Got an early-morning start today on my Bavarian Dunkelweizen.
Brewed – Bavarian Dunkelweizen
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Yeast Starter – Dunkel
Got a yeast started going this morning for my upcoming Bavarian Dunkelweizen brew. I’ll be using the SafBrew WB-06 wheat beer yeast. Continue reading
Gimp Biscuit batch debut
I opened the first bottle of my Gimp Biscuit ESB tonite. It’s only been two weeks, but I’m too impatient to wait any longer. Continue reading
Bottled – Gimp Biscuit
Today I bottled my Gimp Biscuit ESB. I’m pretty excited, since this is my first self-designed recipe. Yield was good: 49 12-ounce tall boys, including one that shattered in my hand as I was capping it (no harm done aside from a wasted beer).
Racked – Gimp Biscuit
Racked my Gimp Biscuit E.S.B. to carboy secondary, along with the usual test and taste. Delicious. Clear as a bell- yeah for Irish Moss! The gravity is dead-on. I’m very excited about this beer.
Could it be that I’m finally getting the hang of my new brewing system?
Brewed – Gimp Biscuit
Today I brewed the first version of my “Gimp Biscuit” E.S.B. Went very well- hit all of my mash and gravity numbers dead-on. More details after I do the math (or, more precisely, plug my results into BeerSmith and have it do the math).
Still having trouble getting the wort chilled quickly. Could be that my 25′ immersion chiller just isn’t up to the task of cooling down a 5-gallon boil in summertime…
Yeast Starter
Created a 1L starter for the Safeale S-04 that I’ll used with the “Gimp Biscuit” I’m brewing tomorrow.
I love this yeast! Very short lag, fast-as-hell fermentation, and flocculates like a pound of cement…
I know that using a starter with dry yeast is frowned upon, but I’ve had very good success doing so.
Bottled: West Coast Evaporated Water Beer
Today I bottled my West Coast Evaporated Water Beer (a.k.a. California Steam / California Common). Yield was exactly what I expected (just under two cases). A two-hour workday, boil to cleanup, so it went smoothly.
I’m excited about how this turned out but am a bit concerned that both it and my Bavarian Continue reading
Online Homebrewing Resources
Since this is my first post, I thought it would be helpful to provide links to some good homebrewing resources.
- www.homebrewtalk.com – a great online forum and wiki dedicated to all things brewing.