Brewing a Falconer's Flight IPA... With Joe! (And maybe some bloopers at the end...)

[boomer00000]

what was the total time this took?

[ikoiko60]

Hello Joe, Great vids! One question on your grain bill is 1oz. the correct amount of Torrifed Wheat?

[terpsichoreankid]

@ikoiko60 Yeppers--that's what I went with for this particular batch. If you don't have it, it's not biggie. I used it to add mouth feel and a bit of head retention.

[flyingtint]

Enjoyed your video.. I used a couple of your tips on my very first all grain batch. Thanks for sharing.

[terpsichoreankid]

@flyingtint Rock on!

[funkstrman]

Just to clarify the question, why don't you use a hop bag during the boil?

[terpsichoreankid]

@funkstrman I've never had one on hand actually! I've found this works great, and I just pour it through my big strainer to get all the hops out. Works great, and really gets those hops into your brew!

[funkstrman]

Hey Joe, why don't you use a hop bag?

[Eryk040381]

Why not grain bags? Seems like ti would be a little easier.

[terpsichoreankid]

@Eryk040381 For the hops?

[Eryk040381]

@terpsichoreankid

 No instead of doing the mash that way, why not a grain bag and call it good?

Is there much of a difference. Love you vid's by the way. Watched them all.

[terpsichoreankid]

@Eryk040381 There's no need for a bag in a mash tun--plus, you'd have a hell of a time trying to stir something that's in a bag without screwing up your braid/filter, and then batch sparging would be impossible to do. Also, I'd imagine that your sparge would be bad because the bag would direct the water to the edges (path of lease resistance) so you'd have a pretty bad extraction percentage. That being said--I've never used a grain bag in my mash tun, so can't speak from experience!

[conduct623]

OK, Its 6a.m., i'm watching you brew, now I have the urge to brew. LOL. Making a Lowenbrau clone. Cheers Joe.

[terpsichoreankid]

@conduct623 Haha--anytime is a good time to brew beer! But, I do have to say that's a bit early for me!! Cheers!

[weirdbeer]

Hey Joe. This looks like a fantastic beer! Now that its getting cold I want to send you some home brews in return for what you sent me. Cheers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@weirdbeer Rock on! Thanks Fo!  Cheers!

[VismundCygnus6]

speaking of larger breweries would you ever get professional equipment since you brew a lot?

And what happened to the hookah smoke episode?

[terpsichoreankid]

@VismundCygnus6 I would definitely get professional equipment if I could ever afford it! LOL I never got around do doing the hookah vids... maybe one of these days... :-) Too much going on as of late.

[FTfilm]

I really enjoy your videos, all-grain is (in my oppinion) the best method.

Not the fastest, no less work, but u can choose every single thing in your beer, thats what makes homebrew even more original ;)

[terpsichoreankid]

@FTfilm I do enjoy it greatly myself! And thank you for the kind words about my videos--it's awesome to hear you're enjoying them. Cheers n beers!

[ROGDEATH]

Joe,

I just started brewing. Actually just bottled my my second brew. On the first one I followed the recipe kit exactly(Nut Brown Ale). I bottled it too early and drank it too soon. It was a little grainy tasting. The second one is a Pumpkin spice porter (Brewer's Best). I changed the recipe by adding canned pumpkin and halfed the spice packet. At bottling, it smelled amazing. Can't wait for this one. I might send you a couple if you are interested. It will be just in time for Thanksgiving.

[terpsichoreankid]

@ROGDEATH Sounds like you've got a good brew going there! And you timed it perfectly for the season--well done. I'm absolute crap at making my beer appropriate for the season... LOL

[zakneifn]

haha " ... time to flame out. Woops! Wrong way!" That was great, love it! =) Hey, quick question, how big is your boil kettle? My next batch will be my first all-grain. Trying to decide how large of a kettle to get. =)

[terpsichoreankid]

@zakneifn :-D Yeah--I think I'm going to start keeping all my outtakes in the vids... May make them R-rated--but then again, kids probably shouldn't be watching my brewing vids anyway! My boil kettle in these all grain videos is 8 gallons--you need to be able to boil the full batch so it reduces to the 5 gallon finished quantity. Anything smaller will significantly impact your finished batch size.

[mbcyclery]

"so, we have a few minutes.... awww, PHUCK!!"

[terpsichoreankid]

@mbcyclery :-D

[sleephla]

Absolutely fantastic video as usual Joe. I'm still way into extract brewing, but I was excited to see you rock out an AG video. Thanks for sharing, and please keep them coming!

