Pilsner

Pilsner
(5 gallons)
10/31/2013

10.0 lbs Valley Malt pilsner malt
1.0 lbs Carahell

1.0 oz mount hood (60 min)
0.5 oz mount hood (30 min)
0.5 oz mount hood (5 min)

yeast:
wyeast 2278 czech pils

1.5 qt/lb single infusion
water at 180, mash start at 155
Infusion mash 155 for 60 min
60 min boil

1.040 OG on 10/31 (4 days room temp, 7 days cellar)
1.013 secondary on 11/11 (root cellar)
1.013 keg on 1/3

Oatmeal Stout

Grain bill:
Valley malt pale    8 lbs
Flaked Oats           1 lbs
Roasted Barley   0.5 lbs
Chocolate malt   0.5 lbs
Crystal 20* L     0.5 lbs

Hops:
Summit 14.2   1 oz  60 min

Yeast:
Safale  S 04

OG           10/2/13       1.048
Transfer  10/9/13       1.016
Keg         10/18/13      1.014

60 min boil      

Saison

Saison
(5 gallons)
10/3/2013

10.0 lbs Valley Malt pilsner malt
3.0 lbs Valley Malt rye malt
0.5 lbs Valley Malt Special B

1.25 oz styrian aurora (60 min)
1.25 oz styrian aurora (15 min)
1.0 oz french strisselspalt (2 min)

yeast:
wyeats 3711 french saison

1.5 qt/lb single infusion
water at 167, mash start at 147
Infusion mash 147 for 90 min
60 min boil

1.045 OG on 10/3
1.010 keg on 10/25

Second Time Stout

5 gallons, extract

4 oz Black Patent
4 oz Victory
4 oz Crystal 60
4 oz Chocolate

3 lbs Briess Golden Light DME
3.3 lbs CBW Golden Light LME

1 oz UK Challenger @ AA 6.9% (60 min.)
1 oz UK Challenger @ AA 6.9% (10 min.)

WLP005 British Ale Yeast

Pitched: 9/15/2013 OG 1.052

Secondary: 9/30/2013 SG 1.014

Kegged: 10/29/2013 SG 1.014

Hop Harvest 2013

Harvested on 9/12/2013.

Fuggles - 6.25 oz
90% came from the more established hill

Mt Hood - negligable (10 cones)

Sterling - negligable (1 cone)

Cascade - 1.75 oz
small cones, lots of brown spots

Chinook - 4.25 oz
large cones

Fresh Hop Pale Ale

American Pale Ale
(5 gallons)
9/12/2013

10.0 lbs Valley Malt pale malt
0.5 lbs Valley Malt Special B

4.25 oz chinook (60 min)
1.75 oz cascade (15 min)
6.25 oz fuggles (2 min)

yeast:
safale S-04

1.5 qt/lb single infusion
water at 167, mash start at 152
Infusion mash 152 for 85 min
60 min boil

1.048 OG on 9/12
1.017 secondary on 9/22

Belgian Dark Strong

Belgian Dark Strong
(5 gallons)
8/22/2013

15.0 lbs Valley Malt pilsner malt
0.5 lbs Valley Malt toasted oats
0.5 lbs Valley Malt Special B

2.0 oz Styrian Arora (60 min)
1.0 oz French Strisselspalt (15 min)
1.0 oz French Strisselspalt (2 min)

yeast:
Wyeast Belgian Strong 1388
Strike temp 165
Infusion mash 152 for 60 min
Sparge 45-50 min, water at 170
60 min boil

1.062 OG on 8/22
55% efficiency
Mash temp seemed good, maybe I'm not using enough water in the mash.  Or the mill still isn't set right??
1.018 secondary on 8/28
1.012 keg on 9/12