What are you brewing?

[sluggerdog]

Just received my first order of german pilsner malt (from craftbrewer) which I have never used before so I will be brewing a 100% german pilsner with either saaz or halleratu hops to around 30 IBU.

Cannot Wait!

 

[Jye]

Tomorrow morning will be my first Wit

 

[Jazzafish]

Full fermenters at the moment...

Munich Helles currently in rest and will start to CC tomorrow. Planning on putting a Munich Dunkel onto its 838 yeast cake on the weekend or early in the week.

Also got an English Bitter in early fermentation. Will put a Porter onto its 005 slurry when I can.

Need to fill some empty kegs!!! :chug:

 

[Bobby]

Doc did you base your rye Ipa on denny conns? Would love to see your recipe.

My next brew was going to be a rye Ipa based on his recipe - substituting different hops for Mt Hood as no one has them is stock.

 

[DrewCarey82]

How safe is it, putting a new wort on top of a slurry do they have to be similar styles, and do you mix the slurry with the wort ect.....

Has this ever been documented as have to admit would be tempted to go it.

 

[DJR]

How safe is it, putting a new wort on top of a slurry do they have to be similar styles, and do you mix the slurry with the wort ect.....

Has this ever been documented as have to admit would be tempted to go it.

Drew

Just putting the wort on the slurry is usually enough to stir it up and mix it, not a huge need for aeration as the yeast is already going. For some of the more violent strains it's good to have a blowoff tube becuase that much yeast makes for a huge fermentation.

They don't have to be similar styles, just have to make sure the yeast is appropriate. That said, i wouldn't go making a dark doppelbock with a german lager yeast and then go and put a light lager on the cake.

 

[Jye]

How safe is it, putting a new wort on top of a slurry do they have to be similar styles, and do you mix the slurry with the wort ect.....

Has this ever been documented as have to admit would be tempted to go it.

DC, it is called repitching and a quick search will bring a up heaps of info.

 

[Jazzafish]

How safe is it, putting a new wort on top of a slurry do they have to be similar styles, and do you mix the slurry with the wort ect.....

Has this ever been documented as have to admit would be tempted to go it.

I do it all the time and have won comps with the results. I haven't gone over 3rd generation due to full kegs, but some people would limit the amount of times you do it in fear of yeast mutation.

Generally brewers tend to do the same type of beer, but I tend to go darker in colour as I go...

EG: Helles to Dunkel to Schwartz... or Bitter to Porter to Stout.

Very easy and no need to make a starter, plenty of yeast in the slurry! B)

 

[Jazzafish]

Just putting the wort on the slurry is usually enough to stir it up and mix it, not a huge need for aeration as the yeast is already going. For some of the more violent strains it's good to have a blowoff tube becuase that much yeast makes for a huge fermentation.

Ahh, yeah... Below is my first porter that I pitched onto a slurry



Fair to say it works

 

[DrewCarey82]

And all you have to do is scoop the trub in a bottle.

How much trub would you need in a 700ml bottle?

And do I need to add any liquids?

 

[Jazzafish]

I normally just rack brew one off the yeast cake while chilling brew 2. Then pour brew 2 into the fermenter of brew one.

So yeah, I don't bother cleaning the fermenter, I just drain in and refill it with the next brew. No problems thus far...

First time I did it the Bitter was polished off in a session with friends... the Porter one a first place at the Castle Hill Comp, the stout a Third in the Castle Hill Comp.... Then the Stout won a Third at the Thiroul Comp (porter didn't live long enough to see any other comps).

 

[Lukes]

I turned the lager ferment fridge back on after what has been a very mild winter with no frosts. :blink:
30 ltr cube of no chill lager wort I knocked up last week and a 4 ltr starter going in this weekend.
Might try to get the swap beer in bottles too.
:beerbang:

 

[Doc]

Doc did you base your rye Ipa on denny conns? Would love to see your recipe.

My next brew was going to be a rye Ipa based on his recipe - substituting different hops for Mt Hood as no one has them is stock.

I did indeed. Following it almost verbaitum. Only change I made was to use CaraMunich I where he used Crystal 40.

Beers,
Doc

 

[Bobby]

Thanks Doc! Let us know how it turns out.
This time next week i will be brewing it myself.

 

[Snow]

Currently fermenting a clone of the Aldescott Malt Liquor, a French beer that has a good amount of peat-smoked malt, crystal and Munich. It is mostly malt driven, bittered to only 12 IBUs. I got the recipe (and the peated malt) off SJC on this forum. Man that mash smelled good!

Tonight I'm racking an American Robust Porter, then on Monday I'll be brewing a Schwartzbier.

Cheers - Snow.

 

[Bizarre]

Hi guys - I currently have a Honey Wheat AG bubbling away in primary once that one goes into secondary I'm not sure what to try next! I want to try either a pilsner ag, wit ag, a dubbel or a porter maybe! I just cant decide - damn it! LOL

 

[DJR]

Hi guys - I currently have a Honey Wheat AG bubbling away in primary once that one goes into secondary I'm not sure what to try next! I want to try either a pilsner ag, wit ag, a dubbel or a porter maybe! I just cant decide - damn it! LOL

Start a poll Maybe a golden ale in preparation for the warmer days ahead?

I would be brewing, but i realised i have no time for such things! Who knows, by the end of the weekend i may have put down an all-simcoe APA!

 

[Whistlingjack]

Well, I'm picking up the malt from the brewpub later this afternoon, so the brewday will start early tomorrow. I hope to finish it before I go to work.

This will be a pale ale, as I mentioned.

Currently have one hefeweizen kegged, one in secondary and Bohemian pilsner lagering.

 

[tangent]

d'oh! i haven't got any smack packs activated because i can't decide what to brew tomorrow. something with munich and vienna but no pils, any suggestions?

 

[DJR]

d'oh! i haven't got any smack packs activated because i can't decide what to brew tomorrow. something with munich and vienna but no pils, any suggestions?

Munich Dunkel?