What did you brew today?

[Banbeer]

MJ Juicy Session IPA, 500g DME and 600g table sugar, OG 1.054 fermenting in my broken beer fridge (compressors gone I think) still it's lasted me 15 years and just using it as a heating chamber at the mo', still have 2 others for cold crashing.

 

[alefric LeHendz]

Just mashed in on a 4.9% pale ale, 75%chevallier pale malt, 12.5%imperial malt and rolled oats each. Challenger, fuggles and EKG to go in the boil and fermentation using CML Beoir

 

[Rodcx500z]

Just mashed in on a pale ale, 75%chevallier pale malt, 12.5%imperial malt and rolled oats each. Challenger, fuggles and EKG to go in the boil and fermentation using CML Beoir

Thats my kind of beer

 

[Richard_H]

Fancied something dark, malty and hoppy for these cold evenings that will be more common now.
3KG Munich
1KG Chevallier
750G Brown
500G Melanoidin
Huell Melon & Sorarchi
1.060, Lallemand Nottingham

 

[Druss]

A gallon of Hazelwood Brewery Summer Breeze!

I stuck to the recipe so hopefully it should turn out as nice as it looks in his pics, my first time using galaxy hops too, surprisingly fruity smelling.

 

[Ajhutch]

Double brewday today: 20 litres of IPA on my main kit, all pale malt to OG of 1.060, hopped with Citra, Cascade and Amarillo. Vermont Ale yeast.

On my stove top kit I did 8 litres of stout, not quite sticking to the forum Christmas brew recipe as I didn’t have the exact ingredients, but it’s fairly close and I have some cocoa nibs which I could throw in.

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Kegged my attempt at @Galena best bitter :-)
Just don't tell him that I forgot the addition of hops at the hop stand

FG came down nicely over 5 days at 18ºC to exactly 1010, but I gave it a 4 more days to clear down a bit. I was very happy with the performance of the WLP013, although it hasn't (yet) dropped quite as clear as the SO4 I'm used to

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

Fancied something dark, malty and hoppy for these cold evenings that will be more common now.

Totally with you on that... hot Summer afternoons call for hoppy refreshing brews; damp Winter evenings call for dark malty brews.
Anyone tried mulled ale recently?

Mulled Ale (Recipe, Beer Styles Recommendations & Background)

 

[Mrhandsome]

Brewed up a Belgian Pale Ale today

1kg extra pale
500g Munich
100g caramalt
100g melanoidin

Hallertau Mittelfruh
20g @60
10g @20
5g @5

WLP530 Abbey yeast

O.G. 1.047 87% efficiency

Edit: Almost forgot I added 80g of dark Candi Syrup too (I calculated 80g per 100ml when I made it)

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

500g Munich
100g caramalt
100g melanoidin

Could you say which Munich you used please... and have you tried the CaraMunich ones?

 

[Galena]

Kegged my attempt at @Galena best bitter :-)
Just don't tell him that I forgot the addition of hops at the hop stand

FG came down nicely over 5 days at 18ºC to exactly 1010, but I gave it a 4 more days to clear down a bit. I was very happy with the performance of the WLP013, although it hasn't (yet) dropped quite as clear as the SO4 I'm used to

Oh dear, I suppose you could dry hopping to try and compensate, I do hope it has some flavour . Mine bottled quite clear after 14 days in the FV, got two bottles ready to drink tonight in fact after the Old Hooky Clone I am currently drinking which has matured really nicely.

 

[Mrhandsome]

Could you say which Munich you used please... and have you tried the CaraMunich ones?

Light Munich in this one.

I've used caramunich before, but not enough to have a strong opinion yet... It went well in my weizenbock

 

[The-Engineer-That-Brews]

I suppose you could dry hopping to try and compensate

Yep - my thinking precisely :-) Actually it tastes GREAT out of the FV... should be very nice when carbed up - all down to the recipe, certainly not my skill for sure

 

[slowdave]

Brewed a Dark Rock Shipyard Part Grain today. Just waiting for it to cool enough to pitch the yeast

 

[alefric LeHendz]

Just mashed in on a 4.9% pale ale, 75%chevallier pale malt, 12.5%imperial malt and rolled oats each. Challenger, fuggles and EKG to go in the boil and fermentation using CML Beoir

Into the fermenter at 1.045, 0.04 undershot due to less boil off than predicted as the pre boil gravity was spot on. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things

 

[Nidger]

Finally got round to doing the myo strawberry and lime cider kit from the range.
@Chippy_Tea

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I used my hydrometer for the first time but could i feck see it

 

[Mayor of Simpleton]

Brewed my Christmas beer today, a black forest gateaux stout.

 

[foxy]

Just coming up to the boil as I post.
40 litres of Ordinary Bitter full volume mash.

 

[Dutto]

@Nidger you need one of these ...

... and a £1 Turkey Baster from Tesco to draw the sample from the FV. (Luckily the "Turkey Baster Season" starts pretty soon.)

It also gives you a preview as to what the brew may finally taste like; but don't be disheartened if the first taste is terrible. Some of my best brews have started off tasting a bit "iffy" at the OG or FG stages.

Enjoy!

 

[foxy]

End of brew day, missed my OG by 1 point, missed my volume by 2 litres, reclaiming that in the fridge from the trub.



Some hop particles escaped from the kettle, not enough to have any concerns about.

Why we spend a day brewing, 700 ml of Ordinary Bitter, I wonder how the poor people spent their day?