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I'm banned from brewing in December, so took stock of where my stocks are, because they can take a hit during the festive season....

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I have a tiny rebel advent calendar due as well, so only need a few more cans for the sake of variety.

I was quite surprised when I did my stock take of the shed to have 10 different HB beers available.
I'm missing a standard weiss and a cali common but more than happy with the list.

How are you peeps doing with your stock for chrimbo?

On track or in the cack? wink...
 
I’m just getting back into the AG brewing game after a long break, but on track to finish my MT Coolbox conversion in the next 2 weeks. I won’t have any beer ready quite for xmas, but *hope* to have a corny and a dozen bottles of a Best Bitter ready for New Year and a Cali Common fermenting by then too 👍🏻
 
Bottles
  1. Moonraker ✅ ✅White 8.5% 7️⃣
  2. Belgium Triple ✅ ✅light blue 🟠 9.3% 3️⃣
  3. Traquair House ✅ ✅silver 🟢 8.3% 6️⃣
  4. Tokyo Pilsner ✅ ✅blue 5.5% 8️⃣
  5. Rye IPA ✅ ✅ blue 5.4% 1️⃣2️⃣
  6. Leffe Blonde ✅✅ gold 🟡 7.1% 9️⃣
  7. Niagara Wheat beer ✅ ✅ red 6.2% 1️⃣4️⃣
  8. Kolsch ✅ ✅light green 5.6% 1️⃣8️⃣
  9. Andromeda ✅ ✅white 7.0% 1️⃣1️⃣
  10. AAA ✅ ✅ black 5.5% 1️⃣3️⃣
  11. Route Citra 6 Wheat ✅✅ silver 5.2% 3️⃣0️⃣
  12. Belgian Kwak ✅ ✅red 7.6% 1️⃣9️⃣x33cl, 1️⃣8️⃣x50cl
  13. Sierra Nevada ✅ ✅gold 5.7% 4️⃣
  14. Munich Dunkel ✅ ✅purple 5.2% 2️⃣5️⃣
  15. Tribute ✅ ✅ST’s 4.8% 2️⃣
  16. NZIPA ✅ ✅yellow 7.0% 2️⃣1️⃣
  17. Red X IPA ✅✅ silver 7.0% 2️⃣8️⃣
Kegs & Barrels
  1. 🛢19 L. Tribute ✅ ✅ 4.8%
  2. 🛢 18 L 5 Points Best ✅ 5.0%
  3. 🛢3 L 5 Points ✅ 5.0%
Empty
  1. 50cl brown 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
  2. 33cl brown 3️⃣
  3. 🛢10 L Empty
  4. 🛢 19 L Empty
  5. ⚪️ x 2️⃣ Empty
Carbonating
  1. Tropical England ✅ silver 🟠 6.7% 26/11/22 3️⃣7️⃣
Secondary Fermenting/Conditioning/Dry Hopping
  1. WI Porter 10 L ➡️ 🍾 15/11/22
  2. Raspberry Wheat Beer 12.5 L ➡️ 🍾 21/11/22
Primary Fermenting
  1. Dark Island 22 L ➡️🛢18/11/22
 
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Have brewed today
Rhubarb and peach IPA
El Dorado IPA to keg
Beast of the Midlands Mild to brew this week
Fruit Smoothie IPA
Belgian Admiral
Tomahawk Centennial Chinook IPA
Lawn Mower Lime beer
English IPA
Cherry Porter
Summer Summit Ale
Orange IPA
majority full Cornies
So plenty for me
 
In the kegs at present time
Hazy pale (nearly empty)
Kernel export porter (15 litres)
Bitter ( 8 litres)
Belgian single ( 17 litres)

Fermenting
Belgian strong
American amber ( going into the hazy keg)

Bottles
36 tropical stout
30 Brett Saison

Brews before Christmas planned
Stout
Hazy pale
Maybe another porter
 
I'm banned from brewing in December, so took stock of where my stocks are, because they can take a hit during the festive season....

