What are you drinking right now?

[west1m]

I used to work smelling distance from The Bruery, they make some big beers.

I used to live between the Budweiser brewery and the Jelly Belly jelly bean factory. Depending which way the wind was blowing we had great brewing smells or a sweet sugary smell in the house.

 

[Zambi]

Simple cider

 

[Josh Hughes]

Nice and bubbly @Zambezi Special

 

[Herm brews]

Simple cider
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Great carbonation there Zambezi, what is your process?

 

[Zambi]

Apple juice and higjly carbonated.
This was kegged.
And I just keep topping up with CO2 as I like highly carbonated cider
Cider would be a nice one to start your kegging journey with @Herm brews

 

[Herm brews]

Apple juice and higjly carbonated.
This was kegged.
And I just keep topping up with CO2 as I like highly carbonated cider
Cider would be a nice one to start your kegging journey with @Herm brews

My plan is to put Red Wheat for Winter in the keg as the first brew. Somehow it would not seem right to put just one gallon in a 5 gallon keg. Maybe our next cider batch could be upsized to better utilize the keg. Or maybe I need more kegs?

 

[Zambi]

Rabbit hole
You were warned!

My kegs are 8 litre and I ferment 5 to 8 litre juice per time
I happen to like cidet and whenever a fermenter is free and I got no specific other plans, I just pour apple juice on the old trub.
This batch was done with it's own yeast, which may be why it is clearer than usual.
And I used brewing salts, although I don't think that has an influence on the clarity

 

[Josh Hughes]

@Herm brews i have 3 kegs that are 1.75 gallons. fit in the refrigerator. Rabbit hole for sure.

 

[Sandy Feet]

A Christmas treat while waiting for the smoker to heat up.

 

[Donoroto]

Had to split this monster with my son. We noticed coffee, black licorice, chocolate and a firm punch in the mouth!

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18.9%! Holy cow! That's stronger than most wines.

 

[Donoroto]

My plan is to put Red Wheat for Winter in the keg as the first brew. Somehow it would not seem right to put just one gallon in a 5 gallon keg. Maybe our next cider batch could be upsized to better utilize the keg. Or maybe I need more kegs?

If you need to store just a gallon, go ahead. Once carbonated, you can always bottle it. It goes a little slower (gotta manage the foam) but cap on the foam and you're good.

 

[Josh Hughes]

Merry Christmas. A Nice Helles after a long but fun day

 

[Josh Hughes]

Schwarzbier

 

[Herm brews]

Deschutes Obsidian Stout, poured from a bottle. I want to build up my stock of longneck bottles, so this helps in that effort. And it’s a really good beer.

 

[WesBrew]

 

[DarkVader2]

That was just one Evil Twin beer? That's a bit of a crazy mashup.

I'll probably cracked open a porter, base on Mosher'so Radical Brewing. Really nice molasses like taste from boiling a bit of the wort down first.

And maybe I'll have one or two bottles of my hop test batches. Been meaning to taste those a bit more critically and post some results here. Damn real life getting in the way

Porters are my go to brew, even in the summer!

 

[DarkVader2]

Deschutes Obsidian Stout, poured from a bottle. I want to build up my stock of longneck bottles, so this helps in that effort. And it’s a really good beer.

I love beers on the dark side, so I'll have to try deschutes.

 

[Craigerrr]

Porters are my go to brew, even in the summer!

I think of different styles of beer more as a time of day thing, rather than I time of year thing.
A Porter to me is a an evening, or after dinner beer

 

[Megary]

Cranberry Stout.

And Happy Holidays to the great bunch that hangs around here.

A

 

[Josh Hughes]

Schwarzbier for Kim and I.