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[bdimag]

Smithwicks, on 13 September 2011 - 04:03 AM, said:

Did it require a yeast starter? What kind of yeast did you use?

Bottling the brew this weekend. Still smells like beer. Might make another since the folks will be out visiting.

no starter... but we're stocked up on DME now so next time we know. It was dry (and our first time using dry)... safbrew t-58.


we tried the bottles above this past weekend -- didn't taste ready. but it wasn't supposed to be ready until this weekend, so we'll see.


also trying partial mash on the next batch.

[Smithwicks]

Trying out an Amber Ale recipe I found on a brew site. See what happens.

1.00 lb Amber Dry Extract
6.60 lb Amber Liquid Extract
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt
1.00 oz Mt. Hood [6.00 %] (60 min) Hops 21.0 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 3.8 IBU
1 Vial of European Ale Yeast (White Labs WLP011)

[bdimag]

my roommate and I have been so lazy... unspeakably so... and both out of town i guess...

we let the tripel and the Dead Ringer IPA both ferment for 2+ weeks longer than expected... they smell so alcholic... dangerously so. I wonder if they're OK.

[Smithwicks]

bdimag, on 01 October 2011 - 09:30 PM, said:

my roommate and I have been so lazy... unspeakably so... and both out of town i guess...

we let the tripel and the Dead Ringer IPA both ferment for 2+ weeks longer than expected... they smell so alcholic... dangerously so. I wonder if they're OK.

Only one way to find out...

Tried my Belgian spice. so far so good!

[bdimag]

few things came in today...

12 22oz bottles
24 12oz bottles
50 red caps
50 blue caps
100 garbage caps (green and orange -- but no seals so: garbage)
bottle corker/capper
bottle tree

waiting on 24 22oz Belgian bottles, corks, and cork cages


.... bottled a speckled heffer ("multigrained Midwestern take on the American cream ale" )

.... this week I was going to bottle the IPA and I just realized I forgot to put the dry hops in

.... next week bottling: IPA + Tripel

[Jeph430]

Man, I really need to get on this and buy a kit!

Sooooo, what do you have in the works for Carlisle?? I mean, other than the awesome Brickerator

You have any pics of your setups?

[bdimag]

need to purchase a corny keg and see what I'm working with (trunk-wise)... that's step one, and if it fits, I'm going to bring a bunch and will probably take requests


no pics here... since we've really only been doing extract kits, it's just a big pot and a bunch of carboys stuffed in a corner when not being used

[Smithwicks]

Well my amber went bad...some kind of white film formed on the top of the batch while it was in the secondary fermenter.

Also dissapointing, it seems like 1 out of every 4 bottles from my Belgian Spice batch has been completely flat...me thinks I need to replace some cap seals next time around.

[bdimag]

are you using the resealing bottles?

[Smithwicks]

Yeah, using this type. Owned commented earlier in the thread that the caps can wear out overtime and usage.

[bdimag]

Saturday night we brewed the Power Pack Porter and Cream Stout (which is the ale of the month) (http://midwestsupplies.com)

[Sweet Lew]

bdimag, on 14 November 2011 - 04:34 PM, said:

Saturday night we brewed the Power Pack Porter and Cream Stout (which is the ale of the month) (http://midwestsupplies.com)

I buy all my stuff from Midwest. Great customer service and their prices are super reasonable. Going to be brewing a chocolate stout next!

[Owned]

We had a finish beer vessel implosion during my not so home-brewing brewing. Pretty impressive to see something that probably weighs several tons end up looking like a crushed beer can.
Not 100% sure of the cause, since all vessels have pressure and vacuum valves..

bdimag, on 01 October 2011 - 09:30 PM, said:

my roommate and I have been so lazy... unspeakably so... and both out of town i guess...

we let the tripel and the Dead Ringer IPA both ferment for 2+ weeks longer than expected... they smell so alcholic... dangerously so. I wonder if they're OK.

Pretty good video that will help you out with this next time.

[bdimag]

thanks for the vid... definitely helpful, as we've kinda just been going through the motions and not really learning anything

tried the IPA -- it's not bad.... not ready, but not bad. better off after two weeks in bottles than the last, which was ultimately fucking delicious.

[bdimag]

Jeph430, on 23 October 2011 - 12:32 PM, said:

Man, I really need to get on this and buy a kit!

Sooooo, what do you have in the works for Carlisle?? I mean, other than the awesome Brickerator

You have any pics of your setups?

[Jeph430]

mmmm, looks tasty!

[bdimag]

Apple Ale (left bottle in picture above)

[gilber33]

Going to be giving this a shot.

Girlfriend just got me a home brewing starting kit for my birthday with the Lakefront IBA ingredient pack.

[bdimag]

very nice... northern is good... also check out MidwestSupplies.com

[Smithwicks]

bdimag, on 20 November 2011 - 04:00 AM, said:

Apple Ale (left bottle in picture above)

More info on the Apple Ale?