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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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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It turns out the Wyeast American Wheat Ale yeast that we used is a VERY active yeast, active enough that it blew the lid right off the fermenter. What’s really shocking is that I figured this sort of thing typically happens for higher gravity ales, where this one’s gravity was 1.050.
I was able to quickly switch from an airlock to a blow-off.
Recently picked up a magnetic stir plate and Erlenmeyer flask from Stir Starters.
In a few weeks we’re going to try and brew a beer with an estimated original gravity of 1.107! (Largest we’ve tried yet.)
From my research, one thing is recommended more than all others…a yeast starter. And one of the most efficient ways to make a starter is using a stir plate.
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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