What's your next brew

[RoadRoach]

Strike water is just about ready on this...kind of an ordinary bitter, but with more carbination and single hopped with Cluster. Thinking maybe I could call it an "Early American Ale" is there such a thing? If not, there is now.

https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1213678/ploughboy-ale

That looks good. Might steal your recipe and try it out.

 

[Tim Bulin]

That looks good. Might steal your recipe and try it out.

All I know for sure is the boil smelled good. Yesterday was thie first time I've made it.

 

[Tim Bulin]

Well just blew the keg on Shady Bohemian so...next up!

 

[Sunfire96]

Hopefully this week I'll be able to brew twice. One will be my house Golden ale with rotating hops. This time will be Columbus, Azacca, and Comet. Instead of British yeast, I'll transfer on top of the Kolsch yeast cake currently in the keg. The other brew will be a brown lager; I've got it categorized as an Altbier, but I don't think it will be. Maybe a California common? I'll be using Ca Common lager yeast. The grain bill is 2 row, dark munich, honey malt, chocolate rye, and blackprinz for color. My brews are coming out consistently darker than the calculator predicts, so maybe I'll omit the blackprinz. I just want it to be definitively brown in color, not amber/copper/red. The only hop addition will be FWH so that the malt flavors are more pronounced. We'll see what it turns out like lol

 

[Herm brews]

I’ll be brewing up the first quarter 2022 community recipe provided by @The Brew Mentor
If I can get everything in order, that will be brewed tomorrow (Monday is my usual brew day).

 

[Josh Hughes]

Hopefully this week I'll be able to brew twice. One will be my house Golden ale with rotating hops. This time will be Columbus, Azacca, and Comet. Instead of British yeast, I'll transfer on top of the Kolsch yeast cake currently in the keg. The other brew will be a brown lager; I've got it categorized as an Altbier, but I don't think it will be. Maybe a California common? I'll be using Ca Common lager yeast. The grain bill is 2 row, dark munich, honey malt, chocolate rye, and blackprinz for color. My brews are coming out consistently darker than the calculator predicts, so maybe I'll omit the blackprinz. I just want it to be definitively brown in color, not amber/copper/red. The only hop addition will be FWH so that the malt flavors are more pronounced. We'll see what it turns out like lol

Mine are always darker as well. But I’m usually adding roast for flavor so I dont mind

 

[Sunfire96]

Mine are always darker as well. But I’m usually adding roast for flavor so I dont mind

I decided to leave out the black malt. It'll be the color that it'll be lol

 

[Josh Hughes]

I decided to leave out the black malt. It'll be the color that it'll be lol

I like it! That’s my thoughts on color and gravity. I’ll drink it

 

[GFHomebrew]

Gunna brew my blonde ale with Willamette hops left over from the Irish red. Trying no sparge full volume this brew might even cut the boil back to see if I can shave some time of the brew.
Dropped the efficiency back to 75% to account for no sparge.

 

[Josh Hughes]

It will be a few weeks for me since I have 3 kegs full and one waiting on the lager brewed yesterday. My next 4 are planned and grain ordered.

1. Irish Red
   
2. Irish Stout
3. Helles
4. Dunkel

 

[Donoroto]

1. Irish Red
   
2. Irish Stout
3. Helles
4. Dunkel

I sense a pattern here

 

[Josh Hughes]

I sense a pattern here

Yep but @The Brew Mentor Amber will figure in. It will be brewed with a buddy when schedules open

 

[BarbarianBrewer]

Next one up for me is @The Brew Mentor's quarterly brew. Looking forward to it.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

Hopefully this week I'll be able to brew twice. One will be my house Golden ale with rotating hops. This time will be Columbus, Azacca, and Comet. Instead of British yeast, I'll transfer on top of the Kolsch yeast cake currently in the keg. The other brew will be a brown lager; I've got it categorized as an Altbier, but I don't think it will be. Maybe a California common? I'll be using Ca Common lager yeast. The grain bill is 2 row, dark munich, honey malt, chocolate rye, and blackprinz for color. My brews are coming out consistently darker than the calculator predicts, so maybe I'll omit the blackprinz. I just want it to be definitively brown in color, not amber/copper/red. The only hop addition will be FWH so that the malt flavors are more pronounced. We'll see what it turns out like lol

I would ditch the blackprinz and honey malt and try some Special B malt instead. It will give you the brown you're looking for as well impart some sweet flavors.

 

[Sunfire96]

I would ditch the blackprinz and honey malt and try some Special B malt instead. It will give you the brown you're looking for as well impart some sweet flavors.

Thanks but it's already been brewed! I did end up omitting the blackprinz and I'm glad I did. The brew came out much darker than the calculator predicted, at least in the kettle.

 

[Over The Cliff Brewing]

Thanks but it's already been brewed! I did end up omitting the blackprinz and I'm glad I did. The brew came out much darker than the calculator predicted, at least in the kettle.

I have not been super successful hitting the color post mash either. If it tastes good and it isn't a competition brew, not a big deal.

 

[AHarper]

On my list:
Mentor Red
Shut Your Trappist
Yenkee Pankee IPA
Irish Fling - re brew as I screwed up the first one.

 

[Sunfire96]

I have not been super successful hitting the color post mash either. If it tastes good and it isn't a competition brew, not a big deal.

Hey man, appearance is only 3 points

 

[GFHomebrew]

Hey man, appearance is only 3 points

And overall impression is what 12 points.lol

 

[Sunfire96]

And overall impression is what 12 points.lol

Haha I'm just quoting @Nosybear!