This beer is being brewed to drink on the night of the inauguration of our 45th president. A number of friends are gathering to move to DC the following day for a march, and I asked everyone what kind of beer I should brew for the occasion. Top contenders were La Fin du Monde (though […]
Archive for the ‘Nugget’ Category
Batch 63: Inauguration Ale
Batch 62: Extra Special Bitter
Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Nottingham Yeast Starter: 1L starter from 1 packet Batch Size (Gallons): 10 Original Gravity: 1.059 Final Gravity: 1.012 IBU: ~50? Boiling Time (Minutes): ~75 Color: ~12-17 SRM? Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): ?16# Maris Otter (18# intended) 2# C60 2.5oz Nugget 60min Fresh hops: 1/2 of a […]
Batch 59: NDWSHE Wheat Wine
Batch 58: Ceci ne hop
Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP090 San Diego Super Yeast Starter: 1.5L (split between two carboys) Batch Size (Gallons): 10 Original Gravity: 1.060 Final Gravity: IBU: 44 Boiling Time (Minutes): 120 Color: 6.5 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): room temp 14 days Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 15# German Pilsen 5# German Wheat Malt 1# C60 2oz Nugget – […]
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 5: Pale Nugget SMaSH
So, this technically isn’t quite a SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop), as I’m using both 2-row and crystal 60. However, it is my FIRST ALL GRAIN BATCH! Yes kids, daddy has taken his first step onto the field. After reading a ton on BIAB (brew in a bag, a method of no-sparge all grain […]