01/01/2012 – Added cure 100 g – Salt 100 g – Sugar 5 g – Fresh ground black pepper 2 g – Thyme 3 g – Dried juniper berries 7 g – Fresh rosemary (5 sprigs) 5 g – Cure #2 1165 g – Eye-of-round beef (started out ~2.4 lbs before trimming) Trimmed meat. Chopped spices in food processor. Rubbed meat with spices in a zip-top bag. Cured in fridge. 01/16/2012 – Wrapped for drying 958 g after curing for…
12/03/2011 – Brew Day 1 lb – 2-row malt 0.75 lb – Cara munich malt 0.75 lb – Crystal 120L malt 1 lb – Munich malt 7 lb – Munich extract 1 lb – Amber DME 2 oz – Hallertau hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (5 min) Used 1% alcohol boost OG: 1.074, 18 %B Racked onto Irish Red yeast cake Fermentation began in under 4 hrs…
11/28/2011 – yeast starter 3 oz DME in 1 qt water. On stir plate for 36 hours 11/30/2011 – Brew Day 1.5 lb – 2-row malt 0.5 lb – Cara munich malt 0.5 lb – Crystal 120L malt 1 lb – Munich malt 5 lb – Munich malt 1.5 oz – Hallertau hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (5 min) Included 1% alcohol boost in boil Stirred frequently…
11/10/2011 – Create yeast starter 1.5 oz light DME 1 pint water Stir plate for 40 hrs 11/12/2011 – Brew Day 0.5 lb – Chocolate malt 2 lb – Pale ale malt 0.25 lb – Black patent malt 0.5 lb – Crystal 60L malt 5 lb – Amber extract 0.5 lb – Piloncillo (panela) aka Mexican brown sugar 1 oz – Palisade hop pellets (60 min) Included 2% alcohol boost Aerated with air stone (water and boiled wort) OG: 1.060,…
10/23/2011 – Brew Day 1.5 lb – White wheat 0.5 lb – Carapils malt 1.5 lb – 2-row malt 5 lb – Wheat extract 1 oz – Perle hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Mt. Hood hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Mt. Hood hop pellets (5 min) OG: 1.051 Included alcohol boost in boil. Aerated wort for 20 minutes in brew pot with air stone and aerated 2 gal of water in fermenter for 1.5 hrs prior…
10/22/2011 – Brew Day 10 oz – Crystal 60L malt 2.5 lb – 2-row malt 5 lb – Extra pale malt 1 oz – Perle hop pellets (60 min) 1 oz – Cascade hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (0 min) OG: 1.042 Aerated with air stone in brew pot after cooled and aerated 1.5 gal water for 3 hours in fermenter before mixing. Fermented with White labs California ale yeast WLP001 11/3/2011 – Racked to…
9/24/2011 – Brew day 6 lbs – Belgian pils (2-row) 0.5 lbs – Carafoam 5 lbs – Extra light DME 3.5 lbs – Corn sugar 1 oz – Syrian goldings pellet hops (60 min) 0.5 tsb – Yeast nutrient (60 min) 5 oz – Saaz pellet hops (15 min) 3 lbs – Pale LME (15 min) 3 lbs – Honey (10 min) 2 oz – Saaz pellet hops (0 min) Unknown original gravity, started at viscosity of pancake syrup… approximated…
9/17/2011 – Brew Day 5 lb – Extra pale extract 1 lb – Brewer’s corn syrup 1 oz – Brewer’s gold hop pellets (60 min) 1 oz – Lemongrass (5 min) OG: 1.042 Fermented with White labs German ale / Kolsch yeast WLP029 10/16/2011 – Bottled 55 bottles Used 4.5oz priming sugar Yellow bottle caps
Our first lager! We added a temperature controller to a refrigerator in the garage using a National Instruments CompactRIO. 9/5/2011 – Brew Day 2 oz – Chocolate malt 0.75 lb – Crystal 40L malt 2.5 lb – 2-row malt 5 lb – Extra pale extract 9.3 oz – Corn sugar 1 oz – Willamette hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Cascade hop pellets (5 min) Fermented with White labs British ale…
07/16/2011 – Brew Day 2.5 lb – White wheat 1.5 lb – 2-row malt 3.5 lb – Wheat extract 0.5 oz – Chinook hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Mt. Hood hop pellets (5 min) Fermented with White labs American Hefeweizen ale yeast WLP320 Used Alcohol Boost (remebered to add it to the boil this time) OG: 1.045 FG: 1.003 Again, no records, but it tasted pretty good. The Raspberry flavor was a little strong. We’d used a whole…