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Bill Rehm
Junior Member
Username: Lwr
Post Number: 80
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 02:11 pm: | 
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Today is my annual Big Brew Warm-up Session, the start of my brewing season and the time to make sure all the kinks are worked out of my brewing setup. I just started up the burning under my HLT to Heat up my strike water. I'm making a simple English Pale Ale, my first attempt using Marris Otter Malt. Next week, along with the rest of the Sheboygan Sudzzers, my wife takes over and we will be brewing her wonderful Maple Porter. |
Graham Cox
Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 114
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 02:29 pm: |
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I brewed an American Brown yesterday. It's happily chugging away as I type. |
Connie
Intermediate Member
Username: Connie
Post Number: 369
Registered: 10-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 02:35 pm: |
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Rain and thunder boomers in Atlanta today  |
Catt22
Junior Member
Username: Catt22
Post Number: 94
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 02:45 pm: |
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Black Widow...again |
Jeff Preston
Junior Member
Username: Jeffpreston
Post Number: 68
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 02:49 pm: |
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I'm brewing an APA today and going to ferment with US-56. Finally going to try this yeast. |
Wm John Ivey
Intermediate Member
Username: Fat_elvis
Post Number: 324
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 02:51 pm: |
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I'll be striking up the burners tomorrow, since I willnot be able to go to the big brew-out next week in Phx. My youngest son kick butt in the Pinewood Derby so State finals are the same day.
I too Bill am doing a simple English, 20# Marris Otter, 2# Munich and 2# Honey Malt. I using some new Hops to me aleast, Phoenix for the bittering and finish up with Kent Golding
John |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 3150
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 03:36 pm: |
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No brewing for me - all three 6.5 gallon primaries are chugging away (APA, alt, rauchbier). I'm at work, supposedly writing reports on a Saturday, but unable to resist the siren call of the board.  |
Bill Rehm
Junior Member
Username: Lwr
Post Number: 81
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 03:57 pm: |
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My recipe is straight out of the Classic Beer Style Series Pale Ale book 16 lbs Pale, .5 lb crystal 60, Kent Goldings hops, and Wyeast British Ale yeast. I tried Fermcap when I made my starters, no where near a boil over in either of my 2L flasks when boiling.
A new member of the Sudzzers is also brewing with me, his first batch, so I have to work a bit harder than usual. He is making an extract pale ale kit so it should go well. The only problem so far is his Polarware brewpot "second" didn't have a valve, so he had to run the hardware store.
Unfortunatly I will not be relaxing and having a homebrew, I will be having Fuller's London Pride today! |
don price
Advanced Member
Username: Donzoid
Post Number: 630
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 04:26 pm: |
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Look like a good day to get a very late start on the house special...James Brown Ale.
Don |
John Thompson
Intermediate Member
Username: Jt100
Post Number: 366
Registered: 04-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 05:57 pm: |
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Wee Heavy in the kettle. 2 APA's and a Smoked Porter in secondary. pLambic rotting in the basement and 10 gallons of ESB ready to drink. |
michael atkins
Member
Username: Mga
Post Number: 172
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 07:09 pm: |
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Kegged a Golden Oats Ale last night. Enjoying a Rye IPA today. Got a couple of yeast starters going.
Formulating my recipe for next week end.
Love This Hobby!
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Hophead
Senior Member
Username: Hophead
Post Number: 1460
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 07:26 pm: |
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Nah, waitin' fer bigbrew, but with all the talk of double sessions, I am considering torturing myself with a looong brew day...
I'm subbin mt.hood (vs centennial) in my ryepa in honor of DC, and then either a brown or a all FWH'd pale. |
Bill Rehm
Junior Member
Username: Lwr
Post Number: 82
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 08:52 pm: |
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10 Gallons in the basement, just waiting for the bubbles now. Time to kick back and start suckin'! |
Michael
Member
Username: Michaelg
Post Number: 210
Registered: 02-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 03:50 am: |
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American pale ale, Glacier hops. |
J. Steinhauer
Advanced Member
Username: Jstein6870
Post Number: 719
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 04:01 am: |
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Lot's of open fermenters, but not a lot of free kegs, so no action.
