It has been a long time since I update the few but faithful of you that read about my Adventures in Homebrew. Enough has been going on , but not so much I couldn't stop to take a few moments to let you know I'm still in the game. Interestingly enough I have garnered the attention of a few people of whom I am a great fan. The folks down at
iBrewmaster.com dropped me a
quick line, but I have been a bit too shy and humbled recently to respond. Thanks guys!
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First off, I didn't miss my anniversary. On September 1, 2009 I started this blog writing about my limited understanding of what beer is. One year after, September 1, 2010 I started a massive blog entry with several gigs of photos and videos painstakingly detailing my, albeit flawed, process. The entry became a huge albatross around my neck and eventually spanned into three separate posting outlining the equipment, the process, and then the aftermath - fermenting, bottling/kegging, and serving. None of the entries flowed into one another and the pictures I intended to use needed endless explanation which I found myself repeating over and over. It also made me look at my process and really see it's amateur status. Several of my beers had spoiled last summer and several more have still. I stopped writing partially from shame, but I never stopped brewing.
A quick catch up since last I posted:
To cure those aforementioned
Summertime Blues I inherited a large closet freezer. Since I already have a Kegorator, I put it to use as a fermentor by setting it at 70 degrees with a
Johnson Analog Refrigerator Thermostat and got back to brewing in August. I had just gotten back from a west coast vacation and in
Pike's Place Market,Seattle I bought some Washington grown dried Apricots for the smash hit of the summer:
Rouge Wheat
| Style: Witbier |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 195 |
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| Rating: 4.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 15.16 | Boil Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Color: 4.9 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 60 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 08/07/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.059 | 1.060 |
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| FG: | 1.018 | 1.015 |
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| ABV: | 5.37 % | 5.89 % |
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| Serve Date: | 09/18/2010 | 08/27/2010 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 08/07/2010 | 08/07/2010 |
Secondary | 14 days @ 72.0°F | 08/14/2010 | 08/12/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 21 days @ 74.0°F | 08/28/2010 | 08/25/2010 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
5.00 lbs | 45.45 % |
| White Wheat Malt | 1.040 | 2.4 |
5.00 lbs | 45.45 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) Bel | 1.037 | 3.0 |
1.00 lbs | 9.09 % |
| Wheat, Flaked | 1.035 | 1.6 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 15.16 |
| Hallertauer | 60 mins | 4.80 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.00 pkg | Safbrew WB-06 | Fermentis (null) |
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Additions |
Amount | Name | Time | Stage |
8.00 oz | Apricots | 60 mins | Boil |
1.00 lb | Honey | 60 mins | Boil |
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Mash Profile |
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Medium Body Temperature | 60 min @ 154.0°F |
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Add 14.00 qt water & heat to 154.0°F over 15 mins |
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I made a beer for my twin friend's, Jeb and Josh's, birthday. We kegged most of it but I saved three bottles of what has become a Herrmann Brewery staple:
Rye Pale Ale
| Style: English IPA |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 173 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 70.24 | Boil Size: 7.50 Gal |
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| Color: 15.6 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 60 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 08/31/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.053 | 1.042 |
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| FG: | 1.013 | 1.012 |
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| ABV: | 5.24 % | 3.93 % |
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| Serve Date: | 10/12/2010 | 09/11/2010 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 08/31/2010 | 08/31/2010 |
Secondary | 14 days @ 72.0°F | 09/07/2010 | 09/05/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 21 days @ 74.0°F | 09/21/2010 | 09/09/2010 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
1.00 lbs | 9.09 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L | 1.033 | 120.0 |
8.00 lbs | 72.73 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) UK | 1.036 | 3.0 |
2.00 lbs | 18.18 % |
| Rye Malt | 1.029 | 4.7 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 15.67 |
| Amarillo Gold | 15 mins | 8.50 |
1.00 ozs |
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| Cascade | 14 days | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 48.28 |
| Simcoe | 60 mins | 13.00 |
1.00 ozs | 6.30 |
| Amarillo Gold | 05 mins | 8.50 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.00 pkg | Dry English Ale | White Labs 0007 |
Granted I did a poor job mashing and the ABV suffered for it, but I have since improved the recipe and my efficiency. I am using more water now to better pull off sugars - 4 gallons to mash and 6.5 - 7 gallons to sparge - and I then boiling for 90minutes to reduce to 5 gallon. At this point I was quickly running out of
supplies, but before I reupped at the
brewstore I wanted to finish off what little supplies I had left. The resulting beer was quite akin to the
India Brown Ale I had crafted once before, but that beer went sour on account of a moist summer and problems with my cooler while this one flourished and came out quite delicious.