View attachment 77750
I have a tiny rebel advent calendar due as well, so only need a few more cans for the sake of variety.

I was quite surprised when I did my stock take of the shed to have 10 different HB beers available.
I'm missing a standard weiss and a cali common but more than happy with the list.

How are you peeps doing with your stock for chrimbo?

On track or in the cack? wink...
We're all coming round to yours for Christmas.
 
I'm 1.5 stone heavier than I was 2 years ago. So I've been trying to limit my beer consumption recently. As a result I have reduced my brewing but I should still be sorted for Christmas.

22 Bottles of Pink Grapefruit IPA
20 Bottles of Dick Dastardlys Dunkel Hefeweizen
39 Bottles of Pamela Anderson Ale which I just bottled yesterday.

Trying to be good and healthy over the coming weeks. I'll stick on a Blonde Ale next weekend but that wont be ready until the new year.
 
I have ordered 24 beers from Beermerchants for.a.DIY calendar.

On keg currently
Black IPA (probably finish this week)
Schwarzbier - few litres left
Hoppy Belgian pale
English IPA

I will be kegging a Cali common this weekend.

Brewing a Gose this weekend and in a couple of weeks Italian Pils.
 
Here's, some of you lot are in for a good Christmas!!

My list:

8x 2l PET mangrove jack's apple cider

9x2l PET mangrove jack's dry hopped pils

4x5l mini kegs mangrove jack's pink grapefruit IPA

1x 2l PET mangrove jack's pink grapefruit IPA (that's never making it to Christmas!)

1x5l mini keg of woodforde's Bure Gold

2x9.5l cornys of festival new Zealand pilsner

A spare 2l PET of the new Zealand pilsner which will never make it to Christmas.

All bottled/kegged and conditioning in various places which should see me through December.

Won't use the taps until Christmas day as the New Zealand Pilsner tasted amazing straight out of FV so cannot wait until it's had 6 weeks at 3c to condition.
 
Christmas looks like:

2021 Imp Stout - 19l
Summer Lightning (almost gone)
Aussie Ale - 19l
Nelson Saison - 10l
Vimto Cider - 6l
SoLA - 5l
Cali Common - 19l
Session Ale - 19l
Cornish IPA - 19l
Oatmeal Stout 19l
Beast Mild - 19l
Weiss - 19l

Id like to get 2 brews on before Christmas (Brun Leffe for next autumn and Bitter) and another 2 in the new year for spring (probably a Kolsch and NEIPA or DIPA)

Next year I’m actually planning my brewing calenda, rather than getting excited and randomly buying stuff lol.
 
I'm 1.5 stone heavier than I was 2 years ago. So I've been trying to limit my beer consumption recently. As a result I have reduced my brewing but I should still be sorted for Christmas.

22 Bottles of Pink Grapefruit IPA
20 Bottles of Dick Dastardlys Dunkel Hefeweizen
39 Bottles of Pamela Anderson Ale which I just bottled yesterday.

Trying to be good and healthy over the coming weeks. I'll stick on a Blonde Ale next weekend but that wont be ready until the new year.
I can relate to the weight gain from beer!
 
I've got just over 84 bottles of assorted beer filled & another 21 litres in the FV.
I also invested in a small marquee so I can put it up & brew on the patio when it's raining
 
I'm banned from brewing in December, so took stock of where my stocks are, because they can take a hit during the festive season....

View attachment 77750
I have a tiny rebel advent calendar due as well, so only need a few more cans for the sake of variety.

I was quite surprised when I did my stock take of the shed to have 10 different HB beers available.
I'm missing a standard weiss and a cali common but more than happy with the list.

How are you peeps doing with your stock for chrimbo?

On track or in the cack? wink...
My view is that it is Christmas that should be banned, not you DoJ

This is me explaining to my wife and family (yes, I do have them)

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I fear a trip to the shops may be needed! I have about 100 bottles of various brews. I have plans to brew but with the house having been a mess for weeks due to having work done it's not looking promising.
 
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