Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?

[MarkinAZ]

Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

I brewed up a simple little Blonde Ale yesterday...

Looks like that will turn out to be a nice Blonde Ale Tim

[kaisersozei]

On Sunday I dry hopped "Winston's Lot" IIPA with Simcoe, Cascades & Willamette. Will probably bottle this weekend.

[BeerAdvocate]

Tonight I am brewing a clone of Deschutes Black Butte Porter

[ashtonlady]

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

Tonight I am brewing a clone of Deschutes Black Butte Porter

YUMMY

[kaisersozei]

A smoked porter, boosted with Shiraz wine juice and spiced with juniper, black peppercorns, coriander & cucumbers, then aged in brandy barrels.

Not mine, but sounds interesting. It's from these guys, of course:

http://www.dogfish.com/community/blo...ction-brew.htm

[BeerAdvocate]

Originally Posted by kaisersozei

A smoked porter, boosted with Shiraz wine juice and spiced with juniper, black peppercorns, coriander & cucumbers, then aged in brandy barrels.

Not mine, but sounds interesting. It's from these guys, of course:

http://www.dogfish.com/community/blo...ction-brew.htm

You are making this or drinking it?
If you are homebrewing it, Im curious how you do the cucumbers???

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

You are making this or drinking it?
If you are homebrewing it, Im curious how you do the cucumbers???

I think I may concoct a recipe like the one I linked. For the spice & cucumber blend, I think it's probably something that goes in the secondary? I'd think the cucumbers would have to be juiced.

[BeerAdvocate]

I would think you would have to use alot of cucumbers in a 5gallon batch in order to get much flavor out of them.
This is the funpart about brewing! Good luck!!!

[BeerAdvocate]

I brewed an Alaskan Amber clone last night

[BlackDog]

I work about 5 minutes from Midwest Supply, which can be dangerous. I've made several of their kits and have been pleased. If you like big IPA's you should try their Ferocious, which is a clone of Surly Furious, and was made with the help of Surly's head brewer, Todd Haug.

FWIW, I used to cool my wort in an ice bath (20 lbs ice) mixed with water softener salt. That brings the temp down below 32 degrees to help cool the wort faster.

I recently bought a wort chiller from these guys. As much as I like Midwest, I need to stretch my dollars like most people do these days. Even with shipping it was $15 cheaper than MW. I received it withiin a few days, got regular UPS shipment updates, and it's just great. I got the "basic" 3/8" 25' copper model. http://www.nybrewsupply.com/products...-immersion.php

[potlimit]

Originally Posted by BlackDog

I work about 5 minutes from Midwest Supply, which can be dangerous. I've made several of their kits and have been pleased. If you like big IPA's you should try their Ferocious, which is a clone of Surly Furious, and was made with the help of Surly's head brewer, Todd Haug.

FWIW, I used to cool my wort in an ice bath (20 lbs ice) mixed with water softener salt. That brings the temp down below 32 degrees to help cool the wort faster.

I recently bought a wort chiller from these guys. As much as I like Midwest, I need to stretch my dollars like most people do these days. Even with shipping it was $15 cheaper than MW. I received it withiin a few days, got regular UPS shipment updates, and it's just great. I got the "basic" 3/8" 25' copper model. http://www.nybrewsupply.com/products...-immersion.php

LOL, thanks a lot Warren, how was I NOT supposed to order that once you put it up. Wort chiller: check. Next up, a new fermenter and kit.

[St. Lou Stu]

Originally Posted by potlimit

LOL, thanks a lot Warren, how was I NOT supposed to order that once you put it up. Wort chiller: check. Next up, a new fermenter and kit.

Quick word of advice on immersion chillers... moderate your flow through the chiller. Allow the cool water to work, don't just turn it on full bore.
I've always had much better/quicker results by running mine at about 1/4 throttle.

[BlackDog]

I racked over two beers to carboys tonight. First is a Belgian raspberry ale, and the second is a nut brown ale. The colors in the picture aren't so great. The raspeberry ale is quite red, and the nut brown isn't so dark. They both taste really good.

[CasaDooley]

Originally Posted by BlackDog

I racked over two beers to carboys tonight. First is a Belgian raspberry ale, and the second is a nut brown ale. The colors in the picture aren't so great. The raspberry ale is quite red, and the nut brown isn't so dark. They both taste really good.

That Belgian raspberry ale looks and sounds awesome Warren!

[potlimit]

Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

Quick word of advice on immersion chillers... moderate your flow through the chiller. Allow the cool water to work, don't just turn it on full bore.
I've always had much better/quicker results by running mine at about 1/4 throttle.

Thanks Tim, good to know.

[kaisersozei]

Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

Quick word of advice on immersion chillers... moderate your flow through the chiller. Allow the cool water to work, don't just turn it on full bore.
I've always had much better/quicker results by running mine at about 1/4 throttle.

Yea, but I like the way my outflow tube whips around the driveway when I have my spigot cranked all the way open

[BeerAdvocate]

Those are good prices, thanks!

[BlackDog]

I felt like brewing today, but only had a smack pack of Wyeast 1968 London ESB that I hadn't made a starter with. So I used Mr. Malty's pitch calculator to back into the quantity that I could make of a 1.045 beer. Three gallons worked out about perfect. I used 3 lbs of golden light DME, and steeped a large handful of some grain that I lost the grain bill for, and don't remember what it is. For sure there is some oat malt and some dark crytal, and probably either chocolate or brown, or both, but I don't remember. I hopped it to 25 ibu's with Magnum and Willamette. It's cooling now, and I'll pitch the yeast when it gets down to about 62 degrees.

Who knows, maybe I'll invent something wonderful and have no idea how to reproduce it. That would be my luck.

[BlackDog]

I saw this on BA and wanted to pass it along.

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Hops Poisonous to Dogs

I had no idea about this. An email got forwarded to me about a guy's dog who ate some hops during a homebrewing event and died that day.

I've never seen this discussed before, but thought I'd pass it on for the many dog owners out there.

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison...ants/hops.html

Canine Toxin Alert-Hops:

As more people start to brew beer in their homes, veterinarians have seen an increase in cases of hops toxicity in dogs. Unfortunately, not much is known about this toxin, although one study as well as anecdotal evidence has confirmed that hops consumption, even in small amounts, can, in some dogs, cause malignant hyperthermia (severe, rapid overheating), panting, vomiting, abdominal pain and seizures followed by death. Some breeds and individuals seem to be particularly sensitive, including, most notably, Greyhounds and Labradors.

This is a severe condition that can cause death within a very short time period. There is no effective treatment available at this time, and it appears that only a couple of ounces of hops can kill a medium to large dog. Although not all dogs are predisposed to this condition, and may not be affected at all, home brewers should be aware of the possibility of poisoning and keep hops pellets and spent hops in sealed containers, high up and out of reach. Do not compost spent hops anywhere that a dog might have access to, as hops flavored with malt may be particularly attractive to dogs. By the time overheating begins and symptoms manifest, progression to death is rapid and untreatable. Be aware: hops can kill dogs quickly and painfully.

[cricky101]

Just finished putting my first ever home brew into the primary fermenter. Now, I wait.

It's an Irish stout extract kit.

And I'm already planning what to make next