Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter? - Page 21

cricky101 · 12-04-2010, 04:13 PM

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

Salvelinus · 12-05-2010, 11:59 AM

Brewed a stove top all grain brown ale yesterday. Had the recipe with me when I went to school and somehow lost it between there and the home brew supply. Pulled together the basics but forgot the biscuit malt. I think it will still be ok. Bubbling away in primary now.

Homebrewing makes my wife happy in the winter because it gives me a reason to keep the house at 68 instead of my normal 60-65.

Eleven · 12-05-2010, 02:40 PM

My son asked for a Home Brew kit for Christmas, any pointers on where I should look?

Salvelinus · 12-05-2010, 02:48 PM

http://midwestsupplies.com/ or http://northernbrewer.com/ have homebrew kits, or better yet check out your local home brew supply. One suggestion I would make is to get a kit with a glass secondary.

BeerAdvocate · 12-06-2010, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eleven

My son asked for a Home Brew kit for Christmas, any pointers on where I should look?

Midwest has the best prices. This is what I started out with
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brewing-starter-kit.html
I called them and for a little more money I upgraded the bucket to another glass carboy. I agree, that glass is the way to go!
And its nice to have two carboys, that way you can have two beers going at once!

Mikes · 12-09-2010, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

Midwest has the best prices. This is what I started out with
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/brewing-starter-kit.html
I called them and for a little more money I upgraded the bucket to another glass carboy. I agree, that glass is the way to go!
And its nice to have two carboys, that way you can have two beers going at once!

Dont forget about Austin Homebrew supply

http://www.austinhomebrew.com/

Pukin Spice in the kegorator now with a Red IPA carbonating in the keezer ;o) Thinking of a Honkers Ale Clone next!

hammondc · 12-20-2010, 01:13 PM

Just reading through. Wifey-Claus is getting me a gift certificate for a homebrew shop here in SA and I am going to start brewing in 2011. Woooohooooo!!!! How many of you here do Extract vs MiniMash vs all grain?

kaisersozei · 12-20-2010, 01:21 PM

Sounds like a great gift, Chip!

I'm about 50% extract (always with a specialty grain step,) and 50% partial-mash. Been doing that for years & years, and have been perfectly happy with the results! As soon as I finish renovating my garage/workspace, I'll make the jump to all grain.

Zeuceone · 12-20-2010, 01:53 PM

Frist brew is an English Brown Ale.bottling next week.

cricky101 · 12-20-2010, 03:29 PM

Bottling my Irish stout this weekend. Hopefully I'll have part of a day on Sunday to myself after the Christmas rush to get it done.

Then it's on to a Bell's Three-Hearted clone.

BeerAdvocate · 12-22-2010, 07:33 AM

Last night a brewed a batch of Austin Homebrew supplies Green Belt Pale Ale with their special GreenBelt yeast. It has my two favorite hops Simcoe & Amarillo in it, so I am curious how much more the yeast brings them out.
I plan on washing this yeast a few times, so hopefully is a good one!

awsmith4 · 12-22-2010, 10:08 AM

Matt (matt-n-ga) and My first batch, we made an Irish Stout and this picture was taken last night after we racked it to the secondary (did I get the lingo right?

) Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic

We tasted a sample and it tasted like flat, warm stout so we took this as a good sign. We plan on bottling New Years Day.

kaisersozei · 12-22-2010, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awsmith4

Matt (matt-n-ga) and My first batch, we made an Irish Stout and this picture was taken last night after we racked it to the secondary (did I get the lingo right?

)

Lookin' good, brutha!

St. Lou Stu · 12-22-2010, 10:51 AM

Nice Albert!!
Enjoy!

Salvelinus · 12-29-2010, 06:20 PM

Grabbing stuff for a brown ale tomorrow.

Tonight I am soaking about 100 bottles that I have had in my basement for a while. I think stripping the labels off of bottles is possibly the worst part of brewing, but I can't stand drinking homebrew from a bottle with someone elses label on it.

cricky101 · 12-30-2010, 09:49 AM

Got a Surly Furious extract clone from Midwest (called Ferocious) I'm going to try this weekend.

Matt-N-Ga · 01-05-2011, 01:12 PM

Hey Albert, I don't have the bottling pics, have you got them ? post em if you do.

