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gone_fishing
07-22-2006, 11:19 PM
More correctly, my brew evening as I think I started around 6:30. I milled 11 pounds of malt, heated water, mashed and brewed a 5 gallon batch, bottled another batch, transfered another batch to secondary, and got everything cleaned and ready to brew again in the morning.
Missed my target og on the batch I brewed...was shooting for 1.040, my preboil was 1.050 with a post boil of 1.060. Was just shy of 5 gallons, so I made a trip to the corner store and got a gallon of spring water and added that. OG is now 1.044, close enough!
Brewing another 5 gallon batch in the morning. That will make 15 gallons brewed this week, 20 gallons total in the works. If I had the time tomorrow night, I still have one more batch I'd like to brew before the wife gets home (Thursday) and I'd like to get it done this weekend.

dparsons
07-22-2006, 11:34 PM
Busy man. What is your wife going to say when she comes back and finds you've brewed 8 batches of beer? :D

gone_fishing
07-23-2006, 12:20 AM
YUM! I hope!:)

dparsons
07-24-2006, 01:47 AM
Originally posted by gone_fishing
YUM! I hope!:)

You're a lucky man.

gone_fishing
07-24-2006, 04:55 AM
Followed that up with a brew session yesterday afternoon. Brewed what will become the blackberry-kiwi ale.
I now have:
Bottles (carbing): 2 cases 12 oz, Hoppy Rabbit APA
Primary: Brown Dog Ale clone
Blackberry-Kiwi
Secondary: Broken Tap Ale

a total of 20 gallons, exactly twice as much as I've ever had in process at any one time!

JohnnyV
07-24-2006, 01:03 PM
I'm very jealous

I you need help drinking ALL that beer (I know how hard it can be) I can PM you my address and you can send a few bottles or case my way. ;)