[terpsichoreankid]

@sleephla You bet! Thanks for watching!

[nystromadam]

Also.. where is your fermentation chamber area??  Do you have a controled environment? Some day I will have chest freezer converted for fermentation control.

[terpsichoreankid]

@nystromadam I do--I have an insulated box in which is a fan and temperature controller. Right now, I have the fan blow on ice to cool the inside down, but one day hope to have a fully automated system too. But for now--it works great and was pretty cheap to build!

[nystromadam]

Loove the beer making vid, I noticed your process in this video is EXACLTy like mine. I about craped my pants when watched you pour that ooober large pot of wort through the strainer!!! 4 words my man AUTO-SIPHON with a hose!! I actually paused the video to type this.... im going to get back to it now. man i hope this goes well.  :)

[terpsichoreankid]

@nystromadam I use the auto siphon from time to time, but found that it is way too slow for me. :-) I'll use it if the wort still needs to cool down a bit, but if the temperature is right, just dumping the batch always works fine for me! Cheers!

[grahamlong]

Nice to see an AG brew day Joe, looks like a tasty brew!!!

Any reason why you rehydrate only and not use a starter?

Cheers and beers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@grahamlong Thanks! I typically just follow the yeast manufacturer's directions--and for this particular strain (Nottingham by Lallemand/Danstar) they recommend rehydrating and immediately pitching. I've never actually done a starter and have always had great results--but if I were to make a really large batch and wanted pre-propagation, then I'd definitely make a starter to make sure the cell count was really high. Cheers!

[indethwetrust]

You know, we really dont live all that far from each other. You like home brewing and pipes, I like beer and pipes. Its a perfect fit! You and I should get together and do something like this sometime. Loved the bloopers at the end, too. Cheers man!

[terpsichoreankid]

@indethwetrust Hrmmm--could be fun! Thanks for watching man--Cheers!

[mesojacko]

Really enjoyed the video. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

[terpsichoreankid]

@mesojacko You bet! Thanks for watching!

[drawdy10]

I thought the target of the second runnings was a grain target temp of ~170 so you want to do the calc and add whatever volume of second runnings you are shooting for at around 190 or so is where it usually ends up for me to bring the grains from the 150 to the 170 for second rinsing. thoughts?

[terpsichoreankid]

@drawdy10 I've never really had troubles with the temps being in the high 160's after adding just 170F sparge water... I do my first runnings with the tun lid closed--so maybe that helps conserve the heat. I should have brought that up in the vid and watched for what people said... HEY--if you all are reading this--what are your thoughts?

[drawdy10]

I usually just dump the grain in hit it with the spoon for abt 3 seconds and walk away, never had dough ball issues, maybe your crush is a little too fine.

[terpsichoreankid]

@drawdy10 Hrmmm--might be. I'll have to look into it. It's always been pretty easy to deal with when it has happened (and this was actually one of the few times it ever has). I'll tinker with the mill to see what happens. Cheers!

[arrogantbastardale]

Great AG video as always. As a new AG brewer, I have wondered about one detail of sparging, particularly the temp of the strike water (not mash water). You want the sparge temp to be in the upper 160's, but the grains are at about 150 to start. I've seen some people heat the sparge water to 175 because the temp drops after adding it to the slightly cooler grain bed. Others, like you, only heat the sparge water to 170. What are your thoughts on the two methods?

[terpsichoreankid]

@arrogantbastardale I'm not sure if higher heat helps with sugar extraction, moreso it's getting all the grains completely soaked again and allowing enough time for the water to absorb the extra sugars and flavors. I do know that getting the water too hot will extract the bitter tannins from the grain husks--so I would avoid that at all costs. I've always heated my batch sparge water to 170F, and it has always worked great... So as far as my input, I say heat it to 170F and batch sparge it!

[PowerAndThePassion]

Another great video! Your "Irish Stout" video helped me through my first all grain batch, and now 5 batches later I'm still learning from you. Keep the videos coming! Greetings from Norway :)

[terpsichoreankid]

@PowerAndThePassion AWESOME!  Cheers, and thank you!

[Runenaldo]

Great vid!

This time you batch sparged, while u fly sparged in your first video

wich do you prefer? :-)

[terpsichoreankid]

@Runenaldo I'm finding that the difference between the two, sugar-extraction-wise anyway, is so negligible that batch sparging seems to be my preferred. It's much quicker and is a lot easier to do. You literally mix in your sparge water, let it sit, and then drain it off. I've made really good beer both ways, so I would say it's really just a matter of preference--but I find batch sparging is much easier.