We (awsmith4 and I) bottle our first brew on New Years Eve. It is now comfortably resting in the aging cellar (garage refridgerator)

Steve · 01-05-2011, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt-N-Ga

Hey Albert, I don't have the bottling pics, have you got them ? post em if you do.

We (awsmith4 and I) bottle our first brew on New Years Eve. It is now comfortably resting in the aging cellar (garage refridgerator)

kaisersozei · 01-05-2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt-N-Ga

Hey Albert, I don't have the bottling pics, have you got them ? post em if you do.

We (awsmith4 and I) bottle our first brew on New Years Eve. It is now comfortably resting in the aging cellar (garage refridgerator)

St. Lou Stu · 01-05-2011, 02:18 PM

I did a nice, tame little RIS on 02-JAN.

OG was 1.115 when I pitched.

I'm experimenting with White Labs WLP099 this time to see how it does.
Fermenting like a ***** right now at 59°F.
My calcs say this yeast is capable of taking it all the way down to 1.011!
It may end up being a 13.7% ABV monster if it does!

Everything looks excessive here... but I did a no-sparge mash and planned on 50% efficiency and only got 54%. My planning worked for once! I need to get a fly sparge setup.

Amount Item Type % or IBU
12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.45 %
2.00 lb Special B (Dingemans) (147.5 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
1.00 lb Aromatic Malt (Briess) (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
1.00 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
1.00 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
1.00 lb Roasted Barley (Briess) (300.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0
SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.27 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.27 %
60 min 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract
45 min 2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (45 min) Hops
35 min 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (35 min) Hops
30 min 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops
15 min 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract
15 min 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops
15 min 1.00 lb Brown Sugar, Dark [Boil for 15 min] Sugar
15 min 1.00 lb Molasses (80.0 SRM) Sugar
15 min 1.10 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
10 min 4.00 oz Bittersweet Baker's Chocolate (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
5 min 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops

**Edit.... that isn't the hop schedule I used though...

I also used 2.75oz of Challenger somewhere and reduced and swapped some of the others... that must be on my other 'puter.

12-04-2010, 04:13 PM	#401
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? 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 __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

12-05-2010, 11:59 AM	#402
Salvelinus Have My Own Room Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Brendan Location: Vermont Posts: 1,116 Trading: (12)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Brewed a stove top all grain brown ale yesterday. Had the recipe with me when I went to school and somehow lost it between there and the home brew supply. Pulled together the basics but forgot the biscuit malt. I think it will still be ok. Bubbling away in primary now. Homebrewing makes my wife happy in the winter because it gives me a reason to keep the house at 68 instead of my normal 60-65.

12-05-2010, 02:40 PM	#403
Eleven Solid As The Sun Join Date: Aug 2009 First Name: Scott Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,859 Trading: (23)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? My son asked for a Home Brew kit for Christmas, any pointers on where I should look? __________________ CA: putting the 'man' in bromance since 2008! --markem.

12-05-2010, 02:48 PM	#404
Salvelinus Have My Own Room Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Brendan Location: Vermont Posts: 1,116 Trading: (12)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? http://midwestsupplies.com/ or http://northernbrewer.com/ have homebrew kits, or better yet check out your local home brew supply. One suggestion I would make is to get a kit with a glass secondary.

12-20-2010, 01:13 PM	#407
hammondc Moar Padrons! Join Date: Aug 2010 First Name: Chip Location: Senoia, GA Posts: 2,625 Trading: (17)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Just reading through. Wifey-Claus is getting me a gift certificate for a homebrew shop here in SA and I am going to start brewing in 2011. Woooohooooo!!!! How many of you here do Extract vs MiniMash vs all grain?

12-20-2010, 01:21 PM	#408
kaisersozei The Homebrew Hammer Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Gerard Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 3,183 Trading: (40)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Sounds like a great gift, Chip! I'm about 50% extract (always with a specialty grain step,) and 50% partial-mash. Been doing that for years & years, and have been perfectly happy with the results! As soon as I finish renovating my garage/workspace, I'll make the jump to all grain. __________________

12-20-2010, 01:53 PM	#409
Zeuceone You're next Join Date: Dec 2010 First Name: G Location: SoCal Posts: 1,737 Trading: (16)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Frist brew is an English Brown Ale.bottling next week.

