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Brew #95 – German Altbier

Brew #95 – German Altbier

05/05/2016 – Created a starter WLP036 -White Labs Dusseldorf Alt Yeast 05/07/2016 – Brew Day Big Brew Day at Austin Homebrew Supply! Strike-Team-Chanukah-Altbier-–-All-Grain- 10 gallon Batch 14 lbs – 2-Row Malt 4 lbs – Carapils Malt 2 lbs – Caramel Malt (60L) 9 oz – Chocolate Malt (400L) 2 oz – Magnum hop pellets (60 min, 13.2% AA) 1 tsp – yeast nutrient (15 min) 2 tsp – Irish Moss (15 min) 2 oz – Columbus hop pellets (5 min,…

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Brew #94 – Turkish Coffee Stout #3

Brew #94 – Turkish Coffee Stout #3

03/27/2016 – Brew Day 1 lb Coffee Malt 3/4 lb Pale Ale Malt 1/2 lb Special 8 Malt 1/4 lb Black Roasted Barley 1 lb Munich Malt 2 oz De-Bittered Black Malt 8 oz Malto Dextrin 3 lb Extra Pale Extract 3 lb Munich Extract 1 oz Nugget Hops (14.9 alpha acid) @ 60 min 1/2 oz Cracked Cardamom Seed @ 15 min Whirlfloc @ 15 min Yeast Fuel @ 15 min Poured vigourusly to aerate. O.G.: 1.055, 15.0 degrees…

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Brew #93 – Dos Equis Special Lager

Brew #93 – Dos Equis Special Lager

15 # 6-Row Malt 1 # Crystal 10L Malt 1/2 # Munich Malt 4 # Flaked Maize 2 oz Tradition (alpha 4.1%, beta 4.9%) – 60 min 1/2 oz Hallertau (alpha 6.9%, beta 5.6%) – 15 min 1/2 oz Hallertau (alpha 6.9%, beta 5.6%) – 5 min 1 Mexican Oak Tree Leaf in Fall colors – 0 min Yeast: Wyeast Pilsen Lager  2007 Note: We used two smack-pack packages of yeast.  One was about a year old, and appeared  to…

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Brew #92 – Black IPA

Brew #92 – Black IPA

2/14/2016 – Brew Day All Grain Ingredients 11.5 lbs. Rahr 2-row Pale 0.5 lbs. Briess Caramel 80L 0.375 lbs Weyerman Carafa III 0375 lbs. English Chocolate Malt 1 oz. Summit (Alpha 17.2%) 1 oz. Chinook (Alpha 11.2%) 2 oz. Centennial (Alpha 8.7%) 2 oz. Cascade (Alpha 4.8%) 1 lb. Corn sugar Wyeast 1272 American Ale Yeast II White Labs Clarity Ferm Mash Schedule: Single Infusion Sacch’ Rest: 152 degrees F for 60 minutes Boil Additions & Times 1 oz. Summit…

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Brew #91 – Harvest Moon Raspberry Ale

Brew #91 – Harvest Moon Raspberry Ale

12/31/2015 – Brew Day 3.5 lbs – 2 Row Malt 0.5 lbs – Honey Malt 0.5 lbs – Carapils Malt 5 lbs – Extra Pale LME 0.75 oz – Crystal Hop pellets (60 min, 3.3% AA) 1 capsule – Yeast fuel (15 min) 1 tablet – Whirlfloc (15 min) 0.75 oz – Crystal Hop pellets (15 min, 3.3% AA) 0.5 oz – Crystal Hop pellets (5 min, 3.3% AA) Wyeast 1968 – London ESB Yeast Clarity Ferm Aerated with O2 for 45…

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Brew #90 – Red Rye IPA

Brew #90 – Red Rye IPA

12/31/2015 – Brew Day Kit from Midwest supply “Redheaded Ryerish Ale” IPA Water: 7 gal – Reverse osmosis water 0.7 g – Calcium Carbonate 1.5 g – Magnesium Sulfate 3 g – Gypsum 1.5 g – Calcium Chloride Unknown steeping grains 3.15 lbs – Rye LME (60 min) 1 oz – Nugget hop pellets (60 min, 13.3% AA) 6 lbs – Rye LME (20 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 0.5 tsp – Yeast Nutrient (15 min) 1…

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Brew #89 – James’ Plinian Legacy

Brew #89 – James’ Plinian Legacy

11/29/2015 – Brew Day 10 gallon batch, but 12 gallons of wort produced due to loss in hops Recipe for 5 gallons: 14 lbs – American 2-row malted barley 0.75 lbs – Carapils 0.5 lbs – Carastan 0.25 oz – Amarillo hop pellets (first wort hopped, 9.3% AA) 10 mL – Hopshot (90 min, 100 IBU) 1 oz – Columbus hop pellets (45 min, 12% AA) 1 oz – Simcoe (20 min, 12.1% AA) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15…

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Brew #88 – Blacklands Mild #5

Brew #88 – Blacklands Mild #5

11/22/2015 – Brew day 13 gal strike water at 156 degrees F Mashed at 152 degrees F 10 lbs – Blacklands crystal brown 0.75 oz – US Magnum hop pellets (13.5 alpha – 60 min) 0.5 0z – UK Challenger hop pellets (8.5% alpha – 60 min) 2 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 1 tsp – Yeast Nutrient (15 min) Chilled to 77 degrees F Dissolved 785 g dark brown Jaggery in 2 qts water and added to the…

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Brew #87 – Eddie’s Czech Pilsner

Brew #87 – Eddie’s Czech Pilsner

10/23/2015 – Yeast starter First time to try the wort-in-a-can starter base. Super easy. 1 can + 1 can water Pitched WLP802 – White labs – Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast Fermented on a stir plate in the fermentation chamber at 50 degrees F. 10/25/2015 – Brew day 10 gallon batch 18 lbs – German Pilsner Malt 8 oz – Crystal 10L Malt Mashed at 148 degrees F 2 oz – Nugget hop pellets (14.9% Alpha – 60 min) 2 oz –…

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