Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Batch 243 parti gyle Saison and pilsner

2@5gallons

10 lbs Weyermanns floor malted boh pils
4 lbs Muntons Maris Otter 
1lb Prairie Munich
1lb Avangard Dark Munich
1/2 tsp CaCl

SRM 6

Mash at 144 df 15 mins, 152 df 50 mins

Lauter 2 gals for pils, 6.5 gals for Saison, 4.5 gals for pils

Boil 90 mins

Saison boil:  
60 mins 14 gr Northern Brewer @ 11.4@aa, 27 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz saaz @3.4%aa, 3 IBUs 

Pils boil:
60 mins 7 gr gr Galena at 13%aa, 15 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1.75 oz Galena at 13%aa, 15 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.055 Saison, 1.045 Pils.  Bhe 84%.

Pitch Saison on OYL 500 in 2/3 qt starter at 75 df, leave at 75 df. 

Pitch Pils on Saflager 34/70 in 2/3 qt starter at 63 df, leave at 55 df.  Move to 70 df 2/27 am for rest. 

Package 3/10, Bottle saison with 100 gr table sugar, 2.0 volume co2, keg pils to 12 psi.

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Batch 242 IPA

5 gallons

3 lbs Paul's pale
8 lbs Muntons Maris Otter 
6 oz Simpsons light crystal
4 oz mfb kiln amber 
1 tsp gypsum

SRM 8 

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 154 df for 50 mins 

Boil 65 mins 
60 mins 10 gr Columbus at 16.2 %aa, 22 IBUs 
30 mins 1 oz homegrown Centennial, 5 IBUs 
15 mins 1 oz centennials 10.7 %aa, 20 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz centennials 10.7 %aa, 8 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.062, 71% bhe 

Pitch with safale s-04 at 70 df, leave at 70 df.  Dry hop 1 oz Citra 12/16. 

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Batch 241 Baltic Porter

5 gallons

8 lbs Weyermanns boh pils 
4 lbs Prairie Munich
6 oz Special B
4 oz briess roast barley
2 oz briess chocolate
2 oz Paul's Brown
no salts

Mash at 146 df for 20 mins, 153 df for 45 mins

SRM 25

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 12 grams Columbus at 16.2 %aa, 24 IBUs
30 mins 1 oz Mt hood at 6.0 %aa, 16 IBUs
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1 oz Saaz at 3.4 %aa, 2 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.072, 77% bhe

Pitch with 34/70 cake from batch 240 pils at 65 df, leave at 55 df. 

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Batch 240 Pils

5 gallons

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

SRM 4

Mash at 146df 15 mins, 154 df for 2 hrs

Boil 90 mins 
60 mins 7 gr Galena at ~14 % aa, ~15 IBUs
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
5 mins 1.75 oz Galena at ~14 %aa,  ~20 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.050, 74% bhe 

Pitch with 34/70 in 1/2 qt starter at 65 df, leave at 55 df. Move to 70 df 11/14 pm for rest.  Move to 45 df 11/16 for layering.  Rack to keg 11/20 with 1 tsp gelatin, put on 12 psi at 38 df. 


Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Batch 239 Imperial Stout

7 gallons

14 lbs Muntons Maris Otter
22 oz Briess roast barley
1 lb rolled oats
1 lb Weyermanns chocolate wheat
1/2 pkg Burton Salts

SRM 46

Boil 105 mins
85 mins 1 lb brown sugar, 1.5 lb rock cane sugar
75 mins 2 oz Galena at ~14%aa, ~72 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.078, 69% bhe

Pitch at 70 df with OYL015 Scottish in 1 qt starter, leave at 65 df.  Add 1 oz centennials, 1 pkg red star premier classic wine yeast on 11/20.

Bottle 12/3 with 115 gr table sugar, yield 804 oz, 2.1 vols co2.


Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Batch 238 Octoberfest

5 gallons

10 lbs Prairie Munich
6 oz Special B
no salts

SRM 15

Mash 10 mins 142 df, pull 15% decoction, 148 df for 30 mins, pull 15% decoction, 155 df for 45 mins.

Boil 90 mins

60 mins 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh 4.1 %aa, 16 IBUs 
15 mins 1 tsp Irish moss 
10 mins 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh 4.1 %aa, 6 IBUs 

OG into fermenter 1.055, 80% bhe 

Pitch on 34/70 cake from batch 236 pils at 70 df, leave at 55 df. 

Raise temp to 75 df on 9/25 for rest, back to 55df on 9/27, drop 5df per day, lager at 45df starting 9/29.

Rack to 38 df keg 10/5 with 1 tsp gelatin, carb at 12 psi for 4 days, drop to 8 psi for serving.

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Batch 237 APA

5 gallons

10 lbs Paul's pale
8 oz Special B
7 oz Prairie pils
1 tsp gypsum 

SRM 10 

Mash at 148 df 20 mins, 154 df for 50 mins

Boil 65 mins 
60 mins 10 gr Columbus at 16.2%aa, 21 IBUs
15 mins 1 oz Centennial at 10.7%aa, 20 IBUs
15 mins 1 tsp Irish Moss
5 mins 1 oz Galaxy at 13.5%aa, 10 IBUs

OG into fermenter 1.062, 75% bhe

Pitch with S-04 at 75 df, leave at 70 df.  Keg on 9/25, leave on 12 psi for 4 days, drop to 8 psi for serving.