12-20-2010, 03:29 PM	#410
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Bottling my Irish stout this weekend. Hopefully I'll have part of a day on Sunday to myself after the Christmas rush to get it done. Then it's on to a Bell's Three-Hearted clone. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

12-22-2010, 07:33 AM	#411
BeerAdvocate BeerHunter Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Travis Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 1,912 Trading: (45)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Last night a brewed a batch of Austin Homebrew supplies Green Belt Pale Ale with their special GreenBelt yeast. It has my two favorite hops Simcoe & Amarillo in it, so I am curious how much more the yeast brings them out. I plan on washing this yeast a few times, so hopefully is a good one! __________________ *I Brew the Beer I Drink*

12-22-2010, 10:08 AM	#412
awsmith4 Simple Pleasures - 2oL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Albert Location: Marietta, Georgia Posts: 4,602 Trading: (111)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Matt (matt-n-ga) and My first batch, we made an Irish Stout and this picture was taken last night after we racked it to the secondary (did I get the lingo right?) Sorry for the crappy cell phone pic We tasted a sample and it tasted like flat, warm stout so we took this as a good sign. We plan on bottling New Years Day. __________________ Its THIS easy to support our troops

12-22-2010, 10:51 AM	#414
St. Lou Stu Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Belleville, IL (St. Louis) Posts: 2,304 Trading: (21)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Nice Albert!! Enjoy! __________________ Pretending to play golf since 1989

12-29-2010, 06:20 PM	#415
Salvelinus Have My Own Room Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Brendan Location: Vermont Posts: 1,116 Trading: (12)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Grabbing stuff for a brown ale tomorrow. Tonight I am soaking about 100 bottles that I have had in my basement for a while. I think stripping the labels off of bottles is possibly the worst part of brewing, but I can't stand drinking homebrew from a bottle with someone elses label on it.

12-30-2010, 09:49 AM	#416
cricky101 Micro brew tester Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Chris Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Posts: 684 Trading: (8)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Got a Surly Furious extract clone from Midwest (called Ferocious) I'm going to try this weekend. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

01-05-2011, 01:12 PM	#417
Matt-N-Ga MattGah Join Date: Oct 2009 First Name: Matt Location: Acworth, Ga Posts: 316 Trading: (4)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Hey Albert, I don't have the bottling pics, have you got them ? post em if you do. We (awsmith4 and I) bottle our first brew on New Years Eve. It is now comfortably resting in the aging cellar (garage refridgerator) __________________ EPIC IV "I just got bit by a donkey"

01-05-2011, 02:18 PM	#420
St. Lou Stu Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tim Location: Belleville, IL (St. Louis) Posts: 2,304 Trading: (21)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? I did a nice, tame little RIS on 02-JAN. OG was 1.115 when I pitched. I'm experimenting with White Labs WLP099 this time to see how it does. Fermenting like a *** right now at 59°F. My calcs say this yeast is capable of taking it all the way down to 1.011! It may end up being a 13.7% ABV monster if it does! Everything looks excessive here... but I did a no-sparge mash and planned on 50% efficiency and only got 54%. My planning worked for once! I need to get a fly sparge setup. Amount Item Type % or IBU 12.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 45.45 % 2.00 lb Special B (Dingemans) (147.5 SRM) Grain 9.09 % 1.00 lb Aromatic Malt (Briess) (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 % 1.00 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 % 1.00 lb Melanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 % 1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 % 1.00 lb Roasted Barley (Briess) (300.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 % 1.00 lb Victory Malt (biscuit) (Briess) (28.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 % 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2.27 % 0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.27 % 60 min 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 45 min 2.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (45 min) Hops 35 min 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (35 min) Hops 30 min 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 15 min 2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 15 min 1.00 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops 15 min 1.00 lb Brown Sugar, Dark [Boil for 15 min] Sugar 15 min 1.00 lb Molasses (80.0 SRM) Sugar 15 min 1.10 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 10 min 4.00 oz Bittersweet Baker's Chocolate (Boil 10.0 min) Misc 5 min 1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops Edit.... that isn't the hop schedule I used though... I also used 2.75oz of Challenger somewhere and reduced and swapped some of the others... that must be on my other 'puter. __________________ Pretending to play golf since 1989