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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 8: Citra Cascade IPA

first beer with the new cooler mash tun! I have a sub-optimal mash tun manifold, made of a single tube of 1/2″ PEX with 1/8″ slits cut every 1/2″ by a dremel with a high-speed cutter. Next time, I will have a more complex and appropriate manifold. Recipe: http://hopville.com/recipe/1600762/american-ipa-recipes/shinken-shobu Boiled 1.5gal 15 min, added to fermenter […]

Posted August 5, 2012 by fbarrett in 2-row, Carapils, Cascade, Citra, Crystal 45L, Crystal 60L, Hops, IPA, Malt, Style, WLP001 (California Ale), Yeast

Batch 1: Brown Porter

We started our homebrewing adventure with a Brown Porter ingredient kit from MoreBeer.com. All tools were cleaned and sanitized using StarSan beforehand. I began with 3 gallons of water in our 3.5 gallon stock pot. I placed three separate cheesecloth bags of grain (Chocolate, English, and Crystal Malts) in the pot and applied heat to […]

Posted March 5, 2012 by fbarrett in Brown Ale, Cascade, Chocolate, Crystal, English, Extract, Hops, Malt, Porter, Safale S-04, Style

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