Style: American Pale Ale w/ Rye Batch size: 3 gal. Brewed: September 6, 2014 Bottled: October 5, 2014 OG: 1.074 FG: 1.018 ABV: 7.35% Grains 6 lb Maris Otter Pale Malt 1.5 lb Rye Malt 0.3 lb Aromatic Malt 0.3 lb Roasted Barley Hops 60 min: 1 oz Northern Brewer (9.7% AA) 10 min: 1 oz Cascade (7.4% AA) Yeast American Ale (Wyeast #1056)
Style: American Amber Ale Batch size: 2.5 gal. Brewed: May 28, 2014 Bottled: July 6, 2014 ABV: 5.5% Grains 5 lbs Rahr Pale Malt 1 lb. Caramel Malt 60L 1 lb. Munich Malt Hops 60 min: 1oz Cascade (Ray's Hops) 40 min: 1oz Cascade (Ray's Hops) 15 min: 1oz Cascade (Purchased Hops) Yeast American Ale (Wyeast #1056)
Ed’s brew-in-a-bag setup.
Brewed at the House Bayou, Ludington Michigan
Hops from Ray Anderson.
Style: Belgian Double Batch size: 2.5 gal. Brewed: March 22, 2014 Bottled: April 23, 2014 OG: 1.076 FG: 1.011 IBUs: 24 ABV: 8.5% Grains 6 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt 8 oz Dingemans Cara 45 Sugars 6 oz Sucrose 2 oz Dark Candi Sugar Hops 60 min: 1 oz Saaz (2.9% AA) Yeast Trappist High Gravity (Wyeast #3787)
Style: American Pale Ale w/ Rye Batch size: 3 gal. Brewed: March 30, 2014 Bottled: April 23, 2014 OG: 1.061 FG: 1.011 IBUs: 74 ABV: 6.6% Grains 6 lb Maris Otter Pale Malt 1.5 lb Rye Malt 0.3 lb Aromatic Malt 0.3 lb Roasted Barley Hops 60 min: 1 oz Northern Brewer (9.7% AA) 10 min: 1 oz Cascade (7.4% AA) Yeast American Ale (Wyeast #1056)
Style: Belgian Enkel (Single) Batch size: 5 gal. Brewed: January 19, 2014 Bottled: February 24, 2014 OG: 1.063 FG: 1.008 IBUs: 20 ABV: 7.2% Grains 11 lb Belgian Pilsner Malt 8 oz Dingemans Cara 20 Sugars 1 lb Sucrose Hops 60 min: 1.5 oz Saaz (2.9% AA) 15 min: 1.5 oz Saaz (2.9% AA) Spices 8 g Coriander Seeds (crushed) Yeast Belgian Ardennes (Wyeast #3522)
Probably should try 4oz of the Cara 20 instead of 8oz, it was a bit darker than it should be. Also, the gravity ended up way higher than it should have, mostly from drying out more than expected. It should have had a final gravity of 1.017, but the FG of 1.008 added an extra 1% ABV. I would go with around 8-9 lb. of grain next time.