What did you brew today?

[dad_of_jon]

Im thinking 4 liters of smooth OJ from concentrate, cider yeast and some 2-3 kg of dme, undecided on hops. maybe a fake bucks fizz style beverage

 

[Braufather]

Slot machine red IPA.

 

[Clint]

Slot machine red IPA.

Brewdog...I got that recipe. Must get round to doing it .

 

[Braufather]

Brewdog...I got that recipe. Must get round to doing it .

i have high hopes! although a bit blind on Ph as used half Tecos irish spring water that doesnt state bicarbonates, and the battery was flat in my yellow ph meter that ive only used once ( must have left it on!) . Dark ale with half soft and half hard water ( im guessing) hopefully should balance out!

 

[Jim Brewster]

Was looking for something to do, so did a brew on spare of the moment. Been wanting to do a fruit porter for a while, looked in the cupboards to see what I could use.. seems it'll be a lingonberry jam porter then! Used M-15 yeast and plenty of Munich so should hopefully have the body and lower attenuation to balance the berries

 

[Monkhouse]

Just finished my brewday (at 2pm- started at 5am!) brewed the stone brewery imperial stout from BYO.
Hit the SG bang on too! Only time will tell if it ferments out to the desired 10.7%
Do you think I could have perhaps fit any more in my mash tun?

 

[dad_of_jon]

Just finished my brewday (at 2pm- started at 5am!) brewed the stone brewery imperial stout from BYO.
Hit the SG bang on too! Only time will tell if it ferments out to the desired 10.7%
Do you think I could have perhaps fit any more in my mash tun?

10.7% oooh nice a decent strength beer, cant stand weak session stuff.

 

[Monkhouse]

I know I’m well excited for it, my brother in law brewed this beauty back in 2018, he only got it to 7.7% but it was hands down one of the best damn beers I’ve ever had!

 

[phildo79]

My second go at a Beamish clone. The first one turned out VERY well and was rated highly by all that tried it. I changed my supplier this time and used a slightly different yeast and hop crop. That muddled the numbers up a bit on Brewer's friend so I have corrected bittering hops using the SMPH calculator. Fermentation has just kicked in. Will be interesting to see if there is a big difference to the finished product.

I was two points under the pre boil gravity but ended up three points over the target FG. Not sure that has ever happened to me before. I was expecting it to be two points under, at best. Weird.

 

[Braumeister]

Having a go at a Pliny the Elder clone (West Coast DDH Double IPA).

Just finished mash 75 minutes at 66c.

 

[Braumeister]

OG of 1.075, had to add some sugar for an extra 4 points (was 1.071 at end of boil, I think I over estimated the boil-off volume) to help it get it to the target 8.3%. My big hydrometer only goes up to 1.060 so back to the starter kit hydrometer, very difficult to read on this one but checked with refractometer. Added 2 packs of BRY-97, now to wait…

 

[Pennine]

OG of 1.075, had to add some sugar for an extra 4 points (was 1.071 at end of boil, I think I over estimated the boil-off volume) to help it get it to the target 8.3%. My big hydrometer only goes up to 1.060 so back to the starter kit hydrometer, very difficult to read on this one but checked with refractometer. Added 2 packs of BRY-97, now to wait…

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Did you max out your braumeister for that gravity?

 

[Braumeister]

Did you max out your braumeister for that gravity?

Pretty much, I kept the grain bill down to 6.2kg so only ended up with 17l in the fermenter rather than a full size batch. Good thing with this recipe is it has a load of sugar rather than just grain for the ABV.

I think you could fit a little bit more grain, maybe 6.5kg. Mash efficiency was about 5% lower than normal.

Have you tried to do a big beer in yours before @Pennine?

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

20 litres of a Hoegaarden clone
3000g Pilsner
2000g Wheat malt
200g flaked maize
200g Rolled oats
150g Rice hulls.
EKG 20g @60, 25g @15
Coriander & bitter orange @15
MJ M21 yeast
OG 1052 BHE 61% (low but better than the 58% I got on the last batch).

@Cheshire Cat my friend, could you kindly clue me in on how you introduced the bitter orange (ingredient, qty, stage)? I’d be most obliged

 

[Cheshire Cat]

Last 15 minutes of the boil. I only had 15g so all that but you could add 25g.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

@Cheshire Cat my friend, could you kindly clue me in on how you introduced the bitter orange (ingredient, qty, stage)? I’d be most obliged

I worked for Spillers part of Coca Cola in the 80’s in St Albans and I loved the Goat pub.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I worked for Spillers part of Coca Cola in the 80’s in St Albans and I loved the Goat pub.

It’s still going strong.., personally I prefer the White Lion just along from there, or the White Hart Tap

 

[Pennine]

Pretty much, I kept the grain bill down to 6.2kg so only ended up with 17l in the fermenter rather than a full size batch. Good thing with this recipe is it has a load of sugar rather than just grain for the ABV.

I think you could fit a little bit more grain, maybe 6.5kg. Mash efficiency was about 5% lower than normal.

Have you tried to do a big beer in yours before @Pennine?

Yeah I can get 2.8kg in my 10l braumeister and get decent efficiency. If I go up to 3 or 3.2kg I have to do a longer mash and add it in as time goes by.

I have done a couple reiterated mashes though and have been able to get above 1.100 easy enough. It's a long brew day though.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

12 litres of West Indian Porter
2100g Munich
500g Vienna
200g Flaked barley
200g Roasted barley
100g Dark Crystal
50g Chocolate malt
200g brown sugar
18g Columbus @ 30 minutes
CML Five
OG 1062

 

[Twogunrocky]

Bottled my two winter warmer ciders after almost 2 months in the DJ's.
•Honey & Ginger
•Mulled spices & Muscovado
Both crystal clear and taste fab