Insanely Hopped Fresh Hop Ale

Insanely Hooped Fresh Hop Ale 2016

10 gallon, all grain seasonal fresh hop ale brewed with proprietary Sunnycroft and Bird Brook Hop Farms

Grains:
     Blue Ox Malt                    20
     Brown malt                            4 oz
     Crystal 10                           1
     Carapils Malt                      2
     Biscuit Malt                           5 oz

Hops:
     Sunycroft                            5.6 oz     60 min
     Bird Brook                          3.6          15 min
     Bird Brook                          4              after boil, steep for 30 min

Yeast:
     Safale us-05

Brewed 9/21/2016
     OG  1040
     Transfer 10/29    1012

McLaughlin Ale

Recipe from ale of 5/19/15. If this test batch is as good as I expect, and I am invited back as brewer for Garden Illuminated, then this is it.
10 gallon all grain

Grains:
     Blue Ox Pale Malt               20 lbs
     Carapils                                  0.5 lbs
     Caramil pils (crystal 10*)      0.5
     Munich                                  0.5

Hops:
     Summit  15.0%                     2.5 oz     60 min
     Saaz  3.7%                             3              5 min
     Pearle 5.8%                           1              5 min
     Simcoe 11.6%                       2              secondary

Yeast:      Safale S04
                Safale S05

Brewed 4/26/2016  OG  1046
Secondary 6/15/2016  1010
Kegged  6/27/16   1008  (S05 slightly darker and more bitter)

Fresh Hop Ale 2015

We welcome and appreciate guest hop producer Steve for his contribution for 2015.

Sunnycroft (all in dry weight) 3.6 oz

Steve
     Golding 2.4 oz
     Chinook 0.2
     Cascade 0.6

Grains
     Pilsner                           10 lbs
     Melanoidin                    0.5
     Biscuit                           0.5
     Crystal 10*                    0.5

Hops

     Sunnycroft  3.6                  @60 min
     Golding 2.4                        @15 min
     Chinook0.2/Cascade 0.6   @0, steep for 15 min

Yeast
     Safale S04

Brewed 9/10/2015       OG 1042
Secondary 9/20/2015         1014
Kegged, 6 bottles 10/6       1011
     primed with 3.5 0z corn sugar
   

Ale or Lager ?

I was going to make a 10 gallons of lager but only had one lager yeast.  I am not sure this recipe would fit lager style anyway, probably too hoppy.

Grain:
     pilsner malt        20 #
     carapils                 8 oz
     caramel pils          8 oz
     munich malt         8 oz

Hops:
     Summit     14.4%     2.5 oz 60 min
     Saaz            6.4%     2.4 oz  5 min
     Pearle          9.0%     1 oz 5 min

     secondary:
          saaz                  1 oz  (lager)
          simcoe             1 oz  (ale)

Yeast:
     Safale       us-05
     Saflager     s-23

IBU 73.29
Boiled 5/19/15     1.062
Secondary 5/29/2015   Ale 1006    preferred by Judy
                                   Lager 1010  clearer, citrus notes, preferred by Brewer Russ
Kegged 6/12/2015   Ale 1006
                                 Lager 1010

Fresh Hop Ale

Sunnycroft 2014 hop harvest weighed about 8 oz when mostly. Picked on 9/2/2014, but
probably should have picked a week earlier.
Dried in barn for 2 days before weighing and brewing.

Grain:
     Rahr Premium Pilsner     10
     Brown malt                     1/2
     Briess Caramel 10L           1
     Briess Carapils                1/2

Hops Sunnycroft:
     4 oz 60 min
     1 oz 30 min
     1 oz 15 min
     1 oz   1 min

Safale S05
 
Brewed 9/4/2014     OG 1064
Secondary 9/13/2014      1014
Primed with 3.5 oz sugar in 2 cups water, kegged 9/25/2014   1008

McLaughlin Ale

I discovered the demands of being an award winning brewer when asked to contract brew for McLaughlin Garden and Homesteads' two most prestigious events, Garden Illuminated and The Auction.  The mission was to brew something that everyone would like and that would also make them feel generous.  I had ingredients for brewing a Czech Pilsner and a Black IPA so with some minor adjustments I came up with the following brews:

Lager

Grains:
     Pilsner Malt       10
     Biscuit                   4 oz
     Munich                  8 oz
     Carapils                 8 oz

Hops:  (all 1 oz)
     Columbus      60 min     15.2%
     Cascade         60 min     7.1%
     Cascade         30 min
     Cascade            1 min
     Saaz            secondary    3.2%

Yeast  Saflager s23 (dry lager)

Brewed 6/4/2014    OG 1042
Secondary with Saaz  6/13/2014   1010
Kegged and primed with 3.5 oz sugar in 2 c water  7/4/2014


Ale

Grains:
     Rahr 2 row         12
     Crystal 60             1
     Wheat                   1

Hops:  (all 1 oz)
     Columbus         60 min    15.2%
     Cascade            60 min     7.1%
     Cascade            30 min  
     Cascade              1 min
     Saaz       secondary           3.2%

Yeast  Safale us 05

Brewed 6/4/2014     OG  1070
Secondary with Saaz  6/13/2014   1010
Kegged and primed 7/4/2014

Beet Feet Winter Ale

5 gallon, all grain ale spiced with beets, ginger, and coriander

Grains:  
     Rahr 2 row malt                    12 lbs
     Briess Caramel  60                  1 lbs
     Weyermann Caramunich III    1 lbs

Additions at boil:
     Beets peeled and cubed            2 lbs
     Coriander                                  1 1/2 t
     Candied ginger                          2 oz
     Amylase enzyme                       1 T

