Dogfish Head 120 IPA. Not what I expected - far richer and less hoppy than I thought it would be. We put a couple in the cellar to see how they age. I will let you know in a few years.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Whale - found!
Dogfish Head 120 IPA. Not what I expected - far richer and less hoppy than I thought it would be. We put a couple in the cellar to see how they age. I will let you know in a few years.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Achievement Unlocked: Beer 2000!
As luck would have it, pulled a great beer for #2000, without really planning it in advance. I was on the boys annual NFL trip to Cincinnati. After a great time at Oktoberfest (largest in the U.S.?) we visited the Rhinegeist Brewery. Great space - think empty warehouse on the 3rd floor of a building. The first beer we tried, which happened to be #2000, was the Truth. A West Coast style IPA, it was replete with pine and citrus notes (interestingly it doesn't use Cascade hops, rather a blend of Amarillo, Citra, Simcoe, Centennial). A very well balanced and tasty IPA. Great find for #2000.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015
Grandma Tobias' Back Door Lager
Tonight I joined forces with Darren Reed to try our hand at re-creating his great grandmother's prohibition era "back door lager". "Back door" as in that's where it was sold from at her farm. Her recipe is here:
We made some selective changes. First despite its name, this was clearly an ale, not a lager. We upped the malt and reduced the sugar, on the assumption she was using so much sugar because it was cheap and malt expensive. We couldn't figure out how much "35 cents" of hops was, so we used a hop bill that would fit a light German ale. We steeped some grains and also used a proper brewing yeast as opposed to "Fleischmans". I hope it tastes good, and will do Darren's grandmother proud.
Recipe:
Steeped at 150 degrees for 30 minutes:
3oz 40 L crystal malt
5 oz pale malt
Brought to a boil and added:
1 oz bittering hops (likely Cascade - grown at Michelle's parents)
2.5 kg light malt extract (dry)
250g brown sugar
After 45 minutes added 1 tsp. Irish Moss
After 55 minutes added 1 oz. Saaz hop pellets (2.6% AA)
Filled to 21 litres. Pitch Wyeast 1007 German Ale.
After about 5 days I will rack to a carboy, and bottle after about two weeks. Prosit!
Here is Darren stirring the fine brew:
We made some selective changes. First despite its name, this was clearly an ale, not a lager. We upped the malt and reduced the sugar, on the assumption she was using so much sugar because it was cheap and malt expensive. We couldn't figure out how much "35 cents" of hops was, so we used a hop bill that would fit a light German ale. We steeped some grains and also used a proper brewing yeast as opposed to "Fleischmans". I hope it tastes good, and will do Darren's grandmother proud.
Recipe:
Steeped at 150 degrees for 30 minutes:
3oz 40 L crystal malt
5 oz pale malt
Brought to a boil and added:
1 oz bittering hops (likely Cascade - grown at Michelle's parents)
2.5 kg light malt extract (dry)
250g brown sugar
After 45 minutes added 1 tsp. Irish Moss
After 55 minutes added 1 oz. Saaz hop pellets (2.6% AA)
Filled to 21 litres. Pitch Wyeast 1007 German Ale.
After about 5 days I will rack to a carboy, and bottle after about two weeks. Prosit!
Here is Darren stirring the fine brew:
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Homebrew - Pumpkin Ale 2014
Last year's pumpkin ale was a big hit, so I made another batch that was quite similar. Hopefully this year's version will be as good or better. The main changes were a bigger grain bill for the steep, more spices and a slightly different yeast.
Steeped for 30 minutes at 150 F:
7 oz. pale malt
3 oz. crystal malt
2 oz. special biscuit malt
2 oz. smoked malt (my homemade version)
1 pound roast pumpkin
After the steep, brought about 7 litres of water to a boil, added:
6.6 lbs. pale LME
1 pound roast pumpkin
1 oz. whole hops (grown by Michelle's parents - cascade most likely?)
boiled for 45 minutes, added:
.5 oz hops
Pitched Wyeast 1332 - Northwest Ale
added 1 tsp cinnamon and nutmeg, 6-7 all spice berries, and 1 clove
I want to thank iRob for his help with this batch
Steeped for 30 minutes at 150 F:
7 oz. pale malt
3 oz. crystal malt
2 oz. special biscuit malt
2 oz. smoked malt (my homemade version)
1 pound roast pumpkin
After the steep, brought about 7 litres of water to a boil, added:
6.6 lbs. pale LME
1 pound roast pumpkin
1 oz. whole hops (grown by Michelle's parents - cascade most likely?)
boiled for 45 minutes, added:
.5 oz hops
Pitched Wyeast 1332 - Northwest Ale
added 1 tsp cinnamon and nutmeg, 6-7 all spice berries, and 1 clove
I want to thank iRob for his help with this batch
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