Brew Day #13 - Ordinary Bitter

Ordinary Bitter

8-A Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Date: 5/30/2010

Size: 7 gal
Efficiency: 80.61%
Attenuation: 72.0%
Calories: 119.52 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.036 (1.032 - 1.040)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.010 (1.007 - 1.011)
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Color: 11.75 (4.0 - 14.0)
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Alcohol: 3.38% (3.2% - 3.8%)
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Bitterness: 31.3 (25.0 - 35.0)
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Ingredients:

8.0 lb Golden Promise Pale

8 oz Crystal Malt 120°L
6 oz Special Roast Malt
1.3 oz Goldings (6.2%) - added during boil, boiled 70.0 min
.7 oz Goldings (6.2%) - added during boil, boiled 40.0 min
.5 oz Goldings (6.2%) - added during boil, boiled 1 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP002 English Ale

Schedule:

01:03:00 Mash - Liquor: 3.0 gal; Strike: 164.03 °F; Target: 152.0 °F

Notes

Mash:  2 tsp Calcium, 2 tsp Gypsum, 2 tsp Calcium Chloride, 1 tsp Epsom salt, 1 tsp Baking Soda
Sparge: 1 tsp Gypsum, 1 tsp Calcium Chloride, 1 tsp Baking Soda

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Brew Day #12 - AHA Big Brew 2010, Belgian Blonde

Big Brew Belgian Blonde

18-A Belgian Blond Ale

Date: 5/1/2010

Size: 6.5 gal

Efficiency: 81.23%

Original Gravity: 1.066 (1.062 - 1.075)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.008 - 1.018)

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Color: 5.78 (4.0 - 7.0)

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Alcohol: 6.95% (6.0% - 7.5%)

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Bitterness: 23.0 (15.0 - 30.0)

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Ingredients:

12.0 lb Pilsner Malt
.5 lb White Wheat
.5 lb Belgian Aromatic
1.5 lb White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
2.1 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1.0 ea White Labs WLP500 Trappist Ale

Schedule:

Mash - Liquor: 4.5 gal; Strike: 161.64 °F; Target: 150.0 °F

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Brew Day #11 - Dortmunder Export

Dortmunder Export

1-E Dortmunder Export

Size: 7 gal
Efficiency: 81.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 178.94 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.052 (1.048 - 1.056)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.015)

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Color: 6.67 (4.0 - 6.0)

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Alcohol: 5.1% (4.8% - 6.0%)

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Bitterness: 26.4 (23.0 - 30.0)

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Ingredients:

9.0 lb Pilsner Malt
4.0 lb Munich TYPE I
2.5 oz Melanoidin Malt
2.5 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.5 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - added during boil, boiled 5 min
.5 oz Hallertau (3.8%) - steeped after boil
1  White Labs WLP830 German Lager

Schedule:

01:02:59 mash - Liquor: 4.5 gal; Strike: 164.06 °F; Target: 152.0 °F

Notes

Mash Water - 1 tsp chalk, 1/2 tsp Calcium Chloride, 1 tsp Epsom salt, 1/4 tsp table salt

Sparge Water - 1/2 tsp calcium chloride, 1 tsp epsom salt, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp table salt

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Week of February 28, 2010

20 oz Look to the Cookie Pale Ale

22 oz New Holland Night Tripper Imperial Stout 
12 oz Sierra Nevada Torpedo 
32 oz Manzier Imperial Red
20 oz Hennigan's Southern English Brown
20 oz It's Moops! Oatmeal Stout
12 oz Sierra Nevada Torpedo 
16 oz Look to the Cookie Pale Ale
16 oz Manzier Imperial Red
40 oz New Belgium Fat Tire
12 oz Two Brothers Heavy Handed IPA
16 oz Mulva's India Brown 
16 oz Look to the Cookie Pale Ale
12 oz Negra Modelo
12 oz Kulmbacher Eisbock 

20 oz Samual Adams Boston Lager

20 oz Manzier Imperial Red
20 oz Mulva's India Brown

Video of the Week

Warren Zevon - Lawyers Guns and Money

Brew Day #9 - I Don't Wanna be a Pirate IPA

Or, Puffy Shirt (Frightened Turtle) Batch 2. Seems like a lot of small things went wrong today. Nothing fatal I hope.

