On brew day, what do you do during the wait times?

[paulmclaren11]

Pretty much the same as everyone else, have the Ipod going, cleaning equipment, mow the lawn etc.

Try not to start drinking until hops go in but my will power is often weak. With the Braumeister I sometimes start the mash and go out for a few hours with wife and kids and then finish the boil when we get home. Keeps everyone happy. Then I drink.

 

[danestead]

On my last brew day, which was a double brew day I woke up when the gf got up to go to work at 4.30am. I mashed into the braumeister then set my alarm for 6.30am and went back to bed. Double brew day was all done and washed up by 2.30pm

 

[hathro]

I talk **** on home brew forums

 

[Phoney]

I usually brew during the week in the evenings so sometimes I juggle cooking and serving dinner during the wait times, it's all about getting the timing right. Otherwise if it's not my turn to cook, I play Xbox.

 

[peas_and_corn]

Measure hops
Keg previous batch
Drink beer
Listen to music
Read brewing books or socialise if people are over
Set up equipment

 

[Truman42]

While my HLT is heating up my water I print out my recipe and weigh and crack my grains and get my water salts measured out.

Then when I'm doing my stepped mash I'm getting my hops, whirlfloc and yeast nutrient measured out ready to go.

During the boil I'm cleaning my Mash tun, HLT, pump and most hoses. Sanitising my fermenter and plate chiller and trying to get everything cleaned up.

 

[DU99]

when i brew i put the water on and prepare the grain.once the grain is in the pot get the hops ready according to recipe.sanitise the fermenter.surf the net till mash is complete.set the wort to boil,hops as required,do any cleaning up that's needed.end of the day clean the pot and any other equipment used,put gear away..then have a beer

 

[Screwtop]

Grain milled and water prepared the night before (filter and PH adjust). Power on the Brew Controller, set start time. In the morning at the set start time the Brew Controller heats water in the HLT and strike water in the MLT in readiness for mash in.

Wake and mash in around 7am and check the system.

So during the wait time:

Have breakfast while the controller steps through the protein and beta rests.

Mow the lawn or clean up around the shed/brewery etc while the controller steps through the alpha saccharification and mash out steps until the alarm indicates mash out step is complete.

During the first 30min of the boil weigh up hop additions, and wash out the mash tun.

During the final 60 min of the boil I have to hang around the brewery for hop additions so I sanitise the fermenters, start the pump and recirculate to CIP the pump and hoses using PBW.

While chilling and running to the fermenters I clean up and rinse everything.

Fermenters into the fermentation fridge and clean the kettle............Done

All up a pretty cruisy half day.

Screwy

 

[Forever Wort]

I clean etc. but when bottling I usually watch an episode of a television series, something that goes for around 40 minutes. At the moment it has been House of Cards.

 

[madpierre06]

At the moment I'm still kit 'n' bit based brewing so can intersperse with roasting a few batches of coffee beans (I usually do around half a dozen batches every 3 weeks or so), once I start AG I'll probably be hanging around the pot like an old hen until I get comfortable with my processes. Music playing, re-reading through 'how to' notes, recipes, surfing AHB/ebay, drinking beer.

 

[surly]

Last brew day, I sat there watching my boil, drinking a beer and contemplated the the circle of life. Conclusion, as far as the yeast are concerned, I am god.

 

[Dave70]

..wait..

 

[stux]

I clean and sanitize my post boil equipment. Ie cubes and siphons and tubing etc

 

[ballantynebrew]

Drink beer and crank something heavy

 

[GuyQLD]

Apply ice to burns.

 

[lukiferj]

Take a picture and post it to facebook. Then wait for replies to come in for said post. Then reply to the replies. Sometimes I'll add another picture. Sometimes not. I'm crazy like that.

 

[Black Devil Dog]

I've gone shopping, gone house hunting, taken my dogs for a walk, mowed my lawn, cleaned my car, vaccumed my house, watched some footy, watched cricket, weighed hops, got pissed, read a book, surfed the net, eaten lunch/dinner, had a shower, taken a crap...........

Pretty much anything that I can fit into 30 - 60 - 90 minutes.

 

[GABBA110360]

mow the lawn try and earn brownie points then back to business

 

[Burt de Ernie]

Grain milled and water prepared the night before (filter and PH adjust). Power on the Brew Controller, set start time. In the morning at the set start time the Brew Controller heats water in the HLT and strike water in the MLT in readiness for mash in.

Wake and mash in around 7am and check the system.

So during the wait time:

Have breakfast while the controller steps through the protein and beta rests.

Mow the lawn or clean up around the shed/brewery etc while the controller steps through the alpha saccharification and mash out steps until the alarm indicates mash out step is complete.

During the first 30min of the boil weigh up hop additions, and wash out the mash tun.

During the final 60 min of the boil I have to hang around the brewery for hop additions so I sanitise the fermenters, start the pump and recirculate to CIP the pump and hoses using PBW.

While chilling and running to the fermenters I clean up and rinse everything.

Fermenters into the fermentation fridge and clean the kettle............Done

All up a pretty cruisy half day.

Screwy

This is an awesomely regimented routine....I love it

 

[Elz]

Somewhere between headless chook and watching the world go by... (while drinking beer!)