Another successful brew day. Brewing is a nice 5ish hours of me time in the garage. It’s almost zen like at times (as long as I haven’t cocked anything up). Sometimes people ask if I miss brewing professionally, and yeah, sometimes I do. But brewing your own beer at home for an audience of one is such a more satisfying feeling. It’s just doing what you love because you love it.

#homebrew #homebrewing #homebrewbeer #beerathome

"Yes", I tell myself ordering another widget I've bought for a series of hobbies I won't have time to properly explore until the year 2035. "This is absolutely the right time to purchase this item".

#millenialdadthings #photography #videogames #NintendoSwitch2 #guitarGear #homebrewbeer #ttrpg

I’ve been using Mastodon for awhile, but never gave a proper #introduction. So here we go.

I’m a father of two boys. A former IT geek who ended up working in breweries, then becoming an actual brewer at a small pub. It eventually closed, and I transitioned to full time #stayathomedad . I play #hockey, I dabble with #Writing, I love #SciFi and #Fantasy, I #homebrewbeer, I’m a #youthhockey dad, and I’m trying to get back in to #ttrpg. I currently have 3 #Cats. That’s a snapshot of my life.

1st time Kveik...

So here's the plan:
4kg pilsner malt, mash for ~60 minutes, then 30 minute boil with 20g Warrior hops, and throw in however much Hallertau Mittelfrüh hops I have at the end.

Cool to 40C, transfer to plastic conical, and pitch Kveik and try to hold above 30C.

Skim some yeast off and dry it in oven tomorrow.

Easy.

I've been reading Kveik will brew at lower temperature, so let's see, in the end it'll be beer.

Let me just finish my cappuccino first

#homebrewbeer #kveik

Currently down to 2 kegs.
This is the stout... It's nice, high carbonation giving a thick head.

CO2 is nearly empty, still enough for a few more pours before I have to get a refill.

#homebrewbeer #stout

Been working on the VW camping bus... now time to cool down with some home brewed porter.

#homebrewbeer #porter

So in last year's hop harvest, I found that one of the bines had grown into my shed.
The hop cones appeared normally shaped, but they were white, and had a nice aroma (peachy).

I'm assuming the lack of sun, made them lose the chlorophyll.

There wasn't enough to make a brew, but I'm thinking "what if I pick a whole bine and cover them in a cloth towards end of the cycle".

chlorophyll free/reduced hops?

#homebrewbeer #growinghops #hops