Batch 157 Summer Ale tasting notes

Cold from the tap

Yellow, slight haze, tight firm white head that stays, laces heavily

Aroma simple clean malt with sweet ripe fruit, slight bitterness/edge

Mouthfeel light body no cling or cloy, cleans right up

Flavor toasty malt with nice bite at the end, middle is hard to describe: lemon rind with slight hint of bandaid?

Finish clean, quenching, nice bitterness on tongue

Overall, pretty good as a simple summer beverage, a departure from all the melanoidins and hop resins.  Careful with the bleach.

Batch 160 Dubbel

5.25 gallons

8 lbs mfb pilsner
2.5 lbs best malz dark munich
12 oz mfb kiln amber
12 oz mfb cara 120
1 oz briess dark choc

SRM 17

Mash 30 mins at 148 df, 45 mins at 154 df

Boil 90 mins

60 mins 10 gr columbus at 14.9 % aa, 17 IBUs
30 mins 8 oz brown sugar
15 mins 1 tsp irish moss
15 mins 1/2 oz mt hood at 5.6 % aa, 4 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.072, 82% bhe

Pitch with W1214 in 1 qt starter at 70 df, leave at 70 df.  Bump to 72 df on 8/20.  Bump to 74 df on 8/21.  Bump to 75 df on 8/22.

Bottle 9/9 with 100 gr table sugar, yield 684 oz, 2.0 vols co2.

Batch 155 Marzen tasting notes

Cold from the tap

Pours slightly hazy orange, tall fine tan head that hangs around, laces

Aroma strong malt beer, malt, slight fruitiness

Mouthfeel moderate body, coats a bit

Flavor sweet malt throughout, pears, bitter at end

Finish mild bitterness, coats a bit, still refreshing

Overall pretty good, maybe a bit too much bittering hops, could push more towards the end of the boil.  Kegging is superior to bottling, with a more crisp character.