5g IPA in secondary, 10g pils in primary, 10g Texas brown ready for secondary. Helles, Dry stout, ESB, Saison on the taps. Lots in between. |
Graham Cox
Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 116
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 04:39 am: |
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Michael, I really want to hear how the Glacier APA turns out.
J., give up the Texas brown recipe, if you don't mind - I'd be interested to see how it compares to my first American Brown I conjured up. |
JimTanguay
Intermediate Member
Username: Pizzaman
Post Number: 444
Registered: 02-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 05:15 am: |
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not till monday or tuesday. Got a gallon starter of 1272 going but I'm not sure what I'm going to brew yet. Hoppy pale maybe? |
Mark Smith
Junior Member
Username: Markx43
Post Number: 39
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 12:51 pm: |
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St. Chuck's porter brewed Friday. Bubbling away strong still. |
Mark Smith
Junior Member
Username: Markx43
Post Number: 40
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 01:02 pm: |
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St. Chuck's porter brewed Friday. Bubbling away strong still. |
Mike Mayer
Intermediate Member
Username: Mmayer
Post Number: 388
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 07:37 pm: |
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Thought about it.......then got side tracked. Cleaned the garage instead. Thinking about an IPA next weekend, time to get the summer beers going. |
Mark Zgarrick
Member
Username: Maz
Post Number: 158
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 08:09 pm: |
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Did my own version of a rye IPA today. Used 1272. |
Michael
Advanced Member
Username: Hoppop
Post Number: 634
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 09:21 pm: |
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15 gallons of APA (SNPA'ish) about 20 minutes from end of boil. Pitching 1272. 70 degrees here today....sunny. Life is good. |
dave star
Junior Member
Username: Dave_star
Post Number: 51
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 10:07 pm: |
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Just got done brewing 28.5 gal of an IPA that turned into a small imperial IPA (1.090)
Dave |
Mike Walker
Junior Member
Username: Mikew
Post Number: 59
Registered: 03-2003
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 04:06 am: |
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10 gallons of Saison today which is just showing signs of fermentation. |
Kenny Reed
Member
Username: Ken
Post Number: 112
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 01:54 pm: |
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It rained all day Sat. but around 3:pm we decided to brew anyway. My pard brewed up an oatmeal stout & I brewed an APA. Just 6 gals. each. It was getting late by the time we finished so I said I would clean the mash coolers in the morning.
Sunday morning I realized my brew pards mash still had a lot of good left in it. Mine was about played out. So I says to myself, self why don't you dump 5 lbs of 6-row ontop of the stout grain bed & see what you get? So I did.
I ended up with 6 gal. of 1.046 brown that is quite tastey. I poured it onto a pkt of Coopers & this morning all 3 are chugging away.
All in all, a good weekend.  |
Andrew Chronister
New Member
Username: Andre_the_giant
Post Number: 19
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 02:27 pm: |
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On Friday I brewed 5g IPA, 5g Chocolate Porter, and 5g Bass clone. I have 5.5 gal of Hefeweizen in the secondary almost ready to be bottled. I have another triple brew day planned in 3-4 weeks.
This has to be the tastiest hobby in the world. |
Michael
Advanced Member
Username: Hoppop
Post Number: 636
Registered: 03-2002
| | Posted on Monday, May 02, 2005 - 04:40 pm: |
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Whoa, Andrew...3 (5) gallon batches in one day? I admire your dedication (and, free time). How long did that take you?
BTW, my APA session went fine yesterday. Talk about multi-tasking... laid brick pavers during mash and boil (There were certain, "implications" with SWMBO if the brick patio did not get completed). 
For the hell of it, I split the batch between Wy1272 and Wy1968 (I love this yeast).
Season is getting shorter and hot weather coming. Need to squeeze in a Hefe and Wit over the next few weeks.
Cheers. |
Andrew Chronister
New Member
Username: Andre_the_giant
Post Number: 21
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 02:24 pm: |
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It took 13 hours from start to finish. I have two burners, but only one brewpot large enough to boil. So I had to guess when to start the mash on the second batch so that it would be ready for sparging when the first batch was siphoned out of my brewpot. My wife has suggested getting another, even bigger brewpot.  I could have probably done it in 11 hours if I knew then what I know now.
I figured, its raining like crazy, I have a day off, my wife is out of town for the day... why not brew a few?
(Message edited by andre the giant on May 03, 2005) |
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