Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
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11/26/2024 | Christmas 112724 | Wee Heavy | 7.3 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
10/28/2024 | Pumpkin 110224 | Fruit and Spice Beer | 5.8 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
10/3/2024 | stencil stout clone | American Stout | 6.3 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/5/2024 | Brown 090624 | American Brown Ale | 6.3 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
8/7/2024 | Oktoberfest 080924 | Märzen | 6.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/2/2024 | Tripel | Belgian Tripel | 8.2 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
6/13/2024 | Amarillo Blonde 061524 | Blonde Ale | 5.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
5/23/2024 | ipa 052424 | American IPA | 6.2 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
5/2/2024 | Dunkelweiss 05042024 | Dunkles Weissbier | 6.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/24/2024 | Spring amber 042524 | American Amber Ale | 6.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
2/21/2024 | Helles Bells 022524 | Munich Helles | 5.3 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
2/14/2024 | Red 021624 | Irish Red Ale | 5.0 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
1/26/2024 | black shamrock 012624 | Irish Stout | 4.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
1/14/2024 | belgian dark strong 011524 brewers best | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 9.1 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
12/26/2023 | Edmund Fitzgerald 122723 | American Porter | 5.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
11/21/2023 | Wee Heavy Santa 112223 | Wee Heavy | 7.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
11/2/2023 | Brown Cow Chocolate milk stout 110423 | Sweet Stout | 5.9 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/14/2023 | Bills Birthday Brown 091523 | American Brown Ale | 6.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
8/3/2023 | Oktoberfest 080423 | Märzen | 6.1 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/1/2023 | Red lager 070223 | Irish Red Ale | 5.0 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
6/17/2023 | Cherry Weissbeir 061723 | Weissbier | 5.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/30/2023 | 050623 Belgian Witbier | Witbier | 5.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/22/2023 | Big brew double ipa 052023 | Double IPA | 7.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
3/18/2023 | easy button pale ale clone 031923 | American Pale Ale | 5.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
3/18/2023 | expired American light ale 031823 | Cream Ale | 4.9 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
12/28/2022 | Edmund Fitzgerald clone | American Porter | 5.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
11/23/2022 | Christmas Cheer 112522 | Old Ale | 6.1 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
11/4/2022 | Fat Santa 110522 | Wee Heavy | 7.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/30/2022 | pumpkin 100122 | Fruit and Spice Beer | 5.9 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
9/1/2022 | Dragonmead clone | British Golden Ale | 5.1 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
8/9/2022 | MOktoberfest 081322 | Märzen | 6.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/1/2022 | Raspberry Weiss 070222 | Weissbier | 5.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
6/11/2022 | Wort mixer Berliner Weisse 061122 | Berliner Weisse | 5.0 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
6/3/2022 | pale ale 060422 | American IPA | 5.9 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/1/2022 | Oberon clone 040222 | Witbier | 6.6 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
3/5/2022 | aventininus wheat dopplebock clone 030622 | Weizenbock | 6.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
2/11/2022 | black shamrock 021422 | Irish Stout | 5.6 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
12/27/2021 | Bellaire Brown clone 122921 | American Brown Ale | 6.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
12/26/2021 | red shillelagh 122921 | Irish Red Ale | 5.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
12/3/2021 | Citra pale ale 080421 | American Pale Ale | 5.3 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
11/5/2021 | oatmeal stout 110621 | Oatmeal Stout | 6.5 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
10/24/2021 | winter 102421 | Winter Seasonal Beer | 7.6 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
9/3/2021 | oktoberfest 090421 | Märzen | 6.1 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/3/2021 | pumpkin spice porter 090321 | American Porter | 5.2 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/30/2021 | tough eddie clone 073121 | American IPA | 7.1 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/23/2021 | philly sour raspberry 072421 | American Strong Ale | 8.3 % | 9.5 Gallon(s) | |
6/26/2021 | tropical stout 062721 | Tropical Stout | 5.6 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
6/12/2021 | Belgian blonde 061221 | Belgian Blond Ale | 7.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
5/21/2021 | big brew ipa 052221 | American IPA | 6.0 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
4/30/2021 | Bilberon 050121 | American Wheat Beer | 6.7 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
