Probably something with US05. I’ve got tons of grain (literally!) and 30 lb. of hops, but I haven’t had time to make a starter.
Cool! I bought them as well on a whim. Sound somewhat similar to Citra, plus you can’t beat $8.95/lb. Let us know how the beer turns out. Curious to hear if the beer experience matches Hopdirects description.
I am brewing up 20 gallons of a Black Rye IPA, inspired by Stone Sublimely Self Righteous, with my brewing buddy.
I am brewing a tripel right now…sparging as I type this. Using a malt made here in Montana…funny thing, it comes in sacks labeled “Malteurop” :D Sure smells malty.
I am also using a slurry of the BrewTek CL300 yeast. First time I’ve used this yeast. A month or so ago, I was cleaning out my dorm fridge in the basement, and I found a slant of this yeast…5 years old. One of the guys in my club took and, and after 4 days on the stir plate it started. He brewed a saison with it, and gave me the slurry from that Sunday night.
I’m looking forward to this.
I didn’t open the hops until today. I got a big blast of fresh pear when I sniffed the bag so I added a flameout addition to try to pick up on that. I may dry hop, too. I’m really curious how this will turn out and will post about my results.
After slightly over 6 years of homebrewing, I’m finally getting around to doing something I’ve been putting off forever - brewing my first lager.
Oktoberfest…
Got my starter going last night.
Nice. I’ll be brewing a lager at some point this year too - it will also be my first lager. I may only make it a 5 gal batch though - don’t want to take up too much fridge space w/ 2 carboys. 
I finally got around to building a fermentation chamber last fall and so I’ve been getting into lager brewing too. Lager brewing can be just as much an obsession as homebrewing in general!
Sasparilla Nettle Mead@! Ha. I’ve been reading Sacred and Herbal Healing beers. Made a Heather mead that was amazing, so we will see how this one turns out.
Keg is full of american honey wheat and the cellar is stocked, so I can experiment a little. Also have ingredients for a coffee stout. Sky is the limit.
Changing gears… I’m using the starter to make an oatmeal stout instead. Strike water is heating as I type…
Yes and for that, 40 lashes with a wet noodle!
The first batch for this weekend is down!
Yes it can…I have a Bo-Pils in the chamber for the next week or so.
Speaking of lagers, I’m hoping to make a Classic American Pils tomorrow.
Dang it! I grabbed the wrong yeast last night. I needed some White Labs WLP008. Well, the supply shop I went to (Larry’s in Kent, WA) they don’t carry White Labs. Only Wyeast.
Trouble is, I had two recipes in my head. The next one will use WLP001 - and the Wyeast ‘subsitute’ for that one is their 1056. So that’s what I grabbed. D’oh! 1056 is NOT a subsitute for WLP008. In fact, there is no Wyeast substitute for WLP008, so now I have to make a trip today to the supply shop that’s farter away (or I may see if I can find a new one - I don’t feel like driving to Kirkland…).
EDIT: Well, I found 3 more supply shops, but one doesn’t carry White Labs & the other 2 aren’t open yet. lol
20 minutes left in mash for Citra Pale Ale 
Wow, you start early. Day off, huh? Nice.
Thinking of doing an ESB, throwing in a hand full of black patient, then doing the second runnings as an English Mild…wild thoughts at this point since I haven’t even looked at the recipes.
Congrats on #100! I did a 100 gravity 100 IBU RIS for mine. I’ve got #400 coming up in 3 batches and I’m trying to decide what to do for it.
A Belgian Quadrupel?
Hey, not a bad idea! Thanks, Michael!
Irish Red Ale. Great session beer.