Rating System

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

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Great Barrington Brewery

English Ale (seasonal), Ice Glen IPA, Black Bear Stout, Harrington Brown (the English Ale probably got the highest ratings, although all of the beers were solidly drinkable!).

Monday, July 25, 2011

Saison

Saison
(10 gallons)
7/25/2011

9.0 lbs belgian pilsner malt
5.25 lbs german vienna malt
1.5 lbs torrefied wheat

2.0 oz east kent goldings (60 min)
0.5 oz styrian goldings (10 min)
0.5 oz saaz (10 min)
1.5 oz styrian goldings (2 min)
1.5 oz saaz (2 min)

yeast:
Safbrew T-58

Infusion mash at 150 for 60 min
60 min boil

1.036 OG on 7/25
1.012 secondary on 7/31
1.012 keg on 7/31

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Black IPA

Black IPA
(10 gallons)
7/10/2011

23.0 lbs rahr 2-row pale malt
1.0 lbs briess caramel 80L
0.75 lbs weyermann dehusked carafa III
0.75 lbs simpson chocolate malt

2.0 oz summit (60 min)
2.0 oz chinook (15 min)
2.0 oz centential (10 min)
2.0 oz cascade (5 min)
2.0 oz centenial (0 min)

2.0 oz cascade dry hop

yeast:
Safbrew T-58

Infusion mash at 150 for 60 min
60 min boil

1.056 OG on 7/10
1.010 keg on 7/17
1.010 secondary on 7/17