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Anyone brewing today? (now with brew-day photos---high-speed connection only)
11/6/2011 1:45:13 PM
I'm doing a Sasion de Noel for Xmas/New Years. I'm pushing the time on it but since I'm using a conical single-stage fermenter I should be ready to bottle in 3 weeks. Pictures will be posted tonight when I finish everything but my brew day started off with a stumble, my bazooka screen broke so I've had to ditch it; that will make my cooling efforts more difficult as I use my therminator so I'll have to take care with the trub.
Anyway, for the recipe...
All-Grain
Grain Bill:
10lbs Belgian Pils Malt
.5lbs Belgian Aromatic
.25lbs Carata III
.25lbs CaraAroma
1oz Magnum hops @ 60 min
.5oz Magnum hops @ 15 min
1lbs Corn sugar @ 60 min
1lb Dark Belgian Candi sugar @ 60 min
Yeast:
White Labs Belgian Sasion Ale Blend (WLP568)
or
White Labs Belgian Strong Ale (WLP545)
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Ok guys here's the photos but a couple disclaimers. One, I'm brewing and taking photos so some of the more critical steps I couldn't capture since I was busy doing them. Also, the camera is a iPhone4 so not the greatest pics...
1: Getting everything ready...
2: Crushing the grains..Weapon is a Crankenstein 3D Grain-Mill
3: Mashing.....
4: Boiling......
5: Chill (Due to my bazooka screen breaking I had to ditch my theminator due to trub blocking the flow, thankfully I still have my old immersion chiller.)
I'll takes pics of the transfer and bottling steps for those interested....
Anyway, for the recipe...
All-Grain
Grain Bill:
10lbs Belgian Pils Malt
.5lbs Belgian Aromatic
.25lbs Carata III
.25lbs CaraAroma
1oz Magnum hops @ 60 min
.5oz Magnum hops @ 15 min
1lbs Corn sugar @ 60 min
1lb Dark Belgian Candi sugar @ 60 min
Yeast:
White Labs Belgian Sasion Ale Blend (WLP568)
or
White Labs Belgian Strong Ale (WLP545)
**********************************************************************************************************
Ok guys here's the photos but a couple disclaimers. One, I'm brewing and taking photos so some of the more critical steps I couldn't capture since I was busy doing them. Also, the camera is a iPhone4 so not the greatest pics...
1: Getting everything ready...
2: Crushing the grains..Weapon is a Crankenstein 3D Grain-Mill
3: Mashing.....
4: Boiling......
5: Chill (Due to my bazooka screen breaking I had to ditch my theminator due to trub blocking the flow, thankfully I still have my old immersion chiller.)
I'll takes pics of the transfer and bottling steps for those interested....
11/6/2011 2:06:04 PM
Did an apricot heff yesterday. It's bubbling pretty good in the primary right now.
Today is clean up day. 
11/6/2011 8:32:10 PM
I am getting ready to put my very first batch together. I am making hard cider and following the EdWort's Apfelwein recipe. Instead of Red Star Montrachet I am using Wyeast 1318 London Ale III yeast on the recommendation of the guys at Austin Homebrew.
This is my first try so I am excited.
This is my first try so I am excited.
11/6/2011 10:09:15 PM
Drinking what I've made....
11/6/2011 10:21:45 PM
racked some apple cider today. Can't wait till christmas to try it.
11/6/2011 10:55:55 PM
Brewed a Scottish Ale today.
11/7/2011 1:39:04 AM
I have a triple thats fermenting right now. I need to rack to secondary.
The yeast cake is belgian strong ale. I am half tempted to copy your recipe and add it on top of the cake.
The yeast cake is belgian strong ale. I am half tempted to copy your recipe and add it on top of the cake.
11/7/2011 9:46:38 AM
Didn't have time for the 8 hour brew session for a Pliny the Elder Clone, so I whipped up a batch of EdWort's Apfelwein in about 15 minutes! 
11/7/2011 8:56:32 PM
Originally Posted By tveddy:
racked some apple cider today. Can't wait till christmas to try it.
racked some apple cider today. Can't wait till christmas to try it.
I racked as well!
