Brewing Activities (2019)

What do you think of it?

 

Third straight New Years Day imperial stout brew day. Added some lactose today for a bit more feel and also to compensate for forgetting to add the flaked oats to the mash . Also added some Dutched cocoa powder late boil. The OG was 1.104 which was only 0.001 short of predicted. Pitched a big starter of 1056. Planning to also add cold brew local coffee and bourbon soaked in oak cubes at kegging.

 

Yo J. Does this mean no more new monthly threads and if so why???

 

Yo GB, I'm not J but this was briefly discussed at Monthly and Quarterly Threads Will Be Annual in 2019 . Same holds true for the homebrew drinkers thread(s) 2019 What Homebrew Are You Drinking?
(/rt)

 

Thanks, guess I missed it.

 

State of the State with the interfaces and whatnot.









still tweaking and whatnot with auto hop additions, and auto mash ph... but its coming.

 

Sweet Jesus that's awesome. I'd just be happy to get a brew bucket...

 

First brew of 2019

South African hopped IPA
Heidelberg/GP/Carafoam/CaraHell
CTZ at 60 and Touch in WP
Southern Star @ 10
Southern Star and Southern Passion WP

The SA Hops didn’t smell amazing so we’ll see. The 2018 Columbus I got from YVH smells like a tire fire jolly rancher.

Couple new process variables to try out this time.

 

DIPA brewed on Monday received its ~5oz bio dry hop at around 50% AA on Wednesday and the second primary dry hop (~6.5oz) yesterday at 1.019 (target FG is 1.018 but wouldn’t surprise me if it goes a little further). Will let sit until Sat night or Sunday before crashing and kegging early next week with another 1.5oz keg dry hop (Nelson, Galaxy and Exp. Tangerine mix). This beer is hella-thicc, due to the 2lbs of oats and 3lbs wheat utilized… Very viscous mouthfeel, more than I have ever had before. Looking forward to it being in the glass all carbonated and such.

I picked up a few clear beer draught system thingy-ma-bobs, so one will be going in this keg for the keg dry hop. I’ve done other methods before with keg hops, but none worked well enough for me. So I am curious how well this thing will do.

 

Experimental Pale Ale of Sorts

3/4 1318 —- 1/4 1762
Rahr 2 Row
25% fawcett Pearl
Caramalt/carafoam
CTZ @60 & 10
BRU-1, El Dorado Hop Hash, Sabro WP

 

Works great. You may get a small amount of junk at first from sticking to the screen but it's clear after that. Only thing i was worried about was how much liquid it would leave behind when purging and pushing star san out. I think it gets most of it.

 

First brew of 2019 prepped for tomorrow - gluten free Vic Secret NEIPA. In my continuing quest for more body and head retention, I will be using 10% Flaked Teff in my grist. I'm hoping the high protein to fat ratio will show some improvement without creating any off flavors...we shall see. Fermenting with M36 and will also blend in some T-58/WB06 (or similar).

 

Transfer was a slaughter house. Must have had 2 dozen clogs. Will have to work on that situation later.

Good news department was a stuck landing at 1.012 FG. Got a 79% AA with a 154 Mash and 1318 yeast. Only 6 oz of sugar. Just the right level of viscosity early on from the sample.

 

That spigot was a pain. Add a ball valve with some cam locks.
https://www.norcalbrewingsolutions.com/store/Speidel-Fermenter-Half-Inch-NPT-Half-Coupling.html
Connect to disconnect.https://www.brewhardware.com/product_p/camffl.htm

 

Those will help. Thanks. Biggest problem is at the disconnect. Hops clog those poppets beautifully.

 

Double decocted Helles today. Long but relatively seemless day.

 

What are you using to connect the hose to the keg? Is the hose attached to the fermenter lid CO2? Is the transfer under pressure?