12/31/2015 – Brew Day 3.5 lbs – 2 Row Malt 0.5 lbs – Honey Malt 0.5 lbs – Carapils Malt 5 lbs – Extra Pale LME 0.75 oz – Crystal Hop pellets (60 min, 3.3% AA) 1 capsule – Yeast fuel (15 min) 1 tablet – Whirlfloc (15 min) 0.75 oz – Crystal Hop pellets (15 min, 3.3% AA) 0.5 oz – Crystal Hop pellets (5 min, 3.3% AA) Wyeast 1968 – London ESB Yeast Clarity Ferm Aerated with O2 for 45…
12/31/2015 – Brew Day Kit from Midwest supply “Redheaded Ryerish Ale” IPA Water: 7 gal – Reverse osmosis water 0.7 g – Calcium Carbonate 1.5 g – Magnesium Sulfate 3 g – Gypsum 1.5 g – Calcium Chloride Unknown steeping grains 3.15 lbs – Rye LME (60 min) 1 oz – Nugget hop pellets (60 min, 13.3% AA) 6 lbs – Rye LME (20 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 0.5 tsp – Yeast Nutrient (15 min) 1…
11/29/2015 – Brew Day 10 gallon batch, but 12 gallons of wort produced due to loss in hops Recipe for 5 gallons: 14 lbs – American 2-row malted barley 0.75 lbs – Carapils 0.5 lbs – Carastan 0.25 oz – Amarillo hop pellets (first wort hopped, 9.3% AA) 10 mL – Hopshot (90 min, 100 IBU) 1 oz – Columbus hop pellets (45 min, 12% AA) 1 oz – Simcoe (20 min, 12.1% AA) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15…
11/22/2015 – Brew day 13 gal strike water at 156 degrees F Mashed at 152 degrees F 10 lbs – Blacklands crystal brown 0.75 oz – US Magnum hop pellets (13.5 alpha – 60 min) 0.5 0z – UK Challenger hop pellets (8.5% alpha – 60 min) 2 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 1 tsp – Yeast Nutrient (15 min) Chilled to 77 degrees F Dissolved 785 g dark brown Jaggery in 2 qts water and added to the…
10/23/2015 – Yeast starter First time to try the wort-in-a-can starter base. Super easy. 1 can + 1 can water Pitched WLP802 – White labs – Czech Budejovice Lager Yeast Fermented on a stir plate in the fermentation chamber at 50 degrees F. 10/25/2015 – Brew day 10 gallon batch 18 lbs – German Pilsner Malt 8 oz – Crystal 10L Malt Mashed at 148 degrees F 2 oz – Nugget hop pellets (14.9% Alpha – 60 min) 2 oz –…
09/19/2015 – Brew Day 10 gallon all grain batch for Daniel D. 11.5 lbs – 2-Row malt 7 lbs – Munich malt 1 lb – 120L Crystal malt 1 lb – Cara Munich malt 3 oz – German Hallertau hop pellets (2.7% Alpha – 60 min) 2 tabs – Whirlfloc (15 min) 2 capsules – Yeast fuel (15 min) 1 oz – Cascade hop pellets (5.5% alpha – 15 min) 1 oz – Cascade hop pellets (5.5% alpha – 5…
09/13/2015 – Brew day 2.25 lbs – 2 Row malt 1 lb – Red wheat malt 4 lbs – Bavarian Wheat DME 1 oz – Glacier hop pellets (5.9% alpha – 60 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 1 capsule – Yeast fuel (15 min) 0.125 oz – Lemon peel (5 min) Poured the wort into an HDPE fermentation tub (what will fit in the new fermentation chambers) Pitched one nicely-active bag of Wyeast Labs 1272 American II…
09/12/2015 – Brew Day 2.25 lbs – Munich ale malt 8 oz – Crystal 40L malt 4 oz – Crystal 120L malt 2 oz – De-bittered black malt 5 lb – Munich LME 1 oz – Glacier hop pellets (5.0% alpha – 60 min) 0.75 oz – Cascade hop pellets (8.2% alpha – 15 min) 1 capsule – Yeast fuel (15 min) 1 tablet – Whirlfloc (15 min) 0.25 oz – Cascade hop pellets (8.2% alpha – 5 min) Racked…
09/05/2015 – Brew day Started early with help from Dave Holcomb Strike water was 13 gallons kitchen tap water @ 158 F Mashed 10 lbs Blacklands Brown Crystal @ 154 F for an hour. Iodine test showed full conversion 0.75 oz – Willamette hop pellets (4.9% Alpha – 60 min) 0.25 oz – UK East Kent Golding (7.2% Alpha – 60 min) 2 tsp – Irish moss (15 min) 1 tsp – DAP Yeast nutruent (15 min) Chilled with hose…
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/irish-red-ale-kit.html#Details_tab 07/05/2015 – Make starter 100g – DME (we normally use 150g, but were short of DME) 1.5L – spring water 1/8 teaspoon – yeast nutrient Headwaters Ale Wyeast ACT1000 This is a special yeast, offered by Midwest Supplies. Here’s their description: “A clean, aggressive ale strain well suited for American style ales and German style ales. This strain does well at lower temperatures, but stays clean even at the warmer end of the temperature range. Though it is a…