Arctic Slush

August 20,2021

Extract kit from Northern Brewers

I added the yeast too early in the cool down and killed it.   Because I didn't have a backup yeast packet I added bread yeast.  The final product was very drinkable. and didn't have any off flavors.  The tasting notes in the packet listed toast as a flavor, so maybe that taste, to those who could  sense it, was enhanced.

Fruit Bazooka NE IPA

August 18, 2021 

Extract kit from Northern Brewers

Fresh Hop Brown 2020

 Although 2020 summer was very hot and dry (record hottest summer ever and drought conditions in September), or maybe because of, the harvest was robust at 11 oz.  A review of past hop harvest show the record at 15 oz in 2011 and next highest 12 in 2010.  Still 11 is a very goog harvest and way above recent years.

Base Malts

     Munich Malt Extract Syrup                                6.30 pounds

     Spray Dry Malt Extract:  Plain Amber Color 8  1 pound

Specialty Grains

     Briess Chocolate            8 oz

     Belgian Special B           8 oz

     Briess Victory                 8 oz

     English Medium Crystal 8 oz

Hops  (all Sunnycroft fresh picked)

     4 oz     60 min

     2 oz     10 min

     2 oz      flame out for 20 min

Yeast: Safale S-05

Brewed 9/20/2020

Dead Ringer IPA

Dead Ringer IPA, a malt extract recipe from Northern Brewer, is a knock off of Two Hearted Ale brewed by Bell's  Brewery in Kalamazoo and Comstock Michigan.  It was originally called three heart but Bell' forced a name change.

Malt Extract:
     9.5 # Gold malt extract

Specialty Grains:
     1#  Carmel 40

Hops:
     Centennial  11.5%  1  60 min
     Centennial              1  20
     Centennial              2    5
     Centennial                1  2nd

Yeast Safale US-05

Brewed 3/15  OG 1054
Secondary 3/29    1020

Citra Lager

Another malt extract Recipe.  We love Citra.

Grains: steeped about 15 minutes, until 170*
     Briess Victory                                8 oz
     English Medium Crystal                8 oz

Malt Extract:
     Maris Otter                                    6 lbs
     Muntons Light Dry Malt Extract  1 lb

Hops:
     Cascade 7.6%                      2 oz at 60 min
     Simcoe  12.9%                    1 oz at 30 min
     Citra  12.6%                        1 oz at flame out for 15 min
     Citra                                    2 oz secondary

Yeast:
     Saflager w-34/70

Brewed 1/10/2020,  OG 1050
              1/24/2020, secondary, SG 1014  2 oz cirta added

Fresh Hop Brown 2019

The Sunnycroft harvest was completed at the end of August with 7.15 oz dried.  I repeated last year's brown, using all the hops, but used Malt extract this year.

Malts;
     6 lbs Maris Otter extract
     1 lb Muntons Light DME

Specialty Grains:
     Briess Chocolate 8 oz
     Belgian Special B 8 oz
     Briess Victory Biscuit 8 oz
     English medium crystal 8 oz

Hops:
     Sunnycroft 3.5 oz 60 min
     Sunnycroft 2 oz 10 min
     Sunnycroft 2 oz flameout for 20 min

Hops:
     Safale US-05

Brewed 10/2/2019

Kama Citra Session IPA Kit

I am not only repeating the Citra theme as well as a malt extract one, but now moving forward, or backward, to a kit from Northern Brewer.  I must admit I do like the convience and speed of malt extract, for now.

Malts:
     6 lbs Gold Malt Syrup
     1 lb Gold DME

Specialty Grains:
     0.75 Caramel 40

Hops:
     Centenial 11.1%, 0.5 oz 60 min
     Cascade 6.9%, 1 oz 20 min
     Cascade 1 oz 10 min
     Citra 12.4%, 2 oz flame out for 10 min
     Secondary:
          Citra 1 oz
          Cascade 1 oz

Yeast Safale US-05

Brewed 8/20/2019, OG 1046
Secondary 8/20, 1008
Kegged 9/28