Batch 286 American Ale

5 gallons

8 lbs Simpsons finest Maris otter 

SRM 4

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 150 df for 20 mins, 154 df for 25 mins 

Boil 65 mins 

60 mins 7 gr Columbus at 15.5%aa, 16 IBUs

15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 

5 mins 1/2 oz Centennial at 10.6%aa, 4 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.048, 81% bhe

Pitch with US-05 in 1 qt starter at 70 df, leave at 70 df. 

Batch 285 Citra pils

4.5 gallons

8.5 lbs Weyermanns Floor malted boh pils

1/2 lb Weyermanns munich#1

1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 150 df for 25 mins, 154 df 25 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 12 gr Citra at 13.4% aa, 27 IBUs

15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 

5 mins 16 gr Citra at 13.4%aa, 7 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.050 78%bhe

Pitch with 34/70 in 1qt starter at 65 df, move to 55 df. Put at 70 df on 11/14 for rest, put at  45 df on 11/16 for lagering.

Batch 284 Saison

5 gallons

8 lbs Weyermanns floor malted boh pils 

1 lb Rahr North Star pils

1/2 lb Weyermanns munich #1

1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 30 mins, 150 df for 1 hr, 154 df for 10 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 7 gr Columbus at 15.5 %aa, 16 IBUs

15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss

5 mins 1/2 oz Galena at 11.8 % aa, 4 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.055, 79% bhe

Pitch onto oyl 500 cake from batch 283 at 75 df, leave at 75 df. 

Batch 283 Saison

5.5 gallons

9 lbs Weyermanns floor malted boh pils

1/2 lb Weyermanns munich#1

1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 50 mins, 154 df for 20 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 7 gr Columbus at 15.5%aa, 17 IBUs

15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss

5 mins 1/2 oz Galena at 11.8 %aa, 4 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.049, 78% bhe.  Add 11 oz brown sugar to get to 1.055. 

Pitch with oyl 500 in 1 qt starter at 80 df. Leave at 75 df. 

Bottle 10/23 with 100 gr table sugar, yield 700 oz, 2.0 vols CO2.

Batch 282 German Pils

5 gallons

7.5 lbs Rahr Pils

0.5 lbs Weyermanns Munich#1 

1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 15 mins, 150 df for 25 mins, 154 df for 25 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 12 gr Columbus at 15.5 %aa, 28 IBUs

15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss

5 mins 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh at 2.0% aa, 2 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.046, 79% bhe

Pitch at 75 df onto 34/70 cake from batch 281, leave at 55 df.  Move to 75 df to rest on 9/25.  Move to 45 df for lagering 9/27.  Rack to keg 10/7, leave on 12 psi at 38 df. 

Batch 281 Pilsner

5 gallons

7.5 lbs Rahr Pils

0.5 lbs Weyermanns Munich #1

1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 25 mins, 150 df for 15 mins, 154 df for 20 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 8 gr Columbus at 15.5%aa, 19 IBUs

15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 

5 mins 1 oz Galena at 11.8%aa, 12 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.049, 84% bhe

Pitch with 34/70 in 1qt starter at 75 df, leave at 55 df. 

Rest at 70 df 2 days starting 9/5.  Lager at 45 df. Rack to keg 9/17, 12 psi at 38 df. 

Batch 280 RAGBRAI Pilsner

5 gallons

7.5 lbs weyermanns floor malted boh pils

1/2 lb Weyermanns munich #1

1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 40 mins, 152 df for 30 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 8 gr Columbus at 15.5%aa, 19 IBUs

5 mins 1 oz Galena at 11.8%aa, 12 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.049, 84% bhe

5.3% ABV, 31 IBUs

Pitch onto 34/70 cake from batch 278 at 70 df, leave at 55 df.  Leave at 70 df on 6/28 for rest, return to 45 df on 6/30 for lagering.