tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39218732133124632832024-03-14T02:20:53.642-04:00Angry MonocleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-11156510864785020622013-02-17T20:59:00.000-05:002013-02-17T20:59:07.348-05:00Cascadian Triple (2/3/13)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This beer grew from a pair of divergent desires. I recently moved into a new place, and have found in the past that the best way to get people out to your new place is to offer them homebrew. However, when offering them homebrew, it is best to offer something they'll like; usually this means Belgians. But, I have also been craving hops! Now, in a contentious position like this, I'd usually brew a Belgian IPA, but I like to think of myself as an empiricist, and the data's pointing to Belgian IPAs as a failed style. Still, all hope was not lost, and I truly believe there is a good beer to be made blending belgian yeast with hops. In point of fact, many a Belgian brewer, from Dupont to Orval, has been known to dry-hop their beers, but living on the other side of the pond, and having to deal with that pesky US customs office, I am yet to enjoy a taste while the hop character lingers. So I decided to brew my own.<br />
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I'd planned on going with the Wyeast 1388, a stalwart ally in the struggle to brew belgian beer, but it was out of stock at Bob's Homebrew, and I settled on the 3787 Trappist High Gravity, which I've used with some success. I decided to dry hop with Chinook, since it gave the best results during my previous forays into hoppy belgians.<br />
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Calculated O.G: 1.072<br />
Calculated F.G: 1.011<br />
Expected Attenuation: 85%<br />
Calculated ABV: 8.0%<br />
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth):26<br />
Pitching Temperature: 70 F<br />
Starter: None <br />
Fermentation Vessel: Bucket<br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">3.25</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">52%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">8%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="91"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Spalt</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.9%</td>
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2/10 - Added 3oz of Chinook</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-31016470263067471012012-11-12T01:01:00.004-05:002012-11-12T01:02:09.738-05:00Cider, Cyser, and Graff (11/11/12)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Every year, Bob's Homebrew gets a sweet shipment of apple juice from an orchard that produces cider apples up north. Cider apples differ from eating apples in that they are cultivated for their unique flavors, not their sugar content. Juice made from supermarket apples ferments away to nothingness, but this juice is packed with residual flavors that ought to survive that fermentation. That said, it also tastes pretty delicious unfermented, not unlike a good apple juice.<br />
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Last year's cider batch split between cider yeast and hefeweizen yeast turned out pretty well, but I've always found cider to be a little bit boring. This year I decided to split up my three gallons into three different beverages. Prompted by Lee, one is a cyser (cider + mead), another will be dry hopped, and the third is a beer/cider hybrid called graff.<br />
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The cyser is made with a gallon of juice combined with 22oz of Wessel's Local Raw Honey. It's really about the easiest thing you could possibly do, and only requires mixing honey into apple juice. The mixing process proved harder than anticipated, but fortunately Andrew "The Fish" Haddock was on hand to help me out. The juice came pre-sulfited, so no heating was necessary. You typically need to add yeast nutrient to mead, but considering that cider likes to be fermented slowly, and already contains a health amount of yeast nutrient, I neglected to add any. I've never made cyser before (or even tasted it, for that matter), but considering that mead takes between three months and a year to mature, and cider needs about the same, I'm expecting this one to be a summer drinker.<br />
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The only thing easier than cyser is straight cider. It required nothing but yeast and an airlock, and that's all it got. Lee had mentioned not aerating it, which I assume is to prevent excessive yeast growth, but Bob let me know it had been heavily aerated between the pressing, the transport, and the dispensing, so that boat's sailed. Dry-hopped cider needs to be dry-hopped, but the dry-hopping will come later, and though I haven't decided on what hops to use, I'm leaning towards Citra or Amarillo, or hell, maybe even Palisade. We'll see how it all ferments. The OG was a high 1.063, and I pitched in half a packet of Wyeast Cider yeast into both the cyser and the cider.<br />
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The graff, which against my better judgement I have started calling Zach Graff, is 1.5 gallons of beer to 1 gallon of apple juice. The beer is a fairly simple reduction of our typical Belgian recipes: no specialty grains, lightly hopped with Saaz, and fermented with Wyeast 1388. The recipe is as follows:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Batch size: 1.5 gallons</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Boil Volume: 2.5 gallons</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Calculated OG: 1.066</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Estimated FG:??</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Estimated ABV:??</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth):27</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pitching Temperature: 65</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yeast: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Wyeast 1388 </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span></span></div>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">38%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="91"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Saaz</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.0%</td>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The gallon of juice was pitched after the wort was chilled, bringing the final concoction to 2.5 gallons. I really have no idea how well the juice will ferment, so I'm at a loss right now for estimated final gravity and ABV. My best guess leaves it around 7%. I thought about adding grains of paradise, but forgot. Ah, maybe next time! </span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thanks to Solly for getting up early to help me get supplies, and Andrew for helping with the brew. </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-62302272654804389152012-10-14T22:45:00.003-04:002012-10-29T14:13:20.662-04:00Olde Tubby (10/14/12)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I've been playing ultimate saturday mornings lately, and found Bob's Homebrew on the way home several times now. I've been going on Bob's advice for recipes, and so I've brewed this stout with an English ESB yeast. Prized for its flocculation, the 1968 is designed to keep your English beers malty. I'l add that three of my four last stouts were underattentuated.<br />
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I made the starter yesterday afternoon. Its pretty flocculant. I think I'm gonna need this beer on a shaker plate. Having already mastered the stout (See: Surly Sunday 11-06-12, and Mocha 4-15-12), I took the previous recipe and shrunk the base malt bill. I didn't budge on the specialty grains. Things are different now that Lee's no longer here, and I don't have a problem with a 1/6 of my grain bill dedicated to roasted barley. I also upped the IBUs from 44 to 65 to balance the maltiness.<br />
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Calculated O.G: 1.075<br />
Measured F.G: 1.031<br />
Expected Attenuation: 59%<br />
Calculated ABV: 5.8%<br />
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 65<br />
Pitching Temperature: 68 F<br />
Starter: 2.6 L<br />
Fermentation Vessel: Bucket<br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Chocolate</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">7%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">28.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Roast Barley</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.2</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">10%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">25.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Crystal 120</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.25</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">6%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">33.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="155"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">6.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">30%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="155"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="91"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Horizon</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">11.9%</td>
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Large, in frequent bubbles began four hours after pitching. Temperature rose to 76F, and I placed the fermenter in a bucket of water. 12 hours later the bucket was warm too, and I removed the beer, now at 74F. Bubbling mostly stopped by Tuesday, 10/16.<br />
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Update 10/19/12 - Gravity at 1.031, and it tastes pretty great.<br />
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Update 10/29/12 - Bottled. Gravity still at 1.031. Even with the large starter, attenuation is down at 59%. When they said this yeast don't eat much, they weren't kidding. Attenuation aside, its actually pretty delicious. Its a bit sweet, but that sweetness is well balanced by the dark malts and hops. Presuming the carbonation comes out right, it could have really excellent mouthfeel. Should be about 2.4 volumes of CO2 in it. I was aiming for 2.3, but there was a little less beer than I expected.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-80365387806893440772012-09-12T21:16:00.001-04:002012-10-01T02:44:15.614-04:00Citra Grapefruit IPA (9/12/12)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I'm hesitant to say this beer was inspired by Lagunitas's DayTime IPA. In fact, I went out and bought the beer with the express intention of making something in the same style, a low ABV daytime brew. The beer itself, however, didn't hold up. Its lack of body and hollow malt character left it tasting more like hoppy water than beer, so when I made up the recipe for this beer I wanted to be confident it was different. At 6.5 ABV and a starting gravity of 1.064, the beer would definitely have some body. Not an imperial stout, but something. Alas, the gods frowned. When I checked my dry malt extract today I found a sad bag with less than half the DME I needed. The 5 gallon batch became a 2.5 gallon batch, and 1.064 became 1.045. I'm hoping the attenuation stays low, but for now it looks like I'm gonna have mid-day gulper.<br />
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On the bright side, its gonna be packed with Citra and grapefruit, a combination I have a lot of hope for. <br />
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Calculated O.G: 1.045<br />
Measured F.G: 1.012<br />
Expected Attenuation: 73%<br />
Estimated ABV: 4.3%<br />
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 86<br />
Pitching Temperature: 70 F<br />
Starter: 3 liter (for a batch that was never brewed)<br />
Fermentation Vessel: Bucket<br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="155"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.65</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">100%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="155"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="91"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Citra</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.3</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">15.3%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Citra</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">20</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">15.3%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Citra</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">10</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">15.3%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Citra</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">15.3%</td>
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The batch is fermenting in the same bucket as Peche Mortal did, in which it left a distinctly peach odor. I cleaned it as well as I could, but it remains to be seen whether the peach will have any effect. I plan to dry hopping with 2.7oz of Citra, and the rind of two grapefruits, and maybe a lemon. And I forgot the camden tablets again.<br />
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9/14/12 - Added 1.7 oz Citra, 1 grapefruit rind, and two lime rinds. I opted to lower the Citra so as not to overwhelm the other citrus. I went with lime on a whim, and I think it will round out the hops really well.<br />
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9/30/12 - Bottled. 2.5oz of priming sugar in about 2gal means the carbonation could be up to ~3.1 volumes. Tastes excellent, completely citrus. <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-36073417175354990172012-09-03T18:51:00.002-04:002012-10-01T02:46:04.166-04:00La Mure (The Blackberry) 9/2/2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
August means blackberries here in Seattle, and of all the good ways to use a freezer full of free blackberries, I decided to toss them in a beer. Big surpise, huh? So La Mure was born. Its a Belgian Golden Strong Ale with a healthy helping of blackberries. This is the second time I've used De Dolle's house yeast, and the first time it came out a little sweet and a bit underattenuated. I'm hoping that sweetness helps to balance out the potent tartness of the blackberries.<br />
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Of note: I forgot to add camden tablets to neutralize the chlorine. It should fall out of solution naturally, but we'll see how this turns out.<br />
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Calculated O.G: 1.065<br />
Expected F.G: 1.012<br />
Expected Attenuation: 82%<br />
Estimated ABV: 7.0%<br />
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 26<br />
Pitching Temperature: 70 F<br />
Starter: None<br />
Fermentation Vessel: Bucket<br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="155"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.8</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">74%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">26%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td>
