Sunday, July 19, 2015

July 19th, 2015 - Will It Blend Black IPA

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Will It Blend Black IPA (HT recipe)


Batch 48

Ingredients:
US 2-Row
US C-40
Weyermann Chocolate Wheat
Weyerman Carafa Special III
---total grain bill 13.75#


Hops:
Aussie/NZ Bittering
Falconer's Flight
Falconer's Flight 7Cs
Zythos
Dry: Blend Blend (FF, FF7Cs)

Yeast:
WLP 001 (via 0.5 L starter)
-Second use

Stats:
OG: 1.070 (estimated); 1.064 (measured)
FG: 1.015 (estimated); *** (measured)
ABV: 7.2% (estimated); ***% (measured)


Brewing Steps:
  • Heated 4 gallons of water to a strike temperature of approximately 163 degrees
    • Target mash temperature 152; volume at 1.25 quarts/pound
    • Used Sparge Pal app for volume calculations
  • Added water to mash tun first (water, then grains)
    • Mashed 60 minutes
    • Did not stir
  • After 60 minutes lautered into bucket (to measure volume)
    • Lautered over about 7 minutes
  • Heated 3.8 gallons of sparge water to approximately 175 degrees and added to mash tun
    • Took 0.3 gallon off Sparge Pal calculation 
  • Let sit for 10 minutes, then lautered until we had about 6.25 gallons
    • Volume may have been slightly above 6.25 gallons
    • Had ~1/4 gallon left 
  • Boiled for 60 minutes
    • Added hops
  • Chilled
    • took about 9 minutes (hot day?)
  • Pitched yeast and aerated wort 
    • Pitched yeast from starter
  • Poured into fermenting bucket 
  • Ferment about 2 weeks 

Notes:
-Second time making this recipe

Sunday, July 12, 2015

July 4th, 2014 - 20 'fer 5 Blonde Ale (SCBC)

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

20 'fer 5 Pale Ale (SCBC recipe #3)
Batch 47

Ingredients:
8# 2-Row
0.3125 Biscuit malt
0.5# Crystal 40L
---total grain bill 8.8125#


Hop Schedule:
0.25 oz Columbus @ 60'
0.25 oz Columbus @ 45
0.5 oz Citra @ 30'
0.25 oz Cascade @15'
0.5 oz Citra @ 0'

Yeast:
WLP 001 (via 0.5 L starter)
-Second use

Stats:
OG: 1.041 (estimated); 1.045 (measured)
FG: 1.010 (estimated); 1.010 (measured)
ABV: 4.1% (estimated); 4.6% (measured)


Brewing Steps:
  • Heated 2.8 gallons of water to a strike temperature of approximately 163 degrees
    • Target mash temperature 152; volume at 1.25 quarts/pound
    • Used Sparge Pal app for volume calculations
  • Added water to mash tun first (water, then grains)
    • Mashed 60 minutes
    • Did not stir
  • After 60 minutes lautered into bucket (to measure volume)
    • Lautered over about 7 minutes
  • Heated 5 (about) gallons of sparge water to approximately 175 degrees and added to mash tun
    • Took 0.3 gallon off Sparge Pal calculation 
  • Let sit for 10 minutes, then lautered until we had about 6.25 gallons
    • Volume may have been slightly above 6.25 gallons
    • Had ~1/4 gallon left (maybe slightly more)
  • Boiled for 60 minutes
    • Kept fairly vigorous boil going
    • Added hops
  • Chilled
  • Pitched yeast and aerated wort 
    • Pitched yeast from starter
  • Poured into fermenting bucket 
  • Ferment about 2 weeks 

Notes:
-Trying to make citrusy pale ale that we can drink during tailgating/football games, and drink it all day without dying.
---- Name is $20 for 5 gallons of beer --> cheaper than buying Natty or Coors.
---- Hops + specialty grains cost $6.29.