Everything Else IPA
| Style: American IPA |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 211 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 92.26 | Boil Size: 6.50 Gal |
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| Color: 27.4 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 90 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 09/18/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.064 | 1.062 |
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| FG: | 1.019 | 1.014 |
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| ABV: | 5.90 % | 6.29 % |
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| Serve Date: | 10/17/2010 | 10/21/2010 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 09/18/2010 | 09/18/2010 |
Secondary | 14 days @ 40.0°F | 09/25/2010 | 10/03/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 2 days @ 40.0°F | 10/17/2010 | 10/15/2010 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
7.00 lbs | 56.00 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US | 1.036 | 2.0 |
1.00 lbs | 8.00 % |
| Biscuit Malt | 1.036 | 23.0 |
1.00 lbs | 8.00 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L | 1.033 | 120.0 |
1.00 lbs | 8.00 % |
| Rye Malt | 1.029 | 4.7 |
1.00 lbs | 8.00 % |
| Cara-Pils/Dextrine | 1.033 | 2.0 |
1.00 lbs | 8.00 % |
| Turbinado | 1.044 | 10.0 |
0.50 lbs | 4.00 % |
| Chocolate Malt | 1.028 | 350.0 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 40.33 |
| Simcoe | 60 mins | 13.00 |
1.00 ozs | 35.41 |
| Nugget | 40 mins | 13.00 |
1.00 ozs | 10.34 |
| Williamette | 20 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 6.19 |
| Cascade | 10 mins | 5.50 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.00 pkg | Safale S- 05 | Fermentis (null) |
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Mash Profile |
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Protein Rest | 10 min @ 122.0°F |
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Decot 8.00 qt mash & heat to 125.0°F |
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Full Body Infusion In | 60 min @ 158.0°F |
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Add 8.00 qt water @ 212.0°F |
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Things were going well in my little shed in the back yard and with the holidays fast approaching I made another Herrmann holiday tradition for bottling and another for kegging:
Punkin' Porter
| Style: Brown Porter |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 234 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 23.06 | Boil Size: 7.00 Gal |
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| Color: 30.4 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 90 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 10/03/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.071 | 1.072 |
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| FG: | 1.021 | 1.014 |
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| ABV: | 6.55 % | 7.60 % |
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| Serve Date: | 10/30/2010 | 11/25/2010 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 10/03/2010 | 10/03/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 21 days @ 74.0°F | 10/10/2010 | 10/09/2010 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
2.00 ozs | 0.93 % |
| Black (Patent) Malt | 1.025 | 500.0 |
10.00 lbs | 74.77 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US | 1.036 | 2.0 |
0.50 lbs | 3.74 % |
| Caramunich Malt | 1.033 | 56.0 |
0.50 lbs | 3.74 % |
| Chocolate Malt | 1.034 | 350.0 |
0.25 lbs | 1.87 % |
| Rye Malt | 1.029 | 4.7 |
0.50 lbs | 3.74 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L | 1.033 | 120.0 |
8.00 ozs | 3.74 % |
| Molasses | 1.036 | 80.0 |
1.00 lbs | 7.48 % |
| Dark Dry Extract | 1.044 | 17.5 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 9.45 |
| Cascade | 20 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 13.61 |
| Hallertauer | 60 mins | 4.80 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.0 pkg | Safale S-04 | Fermentis (null) |
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Additions |
Amount | Name | Time | Stage |
1.00 tsp | Allspice | 05 mins | Boil |
1.25 tsp | Cinnamon Powder | 05 mins | Boil |
1.25 tsp | Cloves, Ground | 05 mins | Boil |
1.25 tsp | Nutmeg | 05 mins | Boil |
2.00 tsp | Vanilla | 15 mins | Boil |
0.25 oz | Ginger Root | 05 mins | Boil |
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Mash Profile |
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Full Body Infusion In | 45 min @ 158.0°F |
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Add 16.00 qt water @ 170.0°F |
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Notes |
Roast one small cooking pumpkin with innards removed for 45 min, scoop out meat and add to grain. Mash for 90 min. Add 1 tsp of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and any other seasoning at flameout. |
