Been busy brewing for NHC. My club is making a big push to win the Golden Urinal. These aren’t all for NHC but several are.
So far:
May 27, 2013 Belgian Witbier II
May 17, 2013 Belgian IPA II
May 16, 2013 Neapolitan Stout
May 16, 2013 Chocolate Milk Stout
April 21, 2013 Vienna Lager
April 05, 2013 Cascadian Dark Ale #2
April 02, 2013 SMaSH - Nugget
March 24, 2013 Spring Saison
March 17, 2013 Classic American Pilsner
February 16, 2013 Last Minute IPA - Belgian IPA
February 02, 2013 Belgian Buddha
January 25, 2013 Big F’in IPA
January 19, 2013 Ryaison
January 01, 2013 Belgian IPA
Coming soon:
Citra Pale Ale
Patersbier
Dubbel
Tripel
Northern English Brown
.25 oz belma @ 60
.25 oz belma @35
.25 oz cascade @15
.25 oz cascade @ 5
I fermented my batch with the white labs American ale blend. Ed used the same on one and Nottingham on the other.[/quote]
Slightly different grain bills, and you love that cane sugar. haha. I went heavier with the late addition hops. But belma can be a light hope in flavor and takes a good addition for the flavor to really come through.
It will be fun to see the differences in two belma blondes.
0.50 oz Chinook (AA 11.5%, Pellet) 60 min, 19.7 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook (AA 11.5%, Pellet) 20 min, 12.0 IBU (FWH)
0.50 oz Amarillo (AA 8.0%, Pellet) 10 min, 5.0 IBU
0.50 oz Citra (AA 14.4%, Pellet) 10 min, 9.0 IBU
1.00 oz Simcoe (AA 10.0%, Pellet) 5 min, 6.8 IBU
0.50 oz Amarillo (AA 8.0%, Pellet) 0 min, 0.0 IBU
0.50 oz Citra (AA 14.4%, Pellet) 0 min, 0.0 IBU
Yeast:
US05
Maris Otter - 3.5-4.5° L. Rich, slightly nutty flavor. Excellent for any English beer style
Victory - 28° L. Gives gold to light brown color and a toasty, bread-like malt flavor.
Munich - 8.3° L. High-kilned lager malt with intense malt flavor and amber color.[/quote]
Going to do an american brown sometime in the next few days. Just not sure when. Was thinking tonight, but was too lazy to make a yeast starter. I guess I could just throw in a packet of us05.
I’m playing around with hops a lot this year. SHX = single-hop experiment.
2/3/2013 Pale Ale (Glacier and Centennial)
2/23/2013 Irish dry stout
3/3/2013 ESB (dispensed on nitro)
3/30/2013 Pale Ale (Centennial and Cascade)
4/6/2013 Snow Cone (IPA)
5/11/2013 Witbier
5/26/2013 Killer Hay Bale Ale (all Glacier American wheat)
6/2/2013 SHX1 Centennial pale ale
6/9/2013 SHX2 Crystal pale ale (half batch)
6/23/2013 SHX3 Galaxy IPA
6/30/2013 Snow Cone (IPA)
7/6/2013 - two half-batches planned: SHX4 Columbus and SHX5 Summit (pale ale)
[quote=“kcbeersnob”]I’m playing around with hops a lot this year. SHX = single-hop experiment.
2/3/2013 Pale Ale (Glacier and Centennial)
2/23/2013 Irish dry stout
3/3/2013 ESB (dispensed on nitro)
3/30/2013 Pale Ale (Centennial and Cascade)
4/6/2013 Snow Cone (IPA)
5/11/2013 Witbier
5/26/2013 Killer Hay Bale Ale (all Glacier American wheat)
6/2/2013 SHX1 Centennial pale ale
6/9/2013 SHX2 Crystal pale ale (half batch)
6/23/2013 SHX3 Galaxy IPA
6/30/2013 Snow Cone (IPA)
7/6/2013 - two half-batches planned: SHX4 Columbus and SHX5 Summit (pale ale)[/quote]
[quote=“muddywater_grant”]
I have never used glacier, what were thoughts?[/quote]
I like it a lot. A nice peach aroma. Didn’t really like the way it blended with Centennial, though. Initially they combined to form a lemony flavor, but fortunately that faded in time.
