What did you brew today?

Keats · Nov 20, 2016

Just finished cleaning up after my fourth AG brewing session, and it went pretty well today. Had a go at a smoked beer, not sure whether it would be classed as a rauchbier or a smoked porter but the sample was very promising.

Managed to bottle my red rye AG while the boil was on so quite a productive day!

Slid · Nov 20, 2016

Today's brew was dry stout using flaked barley and roast barley plus carafa special. Much along the lines of the Greg Hughes recipe. Grainfather brew #22.

Clint · Nov 20, 2016

Pumpkin gone off like a rocket...blow off tube methinks....

Clint · Nov 20, 2016

Had to ditch the airlock fitment and push the tube straight through the lid...this is going mental!

H0PM0NSTER · Nov 20, 2016

Fourth AG BIAB brewed today - raspberry wheat beer! I've wanted to do this one ever since getting Greg Hughes' book. Planning on adding frozen raspberries and cheating with a bit of raspberry syrup for an extra fruity kick.

I've got to learn how to stop the break material going in the FV. Looked like a right slurry despite straining it through a fine sieve. I'm expecting a good few inches of trub in the FV!

DoctorMick · Nov 21, 2016

Slid said:
Today's brew was dry stout using flaked barley and roast barley plus carafa special. Much along the lines of the Greg Hughes recipe. Grainfather brew #22.

Damn it! I'm not doing number 22 until Wednesday!

Wunmorewunnert · Nov 22, 2016

MyQul said:
Some people may not want to write out a full brewday report but just say what they brewed.

So what did you brew today?

I made a 'bit's and bobs stout' to use up the odds and ends of grain I had

A summer Ale, Gladfield American malt, homegrown cascade hops.

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pms67 · Nov 22, 2016

Jakeyboi said:
Today is brew day!fv is free. What to brew? Cast your votes!

What did you go for?,Festival would be my choice, never had a bad beer from one of their kits.

Jakeyboi · Nov 22, 2016

pms67 said:
What did you go for?,Festival would be my choice, never had a bad beer from one of their kits.

I went for the festival pilsner kit. It is my first toucan kit so quite excited for the results. Im hoping I can start on them for xmas, will have to see.:grin:

JFB · Nov 22, 2016

H0PM0NSTER said:
Fourth AG BIAB brewed today - raspberry wheat beer! I've wanted to do this one ever since getting Greg Hughes' book. Planning on adding frozen raspberries and cheating with a bit of raspberry syrup for an extra fruity kick.

I've got to learn how to stop the break material going in the FV. Looked like a right slurry despite straining it through a fine sieve. I'm expecting a good few inches of trub in the FV!

I made this not to long ago and its a great beer:thumb:
Problem is my misses loves it so much ive not had many. I even suggested posting a couple for the home brew comp sad to say @strange-steve you wont be tasting this one..

pms67 · Nov 22, 2016

Jakeyboi said:
I went for the festival pilsner kit. It is my first toucan kit so quite excited for the results. Im hoping I can start on them for xmas, will have to see.:grin:

Its a superb kit,you won't be disappointed, much thicker mouthfeel and better body than one cans even with added dme imo,and its hoppy.
Enjoy

strange-steve · Nov 22, 2016

JFB said:
I made this not to long ago and its a great beer:thumb:
Problem is my misses loves it so much ive not had many. I even suggested posting a couple for the home brew comp sad to say @strange-steve you wont be tasting this one..

Plenty of time to get another brew on

Badseed1974 · Nov 23, 2016

Just finished up a wheat beer with added juniper berries and lime zest. Just waiting for it to cool before I chuck in some WB-06.

It'll either be magnificent or my worst beer yet

AlanManley · Nov 23, 2016

Diving in the deep end aiming for a 9.2% stout! Ã°Å¸ËÂ¯

Fingers crossed!

Benjamin_B · Nov 23, 2016

Belgian Blonde. I hope she behaves.

Malt Miller recipe kit, with Aurora and Styrian. Fortified it with 300g candi sugar. First time using my new 25 litre pan!

Used WLP510, but might have killed it by pitching too early. Repitched with wyeast American ale in the morning.

johnnyboy1965 · Nov 23, 2016

A bog standard Wheat Beer
3000g Maris Otter
2000g Wheat Malt
Hallertau (sp) Blank hops
WB-06 yeast
If it isnt wrong...dont fix it.

AlanManley · Nov 23, 2016

Brewery went well... missed OG by 10 so only got 1080. Resparged twice but no cigar.

Should still be looking at about 8-8.5% (hopefully!)

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JFB · Nov 24, 2016

Managed to find a spare three hours so have just made a American wheat beer, no idea where I found the recipe but it has plenty of hops:whistle:
I FWHed all the ten minute hops and I'm going to use @MyQul 's method to do a zero minute hop stand tomorrow:thumb:

Dutto · Nov 27, 2016

Dutto said:
Today I did my own version of a Pumpkin Beer.

I finely sliced up a 2kg pumpkin (10p ex-Halloween from Lidl), added four teaspoons of All Spice and boiled it for an hour in about 8 litres of water before hitting it with a handheld blender.

I then went out and bought a Wilco Cerveza Kit while the pumpkin mash cooled down. I got the Cerveza Kit on the basis that it was cheap (Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½ÃÂ£11) and being very lightly coloured should showcase the colour of the pumpkin.

When I got back I strained the juice out of the pumpkin mash through a sieve and then two layers of cotton dishcloth to take out much of the solids and minimise any trub.

I then mixed the malt extract from the Wilco Kit with the pumpkin mash, added 400g of brewing sugar, gave it a good stir, checked the OG (1.034) and pitched the yeast.

With a lot of luck I may have a +/-3%ABV Pumpkin Beer ready for Christmas! :thumb:

Today I checked the brew and came up with this result:

OG 1.034
FG 1.004
ABV 3.9%

The sample I took out to get the FG tasted just fine for this particular stage of the brew so ... :thumb: :thumb:

I syphoned it off into the King Keg, added 90 grams of Brewing Sugar and it is now carbonating in the fridge at 20 degrees.

There was a lovely All Spice aroma when I opened up the FV but there was no discernible taste of All Spice when I drank the sample. Weird.

Looking forward to Christmas! :thumb: :thumb:

PS

We finished the last of our 10p Pumpkins on Friday. Cut in half, de-seeded, filled with chilli beef, topped off with cheese and then roasted for 45 minutes in a hot oven. Very tasty. :thumb:

MyQul · Nov 27, 2016

I made a oatmeal pale ale today with simco, citra and teeny bit of summit.

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