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What are you brewing next?

Too funny, I posted a month ago that I'm brewing my winter beer, and I finally did it tonight.  I tried something new, doing two batches in one night (extract of course).  It worked out really well!  The second is an experimental stout that I'll tell you all about in three weeks or so, if it turns out.  ;)
Cheers
t
 
I'm starting preparations for my Classic American Pilsner. I smacked my yeast this morning and it's already puffing up. Tomorrow I'll make stage one of the starter, step it up on Monday, and then again on Wednesday. I should be brewing on Saturday, if all goes well.

A week after that, I'm starting my ales -- pale, IPA, and Arrogant Bastard clone. Mmmm, can't wait.
 
A nice little IPA that I'll be fermenting with two different yeasts.  

I've had good luck with some of the dry yeasts before and I don't always have the time or the inclination to do a starter with the liquid brands.  I've liked a beer that I made with Nottingham and have used S-04 a few times.   I'm trying to decide which I like better so I'll be splitting my 9 gallon batch between two fermenters and using one of each...

Cheers!


Unemployed IPA

9 gallon recipe:
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20 Lbs. American Pale 2 Row
2 Lbs. 60 L Crystal
.5 Lbs. Caravienne
2 oz. Northern Brewer (60 Mins)
2 oz. Fuggles (30 Mins)
1 oz. East Kent Goldings (15 Mins)
1 oz. East Kent Goldings (1 Min.)
2 Whirlfloc Tablets

Split batch into two separate fermenters.
Add Danstar Nottingham to one fermenter and Safale S-04 to the other.

Cheers!
 
I brewed 2 batches just after Xmas...An IPA and a Red Ale.

I am hoping to brew again in the next couple of weeks.  I am thinking of an Amber and an Imperial Coffee Porter.

I will post the recipes that I have come up with for some feedback!
 
Since Jesus' birthday I have brewed an ESB and a Califonian Common (should be uncommon cause we don't see any in Australia ;D)

My next brew will be a Leffe Blonde clone which is for a friend who loves the stuff.

Mark
 
I brewed an ICP (Imperial Coffee Porter) and an IPA last night.  Both went without a hitch. It was the first use for the wort chiller that I made.  ;D   ;D  What a difference!!  I do mini-mashes with partial boils (about 4 - 4.5 gallons) and add water to make up the difference.  I went from boiling to 80 degrees in 15 minutes.  Gotta love the cold winter New England water.

I pitched some harvested yeast for each and had activity on the ICP within an hour!!  The blow off tube is going nuts.

I love this hobby!
 
That's great!  Yes a chiller is one of those "essential" pieces of equipment you wonder how you ever did without.  It was the same way the first time I used a large cooler for a mash tun.

I just transferred my alt over to the secondary last night - it tasted pretty good, though it was a little malty and has a ways to go on clarity.  

Looks like a Wit is on the agenda this weekend - I kicked my last keg of it last weekend so I need to restock.

Cheers!
Brad
 
Just finished a brown porter, looking forward to some dark beer for a change, this weekend is a double brew day for my house ale can't seem to keep enough of this on tap in the summer.
Regards
Andrew
 
A brown porter isn't a dark beer??  ???
Sounds like you're a stout guy!  ;)
 
Thats funny wanting to brew some darker beers, I've been leaning more to the lighter side.  Did an english bitter last night.
who knows what for next week
t
 
Yeah CJ your right I am a stout drinker, but what I meant to say was I have been brewing wits and house ale for the past 3 mths and am looking forward to my brown porter(dark Ale), which I brewed last week. After my house ale this saturday I might put down an IPA for winter, need to find and all grain recipe with good hop additions as I really love the hops.
regards
Andrew
 
I have a pilsner that has been lagering for 12 weeks on tap at the moment but my next brew is going to be a Wit, in fact I'll be using the Wit recipie thats part of the sample recipies in BeerSmith. This won't be until my house move is complete in 3-4 weeks though :(
 
At last, I've finally got myself set up to do a full wort boil!
My first will be a single malt (Traditional Ale), single hop (Cascade) FWH APA using Wyeast 1272. :p
A reasonable starting point I think and something to manipulate down the track.
Very soon will be Brad's Witbier. I've only tried two wits and haven't found them to my taste but as they say "Third time's a charm". ;)
 
This weekend, I'm brewing a variation on a creame ale. One of my standard "house" recipes. It uses dry yeast, and two types at that. Nottingham Ale and SafLager. Shooting for 64F temps, doin' the Steam thing - lager yeast, ale temps.

Trying a Samuel Smith Nut Brown Clone recipe. I hope it turns out. I do love that beer!
 
I have just done a Kölsch.  Since the weather in the northern hemisphere is getting warmer I figured a lighter beer would be nice.  It should be ready for mid-spring.
 
Angus,
 Let me know how the Kolsch turns out - it is a style I've been wanting to try for a while.

 I brewed some of my classic Wit today - and everything went very well.  I like to keep it around as a stock beer.

 I'm running low on Stout - so it looks like that's next.  After that a nice Koelsch might be good!  I was very happy with the way the Alt turned out using the Kolsch yeast.

Cheers
Brad
 
I brewed an Oatmeal Stout loosley based on Big Sky's Slow Elk yesterday.
On Saturday I am brewing an Alt.

Cheers and bollocks
The Drunk Arab
 
I just got done with an all-Munich pale ale -- bubbling as we speak. And I'm getting ready to do my first Saison, probably Sunday. And Monday, my regular all-wheat porter. Life is good.  :)
 
planning a Nth German Pils this weekend with a ton of low alpha hops, yummy.
 
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