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#41 MyaCullen

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Posted 02 July 2017 - 08:01 PM

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#42 Beejus McReejus

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Posted 03 July 2017 - 05:14 AM

Let's try this.

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Edited by Beejus McReejus, 03 July 2017 - 05:18 AM.


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Posted 12 July 2017 - 06:40 PM

First sample from primary...... O.G. is as expected and it tastes nice and clean.  Pretty happy so far!  :cheers:  

 

I was a little concerned fermenting in my closet without proper temp control, but no esters or off-flavors.  I'll be excited to keg and chill this down.  Glad to be back in the game and trying to decide on the next brew.  I was thinking about a warmer fermented lager with 34/70 like I mentioned in another thread, but I may knock out an IPA or an Amber first.



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Posted 12 July 2017 - 06:51 PM

First sample from primary...... O.G. is as expected and it tastes nice and clean.  Pretty happy so far!   :cheers:  
 
I was a little concerned fermenting in my closet without proper temp control, but no esters or off-flavors.  I'll be excited to keg and chill this down.  Glad to be back in the game and trying to decide on the next brew.  I was thinking about a warmer fermented lager with 34/70 like I mentioned in another thread, but I may knock out an IPA or an Amber first.

Good to hear. What was this recipe again?

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Posted 12 July 2017 - 07:01 PM

First sample from primary...... O.G. is as expected and it tastes nice and clean.  Pretty happy so far!   :cheers:

 

I was a little concerned fermenting in my closet without proper temp control, but no esters or off-flavors.  I'll be excited to keg and chill this down.  Glad to be back in the game and trying to decide on the next brew.  I was thinking about a warmer fermented lager with 34/70 like I mentioned in another thread, but I may knock out an IPA or an Amber first.

 

Welcome back to the addiction hobby. :frank:

 

I've blabbed about this before, but since you mention 34/70, I feel compelled to say: it makes a nice lager at ale temps.  That said, I'd suggest that if you want to make a lager with 34/70 at warmer temps, try to keep the primary as close to 60-62°F if possible.

 

If you have an old cooler you can repurpose as a swamp cooler, and use frozen water bottles to maintain temps, that'll work (that's what I've used for ~16 years now).

 

34/70 will also make a nice Amber ale or IPA, provided you can ferment it on the cooler side if possible (low-mid 60's, tops).

 

Just a few unsolicited suggestions from left field.



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Posted 12 July 2017 - 07:26 PM

Just a few unsolicited suggestions from left field.

I thought you were playing short tonight? :D

#47 Beejus McReejus

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Posted 12 July 2017 - 07:31 PM

Yeah, I think I'll do the lager in a swamp cooler from what I've read.  I've done that way back in the day with ales when I was living in an apartment that I couldn't keep a decent temp in.

 

The recipe is a tweaked version of "Skidmark Brown Ale" that I used to make years ago.  I thought it would be a good reentry beer.

 

10 gallons

 

12# Maris Otter

2# Munich

1.25# Flaked Oats

1# C-60

1# Caramunich

.5# Chocolate

.5# Special-B

 

3 oz Goldings @ 30 min

2 oz Goldings @ 10 min

 

SafAle S-04

 

S.G. - 1.049

F.G - 1.012


Edited by Beejus McReejus, 12 July 2017 - 07:32 PM.


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Posted 12 July 2017 - 07:35 PM

Yeah, I think I'll do the lager in a swamp cooler from what I've read.  I've done that way back in the day with ales when I was living in an apartment that I couldn't keep a decent temp in.
 
The recipe is a tweaked version of "Skidmark Brown Ale" that I used to make years ago.  I thought it would be a good reentry beer.
 
10 gallons
 
12# Maris Otter
2# Munich
1.25# Flaked Oats
1# C-60
1# Caramunich
.5# Chocolate
.5# Special-B
 
3 oz Goldings @ 30 min
2 oz Goldings @ 10 min
 
SafAle S-04
 
S.G. - 1.049
F.G - 1.012

Mmm, should be a nice beer. The S-04 can be a little temperamental. I got a little diacetyl from it and it wants to floc like a mofo so I typically swirl the primary towards the end of fermentation and make sure that I get the temp up a little bit to burn off the D. Otherwise I made a number of nice beers with it and I'll be firing it up again here in a few weeks. Welcome back BJ and nice work.

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Posted 16 July 2017 - 08:19 PM

Staying in the saddle, knocked out another brew today. Long freaking day though. Washed kegs that hadn't been touched in four years, transferring the last batch, finding parts for my mill and having to hand crank half the grain bill, and fighting leaks in the mash tun and CFC. My volume was off due to the leak issue, but I still came out with beer. :)

My efficiency must have sucked too because I hit my SG goal with .75 gal short. But I'd rather have the correct gravity reading and short than the other way around. The wort tasted great too, so that's a plus!

Edited by Beejus McReejus, 16 July 2017 - 08:20 PM.


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Posted 06 January 2018 - 12:23 PM

Made my very first lager a few weeks ago and just kegged it.  It was more of an experiment with 34/70 fermenting at 68-70 degrees, and also kind of a starter for a 10 gallon batch if the flavors weren't off fermenting at that temp.  It came out pretty clean, but it's boring as I only did a single malt/single hop recipe.  I'll be making a vienna lager next with the slurry.

 

 

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Posted 06 January 2018 - 12:36 PM

Oh, I forgot to mention that this was my first no-chill beer too.  My CFC is old and rickety and shoots water in every direction when it's in use.  With the colder temps, I just killed the flame after the boil and let it sit overnight.  Then straight to the fermenter the next morning at 60F.



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Posted 06 January 2018 - 08:36 PM

Made my very first lager a few weeks ago and just kegged it.  It was more of an experiment with 34/70 fermenting at 68-70 degrees, and also kind of a starter for a 10 gallon batch if the flavors weren't off fermenting at that temp.  It came out pretty clean, but it's boring as I only did a single malt/single hop recipe.  I'll be making a vienna lager next with the slurry.

 

 

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Looks nice. Seek out the Vienna recipe thread in the recipe swap.




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