| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/16/2016 |  Red X Riwaka SMASH |
New England Cider | 337.7 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 6/20/2016 |  BBS Everyday IPA Hack |
American IPA | 6.2 % | 9 Liter(s) | |
| 6/18/2016 |  Pale Ale |
American Pale Ale | 5.0 % | 20 Liter(s) | |
| 5/29/2016 |  The Fat Yank - American Stout |
American Stout | 6.8 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 5/28/2016 | The Captains Stout |
Tropical Stout | 6.0 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 4/26/2016 |  Chocolate Vanilla Porter |
American Porter | 5.7 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 4/26/2016 |  Goose Islands Bourbon County Stout Clone |
Imperial Stout | 12.0 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 3/20/2016 |  Minority IPA |
American IPA | 5.5 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 3/20/2016 |  BD - Jet Black Heart |
Oatmeal Stout | 5.2 % | 20 Liter(s) | |
| 3/20/2016 |  Berliner Weisse - Rye |
Berliner Weisse | 3.8 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 3/20/2016 | Berliner Weisse - Pilsner |
Berliner Weisse | 3.8 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 2/11/2016 | JJs American Wheat-Wit |
Witbier | 5.5 % | 12 Liter(s) | |
| 2/11/2016 | ESBC White Dog IPA |
American IPA | 5.5 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 2/8/2016 |  Brooklyn Brewshop Everyday IPA |
English IPA | 6.5 % | 3.7854 Liter(s) | |
| 2/8/2016 |  Brooklyn Brewshop Jalapeno Saison |
Saison | 5.8 % | 1 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/29/2016 | DP - First Light Clone |
Blonde Ale | 4.6 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 1/28/2016 |  Beerguevara Molotov IPA - 11L |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 12/2/2015 | Liberty IPA - 4.5L - v2 |
American IPA | 6.5 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 12/1/2015 |  Guinness Pub Draught Clone - 4.5L - v1 |
Irish Stout | 5.0 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 11/28/2015 |  English Pale Ale - 4.5L - v1 |
Best Bitter | 4.5 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 11/28/2015 |  Racy Blonde - 4.5L - v4 |
Blonde Ale | 4.6 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 11/12/2015 | Sour Lime IPA - 11L |
American IPA | 6.1 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 11/12/2015 | Sour Lime IPA - Original |
American IPA | 7.1 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/12/2015 | Roys Hefe - 10L |
Weissbier | 5.4 % | 11 Liter(s) | |
| 11/12/2015 | Roys Hefe - Original |
Weissbier | 5.4 % | 25 Liter(s) | |
| 10/27/2015 |  Clone Of Session IPA - From Tony - 10L |
American IPA | 5.6 % | 10 Liter(s) | |
| 10/27/2015 |  Hoppy Red Ale - Original |
Irish Red Ale | 4.5 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/22/2015 | Clone Of Just James |
American IPA | 5.9 % | 6.75 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/14/2015 | SPEEDY Mosaic - 15min Pale Ale - LME |
American Pale Ale | 5.5 % | 3.5 Liter(s) | |
| 10/5/2015 | Centenial Blonde |
Blonde Ale | 4.7 % | 18 Liter(s) | |
| 9/27/2015 |  Hoppy Red Ale - 10L |
Irish Red Ale | 5.0 % | 10 Liter(s) | |
| 9/12/2015 | German Hefeweizen - 4.5L |
Weissbier | 5.6 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 9/10/2015 | Summer Saison - 4.5L |
Unknown Style | 5.1 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 8/25/2015 | Best Summer Blonde - 4.5L |
Blonde Ale | 4.1 % | 4.5 Liter(s) | |
| 8/23/2015 | Racy Blonde 4.5L - v1 |
Blonde Ale | 5.1 % | 4.7 Liter(s) | |
| 8/22/2015 | SPEEDY Mosaic - 15min Pale Ale |
American Pale Ale | 5.5 % | 3.5 Liter(s) | |
| 8/22/2015 |  Six-Pack IPA |
American IPA | 7.3 % | 0.75 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/20/2015 |  Beerguevara Molotov IPA - 5L |
American IPA | 6.4 % | 5 Liter(s) | |
| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
stevegardner
7/4/2016 12:00:00 AM
Heated HLT (large urn) to 83.3 (strike temp 13F). Had to add a little cold water- lost 5C from HLT to MT(not warmed). Maybe work on 8 deg to allow for temp to settle. 85g extra Pale maltMash- Ambient temp 12C- when turning off big urn temp climbed 0.5C- Started mash at 67.1- Had to add hot water about half way - got it back to about 65C- Added abt 10L boiling water to mash out- sparged twice (more like 1.5 times)- Aiming for preboil of 1.0481st runnings: 14.7Bx (1.058)2nd runnings: 10.7 ...
