Rating System

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

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Gareth's Saison v3

Saison v3 (Saison Dupont clone)
(5 gallon)

.5 lb Vienna malt
5.75 lbs Munton's extra light dry malt extract
1 lb wheat dry malt extract
1 lb Belgian light candi sugar

1.4 oz East Kent Goldings 4.8% (60 min)
.5 oz East Kent Goldings 4.8% (15 min)
.5 oz dried orange peel (Penzey's) (15 min)
.25 oz Liberty 4.8% (5 min)

60 min boil

yeast: WLP 550 Belgian Ale Yeast

Pitched 8/14/08, SG 1.062
Kegged 8/24/08, FG 1.015

The final gravity is lower than was previously the case for this beer: perhaps the warm weather meant the yeast worked more efficiently.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Hefeweizen

Hefeweizen
(5 gallons)
8/16/2008

4.5 lbs German Pilsner
5.0 lbs Wheat Malt
? SRM

2 oz Hallertaur (60 min)
0.5 oz Saaz(2 min)
? IBU

Yeast: WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast

Step mash:
protien rest 45 min @ 120
sacc rest 90 min @ 150
mash out 10 min @ 165

1.044 OG on 8/16