Michael7979 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 Anybody that wants to bring me some of their home brew will not be turned in to the authorities! Unless there is a reward offered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted July 14, 2010 Share Posted July 14, 2010 I'll give you a 6pack if you don't turn me in. ...oh wait... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Forgot to post up that I brewed my Red Hook ESB weekend before last. It went great, my DIY MLT worked flawlessly. I purchased BeerSmith to help with conversions, strike and sparge amounts/temps, ABV and efficiency. Its a great program. I input my equipment and recipe and it adjusts everything for you. Creates a nice brew sheet with times, estimated results, color of the beer...everything. So a buddy and I went to work, after about 4 hours got it down to temp and pitched the yeast. 15qts strike water at 158 4.94gal of sparge water at 174 - batch sparged for 20min ~90-100min boil This gave me about 7gal boil, which was at the very rim of my kettle. So i took about 5qts out and boiled it on the stove for 20min while the remaining wort boiled outside. I combined the two once the hot break calmed down. Recipe calls for an SG of 1.054-1.058 - we got 1.056 and per BeerSmith our efficiency was 71%. Went so well, I made some Graff the next day My house smelled great for a couple days too!!! I love the smell of brewing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Nice. My Full Sail turned out great, but in a side-by-side with the original, I can taste how having it in a chiller for fermentation would make it better. Definitely a good beer though! Anyone know where I can get a recipe for a Samuel Smiths Pale Ale clone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 BeerSmith Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: Samuel Smiths Old Brewery Bitter Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter TYPE: All Grain Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Batch Size: 6.00 gal Boil Size: 7.20 gal Estimated OG: 1.037 SG Estimated Color: 13.8 EBC Estimated IBU: 28.4 IBU Brewhouse Efficiency: 85.00 % Boil Time: 90 Minutes Ingredients: ------------ Amount Item Type % or IBU 6.30 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (TF) (5.9 EBC) Grain 90.85 % 0.63 lb Crystal Malt Med (118.2 EBC) Grain 9.15 % 0.80 oz Fuggle 2006 [4.50 %] (90 min) Hops 13.5 IBU 0.80 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (90 min) Hops 15.0 IBU 0.50 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc 1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale Mash Schedule: Total Grain Weight: 6.93 lb ---------------------------- English Bitter Mash 75 min Saccharification 150.8 F 10 min Mash Out 170.6 F Notes: Remove 2 pints of unhopped wort once all runnings are in the kettle but before adding hops. Reduce this wort over high heat to 1/3rd pint and add back to the kettle during the boil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Oops that Old Bitter Here you go http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?cPath=178_452_43_262&products_id=1795 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted July 27, 2010 Share Posted July 27, 2010 Thanks! It'll be here in a week. Heh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 27, 2010 Author Share Posted July 27, 2010 Popped a couple bottles of Apfelwine last night and oh man that stuff is good!!! Its almost like an apple champagne. My wife and I both finished off a bottle each and had to split another it was so good (laugh) I'm gonna make some more tonight since i was able to track down a 5 & 6 gal carboy for 10 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 29, 2010 Author Share Posted July 29, 2010 Made my 2nd batch of Apfelwein last night (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Tested my Red Hook last night, 1.014. Still some action in the airlock, and the recipe calls for a FG of 1.010-1.012 so i'm close!!! And it tastes GOOD!!! No esters, i'm so stoked! Brewing a pale ale this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Your killing me.... I have to wait a few more weeks to get my system but just think what I can do with a 20 gallon batch. I will have to get you my apple lambic recipe that had 10 lbs of the green apple jolly ranchers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Few more weeks!?!?!? Sheesh that better be one hell of a system And i'd love to see that recipe, just sounds crazy!! I have almost pulled the trigger on a 15gal kettle about 100 times in the last few weeks. But in the end i think i'd rather stick to 5.5gal batches and brewing more often. I'm going to test again tonight and hope that the FG stays the same so i can bottle. I've also got my Graff to bottle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 So Miles with all this brewing..................... I have just one question. When does the "IMPUR TASTING ROOM" open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Haha its open buddy come on down!!! We can crack some brews and rewatch the Civil War Bottled: Rogue Dead Guy Ale - warning ester off-flavors - tastes like a Saison Apfelwein Commercial brews: Hop Czar IIPA Ninkasi Total Domination IPA Pyramid Hefeweizen Fermenting: 7gal bucket - Red Hook ESB 6gal carboy - 5gal carboy - Graff 5gal carboy - Apfelwein Next up: Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale - Sunday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 I need a bigger house for my hobbies!!! (laugh) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Might have to hit you up when I go to Creswell next weekend. (I think) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattv Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 We all need more room for our hobbies. It is going to be a hell of a system and we dont have to brew 20 gallons at once but it will be nice if we want to. Stout tanks makes awsome stuff and well worth the wait you should check it out. I am stoked about the 20 gallon conical fermenter, its a peice of working art. http://conical-fermenter.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 9, 2010 Author Share Posted August 9, 2010 I'm jealous of your fermenter, thats one sweet piece of equipment. One day.......... Got the Pale Ale brewed over the weekend. Also took time during the mash and boil to bottle my Graff. Now thats some tasty stuff!! I love brew day, its just a fun day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Doing my Samuel Smith's tonight. Hopefully this batch I will be able to chill while it ferments...Can definitely taste the esters in my last batch. Miles - One of the guys at Valley Vintner used to work at Rogue...If you catch them when they are bored with no customers, their customer service increases by leaps and bounds. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Max-GTE Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Finished the Samuel Smith's...Somehow the OG was 10 points below where it should be, and it tasted slightly diluted...Oh well, we'll see how it tastes in a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Dang you got esters too eh. I don't like that flavor, we use those beers for cooking though. I'll see if i can get over there and give them a shot, I need to pick up the grains for my Fire Rock Pale ale i'll be brewing this weekend. On the pale ale is just did it finished 10 points under as well. I did a bunch of reading and messing around in BeerSmith, it seems it was my efficiency going into the boil kettle that suffered. I need to pay a little closer attention to my temps in my MLT, and maybe soak longer or add a bit more grains to make up for it. Also the crush is very important, since i don't have a mill i know that is also something that causes low efficiency. The LHBS usually crush it a bit larger so they can get more crushes out of their mills. But dang they are expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Mmmm Beer, i've always wanted to try and make my own Hefeweizen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 You should give it a shot!! You can do it on your stove. Just need a 2-3 gallon pot, ingredients, and a bucket with a lid to ferment it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Hey Max, are you doing all grain, partial mash, or extracts? How are you gonna keep the fermenter cool this time around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.R Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 You should give it a shot!! You can do it on your stove. Just need a 2-3 gallon pot' date=' ingredients, and a bucket with a lid to ferment it in.[/quote'] As soon as I am done dumping money into the start up of the tank I just might! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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