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Kegged Sierra Nevada Pale clone. What's next for you?

BonworthVonFattyPants
BonworthVonFattyPants Posts: 49 Member
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I am a little concerned about the SN Pale - it needed probably 2 more days in the primary (it's sitting around 4.9% but anticipated around 5.5%) and a week or two in the keg, but I am committed to serving it on Friday so I needed to get it kegged today to let it sit on a carb stone for a few days. Taste was good, though.

My Foothills Hoppyum (IPA) clone is going into the keg in about a week and should be ready around the 24th (not that I'll wait that long).

I don't know what is next. It's starting to get hot so maybe a pilsner.

What's up next for you?

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  • ValeriePlz
    ValeriePlz Posts: 517 Member
    Good for you! Hubby and I just finished a tripel and next up will probably be a chocolate graham cracker porter. I know that is a silly thing to brew in summertime, but I got the recipe at a Wisconsin home brew tasting and it was so good that I need to make it ASAP.
  • RosieWest8
    RosieWest8 Posts: 185 Member
    Recently finished (drinking) a Celebrator clone that my cousin and uncle made a while back. I'll be back home from grad school next month and my uncle has some Centennial hops so an IPA is on the list. We made a blackberry Kolsch before that was really, really good so maybe we'll do that again with a different summer fruit ---?
  • BonworthVonFattyPants
    BonworthVonFattyPants Posts: 49 Member
    Blackberry Kolsch? That sound fantastic. Care to share the recipe?
  • EddieHaskell97
    EddieHaskell97 Posts: 2,227 Member
    Trying to replicate Southern Tier's 2X Stout.

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  • webdevsoup
    webdevsoup Posts: 384 Member
    Right now, I have my Saison going in primary. Has probably 3 weeks left in Primary, then time to keg.

    Next I need to do an IPA, so probably my Independence Ale, which is a Citra and Mosaic IPA with 2-row, Maris Otter, Victory, Carafoam, Melanoiden, and a few other malts mixed in.

    After that, I'll do up my Saison again, then probably double up and do a Stout or porter.

    I currently have a Hefe in the kegerator, and of my 4 taps, that's the only beer left.
  • RosieWest8
    RosieWest8 Posts: 185 Member
    Blackberry Kolsch? That sound fantastic. Care to share the recipe?


    As far as the recipe --- it was a while back that we brewed it but I liked it so much that's why I mentioned it. It was an extract kit (and i don't remember the brand....it was most likely from Northern Brewer). So you could mostly likely use whatever general Kolsch recipe you have/want to.

    2 quarts of blackberries (fresh) added in secondary until the fermentation was done.

    So, like I said my uncle and my cousin both thought that was too much blackberry and if we make it again they want to add significantly less....which doesn't make me happy but all the equipment is theirs and since I'm in grad school I am not generally contributing to our brewing costs, LOL. I liked it with that strong blackberry sour/kick. And I'm sure that flavor might calm down once it ages a bit, I drank it super fresh.
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    I have a heffe and an IPA in the secondary - IPA has 2oz of Cascade pellets for dry hop since Sunday, should probably rack it off the hops tonight. I have what will end up being a Cherry wheat beer in the primary - going to add the cherries to the secondary.

    Currently drinking a raspberry heffe and a yorkshire bitter.

    Damn I'm thirsty.
  • webdevsoup
    webdevsoup Posts: 384 Member
    IIPA has 2oz of Cascade pellets for dry hop

    Ever hear that you should have at least 1oz per gallon of beer? I read that recently somewhere. Your thoughts?
  • sjaplo
    sjaplo Posts: 974 Member
    IIPA has 2oz of Cascade pellets for dry hop

    Ever hear that you should have at least 1oz per gallon of beer? I read that recently somewhere. Your thoughts?

    Hadn't heard that, but this time I added 3oz to see the difference.

    Tried my first Parti-gyle brew and maxed out my current system. 3gal @ 1.080 and 6 gal @ 1.040. Then I changed my mind after the boil and diluted the 1.080 to 20L @ 1.050 and will make a saison (Belgian Wit yeast). The other is a golden ale.
  • webdevsoup
    webdevsoup Posts: 384 Member
    Tried my first Parti-gyle brew and maxed out my current system. 3gal @ 1.080 and 6 gal @ 1.040. Then I changed my mind after the boil and diluted the 1.080 to 20L @ 1.050 and will make a saison (Belgian Wit yeast). The other is a golden ale.

    Let me know how your Saison turns out. I have a gold-medal winning saison I plan on brewing this upcoming weekend, as well as a Session IPA, using Summit, Columbus, Amarillo, and Citra hops. 44 IBUs, 4.7% ABV. Hoping for something REAL session.

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