Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter? - Page 24

b0rderman · 02-20-2011, 04:18 PM

Whipped together my second batch yesterday, I did a partial mash version of this recipe from HBT:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/belg...-clone-137219/

Hit 1.087 OG...did a 24hr starter and 9 hours after pitch this thing was crankin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkRBs3MF4I

That's probably 95% sanitizer...just some golden goodness burped down the tube into it.

St. Lou Stu · 02-20-2011, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by b0rderman

Whipped together my second batch yesterday, I did a partial mash version of this recipe from HBT:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/belg...-clone-137219/

Hit 1.087 OG...did a 24hr starter and 9 hours after pitch this thing was crankin:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkRBs3MF4I

That's probably 95% sanitizer...just some golden goodness burped down the tube into it.

Did you use the WLP 500?
This yeast sounds pretty damned interesting.
Let us know how this turns out please.

b0rderman · 02-21-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by St. Lou Stu

Did you use the WLP 500?
This yeast sounds pretty damned interesting.
Let us know how this turns out please.

I ended up using Wyeast 1214 because the shop had two (and I only had time for a 24hr starter), and I believe I'll get a little less banana with the 1214 as well but haven't really looked into that in detail.

I checked in on it this morning before work and the bubbling has slow, but is still very active IMO with a large bubble/second.

BlackDog · 02-21-2011, 06:42 PM

About a month ago I made a sour robust porter; a basic porter recipe except I added one gallon of wort I soured with acidulated malt. Earlier today I racked it over from primary to secondary, and decided toinnoculate it with some Brett. This should be a very traditional tasting porter when it's done next autumn. Traditionally porters were aged in oak casks and became "infected" with lacobacillus bacteria and wild brettanomyces yeast. It will be modestly sour, and have a "barnyard" aroma. I tasted the beer when I racked it, and it tastes great. I almost decided to just go straight to bottles and omit the Brett. Hopefully I won't be disappointed next fall.

HERE is my original post if anyone is interested in the recipe.

b0rderman · 02-21-2011, 09:14 PM

awesome! Glad you updated us on this...very interesting

BlackDog · 02-27-2011, 09:44 PM

I just wrapped up brewing a partial mash pale ale. Nothing fancy. 4 lbs light DME, 3 lbs two row, one lb crystal malts. Magnum for bittering, Amarillo for flavor and aroma. Should have been about be about 45 ibu's, but I messed up my hop schedule so this will come in at about 36 ibu's. No biggie, should still be nice to drink. I'll also dry hop with the ounce of Amarillo I forgot to add. Pitched Safale US-05. OG was 1.052, planning for 1.012 FG.

cricky101 · 02-28-2011, 08:28 AM

Sunday I bottled a cream ale and brewed a blood orange hefeweizen. Hoping that turns out because it smelled awesome, and the hydro sample tasted great, too.

I got the recipe off of homebrewtalk.com and the poster there said it came from "Extreme Homebrewing" by Sam Caglione. It was an extract and grains recipe.

This week I'm picking up the rest of the ingredients to do my first partial mash. It'll be a Bell's Two-Hearted clone I plan to brew this weekend.

rack04 · 03-08-2011, 01:17 PM

Depending on what all I have to do this weekend I may find time to brew a dry stout. I'm thinking about trying the Ó Flannagáin Standard.

kaisersozei · 03-09-2011, 08:09 AM

AHA's National Homebrew Competition

If anyone is interested, now is the time to register for this year's contest. More information:

http://www.homebrewersassociation.or...on-information

The last time I entered was more than 5 years ago, so I decided to submit a few of my recent beers to get some professional feedback and to see how they hold up to others in their style:

Winston's Lot (Imperial IPA)
Trappist Hollow (Belgian Specialty/Trappist Christmas ale)
Essence (Cream Ale)

My son is also entering as primary brewer on CohiBrew (Imperial IPA,) I'll be secondary.

Since a number of folks around CA have sampled these, I'll be sure to post my performance once the scores come back. Unless they suck

b0rderman · 03-09-2011, 11:43 AM

Cool stuff Gerard, good luck.

Last night was bottling day for me...

No, this one will not be going to AHA, HAHA! I don't have particularly high hopes for this batch, but a lot was learned that I applied to my second batch (a belgian trip that tastes quite promising). I guess I'll just wait and see. It will certainly be beer! Labels are coming off from now on.

Dunkelweiss PM and Chimay Grand Reserve AG half-batch up on deck for this weekend.

kaisersozei · 04-26-2011, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

AHA's National Homebrew Competition

If anyone is interested, now is the time to register for this year's contest. More information:

http://www.homebrewersassociation.or...on-information

The last time I entered was more than 5 years ago, so I decided to submit a few of my recent beers to get some professional feedback and to see how they hold up to others in their style:

Winston's Lot (Imperial IPA)
Trappist Hollow (Belgian Specialty/Trappist Christmas ale)
Essence (Cream Ale)

My son is also entering as primary brewer on CohiBrew (Imperial IPA,) I'll be secondary.

