I brewed today!

Split into 2 FV , yeast showing life after 6 hours
Will let it ferment out and store the washed yeast in grolsch bottles for a mates 60 litre batch this weekend and if I have time another 2 batches at home ....not much chance of taps running dry around here !
 
Mark D Pirate said:
Split into 2 FV , yeast showing life after 6 hours
Will let it ferment out and store the washed yeast in grolsch bottles for a mates 60 litre batch this weekend and if I have time another 2 batches at home ....not much chance of taps running dry around here !
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You know Mark if i know a smidgin of your housemates brew theavin history i just had an image of somone pinching one of your yeast starter grolsch bottles hoping for a cheaky five fingering beer only to discover its unhopped bland yeasty beer lol:eek:. You wanna keep a close eye on them bottles mate incase they get muddled up in your collection:D.
 
I think you should brew a high alcohol beer just for the thieves then mark on their face with a permanent marker saying punked when their wasted lol
 
Think I sorted that , left a keg full of line cleaner , silly woman also tipped a bucket of starsan on the lawn leaving a rather brown looking section
She has learned not to assume anything is what it looks like and best to leave it alone
 
Dont mess with a homebrewers stash were not bound by liquor licences lol!
 
Did the first of the Helles Projekt brews. Still dialing in the small-scale equipment - looks like my water losses are still next to nothing in the new tun. It's chilling in the basement now, will pitch it in a bit.
 
I've got a Kölsch brewing right now. I've also got 4 chickens in the smoker for Whiskey Glazed Smoked Chicken. And there's a crew here replacing all of my windows. It's a little busy here!
 
Busy brewing weekend here , Team effort friday night for 60 l of choc rye stout and a 20 litre batch of English IPA
Sunday got a Red ale and a APA brewed and cubed for pitching whenever i get around to it

First time using Topaz hops , promising batch in combination with centennial
Thinking about dry hopping with Columbus
 
Mark D Pirate said:
Busy brewing weekend here , Team effort friday night for 60 l of choc rye stout and a 20 litre batch of English IPA
Sunday got a Red ale and a APA brewed and cubed for pitching whenever i get around to it

First time using Topaz hops , promising batch in combination with centennial
Thinking about dry hopping with Columbus
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You aint working your way through the alphabet there mark are ya:). Stoic effort btw put my mini mash to shame lol. What are you hosting all you can drink events or something you sure curn out a lot of beer;).
 
Mark D Pirate said:
Team effort , host is a fireman so regular after work drinks with the boys means kegs don't last long and we have few comps coming up to brew for as well
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What are you looking at entering in for the comp? Next comp up my way is brissy comp in september
 
I'll be entering Australian sparkling ale , APA , IPA ( and Rye IPA ) , American amber , English IPA , British Golden ale for certain so far , see what else i can come up with before September state comp
 
Mark D Pirate said:
I'll be entering Australian sparkling ale , APA , IPA ( and Rye IPA ) , American amber , English IPA , British Golden ale for certain so far , see what else i can come up with before September state comp
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What do you think will score best or ehat do you feel beat entering your rye ipa?
From mynlast comp i found the beer i was confident with went best i was devided on the saison but its all i had.
 
I know my Sparkling ale is almost an exact clone of the commercial example for style , amber ale is already in bottles and a cheeky early taster was showing promise
 
I wonder what the judges will think of a coopers sparkling clone my bet is aces;). But September is a while a way for light style beers eh? I just don't know how hop aroma can make it that far..

I'm thinking Octoberfest beer as its near that month and of course a pils but a tweeked one but still keepin it simple in the grist which I think is paramount for the pils style.
 
The only 2 beers noted as examples are Coopers pale ale and Sparkling ale , my version sits almost centre between the 2 for ABV , colour and bitterness very close to the pale ale and with my house yeast i can get the correct hazy pour and ester profile just about perfect .
A club member works at the brewery so can't give me any hints but agrees it's a great clone , already fooled most .

The more hop forward styles will be brewed closer to judging of course but having a load of fun tweaking recipes and hop schedules .

What are you going to enter ?
 
Mark D Pirate said:
The only 2 beers noted as examples are Coopers pale ale and Sparkling ale , my version sits almost centre between the 2 for ABV , colour and bitterness very close to the pale ale and with my house yeast i can get the correct hazy pour and ester profile just about perfect .
A club member works at the brewery so can't give me any hints but agrees it's a great clone , already fooled most .

The more hop forward styles will be brewed closer to judging of course but having a load of fun tweaking recipes and hop schedules .

What are you going to enter ?
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Octoberfest and another Pilsner I guess I'm digging the German brews so far in my short Homebrewing journey but knowing me I'll change my mind:p. I'm looking to try a single decoction first with that Pilsner grist see how that goes then go from there:rolleyes: either that or grab some melanoidin malt.
 
imperial hefeweizen brewed today. 40/40/20 on Pils/White Wheat/flaked oats

hit 1.069 and double pitched WLP300. fermenting this batch down at 63ºF
 
I brewed my second attempt at a scotch ale. I struggled the whole time with wind and things just going crappy. I really hope this beer turns out right. If it does it will be the biggest beer I have made to date.
 
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