Whatcha Brewin' this week -- 2009 Nov 4-10?

One of the bonuses of being self employed (alright, unemplyed  ::slight_smile: ) I get to brew on a WEDNESDAY!! I’ll also be smoking some salmon. Beautiful fall day.

I’m brewing a FWH Kolsch and a Wezienfest (a cross between a Hefeweizen and an Oktoberfest).

Wish me luck on the FWH Kolsch. I’m using crystal hops. Just trying something different but I may chicken out at the last minute.  :-[

A Starter, a Scottish 60-/ AG, and a Robust Porter partial mash with my future SIL

Fred

I was going to brew a big American IPA, but since it’s cold enough to lager in my fermentation room now I’m going to brew a Vienna Lager.  BTW, I’m also FUNemployed.  :wink:

Vienna Lager
3-A Vienna Lager

Size: 5.15 gal
Efficiency: 80.0%
Attenuation: 76.0%
Calories: 157.72 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.048 (1.046 - 1.052)
Terminal Gravity: 1.011 (1.010 - 1.014)
Color: 13.89 (10.0 - 16.0)
Alcohol: 4.73% (4.5% - 5.5%)
Bitterness: 23.9 (18.0 - 30.0)

Ingredients:
8.25 lb Vienna Malt
.50 lb Light Munich
.13 lb Melanoidin Malt
.12 lb Carafa Special® TYPE III
1.5 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.50 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
1 gal WYeast 2206 Bavarian Lager

Notes
Single infusion batch sparge

  • Saccharafication @ 152 [60 min]
  • Mashout @ 165 [10 min]
  • Sparge @ 170 [10 min]

I should brew something, but need to keg and clean fermenters first.  That in itself is demotivating!! :-\

Bluesman and I are doing a joint BVIP next weekend.  I’m thinking about squeezing in a Centennial IIPA this weekend if time permits.

Not brewing this weekend, just kegging 10 gallons of Sweet Stout.  Might brew next weekend.  Thinking about a Strong Scotch Ale, Smoked Porter (smoking my own grains) or maybe a Schwarzbier. GAWD I love this sport!!! ;D

I’ll be doing Herman Holtrop’s famous Rochefort 8 clone recipe.

Hi all! 10 gallons of Dean Larson’s SNCA clone. A few weeks late, looking for work is getting in the way of brewing!  :frowning:

I got no room! Every keg full . . (And that’s about 90 gallons of beer and cider) Brewed 11 gallons of my 50/50 amber ale at the Cigar Brew Fest last weekend and honestly don’t know where I’m going to put it.  ???

But that doesn’t stop me from wanting to brew. I REALLY want to make Skot’s Traquair House clone, or Chumley’s variation of same.

Its funny… I’m completely planning on brewing tomorrow. Ain’t got a clue what. Suppose I’ll have to look through the yeast and malt supplies when I get home.

A Sierra Nevada Clone. My favourite beer. I went on a cruise to Alaska and drank my first SNPA. Since then, ( 2005 ) I just had to find a good clone for this wonderful beer. Glad I did.

Chris

I did that one last weekend.  What a great recipe!

Doing an Robust Oatmeal Porter 16gal Saturday plus having a few friends over to see what brewing is all about.

I can’t decide… either I’m gonna finally try the Pliny the Elder clone despite my wimpy boil pot, or a clone of Lucky Lab’s SuperDog.  The Pliny recipe is daunting.

Brewing Northern Brewer extract kit for a Honey Brown Ale (w/ MN honey) at Teach a Friend to Homebrew event at Barley John’s in New Brighton. Come on out and brew with us!

Chip Walton
Minnesota Homebrewers Assoc.

A Belgian Wit based off the recipe from Jamil Zainasheff’s Brewing Classic Styles book.  I’ve been brewing it with great success, tweaking it each time, and now it is a staple in my keg-o-rator.

The other question is, not only what are your brewing, who WHO are you brewing with this weekend?  Make it a party every time!

  • Tim :smiley:

Myself. People tend to get in my way.  :wink:

I need to buy some more kegs…and fast. All six of my kegs are full.

Here ya go…  Kegging Systems

Thanks for the link, ham!  Just ordered 2 more myself! ;D