Rating System

1 - don't waste valuable beer calories on me
2 - tasty, walter approves
3 - so good you should have it for breakfast

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Saison

Saison v2
(5 gallons)
12/10/2006

10 lbs american pale
1 lb wheat
1/4 lb crystal 40L
1/2 lb amber candi sugar
2 t gypsum

1 oz kent golding (60 min)
1 oz kent golding/styrian (15 min)
1/3 oz styrian (2 min)

infusion mash 150 for 90 min
80 min boil

yeast:
WLP565 saison

1.054 OG on 12/10
1.015 secondary on 12/14
1.015 keg on 1/2

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Saison

Saison v1
(5 gallons)
11/12/2006

10 lbs belgian pilsner
1 lb munich
3/4 lb wheat
2 t gypsum
1/2 lb amber candi sugar

1.5 oz hallertauer (60 min)
1 oz kent golding (2 min)

1 t (coriander x4, ginger x1, cumin x1, black peppar x1)

infusion mash 147 for 90 min
90 min boil

yeast:
WLP565 saison

1.040 OG on 11/12
1.011 keg on 12/6

Sunday, November 5, 2006

Noche Buena

Noche Buena [Mexican Seasonal Dark Lager] v1
(5 gallon)
11/5/2006

6.6 lbs Muntons dark malt extract syrup
1 lb rice extract powder
1 lb crystal 20
1/4 lb toasted malted barley

1.25 oz Spalt (60 min)
1 oz Saaz (15 min)
1 oz Hallertauer (5 min)

60 min boil

yeast:
Wyeast German Ale Yeast

Bottled 11/28/06, 1.015 FG

Sunday, October 29, 2006

Cuzco Dark

Cuzco Dark
(5 gallons)
10/29/2006

10 lbs british pale
3/4 lbs cara-pils
1/2 lb chocolate
1.5 lb crystal 60L

1 oz willamette (60 min)
3 T cocoa powder (15 min)
irish moss (15 min)

infusion mash 150 for 110 min
90 min boil

yeast:
WLP013 london ale

1.061 OG on 10/29
1.013 secondary on 11/5
1.012 final on 11/12

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Bavarian Dunkelweizen

Dunkelweizen v1
(5 gallon)

7 lbs Muntons wheat malt extract
1/2 lb chocolate malt
1/2 lb toasted [bisquit] malt

3/4 oz Hallertauer (60 min)
1/4 oz Saaz (10 min)

60 min boil

yeast:
Wyeast German Wheat Ale

Friday, October 6, 2006

ESB

ESB v2
(5 gallons)
10/6/2006

10 lbs british pale
1 lb cara-pils
1/2 lb crystal 40L

1 oz fuggles (60 min)
1/2 oz challenger (60 min)
1/2 oz bramling cross (60 min)
1 oz kent golding (3 min)
1 oz kent golding (dry hop)
irish moss (15 min)

infusion mash 155 for 90 min
90 min boil

yeast:
WLP013 london ale

1.051 OG on 10/6
1.011 secondary on 10/11
1.011 final on 10/22

Sunday, October 1, 2006

Gareth's IPA v1

India Pale Ale v1
(5 gallon)

7.5 lbs Muntons light malt extract
1 lb crystal 40
1/2 lb toasted malt

1.7 oz Chinook (60 min)
1 oz Cascade (10 min)

60 min boil

yeast:
Wyeast American Ale

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Bière de Garde

Bière de Garde v1
(5 gallons)
9/24/2007

13.5 lbs belgian pilsner
5 oz munich (meant to use caraMunich...oops)
6 oz crystal 60L

1.5 oz styrian goldings (90 min)
1/4 oz saaz (15 min)
irish moss (2 min)

infusion mash 147 for 90 min
90 min boil

yeast:
WLP400 belgian wit

1.054 OG on 9/24
1.007 secondary on 10/1
1.007 final on 10/6

Saturday, September 16, 2006

ESB

ESB v1
(5 gallons)
9/16/2006

7.5 lbs british pale
1/2 lb munich
1/2 lb crystal 40L
1/4 lb wheat

1 oz kent goldings (60 min)
1/2 oz cascade (30 min)
1/2 oz cascade (2 min)

infusion mash 150 for 90 min
90 min boil

yeast:
safale S-04

1.030 OG on 9/16
1.005 secondary on 9/23
1.005 final on 9/26

Sunday, July 9, 2006

Triple

Saison v6
(3 gallons)
7/9/2006


8 lbs belgian pilsner
3/4 lb german wheat
1/4 lb belgian aromatic
1 lb cane sugar


1/4 oz tettnang (90 min)
1/4 oz saaz (5 min)


infusion mash at 150 for 90 min


90 min boil


yeast:
WLP500 trappist ale yeast


1.075 OG on 7/9
1.010 keg on 7/22