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</table>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="155"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="91"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="64"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Saaz</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1.25</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.0%</td>
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Fermentation started slow and steady, bubbling began at 8 hours.<br />
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9/5/12 - Fermentation slowed significantly, added 1lb of cane sugar. Bubbling restarted that evening.<br />
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9/8/12 - Added 3.5lbs of blackberries.<br />
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9/14/12 - Gravity at 1.010 <br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-91368131392694108882012-08-03T00:52:00.002-04:002012-10-03T01:39:58.774-04:00Golden Bear #3: The Golden Bear Rises (7/26/12)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This marks round three of our most beloved beer, the Golden Bear. This time around I decided to go with all Styrian Goldings, Duvel-style, and also added 1 gram of Grains of Paradise at flame out. Other than that its pretty much just like the first two.<br />
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Batch size: 5 gallons</div>
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Boil volume: 6 gallons</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Calculated OG: 1.073</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Measured FG: 1.011</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Attenutation: 85% </span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Estimated ABV: 8.13</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 32</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pitching Temperature: 70</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yeast: <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Wyeast 1388 Belgian Golden Strong</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Starter: 2 Liter</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span></span></div>
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<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="5" frame="VOID" rules="NONE">
<colgroup><col width="91"></col><col width="64"></col><col width="64"></col><col width="91"></col><col width="64"></col></colgroup>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="155"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="91"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="64"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">6.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">35%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="17" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">11%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fermented hard and steady for 36 hours, then started to fall off.</span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">8/11/12 - Bubbling has nearly stopped. Gravity of 1.011. Bottled.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">9/6/12 - The aroma of the beer is very sulfurous. That could mean the yeast produced extra dimethal sulfide (DMS), which should fade with time, or there was a bacterial infection. The result remains to be seen.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">10/2/12 - The sulfur flavor has left the beer, must have been DMS. Flavor is sublime. More tasting notes to come. </span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-59029676828758928592012-08-03T00:45:00.000-04:002012-09-03T20:56:03.900-04:00Peche Mortel 7/15/12<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Randy Mosher says peach beers are better with apricots, thus Peche Mortel was born. A Belgian golden strong ale with apricots, this is our first experiment with fresh fruit. The recipe was adapted from our highly successful Golden Bear, with some of the sugar replaced with fresh apricots.<br />
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5.5 lbs of apricots were added 7/22, a week after brewing, when bubbling through the airlock had slowed significantly. Before tossing them into primary, I soaked them in diluted starsan, a meager effort to combat infection. They were then split in two and slowly dropped into the fermenter, core and all.<br />
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7/28/12 - Gravity is down to 1.013, and the apricots appear to have mold on them, though it could just be yeast scum. If its mold, it will grow, otherwise it should be fine.<br />
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8/2/12 - No change to the apricots, now appears they just yeasty when dropped into primary.<br />
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9/2/12 - Gravity of 1.010. The peaches still look funky, but the beer is clear and delectable. The flavor is very peachy, with lots of tartness and just a bit of sweetness. Almost no hop flavor to detect. Will bottle tomorrow.<br />
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9/3/12 - Bottled with 2.6 volumes of CO2 entirely in thicker belgian and german bottles. <br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Batch Size: 2.5 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated OG: 1.073</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated FG: 1.010</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated ABV: 8.13</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 22</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Yeast: Wyeast 1388 Belgian Golden Strong</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Starter: None</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-16589459133454642752012-07-07T20:04:00.001-04:002012-07-19T12:08:29.556-04:00The Hit ListAs Angry Monocle's joint brewing operations come to a close, we take a moment to reflect on what we've learned over the last 36 documented batches of beer (as well as three batches of cider, and a handful of undocumented batches). Most were very good, but a couple were terrible, a few were mediocre, and four were among the greatest things I've ever tasted.<br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hit list (Lee):</span></b><br />
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<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/11/surly-sunday-brewday-11611.html">Surly Sunday</a> (Imperial Coffee Stout)</li>
<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/04/bloom-first-week-in-march.html">The Bloom</a> (Double IPA)</li>
<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/10/quadrupel-stout.html">The Cosmos</a> (Belgian-style Quadruple with roasted barley)</li>
<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/03/golden-strong-brewday-3511.html">Golden Bear</a> (Belgian-style Golden Strong Ale)</li>
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<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/02/brewing-belgian-pale.html">Belgian Pale</a> (failed experiment, tasted like rubber bands)</li>
<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/04/mon-oncle-brewday-41211.html">Mon Oncle</a> (possibly infected, over-carbonated, tasted like bark)</li>
<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/07/belgian-ipa-brewday-72211.html">The Mad Hopper</a> (cloyingly sweet)</li>
<li><a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/07/dunkelweizen-brewday.html">Dunkelweizen</a> (soy sauce, barely drinkable for me, though some liked it)</li>
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<b>1. Yeast.</b> The most noteworthy yeasts we've used are Belgian strains from Wyeast and White Labs.<b> </b>Sourced from the great breweries of Belgium, these yeast strains produce high concentrations of esters and phenolic compounds, lending beer fruit- and spice-like flavors. One of our most universally enjoyed beers (the <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/03/golden-strong-brewday-3511.html">Golden Bear</a>) was made from the simplest recipe possible, but the yeast we used (WLP 570, from Duvel Moortgat) gave it an incredibly complex aroma and flavor. Belgian yeasts are best with a couple pounds of sugar to make the beer drier and more drinkable. </div>
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<b>2. Roasted Barley (lots). </b>Our stouts regularly exceed 15% roasted barley. There are other worthwhile roasted grains, but unmalted barley roasted black is one to treasure, and a key part of all our stouts. Two of them stand out from the rest in quality: <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/10/quadrupel-stout.html">The Cosmos</a>, a 12% ABV Belgian-style stout, and <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/11/surly-sunday-brewday-11611.html">Surly Sunday</a>, our first coffee stout.</div>
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<b>3. American hops (lots). </b>Now that summer has finally come to Seattle, I want to drink IPAs all the time. Though the British invented the style, Americans have taken it to another level, using new American hop varieties and increasing the amount of hops per gallon of beer. To get a sense of how the way we use hops compares to the way big breweries use hops, consider that Budweiser and MillerCoors use about two ounces of hops per beer barrel (31 gallons). <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/06/nugget-nectar-62312.html">Our last IPA</a> had 11 ounces of hops in five gallons—over 32 times the rate of the big breweries. Hops we like for IPAs include: Ahtanum, Amarillo, Cascade, Citra, Centennial, Chinook, Horizon, and Nugget.</div>
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Europeans sometimes deride American hops for producing "catty" (i.e., cat piss) aromas in beer. I have tasted this in American IPAs, and believe that it is almost exclusively associated with old or mistreated IPAs, and therefore a result of oxidation (i.e., staling). Depending on how the beer is treated and how sensitive your palate is to the flavors of oxidation, you may start to taste off flavors at 2 months after bottling—or at two weeks after bottling. The difference between a week-old IPA and a year-old IPA is profound; they are barely recognizable as the same beer. Accordingly, good IPA yeasts ferment quickly and need little conditioning time to clean up off-flavors created during fermentation. The Chico strain from Sierra Nevada (Wyeast 1056) and its descendants are industry standards, but dry British ale yeasts are also worth exploring.<br />
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Conventional wisdom says that IPAs with a lot of bitterness should be balanced by sweetness, i.e., more unfermented sugars in the wort. My experience with IPAs has been the opposite. I find that since sweeter beers are also more full-bodied, they tend to coat the palate and contribute to a more lingering bitter/bittersweet finish—whereas dry IPAs tend to finish pretty clean even at extreme levels of IBUs. See: Russian River, Pliny the Elder.<br />
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<b>1. Under-attenuation. </b>Attenuation refers to the percentage of sugars that are converted into alcohol by the yeast. A highly attenuated beer is therefore a dry beer, while an under-attenuated beer is sweet. I find that, with the possible exception of stout, beer that is under 75% apparent attenuation suffers in drinkability. This is especially true of Belgian ales. Under-attenuated Belgians tend to be cloyingly sweet. We use very little or no crystal malt in our Belgians nowadays, and always add some sugar to further improve attenuation. Adequate aeration and pitching the proper amount of yeast is also crucial.<br />
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<b>2. Yeast. </b>Belgian yeasts are not suited for all beers. After brewing two Belgian IPAs (<a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/07/belgian-ipa-brewday-72211.html">The Mad Hopper</a> and <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/11/chomp-chomp.html">Chomp Chomp</a>) and several Belgian ales with roasted grains (<a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/05/le-jardin-51912.html">Le Jardin</a>, <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/10/quadrupel-stout.html">The Cosmos</a>, <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/09/belgian-black.html">The Belgian Black</a>) I am inclined to think that these yeast strains do not complement beers with chocolate malt or high levels of hop bitterness. All of this holds even more true for Hefeweizen yeasts, which we have stopped using altogether. The strong banana notes they produce are hard to pair with other flavors, and Hefe yeasts have not attenuated very well for us.<br />
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<b>3. Chocolate. </b>We've used chocolate in two beers: <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/12/aphrodisiac-122211.html">The Aphrodisiac</a> and <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/04/blog-post.html">The Mocha</a>. In the Aphrodisiac we used cacao nibs from Theo Chocolates, which contribute complex, raw chocolate flavors, but lack the straight-up chocolate flavor that most people are familiar with. In the Mocha we used 100% Dutch-processed cocoa powder with five minutes left in the boil. It gave the beer some chocolate flavor, along with some additional bitterness, but had trouble distinguishing itself through the coffee and the under-attenuation of the beer. I think my main mistake was trying to use chocolate as a secondary flavor. I probably won't use chocolate again soon, but if I did I would make a straight-up chocolate stout, with a full pound of chocolate (maybe a little vanilla, too). I would add 8 oz of cocoa powder (5 gallon batch size) at flameout and 8 oz of cacao nibs (soaked in vodka for 24 hours) to secondary. I would also use 5% roasted barley, 5% pale chocolate malt, 5% Crystal 80, and 5% de-bittered black malt. I'd also lower the IBUs to 25 to compensate for the bitterness added by the chocolate.<br />
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<b>4. Infection. </b>Note: the yeast and bacteria that infect beer are non-pathenogenic—i.e., harmless. As much fun as exploding bottles are, infection really cuts into the shelf life of your beer. I suspect our main problems stemmed from wild yeast contamination from inadequately cleaned bottles. We always Oxiclean our bottles when we first get them, both to remove the labels and clean out the insides. Soaking and rinsing 100 bottles is a pretty huge pain, though, so after the initial Oxicleaning we just rinse and sanitize our bottles between batches. This works well enough if you're good about rinsing the bottles immediately after drinking the beer. We lapsed in this respect for awhile, and as a result found evidence of contamination in The Cosmos and The Aphrodisiac. We've since borrowed a high-pressure bottle rinser that we use if a bottle isn't rinsed immediately after use.<br />