[forddog69]

Love the vid after about 15 extract batches under the belt ur all grain vids sure make me want to make the jump. I did 2 Austin 20th aniv IPA kits and the Falconers flight was the aroma and flavor hops on those batches and it was by far my favorite you will love it. In the words of Tom Petty "The wating will be the hardest part" Cheers!!

[terpsichoreankid]

@forddog69 Awesome! And you're so correct--I want to try this one SO bad, but I know waiting will make it so much better... Tom Petty was on to something... LOL Cheers!

[brewertobee]

Always love your vids Joe.  I've got your pumpkin ale recipe in secondary and can't wait for Halloween and Thanksgiving to give it a taste. Cheers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@brewertobee Awesome!!! I hope you LOVE it! I know I sure as heck did!

[acs197]

Another great video, Joe! You have a natural talent for teaching us how it should be done, thank you!

[terpsichoreankid]

@acs197 Thank you very much! :-) What an awesome comment!

[acs197]

@terpsichoreankid You are most welcome!

[oldhass]

Sick video!

[terpsichoreankid]

@oldhass Thanks!

[Benysaj13]

hooray! I check a couple times a month for your brew day videos. Great instructional as always, and thank you very much for taking the time.

[terpsichoreankid]

@Benysaj13 Thank you for keeping up to date with my madness! I'm hoping to have more brewing videos soon--it's been a busy year for me, but I have a few different things up my sleeves for the coming months... Cheers!

[LongDogBrew]

Joe, you shoot amazing videos. I look forward to your taste review. I love the bloopers. Cheers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@LongDogBrew Thank you very much! I'm planning on keeping my bloopers from now on--too much good material falls to the wayside... Though I may be in trouble and have to make them "Rated R" or something... As I brew, I typically have a few brews, which naturally loosens my tongue... hehe

[yambor44]

Perfect brewing video Joe.

[terpsichoreankid]

@yambor44 Thank you! :-)

[blawjr]

FINALLY :-)

[terpsichoreankid]

@blawjr LOL

[pugsly7]

As always, another great video! The outtakes were great! Looks like this batch should be an outstanding IPA!!!

[terpsichoreankid]

@pugsly7 Thank you very much! I can't wait for the tasting video...  :-) Good times will be had!

[dtadpole]

Sweet Brew session there joe! Always enjoy your vids, and the bloopers 2!

[terpsichoreankid]

@dtadpole Thank you!

[immolateus]

That is a great video! Next time I'll send you some PH strips if you want. Love the outtakes. I might actually be doing another StarSan question to the masses soon. Your recipe looks great. I bet you will get a nice spicy kick outta those Chinook hops. Cheers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@immolateus Thanks Immo! And thank you again for sending me those hops--they smelled so damn good. I can't wait to give this batch a taste. I wound up using the Chinook for bittering after comparing several different recipes--I thought they would give a good underbelly to let the Falconer's really shine through in the flavor and aroma department. I will hopefully have the batch completed and ready for a live tasting in a couple weeks (I'm letting it sit and age for a while). Cheers!

[immolateus]

@terpsichoreankid the recipe looks solid. Aging it will mellow some of the pine you might get from the Chinook. If it were my recipe I'd stick it in secondary and forget about it for 4 weeks.

[PipenFalzy]

I've only watched your pipe videos but enjoyed this beer making video. I've made home wine in the past so it was nice to see how beer was done at home.

Really nice video with good commentary to know what's going on.

[terpsichoreankid]

@PipenFalzy Thanks! It's such a fun experience--and the payoff is freakin awesome! :-)

[Saxman1819]

Looking forward to the tasting video! Great video!

[terpsichoreankid]

@Saxman1819 Thank you!

[dromine1965]

I've enjoyed many of your videos. Thanks for doing these. So after fermentation is complete do you plan on kegging this? if so, how long and what manner will you condition it?

[terpsichoreankid]

@dromine1965 Thank you! I've actually got this batch already aging in a secondary carboy and will be transferring it to a keg and force carbonating it pretty soon. I'm planning on shooting a quick vid of that process, a I have yet to do any kegging videos aside from the anatomy vid.

[orstk320]

Cheers man! Good vid. I am actually going to check out the brewers Coop this weekend I broke my autosiphon when bottling my oatmeal stout. Luckily I broke it during clean up.

I have a red ale and double IPA that are in primary now.

