I brewed today!

[Donoroto]

My sniffer is a little off right now, as I’m suffering my first allergy season in this new place ...

So yer sayin' yer nose is broken?

 

[Herm brews]

So yer sayin' yer nose is broken?

This morning my sniffer is back on the job, and I can smell ginger in the sample.
It was a good brew day with a little excess wort a point over projected OG.

 

[Josh Hughes]

 

[Josh Hughes]

 

[Josh Hughes]

 

[Josh Hughes]

Yeast pitched. Hit OG. Good brew day

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

Yesterday I brewed my Extra Bitter Barbarian (ESB). Same recipe as my previous brew but, with Imperial A09 Pub yeast in place of my standard Safale S04. With only a month between brew dates I should be able to compare both side-by-side.

I had to mash outside as well because our slow rolling kitchen remodel currently has the stove in our living room.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Yesterday I brewed my Extra Bitter Barbarian (ESB). Same recipe as my previous brew but, with Imperial A09 Pub yeast in place of my standard Safale S04. With only a month between brew dates I should be able to compare both side-by-side.

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I had to mash outside as well because our slow rolling kitchen remodel currently has the stove in our living room.

Looks like a perfect day to brew outdoors.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

I brewed my helles today, not in time it blew yesterday lol

 

[RoadRoach]

Yeast pitched. Hit OG. Good brew day

You and I have VERY similar kettles, but looks like yours has a stop for a false bottom. That would be VERY handy for a BIAB process. Do you still use an external thermometer to watch your mash, or the one on the kettle? If it isn't at least 3.5 Gallons, the liquid doesn't reach the thermometer in mine, and I've found that I have to keep stirring the mash very frequently to prevent scorching as well as homogenize the temperature throughout the mash. Might be time to build a stirrer that will latch onto the top rim of the kettle. I need to find another lid for it that I can cannibalize for the project. I've got an old gear motor that would probably twist my kettle into a pretzel if it hung up on one of the bungs, but I can see a large paint stirrer and that thing making an excellent batch stirrer. Gotta make sure it isn't zinc plated, though. I want to get to single vessel mash/boil process (BIAB) without just discarding what I've invested in hardware already. Maybe use the current kettle and burner for HWT, and talk the missus into an All-In-One rig for my birthday (which is coincidentally next month). The gas burner will certainly heat water quicker than electric, but I want the electric for better control of the temperature while mashing. That's next to impossible with a gas burner and manual temperature control. I'd like to find out if I can taste the difference in a brew made with tighter mashing temperature control.

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

Looks like a perfect day to brew outdoors.

It was! About 75°F (24°C), few clouds, light breeze.

 

[Josh Hughes]

Boiling my Mild now. Good day so far.

 

[GFHomebrew]

Brewing @Zefram s Beach brew.

So far 2 points down but running smoothly

This is my flame out 60g tettnanger and I increased the orange to 30g

See yas at the finish line

 

[Zambi]

Amazing Ben,
Just a couple of months ago you handed over to Josh as you couldn't drink beer anymore and here you are. Joining in the quarterly brews

 

[Ward Chillington]

I had to mash outside as well because our slow rolling kitchen remodel currently has the stove in our living room.

Hey...have kettle ..Will brew!

 

[Craigerrr]

Smoothest brew day... ever actually!
Mashed in around 6:30, pitched yeast at 10:45
Taking a break, then time for clean up.
Overshot gravity by about 5 points, should come out to about 6.6%

 

[GFHomebrew]

Brewed me brown ale hit mu numbers Smack bang on the head happy days can rely on what I'm Inputting PPG wise into the calculator.

 

[Megary]

The German Hefe is in the fermenter! Brew day went so smooth, numbers right on the button. Here’s hoping I don’t foul this fermentation up now!

Enjoying an English Porter as just rewards.

 

[Zambi]

Brewing a Belgian golden strong with M47.
Done one before, but that one didn't come out very nice.
Most likely due to no temp control and sudden hot temperatures.
So being brave and re-doing this one, but now with temp control

 

[GFHomebrew]

Brewing a Belgian golden strong with M47.
Done one before, but that one didn't come out very nice.
Most likely due to no temp control and sudden hot temperatures.
So being brave and re-doing this one, but now with temp control

Hope you knock it out the park Zambezi!