BeerBorg

Thread guidance: create one (and only one) post and continuously edit it throughout the year, adding your ongoing brewing adventures. Generally people add the date, style of beer, size of batch, and any other stats or info you would like to keep, along with a running total at the end of the thread. That's about it...




Brewed my first batch of 2019 on 7/18/19, a 2.5 gallon Oatmeal Stout all grain. Followed that with a porter, a brown, apricot wheat, a black IPA, a brown, and an IPA. Total of 17.5 gallons in 2019.

In Fall 2018, I brewed 6 batches in September and October for my son's wedding in early December (dinner night before), and then my wife and I spent 2019 drinking the remaining beers. Was ready to brew in April, but got sick visiting son #2, and just when I felt better had a pipe burst at our cottage followed by very high water. Building dikes and installing pumps took May into early July (including building dike for elderly neighbor, which then protects us).

Beer inventory is very low, supplementing with Founder's All Day IPA, Founder's Centennial, Founder's Mosaic Promise, and Bell's Oberon.

Well, here's my post. Haven't brewed anything yet for 2019, but I've got 3 recipes awaiting my time. The total for 2018: 54.5 Gallons, down a bit from the previous year.

01/05/2019 Brewed a Spiced Winter Ale, a 5G Extract w/ steeping grains recipe from Northern Brewer.
01/12/2019 Brewed Magic Wand #7 Pale Ale, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Jasper's Homebrewing.
01/19/2019 Brewed a Blueberry Cream Ale, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains Recipe kit from Adventures in Homebrewing.
02/16/2019 Brewed Bottoms Up! an American Session Pale Ale, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains Recipe kit from from Jasper's Homebrewing.
02/23/2019 Brewed a 1G Orange Golden Ale Extract with steeping grains recipe from Craftabrew.
03/02/2019 Brewed a Stout. It's one of those Beer. Simply Beer 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipes from Midwest Supplies.
04/13/2019 Brewed a Chocolate Milk Stout 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from CraftaBrew.
04/19/2019 Brewed a couple 1G Extract w/steeping grains recipes from CraftaBrew today, Fools Gold-a Golden Stout and Resin IIPA
05/04/2019 Brewed a Beer. Simply Beer IPA 5G Extract recipe from Midwest Supplies.
06/08/2019 Brewed a Beer. Simply Beer Brown Ale 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Midwest Supplies.
06/22/2019 Brewed a Beer. Simply Beer Pale Ale 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Midwest Supplies.
07/27/2019 Brewed a Beer. Simply Beer Cream Ale 5G Extract recipe from Midwest Supplies
08/11/2019 Brewed a Beer. Simply Beer American Wheat Ale 5G extract recipe from Midwest Supplies.
08/24/2019 Brewed Bastard Stepson Root Beer, a 5G extract recipe from Midwest Supplies.
09/21/2019 Brewed a Freshly Squished IPA, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Northern Brewer.
10/19/2019 Brewed a Dead Dead Ringer IPA, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Northern Brewer.
10/26/2019 Brewed Kama Citra Session IPA, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Northern Brewer.
12/15/2019 Brewed a Brickwarmer Holiday Red Ale, a 5G Extract w/steeping grains recipe from Northern Brewer.

Total for 2019: 83G So Far.

Apparently I brewed 182 gallons in 2018. Pretty much all of it in the Mash & Boil.

1/3 - 6 gallons Krampus's Vienna Lager (Red-X infused Vienna Lager)
1/13 - 5.5 gallon Mostly like a Kolsch but w/Oak Smoke Wheat
1/29 - 5 gallon Burton Pale Ale
2/7 - 6 gallon Schwarzbier
2/20 - 3 gallon Mexican Brown like substance (based on Swen's Dos Perros recipe)
3/1 - 3 gallon "Biscuits and Tea" (English Bitter with Macha Green Tea)
3/19 - 6 gallon "No Boil Black Rye Session IPL"
4/13 - 6 more gallons of Mexican Brown like substance
4/23 - 3 gallons of American Wheat IPA
5/4 - 6 gallons of Citra/Eureka! Session IPA
5/19 - 3 gallon "Dandelion Patersbier"
5/27 - 3 gallon ESB
6/7 - 3 gallon Scotch Ale (60)
7/6 - 6 gallon Dandelion Lavender Wit bier.
7/29 - 6 gallon SoRawChiAce.
8/13 - 6 gallon "Darth Patersbier"
8/28 - 6 gallon FrankenSaison
9/15 - 6 gallon SUP (straight up patersbier).
9/26 - 6 gallon "Tripel Karmelite like substance"
10/11 - 6 gallon "RedX Dampfbier"
10/17 - 5.5 gallon NEIPA
11/11 - 6 gallon Special Bitter with Provoak hops as an experiment.
12/4 - 6 gallon Oaked IPA (more Provoak hops experiment).
12/23 - 6 gallons Oaked Red Kolsch (European Provoak experiment).

