bruce-brews

bruce-brews

bruce-brews

Member Since 4/6/2016
50 Recipes Created
71 Brew Sessions Created

New Recipe

Date Added Name
3/9/2024 Philly Weisse Sour Philly Weisse Sour
1/28/2024 Elegant Bastard - American Strong Ale Elegant Bastard - American Strong Ale
9/1/2023 Bavarian Hefeweizen Bavarian Hefeweizen
8/27/2023 Oktoberfest Oktoberfest
7/29/2023 Tangerine Ale Tangerine Ale
8/19/2022 Lime Tree Lager Lime Tree Lager
2/18/2022 American Amber Ale American Amber Ale
9/29/2021 Scottish Wee Heavy Scottish Wee Heavy
6/21/2021 Mosaic IPA Mosaic IPA
4/24/2021 Pale Ale Pale Ale
3/26/2021 Clone Of Blue Loon Lagoon Wheat Clone Of Blue Loon Lagoon Wheat
1/17/2021 Coffee Stout Coffee Stout
12/20/2020 American Wheat Beer American Wheat Beer
11/28/2020 NB Caribou Slobber Brown Ale NB Caribou Slobber Brown Ale
10/30/2020 Clone of Pilsner Urquell Clone of Pilsner Urquell
10/8/2020 West Coast IIPA West Coast IIPA
10/8/2020 Belgian Dubbel NB Belgian Dubbel NB
7/12/2020 Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale Clone Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale Clone
4/19/2020 Northern Brewer Fruit Bazooka NE IPA Northern Brewer Fruit Bazooka NE IPA
1/5/2020 Czech Pilsner Czech Pilsner
11/18/2019 Belgian Dubbel Belgian Dubbel
7/7/2019 Vienna Lager Vienna Lager
6/16/2019 Bourbon Barrel Porter Bourbon Barrel Porter
4/7/2019 Sunbeam IPA Sunbeam IPA
3/24/2019 Danube Driftin Vienna Lager Danube Driftin Vienna Lager
12/1/2018 Fresh Squished IPA Fresh Squished IPA
11/2/2018 Phat Tyre Amber Ale Phat Tyre Amber Ale
10/27/2018 Marblehead Lager Marblehead Lager
9/23/2018 Black Smoked IPA Black Smoked IPA
4/9/2018 Guinness Extra Stout Guinness Extra Stout
12/31/2017 Dead Pony Club Dead Pony Club
12/26/2017 Yuengling Clone Yuengling Clone
12/26/2017 Sam Adams Rebel Sam Adams Rebel
12/26/2017 Ace of Spades Black IPA - All Grain - SchoolHouse Ace of Spades Black IPA - All Grain - SchoolHouse
12/25/2017 Rebel IPA Rebel IPA
12/22/2017 Clone Of Sweetwater IPA Clone Clone Of Sweetwater IPA Clone
11/9/2017 Clone Of Caribou Slobber-northern Brewer Clone Of Caribou Slobber-northern Brewer
11/6/2017 MacQueens Nessie Original Red Ale p. 196 MacQueens Nessie Original Red Ale p. 196
10/29/2017 Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
10/22/2017 Clone Of Smoked Porter Clone Of Smoked Porter
7/23/2017 Oktoberfest Oktoberfest
7/3/2017 Xingu Black Beer Xingu Black Beer
3/18/2017 Clone Of Honey Orange Wheat Beer Clone Of Honey Orange Wheat Beer
3/17/2017 Clone Of Schwarzbier Clone Of Schwarzbier
3/17/2017 Clone Of Son of Xingu Clone Of Son of Xingu
8/23/2016 Clone Of White Ale Clone Of White Ale
7/4/2016 Razor Edge Lager Razor Edge Lager
5/7/2016 Medalla Light Cerveza Medalla Light Cerveza
4/18/2016 Clone Of Mango Corona Clone Of Mango Corona
4/10/2016 Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone
Date Added Name

Brew Session: Bavarian Hefeweizen

bruce-brews 3/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Elegant Bastard - American Strong Ale

bruce-brews 1/28/2024 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Clone Of Smoked Porter

bruce-brews 1/13/2024 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Sunbeam IPA

bruce-brews 12/21/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Bavarian Hefeweizen

bruce-brews 9/1/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Oktoberfest

bruce-brews 8/27/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Tangerine Ale

bruce-brews 7/30/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Bourbon Barrel Porter

bruce-brews 6/3/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 5/19/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Pale Ale

bruce-brews 5/15/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 2/19/2023 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Sunbeam IPA

bruce-brews 12/3/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Fresh Squished IPA

bruce-brews 11/26/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

1) Northern Brewer did not include my bittering hops (Nugget). Instead I substituted 1 oz of the Mosaic.