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Even though <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/11/surly-sunday-brewday-11611.html">Surly Sunday</a>, when fresh, was the best coffee stout and one of the best beers I've ever had, I think there is still a lot to learn about brewing this style of beer. Coffee stouts are challenging due mainly to the following fact: coffee tastes best immediately after brewing, while imperial stouts generally peak between six months and two years after brewing. To help compensate for this, we let the beer mature in secondary for extra time and add the coffee at bottling. One strategy I might pursue in the future is to brew plain imperial stouts and keep fresh extra-strength iced coffee on hand to add when serving. We've been using cold-brewed coffee for our stouts, because it seems to last better. I've recently been impressed by hot-brewed iced coffee (chilled immediately by the addition of ice), which I'd like to experiment with in beer. I've also heard reports that steeping whole-bean or coarsely ground (percolator grind) in the beer for 12–24 hours produces a more stable coffee flavor.<br />
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One other practical difficulty with brewing coffee stouts is filtration. Paper or cloth filters do the best job of removing sediment from coffee, but using a drip method of filtration also tends to introduce a lot of oxygen into the coffee, which is bad news for flavor stability. One could boil the brewed coffee to remove dissolved oxygen, but this would also destroy the coffee's flavor. A press pot could minimize oxidation, and the sediment should settle to the bottom of the bottle with the yeast, but presses require a coarse grind. More cold brew experiments necessary to determine optimal grind.<br />
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I would also like to experiment more with coffee selection. We've been using Peet's Arabian Mocha-Java, because it has a very recognizable classic flavor and its roasty, chocolatey flavors complement roasted barley very well. One idea I've been toying with for awhile is using a more delicate, lighter-roasted coffee (Ethiopian springs to mind) in a subtler beer, like a dark Belgian ale or English brown ale, and staying away from grains darker than pale chocolate. I also want to make a dry-hopped coffee stout with Indonesian coffee.</div>
</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-33119361598962935502012-06-27T21:05:00.000-04:002012-07-09T20:10:11.372-04:00Duende (6/5/12)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Batch Size: 5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Boil Volume: 6 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated OG: 1.091</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated FG: 1.004</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated ABV: 11.4</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 29</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Yeast: Wyeast French Saison</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Starter: 2.5 gal (yeast cake from Le Jardin)</span><br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0666666666666667" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">7%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">30.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Crystal 80</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0333333333333333" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">3%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="34" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">34.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Crystal 60</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0333333333333333" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">3%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="34" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">34.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="206"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.133333333333333" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">13%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="46" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Candi Sugar (dark)</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.133333333333333" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">13%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="36" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">36.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="206"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">6</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">60%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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Bottled 7/4/12 to 2.7 volumes of CO2.</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-70949124017406084482012-06-26T17:10:00.005-04:002012-07-17T19:02:31.325-04:00Major Major (6/23/12)Nugget Nectar, a seasonal release from Troëgs Brewing Company in Pennsylvania, is one of the finer beers ever brewed. Though marketed as an Imperial Amber, the beer is more often compared to double IPAs than other amber ales due to the massive quantity of hops it contains. Two things distinguish it from a typical double IPA: the use of Vienna and Munich malts, which produce the beer's amber color and toasty malt flavor; and the use of Nugget and Warrior—usually used for bittering—as dry hops, which provides a unique hop aroma. This brew is our first real attempt to recreate a commercial beer.<br />
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The reason we haven't used Vienna or Munich in previous batches is that, as base malts, they must be mashed to convert their starches to fermentable sugars. We've never mashed before, but for this beer we made the effort. We mashed in a bag in the kettle for 60 minutes, using two gallons of water with five pounds of malt and aiming for a mash temperature of 150˚F. It proved more difficult than I anticipated to use the stove to adjust the temperature, so after a few minutes I just turned the stove to low heat and put a towel on the lid. This seemed to work fairly well; the mash ended at 147˚F. We sparged by pouring water (150-160˚F) through the grain bag as it sat in a colander over the kettle.<br />
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We ended up with a bit more volume in the kettle than we planned, so we performed a 90 minute boil to boil off some of the water. This increased the calculated IBUs of the beer somewhat, though we would likely have maxed out solubility of iso-alpha acids in our wort anyway. After we cooled the beer and pitched the yeast, John and Andy helped to provide more aeration (i.e., shaking of the beer bucket) than I usually have patience to perform, which should help to ensure the beer ferments to completion.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Batch Size: 5 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Boil Volume: 6.5 gal</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Mash Size: 2 gal</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Mash Thickness: 1.6 quarts/pound</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Strike Temperature: 163˚F</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">End of Mash: 147˚F</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Measured OG: 1.079</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Measured FG: 1.017 (?)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated ABV: 8.0</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 137</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Yeast: Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Starter: 3 liters</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Munich</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2.25" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.25</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.16304347826087" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">16%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="36" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">36.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Vienna</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2.25" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.25</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.16304347826087" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">16%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="35" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">35.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Crystal 80</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.3</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0217391304347826" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="34" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">34.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="206"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="5.8" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">5.8</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.547169811320755" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">55%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td></tr>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Nugget</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="90" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">90</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.12" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">12.0%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Chinook</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">30</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.11" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">11.0%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Magnum</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="20" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">20</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">16.0%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cascade</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">10</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.078" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">7.8%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Nugget</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.12" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">12.0%</td>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">6/30/12: Dry hopped with 2 oz Nugget and 2 oz Warrior (12 days)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">7/12/12: Bottled to 2.7 volumes of CO2.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Notes: Hop bag weight insufficient to fully submerge all four ounces of whole cone hops. Dry hop aroma is less intense than expected. Possibly the most bitter beer we've ever made.</span>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-84569877404777391332012-06-25T17:57:00.001-04:002012-07-15T02:20:45.233-04:00Constantinopoly (6/23/12)We began experimenting with non-standard IPAs last summer, when we brewed two Belgian IPAs (<a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/07/belgian-ipa-brewday-72211.html">The Mad Hopper</a> and <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/11/chomp-chomp.html">Chomp Chomp</a>). The beers were good, especially the second, but neither really lived up to our high expectations. These experiences, as well as tasting a number of commercial Belgian IPAs, led me to the belief that Belgian yeast strains and American hops are not as good together as they are separate, so we moved on to experimenting with other ingredients. We brewed an IPA (<a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/04/christopher.html">Christopher</a>) with a quarter gram of grains of paradise, a pepper-like African spice. The beer didn't turn out quite as well as the IPA that preceded it (<a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/04/bloom-first-week-in-march.html">The Bloom</a>—among our finest accomplishments), but I think that had more to do with the hops we used than the spice.<br />
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For this batch, we're adding the zest of one grapefruit to the beer when we dry hop it. Many great American hops have a strong grapefruit character, right back to the first American hop to draw international attention: Cascade. The most strongly grapefruit-tasting beer I've had is Firestone Walker's Double Jack, which uses Warrior, Columbus, Cascade, Centennial, Amarillo and Simcoe. While our beer is not a clone—Double Jack doesn't contain actual grapefruit and has a slightly different hop schedule—I would not at all mind if it turned out tasting like Double Jack. We're combining some classic American hops, namely Cascade, Centennial, and Chinook, with some newer proprietary varietals, namely Amarillo and Citra. All are highly aromatic hops with sweet citrus fruit flavors, with Chinook also bringing a hint of pine and spice to the mix.<br />
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Unlike our previous few IPAs, this beer does contain crystal malt, namely half a pound of Crystal 80. I have come to favor the middle range of crystal malts (40˚ to 100˚ lovibond) because they are dark enough to contribute flavor even in small amounts—large quantities of crystal malt are generally to be avoided because they lead to overly sweet beer—but light enough that they don't contain the overbearing (to my palate) burnt caramel and raisin flavors of Crystal 120 and Special B.<br />
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This beer contains five hop varietals, continuing a trend of ours of brewing with greater numbers of hop varietals. Our last IPA used four varieties of hops, as did the one before that. The previous IPA, the first we brewed in Seattle, used three varieties of hops. The outlier in this set is the very first IPA we ever made. <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2011/02/magic-carpet-brew-day-21011.html">The Magic Carpet</a> contained around 20 varieties of hops from all over the world, because instead of hope cones or pellets, we used hop dust—the sediment that forms at the bottoms of boxes of hop pellets. It was on sale at the homebrew store, and produced a beer that we were proud of at the time. I think at this point I would put an upper limit on the number of varietals one ought to use in a beer at seven or eight.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Batch Size: 5</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Boil Volume: 6 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated OG: 1.075</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Measured FG: 1.013 (?)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated ABV: 7.9</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 106</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Yeast: Wyeast 1098 British Ale Yeast</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Starter: 3 liters</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span><br />
