Archive for the ‘Nugget’ 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 73/74: Pliny Two Ways

The experiment today: brew a Pliny Clone with a handful of hop substitutions, and split the batch between a standard fermentation (Batch 73, one carboy with San Diego Super/WLP090) and one as a NEIPA (Batch 74, in a carboy with London Fog Ale Yeast/WLP066). Based on the following Pliny recipe: Russian River Pliny the Elder […]

Posted July 1, 2018 by fbarrett in 2-row, Carapils, Cascade, Crystal 40L, CTZ, Dextrose (Corn Sugar), IPA, NEIPA, Nugget, Simcoe, WLP066 (London Fog Ale), WLP090 (San Diego Super)

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 67: Harford Porter

Straight-up porter, as the first beer brewed in my baesment. Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WLP001 (2 pure pitch packets) Yeast Starter: none Batch Size (Gallons): intended 10, collected 9.5 Original Gravity: ?? Final Gravity: ?? IBU: ?27? ?33 Boiling Time (Minutes): 75 Color: ~25? Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 18# 2-row 1# […]

Posted September 5, 2017 by fbarrett in 2-row, Biscuit, Black Patent, Cascade, Chocolate, Crystal 40L, Nugget

Batch 63: Inauguration Ale

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 […]

Posted November 27, 2016 by fbarrett in BREW AGAIN, Carafa II (DH), Cascadian Dark Ale, Crystal 60L, CTZ, Maris Otter, Nugget, Special B, Strong Ale, WLP007 (Dry English Ale), WLP007 (Dry English 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 […]

Posted September 19, 2016 by fbarrett in Crystal 60L, CTZ, ESB, Maris Otter, Nottingham, Nugget

Batch 59: NDWSHE Wheat Wine

16# German Wheat Malt 14# German Pilsner 1# C60 2oz Nugget FWH 1 whirlfloc 90 minute boil 8 gal recovered yeast cake from one carboy from batch 58 (WLP090)   The taste upon racking to secondary was divine. The final product was estery, bitter, and a product of some very, very unhappy yeast. Need to […]

Posted May 18, 2016 by fbarrett in Barley Wine, BREW AGAIN, Crystal 60L, Nugget, Pilsner, White Wheat, Winter Warmer, WLP090 (San Diego Super)

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 – […]

Posted April 10, 2016 by fbarrett in Cascade, Crystal 60L, IPA, Nugget, Pilsner, White Wheat, WLP090 (San Diego Super)

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 (# […]

Posted March 21, 2016 by fbarrett in BREW AGAIN, CaraAroma, Carafa II (DH), Dunkelweizen, Munich, Nugget, Pilsner, White Wheat, WLP300 (Hefeweizen Ale)

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 […]

Posted June 13, 2012 by fbarrett in 2-row, BREW AGAIN, Crystal 60L, IPA, Nugget, SMaSH, WLP001 (California Ale), Zythos