stevegardner
7/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
9/7 - 8.5Bx (1.017)12/7 dry hopped @ 15C19/7 - 8.4 (did I not get them mixed up 6.7)
stevegardner
6/10/2016 12:00:00 AM
30g oak soaked in rum for 2 weeks (didn't add any of the rum)Moved to secondary - 1.0159/7 - 1.016added 1ml of Rum per 100ml beer (seem right for the taste test)
stevegardner
6/9/2016 12:00:00 AM
MASH- Stike temp = 75.3- had to stir until 68.6- centre: 67.8 edge: 68.4- left oven on @ 90C - don't do that again - temp spikesPre boil SG: 11.7Bx (1.046) - only included 25% of dark grainsBOIL- cold steeped 75% (300g) dark grains in 1.2L water. Yeilded 750ml- sparged dark grains with some hot wort- added dark water 10 mins from the end- checked gravity and was a bit low so boiled an extra 15mins (was 1.057)OG: 15.9BxFG: 10.2Bx (too high but probably because of mash temps too high - actually ...
stevegardner
4/17/2016 12:00:00 AM
Chiller takes 1L- 13L wort (1.031) 1L topup 500ml starter = 14.5L pre boil (1.029)64.9(C) 63.9(E) Popped temp on oven1st runnings - 1.045after 2nd & 3rd runnings 1.030 (2x 4L pots)Soured for 2.5 days90 min boil - topped up at 30mins (did the top up dilute the acidity? - not according to the PH tabs)When first tasting in the morning I was initially worried that it was going to be too sour but then after the boil worried that not sour enough - will need to wait and see how less sugar will ...
stevegardner
3/6/2016 12:00:00 AM
Center - 67.2 / 66.2 / 66.8 Applied heat at about 35mins by turning on ovenEdge - 65.9 / 66.5 / 66.4Strike water 78 (Aiming at a drop of 6deg). Had to add a bit of cold and hot to get it rightOvernight, 13.75L shrunk to 13LPre boil Gravity: OG: 13.9Bx (1.055)### Next time ###- mash at 65 or 65.5- more late addition hops- filter water!!!
stevegardner
2/9/2016 12:00:00 AM
#18Urn temp: 76.2Strike temp (73): 70.6 (dropped to 64.9 when grain added - raised temp on gas stirring continuously) Centre Edge ±10min 67.8 67.830min 67.8/66.2 66.9/66.860min 66.3 67Stirred at 30min - next time don't bother1st Runnings16.3Bx (1.065)8.8L2nd Runnings5.8Bx (1.022)14.5L- Anchor batch fermented in the garage at about 25C- US-05 batch fermented at about 16C for 5 days and then up to 19C for the ...
stevegardner
12/28/2015 12:00:00 AM
1. Add 15L to Urn & bring to 73 (mash in was a bit ow so up to 75 next time)2. Put pot in oven and warm to 1003. Add 12L to pot4. Add balance of water to pots on the stove or sparging5. Add grain to pot and stir until temp 656. Place in oven and hold temp for 60 mins7. Stir at 30 min and take gravity reading8. Stir at 60 min and take gravity reading9. Mash out - raise temp to 7710. Stir while pouring slowly - Measure 1st runnings SG (conversion efficiency)11. Batch sparge x1 - stir for two ...
