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[BarelyBrews]

Im making my all Northern Brewer (leaf)hops ale in the morning.I love the FWH,seem to be great.Using 3.25 oz(NB-leaf)hops in this one.Next,maybe clean up my Centennials too(4oz left)for next weekend.Pic of my last NB brew.

[jayb151]

Nice! I've got a 10 gallon batch of a session oatmeal stout going tomorrow. I'm shooting for either low 4 or high 3%. Should be good!

[ncbeerbrewer]

Sounds like some nice brews guys. I am transferring my 10 gallons of american wheat into secondary tomorrow and will be brewing up 10 gallons of Belgian Tripel as well. Should make for a great Saturday as well. Have a couple of friends coming over to try some of my brews as well. Hope the weekend treats everyone great!!

[MyaCullen]

Doing a Best Bitter , and maybe a Pale

[bigdaddyale]

MLPA

[gnef]

I did 10 gallons of a modified liquid stupid earlier today. I used palm sugar rather than clear candi syrup, and will be adding the honey mid fermentation.

Edited by gnef, 09 July 2010 - 08:14 PM.

[orudis]

Black IPA, just crushed the grains.

[Big Nake]

I made a very wimpy lager (with rice and corn! ) earlier in the week with 2278 Czech Lager yeast and also this Amber Lager on Thursday. The brew bunker smells like farts.

[3rd party JKor]

I think I'm going to do ET's Simple Stout tomorrow. I need to finally put my stout faucet to use.

[djinkc]

Nope, brewed 20 gallons last weekend.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I'm brewing some MLPA right now. I still haven't quite got all the volumes right on my equipment. I'm 3/4 of a gallon short on my boil volume. I wanted 7 and got 6.25. I've used that before and came out short in volume and high in gravity with my gas burners and my kettle. So I am waiting for another 3 gallons to heat up and do one final sparge before I boil.I have 0.5 gal dead space in the kettle.And I will burn off about 1.5 gallons in the kettle. So I need 7 gallons. I think I have about 0.5 gal of dead space in my mash tun too. Which would just about be why I didn't get enough collected. Its ok though, I know whats going on now and I'll get better for next time.I also didnt make my starter in time so I smacked the pack this morning and boiled up some DME and Im leaving it in the pot on the stove, kinda a semi open fermentation. It's already taken off pretty good. I should have more yeast than the smack pack but less than my traditional 18 hour starter.HOIST! I'm brewing!:nono:Cheers,Rich

[SchwanzBrewer]

Damn, I have to put a lid over the kettle to keep the boil up. I'm just not getting enough heat to the kettle. WTF? It went down to 208 after I removed the lid. Its not cold out, I just can't get the gas to flame up any more. I had to get a new bottle today. Maybe the pin isn't pushed in enough. I know its bad to have the lid on so I have it cracked as much as possible (about 30% uncovered).Any other suggestions?Cheers,Rich

[MyaCullen]

Damn, I have to put a lid over the kettle to keep the boil up. I'm just not getting enough heat to the kettle. WTF? It went down to 208 after I removed the lid. Its not cold out, I just can't get the gas to flame up any more. I had to get a new bottle today. Maybe the pin isn't pushed in enough. I know its bad to have the lid on so I have it cracked as much as possible (about 30% uncovered).Any other suggestions?Cheers,Rich

Rich, you may have tripped the OPDtry disconnecting the tank, 1st turning off the tank valve then re connect , then reopen the tank valve then re-light

[SchwanzBrewer]

Rich, you may have tripped the OPDtry disconnecting the tank, 1st turning off the tank valve then re connect , then reopen the tank valve then re-light

Leave the reg open?Cheers,Rich

Edited by rcemech, 10 July 2010 - 07:59 PM.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I don't know what I did, but I got it roaring now. I disconnected the line and reconnected with the reg closed and when I opened it again it was blasting.I think I need to boil for an extra 20 minutes to get the gravity right. It looks like Ive only boiled off about 1 gallon and I need 1 more to go.Cheers,Rich

[MyaCullen]

I don't know what I did, but I got it roaring now. I disconnected the line and reconnected with the reg closed and when I opened it again it was blasting.I think I need to boil for an extra 20 minutes to get the gravity right. It looks like Ive only boiled off about 1 gallon and I need 1 more to go.Cheers,Rich

yep connecting with the regulator open will trip the opd

[MyaCullen]

Leave the reg open?Cheers,Rich

little too late, sorry, CLOSED

[SchwanzBrewer]

1.042 gravity. Need some more boiling, ug. Spent about 40 minutes below 212, another 20 minutes and another sample.Cheers,Rich

[deejaydan]

Did a Saison. T58 yeast, recommended by the LHBS, and fermenting in the attic... first crack at this, so we will see...

[MyaCullen]

1.042 gravity. Need some more boiling, ug. Spent about 40 minutes below 212, another 20 minutes and another sample.Cheers,Rich

gonna haveta call that one Midnight's Long Passed Ale