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="206"><b><i>Crystal 80</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0555555555555556" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120">6%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="34" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85">34.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">7</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.777777777777778" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">78%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.166666666666667" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">17%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="46" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td></tr>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="206"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Chinook</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="60" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.12" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">12.0%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Horizon</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="60" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.16" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">16.0%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cascade</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="15" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">15</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.068" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">6.8%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Centennial</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">10</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.078" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">7.8%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cascade</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.068" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">6.8%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Centennial</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.078" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">7.8%</td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;">6/25/12: Added sugar (third day)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;">6/30/12:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;">Dry hopped with 2 oz Amarillo, 2 oz Citra </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;">(10-12 days)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;">7/2/12: Added zest of one red grapefruit</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;">7/10/12: Bottled to 2.7 volumes of CO2</span>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-38919067148124100262012-05-23T15:46:00.002-04:002012-06-26T22:28:15.941-04:00Le Jardin (5/19/12)The Wyeast 3711 French Saison worked out really well in <a href="http://angrymonocle.blogspot.com/2012/04/saison-brewday-4812.html">the French Saison</a>, and inspired this next off-centered saison. Le Jardin doesn't fit well into any style, but it should come out as an easy-drinking summer salvation, with a balance of peppery saison character and a bit of chocolately sweetness from the grains. The beer is a deep amber, courtesy the Crystal 80 and Chocolate malt. The specialty grain should help the beer retain a little mouthfeel in the face of the highly attentuative 3711. Even at 82% attentuation, this beerclocks in below 6% ABV, making it a perfect starter for one of our next brews, a Belgian Quadrupel.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Batch Size: 2.5 gal (2.25 gal at bottling)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated OG: 1.054</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Measured FG: 1.010</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated ABV: 5.8</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 38</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Yeast: Wyeast French Saison</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Starter: None</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span><br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="206"><b><i>Malts Mashed</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Chocolate</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0588235294117647" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">6%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="28" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">28.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Crystal 80</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0588235294117647" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">6%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="34" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">34.00</td>
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<tr><td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="206"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td><td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td><td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="120"><b><i>%</i></b></td><td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="85"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td></tr>
<tr><td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td><td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">3</td><td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.882352941176471" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">88%</td><td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td></tr>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="206"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="120"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="85"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Hallertauer Mittel.</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="60" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.039" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.9%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Hallertauer Mittel.</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="40" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">40</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.039" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.9%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Hallertauer Mittel.</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="25" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">25</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.039" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.9%</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="22" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Hallertauer Mittel.</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">10</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.039" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">3.9%</td>
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6/5/12: Final gravity: 1.010. Bottled to 3.2 volumes of CO2. Re-used yeast cake for quadruple.</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-51002888317493153612012-05-12T15:13:00.001-04:002012-05-12T15:13:21.960-04:00Stoutfest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Since this blog's inception, we've focused on our homebrew recipes. After a conversation last night with the bloggers over at <a href="http://wine-beer-washington.com/">wine-beer-washington.com</a>, we've decided to experiment with some new directions. We're still gonna be putting up homebrew recipes, but you might also find reviews of beers, breweries, and beer events popping up. With that, let's get on to Stoutfest.<br />
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Brouwer's Stoutfest is a must for any stout lover this side of Tacoma. With no less than 40 different stouts on tap, even the experienced stout drinker can feel a bit overwhelmed. Couple that with a bar running at full capacity and blasting death metal, and you've got an event that makes lager drinkers quiver. Mad props have to be given to the Brouwers staff; when you're this busy for this many hours, service can really go down the drain. The bartenders and wait staff really kept it together. With the bar filled to fire code from 6 pm, it was still a relatively painless experience to get a drink, even with crowds around the serving stations and a thirst for stout pushing the glassware collection to the limit. Waits to get in were manageable, with the longest lines popping up from 6 to 7pm, and the wait for another stout hardly a few minutes.<br />
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It was choosing a stout that proved the most difficult part of this event. Lee and I managed to get through a healthy portion of the draft list, and found a few to really stand out. Chief among them was Boneyard's Suge Knight. This was only our second taste of Boneyard, a brewery that really wowed us with a chocolate espresso stout at The Burgundian a few weeks ago. At a potent 14%, Suge Knight is one of best balanced high gravity stouts I've ever had. The color is a totally opaque black, with a healthy tan head, much like many of the stouts sampled last night. Nose, however, totally stands out. It hit me like a black IPA, with a surprisingly strong aroma of earthy hops followed by notes of coffee, chocolate, and lots of dark malt. The taste followed suit with a hop character unlike any I've ever found in a beer this big. It tasted like the keg had been dry-hopped, with a firm, earthy hop flavor up front, followed by dark chocolate and coffee. At 14%, it was remarkably dry, with no strong malty sweetness. Wilder still, there was no heat. Its rare to find a beer over 10% that can balance a strong roasted character with hop flavor; finding one that pulls it off without any alcohol heat is almost unheard of.<br />
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Suge Knight was followed up by Evil Twin's Imperial Biscotti Break. True to its name, Imperial Biscotti Break was dominated by vanilla and dark chocolate, with a range of coffee flavor typically reserved for beers actually brewed with coffee. The aroma was full of bread and vanilla, with strong chocolate overtone. There was a fleeting sense of brettanomyces, but the full flavor dispelled all possibility of wild yeast. The taste opened with vanilla and dark chocolate, with a subtle oak. The finish was coffee and milk. The beer really tasted like a biscotti dipped in coffee. The sweetness was well balanced, and never cloying. This was a beer any stout lover could get into, provided you enjoy a bit of vanilla.<br />
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Other honorable mentions include the Abyss '10, a brew that proved itself much finer after a year and a half of aging. All in all, this was one of the finest opportunities to drink stout I've found out here in Seattle. The company was great, the waits were short, and the sometimes surly Brouwers staff were in surprisingly good spirits.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-50768282888116771512012-04-27T17:14:00.003-04:002012-05-27T19:25:22.787-04:00Christopher (4/27/12)On our latest IPA, we decided to highlight the Columbus hop varietal. Also known under the proprietary names Tomahawk and Zeus, Columbus is a fairly new high-alpha acid American strain with pungent resin, pine, and citrus flavors. We also added an ounce of Citra to the mix for a hint of tropical fruit.<br />
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Otherwise, the recipe is identical to our last couple of IPAs. We adhere to the contemporary West Coast philosophy on IPAs, aiming for a very subdued malt and yeast profile so that the huge quantity of hops can really shine through. We've been pretty happy with the results.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Batch Size: 2.5 gal (2.25 gal at bottling)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated OG: 1.071</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Measured FG: 1.013</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Estimated ABV: 7.6</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 169</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Yeast: Wyeast American Ale 1056</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Starter: None</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span><br />
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="103"><b><i>%</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">3</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.341102899374645" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">34%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1.125" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.13</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.127913587265492" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">13%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="46" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.00</td></tr>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="73"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="103"><b><i>Time</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE" width="73"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" width="73"><b><i>IBU's</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Columbus</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="60" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.139" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">13.9%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="95.6830094592608" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">95.68</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Columbus</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="30" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">30</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.139" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">13.9%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="36.7673820646064" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">36.77</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Columbus</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="10" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">10</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.139" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">13.9%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="17.3459765689957" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">17.35</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Citra</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.14" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">14.0%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="19.2120441552622" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">19.21</td>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">5/4/12: Added 1.13 lbs sugar.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">5/10/12: Added 2 oz of Columbus (dry hop)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">5/23/12: Bottled to 2.5 volumes of CO2.</span>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-72910661940018416262012-04-16T14:05:00.007-04:002012-07-07T01:54:48.286-04:00Mocha (4/15/12)Since the last coffee stout we brewed, Surly Sunday, was one of the best we've ever made, we decided to brew another. For this batch, we're using dark crystal malt instead of dark candi syrup, which both contribute flavors of caramel and dark fruit. Crystal malt contains many more unfermentable sugars than candi syrup, though, so the substitution should make the beer less dry, and hence fuller-bodied.<br />
