What did you brew today?

[Arcs]

New Zealand Miners Stout which will end up around 6% abv. Did things a bit topsy turvy with only 400g of Extra dark spraymalt and 1 kg of brewing sugar. Hoping the temps stay down so that I don't have another visit from Aunty Mount Etna :s

 

[Rodcx500z]

If Nottingham can chew that down to 1008... Recipe is solid, the oats and crystal should give just that soft mouthfeel.

Gervin would chew through Sherwood forest lol

 

[GerritT]

Gervin would chew through Sherwood forest lol

MJ is a muncher too! But I wouldn't mash over 66º, to be on the safe side.

 

[Sadfield]

Finishing off a few packets of grain in Stout.

Extra Pale Malt - 59%
Dark Munich - 20%
Brown Malt - 6.5%
Roasted Barley - 10%
Flaked Barley - 4.5%

OG 1.043.

Using Pacific Jade at First Wort and Flame Out. To be fermented with MJ Liberty Bell.

Aiming for a coffee like, dry, roasty finish with a hint of citrus.

 

[Mrhandsome]

Just racked my Saison into secondary, it smelt so good (just like the tripels I had in Amsterdam) I decided to dump another brew right on the trub.

Makes 5l
1kg Belgian pale malt
250g crystal malt
50g oats
200g dark candi sugar

4g Chinook 60 mins
2g Amarillo 60 mins
4g Amarillo 15 mins
10g Amarillo flame out 80*C

3.5g Orange peel 5 mins
2g coriander seeds 5 mins

Mangrove Jack's belgian tripel yeast M31

OG 1.069

 

[dan125]

Brewed a black IPA yesterday and overshot my OG by a few points for 1.064.
Not sure it's as jet black as I'd hoped for with 900g cold steeped black malt in 30L.
Fermenting on oak chunks for the first time and hoping the flavour will compliment the fruitiness from the Imperial Citrus yeast

 

[Kevin taylor]

New to this forum don't know if I'm on right page does anyone know where I can get an ice wine kit from

 

[GerritT]

Not brewing: racking

Sweet 5% dessert wine.

A 2-yr old Amarillo-hopped pineapple cider.

 

[gingerneil]

My first brew for 20+ years! Mangrove Jacks Pale Ale, with standard brewing sugar. Nothing fancy here - just a warm up!
Every day is a school day... lessons learnt:
1. Keep some cold water in the fridge to bring the temperature down. I had to put the FV in the garage to cool for 5 hours before I could pitch the yeast.
2. Don't start brewing 20 mins before you know the kids will be hungry.. brewing and keeping everything clean while they raid the kitchen isn't easy!
3. Save some cash (but only maybe £2) by going to the bigger Tesco up the road where they stock 'value' water rather than the local little one where they only have Ashbeck (or learn to be more patient)
4. I measured the SG, and worked out that I was due a 40%+ beer!!!
5. Read the instructions for the hydrometer (4.2% will do just fine!)
5. Don't press on the lid when the airlock is in place!

 

[ClownPrince]

Brewed my first ever AG brew yesterday.
5l SMASH - Extra Pale Maris Otter and Cascade Hops.
1KG Grain,
7g Hops for 60 mins
7g Hops for 15 mins
7g Hops at Flameout (15 minute steep).
6g dry yeast (leftover from a kit so I presume it's Nottingham).

Forgot to take a gravity reading.
Bubbling up a treat this morning.

 

[GerritT]

Checked out the pantry, saw some interesting bbd, and got to work:

And it's on its way already!

 

[Andymoz-70]

Today was a day for raspberry and lime cider and home grown rhubarb and ginger. Hopefully will turn out OK as the first ever ciders I've done!

 

[GerritT]

Nothing today, as yesterday failed miserably.
But found a can (bbd Oct 2019) Brewferm IPA. Now I expect the yeast to be a lager yeast: should I replace it with a Gervin English Ale or a Muntons Premium Gold yeast?

Any more advice is welcome.

 

[Poynton Blue]

Three 0n the go at once at the mo':

1. I've just bottled a Youngs New World Saison kit, which is already tasting decent, but should be better another 3-4 weeks from now
2. I've also bottled a 5Gal Hazy Mosaic NEIPA that I called "Oxygen nIs The Enemy" (7.4% ABV )all-grain of my own recipe, which I took to a brew club meet on Tuesday. Greeted with much praise, so well chuffed with that one. I managed to carry out the transfer to the bottling bucket "almost closed", using CO2 to push through, into a CO2-filled, and 'lidded' Bottling bucket
3. I've now got 5Gal of a big fruity DDH NEIPA all-grain using Amarillo, Citra & Cascade (again something I've made up) in the fermenting chamber, thats looking good so far!

 

[Gulpitdarn]

I've just had a very good morning putting together a very nice Toucan. One can of Coopers Stout and one can of Coopers Dark Ale, adding 400g medium DME (the other 100g was used as a yeast starter the other day) and 250g Dark Brown Muscovardo sugar and 100g Cadburys Bournville baking cocoa powder. Brewed short to 20 litres. SG 1068.
Thanks to @Pirate_Pete for the ideas on this one.

 

[Keats]

Just waiting for a pale ale to cool to pitching temp. Used Admiral for bittering to about 60 IBUs, then Styrian Wolf and a touch of Cascade at flame out. Fermenting with Crossmyloof Pia yeast. Will be dry hopping with more of the Styrian Wolf hops.

 

[DavidDetroit]

I have the ingredients so probably tomorrow but no later than Monday.
Making a simple Belgian Trippel. I'm going to caramelize 2-3 liters of the wort, separately, and then add it back.
2.5-2.75# sugar
7# extract
3# pilsner malt
Styrian Goldings
Tettnang
Saaz
dry yeast MJ-41 and t-58

These are good after a month but get better and better.

 

[stevebea]

Nearly ready to bottle a magnum elderflower cider.
Just started a bad cat red ipa which smells very nice before it's even finished!
I made the mistake of pitching at around 27 degrees but hopefully be ok.

 

[Andymoz-70]

Another wash out day, So off to Leyland home brew and picked up a 6 bottle beaverdale pinot grigio kit for Christmas (if it lasts that long) and a Simply bitter kit with brew enhancer. Bottom picture indicates what a breakfast bar was made for lol

 

[Andymoz-70]

Nearly ready to bottle a magnum elderflower cider.
Just started a bad cat red ipa which smells very nice before it's even finished!
I made the mistake of pitching at around 27 degrees but hopefully be ok.

I bottled this brew last week. Wasn't sure if I liked it at first but its very nice indeed. Not used to stronger beers. Great choice) :