[quote=“kcbeersnob”][quote=“muddywater_grant”]
I have never used glacier, what were thoughts?[/quote]
I like it a lot. A nice peach aroma. Didn’t really like the way it blended with Centennial, though. Initially they combined to form a lemony flavor, but fortunately that faded in time.[/quote]
Nice, I may have to get my hands on some and do a SMASH to check them out.
1: German Not Alt 1/4/13
2: Special Roast Bitter 1/5/13
3: Seven Seas English Bitter 1/18/13
4: Kolsch 1/25/13
5: Russian Imperial Stout 2/8/13
6: Partigyle Porter 2/8/13
7: Simcoe Red Ale 3/9/13
8: Indian Brown Ale 3/16/13
9: Cream Ale 3/23/13
10: White Rascal Clone 4/5/13
11: Pliny the Toddler 4/13/13
12: Shelter Pale Ale 4/19/13
13: Blonde Ale 5/4/13
14: Zythos Summer Ale (Pale Wheat Ale) 5/12/13
15: White IPA 5/18/13
16: Belma Blonde Ale 6/5/13
17: ESB 6/14/13
18: Petite Rye Saison 6/23/13
19: Summer Pale Ale 6/28/13
20: Summer Brown 7/5/13
Just but #20 just went into the carboy.
Summer Brown
American Brown Ale
Recipe Specs
Batch Size (G): 5.5
Total Grain (lb): 10.000
Total Hops (oz): 2.50
Original Gravity (OG): 1.051 (°P): 12.6
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.01 %
Colour (SRM): 22.0 (EBC): 43.3
Bitterness (IBU): 34.0 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 75
[quote=“muddywater_grant”]1: German Not Alt 1/4/13
2: Special Roast Bitter 1/5/13
3: Seven Seas English Bitter 1/18/13
4: Kolsch 1/25/13
5: Russian Imperial Stout 2/8/13
6: Partigyle Porter 2/8/13
7: Simcoe Red Ale 3/9/13
8: Indian Brown Ale 3/16/13
9: Cream Ale 3/23/13
10: White Rascal Clone 4/5/13
11: Pliny the Toddler 4/13/13
12: Shelter Pale Ale 4/19/13
13: Blonde Ale 5/4/13
14: Zythos Summer Ale (Pale Wheat Ale) 5/12/13
15: White IPA 5/18/13
16: Belma Blonde Ale 6/5/13
17: ESB 6/14/13
18: Petite Rye Saison 6/23/13
19: Summer Pale Ale 6/28/13
20: Summer Brown 7/5/13
[/quote]
Wow. I felt like I was brewing a lot. How do you burn through so much beer?
I’ll be doing two batches tomorrow. Sort of. One mash split into two half batches for my single-hop experiment series. Going to be a long day. A hot and humid day. I should have done this in spring.
I pretty much drink only my own beer. Couldn’t tell you the last time I purchased beer outside a bar and/or restaurant. And I share a ton. Usually take a couple gallons to every homebrew meeting and same with most gathering at friends.
1: German Not Alt 1/4/13
2: Special Roast Bitter 1/5/13
3: Seven Seas English Bitter 1/18/13
4: Kolsch 1/25/13
5: Russian Imperial Stout 2/8/13
6: Partigyle Porter 2/8/13
7: Simcoe Red Ale 3/9/13
8: Indian Brown Ale 3/16/13
9: Cream Ale 3/23/13
10: White Rascal Clone 4/5/13
11: Pliny the Toddler 4/13/13
12: Shelter Pale Ale 4/19/13
13: Blonde Ale 5/4/13
14: Zythos Summer Ale (Pale Wheat Ale) 5/12/13
15: White IPA 5/18/13
16: Belma Blonde Ale 6/5/13
17: ESB 6/14/13
18: Petite Rye Saison 6/23/13
19: Summer Pale Ale 6/28/13
20: Summer Brown 7/5/13
21: 75th Batch Double IPA 7/13/13
Now I need to decide what to brew next. Hopefully hitting the hb supply shop today will give me an idea.
