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Batch 57: JungleDrew Dunkelweizen

Shout out to Drew for helping me Brew 🙂 the kids have dubbed him “JungleDrew”, and so goes his namesake beer. Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP300 Hefeweizen Ale Yeast Yeast Starter: 1L Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.054 Final Gravity: 1.010 IBU: 22 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 20 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): room temp 14 days Secondary Fermentation (# […]

Batch 56: Bucket Bottom Stout

Just what I had at the bottom of the grain buckets 🙂 Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP004 Irish Ale Yeast Yeast Starter: No Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.058 Final Gravity: 1.016 IBU: 43 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 35 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): room temp 14 days Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): […]

Batch 55: Little Foot Session IPA

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP001 in 3.5 gal, 1pk Nottingham in 3.5 gal Yeast Starter: No Batch Size (Gallons): 7 (8.5 gallon boil) Original Gravity: 1.044 Final Gravity: IBU: 43 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 4 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 5# 2-row 5# Maris Otter 1# Torrified Wheat 0.5oz Citra […]

Batch 54: Pumpkin Dubbel 2015

Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: WLP500 Yeast Starter: none (used 2 vials, 1 per carboy) Batch Size (Gallons): 8 gallons (split into 2 carboys) Original Gravity: 1.062 Final Gravity: 1.006 (estimated 1.072 after addition of D90, giving ABV ~ 9%) IBU: 23 Boiling Time (Minutes): 75 Color:  23 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 9.5# German […]

Batch 53: Stout!

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP001 Yeast Starter: Yeast Cake from Batch 52 Batch Size (Gallons): 7 (7 gallon boil, 2 gal wort added mid-boil) Original Gravity: 1.049 Final Gravity: 1.070 IBU: 32 Boiling Time (Minutes): 90 Color: Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7# 2-row 7# Maris Otter 2# Pale Chocolate […]

Batch 52: Blue Bench Blonde Ale

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP001 Yeast Starter: Yeast Cake from Batch 50 Batch Size (Gallons): 8 (8 gallon boil, 6.5 fermentation topped up at kegging) Original Gravity: 1.066 Final Gravity: IBU: 25 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 5.5 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 8# 2-row 8# Maris Otter 4oz C60 […]

Posted July 13, 2015 by fbarrett in Uncategorized

Batch 51: Shichimi Saison

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP565 Yeast Starter: no, but used 2 vials Batch Size (Gallons): 8 gallon Original Gravity: Final Gravity: IBU: Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): grain hops 1 Whirlfloc 1 tsp Gypsum per 5gal hot liquor (3tsp Gypsum) 0.5oz shichimi   need to find […]

Posted July 13, 2015 by fbarrett in Uncategorized

Batch 50: Zeus IPA

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP001 Yeast Starter: .75L starter from 1L starter of DME and one vial of WLP001 Batch Size (Gallons): 7.5 Original Gravity: 1.065 Final Gravity: IBU: ?56 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 11 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 12# Maris Otter 4# German Pilsner 1.5# Rye 12oz C120 12oz Torrified […]

Batch 49: Barrett’s Barleywine

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP090 Yeast Starter: .75L starter from 1L starter of DME and one vial of WLP090 Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity: 1.08 Final Gravity: 1.008 (est 10.1% ABV) IBU: ?60 Boiling Time (Minutes): 90 Color: 17L Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 34 days/60-70º Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): n/a 15# Maris […]

Batch 47: Raging Irish Red!

Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: S-04 Yeast Starter: No (1 packet used) Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.054 Final Gravity: 1.006 IBU: ?? Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color:  ?? Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 8# German Pils 1# CaraAroma 0.5# Melanoidin 0.5oz Aurora 10.3% 60 min 0.5oz Aurora 10.3% 30 min 1oz Aurora […]