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[Big Nake]

[Poptop]

Let's be honest .. my additions would be much larger

 

baby steps...

[Big Nake]

In accordance with the scriptures, I am making another Czech Pale Lager with 2278 on Friday afternoon/evening. The Vienna and the GP should give it a bit of color.

[positiveContact]

My beer keeps disappearing. Not sure where it's gone. I need to make something fast followed by something else with the same yeast!

[denny]

Getting geared up to do a G pils with Diamond Lager yeast

[Big Nake]

I'm actually brewing right now. Leaving early Saturday morning to drive my son back to Boulder but I would like to have a batch fermenting while I'm traveling. Another German Helles with pilsner malt, a smidge of golden promise and a smidge of Munich 1. Hallertau Tradition and 2124. About to transfer to the fermenter.

[Bklmt2000]

Made this today, a red-ish IPA for fall (in the spirit of Great Lakes' Nosferatu imperial red ale):

 

10lb pils

2lb Munich

0.5lb C-60

0.5lb wheat

 

for an OG of ~1.070 for 5.5 gallons in the primary.

 

2 oz Magnum, whole, for 90 min, for ~70 IBU's

8 oz Cascade (this year's homegrown crop, 1st harvest) to ~25 IBUs (guessing on the IBUs, since they're homegrown); did 4 x 2oz additions at 15, 10, 5, and 1 min lett in the boil.  Smelled real nice heading into the primary.

 

US-05 will handle the heavy lifting in the primary.

 

Sidenote: the Cascades I used ended up make the whole garage smell nice, and once brewday was over, I shut the garage door and went about my bidness.  My wife gets home an hour later, and the first thing she says?  "Why did you brew a stinky beer?"  Told her I don't brew stinky beers.  Also asked how she knew I brewed today.

 

She said on most brewdays, she could smell hops once she pulled her car into the garage and got out, but today, she said she could smell the hops while she was still halfway down the driveway, pulling up to the garage.

 

Suffice to say, I'm looking forward to this one next month.

[positiveContact]

Getting geared up to do a G pils with Diamond Lager yeast

 

is 1 pack of that enough for 5 gallons or is it like all of the other dry lager yeasts where 2 per 5 gallons is recommended? 

[zymot]

I am traveling Tue-Sat. Put myself in a position to brew Sun. Going to be my English pale in the recipe forum.

I sit in a hotel in Orlando, sipping a Sweetwater extra pale ale from the gas station next door. Another hearty on the C-hops pale ale. It is a fine beer, to style and how an APA is supposed to be.

I am looking forward to this beer.

[Poptop]

Saturday:  Vienna/Marzen'ish sorta thing:

 

#11 Mecca Grade Vanora, 1/2# Mecca Grade Opal 44

 

Magnum up front, Crystal at the end

 

4th use slurry 34/70 - S189 combo 

 

[Big Nake]

Brewing an Amber Lager today.  5.25 pounds each of Pilsner and Golden Promise and then 5 ounces of Special B and 4 ounces of Dark Crystal.  Northern Brewer to bitter and then some late Hallertau and Spalt.  2278 on its 4th run.  About 28 IBUs.  Beautiful day here... sunny and about 75°.  Cheers Brothers.  

[macbrak]

Brewing an American Amber with a German malt accent.

 

10 Gallon

20# Swaen Pilsner

3.75#  belgian aromatic

1.25# honey malt

4oz carafa 2 special

2oz belgian special b

2oz Crystal 40

 

1oz each Cascade/Columbus/Centennial FWH, Flame Out, Dry Hop

 

 

Just started to boil

[positiveContact]

have you used that much honey malt in the past?  just curious as I've only used it at about half that amount for a 10 gallon batch.

[macbrak]

The last batch I did had about as much. I was trying to approximate munich and melanoidin for what I had on hand (aromatic and honey). Probably a bit heavy handed but I was definitely going for a heavy malt flavor.

[Mya]

have you used that much honey malt in the past?  just curious as I've only used it at about half that amount for a 10 gallon batch.

I like Honey malt but even I thought it was tad high.  

[Big Nake]

I haven't used it in awhile but I think I have some.  What's a good application for it?  What style, how much/what percentage, etc?  

[Bklmt2000]

Planning a batch of GLBC Dortmunder Gold for Wednesday.

[denny]

is 1 pack of that enough for 5 gallons or is it like all of the other dry lager yeasts where 2 per 5 gallons is recommended? 

 

I usually just use 1, which is what I'll do for this one.  Interviewing Lallemand's NA sales mgr. next week so I'll quiz him about it.

[macbrak]

I haven't used it in awhile but I think I have some.  What's a good application for it?  What style, how much/what percentage, etc?  

 

I had some left from a Scottish Ale recipe (based on brewing classic styles Wee Heavy). I don't necessarily disagree that it is probably heavy handed. That used 8oz in 5 gallons. Probably to simulate an extended boil.

 

There was a brulosophy page testing it against melanoiden (spoiler alert different but similar) that I also used when formulating.  

[zymot]

I got my English Pale Ale in on Sunday. The day went better. I know home brewers fret too much over efficiency. For me it is more that it might be a symptom of other errors in my process than the expense of buying 10%-15% more grain.