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Brewed a Lemon Thyme Saison & kegged a batch of Equinox Double IPA today.

Heating up the mash water for Kealia's Lager Miser IPL. It's the first time starting with distilled water and adding back gypsum, epsom salt and lactic acid.

I'm starting later today.....around noon. We're expecting a lot more rain today and it should be challenging.


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Got home from vacay, so took a hydro on the kolsch... 1.016. Getting close. Love the flavor. Looking forward to this one. ..

Home today with Olivia and the furry creatures. Brewing a revised batch of Tabby hefeweizen.

3 hours since pitching yeast and there is activity in the airlock!

Just finished bottling a 5gal batch of my Shillelagh Irish Red Ale

Having my first cup of joe before starting a 5 gal batch of Philm00x's and my Lombard Street Swill (Cali Common)

Did you already brew it, JJ? The LSS?

Yep I finished her at around 3pm

Thursday I brewed a 10 gallon batch of my Screwy Witz Witbier on what's so far been the hottest day of the year up here. I must say I'm really in the happy zone whenever I get to spend the entire day in the brewroom even in the 80+ degree heat. This time what I did differently was to add the zest of 8 organically grown oranges instead of using dried bitter orange peels as I had been doing for previous batches. The hydrometer sample I tasted had a very fresh orange citrus aroma and flavor that I felt stood out more than past batches too.

I underpitched using 2 vials of WLP400 Begian Witbier yeast instead of making a 400 billion cell starter as I had last time I brewed this. Anyhow at 67F it was two and a half days before there was any activity in the airlock but this Belgian strain is one I find very interesting to work with because I think it behaves so different than most other yeast I've used.

Getting everything together to get started on Summer Honey Lemon Wheat and a few pounds of beef short ribs getting ready to go on the smoker next to the brew rig!

Just Kegged 3 gallons and Bottled 2 Gallons of "WhataRye Saison"
Sample tasted GREAT
Nice lemon flavor from Sorachi Ace
Also has some Bitter Orange Peal
A little high ABV at 8.1%
miscalculated the attenuation

In a few minutes I will Keg 5 gallons of "AnotherRye" Saison
Very similar but at 5.1%

And a little later I will Keg 5 Gallons of "Strawberry Blonde" Ale

Im already tired

Edited / Added at 4:50pm CST

The "AnotherRye" is even better

Short break and on the "Strawberry Blond"

Brewing a simple Mosaic SMASH Pale Ale.

My co brewer who was lagering our kolsch kegged it yesterday. Didn't get a chance to taste it yet but he said it was very crisp and tasty. Gonna give it a week on the CO2 and sample next week. This was my recipe I put together a few years back and modified based on competition feedback. It will be entered in to our brew club competition where the winner gets to brew it at the local tap room and have it on tap. Looking forward to trying it.