boil 15.2 IBU’s
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA 10 min boil 7.5 IBU’s
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA 5 min boil 5.1 IBU’s
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA 1 min boil 8.2 IBU’s
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA 1 min boil 6.2 IBU’s
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA 1 min boil 5.1 IBU’s
2 oz Columbus whole hops@ 15.2% AA Dry Hop Secondary split between carboys
2 oz Centennial whole hops @ 11.5% AA Dry Hop Secondary split between carboys
2 oz Amarillo whole hops @ 9.4% AA Dry Hop Secondary split between carboys

Hop prices are going to be going up again (John's using them all)

[sirgiovanni]

Dubbel - 6.7%

[msjulian]

Hefe-Weizen

Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 8.23 gal
Estimated OG: 1.049 SG
Estimated Color: 5.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

7.00 lb Weyermann Pale Wheat Malt
4.00 lb Weyermann Pilsner
0.50 lb Rice Hulls
0.08 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L
0.01 lb Roasted Barley
1.00 oz Hallertauer 60 min
0.50 oz Hallertauer 15 min
5.25 gal Newburgh Water
4.25 gal Distilled Water
4.5 gram Cal Chlo
1 Pkgs Hefeweizen Ale White Labs #WLP300 (2000ml Starter)

Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
25 min - Mash In 16.23 qt 130.0 F
45 min - Step Heat to 153.0 F over 10 min