Monday, December 10, 2012

Batch No. 62 - American Beauty Pale Ale

American Beauty Pale Ale

Brewed - December 8, 2012

Style - American Pale Ale

Ingredients:
  • 12.0 lbs. Gambrinus 2-Row
  • 5.0 lbs. Maris Otter Pale
  • 1.5 lbs. Munich Light
  • 0.5 lbs. Crystal 20L
  • 0.5 lbs. Crystal 40L
  • 0.5 lbs. Victory
  • 0.75 oz. Cascade (60)
  • 0.50 oz. Belma (60)
  • 0.50 oz. Cascade (30)
  • 0.50 oz. Amarillo (30)
  • 0.50 oz. Belma (30)
  • 0.50 oz. Belma (10)
  • 0.50 oz. Belma (5)
  • 0.50 oz. Belma (KO)
  • 2.5 oz. Belma only (dry hop - keg #1)
  • 1.5 oz. Belma, 0.70 oz. Cascade & 0.70 oz. Centennial (dry hop - keg #2)
  • Wyeast #1056 American Ale (2 packs / 1000 ml starter)

OG – 1.058
Primary – 14 days
Secondary - 24 days (dry hopped for 16 days)

Kegged - January 7, 2013

FG - 1.011
Attenuation - 71%
ABV - 6.16%

Notes:
  • American Pale Ale brewed with new hop variety - Belma, which means beautiful, from Hops Direct and Puterbaugh Farms
  • Mash at ~ 152° for 60 minutes
  • 60 min boil
  • Dry Hop keg #1 with 2.50 oz. Belma only
  • Dry Hop keg #2 with blend: 1.5 oz. of Belma, 0.7 oz. Cascade & 0.7 oz.

Batch No. 61 - Three Billy Goats

Three Billy Goats

Brewed - December 8, 2012

Style - Maibock / Helles Bock

Ingredients:
  • 17.0 lbs. Weyermann Pilsner
  • 4.40 lbs. Munich
  • 3.0 lbs.Vienna
  • 0.33 lbs. Melanoidin
  • 1.00 oz. Northern Brewer (60)
  • 0.75 oz. Hallertaur (60)
  • White Labs WLP835 German "X" Lager (1000 ml starter / 1 vials)
  • Wyeast #2206 Bavarian Lager (1000 ml starter / 1 pack)

OG – 1.070
Primary – 56 days
Secondary - ?? days

Kegged - ??

White Labs WLP835:
FG - 1.018
Attenuation - 75.0%
ABV - 7.1%

Wyeast #2206:
FG - 1.020
Attenuation - 72.2%
ABV - 6.8%

Notes:
  • First time brewing a Maibock / Helles Bock
  • Trying out two different lager yeasts and using both for the first time
  • Mash at 154° and 90 min boil
  • Carboy #1 (White Labs) - start at 40° in my chest freezer
  • Carboy #2 (Wyeast) - start at 40° in my chest freezer