Since a number of folks around CA have sampled these, I'll be sure to post my performance once the scores come back. Unless they suck

Well, got my regional round scores back today. The Imperial IPAs both scored 36/50--which is great especially for my son's first beer--and the Cream Ale 31/50. Judges said that Winston's Lot could have done much better in a different category, but it had lost some of its hop aroma so it didn't fit the style. It got high scores in the "flavor" and "overall" components, though. I didn't have much hope for the Cream Ale, just wanted to see how it did.

The Belgian Specialty ale, however, took First Place in its category and advances to the Nationals final round in San Diego!

Not sure how many beers it competed against, but there were over 750 total entries in my region. The judges comments were all very high and extremely positive, so I'm super excited about this.

I've given away almost all of this beer since it was my Christmas gift to friends & co-workers, but I fortunately have just enough to enter into finals. It will definitely be an annual tradition around Castle Hollow Brewery

Thought I'd share the good news with my fellow HBOTLs!

Mikes · 03-09-2011, 12:14 PM

Just kegged 10 gal of AHS Greenbelt IPA and 10 gal of a smoked creamy amber. This saturdays mega brew day will include 10 gal batch of mixed up ginger wheat and 10 gal of ?????.

BeerAdvocate · 03-09-2011, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikes

Just kegged 10 gal of AHS Greenbelt IPA and 10 gal of a smoked creamy amber. This saturdays mega brew day will include 10 gal batch of mixed up ginger wheat and 10 gal of ?????.

I just emptied a keg of GreenBelt. Its one great beer, you are going to love it. More of an IPA than a PaleAle. I will be making it again for sure!

Mikes · 03-10-2011, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BeerAdvocate

I just emptied a keg of GreenBelt. Its one great beer, you are going to love it. More of an IPA than a PaleAle. I will be making it again for sure!

Good news! This stuff smelled like a grapefruit bomb went off when we were kegging it. Out of the keg a week later not so much...;o( Still a great beer for sure just wonder where that great flavor/smell went? I think we should have waited 10 or so days before we dryhopped (we did our dryhopping in the primary this time). In other words all of that great smell bubbled out with the fermentation. We are kinda lazy brewers and have only used the carboys once lol. Looking into dryhopping in the kegs next with a hop bag tied to dental floss sticking out of the corney lid.

You know of any IPA Clones (extract) that are lighter in color @think pilsner color@ and a bit less bitter?

Salvelinus · 03-10-2011, 07:37 PM

Makings of an alt, and my recent hop score. I should be able to lager this thing in the basement for the next two months unless spring decides to come early in VT. Should have 5 gallons ready for a May camping trip in Maine.

Rant on...
Hops are $3 an ounce at my local homebrew supply, $48 a pound. What you see on the table is 2.5lbs of various hops, leaf and pellet that cost me $35 with shipping. I'd like to support my local but at some point I have to look elsewhere.
Rant off...

b0rderman · 03-10-2011, 11:39 PM

Racked my second batch, Belgian Trippel, to secondary tonight to free up a primary. Also whipped up a starter for the Dunkelweiss I'm doing this weekend. I'm freakin hooked, bad.

kaisersozei · 03-11-2011, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Salvelinus

Rant on...
Hops are $3 an ounce at my local homebrew supply, $48 a pound. What you see on the table is 2.5lbs of various hops, leaf and pellet that cost me $35 with shipping. I'd like to support my local but at some point I have to look elsewhere.
Rant off...

I'm with you on this one. All of my hop purchases are internet these days--not only is the price better (even with shipping,) but so is the variety. My HBS carries a lot of stock, but they're all pellet and I prefer whole leaf or plug for the most part.

cricky101 · 03-11-2011, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by kaisersozei

I'm with you on this one. All of my hop purchases are internet these days--not only is the price better (even with shipping,) but so is the variety. My HBS carries a lot of stock, but they're all pellet and I prefer whole leaf or plug for the most part.

Bought a pound of centennial and a pound of amarillo online a couple of weeks back, too. They were only about $10/pound, and make brewing a IIPA a whole lot cheaper!

03-11-2011, 08:16 AM

OK, with all these awesome brews I have to be the dumby and ask; how do I start homebrewing? Is there a kit or anything out there and is there guide to brewing? Can someone help me? Thanks gang.

Salvelinus · 03-11-2011, 09:14 AM

http://www.howtobrew.com/

Read this, and if you are still interested get down to your local homebrew supply and purchase the supplies you need. Tell them what you want to brew, and that you are new and they should be able to set you up with a kit that includes what you absolutely need, and not the extra stuff that you will wind up buying later anyway.

02-20-2011, 04:18 PM	#1
b0rderman Stefan Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Stefan Location: Boca Raton Posts: 221 Trading: (0)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Whipped together my second batch yesterday, I did a partial mash version of this recipe from HBT: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f73/belg...-clone-137219/ Hit 1.087 OG...did a 24hr starter and 9 hours after pitch this thing was crankin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrkRBs3MF4I That's probably 95% sanitizer...just some golden goodness burped down the tube into it.