Only 2 Brews since June 2.
16. Amber Ale. 7-4. This was a BB kit that I brewed with my son while visiting in Arlington Va.
His second batch ever and one of my best brew days ever.
Robust Porter. 7-15. Switched gears a little for a small local competition in September.
I plan on brewing Sunday for the same Comp. It’s limited to just 4 BJCP styles so another IPA is on the stir plate.
Not sure when I’ll brew next. Lots of overtime coming up at work.
1: German Not Alt 1/4/13
2: Special Roast Bitter 1/5/13
3: Seven Seas English Bitter 1/18/13
4: Kolsch 1/25/13
5: Russian Imperial Stout 2/8/13
6: Partigyle Porter 2/8/13
7: Simcoe Red Ale 3/9/13
8: Indian Brown Ale 3/16/13
9: Cream Ale 3/23/13
10: White Rascal Clone 4/5/13
11: Pliny the Toddler 4/13/13
12: Shelter Pale Ale 4/19/13
13: Blonde Ale 5/4/13
14: Zythos Summer Ale (Pale Wheat Ale) 5/12/13
15: White IPA 5/18/13
16: Belma Blonde Ale 6/5/13
17: ESB 6/14/13
18: Petite Rye Saison 6/23/13
19: Summer Pale Ale 6/28/13
20: Summer Brown 7/5/13
21: 75th Batch Double IPA 7/13/13
22: Red Ale 7/21/13
Just mashed in on this.
Red Ale
Recipe specifics:
Style: American Amber Ale
Batch size: 5.5 gal
Boil volume: 7.0 gal
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.013
Bitterness (IBU): 32.7
Color (SRM): 14.7
ABV: 4.9%
Grain/Sugars:
6.50 lb Weyermann Pale Ale Malt, 65.0%
2.00 lb Weyermann Dark Munich, 20.0%
1.00 lb CaraMunich, 10.0%
0.50 lb Crystal 80L, 5.0%
Hops:
0.50 oz Nugget (AA 10.0%, Pellet) 60 min, 17.3 IBU
0.50 oz Chinook (AA 11.5%, Pellet) 20 min, 12.0 IBU(FWH)
0.75 oz Cascade (AA 6.6%, Pellet) 5 min, 3.4 IBU
1.00 oz Centennial (AA 9.0%, Pellet) 0 min, 0.0 IBU
Brewing #23 tomorrow night. What I am calling an mALTbiere. A blend of a marzen and alt biere. I think it will work.
Got the yeast starter going as we speak.
Here’s what I am doing.
mALTbiere
Recipe Specs
Batch Size (G): 5.5
Total Grain (lb): 10.000
Total Hops (oz): 1.25
Original Gravity (OG): 1.052 (°P): 12.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 5.11 %
Colour (SRM): 10.2 (EBC): 20.1
Bitterness (IBU): 27.3 (Average)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 75
Boil Time (Minutes): 75
Grain Bill
3.000 lb Munich I (30%)
3.000 lb Pale Ale Malt (30%)
3.000 lb Vienna (30%)
0.750 lb Caramunich I (7.5%)
0.250 lb Aromatic Malt (2.5%)
Hop Bill
0.50 oz Magnum Pellet (12.5% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
0.25 oz Mt. Hood Pellet (5.2% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0 oz/Gal)
0.50 oz Tettnanger Pellet (4% Alpha) @ 10 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
Misc Bill
Single step Infusion at 154°F for 60 Minutes.
Fermented at 68°F with WLP008 - East Coast Ale
