The Official Brewing Thread (part deux)

[OpusX]

Bottled mixed berry cider today. It has been in the fermentor since Sept 2021. Dry and tart fruitiness. Two more weeks until it is carbonated.

[OpusX]

Enjoyed some homebrew Belgian Triple while making a Belgian Duble this weekend.

[BLachance75]

Bubbling away




I’ve always used Star San water in my airlocks. This fermentation isn’t having that. I’m going to have to try alcohol.

[OpusX]

I’ve always used Star San water in my airlocks. This fermentation isn’t having that. I’m going to have to try alcohol.

I always use cheap Kirkland vodka. It is the only reason I have it actually.

[OpusX]

Time to make some Earl Grey IPA

[OpusX]

It is officially cider season

5 gallons each; Norse Cider, English Cider, New England Cider, Mixed Berry Cider

[BLachance75]

It is officially cider season

5 gallons each; Norse Cider, English Cider, New England Cider, Mixed Berry Cider

Can you share your recipes

[OpusX]

Can you share your recipes

Sure. All are 5 gallons of generic Costco fresh press cider. All have different yeasts, and some had adjuncts.

Norse: Just cider and Omega Lutra Kveik yeast. Kveil is an ancient strain from the Finish/Danish/Norwegian tradition translating simply as "yeast". Should be very clean with citrusy esters

English: Just cider and Lellmand Nottingham yeast. Produces mostly dry bready ester English pub cider.

New England: Cider plus 5lbs of honey with Safale 04 yeast. The founding fathers fortified thier ciders with honey for an extra punch. Also they used this base for traditional feeeze distilled Apple Jack

Mixes Berry: Ciser, 4lbs Costco frozen organic raspberry/blackberry/blueberry mix. Fermented with Lavlin 71B wine yeast. The Chardonnay yeast produces sweet yet dry esters with a great berry flavor.

Make sure to aerate heavily, add 2 tbsp each of pectic enzyme, yeast nutrient and yeast energizer to every batch and you shoild be golden.

[zinger565]

Up early to finish an overnight mash brew before the Packer game! My "Better Late Than Never OktoberFAST" ale.

[OpusX]

I do love a looooong mash. Get that efficency buddy.

[OpusX]

English cider recently went on tap...

[zinger565]

Intertap faucet? I love mine.

[OpusX]

Yes, but more technically Nukatap. They rule!

[OpusX]

Very proud to be able to say I won 1st for Traditional Mead recently

[blitz121]

Wife bought me a mead set for the holidays. Planning on starting a Cyser soon, I just need to get some apple juice and a scale. I'll keep y'all posted

[zinger565]

Pear cider (un-oaked) is finally done! Made from pears grown by our friends, it's really good. Slightly tart, but the flavor of pear lingers without being too sweet.

[OpusX]

That looks very crushable

[zinger565]

Thanks! I have another 5 gallons from this same batch currently sitting on oak.

[OpusX]

Put in a braggot recently, as a secondary brew for that day. OG 1.050 shows promise.

[Jonnydread]

Wow a quick gander at this thread made me a thirsty boy

[OpusX]

some sugars + yeast + water + time...(perhaps some magic)...can help cure that thirst

[Jonnydread]

OpusX I have never tried fermenting anything other than hot sauce and kimchi, but I absolutely want try.