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Amber Clone
| Style: American Amber Ale |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 198 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 25.50 | Boil Size: 6.50 Gal |
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| Color: 14.0 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 90 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 10/10/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.060 | 1.060 |
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| FG: | 1.018 | 1.012 |
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| ABV: | 5.50 % | 6.29 % |
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| Serve Date: | 10/30/2010 | 11/06/2010 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 10/10/2010 | 10/10/2010 |
Secondary | 14 days @ 72.0°F | 10/17/2010 | 10/18/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 2 days @ 74.0°F | 11/01/2010 | 10/28/2010 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
10.00 lbs | 83.33 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US | 1.036 | 2.0 |
1.00 lbs | 8.33 % |
| Biscuit Malt | 1.036 | 23.0 |
0.50 lbs | 4.17 % |
| Caramunich Malt | 1.033 | 56.0 |
0.50 lbs | 4.17 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L | 1.033 | 120.0 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
0.66 ozs | 6.95 |
| Williamette | 20 mins | 5.50 |
0.34 ozs | 1.18 |
| Williamette | 05 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 17.37 |
| Cascade | 60 mins | 5.50 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.00 pkg | Safale S- 05 | Fermentis (null) |
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Mash Profile |
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Protein Rest | 10 min @ 122.0°F |
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Decot 8.00 qt mash & heat to 140.0°F |
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Medium Body Infusion In | 60 min @ 154.0°F |
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Add 8.00 qt water @ 166.0°F |
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Medium Body Infusion Out | 10 min @ 168.0°F |
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Add 4.00 qt water @ 196.0°F |
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Both of these were to be consumed for my birthday celebration, which in 2010 was Thanksgiving day itself. We jumped the gun with the Amber, so I made another Rye Pale Ale to consume instead, then turned my attention to the coming Christmas celebration.
Holiday Stout 2010
| Style: American Stout |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 221 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 38.74 | Boil Size: 7.00 Gal |
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| Color: 40.8 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 60 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 11/07/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.067 | 1.056 |
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| FG: | 1.020 | 1.015 |
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| ABV: | 6.16 % | 5.37 % |
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| Serve Date: | 12/12/2010 | 12/31/2010 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 11/07/2010 | 11/07/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 21 days @ 74.0°F | 11/13/2010 | 11/21/2010 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
10.00 lbs | 74.07 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US | 1.036 | 2.0 |
0.50 lbs | 3.70 % |
| Black (Patent) Malt | 1.025 | 500.0 |
1.00 lbs | 7.41 % |
| Caramunich Malt | 1.033 | 56.0 |
1.00 lbs | 7.41 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L | 1.034 | 80.0 |
0.50 lbs | 3.70 % |
| Chocolate Malt | 1.028 | 350.0 |
8.00 ozs | 3.70 % |
| Molasses | 1.036 | 80.0 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 27.83 |
| Northern Brewer | 60 mins | 8.50 |
1.00 ozs | 10.91 |
| Williamette | 20 mins | 5.50 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.0 pkg | Safale S- 05 | Fermentis (null) |
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Additions |
Amount | Name | Time | Stage |
0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient | 10 mins | Boil |
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Mash Profile |
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Full Body Infusion In | 45 min @ 158.0°F |
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Add 8.00 qt water @ 170.0°F |
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I aged this beer for a decent amount of time and manage to hold onto a few yet still for further aging. Unlike
last year's, this stout was nothing special. It was good enough, but stouts aren't really my favorite.