Brew Session: Lime Tree Lager

bruce-brews 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 7/16/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Scottish Wee Heavy

bruce-brews 7/15/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

got anxious and pitched 2 pack dry yeast in low 80s temp. Krausen with 4 hours. Expect off flavors, or keep in primary for extra 2 weeks to clean up

Brew Session: American Amber Ale

bruce-brews 2/22/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Fresh Squished IPA

bruce-brews 2/6/2022 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Marblehead Lager

bruce-brews 11/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Scottish Wee Heavy

bruce-brews 9/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 9/26/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Clone Of Blue Loon Lagoon Wheat

bruce-brews 8/9/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Clone of Pilsner Urquell

bruce-brews 7/25/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

- OG was going to be low ~10 pts, so I added 1 lb of DME to the boil at 15 minutes left.- raised temp from 53 to 63F for diacetyl rest; krausen has started to fall; current gravity 1.022- 8/8/21 transferred to bucket, started lagering FG 1.009- added dry hops

Brew Session: Mosaic IPA

bruce-brews 6/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Secondary and dry hop 7/7

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 4/30/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Pale Ale

bruce-brews 4/24/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil

Brew Session: Clone Of Blue Loon Lagoon Wheat

bruce-brews 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Marblehead Lager

bruce-brews 3/2/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 2/4/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Coffee Stout

bruce-brews 1/17/2021 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: American Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 12/20/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: NB Caribou Slobber Brown Ale

bruce-brews 11/28/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

OG 14 brix / 1.057

Brew Session: Clone of Pilsner Urquell

bruce-brews 10/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: West Coast IIPA

bruce-brews 10/11/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

10/19/20: 9 brix / 1.001

Brew Session: Belgian Dubbel NB

bruce-brews 10/10/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

10/19/20: 7.5 brix / 1.011

Brew Session: Sunbeam IPA

bruce-brews 6/28/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

OG 19 brix; FG 9 brix

Brew Session: Danube Driftin Vienna Lager

bruce-brews 6/28/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Fermentation

21 brix

Brew Session: Northern Brewer Fruit Bazooka NE IPA

bruce-brews 4/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

OG 1.080 (19 brix); 28 Apr SG 1.016 (10 brix)

Brew Session: Clone Of Smoked Porter

bruce-brews 4/17/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

OG. 17.5 brix; 28 Apr 8 brix (1.007)

Brew Session: Fresh Squished IPA

bruce-brews 1/31/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

OG 17.5 brix (1.073); FG 9 brix (1.013)

Brew Session: Czech Pilsner

bruce-brews 1/5/2020 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

OG 1.057 (15 brix); FG 1.007 (7 brix). 7% abc

Brew Session: Belgian Dubbel

bruce-brews 11/18/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

OG 1.075 (18 brix) to .999 (7 brix)

Brew Session: Vienna Lager

bruce-brews 11/17/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

OG 14 (1.057) brix to current 6 brix (1.003)

Brew Session: Fresh Squished IPA

bruce-brews 10/6/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

7.6 abv

Brew Session: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

bruce-brews 7/21/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Vienna Lager

bruce-brews 7/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Bourbon Barrel Porter

bruce-brews 6/16/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Sunbeam IPA

bruce-brews 4/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Danube Driftin Vienna Lager

bruce-brews 3/24/2019 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Fresh Squished IPA

bruce-brews 12/1/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Phat Tyre Amber Ale

bruce-brews 11/2/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Marblehead Lager

bruce-brews 10/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Black Smoked IPA

bruce-brews 9/23/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Thx to secondary. SG 1.014 (01 Oct 18); SG 1.008 (03 oct 18)

