Home Brewing

[jones]

Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.  Five gallons must make 48 bottles.

Nah, just kidding.  I'm sure it's worth the loss in quantity.

[jones]

Cooked an IPA and the beginning of a blueberry ale this afternoon.  Two batches in primary, one in bottle conditioning. Yep. Wait.

[TEO]

Great pics Fly!

[jones]

Thank you, sir!

[jones]

Success!  I served up my stout last night to the family and everyone approved.  I have an IPA going right now and I will probably rack to secondary tomorrow.  I should be able to crack open my IPA by my birthday.
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[ALady]

Nice!  Sounds delish, flyguy!  Glad the first batch went well   :)

My dad made a Samiclaus last Christmas and aged it, so we finally got to enjoy it this year...really, really delicious and tastes just like it should.  I think it's my favorite of all the beers he's made.

[jones]

Do you guys have any favorite recipes?  If so, do you mind sharing?  Here's a link to the recipe for the stout I brewed:

http://www.highgravitybrew.com/docs/ThespianStout.pdf

[Crispy]

Success!  I served up my stout last night to the family and everyone approved.  I have an IPA going right now and I will probably rack to secondary tomorrow.  I should be able to crack open my IPA by my birthday.
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Hey, how's that IPA coming along? I finally cracked mine open last week and it's way better than I expected, I had thought it might have been aerated too much when I was transferring, but it seems fine. I served it to a few guests last Friday and they approved!  [smiley=beer.gif]

I just ordered ingredients for a doppelbock, it will be my first try with a lager, should be interesting.

ALady, that Samiclaus sounds great, I might have to try something like that for gifties next Xmas.

[jones]

Success!  I served up my stout last night to the family and everyone approved.  I have an IPA going right now and I will probably rack to secondary tomorrow.  I should be able to crack open my IPA by my birthday.
[smiley=beer.gif]

Hey, how's that IPA coming along? I finally cracked mine open last week and it's way better than I expected, I had thought it might have been aerated too much when I was transferring, but it seems fine. I served it to a few guests last Friday and they approved!  [smiley=beer.gif]

I just ordered ingredients for a doppelbock, it will be my first try with a lager, should be interesting.

ALady, that Samiclaus sounds great, I might have to try something like that for gifties next Xmas.

I bottled the IPA on 1/6 and have had a couple and I think that it turned out well (it's still a little green, but I had to try it).  It is good, but not nearly as hoppy or bitter as I expected.  I was hoping for something more akin to Hopslam, but it was a clone kit and I was unfamiliar with the original.  I wouldn't call it a  disappointment, but it is different from what I wanted.  I see a double IPA in my future.

I hope to start a new batch in the next week or two.

Is there any way for us to trade beers (like a sixer)?  Is it illegal to ship alcohol?  I guess I could look it up...

[mjkoehler]

Success!  I served up my stout last night to the family and everyone approved.  I have an IPA going right now and I will probably rack to secondary tomorrow.  I should be able to crack open my IPA by my birthday.
[smiley=beer.gif]

Hey, how's that IPA coming along? I finally cracked mine open last week and it's way better than I expected, I had thought it might have been aerated too much when I was transferring, but it seems fine. I served it to a few guests last Friday and they approved!  [smiley=beer.gif]

I just ordered ingredients for a doppelbock, it will be my first try with a lager, should be interesting.

ALady, that Samiclaus sounds great, I might have to try something like that for gifties next Xmas.

I bottled the IPA on 1/6 and have had a couple and I think that it turned out well (it's still a little green, but I had to try it).  It is good, but not nearly as hoppy or bitter as I expected.  I was hoping for something more akin to Hopslam, but it was a clone kit and I was unfamiliar with the original.  I wouldn't call it a  disappointment, but it is different from what I wanted.  I see a double IPA in my future.

I hope to start a new batch in the next week or two.

Is there any way for us to trade beers (like a sixer)?  Is it illegal to ship alcohol?  I guess I could look it up...

What the "man" don't know is all you need to know....

Hell I was going to send you guys hops if I grow any this year. I'm sure THAT won't look suspicious or anything.

[.Walt]

I had a buddy who home brewed, and then sent it to a lab. I guess his beer had like 600 or 700 calories per 12oz. Wow!

[mjkoehler]

I had a buddy who home brewed, and then sent it to a lab. I guess his beer had like 600 or 700 calories per 12oz. Wow!

jesus, what did he brew with, butter? Wow, that is a meal in a glass

[jones]

Does anyone have a good IPA recipe?  The kit that I bought and brewed just didn't have the punch I expected...

[lroog]

Hi All I'm brand new here but have been homebrewing for over a year now and I have about 15 or so batched under my belt. It's a great hobby and there is something special about catching a buzz on your own homemade beer.

Flyguy> I have done three IPAs in and they were all really different. I have had the best time learning the difference in hop and malt flavors and my suggestion to you is to try whatever sounds good to you.

[Crispy]

Welcome, Iroog!

I racked my doppelbock to the secondary last night, and I think it's gonna be a good one. This is my first time with a lager yeast, I have it in a closed-off spare bedroom that's been between 45-48F, and it's still bubbling fairly quickly. The original gravity was 1.10, yesterday it was at 1.52, so it should end up at about 12% alcohol, and might have a caloric value like the butter beer above.

Hey flyguy, have you looked at the recipes at Gambrinus' Mug? http://brewery.org/gambmug/ The one I made last time was Dirty Old Man IPA -- decent, but not much nose to it. I've had to use pellet hops lately, and I think I prefer whole leaf.

[Hawkeye]

Made an Imperial Wheat Stout last night.  Should be about 9% alcohol.  I did not forget the yeast this time  ;D

[jones]

Made an Imperial Wheat Stout last night.  Should be about 9% alcohol.  I did not forget the yeast this time  ;D

No lady friend distractions or just more concentration?  I need to start another batch soon.  I am still looking for a good Torpedo-esque recipe.

[jones]

I have been too busy to brew lately, but my buddy has been using the hell out of my kit.  The good thing is that he is hooking me up with the beer he's been brewing.  These are the selections in various stages:

Blueberry Ale
Double IPA (It's still conditioning, but I can't wait to try this one)
Oatmeal Chocolate Stout (This one is still green, but I'm cracking a couple open tonight anyhow)

[Crispy]

Nice hookup there, flyguy. I made a blueberry stout about 17 years ago, it was my second batch ever, and it was so good. At least I think it was, it went pretty fast.

I bottled my doppelbock last Sunday, with a little bit of worry, since the gravity was stuck at 1.030. Kinda scary putting that in a bottle, so I lowered the priming sugar to 1/4 c. I don't know how good it will be, but at least it'll mess you up...about 11.5%. Three days in and no explosions yet.

[jones]

Sounds good, Crispy.  Let us know how it turns out.