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[Bklmt2000]

Wrapping up the boil on another saison/farmhouse ale.

 

Mostly pils, a bit of Munich, some flaked oats, and some cane sugar at high krausen.  First wort hopping 1 oz of whole Sterling hops for ~28 IBUs as the only hop addition.

 

A slurry of 3726 Farmhouse Ale will do the heavy lifting in the primary.

 

Looking for an OG of ~1.070 for 5.5 gallons in the primary, for an abv of ~8%.

 

Who else is brewing?

[denny]

Hope to get an Ofest on soon.  Got the first step of a starter crashing in the fridge.  I'll step it up tomorrow, but it'll be a few days before it's ready to crash again and use.  Weather is forecast to be in the mid 90s for the next week or so, so it looks like another 5 AM brew session.

[Poptop]

No brewing here or this weekend but lovin on the FH ales these days. That's a hefty Saison ya got there.

[Bklmt2000]

No brewing here or this weekend but lovin on the FH ales these days. That's a hefty Saison ya got there.

 

True, this saison has a bit of heft to it.  Truth be told, I've rarely brewed a beer under 6% in the last 7-8 years.

[denny]

True, this saison has a bit of heft to it.  Truth be told, I've rarely brewed a beer under 6% in the last 7-8 years.

 

I've been heading the other direction.

[Poptop]

True, this saison has a bit of heft to it.  Truth be told, I've rarely brewed a beer under 6% in the last 7-8 years.

I like your style

[Poptop]

I've been heading the other direction.

With my limited 3 keg keezer I alternate heavy and light batches. My wife and I like something with a little "heft" in the evening, just a small pour and a movie. My 5.5% and below stuff is always around too.

[MyaCullen]

I've been heading the other direction.

same, biggest I've made this year is 1.064

[HVB]

I've been heading the other direction.

As have I.  I have been trending lower for a while.  Although when I brew up some BVIP shortly I guess I will have to put my lower ABV reference aside

[denny]

same, biggest I've made this year is 1.064

 

I just made a "version" (I hate the word "clone") of Rochefort 8, but that's about the biggest I've done in a while. 

[Poptop]

I just made a "version" (I hate the word "clone") of Rochefort 8, but that's about the biggest I've done in a while.

Does your version use the "D" stuff from CS.com?

[Big Nake]

I have some plans for MLPA with 1056 and another lager with 2124 and my hope is that Friday night or Saturday afternoon I will get one of those in. I also have some Wyeast 2005 Mexican Lager slurry at the bottom of a batch of Hacienda Lager and I was planning another beer for that yeast.

[positiveContact]

95% of my beers are 1.050-1.070.

[MyaCullen]

oh and no brewing for me for a bit, it's about 100°F here

[MtnBrewer]

Started a vial of 2206 last night (shop was out of Augustiner) for the Wiesn Bier that I posted about in the recipe section. Probably will do that one on Sunday. Also picked up 18 lbs. of Palisade peaches last weekend and plan to make Schramm's peach-ginger melomel either this weekend or next.

[denny]

Does your version use the "D" stuff from CS.com?

 

Yep, 2 lb. of D-180.  LOVE that stuff!

oh and no brewing for me for a bit, it's about 100°F here

 

I've been starting to brew at 5 AM in this weather.  The upside is that I'm done by 10 AM.  The beauty of retirement!

[MyaCullen]

Yep, 2 lb. of D-180.  LOVE that stuff!

 

I've been starting to brew at 5 AM in this weather.  The upside is that I'm done by 10 AM.  The beauty of retirement!

that's just too damned early

[MtnBrewer]

that's just too damned early

Agreed but props to you if you can pull it off. I'd be tempted to head in the other direction and brew at night.

[HVB]

Agreed but props to you if you can pull it off. I'd be tempted to head in the other direction and brew at night.

Add a timer to your panel and you can have that water ready for whenever you want it.

[MtnBrewer]

Add a timer to your panel and you can have that water ready for whenever you want it.

Well that'll shave at least 10 minutes off my brewday.