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We also added 4 oz of Dutch cocoa powder (Peet's brand) to the boil. This is 100% Dutch-processed powder, so it won't add any sugar or other flavors to the beer. Compared to the nibs I used in the Aphrodisiac, the powder adds a less complex, but smoother, more familiar chocolate flavor. The powder has been processed, unlike nibs, to remove most of the cocoa fats, which means that we can add it to the boil without risking an oil slick on top of our beer. One advantage of adding chocolate to the boil is that I expect to achieve much more efficient utilization. It also means that I don't have to wait an extra week or two for the beer to extract flavors from the nibs, and needn't worry about the chocolate infecting the beer.<br />
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For the coffee, we added five-percent cold-brewed Arabian Mocha-Java to the beer at bottling, as we did with Surly Sunday. I ground three-quarters of a pound of coffee by hand for this beer, which took 45 minutes, even at a fairly coarse grind. Half a pound was Mocha-Java, and a quarter of a pound was Sumatra Blue Batak, which I added to 5 bottles of the batch. Call it special reserve.<br />
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Batch Size: 5 gal<br />
Boil Volume: 4 gal<br />
Calculated OG: 1.089<br />
Measured FG: 1.033<br />
Calculated ABV: 7.3%<br />
Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 44<br />
Pitching Temperature: 68F<br />
Yeast: Wyeast American Ale 1056<br />
Starter: 2L<br />
Fermentation vessel: Bucket<br />
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Chocolate</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1.5" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0854700854700855" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">9%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="28" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">28.00</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="350" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">350.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Roast Barley</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="2.2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.2</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.125356125356125" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">13%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="25" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">25.00</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="300" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">300.00</td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Crystal 120</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1.25" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.25</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.0712250712250712" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">7%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="33" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">33.00</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="120" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">120.00</td>
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<td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" width="73"><b><i>Color</i></b></td>
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<td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>DME</i></b></td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="8.1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">8.1</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.620689655172414" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">62%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">2.00</td></tr>
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<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1.4" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">1.4</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="60" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.13" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">13.0%</td>
<td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="44.382431738621" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">44.38</td>
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5/15/12: Bottled with 5% cold brewed coffee. 5 bottles have Sumatra Blue Batak, the rest have Arabian Mocha-Java.</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-74883086481512108742012-04-09T17:55:00.013-04:002012-07-07T22:32:54.800-04:00French Saison (4/8/12)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span">Saisons are bone-dry, peppery beers with champagne-like carbonation traditionally brewed in the farmhouses of Wallonia (southern Belgium) and northern France. We've never attempted to brew a saison before, in part because the best-known saison yeast, sourced from Brasserie Dupont, has a reputation for being finicky about temperature and failing to ferment to completion.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span">For this beer we elected to use the Wyeast French Saison yeast (3711) instead, which is supposed to be more reliable. It's sourced from a French microbrewery east of Calais named Brasserie Thiriez, who are known for their particularly hoppy saisons. We followed our standard procedure for pale Belgians, omitting specialty grains, and adding sugar two days into fermentation.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Batch Size:2.5 gal</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Calculated OG: 1.0</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span">73</span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Measured FG: 1.005</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Estimated ABV: 8.9</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 41.5</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pitching Temperature: 68F</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Yeast: Wyeast </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">French Saison 3711</span></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Starter: None</span></span></span></span></div>
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Carbonation: 3.0 volumes of CO2<br />
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<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">75%</td>
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<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.1</td>
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<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">12.5%</td>
<td align="CENTER" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">41.5</td>
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This beer dried out way more than expected. 93% attenuation, wow! We'd heard that this yeast was really attenuative, but this is more than anything we've ever experienced. This beer was supposed to be in the neighborhood of 7.7% ABV, but it's way above that now. This is the first beer we've made that turned out too dry.</div>
</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-12430353909641149412012-04-09T17:41:00.010-04:002012-05-02T17:43:01.793-04:00L'Appel du Vide (4/1/12)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After learning that we could acquire yeast sourced from De Dolle Brouwers, one of our favorite Belgian breweries, we knew we had to brew something with it. The yeast will take the lead in this beer, producing lots of spicy phenols and fruity esters. We added some sugar to the recipe, as we are wont to do with Belgians, in order to prevent the beer from ending up too sweet. (Funny how brewing works, sometimes.)</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">On a whim, we also added a very small amount of grains of paradise, a pepper-like African spice used in some Belgian-style beers, such as Chimay Grand Reserve (Blue) and Ommegang's Rare Vos. This being our first time brewing with spices, we only used a quarter of a gram, or about 20 seeds, crushed and added at the end of the boil. Grains of paradise have an intense and complex pepper/lemon/ginger flavor, which we hope will complement the flavors contributed by the yeast.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Batch Size: 2.5 gal</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;">Calculated OG: 1.073</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;">M</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;">easured FG: 1.016</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif; font-size: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small; line-height: 20px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;">Calculated ABV: 7.5</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 40</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;">Pitching Temperature: 63F</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;">Yeast: Wyeast 3942 (De Dolle)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 15px;">S<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">tarter: none</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span><br />
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<tr> <td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Corn Sugar</i></b></td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="1.1" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">1.1</td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0%" sdval="0.252873563218391" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">25%</td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="42" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="0" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;" valign="MIDDLE">0.00</td> </tr>
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<tr> <td align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0" colspan="2" height="19" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;"><b><i>Nugget</i></b></td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="0.6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">0.5</td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;" sdval="60" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">60</td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%" sdval="0.125" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">12.5%</td> <td align="CENTER" sdnum="1033;0;0.00" sdval="81.233943428478" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000;">40</td> </tr>
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Temperature dropped to 61F the night after pitching, and the beer showed no signs of fermentation after 12 hours. We warmed the beer up to 70 the next day, and it has fermented steadily since then. Sugar added on the third day of fermentation.</div>
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Tasting notes 5/2/12: Pepper, lemon, pear, watermelon, rose. Lingering spicy note in the finish. Balanced bitterness. Still fairly cloudy. Could be drier, but still very crisp and drinkable. Delicious.</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-14665013972246380982012-04-01T22:11:00.005-04:002012-04-12T17:20:37.427-04:00The Bloom, first week in March<span style="font-family:times new roman;">Our third IPA was brewed to celebrate the first bloom of spring in Seattle. Floral and pine, the Bloom combines Chinook and Citra for a distinctly spring-like flavor. We used Chinook for bittering in this beer. Chinook is one of those high alpha hops known to impart more of a harsh, lingering bitterness, and is pretty different from our typical go-to bittering hop, Horizon. Horizon produces a strong, clean bitterness that we really like, but we'd had some criticism that our IPAs weren't bitter enough. The Bloom is our attempt to amend that.<br /><br />We hope that by using one of these older, harsher hops, the perceived bitterness will increase. The choice to use Chinook to dry hop as well was really just for kicks. We have experience using both Chinook and Citra for dry hopping separately, and I liked the results from both. However, they were used in very different beers, and the choice to use them together here was a pretty big risk. Without further ado, here is the recipe.<br /><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 23px; font-family:Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif;font-size:14px;"><div style="text-align: justify; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Batch Size: 5 gal</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Boil Volume: 4 gal</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(192, 161, 84); "><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Calculated OG: 1.071</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Expected FG: 1.014</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Calculated ABV: 7.5</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 145<br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pitching Temperature: 66F</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Yeast: Wyeast 1056 x2<br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Starter: none</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fermentation vessel: glass carboy<br /></span></span></span> <table frame="VOID" rules="NONE" border="0" cellspacing="0" cols="6"> <colgroup><col width="91"><col width="64"><col width="64"><col width="91"><col width="64"><col width="64"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="CENTER" height="17" width="155" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" width="64" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" width="91" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>%</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" width="64" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" width="64" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Color</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>DME</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">6</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">73%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">42.00</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">2.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">2.25</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">27%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">46.00</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">0.