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[brewman]

I'm brewing up a Vanilla Maple Porter on Sunday.  Got the starter going last night.  What about the rest of you?

[Hines]

was hoping to get my water results back today.  I'm definitely waiting on brewing my next batch until I get that.   I decided this week that i can taste an odd aftertaste on both of the brews that i've bottled this year.  I'm not sure if it is from chlorine or something else. 

[brewman]

was hoping to get my water results back today.  I'm definitely waiting on brewing my next batch until I get that.   I decided this week that i can taste an odd aftertaste on both of the brews that i've bottled this year.  I'm not sure if it is from chlorine or something else. 

 

Its your upper lip.

[Big Nake]

was hoping to get my water results back today.  I'm definitely waiting on brewing my next batch until I get that.   I decided this week that i can taste an odd aftertaste on both of the brews that i've bottled this year.  I'm not sure if it is from chlorine or something else.

Do you do anything to get rid of chlorine? You can filter it, use a campden tablet or run it the day before and occasionally stir it to have the chlorine release naturally. If beer is brewed with chlorine, you may get something (supposedly) that resembles a Band-Aid character. My water is heavily chlorinated and it smells and tastes like a public pool. I run it through a carbon-block filter before brewing.

[ncbeerbrewer]

Grains crushed and starter of Wyeast 1007 German Ale yeast going this morning. Planning to brew the first of a couple Gose beers on Saturday. I've got Lavender and Hibiscus I wanna try in it. Plan to sour the mash with acidulated malt too. 

[Poptop]

Re: chlorine, I measure out my water a week before brew day and let it gas off

[Hines]

I did get some campden tablets but thought i might hold off on trying them till i get the water profile.   If i was really motivated I could go to a local spring and get 8 gallons of water, zero chlorine there.

[Big Nake]

Chlorine is only an issue if you brew with it. It's easy to remove and there are a number of ways to do it. When I was a new brewer making extract batches and boiling only three gallons, I would fill the kettle directly from the tap and go. When you get your water report back there will be plenty of things to address but chlorine doesn't have to be one of them. Just get rid of it and move on.

[Bklmt2000]

Brewing Monday; taking my resurrected starter of 34/70 out for a test run on an all-Liberty hopped lager.

[Big Nake]

Brewing Monday; taking my resurrected starter of 34/70 out for a test run on an all-Liberty hopped lager.

That sounds like a nice beer. Put some American nobles to work! I think I'm going to make one more beer with this S-04 and I was thinking along the same lines... Rahr Pale Ale malt, some Munich 2, a pound of flaked corn, Nugget to bitter and then late Crystal hops for a 5 SRM, 35 IBU, 5% ale. Maybe Sunday if I have the time.

[Bklmt2000]

That sounds like a nice beer. Put some American nobles to work! I think I'm going to make one more beer with this S-04 and I was thinking along the same lines... Rahr Pale Ale malt, some Munich 2, a pound of flaked corn, Nugget to bitter and then late Crystal hops for a 5 SRM, 35 IBU, 5% ale. Maybe Sunday if I have the time.

 

The plan is mainly pils, plus some munich & wheat, and then all Liberty.

 

Shooting for something ~6%, ~35-40 IBUs, and ~7-8 SRM, an American-inspired Dortmunder type of lager.

[Big Nake]

Yum. I'm thinking "cream ale with some character" kind of thing. Everyone enjoy their brewdays and cheers all around.

[Hines]

Rainy day. Going to get started around noon. Dunkel

[Big Nake]

Water is filtered and grains are measured out for a brewday tomorrow that looks like this...



I'm going to use this S-04 one more time on this beer. Balanced water profile, mash at 150° for 60 minutes. The American 2-row is split up because it's 5 lbs of Rahr Pale Ale malt and 2 pounds of this Patagonia Extra Pale that I have left. I'm hoping it's got a bit of color and depth and nice clarity since this S-04 seems to drop like a rock. Supposed to be 48° and sunny tomorrow and I've certainly brewed in worse conditions. Cheers Beerheads.

[Hines]

Got the dunkelweizen started at about 12:45....should have checked my email, my ward labs test results came in at about 12:30. Will start a new thread on that later tonight.

[Hines]

Long brew day.  Couldn't seem to stay organized.

 

Missed my OG by .01, that seems like a real high miss.   Overshot my water by about 1 gallon.  Less absorbed than I expected and less boiled off than I expected.

 

Oh well, it will make beer.

[MyaCullen]

only .01 high? that's totally acceptable in my book

[Hines]

Projected 1.052, actual 1.040

[MyaCullen]

Projected 1.052, actual 1.040

oy

 

crushing your own?

[Hines]

No, milled by two other online stores.