It seems my little operation here goes through periods of flourish followed by a series of bumbling catastrophes. While some of the above beers aged well in their bottles, the next few bombed.
It's my fault once again in this case. With my new fermenting tool, the temperature regulated freezer, my yeast was erupting and actually cause quite a few spills within the chest of the freezer. I didn't clean it very well (or at all) and lost a 10 gallon batch of Brown ale followed by another iteration of the India Black Ale.
Brown holiday |
| Style: American Brown Ale | OG: 1.052 |
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| Type: Partial Mash | FG: 1.016 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | ABV: 4.72 % |
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| Calories: 172 | IBU's: 38.12 |
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| Efficiency: 70 % | Boil Size: 12.50 Gal |
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| Color: 34.9 SRM | Batch Size: 10.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 60 minutes |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F |
Secondary | 7 days @ 72.0°F |
Bottle/Keg | 2 days @ 74.0°F |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
3.33 lbs | 20.50 % |
| Dark Liquid Extract | 1.036 | 17.5 |
3.33 lbs | 20.50 % |
| Dark Liquid Extract | 1.036 | 17.5 |
3.33 lbs | 20.50 % |
| Amber Liquid Extract | 1.036 | 12.5 |
1.00 lbs | 6.16 % |
| Chocolate Malt | 1.034 | 350.0 |
0.25 lbs | 1.54 % |
| Black (Patent) Malt | 1.025 | 500.0 |
1.00 lbs | 6.16 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L | 1.034 | 80.0 |
1.00 lbs | 6.16 % |
| Biscuit Malt | 1.036 | 23.0 |
1.00 lbs | 6.16 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L | 1.033 | 120.0 |
1.00 lbs | 6.16 % |
| Caramunich Malt | 1.033 | 56.0 |
1.00 lbs | 6.16 % |
| Molasses | 1.036 | 80.0 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
2.00 ozs | 28.85 |
| Northern Brewer | 60 mins | 8.50 |
2.00 ozs | 9.27 |
| Williamette | 15 mins | 5.50 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
2.00 pkg | Safale S- 05 | Fermentis (null) |
I wanted to make a big load of beer for the holidays, but didn't want to go through too much work, so I made a partial mash. I hadn't done anything other than all grain since I
February of that year, and
almost a year before that.
Anyway I paid for my laziness and I took my wife's scrubbing out the freezer -
thanks honey - before I could get back on track. Since the obliged Holidays have past I can really focus on my favorite house brews. I recently mastered the ever elusive
Istrouma Pale Ale and I'm going to stick to this recipe, and try to keep it at all times.
