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

[wereprawn]

Usually i have a couple of beers and do what ever. But...... did my first ag brew a few weeks ago. Started with my usual coldie or 2. Anyway 9 cans of bundy n cola, a six pack of pin tails and about 1/2 a dozen schooners of my own beer (and apparently a few more. But that's around the time my memory of the night ends).11 hour brew day i'm told. Woke up the next day, the brew was bubbling away and all my skin was still attached. I do not endorse playing with hot liquids while stumbling around dribbling and mumbling incoherently. :blink:

 

[Batz]

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

Sure is, I just take it as it comes, turn out 100lt and enjoy myself immensely.

Brew days are great days!

Batz

 

[Mardoo]

ATM I do my prep the night before and watch the sun rise during the mash. Contemplate beer and brewing, and play with my daughter. It's a very good day!

 

[GrumpyPaul]

..wait..

come on Dave...the suspense is killing me.

I've waited 7 hours....

What do you do?

 

[TheWiggman]

During steps and heating, I get hops ready and do a few odds and ends. Wonder what the family is doing. Sink a quiet beer or two and wonder what's happening inside.
During sparging, transfers and anything time critical I'm fending offs kids, yelling at them to keep away from the boiler and arguing with my wife why I can't go to the park like she'd planned.

 

[going down a hill]

ATM I do my prep the night before and watch the sun rise during the mash. Contemplate beer and brewing, and play with my daughter. It's a very good day!

Morning brewing is the way to go, especially when you get the water set on a timer the night before so you wake up to strike temp.

 

[ianh]

My brew day usually starts at about 04:45, I crush my grains the night before to lessen the noise so as not to disturb the neighbours at that time in the morning.

Takes about an hour to heat the water up to strike temperature. Get the mash started have breakfast and watch the news.

While doing mash out and the hop boil, I usually keg a batch and then transfer a brew from the primary fermenter to secondary and cold chill.

By the time I clean up its about 10:00 so I can get on with the rest of the day.

No I don't drink when I'm brewing.

 

[indica86]

Last time I took the kids to school, went MTB riding, did some washing, did something else, went and had lunch with my wife, did some food shopping, cooked dinner, picked the kids up from school, ate dinner.
Made 50 litres.

 

[Burt de Ernie]

Last time I took the kids to school, went MTB riding, did some washing, did something else, went and had lunch with my wife, did some food shopping, cooked dinner, picked the kids up from school, ate dinner.
Made 50 litres.

MTBing......love it but its been ages since I have been....spent all my spare time building my brewery. The problem is now I have put on 20kg and im scared I`ll break my bike on the first rock drop!

 

[Cecil Brai]

All of the above. A bit of house work. A few beers. A few hobbies. Check the time a bit. Play with my son. Throw the ball for the dog. Check the time again. Cook some meat.All with music.
I love brew days. And the missus is happy with my work too.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I normally stay away from those online porn sites..jeezus...you can be watching a 15min clip about beard combing...and it buffers...next minute you got a boilover that exttingyouwhishers your gas ring....

 

[Pogierob]

Think beer, drink beer........kids..... SHMBO ....think beer, drink beer .....,,,,,,kids.....,,SHMBO .... Hop addition......think beer, drink beer.......kids...... SHMBO

Not always in that order but you get the idea. Ooooohhh look I forgot the Irish moss.... Drink beer.... Kids....SHMBO.... Try for a shag.... Beer......

 

[jyo]

I can never remember.

 

[Camo6]

I can never remember.

Using that old excuse again mate? Does this bring back any memories???



(jyo 2nd from the left, next to cocko)

 

[spaced]

I'm an extract brewer so all of my time is boiling and chilling.

Measure ingredients for next batch
Prepare boiling water for next batch
While chilling my first batch my next batch is already started
Clean fermenter for 1st batch


Had the flame go out on the gas burner a few times so I keep a close eye on it.

 

[jyo]

Using that old excuse again mate? Does this bring back any memories???

jyo cruise.JPG

(jyo 2nd from the left, next to cocko)

I have put on a little bit of weight since this was taken.

And heaps of my hair has fallen out.

Man, that was an awesome Kon-Tiki Cruise!

 

[spryzie]

Battlefield 4

 

[brewbienewbie]

If it's a nice day I'll try to fit a quick run in during the mash. It means the mash length is a bit variable depending on how quickly I manage to get back but it hasn't done any harm so far.

 

[wombil]

Don't know where all you mandrakes come from but it takes me all day and I don't get time to scratch my arse.
I have a couple of beers tho.

 

[sb944]

Just do a single batch to make 23(ish)L of beer, starting 7pm, usually a school night.

I can manage to clean and sanitise 30(ish) bottles, and put the kids to bed during the 90 minute mash.

Once the boil starts I'll crack open a beer, and bottle the previous batch. If I start drinking any earlier, the end gets very sloppy.

I usually listen to a podcast or watch something while chilling the brew, but otherwise am stirring to accelerate the process.

Pitch on the previous yeast, into ferm fridge, clean up everything and done by 11:30, but always need to have one last beer and watch some 30 minute episode of whatever before calling it a night.