I Don't Wanna Be a Pirate IPA
14-B American IPA

Date: 2/28/2010

Size: 6.5 gal
Efficiency: 76.41%
Attenuation: 77.2%
Calories: 233.25 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.070 (1.056 - 1.075)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.016 (1.010 - 1.018)

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Color: 12.04 (6.0 - 15.0)

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Alcohol: 7.12% (5.5% - 7.5%)

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Bitterness: 83.1 (40.0 - 70.0)

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Ingredients:

15.0 lb American 2-row

1.5 lb Crystal Malt 40°L
1.25 lb Cara-Pils® Malt
10.0 g Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 90 min
8 g Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
8 g Columbus (14.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
7 g Columbus (14.2%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
7 g Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 30 min
21 g Columbus (14.2%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
21 g Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 oz Cascade (7.5%) - added during boil, boiled 10 min
.5 oz Columbus (14.2%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
.5 oz Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 0 min
1 White Labs WLP001 California Ale
.5 oz Amarillo (7.5%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
.5 oz Centennial (8.8%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
.5 oz Columbus (14.2%) - added dry to secondary fermenter
.5 oz Simcoe (12.2%) - added dry to secondary fermenter

Schedule:

01:03:44 Mash - Liquor: 6.0 gal; Strike: 164.77 °F; Target: 152.0 °F

Notes

Mash Water - 2 tsp chalk, 2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp epsom salts, .5 tsp calciu, chloride, .5 tsp baking soda
Sparge -  2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp epsom salts, .5 tsp calciu, chloride, .5 tsp baking soda

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Week of February 21, 2010

16 oz Look to the Cookie Pale Ale

16 oz Hennigan's Southern English Brown

12 oz Goose Island Harvest Ale

12 oz Samual Adams Noble Pils

12 oz Big Sky Moose Drool

16 oz Manzier Imperial Red
12 oz Southern Tier Phin & Matt's Extraordinary Ale
16 oz Mulva's India Brown
12 oz New Holland Cabin Fever Brown Ale
16 oz Hennigan's Southern English Brown
12 oz Victory Hop Devil  
22 oz New Holland Imperial Hatter 
16 oz Hofbrau Munchen Original 
16 oz Spaten Optimator 
16 oz Look to the Cookie Pale Ale
12 oz Kulmbacher Eisbock 
32 oz Mad Anthony's Auburn Lager
32 oz Mulva's India Brown 

Brew Day #8 - Festivus American Red, Batch 2

This doesn't really fit neatly into a category. Maybe it's a smallish, but too dark IPA. Maybe it's a biggish, but too dark and hoppy Pale Ale. Maybe it's an overly-hopped Amber Ale. I call it a hoppy American Red, whatever that is. Second go around for this, a little bigger this time. 1.059, 50 IBU's.

American Red

10-B American Amber Ale
Author: StunnedMonkey
Date: 2/21/2010

Size: 6.5 gal
Efficiency: 80.83%
Attenuation: 78.0%
Calories: 195.71 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.059 (1.045 - 1.060)

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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.015)

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Color: 18.17 (10.0 - 17.0)

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Alcohol: 6.04% (4.5% - 6.2%)

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Bitterness: 50.9 (25.0 - 40.0)

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Ingredients:

12.0 lb American 2-row
0.5 lb Cara-Pils® Malt
0.6 lb Crystal Malt 80°L
1.0 lb Crystal Malt 120°L
1.5 oz American Black Patent
1.1 oz Columbus (14.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
.5 oz Amarillo (8.2%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
.5 oz Simcoe (12.2%) - added during boil, boiled 5.0 min
.5 oz Amarillo (8.2%) - steeped after boil
.5 oz Simcoe (12.2%) - steeped after boil
1 White Labs WLP001 California Ale
1.0 oz Amarillo (8.2%) - added dry to secondary fermenter

Schedule:

01:14:32 Mash - Liquor: 4.84 gal; Strike: 164.66 °F; Target: 152.0 °F

Notes

Mash Water - 2 tsp chalk, 2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp epsom salts, .5 tsp calciu, chloride, .5 tsp baking soda
Sparge -  2 tsp gypsum, 1 tsp epsom salts, .5 tsp calciu, chloride, .5 tsp baking soda

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