PetenNewburg
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« on: March 21, 2011, 06:21:32 PM » |
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Extract Brewing is a great way to make very tasty beer every time! I just made 3 extract brews, Cooper Irish Stout, Pilsner and BrewFerm Wheat. Additional LME and hops were added to all.
What are you brewing!
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2011, 11:04:01 PM » |
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Tonight I finished my Coopers Pilsner. It seemed as though refrigerator lagering had really improved this beer, and it seemed to go really, REALLY fast. Tonight I found out why!!
The bottom 25% or so was ICE! No wonder it only took a few to catch a great buzz! Remember beer fans, alcohol does not freeze!
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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wvbrewer
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« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2011, 12:53:11 AM » |
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Sounds like it turned out pretty good.
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Brewferm Framboise; Bottled Almost gone
Black Cherry Pinot noir; Bottled
Cooppers Pilsner in primary: Bottled
Thomas Cooper: Bottled
Old School Snider Ale: Fermenting
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2011, 05:56:52 AM » |
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Yes! It was gone way too early! I'll have to wait until I can empty my chest freezer (future lagering chest) to make more danget!
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2011, 10:40:34 PM » |
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My Brewferm Irish Stout is really tasting good!! Nice creamy head, lacy leftovers on the glass & a nice Dry finish. I put a stick on thermometer on the keg. BINGO!! The bottom of the keg is 29 degrees. Looks like I made another Ice Brew!! oh dARN,  |
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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wvbrewer
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« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2011, 09:12:52 AM » |
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Sounds good, I did not know brewferm made a Irish Stout. I heard coopers is good.
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Tryng to figure out what to brew next...
Brewferm Framboise; Bottled Almost gone
Black Cherry Pinot noir; Bottled
Cooppers Pilsner in primary: Bottled
Thomas Cooper: Bottled
Old School Snider Ale: Fermenting
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2011, 05:15:01 PM » |
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OOPS, Brewcraft Irish Stout! As I said, they were tasting really good!! |
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2011, 08:13:34 PM » |
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Yes it's been a while! I made starters tonight to make 2 batches of Octoberfest Vienna Lager & 1 for a partial extract Porter. All the required equipment is soaking in PBW. Just need to measure out the grains & hops for the Porter. I should be able to do all three tommorrow. I'll update this post then!
Cheers!
Update #1 The yeast that came with the MrBeer kits is not working in the starter(it expired in June). I'm going to pitch a vial of WhiteLabs #WLP351 Bavarian Weizen Yeast. It also is expired....... 7/11. It is working almost instantly!!
Update #2 The Starter is not working, expired yeast. I repitched with Edinburg Ale Yeast, good till 3/12!
I'll start today with the Octoberfest Marzen.
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« Last Edit: December 21, 2011, 07:58:51 AM by PetenNewburg »
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2011, 01:37:07 AM » |
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I can't wait to start that stout kit I got the other day. I also picked up a Gran Cru Chianti wine kit to start as well. I got to count those bottles before I start to make sure I will have enough. This wine is dry so it should not raise my sugar very much.
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Tryng to figure out what to brew next...
Brewferm Framboise; Bottled Almost gone
Black Cherry Pinot noir; Bottled
Cooppers Pilsner in primary: Bottled
Thomas Cooper: Bottled
Old School Snider Ale: Fermenting
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2011, 10:57:04 AM » |
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Brewed 2 Octoberfest Marzen's today, one with Red Raspberry Puree. Both went without a hitch. I'll try out my wort areator when I pitch the yeast, Should be cool enough by one o'clock!
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #10 on: December 22, 2011, 05:47:40 AM » |
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Problems! I made my starter with LME and Fermex Yeast starter. It smelled like amonia! When I repitched the yeast, both vials were good yet my starters are DOA. I'll make new starters today, with out the fermex.
Update! I made a 2 quart starter w/ 8 oz DME & White Labs #830, set it on a stir plate for 1 hour. Good activity. So I split it between the 2 batches. The Octoberfest Lager is active, The Raspberry is not yet but should before long. OG: 1.054 on the Octoberfest. OG: 1.073 on the Raspberry.
Update: Friday 8:AM, Raspberry now working!
Update: Friday 4:PM, Raspberry beer in airlock! I'll put in a fesh airlock.
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« Last Edit: December 23, 2011, 02:51:35 PM by PetenNewburg »
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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« Reply #11 on: December 23, 2011, 07:39:56 AM » |
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Brewing as soon as Bullion Hops arrives: Robust American Porter, Partial Mash. I "adjusted" a recipe I found at Beer Recipe.org to utilize ingredients I have on hand with the exception of the fresh hops. The Bullion hops gives a black currant flavor which I thought would be a great addition & complexity. I'm make the starter today, .. without the fermex!
I was hopeing the Bullion would come today, it didn't. So I'll make the first batch with Northern Brewer.
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« Last Edit: December 23, 2011, 03:03:52 PM by PetenNewburg »
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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wvbrewer
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« Reply #12 on: December 23, 2011, 07:08:06 PM » |
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Wow, Those should be some good brews. I can't wait to get my next one started as soon as this one in done. I have never made a dark beer before. I am deffentantlly using a stater for this one. I also have a wine kit to start too. I may have to start ordering online since it is a pain to go to the store all the time from WV.
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Tryng to figure out what to brew next...
Brewferm Framboise; Bottled Almost gone
Black Cherry Pinot noir; Bottled
Cooppers Pilsner in primary: Bottled
Thomas Cooper: Bottled
Old School Snider Ale: Fermenting
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PetenNewburg
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« Reply #13 on: December 23, 2011, 08:45:32 PM » |
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Yea, I checked HB4L for the Bullion Hops and a couple other things. He was either out of stock or un-able to get. Very few shops carry the Bullion Hops. Rebel Brewer online has a pretty good selection, and they ship very fast. I would not buy grain or LME online as the shipping would get crazy fast!! I'm starting a shopping list, it'll have 50+ pounds of grain.
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Kitchen Sink Coffee Stout, bottled
Raspberry Pils, Kegged.
Grolsch Clone, Bottled.
Mountmellick Irish Stout Kits, both kegged.
Double Imperial IPA, Kegged/ Bottled
Kegged Hard Apple Cider, tapped
NEXT, ROBUST PORTER
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wvbrewer
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« Reply #14 on: December 24, 2011, 12:33:25 AM » |
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That is a lot of grain. I am kind of limited on space at my house, so I can only make one brew at a time. I quess we are lucky to have a store relatively close to avoid shipping cost. I have looked at every homebrew supply can find online, and most things he has at the store. Its already 0130 and I have looked at stores all over the us and germany. There so many things I would like to try, but it takes money and time.
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Tryng to figure out what to brew next...
Brewferm Framboise; Bottled Almost gone
Black Cherry Pinot noir; Bottled
Cooppers Pilsner in primary: Bottled
Thomas Cooper: Bottled
Old School Snider Ale: Fermenting
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