Saturday, January 17, 2015

Kolsch

Jan 15, 2015 

18.5 lbs German Pilsner 
0.5. lbs German Munich Malt.
Kolsch yeast Wyeast
9.5 gallons

Mash 150.5
1 ounce of Magnum 60 minutes
2 oz Crystal 20 mins
No Whirflox 
18   pounds of grain including 1 pound of Munich
Sparged 12 gals

Kolsch WY used

Made 9.3 gallons

OG 14 Brix. 1.057
SG. 9.8 Brix. 1.027, Jan 21, 2015
SG. 8.  Brix. 1.016, Jan 25
  Still has yeast head (white) in fermenter
Gag 6.5 Brix 1.007

ABV 6.6%

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Scottish Wee Heavy

Double IPA 10 Gallon
Jan 11, 2015

2-row          16. Act 33 lbs
40L.             1
Coffee.          5 oz
Special B.     1
Honey.          10 oz

Was unable to stuff 5 lbs of malt in mash tun so it's 33 lbs. 

Hop boil 

60 mins 2 oz German Magnum
30 mins HBC 342 1 oz 
30 mins Borthern Brewer 1 oz
20 mins simcoe 3 oz
10 mins  3/8 oz licorice root, 2.5 oz simcoe

Mash 153F
Sparge to produce 12 gallons

21 Brix. 1.087 OG
30 secs of O2
Wort 9.5 gallons
FG 1.025
8% ABV 

Jan 16 - large bucket 8 oz citra
Jan 16 - small bucket. No hops
Jan 24 - legged large bucket