4/23/2021 | phillysour raspberry 042421 | Fruit Beer | 7.2 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
2/27/2021 | Milkyway IPA | American IPA | 6.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
2/12/2021 | Irish red 021321 | Irish Red Ale | 6.2 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
1/1/2021 | Oatmeal stout 010221 | Oatmeal Stout | 5.5 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
12/4/2020 | brown120520 - maple brown | American Brown Ale | 5.9 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
11/6/2020 | Christmas 110720 | Winter Seasonal Beer | 7.4 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
10/18/2020 | spiced hard cider 102020 | Cider w/ Herbs/Spices | 0.8 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
9/26/2020 | pumpkin ale 092720 | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 6.7 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
9/12/2020 | porter091320 | American Porter | 5.7 % | 11.5 Gallon(s) | |
8/18/2020 | Golden strong ale 082220 | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 8.4 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
8/7/2020 | Oktoberfest 080920 | Märzen | 6.8 % | 11.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/17/2020 | galaxy pale ale 71820 | American Pale Ale | 5.9 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
6/27/2020 | black shamrock wort mixer Irish Stout 62720 | Irish Stout | 4.8 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
6/12/2020 | california common 61320 | California Common | 5.2 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
5/13/2020 | 051720 Irish Red | Irish Red Ale | 5.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/29/2020 | big brew Belgian Witbier | Witbier | 5.9 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
3/28/2020 | saison 32820 | Saison | 6.9 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
3/15/2020 | Bills big brew blonde | Blonde Ale | 5.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
3/15/2020 | american wheat | American Wheat Beer | 5.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
3/7/2020 | citra smash 3820 | American Pale Ale | 6.7 % | 5.9 Gallon(s) | |
2/13/2020 | APA 21520 | American Pale Ale | 5.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
1/24/2020 | 2020 Irish Red | Irish Red Ale | 5.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
12/20/2019 | 122219 American Amber | American Amber Ale | 6.7 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
11/1/2019 | 2019 american porter | American Porter | 6.4 % | 5.8 Gallon(s) | |
10/11/2019 | pumpkin 19 | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 6.2 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
9/7/2019 | yeast starter | Unknown Style | 3.6 % | 0.25 Gallon(s) | |
9/6/2019 | Grandpa Charlies maple syrup oatmeal stout 2019 | Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 5.88 Gallon(s) | |
8/31/2019 | moktoberfest 2019 | Märzen | 6.2 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
7/20/2019 | bill and jeromys wort mixer blonde | Blonde Ale | 6.4 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
5/2/2019 | billberon | American Wheat Beer | 5.9 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
4/26/2019 | big brew blond - SLB strawberry lemonade blond | Belgian Blond Ale | 7.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
3/29/2019 | Bills No Hearted Ale 1.5 gal | American IPA | 6.9 % | 1.5 Gallon(s) | |
3/1/2019 | irish by marriage red | Irish Red Ale | 5.7 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
2/2/2019 | anchor steam clone | California Common | 5.7 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
1/6/2019 | Brown 2019 | American Brown Ale | 6.4 % | 5.75 Gallon(s) | |
Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
9:35 Mash started @ 152.411:25 boil started12:50 pitched 12oz trub from pumpkin ale kegged 5 days earlier 12/20/24- kegged(wasn't happy with the spice level)- made a tincture in a 4oz jar w/ 3 cinnamon sticks, 1tsp ginger, 1/2tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 tsp cloves in 80 proof double chocolate vodka.
- roasted 10 lbs butternut squash sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and brown sugar for 1.5 hours at 350 degrees. - collected 5lbs. 8ozs. after peeling. 10am 11/2/24Mash started @ 10:25 153deg10:35 added squash and 4 gallons water @157deg. Closed lid w/temp of 153deg- pitched 8 ozs trub from American stout I kegged a week earlier 11/22/24- kegged 1.008 ( fermenter sucked back about 16oz starsan solution during cold crash)
- 8am Mashed in 149deg- 8:15 added 2qts 190deg water new temp 150deg- 9:50 stirred mash - 10am started draining - 10:30 started heating - 10:50 boil started
-this is a tweaked variation of a brown ale brewed 1 year ago. -added cascade hops because I had a half an ounce available and wanted to increase the ibu's.-Mash started at 8:45 am-stirred mash @ 11:45-drained @ 12:05-boil started @12:35-Fermented for 2 weeks at 65deg-cold crashed for 2 days at 35deg
- 8:20am Added grains to 5 gallons @ 160 degrees reached mash temp of 148.5 - 8:55am added 3.65 gallons @157.5 degrees reached mash temp of 150.3 - 9:20am drained mash tun @ 149.5 degrees - 9:50am boil started- 11:00am checked gravity 1.049- added 1 lb table sugar after heat was off for ten minutes, and brought back to 200 degrees.- 11:25 checked gravity 1.060- 2:10pm put beer into chest freezer @ 82 degrees - fermented @ 56deg for 10 days.- ramped temp to 68deg for 4 days.- cold crashed to ...
