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[BarelyBrews]

Have not commited to brewing yet,can't seem to figure out what to make.First thought is a brown ale,end of september it might taste great.I did keg a nice red IPA(split-brewing thread)with no DMS i can detect,tasted great.Racked my IMPY Stout to secondary W/Oak Chips.Will monitor closely.Last weekend i made a cream ale,and An IPA.

[SchwanzBrewer]

I just started the strike water. Should be ready in about 15 minutes for the mash.Cheers,Rich

[OhioMurb]

Rye Stout. Beautiful brew day - hit my numbers, 2 hours later and I'm seeing the burbling...made some beer cheese bread. Life is good!

[SchwanzBrewer]

Rye Stout. Beautiful brew day - hit my numbers, 2 hours later and I'm seeing the burbling...made some beer cheese bread. Life is good!

Its only 91 today Not perfect brewing weather, but it ain't raining.Cheers,Rich

[SchwanzBrewer]

Woot woot!I just finished cleaning up. That was my first no-problem all grain brew day!!!!My volumes were finally perfect, my OG was perfect 1.050, everything went exactly as planned. From start to finish pull out to tear down was exactly 5 hours. I feel good. Only thing that was annoying was my chilling. It took forever for the siphon to start due to air pockets. I really want a brew stand that I can roll out there and back that uses pump(s). That would speed things up a lot.Cheers,Rich

[shaggaroo]

Just got mashed in on 10 gallons of Oktoberfest. Have the day off and will have the house to myself. Gotta brew with that going on. Who else is brewing this weekend? Cheers!!Mike

Glad to see I'm not the only brewing an Oktoberfest this weekend. Will do 5 gallons on Sunday. Using the yeast cake of WL 830 from my Helles.Jeff

[MtnBrewer]

Just set the gap on my new mill and I'm fired up to brew tomorrow.

[jimdkc]

5am... Getting ready to mash in to brew a Hefeweizen. I've made a few hefe's, but this will be my first all-grain one. I've always done extract before. This is my third brew in three weeks after coming back to brewing. Jim

[ncbeerbrewer]

Woot woot!I just finished cleaning up. That was my first no-problem all grain brew day!!!!My volumes were finally perfect, my OG was perfect 1.050, everything went exactly as planned. From start to finish pull out to tear down was exactly 5 hours. I feel good. Only thing that was annoying was my chilling. It took forever for the siphon to start due to air pockets. I really want a brew stand that I can roll out there and back that uses pump(s). That would speed things up a lot.Cheers,Rich

Congrats Rich. Yes it sounds like you just had to work through the all grain learning curve. You should smooth sail from here. I am sure it feels good to have a great brew day like it sounds you did. Don't worry chilling up here sucks as well in NC. I dont do pumps but IC method sucks this time of year. Hope the ferment goes well. Mike

Glad to see I'm not the only brewing an Oktoberfest this weekend. Will do 5 gallons on Sunday. Using the yeast cake of WL 830 from my Helles.Jeff

Yes Jeff I felt like I was a bit late on this one this year too but this 10 gallons is for a festival I am pouring in at the end of October so I think I am still alright. I still wanna brew another 5 for myself but we will see how it goes in the coming weeks. I am fermenting with Wyeast Munich Lager 2308. CheersMike

[SchwanzBrewer]

Congrats Rich. Yes it sounds like you just had to work through the all grain learning curve. You should smooth sail from here. I am sure it feels good to have a great brew day like it sounds you did. Don't worry chilling up here sucks as well in NC. I dont do pumps but IC method sucks this time of year. Hope the ferment goes well. Mike

Thanks! I tried filling the line with starsan and sumping it to create the suction, but it didn't draw enough out of the keggle. I think I need a pump. I'm trying to convince myself of that. :frank:Cheers,Rich

[shaggaroo]

OK got a late start today but 5 gallons of Heiliges Stefans Oktoberfest is now in the fermenter and cooling down to pitching temp overnight. Will pitch a slurry of WL 830 in the morning.

[Starderup]

looks like Octoberfests win. I did a small (2.5 G) extract batch that is in a Mr. Beer fermenter now. I only bought the fermenter because it fits into a cooler. That's the only way I can lager until I get another fridge and temp control.

[chadm75]

Only thing that was annoying was my chilling. It took forever for the siphon to start due to air pockets. I really want a brew stand that I can roll out there and back that uses pump(s). That would speed things up a lot.Cheers,Rich

This happened to me this weekend too...very annoying!