Brewing Activity March 2016

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  1. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Basically finished the keezer this afternoon, except for a little bit of finish work. Pretty happy with it.

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    #161 JohnSnowNW, Mar 21, 2016
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  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    It looks great!
     
    #162 VikeMan, Mar 21, 2016
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  3. SABERG

    SABERG Grand Pooh-Bah (5,001) Sep 16, 2007 Massachusetts
    BA4LYFE Society Pooh-Bah

    Munich Helles in secondary for another 4 weeks,
    Sunday brewing an AG ESB trying again with Marris Otter and
    London Ale yeast,
    Cheers
     
    #163 SABERG, Mar 21, 2016
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  4. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    Thanks!
     
    #164 JohnSnowNW, Mar 21, 2016
  5. invertalon

    invertalon Pooh-Bah (2,249) Jan 27, 2009 Ohio
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    Kegged my DIPA just now... Easily the best beer I have brewed to date. The aroma, flavor, everything... Just perfect.
    It was worth the 1-LB of hops in 5-gal!
     
    #165 invertalon, Mar 21, 2016
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  6. corm44

    corm44 Pundit (847) Aug 28, 2014 New York
    Trader

    I'm brewing a Dubbel tomorrow with some dark belgian candi sugar and i think i may add some raisins to it
     
    #166 corm44, Mar 22, 2016
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  7. Brewday

    Brewday Zealot (721) Dec 25, 2015 New York

     
    #167 Brewday, Mar 22, 2016
  8. Brewday

    Brewday Zealot (721) Dec 25, 2015 New York

    What yeast are you using for that. I'm doing a Quadrupel soon and was going to use WY1214 but i see a lot of complaints with it. I'll probably go with wlp500. tks
     
    #168 Brewday, Mar 22, 2016
  9. JohnSnowNW

    JohnSnowNW Initiate (0) Feb 6, 2013 Minnesota

    I thought about it, and running RasberryPi for a tap list. Decided it was way cheaper to just use blackboard paint.
     
    #169 JohnSnowNW, Mar 22, 2016
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  10. drinkybanjo

    drinkybanjo Crusader (457) Sep 4, 2008 New Jersey

    Great job!
     
    #170 drinkybanjo, Mar 22, 2016
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  11. corm44

    corm44 Pundit (847) Aug 28, 2014 New York
    Trader

    I'm using WLP530. White Labs' Abbey Ale yeast. the Westmalle strain
     
    #171 corm44, Mar 22, 2016
  12. premierpro

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

    Those are the same yeast. I have never had an issue with that strain.
     
    #172 premierpro, Mar 22, 2016
  13. CADETS3

    CADETS3 Initiate (0) Dec 3, 2014 Texas

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    The electrical panel is 100% ready for operation! (Sorry for the poor picture quality). I'm going to machine an aluminum plate and place it between the pump switches when I come up with a name for my brewery!!
     
    #173 CADETS3, Mar 24, 2016
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  14. GreenKrusty101

    GreenKrusty101 Initiate (0) Dec 4, 2008 Nevada

    Racking/draining/dryhopping new ss fermenter to keg today...curious to see how pseudo conical concentrates yeast and trub. It already has some + and - compared to my normal buckets.

    Probably going to mill some grain today for an upcoming 10 gal batch. Will also do some quality assurance tasting :slight_smile:
     
    #174 GreenKrusty101, Mar 24, 2016
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  15. Doomsayer52

    Doomsayer52 Initiate (0) Nov 29, 2014 California

    Been a slow month.

    Didn't get to brew anything, but we did bottle up our Galaxy/Citra/Mosiac IPA yesterday. It smells amazing and the sample we took tasted great. Can't wait for it to carb!

    That keezer looks awesome!
     
    #175 Doomsayer52, Mar 24, 2016
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  16. chavinparty

    chavinparty Zealot (653) Jan 4, 2015 New Hampshire

    Sampling the beer I brewed on the 12th kegged a few days ago. Rediculous. Could be my best yet. Big fan of less hops in the boil and loading up on dryhops. Citra and Amarillo Columbus might be my new favorite combo. My old favorite was citra and centennial. Either way citra is a rediculous hop
     
    #176 chavinparty, Mar 24, 2016
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  17. Brew_Betty

    Brew_Betty Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2015 Wisconsin

    Next beer is going to be Equinox / Amarillo. After that, it's going to be Idaho 7 / US Goldings.

    More often than not, two hops makes a better beer for me than 1, 3 or more.
     
    #177 Brew_Betty, Mar 24, 2016
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  18. Capt_Quint

    Capt_Quint Pundit (762) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts
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    Same with me - two hops is the sweet spot (well two flavor/aroma hops). With my taste buds and limited brewing abilities I feel like the beer gets muddled with anymore than that.
     
    #178 Capt_Quint, Mar 25, 2016
  19. Herky21

    Herky21 Initiate (0) Aug 7, 2011 Iowa

    what's the purpose of disconnecting it? just afraid of getting liquid in the gas tube when shaking? But I guess that doesn't explain the disconnect for 2-3 hours. I've been trying to perfect this shaking/quick carbing method so any answers would be appreciated!
     
    #179 Herky21, Mar 25, 2016
  20. stealth

    stealth Pooh-Bah (2,023) Dec 16, 2011 Minnesota
    Pooh-Bah

    Disconnect between shakes to keep beer out of the gas line. Disconnect and let it sit at 30 psi for 2-3 hours so the co2 absorbs into the beer while preventing overcarbing. The few times I forgot to take the gas off for that rest the beer got overcarbed as fuck.

    4-5 good shakes + 3 hour rest at 30 psi yields a perfect pour at this point for me.
     
    #180 stealth, Mar 25, 2016
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