Sunday, June 8, 2025

Batch 278 Cashmere Pilsner

5 gallons

8 lbs Weyermanns boh pils 
1/2 lb Weyermanns munich #1
1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 147 df for 40 mins, 153 df 25 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 8 gr Columbus @16.8 %aa, 20 IBUs
6 mins 1 oz Cashmere @9.3% aa, 10 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.052, 84% bhe

Pitch with fresh 34/70 in 1qt starter at 65 df, leave at 55 df.  6/13, put at 68 df for rest, return to 45 df on 6/15 to lager.


Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Batch 277 Little lager

5 gallons

4 lbs Weyermanns floor malted boh pils 
3 lbs Weyermanns Munich #1 
1.5 lbs Simpsons finest Maris otter 
No salts

SRM 4

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

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 5 gr Columbus at 16.8%aa, 13 IBUs 
5 mins 1 oz Galena at 11.8%aa, 10 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.050, 80% bhe 

Pitch on 34/70 cake from batch 276 at 62 df, leave at 55 df.


Thursday, March 20, 2025

Batch 276 Big lager

5 gallons

8.5 lbs Simpsons finest Maris otter
0.5 lbs Weyermanns Munich#1

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 10 mins, 150 df for 30 mins, 154 df for 25 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 5 gr Columbus at 16.8%aa, 13 IBUs
5 mins 1 oz Nelson Sauvin at 11.8%aa, 10 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.056, 84%bhe

Pitch onto 34/70 cake from batch 275 at 65 df, leave at 55 df. 

Monday, March 3, 2025

Batch 275 Dunkel

5 gallons

5 lbs Weyermanns Munich#1
4 lbs Weyermanns floor malted boh pils
No Salts 

SRM 6

Mash at 145 df for 20 mins, 150 df for 20 mins, 154 df for 20 mins

Boil 90 mins 

60 mins 1/4 oz Galena at 11.8% aa, 13 IBUs
5 mins 3/4 oz Galena at 11.8% aa, 8 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.050, 74% bhe 

Pitch with 34/70 in 1.5 qt starter at 60 df, leave at 55 df. 

Friday, February 7, 2025

Batch 274 La Chouffe

5 gallons

11 lbs Simpsons finest Maris otter
1 lb Weyermanns munich #1
1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 146 df for 15 mins, 150 df for 30 mins, 154 df for 20 mins 

Boil 65 mins 
60 mins 8gr Columbus at 16.8%aa, 17 IBUs 
30 mins 1 lb table sugar 
15 mins 14 gr Saaz at 2.5 %aa, 2 IBUs 
5 mins 14 gr Saaz at 2.5 %aa, 1 IBU
10 mins 14 gr cracked toasted coriander

OG into fermenter 1.072, 70% bhe

Pitch with wlp550 in 3/4 qt starter. at 60 df, leave at 72 df.

Bottle 2/22 with 85 gr table sugar, yield 4.5 gallons, 2 vols co2. 

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Batch 273 Baltic Porter

5 gallons

12 lbs weyermanns munich#1
4 oz Special B
2.5 oz toasted (4 oz caught on fire, rinsed of ashes) munich, maybe 400l

SRM 17

Mash at 148 df 50 mins, 154 df 20 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 10 gr Columbus at 16.8%aa, 22 IBUs 
10 mins 1/2 oz Nelson Sauvin ar 11.7%aa, 8 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.061, 65%bhe (failure to stir properly) 

Pitch with 34/70 in 3/4 qt starter at 65 df, put at 55 df. 

Rest on 12/24 at 65df.  Put at 55 df on 1/1.  Reduce to 45 df on 1/3.  

Keg on 1/7, leave on 12 psi at 38 df.



Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Batch 272 Saison

5 gallons

5 lbs Simpsons finest Maris otter
4 lbs Weyermanns floor malted boh pils
1/2 lb Weyermanns munich#1
1/2 tsp cacl

SRM 4 

Mash at 145 df for 45 mins, 148 df 25 mins

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 8 gr Columbus@16.8%aa, 21 IBUs
15 mins 1/2 tsp Irish moss
5 mins 1 oz Saaz at 2.5 %aa, 2 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.056, bhe 80%

Pitch with oyl 500 in 1 qt starter at 75 df, leave at 70 df. 

Bottle with 95 gr table sugar.