Archive for the ‘Tettnang’ Category

Batches 13/14: Partigyle – Imperial IPA and a Porter

I’ve been reading about Partigyle brewing and I want to give it a shot. I’m brewing 2.5 gallons of an Imperial IPA, then 5 gallons of a Porter. I planned the grain bill for a 7.5 gallon, 1.060 FG beer, with the understanding that this would give me a <strong OG> 2.5 gallon first running, […]

Posted November 26, 2012 by fbarrett in 2-row, Belgian Special B, Biscuit, Black Patent, Cascade, Challenger, Chocolate, IPA, Magnum, Maris Otter, Munich, Porter, Saaz, Style, Tettnang, Victory, White Wheat, WLP002 (English Ale)

Batch 12: Mad Elf Clone

In an ode to one of our favorite winter seasonals, and in acknowledgement of the fact that Tröegs hasn’t made it to the west coast yet, I’m attempting a clone of the infamous Mad Elf. It has Tröegenator (doppelbock) as it’s base, using belgian ale yeast instead of lager, and with cherries in the secondary. […]

Posted October 22, 2012 by fbarrett in cherries, Chocolate, Honey, Hops, Malt, Munich, Pilsner, Saaz, Tettnang, WLP530 (Abbey Ale Yeast)

Batch 4: Belgian Wit (or Dunkel?)

I couldn’t easily get the last batch to ferment below the low 70s, so I figured for this batch I’d brew something where the esters of a hot ferment might be in-style. I chose the Belgian Wit style, as it seems straight-forward, gets a bit fancy with adjuncts (coriander and orange peel) and fits the […]

Posted May 28, 2012 by fbarrett in Belgian Wit, Bitter Orange Peel, Coriander, Flaked Wheat, Golding (US), Tettnang, Wheat LME, WLP400 (Belgian Wit Ale)