Category Archives: Brews

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Brew #7 – Cascade Pale Ale

Type: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
Brewed: March 3, 2012
Secondary: March 7, 2012
Bottled: March 22, 2012
OG: 1.066  FG: 1.010
IBUs: 42  ABV: 7.4%

Fermentables
0.25 lb. Light Candi Sugar

Grains
10 lb. Pale Malt (2 Row)
1 lb. Caramel Malt 20L
1 lb. Munich Malt
1 lb. Belgian Wheat Malt

Hops
Bittering: 2 oz. Cascade (Pellet)
Flavor: 1 oz. Cascade (Pellet)
Dry: 1 oz. Cascade (Pellet)

Yeast
2 packets SafAle US-05

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Brew #6 – The Pink Elephant

Type: All Grain
Style: Belgian Golden Ale
Brewed: February 18, 2012
Secondary: March 3, 2012
Bottled: March 15, 2012
OG: 1.062  FG: 1.004
IBUs: 25  ABV: 7.6%

Fermentables
1.75 lb. Light Candi Sugar

Grains
11 lb. Belgian Pils 2-Row

Hops
Bittering: 1.25 oz. Styrian Goldings (Pellet)
Flavor: 0.83 oz. Saaz (Whole Leaf)

Adjuncts
4 gr. Ginger Root
4 gr. Seeds of Paradise
12 gr. Coriander Seed

Yeast
Wyeast Belgian Strong Ale (1388)
SafAle S-04

The first attempt at All Grain brewing. A Delirium Tremens clone.

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Brew #5 – Old Mellow English Barley Wine

Type: Kit (Brewcraft)
Brewed: February 4, 2012
Secondary: February 18, 2012
Bottled: March 3, 2012
OG: 1.078  FG: 1.017
IBUs: 63  ABV: 8.13%

Fermentables
7 lb. Golden Light DME
1 lb. Brewers Crystals

Grains
1 lb. Crystal 40L
0.5 lb. Crystal 150L
0.5 lb. Special B

Hops
Bittering: 1 oz. Magnum
Flavor: 1 oz. Fuggles

Yeast
2 packets Safale S-04

 

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Brew #4 – Kölsch

Type: Kit (Brewer's Best)
Brewed: January 28, 2012
Secondary: February 4, 2012
Bottled: February 25, 2012
OG: 1.044  FG: 1.013
IBUs: 28  ABV: 4.06%

Fermentables
3.3 lb. Pilsen LME
2.0 lb. Wheat DME

Grains
12 oz. Carapils

Hops
Bittering: 1 oz. Mt Rainier
Aroma: 1 oz. Willamette

Yeast
Lallemand Nottingham Ale Yeast

 

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Brew #3 – Whisky Barrel Stout

Type: Kit (Brewer's Best)
Brew Date: 1/7/2012
Secondary Date: 1/13/2012
Bottle Date: 2/10/2012
OG: 1.064  FG: 1.020
IBUs: 40  ABV: 5.78% *

Fermentables
3.3 lb. Special Dark LME
3.3 lb. Light LME
1 lb. Amber DME

Grains
6 oz. Roasted Barley
8 oz. Dark Chocolate
8 oz. Caramel 90L

Hops
Bittering: 0.5 oz. Millennium
Flavoring: 0.5 oz. Mt. Rainier

Yeast
Safale S-04

* The oak chips were soaked in 1 cup of Basil Haden bourbon for about a week prior to adding them to the secondary. The chips and bourbon were added together. So I’m not sure if the gravity calculation is an accurate measure of the ABV, since this beer has been fortified. (Something for me to research.)