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Total</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">8.25</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">100%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">355.50</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE">2.40</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="CENTER" height="17" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Time</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td> <td align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>IBU's</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Horizon</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">60</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">11.0%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">59.57</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Chinook</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">2</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">60</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">12.0%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">129.97</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Ahtanum</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">0.5</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">30</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">6.0%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">12.49</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Citra</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">0.5</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">20</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">12.0%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">19.68</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" align="LEFT" height="17" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Ahtanum</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">0.5</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">10</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">6.0%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER">5.89</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Dry hopped with 2oz of Chinook and 1.5oz of Citra for 11 days<br /></div></span></div></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"> We forgot to make a starter, and ended up just pitching two packets of yeast. It worked out fine, but it was an extra $7. The beer itself though is just awesome.<br /><br />It opens with citrus, fading into pine and resin. The finish grows more bitter with each sip. What starts as a fairly dry, fruity beer quickly becomes fiercely bitter as the lingering bitterness of the Chinook builds over time. The dry hopped character is an intense blend of fruity and pine flavors, with citrus winning out. The resulting flavor strongly mimics the fresh bloom of spring. It's almost like rolling around in a garden on a bed of pine needles.<br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-18652287191439095022012-02-01T22:07:00.024-05:002012-04-25T02:08:58.689-04:00Introduction<div style="text-align: left;">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The first alcoholic beverage humans made probably wasn't beer. The first fermented drink of which chemical traces </span></span><a href="http://www.penn.museum/sites/biomoleculararchaeology/?page_id=247"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">have been found</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> was made from a mixture of ingredients that included rice, honey, and wild grapes. Beer has, however, become the most consumed alcoholic beverage on Earth. To get a sense of the sheer scale of brewing today, consider that annual production volumes of major breweries are reported in millions of hectoliters (100 liters each), or millions of beer barrels (117 liters each).</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Most other fermented beverages—such as wine, cider, or mead—simply cannot be produced on such a scale. Barley's crop yield is unmatched among ingredients well-suited for producing alcoholic drinks. Understanding why other high-yield ingredients—such as wheat, corn, or rice—are not generally used in beer, except in combination with barley, requires understanding the basic chemistry of the malting process.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Malted barley is composed of barley grains which have been steeped in water to initiate the germination process, in which the barley seed prepares to sprout. The grains are then rapidly dried with hot air to halt the germination process before the grains actually sprout. The goal of this process is to activate certain enzymes, namely </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">alpha-</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">beta-amylase,</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> which can break down the starches—which yeast cannot ferment into alcohol—into sugars, which yeast can ferment. Barley has a much higher enzyme content (or </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">diastatic power</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">) than other cereal grains like corn and rice, and is therefore much more capable of converting its starch into sugar in the mashing process.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mashing is the first stage of brewing—brewers usually leaving the malting up to the maltsters. In the mash, malted barley is introduced to water between 140 and 160 degrees farenheit, and held at this temperature for a period of time, often 60 minutes. The heat and moisture allow the enzymes present in the barley to convert its starches to sugars. Mashing is performed in a large insulated container known as a mash tun.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After draining the hot liquor from the mash tun, the grains are often rinsed, or sparged, with more hot water. The sugary malt solution, which is now called </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">wort </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">("wert")</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">,</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is transferred to a large kettle and brought to a boil. At this point, beer's third ingredient (after barley and water) is added.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hops. In the western United States, they've become something of a fetish, but hops weren't a common ingredient in beer until the Middle Ages. Before then, a variety of different plants were used to flavor and preserve beer, such as sweet gale, wild rosemary and yarrow. Recently, some American brewers have again begun to produce beers using these herbs. These ales are known as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">gruits, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">but they're</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> still quite rare—for now the hop remains king.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hops serve two functions. First of all, they make beer taste better (i.e., bitter). The bitterness they provide balances the sweetness of the malted barley, and the spicy, floral, or fruity flavors they contribute are often pleasant, sometimes divine. Secondly, hops contain </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">alpha acids</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> that are toxic to gram-positive bacteria such as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Lactobacillus</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pediococcus</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, which often spoil beer, so hopped beer is less prone to infection and the off-flavors resulting from infection.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Hops are usually added to beer during the boil. Beer—or, more precisely, wort—is boiled for a long period of time, usually 60-90 minutes, which, among other things, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">isomerizes</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> the alpha acids in the hops. This is important because alpha acids do not taste bitter as they are found in nature—only isomerized alpha acids provide bitterness. Hops boiled for a longer period of time will therefore contribute more bitterness, but the long boil will also destroy much of the hops' other flavors. Brewers often distinguish between </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bittering hops, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">added early in the boil, and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">flavor </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">or</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> aroma hops, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">which are boiled for a shorter period of time. Adding hops anytime after the wort has cooled, a technique known as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">dry hopping</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, contributes negligible bitterness but lots of hop flavor.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Once the beer has cooled, the wort is transferred into a fermentation vessel. The brewer usually pitches a single strain of ale yeast, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Saccharomyces cerevisiae, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">either from a lab or harvested from a previous batch of beer. Notable exceptions include lagers, which require lager yeast, </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Saccharomyces pastorianus, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and wild beers, which make use of a variety of wild yeasts and bacteria.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The yeast convert the malt sugars into alcohol over the course of a week or two in a stage known as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">primary fermentation. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">At the end of this stage the yeast begin to </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">flocculate, </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">or clump together, and drop to the bottom of the fermenter. Most brewers employ at least a short conditioning period following primary fermentation to allow the beer to clear of yeast and the yeast to clean up some less pleasant byproducts of fermentation, such as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">diacetyl </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">and </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">acetaldehyde.</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">After co</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nditioning, the beer is ready to be carbonated. Most commercial breweries carbonate their beers mechanically, while most homebrewers and Belgians use a process known as </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">bottle conditioning. </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">In this process, the brewer adds a precisely measured amount of sugar to the beer immediately before bottling. The yeast ferment the sugar in the sealed bottle, producing only a very small amount of alcohol, but enough carbon dioxide to make a crisp, fizzy beverage. Bottle conditioned beers often have a small but significant amount of yeast at the bottom, so decanting the beer carefully into a glass, leaving the yeast with the last 1/4 inch of beer, is generally recommended to preserve clarity of appearance and flavor.</span></span></div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-16105521779984764872012-01-30T20:21:00.006-05:002013-02-03T20:05:41.866-05:002011 CiderWay back in early November, we procured two gallons of fresh, unpasteurized apple juice from an orchard north of Seattle that grows both culinary and cider apples. Cider apples are unfavored for eating, due to attributes such as tough skin, small size, or high levels of tannins or acidity—or all of the above. When making hard cider, size and toughness of skin are of little consequence, and tannins and acidity are actually desirable in cider (up to a point), since they contribute mouthfeel and flavor.<br />
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We fermented one gallon of the cider with a cider yeast, and one gallon with a German hefeweizen yeast. Roughly 3 months later, we bottled the two gallons, one (the hefeweizen cider) in the French style, i.e. at a very high level of carbonation, and the other at a more moderate level of carbonation.</div>
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The hefeweizen cider reached a final gravity of 1.008, which is very dry for beer but only semi-dry for cider. It has a soft, creamy mouthfeel with a Granny Smith aroma, and noticeable sweetness from the apples and yeast byproducts. I expect this will benefit from being highly carbonated, in order to enhance its aromatics and provide a crisper finish.</div>
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The cider yeast cider reached a final gravity of 1.006—a bit drier than the other. It has a stronger acidity and a more balanced mouthfeel. The taste is definitely less sweet, more reminiscent of a dry or semi-dry white wine. On first tasting I preferred the other, but at bottling this stands out as being a more balanced, complex, and drinkable cider. I think a lower level of carbonation will allow the excellent flavor and mouthfeel of this cider shine through.</div>
Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-76433815127567491262012-01-13T18:22:00.005-05:002012-02-01T21:51:25.235-05:00The Wild Child (1/6/12)This idea has been gestating for a while now, and we're excited to announce that we have officially brewed our first batch of wild beer. Traditional to Belgium (at least since brewers elsewhere began taming yeast), wild beers are fermented using wild yeast and bacteria, producing a host of flavors unheard of in other styles. The introduction of wild yeast like Brettanomyces and bacteria like Lactobacillus and Pediococcus creates character that runs the gamut from fruity and tart to barnyard-y, cheesy, and harshly acidic. Development of balanced flavors resulting in a drinkable beverage requires a lot of patience and luck. Harder still is producing good beer using spontaneous fermentation (fermentation that occurs without the pitching cultures of yeast and bacteria), the practice used by traditional producers of lambic and Flemish sours. We have gone ahead and inoculated our wort with a lambic culture developed by Wyeast for that purpose. Even still, the results are uncertain, as wild beer is affected by a host of factors beyond the introduction of appropriate critters, among them fermentation temperature, and accessibility of oxygen, both of which are basically out of our control.<div><br /></div><div>I have no notions of recreating Cantillon; to produce something acidic and drinkable would be a success. Our recipe reflects the resources available to us. The mashtun is still unfinished, so we brewed with extract. And we don't yet have any wooden barrels, so it will be aged in glass. We used a 50% wheat malt extract in exchange for unmalted wheat (a stretch, I know).</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); background-color: rgb(102, 187, 51); line-height: 23px; "><div style=" text-align: justify; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Batch Size: 5 gal</span></span></div><div style=" text-align: justify; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Boil Volume: 4 gal</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(192, 161, 84); "><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated OG: 1.053</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Expected FG: 1.003</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated ABV: 6.6</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 14</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Pitching Temperature: 65F</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Yeast: Wyeast Belgian Lambic Blend 3278 and Wyeast 1056</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Starter: none</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Fermentation vessel: 5 gal glass carboy</span></span></div></span></div></span> </div><div><table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="5" rules="NONE" border="0"> <colgroup><col width="91"><col width="64"><col width="64"><col width="91"><col width="64"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="155" height="17" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="64" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="91" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>%</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="64" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="17" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>DME</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="6" sdnum="1033;">6</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.947867298578199" sdnum="1033;0;0%">95%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">42.