-mashed @ 128 for 30 minutes -raised temp to 148 for 2 hours -Sugar and ginger at 15 min.-coriander and alligator pepper at flame out.
Mashed for 15 min. @ 148 added 152.4 degree water new temp 148.6 mashed for another 45 min
146 at 11:45Added sparge volume at 175 degrees at 12:10Closed mash @157 degrees.155 at 1pmBoil started 1:40
Mashed in @ 10:4012:20 boil started 11/13/23Added 4oz cocoa nibs to 8oz 70 proof double chocolate vodka.11/14/23Added vodka and nibs to fermenter.
- roasted 10.75 lbs butternut squash sprinkled with cinnamon sugar and brown sugar for 1.5 hours at 350 degrees. - collected 4 lbs 5oz after peeling. - blended pumpkin with 64 ozs water and heated to 145 and added it to 1/2 the mash water .- added 2nd half of water to mash tun to reach strike temperature. - mount hood hops were 4.9? and hallertau mittelfruh were 5.5% didn't change hop schedule. - pitched 12 ozs trub from American brown ale I brewed a week earlier and kegged when brewing this. ...
3-10-239:25am - mash in10:25 - 1st runnings 3.3 gal 10:30 - added sparge water10:50 - 2nd runnings 3.2 gal11:10 - boil started 3-26-23-hydrometer reading 1.008-added dry hops4-1-23-hydrometer reading 1.006-kegged
-Fermented with trub from Irish stout kegged the day before. -added sparge water at 45 minutes
changed hops to 2.5 oz. first wort only, and increased boil time to 75 min.
161 strike water. Closed mash at 10amBoil started at 11:50pitched yeast @ 1:10pm
Weighed 4 broken cinnamon sticks .8oz
-10:10 mashed in-11:40 boil started-12:50 started chilling -1:15 stopped chilling @73 deg
- Cut and roasted 2 butternut squashes ( 11lbs.) Collected 5lbs. 10ozs. prepared.- didn't factor the squash in calculating the mash temp. and started @ 141deg.- added my sparge water 15 min. in at 164 degrees. It raised the mash to 148.5deg.- thought my runnings were low and added .5gal water collected 8 gal.
1st runnings 1.087
-Stirred mash at 50 minutes 152deg. - racked onto 4.5 lbs. frozen raspberries on 7/9/22 (1.008 s.g. )
pitched safbrew wb-06 4 days after brewing
a little more bitter than I like on taste when kegging.
Grain was 64 deg. Mash tun was164 deg.
Brewed 12/4/21, dry hopped 12/7/21, kegged 12/14/21
-brewer's best kit. added 5ozs. dextrose to boil.-started with 4.5 gal. water.-heated to 160 and added grain bag.-steeped 20 min. and removed bag.(wort temp. 148F)-added whirfloc tablet at 45min.-added pumpkin pie spice at 50min.-chilled beer to 80F and poured into fermenter.-topped with 2 gal. bottled spring water.-pitched yeast at 75F.