Not much so far

Getting a spot. 2018 brewed 43 1/2 gal beer and 10 gal wine. My goal is to double that this year....

1/2/19 5 gal of a Irish Red 2 packs 04 yeast, kegged 1/16/19
1/5/19 2.5 gal of a Cascade SMaSH test batch full volume mash. 1 pack 05 yeast. Bottled 1/26/19
1/19/19 5 gal Irish Stout. Wyeast 1284 2L starter. Kegged 2/10/19
2/16/19 5 gal Kolsch. WLP029 2L starter. Kegged 3/6/19
3/11/19 5 gal Sweet 'lil Red 2 packs 04 yeast. Kegged 3/21/19
3/22/19 5 gal Hop Blonde 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 4/8/19
4/11/19 5 gal Milk Stout 2 packs 04 yeast. Kegged 4/27/19
4/28/19 5 gal Mosaic IPA 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 5/10/19
5/14/19 5 gal Sweet 'lil Red 2 packs 04 yeast. Kegged 5/30/19
6/5/19 5 gal Hop Blonde 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 6/16/19
6/20/19 5 gal Fat Tire clone. Wyeast 1214 1L starter. Kegged 7/3/19
7/11/19 5 gal Citra PA. 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 7/22/19
7/31/19 5 gal Walter Wheat. 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 8/13/19
10/3/19 5 gal Sunset PA. 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 10/22/19
11/20/19 5 gal Spiced Holiday Ale. 2 packs 05 yeast. Kegged 12/3/19
12/4/19 5 gal American Porter 1 pack 04 yeast. Kegged 12/17/19
12/18/19 5 gal Sweet 'Lil Red 1 pack 04 yeast. Kegged 1/1/20

2019 total = 82.5 gallons

2019:
Jan 1: Irish Red Ale Sorta Thing - 3 gal
Jan 23: 1937 Recipe Old Tankard Ale - 3 gal


2019 Total = 6 gal

TonyKZ1 wrote:The total for 2018: 54.5 Gallons, down a bit from last year.

You're my hero! I've never even seen 54 gallons of beer. lol I will, however, except the 55 gallon challenge for 2019. (Just as soon as I find out if my first ever batch even comes out.) Still learning. But seriously, great job!!!

Here is my beer....er place holder, only 47 gallons in 2017, going to shoot for my 2014/15 totals of 100+ in 2019

2/17 Dawg LB Pale Ale 12 G
2/24 Moscato Wine 6 G
2/24 Rare Cherry Wine 6 G
3/9 Bottoms Up Brown 5.5 G
3/10 Traveling Irish Red 6 G
3/17 Krispy Kolsch 5.5 G
5/4 LMB Pineapple Wheat 5.5 G
5/4 Vienna Lager 5.5 G

Total 52.0 gallons

I haven't brewed yet, but I'm aiming for Saturday.

I'm also aiming to actually brew less this year. Two reasons:

1) I want to drink less beer because I am serious about losing weight this year. It's too easy to drink more beer than I should (with attendant empty calorie snacks) if there's always beer waiting. So I'll keep the pipeline flowing, but just slow it down a little. And maybe brew more lagers than before.

2) I want to concentrate on some other things besides beer this year. My brewing focus will be trying my hand at some Belgian styles, and I'll still be brewing some of my tried and true recipes. But I have other interests that will demand my time and energy, so a couple of brew days a month should do it.