[terpsichoreankid]

@orstk320 Thank you! That sucks about your autosiphon--good thing they're not that expensive! :-)  Cheers!

[randomhobbyfinder]

Great video!!! Been waiting for a brewing video for a long time and when i saw this new one was up I got excited to see it. Thanks for explanations in your videos too it really helps understand why each step is important.

[terpsichoreankid]

@randomhobbyfinder Thank you very much! Yeah--I try to share the entire experience and explain what I'm doing. I don't consider myself as an authority on it, but by sharing and explaining I can help people learn, and also learn myself from people watching what I'm doing and giving constructive criticism. Thanks for watching!

[rocknrollpriest]

Nice vid Joe, beer looks tasty! I'll keep an eye out for these hops

[terpsichoreankid]

@rocknrollpriest They smell SOOO GOOD!

[acasta]

Thanks. Love the detail.

[terpsichoreankid]

@acasta Thank you!

[sjporr]

I've brewed the Falconer Flight IPA a little while back as well. Great brew!!!!!

[terpsichoreankid]

@sjporr Awesome!

[BrewByMe]

Great vid Joe. wish I could get some falconers flight and citra hops up here . these dang hops are hard to find in my neck of the woods beer trade for hops any one lol.

sounds like its going to be a good IPA.

Cheers Joe

[immolateus]

@BrewByMe I can trade some with you

[terpsichoreankid]

@BrewByMe Thank you! And check in with Immo--he such a cool guy!

[THEBALDMAXXX]

Thanks Joe for yet another fun and enjoyable brew video. You are a true Renaissance man between your smoking how to's and your brew reviews. Can't wait for your next post. :D

[terpsichoreankid]

@THEBALDMAXXX Haha--thank you! I hoping to have some Halloween fun up soon, and maybe another cooking video. So many options... Let me know what you'd like to see!

[drkaeppel]

Thinking about an IPA for me next brew. Looks like yours will be tasty!

What kind of mill are you using? Right now I get my grains crushed at my LHBS. Im debating between buying a monster mill or a corona mill.

Nice job on the video :)

[terpsichoreankid]

@drkaeppel Thank you--I can't wait to try it! My mill is the 7-lb mill from BarleyCrusher d o t com. I bought it used from a friend, so can't vouch for the company itself--but I can say the mill I have is built like a freakin' tank. I don't think I could hurt it if I tried!

[JefferyWylde]

great looking brew Joe!

P.S. Who´s driving the Harley? :P

[terpsichoreankid]

@JefferyWylde Thanks! I have no idea--one of my neighbors I would guess. I wish I had a Harley! Or any motorcycle for that matter! :-)

[JefferyWylde]

@terpsichoreankid haha, yeah. a chopper or a trike would've been nice to have! ;)

[ArnettLinn]

Another great video!!! I just upgraded to all grain equipment, and this video gave me a better idea of the procedure. As always, keep them coming Joe!!! You need to start teaching homebrewing at the local college/university.

[terpsichoreankid]

@ArnettLinn Thank you! :-) I would love to teach homebrewing--each time I learn more and more, and I love sharing it with people. I'll have to look into that!

[thegentlearts]

I always love your videos great job and 17

[terpsichoreankid]

@thegentlearts Thanks! Though--what does the 17 mean?

[brewyourown4life]

great vid joe, you need to do what i did with my braid. take a length of solid copper wire and coil it around a piece of wooden dowel, i think i used 5/16 dowel? and make like a copper spring. clean it and insert it in to the braid to give it some strngth against crushing it with your mash paddle. you can see it on my mash tun vid. keep the vids coming yours are well thought out, clean and simple

[terpsichoreankid]

@brewyourown4life I'll definitely have to give it a look--can't hurt to help reinforce a flexible braid like mine. I've whacked it pretty hard and left some dents--so reinforcement might be a good idea to help extend it's life. Thanks for shooting the tip my way!

[HokieHomeBrew]

great brewing vid by the way

[HokieHomeBrew]

@HokieHomeBrew and the bloopers are classic..you need to do that every time!

[terpsichoreankid]

@HokieHomeBrew haha--thank you! I plan on it!

[matthewjago]

can't you just taste it to check for conversion? good video :)

[terpsichoreankid]

@matthewjago You could do that, but it's not the best method because there may be some unconverted starches in there unexpectedly. The iodine makes it much more clear--if it darkens, give the mash some more time and retest in a little while.

[matthewjago]

@terpsichoreankid I see, I assume starches won't impact on your gravity reading? What do you do if you find the starches haven't converted?