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="17" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Dextrin Powder</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.33" sdnum="1033;">0.33</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.052132701421801" sdnum="1033;0;0%">5%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="40" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">40.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="6" rules="NONE" border="0"> <colgroup><col width="91"><col width="64"><col width="64"><col width="91"><col width="64"><col width="64"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="155" height="17" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="64" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="91" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Time</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="64" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td> <td width="64" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>IBU's</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="17" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>UK Fuggles</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;">1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="60" sdnum="1033;">60</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.042" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">4.2%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="22.7455041599738" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">14.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Wild beer represents a new realm of brewing for Angry Monocle, beyond brewer's yeast, and we really have no idea how its going to come out. Traditional wild beers brewed in Belgium are aged for at least a year, more often than not two or three, and we don't expect to have much in the way of results in 2012. </div></div><div><br /></div><div>We opted to pitch both the lambic blend and the 1056. This follows the schedule used by Russian River in their sours, and ought to help lower attenuation and prevent any unwanted infection from Enterobacter. We plan to continue pitching yeast from the bottom of unfiltered wild ales we like. So far we have tossed in the bottom of Cantillon's St. Lamvinus and Beersel's Oud Kriek. We do not plan on racking the beer to secondary, as dead and autolysized yeast provide good nutrients for Brettanomyces. More updates to come!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-15503131183586749572011-12-22T15:29:00.021-05:002012-02-11T20:48:48.051-05:00The Aphrodisiac (12/22/11)<div style="text-align: left;">While Jack was in Nashville for December break, I brewed a batch of raspberry chocolate ale with Greg from Peet's. Named 'The Aphrodisiac' for its invigorating flavors—we hope it will last until Valentine's day. The recipe is based on our previous batch of raspberry stout, but we're adding some cacao nibs to the fermenter after fermentation is complete. For the raspberry, we're adding 3 lbs of Vintner's Harvest raspberry puree a couple of days into fermentation, as we did the first time. The only difference between this recipe and the last, besides the cacao nibs, is that the local homebrew shop was out of pale chocolate malt, so instead of half a pound of regular chocolate malt and half a pound of pale chocolate malt, we added a full pound of regular chocolate malt.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">The raspberry is very slightly cooked in the canning process, so it has a slightly jammy taste. I wouldn't want this flavor in all fruit beers (e.g., fruit lambics), but I think that in dark, viscous beers it works quite well. The cacao nibs should add a rich, natural chocolate flavor and bitterness. I expect this beer to taste like a raspberry chocolate truffle, with carbonation. And alcohol.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Batch Size: 5 gal</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Boil Volume: 4 gal</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(192, 161, 84); "><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated OG: 1.069</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Measured FG: 1.019</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated ABV: 6.5</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 40</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Pitching Temperature: 65F</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Yeast: Nottingham</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Starter: none</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span></span></div></span></div></span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="4" rules="NONE" border="0" style="text-align: left;"> <colgroup><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"><col width="103"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="176" height="19" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Malts Mashed</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="103" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>%</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Chocolate</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;">1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.111111111111111" sdnum="1033;0;0%">11%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Roasted Barley</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.25" sdnum="1033;">0.25</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.0277777777777778" sdnum="1033;0;0%">3%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Crystal 60</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; 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border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Kent Goldings</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;">1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="60" sdnum="1033;">60</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.067" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">6.7%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Kent Goldings</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; 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For some reason, the beer did not attenuate as well this time. Perhaps the yeast wasn't as viable, or preferred the temperature or water at Hampshire.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;">Bottled 1/22/12 to 2.4 volumes of C02.</span></div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-21329203657837348232011-11-20T00:29:00.031-05:002012-07-08T17:40:08.034-04:00Glossary of Terms<div style="text-align: left;">
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<b>Hops</b> - There are dozens of hop varietals, with widely ranging flavors. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hop_varieties">Wikipedia</a> has a pretty good list.</div>
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<b>Malt extract</b> - Available in liquid (LME) or dry (DME) forms, this extract is a concentration of the sugars present in the wort after the mash. Using extract obviates the need for a mash. So far all of our beers have been extract based, with specialty grains for flavor.</div>
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<b>Base malt</b> - Malt that has been relatively lightly kilned, so as to not destroy the starch-converting enzymes. Base malt is the only malt that must be included in beer, since only base malt can produce fermentable sugars. Common varieties of base malt include: Pilsner, 2 row, Munich, and Vienna.</div>
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<b>Crystal; crystal malt</b> - Malted barley that has been stewed and then dried, in a process that causes starches to be converted into sugars via enzymatic action. These malts do not need to be mashed (i.e., steeped carefully to allow this very enzymatic conversion), and can be steeped very casually. Crystal malts add caramel-type flavors and unfermentable sugars to a beer, making it sweeter and more viscous. Crystal malt is categorized according to how dark it has been roasted, where a higher number corresponds to a darker malt and a more intense caramel flavor.</div>
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<b>Roasted barley; black barley</b> - Unmalted barley that has been very deeply roasted. Gives beer a nutty, coffee-like flavor. The characteristic flavor of modern stouts.</div>
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<b>Black patent </b>- Malted barley that has been very deeply roasted. Similar in flavor to roasted barley, but less coffee-like and with a bit more of an smoky edge. Often included in smaller quantities than roasted barley in stouts and porters.</div>
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<b>Chocolate malt </b>- Malted barley that has been roasted slightly less than black patent. Flavors of unsweetened chocolate and bread-crust dominate. The characteristic flavor of modern brown ales.</div>
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Measurements:</div>
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<b>Original gravity (OG)</b> - A measurement of the specific gravity (i.e., density) of the wort before fermentation. Water has a specific gravity of 1, and a liquid with anything held in solution will increase that liquid's specific gravity. Therefore, a wort with a high specific gravity, such as 1.080, is a wort with a lot of stuff in solution, which are usually fermentable sugars.</div>
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<b>Final Gravity (FG)</b> - A measurement of the specific gravity (i.e., density) of a beer after fermentation. As the sugars, which are heavier than water, are converted to alcohol, the density of the beer decreases. A beer with a low final gravity is a beer with very few unfermented sugars left—a dry beer, in other words.</div>
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<b>ABV</b> - We calculate alcohol content by subtracting a beer's final gravity from its original gravity and multiplying by a nonlinear coefficient, which is about 131 in the usual range for beer. For example, the Golden Bear has an original gravity of 1.073 and a final gravity of 1.008.</div>
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1.073 - 1.008 = 0.065</div>
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0.065 * 131 = 8.5</div>
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Thus, the Golden Bear is a calculated 8.5 percent alcohol.</div>
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<b>International Bitterness Units (IBUs)</b> - A measure of the concentration of isomerized alpha acids, which are the main bittering compounds in beer. A beer with higher IBUs will probably taste more bitter. We calculate IBUs using the Tinseth formula, which we've found to be closer to what we perceive in our beers than the Rager formula, which is the other one commonly used. In any case, calculated IBUs of any sort should be considered only an estimate.</div>
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<b>Alpha Acid Percentage (AA%)</b> - A measure of the concentration of alpha acids in hops. Hops high in alpha acids have a high bittering potential.</div>
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<b>Acetaldehyde</b> - A yeast byproduct with a sharp, green apple flavor. Generally considered an off-flavor at detectable levels.</div>
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<b>Diacetyl</b> - A yeast byproduct with a buttery flavor. Generally considered an off flavor at detectable levels.</div>
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<b>Esters</b> - Usually yeast byproducts; typically associated with fruit flavors. English ale yeasts produce moderate amounts of esters. Hefeweizen yeasts and some Belgian ale yeasts produce high levels of esters.</div>
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<b>Fusel alcohols</b> - In addition to ethanol, yeast produce smaller quantities of heavier alcohols. Fusel alcohols contribute boozy flavors associated with wine and spirits, which can be sharp and unpleasant.</div>
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<b>Phenols</b> - Usually yeast byproducts; typically associated with spices such as clove or black pepper. Hefeweizen yeasts and some Belgian ale yeasts produce high levels of esters.</div>
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<b>Styles</b>:</div>
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For information on beer styles, see <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/styles04/">the BJCP style guidelines</a>.</div>
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<b>Brewing equipment</b>:</div>
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<b>Mash tun</b>: An insulated container that maintains a near-constant temperature over the course of a mash. Our mash tun is as yet, incomplete, due to lack of the proper plumbing pieces and lack of desire to drive to Shoreline to get said pieces.</div>
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<b>Brew kettle</b>: A large container that holds the wort during the boil. Ours is a big (7 gallon) stainless steel pot that we put on our stove.</div>
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<b>Wort chiller</b>: Not strictly necessary, but very helpful. We've recently purchased a copper immersion wort chiller, which replaces our previous system of putting the brew kettle in the bathtub with a bunch of ice cubes and/or snow, frozen 2L soda bottles, &c.</div>
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<b>Fermenter</b>: The vessel in which the beer is fermented. We've used 7-gallon food-grade plastic buckets, a 6-gallon PET carboy (a container shaped like the water jug on an office cooler), and various 1-gallon glass wine and cider jugs.</div>
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<b>Serving/carbonation system</b>: Since we bottle condition all of our beers, our bottling system serves as both a carbonation and serving method. We have a bucket with a spigot that we use to decant the beer into (from the fermenter), as well as mixing the priming sugar into the beer. We then attach a bottling tube to the bucket's spigot and draw the beer into bottles, capping them with our hand-capper. Three weeks later, the beer is carbonated and ready to drink, though pouring the beer off the yeast and into a glass is recommended. Keep the bottle upright and pour slowly so as not to disturb the yeast that have settled to the bottom. Stop pouring when you see the yeast start to reach the mouth of the bottle, leaving about 1/4 - 1/8th of an inch of beer left in the bottle.</div>
