06/26/2011 – Brew Day 2.25 lb – Belgian pilsner malt 0.75 lb – Carapils malt 5 lb – Extra pale extract 1 oz – Styrian golding hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Styrian golding hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Styrian golding hop pellets (5 min) Fermented with White labs Belgian golden yeast WLP570 Used alcohol boost (we’d forgotten to add it during the boil, so we boiled up a batch in a couple pints of water and…
06/25/2011 – Brew Day 0.25 lb – Crystal 120L malt 2.25 lb – 2-row malt 2 oz – De-bittered black malt 0.5 lb – Crystal 40L malt 5 lb – Extra pale extract 1 oz – Northdown hop pellets (60 min) 0.75 oz – Hallertau hop pellets (15 min) 0.25 oz – Hallertau hop pellets (5 min) Fermented with White labs Irish ale yeast WLP004 OG: 1.043 FG: 1.006 4.85% ABV We didn’t keep any records on this one. But…
6/19/2011 – Brew Day Recipe: 2 Gal Spring water 7.75 lbs Honey 50 Raisins 3 Cinnamon sticks 2 Valencia oranges (sliced, squeezed, including peels) 1 Navel orange (sliced, squeezed, including peels) 2 pinches Allspice 2 pinches Nutmeg 3 whole Cloves ¼ tsp Potassium metabisulfite (sanitizer) ½ oz Fleischmann’s bread yeast Mixed water, honey, oranges, allspice, nutmeg, sulfite, and yeast in a sanitized brew pot. Squeezed orange slices in mixture and stuffed equally into 3 jugs (1 gal glass). Added 17…
6/18/2011 – Brew Day Recipe 6 gallons of Central Market Organic Apple Juice (fresh pressed, pasteurized; Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, and Gala apples) 1 tsp cloves 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1 Tbsp ginger 3 lbs sugar 1/4 tsp potassium metabisulfite (sanitizer) 1 tube White Labs English Cider Yeast (WLP775) liquid Apple juice started at 1.054 gravity. Added 3 lbs of sugar to end up at 1.076 gravity (75 degrees). 7/1/2011 – Racked to secondary Went smoothly. Put into…
6/7/2011 – Brew Day 1.75 lb – 2-Row malt 1 lb – Crystal 75L malt 6 lb – Extra pale extract 1 oz – Magnum hop pellets (60 min) 1 oz – Falconer’s flight hop pellets (15 min) Fermented with White labs California ale yeast WLP001 Grains stirred often while soaking. Cooled with immersion chiller and pre-chiller (in ice bath). Original gravity: 1.056 (77 degrees) 6/14/2011 – Racked to secondary Clamp used on racking cane eliminated air leak. Very low activity…
5/24/2011 – Brew Day 2 lb – German pilsner malt 1 lb – Red wheat 5 lb – Wheat extract 1 oz – Hallertau hop pellets (60 min) Fermented with White labs Hefeweizen ale yeast WLP300 Grains soaked a bit too hot (160 – 165 degrees) for about 25 minutes. Down to 150 degrees for the last 20 minutes. Cooled by packing ice around the brew pot. Racked into primary (bucket). Gravity: 1.041 (79 degrees). Shaken to oxygenate. 5/27/2011 – Rack…