What'cha brewin'? (Homebrew thread)

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Palmer is indeed correct (I have his book too).  Lagers yeah you prolly wanna do a starter.  For my high grav stuff I usually do a double pitch.  But a starter would probably yield more consistent results.  I just mean in most cases the difference is small, especially when you're just getting started and just want to make a correct batch.

[Didzo]

My apartmentmate, while wandering around a supermarket, came across a Mr. Beer home brewing kit on sale for $15 that will yield 2 gallons of hypothetically drinkable Classic American Light in as little as 14 days.

Logically, we purchased the kit and followed the instructions provided using what I can only presume are the highest quality products available.

Keeping with the spirit of the endeavor, we disregarded the provided instructional DVD and did not look to the internet for guidance.

This doubtlessly legendary beverage is now in the process of being fermented.

Will post with results.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

I'm going to make it my life's work to eliminate all "Mr. Beer" products XD  Then go back in time and murder the inventor.

[Evil Cheese]

I'm interested to see how yours turns out in comparison to mine.

[CaffeinePowered]

I'm interested to see how yours turns out in comparison to mine.

ACEN - Homebrew Taste-Off 2013

[Evil Cheese]

I dumped my Mr. Beer because I didn't really enjoy drinking it, but my bock should be done by then. I'll bring a few bottles if you guys want.

[CaffeinePowered]

I'll bring a few bottles if you guys want.

I believe good sir you forget the audience you are addressing, of course we would want some  :p

[Evil Cheese]

Racked my bock yesterday to secondary for lagering. I tasted the gravity sample I took and it's coming along nicely so far. It has a nice complex toasty malt flavor at the front with good body, but as expected it finishes too busy for a lager. A nice hint of citric spiciness and earthiness from the Hallertau hops as well. It would actually make a decent ale if I bottled as is, but it still lacks the crisp clean finish of a good lager.


-Edit: Now with Photo-

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Black IPA racked to secondary onto oak.  Will taste in a week to see if dry hop is needed.

[Goffin]

how did you figure out the Fizz issue?

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Fizz issue?

Carbonation is just a question of having enough sugars and active yeast.  Usually if you're going to bottle it you boil water, add like 4-5 oz corn sugar/5 gallons, boil for 5 min to kill off any contaminants, cool a bit, put it into the bottling vessel and rack the beer on top of it.  The racking mixes it up quite well.  Then bottle it and hold it at the right temp for the type of yeast used for several weeks.  I've never had an issue with my beers carbonating.  Then serve at the correct temp for the style.  If you're kegging, a lot of people tend to filter and CO2 inject.

[Goffin]

LOL it was a joke.  Clearly nobody has seen the abominiation of a movie called "young einstein"  by actor yahoo serious. anywho,  the purporse of the entire movie is to invent fizz for beer.    or split the beer atom..

Young Einstein Trailer

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

I need to see this movie XD

[Luinbariel]

Racking the mead this weekend again. It looks clearer already, can't wait to see it in a new carboy.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-par...ics-75231/

I think I'm going to try this process for my next brew.

[Evil Cheese]

I brewed a dunkelweizen this weekend since my 6.5 gal carboy was free again. For some reason I seem drawn to styles that are harder to find commercially where I live. The liquid yeast was a little old and I may have made it a little more bitter than what is normal for the style (usually around 10-15 IBU while I think mine will be more like 20 IBU), but I think it will work out.

-Edit-

Yeast is just fine.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Looks good cheese, but get that thing out of the light.  Visible light degrades some of the components of hops (and UV is even worse).  Not as big an issue for a Dunkelweizen but...

Also, just dry hopped the black ale.  I think it's going to finish a touch too sweet due to incomplete fermentation.  I think I tried pushing this yeast too hard in terms of ABV and I'm betting it got killed off.  I might try a finish of champagne yeast in secondary next time to drive it further.  But so far the flavor profile is really nice.  Really oaky and I can taste the bitter profile coming out.  Hopefully the dry hop will give it some of the zest back.

[Evil Cheese]

It's in a closet that's normally shut. The flash on the camera may also have made it look brighter than normal.

[Luinbariel]

Clearing up nicely. This is only about three days after being racked off the peaches.

At the end of this month, we bottle.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

U MEAD BRO?  YOU DAMN RIGHT I MEAD!