I’ll be brewing 10 gallons of an APA. Low end of the style gravity wise, but off the chart hop wise. I’m using 30 lbs of Maris Otter and a lb of CaraMunich for the mash, then FWH with either Centennial or homegrown Cascade, small bittering addition of ___ (Columbus, Magnum?) then load up on Centennial and Cascade at flameout with a keghop addition of Columbus. Half of this is hopefully going to be on tap for NewYears, so I’ll be pushing it. Going for BIG hop flavor and aroma on this but keeping it low gravity and bitterness for drinkability.
A Northern German Pilsner in the Jever way of hopping, 45-50 IBU’s. Pilsner malt. WLP-830, ferment at 50F. Might decoct this one.
No brewing this weekend - all my ferm space is taken up for the next 1-2 weeks or so.
please explain.
how low is your efficiency?? I use less grain than that for 12gal of my 1.064 IPA, either that or your definition of low gravity is about the same as bonjours!
IPA hopefully tomorrow! Also planning a Bitter, got a WLP002 starter going right now.
10 gallons of Denny’s Rye IPA and 10 gallons of Jamil’s Bo-Pils on Sunday with my new system. Double-batch brewday planned and I don’t even know how to use the darn thing yet, I must be crazy! ;D
Trying to do a yearly house favorite and SN Celebration off of Dean Larson’s recipe.
Getting ready to start a Porter today. My first one, fingers are crossed.
Hey Keith, I thought a bitter was a starter for the IPA. 
Jever is a Northern German Pilsner that has (had) a high bitterness, in the 45 IBU range. The ‘had’ is that the last one I drank in Germany seemed to have lost 5 to 10 IBU’s. So just lots of bittering hops to a high IBU number is what I was meaning, and Tettnanger was reported to be the bittering hop.
Ha! Actually, I am using US-05 for the IPA and growing yeast for some other english style beer with the bitter. Running low on hoppy beer - I need me some hops ASAP!! Unfortunately it is pouring down rain right now and I have been sick so not sure if I feel like barttling the rain to brew today and if I don’t brew today it will be after Christmas until I can brew again. :-[
I’m hoping the brew a Maibock this week.
This is the week I normally brew a Maibock as well - running behind though.
I scrubbed the mild and did a rye pale ale instead.
Nothing this week but kicked off the starter for my Belgian strong gold that I’m brewing on Jan 4th.
I froze my ass off yesterday (22 degrees) and brewed a great smelling Brown Ale. I put together a starter the day before and I have some very happy beer bubbling away into a blowoff jar as I write.
Brewing a Samual Adams Cream Stout clone tomorrow. I then want to plan a parti-gyle RSI/Stout
I’m brewing a clone of an old Dos Equis german style lager. it’s my first time lagering in my spare fridge so im pretty excited to see how it turns out. i just have to remember to be patient.
10 gallons at 1.055 into the fermenters. Bubbling within two hours. 77% eff. I love brewdays like that!
11 gallons of wheat… 5.5 with Wyeast 1010 and 5.5 with WL029 (never tried that one with a wheat before)… ??? I
IPA with English 2 row this weekend. Normally use American 2 row so I’m excited to see how it turns out.