What are you brewing? (September 2018)

Oatmeal Stout today!

Cheers!

 

Comet, Columbus, and Chinook session ipa today. 2oz each in whirlpool, and 2oz each while spunding. I have more hops then I think I'll ever know what to do with , so it's time to make some ipas.

 

Long brew day for me today! My 8 gallon maple bourbon barrel with a Russian imperial in it is about ready to bottle so I had to brew a double batch up to take its place. Decided to go with an imperial amber ale which I brewed 2 5-gallon batches of. Also did a parti-gyle one gallon Amber with the leftover grains. Not sure I want to leave the Amber in the barrel too long so will likely need to do this again in 2-3 weeks

 

Have you used T-58 before, and if so, what has your experience been like? I just brewed a belgian single (pils, wheat, cane sugar) with this yeast and I like the results. High attenuation, fast working, but the beer is much more phenolic than estery. I fermented at 68F, thinking about trying a bit warmer next time.

 

Today was a brewday for a rosehip/paradise seed saison, wanted to do this earlier in the year but that didn't happen so it did today. May be a good break from the seasonals when it is time to be consumed.

 

Thanks, ill probably do another single soon, maybe 100% pils, and ferment in the low 70s to see what that brings to the table.

Cheers

 

Pliny the Elder clone, second time, by golly! Flogged the heck out of BrewCipher to get everything optimized (it’s awesome!). Interruptions through the day, so it’s almost 10:00 and I’m chilling it now. But the wife picked up a growler of mead for me today,so there’s definitely a light at the end of the tunnel.

 

16 gallons of Kolsch and 16 gallons of Helles Saturday,then 10 of Pils yesterday. It took me all summer to rebuild all my system, from the brewery to fermenting.. So it's time to stock back up.

 

I too brewed a Kolsch yesterday. I’m actually really interested in brewing Kolsch these days after having some awesome versions from Suarez and Heater Allen this summer. Even went so far as to buy a sack of the Weyermann Cologne malt.

Cologne Malt
Malted Wheat
Acidulated
Magnum @ 60 for 25
Imperial Dieter
H2O similar to Cologne

 

High attenuation? With T-58? What was your mash schedule?

 

30 minute mash 30 minute boil Ne ipa. 4 oz of Citra,Columbus, eldorado in whirlpool. Typical grist. 4 oz same combo at bioferment and 4 oz same combo day 7. I had 3 hours free time and want to get rid of a bunch of hops. Fermenting with 1 packet safale-04 rehydrated.

 

I don't make them all that often, but today I'm making an American IPA. Hop bill for this one: Comet, Chinook, Cascade, Centennial, and Mandarina Bavaria. Additions at all kinds of times, and dry hopping with an oz. of each, when the time comes (in the keg). Cheers!

 

So I finished about thirty minutes ago. Hit FG of 1.054 which expected was 1.055. Good for a 65 percent efficiency. Not bad for such a rushed process. All in time to be done and watch my daughter so my wife can nap before work.

 

Single infusion @ 148F for 60 minutes.

OG 1.053. FG 1.006

 

Wow, I’ve rarely gotten T-58 to go below 1.020. It doesn’t like maltotriose. Amazed it ended that low.