Brewing Activities June 2016

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  1. premierpro

    premierpro Savant (1,060) Mar 21, 2009 Michigan

    Keep in mind that the yeast from your Dunkel will be very dark. You might want to do your Vienna Lager first. good luck!
     
    #101 premierpro, Jun 17, 2016
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  2. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Brewing an IPA as we speak, 85% Red X and 15% malted Rye...looked like tomato juice when I vorlaufed :slight_smile:
     
    #102 GreenKrusty101, Jun 17, 2016
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  3. CavemanBrau

    CavemanBrau Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Iowa

    I will be building up all three of my wild yeast starters tonight. They all have different aromas, one a little on the tart side... very excited to see what they can accomplish in fresh wort. May brew up 12 gallons of saison and pitch each into 4 gallons of their own. Also my Good Belly "sour" hasn't soured very much after 2 months... low 4s in pH. Need to figure a new strategy for that guy. Going to rig up my pump and an old keg with drain line cleaner and clean my lines, drain pour an IPA that was oxidized and tastes like a sugary malt/citrus bomb. Probably would've been good to me 6 years ago.
     
    #103 CavemanBrau, Jun 17, 2016
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  4. Doomsayer52

    Doomsayer52 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2014 California

    Two months? They normally sour within 36-48 hours. What temp did you hold it at? I did mine at 100 for 24 hours and let it freefall for the next 24. Got it down to 3.5.
     
    #104 Doomsayer52, Jun 17, 2016
  5. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    I'm assuming that @CavemanBrau added it to a hopped wort. GB and hops don't play nice at all I found out... the hard way...
     
    #105 jbakajust1, Jun 17, 2016
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  6. Hogue2112

    Hogue2112 Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2016 Ohio

    Fermentation seemed to end on my Bells two heart clone (first AG batch) Going to let it sit pretty for two weeks or so and then HOPEFULLY have bought kegging gear and keg it :slight_smile:
     
    #106 Hogue2112, Jun 17, 2016
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  7. CavemanBrau

    CavemanBrau Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Iowa

    That I did. 10 gallon batch with a 0.25 oz of Cascade FWH addition. Thought the low IBU wouldn't be an issue... I always learn something new while brewing. Also, no real way to hold such high temperatures at my brewery so it fell to room temp over time. Was debating working up another GB starter into low 3's pH and pitch it. May just add one of the wild yeast starters if the pH is right once I build it up.
     
    #107 CavemanBrau, Jun 17, 2016
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  8. CavemanBrau

    CavemanBrau Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Iowa

    Not all bad at my brewery, the wild yeasts and I have an all Citra IPA chugging along nicely with London III. pseudoSue and Zombie Dust got nothin on this new brew.
     
    #108 CavemanBrau, Jun 17, 2016
  9. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    Yeah, no matter how many cells of L. plantarum you throw at it or how hot you keep it, if there are IBUs in the mix it just won't work. I had 7 IBUs in 10 gallons of 1.032 wort and kept it over 90 and it wouldn't move. Finally tossed in some Nancy's yogurt and a couple days later (still above 90) and it was down to 3.6 pH.
     
    #109 jbakajust1, Jun 17, 2016
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  10. CavemanBrau

    CavemanBrau Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2013 Iowa

    Excuse my ignorance, but straight up yogurt or did you make a starter with the yog?
     
    #110 CavemanBrau, Jun 17, 2016
  11. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    I dumped the non-fat plain yogurt from the tub straight into the fermentor, no starter. Many of the breweries up here have used this yogurt to do their kettle sours. It is rumored that Cascade uses that yogurt for their barrel aged PNW Sour beers that fetch $30+ bottle.
     
    #111 jbakajust1, Jun 17, 2016
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  12. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    De Garde's are half that :slight_smile:
     
    #112 GreenKrusty101, Jun 17, 2016
  13. jbakajust1

    jbakajust1 Pooh-Bah (2,552) Aug 25, 2009 Oregon
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    And better too!
     
    #113 jbakajust1, Jun 18, 2016
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  14. scurvy311

    scurvy311 Savant (1,135) Dec 3, 2005 Louisiana

    I should be brewing at the house on the 22nd. This will be a 5 gal batch of Everyone in the Pool IPA that will be served at Gulf Brew if everything works out. I have a lot of small amounts of random hops and some 2row that I won at my LHBS with nothing for them to go into coming up. So they all go in the pool. All comers welcome to come hangout on brew day.
     
    #114 scurvy311, Jun 18, 2016
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  15. Tebuken

    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

    I´ve made a starter using Wyeast 3787 , glad to know yeasties are fine after a long travelling to Argentina. It took the pack just a few hours to swell after smacking. I have collected (4) 30 ml vials (15 ml slurry/15 ml water-glycerin) and put them in the freezer last night for further utilization. Today I am going to brew a 1052 OG Witbeer using the remainder starter.
     
    #115 Tebuken, Jun 18, 2016
  16. bgjohnston

    bgjohnston Initiate (0) Jan 14, 2009 Connecticut

    This weekend I decided to brew 10 gallons of Altbier and since I didn't have time to grow the yeast, I bought extra yeast at the shop just to get off the blocks and get it done today. It's father's day tomorrow, right? I'm worth the extra $8 to have the day off, right?

    Let me check with the 11 and 7 year old...
     
    #116 bgjohnston, Jun 19, 2016
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  17. chavinparty

    chavinparty Zealot (653) Jan 4, 2015 New Hampshire

    Brewed a pearl summit smash pale ale yesterday. Should be about 4.5% I did a summit ipa awhile back that was awesome so I have high hopes for this one. Also mashed low 145 in hopes of a bright dry pale ale
     
    #117 chavinparty, Jun 19, 2016
  18. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Ended up using Nelson, Galaxy, and Motueka. Smells great!
     
    #118 JohnSnowNW, Jun 19, 2016
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  19. Buck89

    Buck89 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,782) Feb 7, 2015 Tennessee
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    First brew day in 3 months, and first one out of the kitchen. IPA with Citra, Columbus, and Equinox.
    [​IMG]
     
    #119 Buck89, Jun 19, 2016
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  20. Supergenious

    Supergenious Maven (1,273) May 9, 2011 Michigan

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