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Derek
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Post by Derek »

IPA... Really gotta use up some hops... 13oz went in the boil. :)

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Post by groulxsome »

Just finished brewing a simple SMASH Maris Otter, US-05, and "Experimental Pine Fruit" hop pale ale. Just 4 oz in 15L, but looking forward to seeing what this hop tastes like. Smelled amazing!

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Over the long weekend:

- Brewed an imperial porter
- Bottled a saison made with Tired Hands Emptiness culture, and aged on Ontario Peaches
- Bottled a beer fermented with multiple strains of brett and aged on passion fruit

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Stone IPA clone we caused me a trip to the hospital.. thanks broke carboy.
Today Belgian Dubble.
Beer, not just for breakfast anymore.

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A big chocolate oatmeal stout at 1.085.

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Post by Craig »

Derek wrote:A big chocolate oatmeal stout at 1.085.
Just to be different, I did a mild that came in at 1.030. I was aiming for 1.038, but I messed up the boil loss guestimate and ended up with ~6 gallons instead of 5.5. I did this yesterday, in my detached garage. That was about as cold a brew day as I care to experience.

It's going gangbusters on the WY 1098 starter I had ready for it. Glad I set up the blow-off tube.

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not brewing, but today I bottled my batch number 100 Grisette, and kegged a blood orange saison.

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Today I brewed an IPA with Clementine juice and zest. Hopped with Mosaic & Citra.

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i brewed 15 gallons yesterday, pale ale, saison, and english mild

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Got some more WLP029 so I'm revisiting the killer red kolsch from homebrewtalk.com that didn't turn out quite so red last time. Some tweaks and Granny Smith apples to produce:

Granny's Killer Red Kolsch! :evil:
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now that it's warmer outside, i'm going to start brewing again. hoping to start next week.

no-boil berliner weiss with 2 strains of brett.
quad (inspired by chimay)
IPA

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today I brewed a saison with orange blossom honey and hibiscus.

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Post by matt7215 »

just mashed in a big imperial stout:

16 lbs 2 row
1 lb black patent
2 lbs chocolate malt
1.5 crystal 40
2 lbs dark munich

3 oz centenial at FWH
3 oz centenial at whirpool

huge cake of S-04

target OG is 1.119

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matt7215 wrote:just mashed in a big imperial stout:

16 lbs 2 row
1 lb black patent
2 lbs chocolate malt
1.5 crystal 40
2 lbs dark munich

3 oz centenial at FWH
3 oz centenial at whirpool

huge cake of S-04

target OG is 1.119
2 curious questions for you

1. oxygen stone to aerate?
2. will you re-oxygenate at 24 hrs?

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Post by ercousin »

matt7215 wrote:just mashed in a big imperial stout:

16 lbs 2 row
1 lb black patent
2 lbs chocolate malt
1.5 crystal 40
2 lbs dark munich

3 oz centenial at FWH
3 oz centenial at whirpool

huge cake of S-04

target OG is 1.119
Did you end up undershooting OG? That doesn't look like enough grain once you take into account the decreased efficiency of larger grain bills. I usually shoot for ~63% when I go that high in OG. 75% around 1.050.

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