[terpsichoreankid]

@matthewjago If they haven't converted, you can just leave them in the tun for a while longer to allow the enzymes to do their magic and get those remaining starches converted to sugars. I don't think starches would significantly affect your gravity reading--though I bet they do show up (gravity is just measuring the fluid density compared to pure water), but it's those sugars you're wanting to get!

[onipar]

Another great video. I'm finally getting some AG equipment together, so hopefully I'll be able to attempt this recipe soon. By the way, let me know if you want me to send my pumpkin ale along for tasting (I sent an e-mail a couple weeks ago about it). Cheers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@onipar Thank you! I'll look through my email--I get so many each day, sometimes they fall through the cracks when I'm blazing through them. If you enjoy brewing, you'll love all grain. It's much more labor intensive and time consuming, but it's awesome to finally have full control over your finished brew. Cheers!

[MaximAvs]

LOL!! I'm glad to see not all your videos are done in one take!!

Thanks for another excellent all-grain video!!

Sean

[terpsichoreankid]

@MaximAvs Haha--you bet! Thanks Sean!

[HokieHomeBrew]

you should have totally joined the hop experiment with falconer's flight!!! oh well

[terpsichoreankid]

@HokieHomeBrew Next time! :-D

[sykotik04]

I have never seen beer being made right in front of my eyes before, mainly because I don't have the patience to go through a playlist or series of them lol. Your single video brewings are great for me. I don't like beer at all, but it's awesome to sit down for an hour or so and watch you make it. Keep up the great videos!

[terpsichoreankid]

@sykotik04 Thank you very much! For my Basics of Home Brewing series, I figured it would be best for short individual videos to explain the individual components--but ever since I've been able, the longer videos help me keep things more cohesive and easier to show a full brew session. Thanks for commenting!

[Gabonthetube]

perfect video! 5/5  let us know how that IPA turns out!

[terpsichoreankid]

@Gabonthetube Thank you! You bet I will--can't wait to give it a taste.

[Wayner665]

Best all-grain brew videos i've seen. Really enjoy watching, as i've recently gone all-grain myself. Thanks for taking the time to make the videos.

[terpsichoreankid]

@Wayner665 Thank you!

[bmeyer44]

aw fuck.....LOL

[terpsichoreankid]

@bmeyer44 :-D

[bmeyer44]

another question..sorry

is your thief the glass one or the plastic one?

[terpsichoreankid]

@bmeyer44 This thief is one of the plastic ones with the little stick valve at the bottom. So incredibly handy--and standard glass hydrometers fit perfectly in the tube.

[bmeyer44]

where did you get your thermometer joe?

[terpsichoreankid]

@bmeyer44 Midwest Supplies for the glass one, Target for the digital one with the probe. 

[sikamikan]

grrrrrreat video dude

[terpsichoreankid]

@sikamikan Thanks!

[bmeyer44]

I have a coffee cup just like that !

[terpsichoreankid]

@bmeyer44 Rock on!

[Imasofat]

What a great video. You're the king of homebrew videos in my opinion. And thanks for the out takes. Your videos are so perfect and polished, it's really good to see that even you have some screw ups! Cheers!

[terpsichoreankid]

@Imasofat Hahaha--thanks! I've found that my outtakes are finally getting funny--so I'll probably be having them in a lot of my vids now! :-) Keeps the fun going!

[LeJimster]

BTW, What were you doing with the thief to fill it up higher than the level around it? I have a thief too and I find it awkward to fill up sometimes.

[james92y]

@LeJimster To answer your question about the method he's using. As you pump the thief, the downward motion opens the little stopper tab on the end of the thief and liquid comes up into the thief, as you pull up it seals the stopper tab on the end. really the easiest way to pull from a full carboy.

[terpsichoreankid]

@james92y Well said!

[LeJimster]

Thanks for the explanation of the vorloff, I normally use a hop bag to catch some of the sediment when im filling up my pan, but I will try your method in my next brew as it looks like it gives a really clear brew =).

[terpsichoreankid]

@LeJimster Definitely give it a go--especially if you already have a braid or manifold in your mash tun. You'll be surprised how effective grain hulls (and rice husks, if you add them) are as filters. Cheers!

[kloonza]

Hey Joe, thanks for the videos, really enjoy them. A quick question, your boil kettle is it aluminum?

[terpsichoreankid]

@kloonza Yep--this big one is. The smaller one in some of my other videos is stainless steel.