stevegardner
12/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
- Next time don't mash with the acidulated malt. Mash for 45mins without and then add for an additional 30 mins- lime juice didn't mix too well - may bottle with bottling bucket so it mixes prior to bottling. Maybe even add lime at bottling rather than dry hop- Lime juice 65ml in glass carbouy (1 cup for 20L). Squeezed 4 limes, zested two. brought to the boil in microwave - next time just use lime juice (can be bought) and possible add at flame out or just before- FG 7.5Bx ()
stevegardner
12/21/2015 12:00:00 AM
- chilled to about 28 then put in fermenter and popped into fermentation fridge. Pitched yeast a few hours later when at 21- OG = 11.3Bx- FG = 6.4Bx
stevegardner
12/19/2015 12:00:00 AM
- 45min boil had resulted in quite a bit of boil off. Had to top up with about 1.75L- OG 13.8 Bx- Used the last of a packet of S-04 (a bit worried that it wasn't enough - probably only 2.5 to 3g)- FG 10.2 Bx
stevegardner
12/15/2015 12:00:00 AM
Had to add the full litre of top-up water20.3 Bx (before topup) = 1.08214.1 Bx (after topup) - Hop utilisation might suffer- Quite a bit of blow off6.5 Bx after fermentation = 1.010ABV = 6.2%
stevegardner
12/14/2015 12:00:00 AM
Topped up fermenter with just under 1L from extra bottle- 1/2 packet old US-05 (± 3 months old in freezer)17/12 (3 days) - fermentation looked like it was properly over (no krausen) - was very worried - took reading 4.4Bx (1.006) - very surprisedPriming72g (for 11 litres)
stevegardner
11/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
- topped up boil volume at 30 mins (before hops) to 14.8
stevegardner
11/11/2015 12:00:00 AM
#8!!! Need to figure out where to measure heat!!! Need to adjust efficiency!!! seems to be far more trub in Allgrain - loose about 2L when racking to fermenter - maybe topup???- split brew (mashed at night, boiled in the morning)- Mash temp climbed slightly in the beginning- Mash held temp until about halfway and then I wrapped it in towels- 5min to go dropped to 64C. Turned heat on for 20secs (no change in temp)- 3min to go added heat - opened and stirred - got to 65 then turned off - ...
stevegardner
11/1/2015 12:00:00 AM
#8 - Brewed with Dirk
stevegardner
10/13/2015 12:00:00 AM
#5 - SA DME- priming amount is per bottle. Was 90g Dextrose (for 12L) in 270ml solution = 9.9ml per 440
stevegardner
10/13/2015 12:00:00 AM
#6 - mangrove Jacks Light DME- priming amount is per bottle. Was 90g Dextrose (for 12L) in 270ml solution = 9.9ml per 440
stevegardner
10/13/2015 12:00:00 AM
#7 - Coopers Light LME- priming amount is per bottle. Was 90g Dextrose (for 12L) in 270ml solution = 9.9ml per 440
stevegardner
9/13/2015 12:00:00 AM
#4- Used 98g dextrose (for 11L) in a 200ml solution (8ml for 440s)- 9 x 440ml- 4.07% ABV
stevegardner
9/12/2015 12:00:00 AM
#3- extra dotted bottle had quite a few bubbles- Used 98g dextrose (for 11L) in a 200ml solution (8ml for 440s)- 10 x 440ml- 4.2% ABV
stevegardner
8/23/2015 12:00:00 AM
- First go at Extract (Liquid) and this recipe- 1/2 bag (11.5g) Safale US 05- fermenting in 5L bottled water container- home made airlock (seal didn't look too good)Suggested changes for next time* up boil volume to 6L (or maybe top up with boiling water at the end of the boil to 5.5L)Bottling- Was worried that extract was old but tasted good (a little darker than I expected but not as dark as it looked in the fermenter)- no sign of a plasticy taste- Used 65g dextrose (for 10L) in a 160ml ...
stevegardner
8/22/2015 12:00:00 AM
First brew sessionBottling± 5.91% ABV- Used 65g dextrose (for 10L) in a 160ml solution (7ml)- 7.75 440ml bottles- Quite misty - not as clear as I'd expected
