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, November 22, 2009

Dark Lager

Dark Lager
(5 gallons)
11/22/2009

7.25 lbs german munich
0.25 lbs weyermann cara aroma
0.125 lbs weyermann carara III

2.0 oz saaz (first wort min)
1.0 oz saaz (15 min)

yeast:
Wyeast 2782 staro prague lager

Infusion mash at 150 for 60 min
60 min boil

1.032 OG on 11/22
1.009 secondary on 11/29
1.009 keg on 12/14
cold lager at 35-40 degrees

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Coffee Porter

Coffee Porter
(5 gallons extract)
November 17, 2009

1/2 lb roasted barley
1/4 lb chocolate malt
1/4 lb black patent malt

3.3 lb Munton's Dark LME
3.3 lb Munton's Light LME
1 lb Munton's Dark DME
1 lb maltodextrin

c. 2 oz ground Starbuck's Sumatra beans

2 oz Northern Brewer @ 8.1% AA (35 min)
2 oz Cascade @ 7.8% AA (15 min)

WhiteLabs WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast

60 min boil

Pitched: 1.054 OG on November 17, 2009
Secondary: 1.024 SG on November 24, 2009
Kegged: 1.020 FG on December 5, 2009

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Porter

Porter
(5 gallons)
11/14/2009

8.5 lbs rahr 2-row pale
1.0 lbs simpsons crystal
1.0 lbs simpsons chocolate

1.0 oz nugget (60 min)
1.0 oz cascade (1 min)

yeast:
Safale US-05

Infusion mash at 155 for 60 min
60 min boil

1.042 OG on 11/14
1.009 keg on 11/22