01/08/2013 – Started Cure 1 – Pork belly 1 cup – Maple sugar 0.5 cup – Kosher salt 1 Tbsp – Coarse ground black peppercorns 2 tsp – Fresh Thyme 0.75 tsp – Pink salt 1 – Crumbled bay leaf Rubbed the pork belly with the blended cure, placed in a plastic bag, put on a half sheet pan and placed in the fridge. Flipped every other day 01/18/2013 – Smoked the bacon Rinse the cure off the bacon Smoked…
12/23/2012 – Brew Day 0.75 lbs – Flaked Spelt malt 1.5 lbs – 2-Row malt 0.5 lbs – Chocolate malt 0.25 lbs – Caraaroma malt 0.75 lbs – Caramunich malt 0.25 lbs – De-bittered Black malt 5 lbs – Extra Pale extract 14 oz – Corn sugar (1% Alcohol boost) 1 oz – Progress hop pellets (60 min) Shook to aerate Pitched a tube of White Labs English Ale yeast (WLP-002) O.G.: 1.055, 13.9% Brix Fermented at 68 degrees F…
11/09/2012 – Made a yeast starter 150 g – DME 1.5 L – Spring water 1 Pinch – Yeast nutrient 1 tube – White labs Edinburgh yeast (WLP-028) 11/11/2012 – Brew day 1.5 lb – Crystal 60L malt 0.25 lb – Victory malt 0.25 lb – Peated malt 2 oz – Chocolate malt 4 lb – Pale ale malt 6 lb – Extra pale LME 2 lb – Extra light DME 2 oz – Kent Golding hop pellets (60 min)…
11/02/2012 – Created yeast starter 150 grams – Light DME 1.5 L – Water 1 tube – White Labs Irish Ale yeast (WLP-004) 11/04/2012 – Brew Day David Holcomb and Geoff Hargraves assisted 3 lb – 2-Row malt 1 lb – Cara Munich malt 1 lb – Crystal 120L malt 2 lb – Munich malt 10 lb – Munich LME 3 oz – Hallertau hop pellets (60 min) 1 oz – Cascade hop pellets (15 min) 1 tsp – Yeast…
10/25/2012 – Created yeast starter 1.2 L – Water 150 grams – Light DME 1 tube – White Labs English Ale Yeast (WLP-002) 10/27/2012 – Brew day 6 oz – Chocolate malt 1.5 lb – Pale ale malt 6 oz – Flaked oats 0.25 lb – Black patent malt 1.5 lb – Crystal 90L malt 6 lb – Extra pale malt extract 1.25 oz – Kent Golding pellet hops (60 min) 0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient (60 min) 1 tsp…
The concept for this beer came while eating at Asia Cafe in Austin and enjoying several dishes there which make good use of Szechuan peppercorns and decided that they would probably pair well with beer as well. I had originally thought that it would nicely compliment the already somewhat peppery taste of a Saison. I still think I’ll try this in the future as well. The Blonde Ale recipe is a good, simple, clean beer that nicely features other flavors…
10/10/2012 – Brew Day 1 lb – Coffee malt 0.75 lb – Pale ale malt 0.5 lb – Special B malt 0.25 lb – Black roasted barley 1 lb – Munich malt 2 oz – De-bittered black malt 8 oz – Malto-dextrin 3 lb – Dark LME 3 lb – Munich LME 1 oz – Nugget hop pellets (60 min) 0.25 oz – Cracked cardamom seeds (15 min) 0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient (15 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss…
09/28/2012 – Yeast starter 1.5 L – water 150 g – Light DME 1 Smack pack – Wyeast 1028 London Ale Yeast 24 hrs on the stir plate 09/29/2012 – Brew day 1 lb – Victory malt 1.5 lbs – Tipple pale malt 0.25 lbs – Chocolate malt 0.25 lbs – Special B malt 1 lb – Crystal 75L malt 0.5 lbs – Rauch malt 5.5 lbs – Pumpkin (baked) 7 lbs – Extra pale LME 1 lb – Belgian…
09/26/2012 – Brew day 0.5 lbs – Crystal 75L malt 1.75 lbs – Maris otter malt 0.5 lbs – De-bittered black malt 0.75 lbs – Chocolate malt 5 lbs – Dark LME 2 lbs – Amber DME 0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient 1 oz – Galena hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Kent golding hop pellets (15 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 0.5 oz – Kent golding hop pellets (5 min) Mashed at 155 degrees F…
09/23/2012 – Brew day 0.75 lbs – Crystal 60L malt 2 oz – Victory malt 2 oz – Peated malt 1 oz – Chocolate malt 2 lbs – Pale ale malt 3 lbs – Extra pale LME 1 lb – Extra light DME 0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient 1 oz – Kent golding hop pellets (60 min) 0.75 oz – Kent golding hop pellets (15 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) Wyeast 1728 – Scottish Ale yeast smack pack…