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Old 09-06-2010, 08:55 PM   #321
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Samual Smith Oatmeal Stout clone and I added chocolate
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Old 09-06-2010, 09:40 PM   #322
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Racking the Imperial Stout to secondary (Bourbon/Oak aging) Friday and I will be brewing an American Light Lager for the wife.
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English IPA is blowing off like crazy as we speak(type?). Thames Valley yeast (which is supposedly Cigar City's 'house' strain), Millenium for bittering addition and the rest EKG for flavor and aroma additions (and will dry hope with EKG also).
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Old 09-07-2010, 09:49 PM   #324
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Was going to brew a Belgian Dark Strong Ale but couldn't find any Trappist yeast around here. Ended up collaborating with the GF on a recipe and brewing - Spiced Sorghum Autumn Brown Ale. Kentucky Sweet Sorghum Syrup, Cinnamon Stick, Vanilla Bean, and Nutmeg. Smells awesome.
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Old 09-20-2010, 09:43 AM   #325
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Bottled more Oktoberfest, and my Pumpkin and Spice Steam Beer this weekend.

The 'Pumpkin Steam' as I call it is reaaaalllyyy good. Tasted it before bottling and realized it needed more spice (barely detectable). Also decided to add some lactose as it was pretty dry, the lactose increasing sweetness and creamy taste/mouthfeel which are obvious characteristics of pumpkin pie. So I added more spice and lacotse to the bottling bucket, and it tasted perfect. The spice was maybe a little strong, but it was not cold and carb'd, and the spice should settle down in a few weeks (when it's time to drink). Pumpkin pie in a glass hopefully.

Brewed a standard hefe' as well, which is fermenting away on the cool side to minimize the banana (which wife does not enjoy).
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Irish Red was brewed last weekend, Extra Stout brewing today.
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Old 09-20-2010, 11:44 AM   #327
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Ive got a 2.5G experimental batch of Graf getting ready to go to secondary in a few days. I used Sterling and S-04. Should be interesting. I love a good cider in the fall.


(For those of you not familiar with HBT....Graf is a slightly hopped/malted cider.)
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Old 10-01-2010, 09:38 AM   #328
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Kegged my pumpkin ale last night and racked my Chocolate Oatmeal Stout to Secondary and added 1 whole split vanilla bean
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Old 10-13-2010, 12:53 PM   #329
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I'm going to brew a nut brown ale this weekend. Here's the recipe I plan to use:
  • 6 lbs pale LME
  • 1 lb marris otter
  • .5 lb malted oats (I'm going to toast the oats in the oven to bring out their nuttiness.)
  • .5 lb brown malt
  • .5 lb pale chocolate malt
  • .5 lb crystal 40
1 oz Willamette 60 mins
1 oz Willamette 20 mins

Wyeast 1968

The BYO calulator says this should have an OG of 1.058, color of 26.5 srm, 27.5 ibu, and 5.2% abv.
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Old 10-20-2010, 03:23 PM   #330
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I've got Peach wine in the secondary coming in at 11.6% A few more rackings and bulk aging to go.
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Old 10-23-2010, 12:05 PM   #331
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Im brewing a chocolate chili porter today. Made with chocolate, cayenne pepper and vanilla beans
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I made a Belgian blonde ale this afternoon. I'll rack it onto raspberries and a split vanilla bean in a week or so. I hope to have it ready for Xmas. Should have probably made it a couple weeks ago to be sure, but I think it should be ready in time.

3.5 lbs light DME
3 lbs wheat DME
.5 lb flaked wheat
.5 lb crystal 10
.5 lb crystal 40
.25 lb caravienne
.25 lb table sugar
1.5 oz Willamette
Wyeast 3944 Belgian Witbier - 1 liter starter pitched at 66 degrees F.
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OG 1.062, SRM 5, IBU = 17, planned FG = 1.014, planned ABV = 6.3%
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Old 10-24-2010, 09:42 PM   #333
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American Lager is still lagering away @35F.

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I brewed up a DFH60 clone (parital mash) at yesterday's Brewherf, but I'm thinking this thing is going to be one all-powerful IPA. OG clocked in at 1.084 and fermentation started in about 6 hours--withOUT a starter! So we'll see what eventually happens here.
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I need to get an order in to them asap. Waiting on them to release the pellets. I got 6lbs last year. I'll probably do the same this year.
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Can we do a sanitizer roundup? What are you guys using.

I started with a powder called one-step but I hated the powder I got it all over the place. Last night I used some Star-san and the amount of foaming drove me nuts. I know you don't need to rinse it but I hate the idea of sanitizer in my beer. Took me 4x longer to rinse growlers than it took to fill them.

Bottled a magnum filled pale ale, brewing up a porter for winter shortly.
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Anybody homebrew using the 5 gallon soda kegs? I have a minifridge I've been thinking of turning into a kegerator. I think that could be fun and I understand bottling to be tedious.
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Can we do a sanitizer roundup? What are you guys using.

I started with a powder called one-step but I hated the powder I got it all over the place. Last night I used some Star-san and the amount of foaming drove me nuts. I know you don't need to rinse it but I hate the idea of sanitizer in my beer. Took me 4x longer to rinse growlers than it took to fill them.

Bottled a magnum filled pale ale, brewing up a porter for winter shortly.
Star-san is some awesome stuff.
Don't worry about the foam. I will let the left over liquid drip out using a carboy drier (or just drip dry bottles) and the foam usually stays in the carboy or whatever. I then rack right onto it and let the beer push the foam out. Never had an off taste.

That said, I do get all of the liquid out. I've heard that yeasties actually like munching on the foam.

Star-san rocks. All I use.
Besides steam heat for clean bottle sanitization.

Edit - Rinsing is actually counter-productive.
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Anybody homebrew using the 5 gallon soda kegs? I have a minifridge I've been thinking of turning into a kegerator. I think that could be fun and I understand bottling to be tedious.
I converted a chest freezer to hold 4 corny kegs a Co2 bottle and reg and still have enough room for a case or so. I'm extremely busy so kegging was the way to go for me.

Currently in the fermentation chamber is a Belgian Quad, coffee chocolate stout and today brewed a red ale.
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