-tap water 8ph, 130ppm- added 3lbs. 2ozs. each blackberries and raspberries to 3.5 gal. batch, and 5.5lbs. blackberries and 5 lbs. raspberries to 6 gal. batch 4 days after pitching yeast(7/28/21).- added bentonite per directions on package 3 weeks after pitching yeast(8/14/21).- kegged beers 4 weeks after brewing(8/21/21).- kegged 2.5 gals. with ph of 3.64 final gravity 1.005- kegged 5 gals. with final gravity of 1.014
added sparge water 20 minutes into the mash (153 deg.) resulting in a mash temp of 154.5
-used R O water that sat out overnight, 7.68ph . added 26.25g CaCl2 (5g/gal) new ph 7.09 4/29/21-stick blended 6lbs.4oz. thawed frozen raspberries and added to fermenter 5/15/21-kegged 2.5 gallons, bottled 3 16oz. bottles w/2 sugar cubes and 1 12oz. w/1 sugar cube-final ph 3.36
2/27/212:20 mashed in 8.5 gal.3:20 drained mash 7.75 gals 1.048Added 1st hops3:50 boil started4:20 2nd hops4:35 added whirfloc tablet and chiller 4:50 turned off heat and turned on chiller4:58 realized I forgot lactose. Turned off chiller and turned burner on.5:25 added lactose5:40 turned off heat and turned on chiller6:00 75 deg. pitched yeast 3/21/21-dry hopped with 2 oz. galaxy 3/25/21-kegged beer final gravity 1.016
2/13/21- Only 6 gallons of sparge water fit in mash tun. Added remaining .5 gal. while draining mash. - split batch, thin fermenter 5.5 gals. us-05 yeast, fat fermenter 6 gals. Nottingham yeast 3/6/21- kegged thin fermenter 1.012 fg. 3/14/21- kegged fat fermenter 1.010 fg.
-toasted oats @275 deg. for 40 minutes the day before-brewing 11 gallons to ferment 2 5.5 gallon batches.-1 batch will get a fresh packet of Nottingham yeast. ( thin fermenter )-1 batch will ferment w/12oz. trub from brown ale kegged the day before. (yeast was originally used for a spiced ale and then the brown ale) (fat fermenter) 2-6-21- removed 3 gal. from fat fermenter f.g. 1.006 (2.5 inches from top of 4 gal. pot)- heated 3 gal. to 175(40 min.) and kept between 175 and 178 for 35 ...
12-4-20: -split into 2 fermenters. fat fermenter had 8 oz. trub from spiced Xmas ale(Nottingham) . thin fermenter had Safale S-0412-27-20: -kegged thin fermenter fg 1.018 -added 1 Tbs. Potassium Sorbate and 1/4 tsp. Potassium Metabisulphite to fat fermenter1-1-21: -kegged fat fermenter fg 1.007 on top of 28 oz. home made maple syrup
- pitched 8 oz. trub from golden strong ale (wlp099) into short fermenter, and pitched 8 oz. trub from moktoberfest ale (Nottingham) into tall fermenter.-10/17 : kegged Nottingham batch 1.005 final gravity- added 8 oz. toasted coconut to wlp099 fermenter-10/24 : kegged coconut (wlp099) batch 1.008 final gravity
1st wort gravity 1.0892nd runnings 1.029White fermenter Nottingham yeast. Clear fermenter saflager s23.Pitched at 73 degrees kegged both on 9/12/20. final gravity 1.010 for both
-used 12 oz. trub from Belgian wit kegged 2 days prior. Belgian wit was fermented with fermentis K-97
5/12/20 -added 4 lbs. frozen wild blueberries thawed to 1 fermenter.
racked to secondary with a 1.007 gravity. dry hopped with 1.75 ozs. citra hops.
- started at 8:30 AM-added strike water and didn't consider pumpkin temp. temp in mash started at 145. After 20 min. added remaining water at 162 deg. closed mash at 150 deg. finished mash 40 min. later at 150 deg.-added spices w/15 min. left in boil.-pulled hop bag out of wort and squeezed out liquid after starting chiller.- wort chilled to 78 deg. in 20 min.- finished at 12:30 PM
-added 5 gal. water @ 165 to start mash @ 153.5 deg. 20 minutes later added 4 gal. @ 155 deg. after 60 minutes total I drained the mash tun.-10/25/19 killed the yeast.-10/28 kegged 5 gallons on 28 oz. Grandpa Charlie's maple syrup( hyd. sample pre syrup was very tasty)
kegged on 9/27/19. bottled 5 @12oz. w/1 sugar cube each
32 deg outside . brewed under tent w/patio heater on. On 3-20-19 I primed 1 gallon w/ 0.65 oz. table sugar(boiled in 1 cup water and cooled). I then bottled 10 12 oz. bottles and kegged 4.5 gallons.
temp. outside started at 45 deg F and ended at 49 deg F