Brew Session: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

bruce-brews 8/7/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

SG 1.004 8/24/2018

Brew Session: Xingu Black Beer

bruce-brews 7/8/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

7/16 Tx to secondary. 1.016 / 7 brix

Brew Session: Rebel IPA

bruce-brews 1/23/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

28 Jan 18 racked to secondary (SG = 1.006; 6 brix) on top of pureed mangoes (8lbs or 9 mangoes). Taste and color are good. SRM may be a little darker than suggested here. 03 Feb dry hopped 1 oz Amarillo hops. FG = 6.5 brix (1.009). ABV = 5.74 (target ABV was 5.9; close!)Sample tastes is good! Needed more hops. 5 Feb cold crashed9 Feb 18 added gelatin10 Feb bottled22 Feb brew is carbed, dropped the temp on the fridge to 38f (3.3c)

Brew Session: Yuengling Clone

bruce-brews 1/15/2018 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Transferred to secondary 21 Jan. 5 Feb cold crashed. 7 Feb added gelatin22 feb brew is carbed, dropped the temp on the fridge to 38f (3.3c); clarity is awesome!abv=5.9

Brew Session: MacQueens Nessie Original Red Ale p. 196

bruce-brews 12/10/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

moved to secondary 12/16/2017. SG = 1.017. Begin cold crash, 38F, on 25 December. 28 Dec bring the temp back up to 20 C

Brew Session: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

bruce-brews 10/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

dry hopped 1 oz cascade hops. no secondary. 7.1% ABV

Brew Session: Clone Of Smoked Porter

bruce-brews 10/22/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Briess cherry wood smoked malt. Transferred to secondary 28 October.

Brew Session: Medalla Light Cerveza

bruce-brews 9/3/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

10 Sep transferred to secondary; SG 1.015. 24 Sep FG 1.013. Began layering by dropping the temp to 60F (15.5C). Dropped temp every 12 hours by a few degrees until reached 34F. Been there for a week. Today started slowly raising temp. Possibly bottle Monday 9 Oct.

Brew Session: Oktoberfest

bruce-brews 7/23/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

STUCK FERMENTATION?!?!? Fermentated near the bottom range according to directions for the first 14 days. Transferred to secondary, check SG only it had hardlyfermented at all. OG (taken with hydrometer) was approx 1050. SG at 2 weeks later (with refractometer) was exactly 1043. Raised the temp to the high end of the range, approx 55 degrees. It is now day 18 and the SG is 1040. 4 extra days and only attenuated 3 points. I shook the bucket to stir activity and will check again day 20 or 21. More ...

Brew Session: Xingu Black Beer

bruce-brews 7/3/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone

bruce-brews 4/29/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation

Brew Session: Clone Of Honey Orange Wheat Beer

bruce-brews 3/19/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone

bruce-brews 2/5/2017 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Dry hopped 23 Feb (18 days) 1 oz; cold crashed 8 days, bottled 03 Mar.

Brew Session: Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone

bruce-brews 8/6/2016 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

Brew Session: Razor Edge Lager

bruce-brews 7/4/2016 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning
  • Tasting Notes

Brew Session: Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone

bruce-brews 6/4/2016 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

gravity reading 6/11/16: 1.014When this batch was brewed I forgot the strainer inside the mash tun. While the grains were steeping I ran to a couple of stores looking for rubber gloves to use to put it in. As a result, the mash took almost 2 hours.When bottling I noticed the color and body look. We'll see!

Brew Session: Medalla Light Cerveza

bruce-brews 5/7/2016 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

gravity 5/18/16 = 1.020gravity 5/21/16 = 1.018

Brew Session: Clone Of Clone Of Lagunitas IPA Clone

bruce-brews 4/17/2016 12:00:00 AM
  • Water Infusion
  • Mash/Boil
  • Fermentation
  • Conditioning

- 4/25/2016 8 days in the ale pail and still has Krausen on top- 4/28/2016 still krausen; dry hopped cascade hops- 5/6/2016 bottled; a lot of sediment in the bucket, so i racked to a pot filtering with a paint strainer then bottled; 1/2 cup water and 1/4 cup honey; 16 x 12 oz bottles and a 3 liter grolsch; straight to the fridge

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