663 replies to this topic

[Big Nake]

I got a couple of tubes of WLP835 ariving Friday and both of these look really nice.  I have plans to use this yeast for  Vienna and Dunkle but I can see doing one of these as a first run.  That Pilsner may be the one as I have not touched any of the Hallertau that I got over the winter.

Make them both with the Andechs yeast... they would be great.  I've made this pilsner a few times and it's solid.  The Festbier was a recipe I mentioned on the board before where one of the German members of the FB German group mentioned that a good festbier can simply be 50/50 pilsner and Munich 2 with one shot of hops at the start of the boil to 25-28 IBUs.  That sounds lovely to me and I made it a few times before tilting the recipe a bit by upping the pilsner percentage.  For such a simple recipe, it's absolutely delicious.  I'm sure I posted this on the board last year but here it is...
 


Here's the pilsner...

[pkrone]

I'm going to do a simple pale ale this weekend using some locally malted grain called "Wildfire".    

[Big Nake]

I'm going to do a simple pale ale this weekend using some locally malted grain called "Wildfire".    

Oooh, please report your findings and... have fun. 

[Seven]

Considering doing a Belgian single or more accurately a session Dubbel today. Harvested Ardennes yeast, a variety of grains and just a touch of Edelweiss hops. Oh, and an ounce of dried Clementine peel at knock out. Shooting for 1.040.

[Big Nake]

Considering doing a Belgian single or more accurately a session Dubbel today. Harvested Ardennes yeast, a variety of grains and just a touch of Edelweiss hops. Oh, and an ounce of dried Clementine peel at knock out. Shooting for 1.040.

Outside of my fear of the Ardennes yeast, that sounds delicious to me.  I don't do "belgian" at all so any Belgian yeast scares me like a Halloween movie.  All belgian yeasts may as well be holding a chain saw and wearing a hockey mask. 

 

Currently filtering water and weighing out grains for my pilsner which will be brewed this afternoon.  Cheers peeps.

[Poptop]

Indecision may or may not be my problem. After much back and forth originally wanting to make a Tripel and with all possibilities of ingredients on hand, I've decided to do a version of Denny's Imperial Porter this weekend with a little DME to give it a boost. Also going to use Munich Classic yeast in the hopes of getting some banana and clove in there.  This one will be able to relax for a while and I'll bottle it before Thanksgiving.  Yea I wrote 'bottle it.'

[denny]

Every freaking time I get ready to brew something comes up.  I thought the book was finally done and I'd have time to brew.  Then we get it back from tech edit (damn you, Palmer!)  and now it looks like I'l be spending the next couple weeks on rewrites.

[Poptop]

^^ You'll be brewing in spirit since I'm making a version of yours man

[Big Nake]

My session was pushed back too. Brewing Saturday instead of Friday and its all good.

[pkrone]

Considering doing a Belgian single or more accurately a session Dubbel today. Harvested Ardennes yeast, a variety of grains and just a touch of Edelweiss hops. Oh, and an ounce of dried Clementine peel at knock out. Shooting for 1.040.

Awesome.  I love that Ardennes yeast.  It's a solid performer.

[Bklmt2000]

A rather big Irish red (~1.070) on Monday, to be served on nitro.

[denny]

^^ You'll be brewing in spirit since I'm making a version of yours man

 

Close enough!

[Poptop]

Well, got 100 done, deciding on a variation of Denny’s Imperial Porter. Fun brew day in spite of a delay to getting to boil due to a quick storm that rolled in off the Everglades. Special Cigar and a favorite beer to celebrate the occasion.

Edited by Poptop, 12 August 2018 - 07:35 AM.

[Poptop]

Somehow messed up my volume and darn the luck ended up with a spare gallon. Still hit 1.080. 2 Munich in the big one and some revitalized 1450 in the little one, which is fitting.

Edited by Poptop, 12 August 2018 - 07:34 AM.

[Big Nake]

NIce!  Oh, and Arturo Fuente is probably my favorite cigar especially with that cedar wrapper.  Nice choice.  Be careful with that beer, it will be highly flammable! 

 

This pilsner looks like it came out really nice yesterday.  I got a nice clear and very pale wort which tells me I did a decent job keeping O2 at bay.  With my hops being vac-sealed, I'm getting fantastic fresh-hop aroma from the Magnum and Hallertau I've been using.  Everything went smoothly, the wort chilled and settled nicely and then I added a big slug of Bayern that had just been harvested the day before and it's active at 50° this morning.  One more beer with this yeast... the Festbier in about 2 weeks and then I'll retire it.  Happy Sunday brewers.  

[denny]

Well, got 100 done, deciding on a variation of Denny’s Imperial Porter. Fun brew day in spite of a delay to getting to boil due to a quick storm that rolled in off the Everglades. Special Cigar and a favorite beer to celebrate the occasion.

 

I've got a 15 year stash of the Old Stock.  Damn nice beer that ages beautifully.

[Poptop]

I've got a 15 year stash of the Old Stock.  Damn nice beer that ages beautifully.

 

I've looked around and cannot find any noteworthy recipe for the Old Stock.  Would absolutely make an attempt at a version.  Got any input?

[jayb151]

Hmmmmm....

 

I didn't think about it, but I'm totally brewing! I've got my mashtun full of grain for a sour mash. Will most likely finish it up tonight i think...though it depends on how sour it gets. I was streaming my brew session yesterday too!

[Poptop]

Keep us posted

[pkrone]

Spunded my pale this evening.  It blew off my airlocks twice!   Happy yeast make for good beer...