Style: American IPA
Batch size: 2.5 gallons
Brewed: April 5, 2013
Bottled: April 27, 2013
OG: 1.054  FG: 1.012
IBUs: 77  ABV: 5.5%

Grains
6 lb U.S. 2-Row Pale Malt
8 oz Caramel Malt (40L)

Hops (Whole leaf)
FWH: 1 oz Centennial (10.9% AA)
10 min: 0.5 oz Centennial (10.9% AA)
0 min: 0.5 oz Centennial (10.9% AA)
Dry Hop (14 days): 1 oz Centennial (10.9% AA)

Yeast
1 liter starter of Northwest Ale (Wyeast Labs #1332)

This was a tweak of last year’s Imperialist Pale Ale recipe…which was one of the ruined beers, but it also had too much caramel malt (it was an overall poorly designed recipe).

So I set out to change the recipe to bring down the ABV, but increase the hops…in a way where the BU:GU ratio would be way imbalanced, hence the new name (I’ll save the old name for use in a IIPA). That ratio for this beer is 77:54, or 1.4. The typical range for an IPA is 0.5 to 0.9; the higher the number, the more bitter it is.

Style: Saison
Batch size: 5 gallons
Brewed: March 17, 2013
Bottled: April 19, 2013
OG: 1.076  FG: 1.008
IBUs: 37  ABV: 8.9%

Grains
10 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt
8 oz Vienna Malt
8 oz Aromatic Malt

Sugar
1 lb Honey

Hops
60 min: 1 oz Northern Brewer (10.6% AA)
10 min: 1 oz Styrian Goldings (3.1% AA)

Additions
1 oz Fresh Sage

Yeast
2 liter starter of French Saison (Wyeast #3711)

Style: Strong Scotch Ale
Batch size: 5 gallons
Brewed: February 17, 2013
Bottled: March 13, 2013
OG: 1.074  FG: 1.012
IBUs: 30  ABV: 8.12%

Grains
10 lb Maris Otter Pale Malt
5 lb Munich Malt
8 oz Briess Special Roast
4 oz Biscuit Malt
2 oz Chocolate Malt

Hops
60 min: 1.25 oz Northern Brewer (8.5% AA)

Yeast
2 liter starter of Scottish Ale (Wyeast #1728)

We had some temperature issues with the mash, due to the very cold garage we were brewing in. This created a beer that will be dryer than expected…I just hope it won’t be too dry.

Style: Imperial Pale Ale w/ Rye
Brewed: February 17, 2013
Bottled: March 9, 2013
OG: 1.078  FG: 1.018
IBUs: 64  ABV: 7.9%

Grains
12 lbs Maris Otter Pale Malt
2 lbs Rye Malt
0.5 lb Belgian Aromatic Malt
0.5 lb Roasted Barley

Hops
60 min: 1 oz Columbus (14% AA)
30 min: 0.75 oz Northern Brewer (8.5% AA)
10 min: 1 oz Super Alpha (New Zealand) (13% AA)

Yeast
2 l starter of Denny's Favorite 50 (Wyeast #1450)

Style: American Pale Ale
Batch size: 5 gallons
Brewed: January 12, 2013
Bottled: February 10, 2013
OG: 1.070  FG: 1.015
IBUs: 38  ABV: 7.2%

Grains
10 lbs Rahr Pale Ale Malt
2 lbs Flaked (and lightly toasted) Oats
8 oz Caramel 40L Malt

Hops
60 min: 0.5 oz Centennial (9.2% AA)
15 min: 0.5 oz Centennial (9.2% AA) & 0.5 oz Citra (13.5% AA)
5 min: 0.5 oz Centennial (9.2% AA) & 0.5 oz Citra (13.5% AA)
14 days (dry hop): 0.5 oz Centennial (9.2% AA) & 1 oz Citra (13.5% AA)

Additions
1 lb Golden Raisins (30 min boil)

Yeast
2 liter starter of Denny's Favorite 50 (Wyeast #1450)