1/8/19 - FedoraDave's American Ale - 5 gallons
1/17/19 - Wilbur's Orval - 3 gallons
1/22/19 - PacTiki Pale Ale - 3 gallons
2/14/19 - 2Daves Irish Red Ale - 5 gallons
2/19/19 - Rye-Guy IPA - 3 gallons
2/26/19 - 100 Years War IPA - 3 gallons
3/12/19 - Ottertoberfest - 5 gallons
3/18/19 - South Ferry Steam Beer - 3 gallons
3/28/19 - Tam O'Shanter Wee Heavy - 5 gallons
4/4/19 - Sunbonnet Lemon Wheat - 3 gallons
4/11/19 - 9/Fifteen Pale Ale - 5 gallons
4/21/19 - Fogbank Amber Ale - 3 gallons
5/2/19 - FedoraDave's American Ale - 5 gallons
5/9/19 - Old Smokey Amber Ale - 3 gallons
5/21/19 - Straw Boater Blonde Ale - 5 gallons
5/28/19 - Sunbonnet Lemon Wheat - 3 gallons
6/10/19 - South Ferry Steam Beer - 5 gallons
6/13/19 - Groomsman's Pride IPA - 3 gallons
6/18/19 - Saison d'Etre - 3 gallons
6/27/19 - Old Smokey Amber Ale - 5 gallons
7/2/19 - Fedorus Magnus Kölsch - 3 gallons
7/23/19 - Heart 2 Heart - 5 gallons
7/29/19 - Rushin' Pale Ale - 3 gallons
8/12/19 - Lime Cerveza - 3 gallons
8/27/19 - Crown Top Pale Ale - 5 gallons
9/12/19 - King Duncan's Holiday Porter - 3 gallons
0/17/19 - Trilby Brown Ale - 5 gallons
9/23/19 - Straussbier - 3 gallons
10/7/19 - 100 Years War IPA - 3 gallons
11/7/19 - South Ferry Steam Beer - 5 gallons
11/14/19 - Rushin' Pale Ale - 3 gallons
11/21/19 - Fogbank Amber Ale - 3 gallons
11/25/19 - Rye-Guy IPA - 5 gallons
12/9/19 - Sunbonnet Lemon Wheat - 3 gallons
12/19/19 - Fedorus Magnus Kölsch - 3 gallons

Total = 133 gallons

Updated on Dec 31, 2019 for a final tally of 50G.

Ahh... another sad year for me last year. Lowest brewing production ever, with 3 3-gallon brews to my name. But, since I am now in the process of assembling my first set of kegging equipment, and since I've found that bottling is one of the main reasons I no longer brew as much, maybe the fates will align for me this year....

2010: 77.5 gallons on 33 brews
2011: 54 gallons on 21 brews
2012: 38.5 gallons on 15 brews
2013: 22.5 gallons on 9 brews
2014: 24.5 gallons on 9 brews
2015: 18.5 gallons on 8 brews
2016: 9.5 gallons on 4 brews
2017: 12 gallons on 5 brews
2018: 9 gallons on 3 brews

2019:
1/20: #110: Amber Ale - 5 gal - Ferment 1/20
2/17: #111: Kolsch/Light Ale - 5 gal - Ferment 2/17
3/10: #112: Simcoe Brut IPA - 5 gal - Ferment 3/10
6/23: #113: Wakatu IPA (gluten free) - 5 gal - Ferment 6/23
7/27: #114: Irish Stout (gluten free) - 5 gal - Ferment 7/27
9/1: #115: Brown Dragon Ale - 5 gal - Ferment 9/1; Kegged 12/15
12/15: #116: English IPA - 5 gal - Ferment 12/15; Kegged 1/5/20

Total: 35 gallons (whoo-hoo! already more than any of the last 6 years!)

My goals are not very lofty. I joined that kickstarter campaign for BEERMKR. The unit is estimated to be shipped in March 2019. I'd like to make at least one batch a month on that little 1 gallon contraption. That would put me at a meager 10 gallons for 2019.

I'm more interested in how that gadget works. So put me down for about 10 twelve packs or so for 2019.

Jan 2 - Helles Bock (all-grain) - 2.5 gallons
Feb 10 - Jalapeno Stout (extract) - 1 gallon
Mar 3 - IPL (extract) - 4 gallons
Apr 25 - NEIPA (all-grain) - 4 gallons
May 27 - Hard Lemonade (extract) - 1 gallon
July 21 - Double IPA (extract) - 4 gallons (lifetime batch #100!)
Sep 6 - Cal Common (all-grain) - 3 gallons
Nov 10 - IPA (extract/steep) - 3 gallons

TOTAL - 22.5 gallons

I've settled into brewing about 8-10 batches per year (about once every 5-6 weeks). This year was 8 batches. A mix of extract and all-grain. Usually I brew "half-size" batches that go into my 3-gallon keg. Occasional 4-gallon batches (keg most of it, bottle the rest), and occasional 1-gallon stovetop experimental batches for recipes that I don't want to have drink gallons of.

2019 is my ninth year of brewing (started w/ a Mr. Beer kit, and at the old MB forum), I brewed BATCH #100 this summer.

Previous totals:
2019 - 22.5 gallons
2018 - 24 gallons
2017 - 25 gallons
2016 - 33 gallons
2015 - 36 gallons
2014 - 40 gallons
2013 - 40 gallons
2012 - 34 gallons
2011 - 19.5 gallons (start of hobby)

Well... I had to buy a new Brew Log Book. And I've gone back to Kegging. Built a Jocky Box. So the answer is: a bunch.

Wait...what? Is that really you? Great to see you again. Hope all is well!!


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