Hops:
     Cascade                                     2 oz   60 min
     Mt Hood                                    1 oz     1 min

Yeast:
     Safale   S 04

Brewed 11/28/2012  OG  1.050
Secondary 12/5/12            1.010
Kegged  12/21/12             1.010
     Primed with 3/4 cup sugar, 8 bottles for competition

Fresh Hop Ale 2012

2012 Fresh Hop Ale

Harvested hops on 8/20/2012
     30 oz wet weight
     6.5 oz dry weight  8/29/2012

Grain bill
     Maris Otter             12#
     Briess caramel 60   1#
     Briess carapils        1#

Hops
     60 min       4.5 0z
     15 min       1 0z  (from 2011 harvest)
     1 min         1 oz
     secondary  1 oz

Brewed 8/29/12
     single infusion at 154*
     boil 60 min
     OG 1.056
Transfer to secondary 9/5/12
     1 oz hops added
     SG 1.020
Kegged 9/26/12
     SG 1.020

Fresh Hop Ale 2011

10 gal all grain

brewed with Sunny Croft Hops (total harvest 2011 15 0z dry weight- 5 oz given to Gareth)

Grain Bill:

20# Maris Otter

1# Carapils

2# Crystal Malt medium

Hops:

8 oz 60 min

4 oz 30 min

4 oz 1 min

Safeale S-04

Single Infusion at 155 for 60 min

Boil 60 min

Put into two 5 gal carboys, one will get 1 oz hops into secondary

10/1/11 OG 1080

10/13/11 SG 1010

transfer to secondary, 1 oz hops added to one carboy

10/31/11 FG 1010 to kegs

Sunny Croft Ale

Grain Bill
10# pale malt
8 oz light crystal maly
8 oz roasted malt
Hops
2 oz Sunny Croft 90 min
1 oz Sunny Croft 15 min
Yeast
Safale S05
OG 1064

Wet Hop Ale

Wet Hop Ale
(5 gallon)

.5 lb cara pils
1 lb crystal 40
6.6 lbs Cooper's light liquid malt extract

8 oz Beacon Hill Fuggles (60 min)
4 oz Beacon Hill Fuggles (30 min)
4 oz Beacon Hill Fuggles (5 min)

60 min boil

yeast: WLP 002 English Ale Yeast

Pitched 10/6/08, SG 1.034
Secondary 10/23/08, SG 1.016 (?)

Kegged 11/7/08, SG 1.020

BH Wet Hop Ale

Wet Hop
(10 gallons)
9/28/2008

24.0 lbs American 2-Row
1.50 lbs Crystal 40L
2.00 lbs Carapils
?? SRM

4.0 oz Amarillo (60 min)
2-3 lbs fresh hops added gradually from 90 to 15 min
?? IBU

Yeast: WLP050 California V Ale

Infusion mash 150 degrees for 90 minutes

1.055/?? OG on 9/28
1.018/1.028 secondary on 10/8
1.018/1.018 keg on 11/23

Rhubarb Ale

All Grain 10 gallons
OG 1.044, FG1.010, 4.3%, 14 IBU

Grains
6 lbs American 6 row malt
8 lbs wheat malt
2 lbs Dextrine malt

Hops
1 oz Fuggles (or Hallertauer) 45 min
1 0z Fuggles (or Hallertauer) 30 min

Yeast
2 packets dry wheat yeast

Variation 1: 2 lbs rhubarb boiled in 1 cup water, strained to one cup and added to secondary
Variation 2: As above but with 1 lb honey and zest of one orange, boiled and strained

Mash 60 minutes @ 154*
7/3/08 OG 1.030
7/7/08 FG 1.010 Ingredients added
7/19/o8 FG of v.1 1.008, kegged

Raftman

Rating: 2

Unibroue

Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Style:
ABV: 5.5%
341 ml bottle

One of the beers we brought back from the great Gaspe road trip of 2008, though I think you can get this in the states. Orange color with plenty of tiny bubbles. Lighter in alchohol and body than many other Unibroue beers that I've had. Light smokey taste, but I'd have a hard time saying this is whiskey inspired.

Very drinkable for a Unibroue, but still has that distinct taste.

Fresh Hop Ale

10 gal all grain

Water
Cooper Spring with 4 tsp gypsum

Malt Bill
24 lbs 2 row Pearle malt
1.5 lbs Crystal 60
2 lbs Carapils Malt

Hops
Sunny Croft Farm Cascade (fresh, wet weight)
20 oz 90 min
10 oz 30 min
14 oz 0 min

Yeast
Cooper dry ale (1 packet dissolved in 2 cups water)

Brewed 9/24/07
O.G.1.062 F.G. 1.010
Strike temp 175*, Mash 152*,Sparge 175*
Transfer to secondary 9/27/07
Kegged 10/10/07

Chambly Noire

Rating: 3

Unibroue

Chambly, Quebec, Canada

Style: Black Ale

ABV: 6.2%

750 ml corked bottle

Chambly Noire is exactly that: it comes out of the bottle black, with an excellent foamy coffee-colored head; the head died back very fast, though. In the glass, the beer is completely opaque, like a dark stout. It has an extremely fruity aroma, with grape and prune especially noticeable. The flavor also has hints of grape, as well as a spicy maltiness. The beer had a vigorously carbonated feel in the mouth, and a slight but very pleasing sour quality.

We drank it as a dessert beer paired with some gingerbread, and the spiciness complemented the food well. At 6.2%, it's also considerably less potent than some other dessert choices (stouts aside) and as such extremely drinkable.