| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/11/2024 |  Workshop ale |
Double IPA | 5.5 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/30/2024 |  Cali Mountain |
Unknown Style | 5.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/12/2022 | Drakes |
Unknown Style | 7.2 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/31/2021 |  Stout |
American Stout | 5.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/2/2021 |  Superstratum DIPA |
Double IPA | 7.7 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/3/2021 |  Belgian witbier |
Unknown Style | 8.2 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/13/2020 |  B3 Stout |
Irish Stout | 6.2 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/18/2020 | Hazy IPA with Whole Cone |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/12/2020 |  Janets Brown Ale |
American Barleywine | 7.8 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/3/2020 |  Leftover IPA |
American IPA | 6.7 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/17/2020 |  Belgian Saison |
Saison | 7.1 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/15/2019 |  Hazy IPA v2 |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/2/2019 | Oatmeal Stout |
Oatmeal Stout | 5.7 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/28/2019 | Hazy IPA |
American IPA | 6.7 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/3/2019 | Belgian Pale Ale Mod |
Saison | 5.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/18/2019 |  Arrogant Ale |
American IPA | 7.4 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/18/2018 |  Christmas Ale - 2.5 Gallons |
American Brown Ale | 5.7 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/10/2018 |  Irish Stout - 2.5 Gallon |
Oatmeal Stout | 7.0 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/4/2018 | Belgian Tripel |
Belgian Tripel | 8.0 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/27/2018 |  Hop Box Double IPA |
American IPA | 7.2 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/4/2018 |  Admiral Amber |
American Amber Ale | 5.7 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/25/2018 | Drake’s IPA Clone |
American IPA | 7.2 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/18/2018 | Test |
Strong Bitter | 4.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/27/2018 |  Belgian Pale Ale |
Saison | 6.4 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/4/2017 |  Lagunitas Clone |
American IPA | 6.5 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/29/2017 | Kbat Racer 5 clone |
American IPA | 6.8 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/9/2017 |  Northumberland Brown Ale |
British Brown Ale | 4.8 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/1/2017 | Royal Navy IPA |
English IPA | 5.1 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/1/2017 | Better Bitters or Bitter Bitters |
Strong Bitter | 4.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/21/2017 |  My Amber |
American Amber Ale | 5.7 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/22/2016 | Irish Stout |
Tropical Stout | 6.6 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
WalnutCreekTom
3/30/2024 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
6/11/2023 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
10/10/2021 12:00:00 AM
1.022 after a week
WalnutCreekTom
5/2/2021 12:00:00 AM
Pitched two yeast packages. Weather is supposed to be warm, so I'm trying the coolstix again. 1.030 after a week.
WalnutCreekTom
4/3/2021 12:00:00 AM
Really stuck fermentation. Wound up keeping in carboy for a whole month; pitched a second batch of yeast about 3 weeks in to see if I could move the needle. Weird.
WalnutCreekTom
1/17/2021 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
12/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
10/18/2020 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
9/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
Brewing under smoky skies today. 1.019 after one week.
WalnutCreekTom
7/12/2020 12:00:00 AM
1.012 after one week. Fermented inside the house because it was July and hot.
WalnutCreekTom
5/17/2020 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
3/21/2020 12:00:00 AM
Special shelter in place edition! I have a ph meter now, so that’s cool.
WalnutCreekTom
2/16/2020 12:00:00 AM
Really active fermentation. Got down to 1.012 or so in a week.
WalnutCreekTom
12/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
11/3/2019 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
9/29/2019 12:00:00 AM
Trying a 75 minute mash to see if it’ll help the OG, but it didn’t. I didn’t use that ph stuff, so maybe that was a thing.
WalnutCreekTom
8/4/2019 12:00:00 AM
Really warm brew day - 90F. This is going to ferment warm.After one week gravity is down to 1.013. Fermented at temps from the mid-70’s to low 80’s.
WalnutCreekTom
5/26/2019 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
5/19/2019 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
1/6/2019 12:00:00 AM
Disappointed in OG. Did ph test for first time and it was very low, even with ph stabilizer. I’m going to try something different next time.
WalnutCreekTom
11/25/2018 12:00:00 AM
Added 15 minutes to boil time because I had a very low pre-boil gravity, but that turned out to be too much - volume in fermenter is too low. 2 gallons to be bottled.
WalnutCreekTom
10/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
Mashed at 152F. Trying two packages of yeast to see if that gets me better FG. Completely forgot about the Irish Moss. OG lower than predicted, but right near what I had making similar recipe in March 2018.1 week gravity is 1.017, so that’s pretty close to what the recipe drop in gravity predicted, and is better than what I got in March 1.022. I guess the second batch of yeast was good. Also had really nice constant 68F fermenting temperature the whole first week.
WalnutCreekTom
8/11/2018 12:00:00 AM
Did a better job of hitting OG than the last time I did this. I must have not measured pre-boil gravity accurately, since the boil off wouldn’t have gotten me to my measured OG. 30 pounds of ice pretty much does the trick. Really warm brew day.One week in and I’m at 1.014. That’s where I ended up.
WalnutCreekTom
5/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
Trying the WLP500 monestary ale yeast this time.1.015 after one week. Fermented in the garage, and the weather was hot.
WalnutCreekTom
3/25/2018 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
1/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
175 in kettle got me 168 in the mash tun. Generally I can expect a 5F temperature drop in transfer.1.040 pre-boil gravity was also pre-corn Sugar.Dang - this thing didn’t save my OG. Guessing based on pre-boil and sugar addition.One week in gravity is 1.016
WalnutCreekTom
11/5/2017 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
9/30/2017 12:00:00 AM
Added 4 oz lactose at 15 minutes to go with the boil. Very active fermentation in 24 hours, with lots of foam (causing some difficulties). Gravity after one week is 1.020
WalnutCreekTom
9/9/2017 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
7/2/2017 12:00:00 AM
Could have boiled a little more aggressively to get the final volume down.Sparge took a lot longer than anticipated- I started with very low flow rates, and was working on other projects at the same time.Gravity in one week down to 1.017. Settled at 1.015 after secondary.
WalnutCreekTom
4/2/2017 12:00:00 AM
Sunny day. Used a large bag and a small bag of ice for the heat exchanger, and got the wort right down to 70F nicely. Gravity in spare ranged from 1.07 all the way down to 1.The 9.5 lb Grain bill fit nicely in the 5 gallon tun. Disappointed in the final gravity. Didn't get any additional drop in the secondary.
WalnutCreekTom
1/21/2017 12:00:00 AM
WalnutCreekTom
10/24/2016 12:00:00 AM