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If you're serious about brewing, check out John Palmer's <i>How to Brew</i>, which is one of the best introductory texts that I've read on any subject.</div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-14823275723152171792011-11-19T19:53:00.009-05:002012-02-03T02:24:35.258-05:00Chomp Chomp<div style="text-align: left;">November 19, 2011</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Tonight we brew the second incarnation of the Belgian IPA. This time, instead of brewing an IPA with Belgian yeast, we decided to come at it from the Belgian side of things, ditching the crystal malt and increasing the amount of cane sugar to dry the beer out even more. We also decided that a blind pursuit of fruit-resembling flavors was destined to run into what I think of as the Jolly Rancher problem, namely that non-fruit-derived fruity flavors tend to taste artificial in very high concentrations, as can happen when you pair a very estery yeast (such as Chimay's, or a hefeweizen yeast) with American hops bred for their fruit character (such as Amarillo and Centennial). This time, we decided to emphasize the spicy side of hops and yeast. We selected a yeast that produces more spicy phenols, and used American hops that tend more towards spicy, herbal, or piney flavors. Oh yeah, and we're adding three times as much hops.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Batch Size: 2.5 gal</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(192, 161, 84); "><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated OG: 1.0<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">69</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Estimated FG: 1.011</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Estimated ABV: 7.5%</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 67</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Pitching Temperature: 65F</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Yeast: Wyeast 1388 <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;">Belgian Strong</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Starter: none</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"> <table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="5" rules="NONE" border="0" style="text-align: left;"> <colgroup><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"><col width="103"><col width="73"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="176" height="19" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="103" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>%</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Max Pts.</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>DME</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;">3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.75" sdnum="1033;0;0%">75%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="42" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">42.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Cane Sugar</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;">1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.25" sdnum="1033;0;0%">25%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="46" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">46.00</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Total</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;">4</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;0;0%">100%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="172" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">172.00</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; font-size:medium;"> </span><table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="6" rules="NONE" border="0" style="text-align: left;border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; "> <colgroup><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="176" height="19" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="103" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Time</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td> <td width="73" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>IBU's</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Horizon</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.25" sdnum="1033;">0.25</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="60" sdnum="1033;">60</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.119" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">11.9%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="20.4193726549774" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">20.42</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Horizon</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.75" sdnum="1033;">0.75</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="10" sdnum="1033;">10</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.119" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">11.9%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="22.210461081555" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">22.21</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Chinook</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.25" sdnum="1033;">0.25</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="10" sdnum="1033;">10</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.118" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">11.8%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="7.34127285048597" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">7.34</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Nugget</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="1" sdnum="1033;">1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;">3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.11" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">11.0%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="9.38930866882822" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">9.39</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Chinook</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.75" sdnum="1033;">0.75</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="3" sdnum="1033;">3</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.118" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">11.8%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="7.55412561082998" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">7.55</td> </tr> </tbody> </table><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: normal; font-size:medium;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;">11/23/11 - Added 1 lb of cane sugar. The smell was potent.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;">11/27/11 - Dry hopped with 1 oz of Horizon (whole cone), 1 oz of Chinook (pellets), and 1 oz of Nugget (pellets).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#000000;">12/13/11 - Bottled to 2.8 volumes of C02.</span></div></span></div></span></div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3921873213312463283.post-41613633123142210642011-11-06T22:49:00.017-05:002012-02-03T02:24:58.577-05:00Surly Sunday Brewday 11/6/11<div style="text-align: left;">Along with pitching yeast to two batches of cider and brewing a mini-batch of hefeweizen imperial stout, we brewed a 2.5 gallon batch of stout to which we intend to add coffee. Seeing as roasted grains, particularly roasted unmalted barley, are the main flavor in any stout worthy of the name, adding the right amount of roasted barley is crucial. We used our previous experience brewing dark beers to hone in what we hope will be an ideal percentage of roasted grains for an imperial stout of appropriate intensity. We're also adding some Belgian dark sugar syrup we had on hand, which should add a caramel/raisin complexity and a touch of dryness.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 23px; font-family:'Times New Roman', Times, FreeSerif, serif;font-size:15px;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Batch Size: 2.5 gal</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Boil Volume: 3.5 gal</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(192, 161, 84); "><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated OG: 1.0<span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">89</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Estimated FG: 1.020</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Estimated ABV: 9.1</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Calculated IBUs (Tinseth): 49</span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Pitching Temperature: 65F</span></span></div><div style=" ;font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Yeast: Wyeast </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">American Ale 1056</span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Starter: none</span></span></span></span></div><div style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; font-family:Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Fermentation vessel: Bucket</span></span></div></span></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"> <table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="4" rules="NONE" border="0" style="text-align: left;"> <colgroup><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"><col width="103"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="176" height="19" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Malts Mashed</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="103" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>%</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Roast Barley</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="1.1" sdnum="1033;">1.1</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.174603174603175" sdnum="1033;0;0%">17%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Chocolate</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.7" sdnum="1033;">0.7</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.111111111111111" sdnum="1033;0;0%">11%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </span></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"> <table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="4" rules="NONE" border="0" style="text-align: left;"> <colgroup><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"><col width="103"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="176" height="19" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Other Fermentables</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="103" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>%</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>DME</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="4" sdnum="1033;">4</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.634920634920635" sdnum="1033;0;0%">63%</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Candi Sugar (dark)</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.5" sdnum="1033;">0.5</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" sdval="0.0793650793650794" sdnum="1033;0;0%">8%</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></span></div><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"> <table frame="VOID" cellspacing="0" cols="6" rules="NONE" border="0" style="text-align: left;"> <colgroup><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"><col width="103"><col width="73"><col width="73"></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" width="176" height="19" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Hops/Additions</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Amount</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="103" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>Time</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" width="73" align="CENTER" valign="MIDDLE" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>AA%</i></b></td> <td width="73" align="CENTER" bgcolor="#808080"><b><i>IBU's</i></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" colspan="2" height="19" align="LEFT" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"><b><i>Horizon</i></b></td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.8" sdnum="1033;">0.8</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="60" sdnum="1033;">60</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="0.119" sdnum="1033;0;0.0%">11.9%</td> <td style="border-top: 1px solid #000000; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000; border-left: 1px solid #000000; border-right: 1px solid #000000" align="CENTER" sdval="49.2715604691744" sdnum="1033;0;0.00">49.27</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I've had some coffee beers that I liked, and some that I didn't. Based on my experience with espresso pulled directly into beer, I came to the conclusion that not everything in coffee is complementary to beer. Many of the coffee acids and solids that abound in espresso, for example, are quite unpleasant in beer. How full-bodied the coffee is has no consequence, because it will be overwhelmed by how full-bodied the beer is. What is really desired in a coffee stout is just the aromatic compounds from the beans. I therefore decided to cold brew the coffee and add it to the beer at bottling, to limit the quantity of solids and acids in the beer.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We tasted 5 different coffees from Peet's Coffee and Tea: a washed Ethiopian, a Kenyan (also washed), a Mocha-Java blend, Peet's Fair Trade Blend, and a Sulawesi. I cold-brewed .1 lbs of each coffee with 12 oz of water at ~70F for a little over 24 hours, then poured them through a paper filter.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CNmZgbjnIQk/Tt14ym7L7EI/AAAAAAAAAM0/FNbc8XkH0iU/s320/IMG_1438.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682831115649018946" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Coffee cold-brewing for the taste test</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">We chilled and tasted the coffees, as well as adding them to a sample of the stout from the fermenter. We found that the Arabian Mocha-Java provided the perfect complement to the roasted barley of the stout, bringing out a more intense chocolate flavor than was present in either the coffee or the beer alone. Sulawesi ran a close second; I would definitely consider using it in a future beer.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;">I brewed .25 lbs of Mocha Java—ground medium-fine—in a quart of water at ~70F for a little under 24 hours. I left much of the water behind with the grounds in hopes of a cleaner flavor, and faster filtering since I had work that day, so we ended up with about 17 oz of concentrated cold-brew, or about 5% of the total volume. This level of coffee is distinct, but not overpowering. Chocolate and earthy notes dominate the aroma, but the beer finishes malty with enough bitterness for balance. Very full-bodied with a light effervescence. Delicious.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; ">Bottled on 12/3/11 to 2 vol. of C02 and added 17 oz of concentrated, cold-brewed Arabian Mocha Java.</span></div> </div>Lee Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00698409525485698378noreply@blogger.com0