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  Hope to get both of these Costco kits going today.  Yeast pitched at 10 am and 11 am. I topped it up to 25 L instead of 23. I did it before and I  really liked the wine as it was light and refreshing. No gravity check because I know it will be around 10% if it gets down to .996 - .998. It is .992.                                 RACK TO CARBOYS ON FRIDAY MARCH 13 Next Morning - 22C - Heater seems to be always on when I visit them.  Day 2 - 22 F. Day 3 - Too warm - 75F. Turned down wall heater. Temps will be dropping rapidly               tonight so it may settle on out. Day 4 - Too cool. 70F. Heat back up. Yikes!! 79F. Heat off. Day 5 - 22C. For now, having a hard time keeping it at a good temp. Day 9 - Very close to being done. Day 14 - .992 to .994. Always hit this exact reading with Costco wine kits. It will be around         ...

I bought my first kegging system in Kingston in 1998. We went to the Kingston Brewing Co. for supper and I was amazed at how wonderful this beer was. I can replicate a cask in a way by giving this an overnight C02 charge @ 30 psi and then using my stout faucet to serve @ 10 psi. That knocks out the C02 and gives it a nice head. Beer gas knocks out aroma and I don't want that, so buying expensive beer gas and renting the tank is out of the question.   Ingredients 11 lbs. Bairds Maris Otter 6 ozs. Simpsons CM 8 ozs. Vienna 6 ozs. Simpsons CD 2 oz. Roast Barley 35 grams EKG @ 60 min. 30 grams EKG @ 15 min. Nottingham Dry Yeast Mash Volume - 6 gallons Sparge Volume - 5 gallons Mash @ 152F. Water Profile - Amber Balanced CA - 50 MG - 10 S04 - 75 CI -  63 Mash Gyp - 1.4 grams CC - 2.2 grams Eps - 2.3 grams Baking Soda - .9 grams PH - 5.45 Boil Gyp - 1.2 grams CC - 1.9 grams Eps - 1.9 grams O.G. - 1.044 F.G. -  % - SRM - 12.6  BU - 30.5           ...

I am out of beer and looking for an IPA to buy. I can't believe the prices. Screw that. That is offensive and completely unreasonable. Fuck them!!! Fuck them all!!!!!!! I am stepping up my brew schedule because of this. My lager won't be ready to drink after aging until April or even May. I have to CPBF them in my PET bottles when it is ready.   Ingredients 11 lbs. Rahr 4 ozs. Honey Malt 4 ozs. CaraRed 19 grams Warrior @ 60 min. 56 grams Cascade @ 15 min. 56 grams Cascade @ 0 min. 85 grams Cascade dry hop 3 days before kegging US-05 O.G.  - 1.042 - 72% F.G. - % - SRM - 4.1 BU - 41 Mash and Sparge Water - Distilled Mash Volume - 5.50 gallons Sparge Water - 5 gallons Mash Gyp - 7.3 grams CC - 1.7 grams Eps - 4.3 grams Baking Soda - .4 grams Boil Gyp - 6.6 grams CC - 1.5 grams Eps - 3.9 grams Lactic Acid in Sparge - .2 ml CA - 110 MG - 20 S04 - 275 CI - 51 PH - 5.33 Bit of a late start but done okay. I can pitch the yeast between 10 and 11. Brew Day - Pitches US-05 at 2:30 pm. Wo...

  I can't figure out who would want to drink this. Camp fire stick beer? Oh well, here it is Marty. Ingredients 6 lbs. Maris Otter 4 lbs. Cherry Wood Smoked Malt 6 ozs. CaraRed 6 ozs. CM - ( 68 srm ) 6 ozs. CaraFa III 50 grams Hallertauer at 60 min. - ( 6.8% ) 34/70 ( 2 )  Mash Volume - 5.50 gallons Sparge Volume - 5 gallons Mash Gyp - 1 gram CC - 2.3 grams Eps - 2.3 grams Baking Soda - 1.7 grams Boil Gyp - .9 grams CC - 2.1 grams Eps - 2.1 grams O.G. - 1.043 F.G. - % - SRM - 17 BU - 24 CA - 50 MG - 11 S04 - 70 CI - 69r

  This batch was supposed to be brewed in December, but it is delayed until further notice. Grace gets Murphy dressed up for Xmas 2024. This is the first brew using that enzyme from White Labs ( Brewzyme D ). They say to still do your normal D rest on day 5. I will do just that. I have to put only 5 gallons of wort in the carboy instead of 5.5 or even 6 gallons as it was made for only 5 gallons. That will give me room to get a cleaner and trub free wort getting into the fermenter. I realize you need some trub and I usually do get lots in even if I think I don't get much. I am also not using Pilsner Malt at first. If this is good, I will buy some in 2026. I won't be brewing this on a regular basis until summer. But, I most likely  will ferment this on the big system to get 4 cases at once and immediately get back to brewing my House Dust IPA which is my favourite style to brew.    BREW THIS AFTER YOU HAVE LOTS OF HOUSE DUST IPA ON HAND       When y...

  Ingredients 11 lbs. Rahr 6 ozs. Honey Malt 22 grams Warrior at 60 min. 56 grams Cascade at 15 min. 56 grams Cascade at 0 min. 56 grams Cascade dry hop 3 days before kegging US-05 O.G. - 1.044 F.G. - % - SRM - 4 BU - 45 I am starting to make lagers soon. Make this just to have, toss it on the bench and start to make your lager. I am waiting to buy some Pilsner Malt, so this recipe will be brewed until I run low of Rahr malt. Mash Volume - 5.50 gallons Sparge Volume - 5.00 gallons Mash GYP - 7.3 g CC - 1.7 g EPS - 4.3 g Baking Soda - .4 g Boil GYP - 6.6 g CC - 1.5 g EPS - 3.9 g Lactic Acid Sparge - .2 ml A normal brew day. The boiling wort does smell funny. Not sure why though. I still think that the hops were Hallertauer. God, I hope not. I didn't label them and totally forgot what they were.                                                       ...