Batch 120 Tripel

4.5 gallons

9.25 lbs avangard pils
12 oz best malz dark Munich
12 oz flaked wheat
1/2 tsp cacl

Mash 150 df 70 mins

Boil 90 mins

60 mins 7 gr Columbus 15.4%aa, 14 IBUs
30 mins 12 oz brown sugar 12 oz white sugar
15 mins 1.5 oz strisselspalt, 9 IBUs

23 ibus

OG into fermenter 1.078, 70% bhe

Pitch at 70 df with w1214 in 3/4 qt starter, move to 65 df chamber, full krausen at 16 hrs.  Step up 2 df per day to 74 df.  Rack 10/2, leave at 74 df.

Bottle 10/15 with 99 gr table sugar, 2.35 vols co2, yield 552 oz.

Batch 119 IPA

4.5 gallons

4.5 lbs Muntons Maris otter
4 lbs avangard pils
8 oz MFB cara120
1 tsp gypsum

SRM 11

Mash 10 mins @ 146 df, 10 mins @ 148 df, pH 4.6, 50 mins 156 df

Boil 90 mins
1 oz northdown 9.4%aa added continuously 60 to 30 mins, 35 IBUs
14 gr Simcoe 12.3%aa and 7 gr Chinook 13%aa added continuously 30 to 0 mins, 19 IBUs
14 gr Simcoe 12.3%aa and 7 gr Chinook 13%aa added at flameout, 3 IBUs

57 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.064, add 40 oz water to get to 1.060, 80% bhe

Abv est 5.8%

Forgot Irish moss, heat 1 tsp in 1/4 cup water in microwave 2 mins, add to fermenter at pitch.

Pitch at 70 df with s-04 in 1/2 qt starter, add 1 packet dry s-04, leave at 64 df.

Rack to secondary 9/18.  Dry hop 7 gr Simcoe 9/25.

Bottle 10/2 with76 gr table sugar, 2.1 vols co2, yield 516 oz.

Batch 116 Saison tasting notes

Cold (gushes at cellar/room temp)

Deep gold pretty hazy, huge coarse white head that billows

Aroma soapy dishrag, slightly sour at end

Mouthfeel medium body, heavy carb, very dry

Flavor bitter dirt, soap, hops hide any hint of malt, remote hint of horse blanket mixed with sweet tarts

Finish hop bitter, dry

Overall yeast is bad, already pitched it, drink this as cold as possible, if you can handle it.

Batch 114 Pilsner tasting notes

Cold

Pours light gold clear, slight haze, even lively white head that drops back to a thin layer, laces nicely.

Aroma bright hop crispness over mild malt bitterness, a little corn

Mouthfeel clean and bright, light-med body with no cling

Flavor pleasant hop spice bitterness without cloying or dominating, sweet malt flavor balances well, but carries a little corn with it.

Finish very clean hop bitterness, quite refreshing

Overall a hop-bitter balanced beer without much hop flavor/aroma, malt balances well, unsure if corn is from cheapo pils or fermentation.  Try with better pils and no diacetyl rest, pitch at lower temp.

Batch 113 Pious Quad tasting notes

Cellar/room temp

Pours deep brown, hazy, big coarse tan head that drops back rapidly, hangs on thinly for a while, no lacing.

Aroma sweet bread/malt, mid-range esters cover slight booze, earth hop edge at back is soapy.

Mouthfeel medium to heavy body, sweet coating, heavy carb does some clean up, but it still clings pretty good.

Flavor hop bitterness without aroma or flavor, makes yeastiness seem almost soapy, malt sweetness is almost an afterthought here, no roast or nut really apparent, despite color.  Alcohol warmth apparent.  Mid range esters mainly, fighting too hard with the hop bitterness.

Finish, hop bitterness and alcohol, with yeasty hints.

Overall, way too much hops here, yeast not showcased well.  Too strong.  Shouldn't go beyond tripel with Belgians any more,  Maybe try a third trappist yeast?

Batch 115 Pliney Dark tasting notes

Cold

Orange red, very cloudy, fine tan head that stays, billows some

Aroma hawaiian punch sweet and fruity, but hop bitterness at the end with pine

Mouthfeel, chewy, toothy but big carb, clingy sweetness at end

Flavor big hop bitterness over everything, then it's a fruit punch underneath, pear sweetness with bright tropicals/pineapple, some pine mixed in.

Finish, clingy but hop bitterness certainly dominates the finish, leaves tongue bitter on the edges, yet somehow quenched and ready for more.

Overall, ridiculous hopness overpowers the sweet malt, but this is the limit of how sweet the malt can get without over-cloying.  Basically, this only works if you are a hop fiend, and you can filter it at bottling.  Drop the ABV, the cara, and play nicer with the hops, and you have satisfying beer.  This is over the top, definitely not worth the hop investment.