Archive for the ‘CaraAroma’ Category

Batch 61: Pumpkin Dubbel 2016!

To be entered into the homebrew competition for the 2016 Baltimore Craft Beer Festival 🙂 Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: WLP500 Yeast Starter: 1L and 0.5L starters from two separate pure pitch packs Batch Size (Gallons): 10.5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.075 (+0.064 w/ D90 ≈ 1.081) Final Gravity: IBU: ~25 Boiling Time (Minutes): 75 Color: Primary […]

Posted September 12, 2016 by fbarrett in BREW AGAIN, CaraAroma, Crystal 60L, D90 Syrup, Dubbel, Maris Otter, Northern, Pilsner, pumpkin, Pumpkin Ale, pumpkin pie spice, WLP500 (Trappist Ale)

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 54: Pumpkin Dubbel 2015

Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: WLP500 Yeast Starter: none (used 2 vials, 1 per carboy) Batch Size (Gallons): 8 gallons (split into 2 carboys) Original Gravity: 1.062 Final Gravity: 1.006 (estimated 1.072 after addition of D90, giving ABV ~ 9%) IBU: 23 Boiling Time (Minutes): 75 Color:  23 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 9.5# German […]

Posted August 23, 2015 by fbarrett in 2-row, CaraAroma, Crystal 60L, D90 Syrup, Dubbel, Pilsner, pumpkin, Pumpkin Ale, pumpkin pie spice, Super Styrian, Vanilla Bean, WLP500 (Trappist Ale)

Batch 47: Raging Irish Red!

Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: S-04 Yeast Starter: No (1 packet used) Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.054 Final Gravity: 1.006 IBU: ?? Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color:  ?? Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 8# German Pils 1# CaraAroma 0.5# Melanoidin 0.5oz Aurora 10.3% 60 min 0.5oz Aurora 10.3% 30 min 1oz Aurora […]

Posted March 15, 2015 by fbarrett in CaraAroma, Irish Red Ale, Melanoidin, Pilsner, Safale S-04, Spruce Essence, Super Styrian

Batch 41: Pixelated Pumpkin Ale

The original recipe was scaled up to do 7.5 gallons, but I am pretty sure I yielded closer to 8. Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: WLP001 / S-04 Yeast Starter: No (1 vial and 1 packet used) Batch Size (Gallons): 8 gallons Original Gravity: 1.062 Final Gravity: IBU: 17 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color:  22 Primary […]

Posted September 7, 2014 by fbarrett in 2-row (Pearl), brown sugar, CaraAroma, Crystal 60L, Hallertauer, pumpkin, Pumpkin Ale, pumpkin pie spice, Saaz, Safale S-04, WLP001 (California Ale)

Batch 40: Pumpkin Dubbel

Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: WLP500 Yeast Starter: 1/2 yeast cake from Batch 38 Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.072 Final Gravity: 1.009 (ABV: 8.6%) IBU: 17 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color:  20 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 12# German Pilsner 1# C60 1# CaraAroma 1# D90 (at flameout) 1oz Northern Brewer (9.1 […]

Posted August 9, 2014 by fbarrett in CaraAroma, Crystal 60L, D90 Syrup, Dubbel, Northern, Pilsner, pumpkin, Pumpkin Ale, pumpkin pie spice, WLP500 (Trappist Ale)

Batch 39: Belgian Quad (Kris Kringle contender?)

Recipe Type: All-Grain Yeast: WLP500 Yeast Starter: 1/2 yeast cake from Batch 38 Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 gallons Original Gravity: 1.077 before D180, est 1.083 total OG after D180 Final Gravity: 1.011 (ABV: 10.1%) IBU: 23 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color:  22 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 20# German Pilsner 1# Aromatic 8oz CaraAroma […]

Posted August 9, 2014 by fbarrett in Aromatic, CaraAroma, D180 Syrup, Northern, Pilsner, Quad, WLP500 (Trappist Ale)

Batch 38: Dubbel or Nothin

My first dubbel, which will serve as a starter for next week’s beer (Christmas Quad and Pumpkin Dubbel), I present: Dubbel or Nothin Copious notes taken (though not necessarily followed) on the topic of and recipes for Dubbels from Zymurgy and a smattering of HBT recipes 🙂 10# Pearl Malt (2-row) 1# Aromatic 1# CaraAroma 0.5# […]

Posted August 2, 2014 by fbarrett in 2-row (Pearl), Aromatic, BREW AGAIN, CaraAroma, Crystal 60L, D90 Syrup, Dubbel, Northern, WLP500 (Trappist Ale)

Batch 36: Holly Ale 2014

a 0.5L starter of WLP001, saved from a prev batch (#34) brewed and saved for 1 week in the fridge in a pint mason jar 12# 12oz 2-row 8oz C60 8oz CaraAroma 8oz Pale Chocolate 4oz Torrified Wheat 0.5oz CTZ (17.5% listed) 60 min 0.25oz CTZ 30 min 0.25oz CTZ 10 min 1# Clover honey (from […]

Posted June 9, 2014 by fbarrett in 2-row, CaraAroma, Crystal 60L, CTZ, Honey, Pale Chocolate, Torrified Wheat, Winter Warmer, WLP001 (California Ale)