02-21-2011, 06:42 PM	#4
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? About a month ago I made a sour robust porter; a basic porter recipe except I added one gallon of wort I soured with acidulated malt. Earlier today I racked it over from primary to secondary, and decided toinnoculate it with some Brett. This should be a very traditional tasting porter when it's done next autumn. Traditionally porters were aged in oak casks and became "infected" with lacobacillus bacteria and wild brettanomyces yeast. It will be modestly sour, and have a "barnyard" aroma. I tasted the beer when I racked it, and it tastes great. I almost decided to just go straight to bottles and omit the Brett. Hopefully I won't be disappointed next fall. HERE is my original post if anyone is interested in the recipe. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

02-21-2011, 09:14 PM	#5
b0rderman Stefan Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Stefan Location: Boca Raton Posts: 221 Trading: (0)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? awesome! Glad you updated us on this...very interesting

02-27-2011, 09:44 PM	#6
BlackDog Gonna make you groove... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Warren Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,468 Trading: (19)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? I just wrapped up brewing a partial mash pale ale. Nothing fancy. 4 lbs light DME, 3 lbs two row, one lb crystal malts. Magnum for bittering, Amarillo for flavor and aroma. Should have been about be about 45 ibu's, but I messed up my hop schedule so this will come in at about 36 ibu's. No biggie, should still be nice to drink. I'll also dry hop with the ounce of Amarillo I forgot to add. Pitched Safale US-05. OG was 1.052, planning for 1.012 FG. __________________ "We live in the good of this."

02-28-2011, 08:28 AM	#7
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? Sunday I bottled a cream ale and brewed a blood orange hefeweizen. Hoping that turns out because it smelled awesome, and the hydro sample tasted great, too. I got the recipe off of homebrewtalk.com and the poster there said it came from "Extreme Homebrewing" by Sam Caglione. It was an extract and grains recipe. This week I'm picking up the rest of the ingredients to do my first partial mash. It'll be a Bell's Two-Hearted clone I plan to brew this weekend. __________________ "A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire

03-08-2011, 01:17 PM	#8
rack04 Lebowski Urban Achiever Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Justin Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,023 Trading: (20)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Depending on what all I have to do this weekend I may find time to brew a dry stout. I'm thinking about trying the Ó Flannagáin Standard. __________________ "Why don't you put them in your secret compartment" - 12stones (Ricky)

03-09-2011, 08:09 AM	#9
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? AHA's National Homebrew Competition If anyone is interested, now is the time to register for this year's contest. More information: http://www.homebrewersassociation.or...on-information The last time I entered was more than 5 years ago, so I decided to submit a few of my recent beers to get some professional feedback and to see how they hold up to others in their style: Winston's Lot (Imperial IPA) Trappist Hollow (Belgian Specialty/Trappist Christmas ale) Essence (Cream Ale) My son is also entering as primary brewer on CohiBrew (Imperial IPA,) I'll be secondary. Since a number of folks around CA have sampled these, I'll be sure to post my performance once the scores come back. Unless they suck __________________

03-09-2011, 11:43 AM	#10
b0rderman Stefan Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Stefan Location: Boca Raton Posts: 221 Trading: (0)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Cool stuff Gerard, good luck. Last night was bottling day for me... No, this one will not be going to AHA, HAHA! I don't have particularly high hopes for this batch, but a lot was learned that I applied to my second batch (a belgian trip that tastes quite promising). I guess I'll just wait and see. It will certainly be beer! Labels are coming off from now on. Dunkelweiss PM and Chimay Grand Reserve AG half-batch up on deck for this weekend.

03-09-2011, 12:14 PM	#12
Mikes Post Whore Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Texas/Cozumel Posts: 190 Trading: (0)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Just kegged 10 gal of AHS Greenbelt IPA and 10 gal of a smoked creamy amber. This saturdays mega brew day will include 10 gal batch of mixed up ginger wheat and 10 gal of ?????. __________________ Sitting in the Cozumel LCDH ;o)

03-10-2011, 07:37 PM	#15
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? Makings of an alt, and my recent hop score. I should be able to lager this thing in the basement for the next two months unless spring decides to come early in VT. Should have 5 gallons ready for a May camping trip in Maine. Rant on... Hops are $3 an ounce at my local homebrew supply, $48 a pound. What you see on the table is 2.5lbs of various hops, leaf and pellet that cost me $35 with shipping. I'd like to support my local but at some point I have to look elsewhere. Rant off...

03-10-2011, 11:39 PM	#16
b0rderman Stefan Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Stefan Location: Boca Raton Posts: 221 Trading: (0)	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? Racked my second batch, Belgian Trippel, to secondary tonight to free up a primary. Also whipped up a starter for the Dunkelweiss I'm doing this weekend. I'm freakin hooked, bad.

03-11-2011, 08:16 AM	#19
ABNMP619 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter? OK, with all these awesome brews I have to be the dumby and ask; how do I start homebrewing? Is there a kit or anything out there and is there guide to brewing? Can someone help me? Thanks gang.

03-11-2011, 09:14 AM	#20
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://www.howtobrew.com/ Read this, and if you are still interested get down to your local homebrew supply and purchase the supplies you need. Tell them what you want to brew, and that you are new and they should be able to set you up with a kit that includes what you absolutely need, and not the extra stuff that you will wind up buying later anyway.