Sunday, October 4, 2015

October 3, 2015 - Honey Ryder Saison (50)

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Honey Ryder (HT recipe)
Batch 50

Ingredients:
US Pilsen Malt
US White Wheat Malt
1# honey
---total grain bill 9.75#


Hop Schedule:
Magnum
Mt. Hood
-Irish Moss

WLP 565 Saison yeast

Stats:
OG: 1.058 (estimated); 1.045 (measured) - measured prior to adding honey
FG: 1.010 (estimated); 1.006 (measured)
ABV: 6.3% (estimated); 5.1% (measured). If OG was closer to 1.050, then 5.7%


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
    • Temperature may have been a little low (~146 at end of mash)
  • After 60 minutes lautered into bucket (to measure volume)
    • Lautered over about 7 minutes
  • Heated 5.3 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
    • Had 1/4 - 1/3 gallon left
  • 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 (in garage)

Notes:
-Added honey to fermenting bucket (forgot to add at end of boil). Was not accounted for in OG; likely OG closer to 1.050+.

Monday, August 10, 2015

August 9th, 2015 - Movin' On Saison (different yeast)

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Movin' On Saison (HT recipe)
Batch 49

Ingredients:
Rahr US Pilsner Mal
Castle CaraBlonde
Weyermann Wheat Malt
---total grain bill 9.25#


Hop Schedule:
Hallertau (Wakata) Hops

WLP 565 Saison yeast (no starter)

Stats:
OG: 1.048 (estimated); 1.048 (measured)
FG: 1.011 (estimated); 1.004 (measured)
ABV: 4.8% (estimated); 5.8% (measured)


Brewing Steps:
  • Heated 2.9 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
    • Stirred once at 25'
  • 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
    • Had 1/4 - 1/3 gallon left
  • 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 (on front poor or in garage)

Notes:
-Third time making this recipe; second attempt was batch 45 and used different yeast strain.
-WLP 565 supposed to have "fruity" flavor (previous blend left a dry finish)

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.

Sunday, June 21, 2015

June 21st, 2015 - Lagunitas Maxiums (clone)

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Lagunitas Maximus clone (Austin Brewhouse recipe)
Batch 46

Ingredients:
13# 2-Row
0.5# Carapils
---total grain bill 13.5#


Hop Schedule:
3 oz Centennial 60'
1 oz Cascade 30'
3 oz Cascade 0'

Yeast:
WLP 001 (via 1 L starter)
-New vial

Stats:
OG: 1.074 (estimated); 1.072 (measured)
FG: 1.011 (estimated); 1.010 (measured)
ABV: 8.3% (estimated); 8.1% (measured)


Brewing Steps:
  • Heated 4.2 gallons of water to a strike temperature of approximately 163 degrees
    • Target mash temperature 150; 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 4.2 (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
    • Had ~1/2 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 
    • Fermenting freezer out, using swamp cooler with t-shirt over bucket

Notes:
-Second time making this recipe

Monday, May 4, 2015

May 3, 2015 - Movin' on Saison

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Movin' On Saison (HT recipe)
Batch 45

Ingredients:
Rahr US Pilsner Mal
Castle CaraBlonde
Weyermann Wheat Malt
---total grain bill 9.25#


Hop Schedule:
Hallertau (Wakata) Hops

Saison Yeast Blend

Stats:
OG: 1.048 (estimated); 1.045 (measured)
FG: 1.011 (estimated); 1.003 (measured)
ABV: 4.8% (estimated); 5.5% (measured)


Brewing Steps:
  • Heated 2.7 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 5.5 (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
    • Had 1/4 - 1/3 gallon left
  • 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 (on front poor or in garage)

Notes:
-Second time making this recipe (made as second batch ever as extract)
-Secondary 6/5. Gravity 1.004
-Kegged 6/27

Note - used Saison Yeast Blend that gave it a dry finish (not fruity). Need to use the right Belgian Saison yeast to make it taste more like a true saison.

Monday, April 6, 2015

April 4th, 2015 - Overachiever IPA (SCBC)

Slightly Confused Brewing Company

Mosaic IPA (SCBC original recipe)
Batch 44

Ingredients:
11# 2-row
1.5# German Vienna
0.5# Caramel 40L
0.5# Caramel 80L
---total grain bill 13.5#


Hop Schedule:
1 oz mosaic @ 60'
0.5 oz mosaic @ 30'
1 oz cascade @ 20'
0.5 oz cascade @ 5'
1 oz mosaic @ 0'
Dry: 1.5 oz mosaic

Omega Yeast Labs New Jersey Ale (OYL-045)

Stats:
OG: 1.067 (estimated); 1.066 (measured) [estimated 70% efficiency]
FG: 1.016 (estimated); 1.007 (measured)
ABV: 6.7% (estimated); 7.7% (measured)
Estimated IBU 79.75, SRM 10.21
Brewersfriend.com for calculations

Brewing Steps:
  • Heated 3.9 gallons of water to a strike temperature of approximately 165 degrees
    • Target mash temperature 152; volume at 1.25 quarts/pound
    • Used Sparge Pal app for volume calculations
    • Original temperature about 148; added 1/2-2/3g of boiling water and raised temperature to 152/153 degrees
  • Added water to mash tun first (water, then grains)
    • Mashed 75 minutes
    • Stirred twice (50' and 25')
  • After 75 minutes lautered into bucket (to measure volume)
    • Lautered over about 7 minutes
  • Heated 3.5 (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
    • Had 0 volume left
  • 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 then rack to secondary x 2-4 weeks
  • Plan for dry hop x 7 days once in secondary

Notes:
-Second SCBC recipe
-Modeled after a Northern Brewer recipe online and another one randomly on the internet; both used a British Ale Yeast
-Put into secondary 5/3/15
-Kegged 6/13/15
-Tasted 6/21/15 - awesome. Named it "overachiever" because we definitely overachieved on this recipe for it being the 2nd SCBC original recipe