Archive for the ‘Crystal 120L’ Category

Batch 76: Hoppy Pale Ale

The name of the game today is: make beer. We have pale male, some C120, some rye, and some hops so … I think we’re gonna make an IPA 🙂 Adding dextrose at the end of the boil to augment the ABV and dry it out a little more Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Nottingham Yeast Starter: 0.5L […]

Posted September 16, 2018 by fbarrett in 2-row, Cascade, Crystal 120L, Dextrose (Corn Sugar), Hops, IPA, Malt, Northern, Nottingham, Nugget, Simcoe, Uncategorized, Yeast

Batch 72: Imperial Stout

This beer was destined to be a partigyle … but ended up just being a bitchin beer 🙂 Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: S-05 Yeast Starter: Yeast cake from Batch #70 Batch Size (Gallons): 12 Original Gravity: 1.084 Final Gravity:  IBU: ~40? Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: ~45? Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & […]

Posted April 15, 2018 by fbarrett in 2-row, Belgian Special B, Carafa III (DH), Chocolate Rye, Crystal 120L, Flaked Barley, Hops, Malt, Maris Otter, Northern, Roasted Barley, Safale S-05, Stout

Batch 71: Nepenthe Amber

So, for batch 70, I kindof … planned too large a grain bill for my mash tun. Aaaaaand … maybe we crushed a little too much grain for the plan. PSA: don’t measure and crush grain when you’ve been drinking heavily on St. Patrick’s day. We tried to fit as much as we could in […]

Posted March 25, 2018 by fbarrett in Amarillo, Amber Ale, Cascade, Centennial, Crystal 120L, Crystal 40L, Maris Otter, Munich, Nottingham, Nugget, Pale Chocolate

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 […]

Posted July 26, 2015 by fbarrett in 2-row, Carafa II (DH), Crystal 120L, CTZ, Flaked Oats, Hops, Malt, Maris Otter, Pale Chocolate, Roasted Barley, Stout, Style, WLP001 (California Ale), Yeast

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 […]

Posted May 31, 2015 by fbarrett in Crystal 120L, CTZ, IPA, Maris Otter, Pilsner, Rye, Torrified Wheat, WLP001 (California Ale)

Batch 44: Sarah’s Good Morning Breakfast Stout

8# German Pils 1# Pale Chocolate 1# Roasted Barley 1# Oats 8oz C120 4oz OS Wheat FWH 1oz Northern Brewer (stated 9.1%, probably lower due to age) 15min 1oz Northern Brewer 1.036 at 120* 1 # oats in 1 gallon water starting at *110 for at least 20 minutes (beta-glucan rest) 3tsp Gypsum total in […]

Posted November 24, 2014 by fbarrett in Crystal 120L, Flaked Oats, Northern, Oak Smoked Wheat, Pale Chocolate, Pilsner, Roasted Barley, Safale S-05, Stout, Uncategorized