Istrouma Pale Ale
| Style: American IPA |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 204 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 84.48 | Boil Size: 7.50 Gal |
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| Color: 12.7 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 90 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 12/12/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.062 | 1.052 |
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| FG: | 1.019 | 1.010 |
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| ABV: | 5.63 % | 5.50 % |
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| Serve Date: | 01/07/2011 | 01/17/2011 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 12/12/2010 | 12/12/2010 |
Secondary | 14 days @ 72.0°F | 12/19/2010 | 12/22/2010 |
Bottle/Keg | 2 days @ 74.0°F | 01/05/2011 | 01/05/2011 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
10.00 lbs | 80.00 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US | 1.036 | 2.0 |
0.50 lbs | 4.00 % |
| Rye Malt | 1.029 | 4.7 |
1.00 lbs | 8.00 % |
| Biscuit Malt | 1.036 | 23.0 |
0.50 lbs | 4.00 % |
| Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L | 1.034 | 80.0 |
0.50 lbs | 4.00 % |
| Caramunich Malt | 1.033 | 56.0 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 3.72 |
| Cascade | 05 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 11.31 |
| Cascade | 20 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 44.13 |
| Simcoe | 60 mins | 13.00 |
1.00 ozs | 25.33 |
| Amarillo Gold | 40 mins | 8.50 |
0.50 ozs |
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| Simcoe | 14 days | 13.00 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.0 pkg | Safale S- 05 | Fermentis (null) |
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Additions |
Amount | Name | Time | Stage |
0.50 tsp | Irish Moss | 15 mins | Boil |
0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient | 15 mins | Boil |
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Mash Profile |
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Protein Rest | 20 min @ 130.0°F |
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Decot 8.00 qt mash & heat to 150.0°F |
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Medium Body Infusion In | 60 min @ 154.0°F |
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Add 8.00 qt water @ 212.0°F |
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I am going to flip-flop week-to-week with this and my Rye Pale Ale recipe which I made just last week according to this batch recipe I made just before the new year.
Rye Pale Ale
| Style: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
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| Type: All Grain | Calories: 208 |
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| Rating: 0.0 | Efficiency: 70 % |
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| IBU's: 60.28 | Boil Size: 7.50 Gal |
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| Color: 10.5 SRM | Batch Size: 5.00 Gal |
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| Boil Time: 90 minutes |
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| Estimated | Actual |
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| Brew Date: | - | 12/30/2010 |
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| OG: | 1.063 | 1.062 |
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| FG: | 1.019 | 1.010 |
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| ABV: | 5.76 % | 6.81 % |
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| Serve Date: | 01/15/2011 | 01/15/2011 |
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Fermentation Steps |
Name | Days / Temp | Estimated | Actual |
Primary | 7 days @ 68.0°F | 12/30/2010 | 12/30/2010 |
Secondary | 14 days @ 72.0°F | 01/06/2011 | 01/10/2011 |
Bottle/Keg | 2 days @ 74.0°F | 01/24/2011 | 01/13/2011 |
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Grains & Adjuncts |
Amount | Percentage |
| Name | Gravity | Color |
10.00 lbs | 76.92 % |
| Pale Malt (2 Row) US | 1.036 | 2.0 |
2.00 lbs | 15.38 % |
| Rye Malt | 1.029 | 4.7 |
1.00 lbs | 7.69 % |
| Caramunich Malt | 1.033 | 56.0 |
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Hops |
Amount | IBU's |
| Name | Time | AA % |
1.00 ozs | 10.34 |
| Cascade | 20 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 3.40 |
| Cascade | 05 mins | 5.50 |
1.00 ozs | 26.37 |
| Amarillo Gold | 60 mins | 8.50 |
0.50 ozs | 20.17 |
| Simcoe | 60 mins | 13.00 |
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Yeasts |
Amount | Name | Laboratory / ID |
1.0 pkg | Safale S-04 | Fermentis (null) |
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Additions |
Amount | Name | Time | Stage |
0.50 tsp | Irish Moss | 15 mins | Boil |
0.50 tsp | Yeast Nutrient | 15 mins | Boil |
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Mash Profile |
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Light Body Infusion In | 40 min @ 150.0°F |
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Add 6.50 qt ( 0.50 qt/lb ) water @ 200.0°F |
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Protein Rest | 30 min @ 120.0°F |
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Decot 2.00 qt mash & heat to 140.0°F |
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If I can keep these two beers flowing I'll be a happy man. I also figure that in between the first and second week of aging these beers in secondary fermentation I can brew a specialty batch and quick bottle it right after primary fermentation. In fact I plan to d this tomorrow by brewing the
Rouge Wheat again and this time use Louisiana Grapefruit from my friend's front yard. Barring anymore sanitation catastrophes, 2011 should be a good year.