I've been brewing since 2010 when I received a Mr. Beer kit as a gift... who would have guessed that it would lead to a love of beer, experimental recipes, and working competitions and festivals!
I usually brew 2.5 gallon batches, using BIAB.
Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
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9/29/2023 | ![]() |
Unknown Style | 5.8 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
7/3/2023 | ![]() |
Unknown Style | 6.8 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
11/10/2022 | ![]() |
Schwarzbier | 4.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
8/9/2022 | ![]() |
Belgian Tripel | 8.0 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
5/4/2022 | ![]() |
Blonde Ale | 3.7 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
3/13/2022 | ![]() |
Munich Helles | 4.9 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
2/26/2021 | ![]() |
Imperial Stout | 10.4 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
10/1/2020 | ![]() |
Imperial Stout | 10.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
5/18/2020 | ![]() |
Kölsch | 4.9 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
4/20/2020 | ![]() |
Piwo Grodziskie | 3.4 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
Accidentally targeted 3gal instead of 2.5, and ended up with 3.5gal
Pitch yeast at 61F
Will bump up mash temp to 156 to increase body.
Wort tasted fairly bitter and dank prior to fermentation. Hopefully, will smooth out, and dry hopping will help the profile.Pitch yeast (after hydrating) at ~76 deg, and ferment at 69-70 (shooting for 66, but basement was a bit warm). Airlock activity next morning.Added UltraFerm after 2 days of fermentation (airlock was already starting to slow).
Brewed indoors due to rain.Dissolve DME in cold water. Reduced late hops to 10min because chilling in sink without immersion chiller.Pitched at 76 degrees
Brewed during Big Brew Day.
Used 0.78oz Challenger at 7.8?EKG @6.4? (did not adjust since 10min addition)BIAB5.5gal filtered tap water in mashused generic (Meijer) Quick oats instead of flaked oats from LHBSAfter 1hr mash, heated to 170 before removing grain bag*note- mis-read volume, and added ~1/2gal water to sparge to bring total pre-boil volume to 4.5galcalculated efficiency = 60%Measured OG lower than expected: 1.075Pitch yeast at 62 degrees drop of olive oil Clarity FermFerment at 66 degrees (heater set to 64 ...