01/30/2012 – Create 1.5 L starter on White Labs European Ale Yeast WLP011 5.5oz of DME in 1.5L Stir plate for 48 hrs 02/01/2012 – Brewed by Ben Black All grain recipe 1 lb – Coffee malt 7 lb – 2-row malt 0.5 lb – Special B malt 0.25 lb – Black roasted barley 4 lb – Munich malt 2 oz – De-bittered black malt 8 oz – Malto dextrin 1 oz – Nugget hop pallets (60 min) 0.25 oz…
01/21/2012 – Brew Day 0.5 lb – Cara pils malt 0.5 lb – Crystal 60L malt 2.5 lb – 2-row malt 5 lb – Extra pale extract 1 oz – Northern brewer hop pellets (60 min) 0.5 oz – Northern brewer hop pellets (15 min) 0.5 oz – Northern brewer hop pellets (5 min) 1% alcohol boost ½ tsp yeast nutrient 1 tsp irish moss (last 15 min of boil) 10 drops anti-foam silcon (last 15 min of boil) Aerated…
01/13/2012 – Created 1.6L starter 2 cups DME The starter looks like a snow globe. Big globs of yeast stuck together, swirling in the flask. Joe took a video of it with his phone. White Labs English Ale Yeast WLP002 1/15/2012 – Brew Day 0.5 lb – Brown malt 1 lb – 2-row malt 0.5 lb – Crystal 60L malt 0.5 lb – Crystal 90L malt 1 lb – Munich malt 0.25 lb – De-bittered black malt 10 lb –…
01/01/2012 – Added cure 100 g – Salt 100 g – Sugar 5 g – Fresh ground black pepper 2 g – Thyme 3 g – Dried juniper berries 7 g – Fresh rosemary (5 sprigs) 5 g – Cure #2 1165 g – Eye-of-round beef (started out ~2.4 lbs before trimming) Trimmed meat. Chopped spices in food processor. Rubbed meat with spices in a zip-top bag. Cured in fridge. 01/16/2012 – Wrapped for drying 958 g after curing for…