OT - Home Brew Wednesdays: Final Brewing
Brewers -
It appears we have reached the end of the OT season, which can only mean good things. So here's a final home brew thread for the forseable future (but let's be honest we can sneak it into some drinking threads, right?)
Simple topic - what are your brew plans for the rest of 2016? Anyone planning a new brew for each Michigan opponent, because that would be amazing. Bringing home brew to your tailgates, or drinking at home while watching on a massive tv? What's on tap, brewers?
Past topics:
Who Brews?
Your Setup
Best Recipe
Cheers!
August 24th, 2016 at 12:00 PM ^
Well I've yet to brew any lagers due to setup restrictions, and am in the process of moving back to Ann Arbor so that won't be changing anytime soon. Might try brewing an Oktoberfest as an ale...has anyone done something like that?
And come winter, I definitely want to get some delicious stouts and porters going, and will be trying some coffee-infusing.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:05 PM ^
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August 24th, 2016 at 12:15 PM ^
Fair enough. I'll look to other styles, perhaps an Altbier.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:38 PM ^
I actually just came across this:
https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/3-reasons-try-hopzeit-autumn-ipa/
An "autumn" IPA, which uses an ale yeast with a Marzen malt bill. Could be interesting to try something similar for those who can't do a proper lager.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:55 PM ^
Woah, I am going to try this! Well, first I am going to buy their version and drink it of course. I love how Deschutes is so transparent with their recipes to help home brewers make their clones.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:08 PM ^
I have some random leftover grains from a few past batches so when I get some time I plan to throw all that together with the last of the hops from my garden, add in some malt extract to even it out, pour in some cold-brew coffee, maybe some spices if I'm feeling crazy, and just see what comes out.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:24 PM ^
My future plans are to finally start home brewing. I haven't had a chance to take the plunge and give it a go, even though it has been a plan for a while. After I move in the next month, home brewing is toward the top of my wish list to get going since I'll finally have some extra room to do it.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:28 PM ^
Very nice! I think you will quickly get addicted to the hobby.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:31 PM ^
With a major household move in the future, a friend and I intend to commemorate the occasion with an epic imperial stout impersonation of KBS/CBS/Speedway Stout on steroids. It will be chocolate, maybe mayple syrup, definitely whiskey and oak, possibly coffee. We intend to rack it for about a year.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:45 PM ^
Good question, I'm doing an oatmeal session IPA this weekend for game days. We grew some hops this year and they did really well so I may try a double IPA to give as Christmas gifts to some of my co-workers.
My wife loves chocolate stouts so I may try that again for the winter. My problem has been I can never make it chocolatey enough no matter how much cacao or chocolate extract I add.
August 24th, 2016 at 12:49 PM ^
Have a dunkel I'm going to move to secondary tonight (want it ready for October Saturday's). I'm a bit concerned about it, used Ale yeast bc I live in a warmer climate and keep the house at around 78. We'll see how it turns out.
I'm thinking about investing in some sort of automated temperature control to enable better brewing in the warmer months (with the correct yeast) anyone have recommendations?
I want to do some sort of flavored stout or porter for November, haven't decided on a recipe yet though. I also have some citrus trees in my yard, so I'd like to somehow utilize those in in a beer eventually, would be kind of cool, farm-to-mug.
August 24th, 2016 at 1:02 PM ^
August 24th, 2016 at 1:15 PM ^
I have a Michigan inspired IPA I will be brewing in the not too distant future:
| Beer Recipe: SmashX IPA | |||
| Grain: | |||
| 2-Row Pale Malt | 13.78 | lb | |
| Caramel 10L | 0.62 | lb | |
| Victory | 0.6 | lb | |
| 15 | |||
| Hops: | |||
| Warrior | 1 | oz | |
| Chinook | 0.5 | oz | |
| Warrior | 0.5 | oz | |
| Chinook | 0.5 | oz | |
| Warrior | 0.5 | oz | |
| Yeast: | |||
| Safale S-05 | 1 | packet | |
| Stats: | |||
| Mash temp | 151 | degrees | |
| Mash time | 60 | min | |
| Mash volume | 18.75 | Qt | |
| Mashout volume | 8 | Qt | |
| Mashout temp | 190 | degrees | |
| Sparge volume | 11 | Qt | |
| Sparge Temp | 195 | degrees | |
| OG Estimated | 1.075 | ||
Normally use Michigan 2-row Pale (had to go w/ just regular American b/c my brew shop was out of Pilot Malt House), Victory special malt and Warrior hops. This is my 2nd time on this brew though and I added in the Chinook to try and change up the hop flavoring. I also added in a sprinkle of Black Malt for coloring.
August 24th, 2016 at 1:30 PM ^
190 MO and 195F sparge is way too hot. Amylase conversion stops at 172. MO there and then shoot for 176 sparge. 195 will leach a lot of the tannins from the grain husks and leave some undesirable flavors in your beer.
Nice looking Pale Ale receipe otherwise. Check out mash hopping and whirlpool hopping as a way to up the hop aroma.
August 24th, 2016 at 3:39 PM ^
I'm not raising the temp to that level, I'm adding water that has been raised to that temperature. That 190 or 195 degree water only raises the mash temp a few degrees. The Mash out is a single 2 gallon infusion and my sparge protocol is to fly sparge, only a little water is introduced to the mash at a time relative to the total wort mass and is never enough to raise the temp all that much. Otherwise you are completely correct.
August 24th, 2016 at 1:19 PM ^
In the middle of fermenting of Red Rye Ale, mostly because I am a fan of Arcadia Ales' Sky High Rye.
Oktoberfest is definitely gonna happen next, I love those. Perfect for fall Saturdays.
Thinking about some type of porter after that.
August 24th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
My brother and I just started a cider recently. I'm excited to try it.
August 24th, 2016 at 1:24 PM ^
Looking forward to finishing the walk-in fermentation room and getting to brewing some lagers. The floor is going to be tiled Friday and I'll start building the doors. It's on target for Labor day or the next weekend. I guess will wait until off season to share pics.
In the meantime I am brewing a batch of English Porter. I will split it at secondary and add coconut to one carboy. I will be donating that keg to the ESF SeptemBEERfest down here in Tampa. (If any locals are looking for a beer event on Sept 24, this one is great and for a great cause.)
Thanks for this off-season thread, goblueram. I appreciate it. Cheers!
August 24th, 2016 at 1:38 PM ^
Has anyone tried the new Strohs? Apparently they are not using the old recipe which I recall liking. I believe it is limited to Michigan currently but they hope to expand the distribution.
August 24th, 2016 at 2:23 PM ^
I cannot wait to try it.
"From one beer lover to another, Stroh's!"
August 24th, 2016 at 8:04 PM ^
August 24th, 2016 at 1:54 PM ^
I really wanted to get into home brewing... the fiancee was even behind me in doing it... but at that time, she was only a girlfriend. Engagement ring later, and I can just read this thread and dream. I was going to buy an automated machine to make life easier so I could focus on creating a consistent taste.
Lucky for me... her uncle produces artisanal tequila in Mexico, so I will stick to drinking that on game days for the near future... once I can afford to brew!