I just transferred my 10% ABV beer and threw in 1.5oz of the oak cubes. Will bottle in two months.
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I brewed a Bells Two Hearted Ale clone for Fathers Day yesterday
Also, I kegged my Bavarian Hefe so it will be ready for 4th of July!!!!!
Also, I kegged my Bavarian Hefe so it will be ready for 4th of July!!!!!
I am hoping to get my A/C fixed and brew up a saison soon. I don't want to kick fermentation off at 75 instead I'd rather start high 60s to 70 and slowly ramp it up. It's sooo hot in my house now.....brewing is on hold.
Alright the saison is going if not almost finished. I brewed it up friday had a nice healthy starter. I left it ferment till sunday when I dumped in a pound of honey and pound of jaggery (indian sugar). Due to unexpectedly high efficiency on my grain I ended up with 1.060 wort going into the fermenter on Friday. Since I still wanted this to dry out I still dumped the 2lbs of basically pure fermentables. However now I'm edging on golden ale territory with saison yeast.
Just milled the grain and lit the burner for a Bell's Two Hearted Clone recipe. I don't care how close it tastes I bet it'll be good. I have low 6%aa centennial so it is getting a full 8oz in the boil instead of just 6oz of 9.something hops.
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Im currently drinking my Bells TwoHearted Clone. Turned out great!
Man it is nice to have 5gallons of this on tap in my kitchen!
Man it is nice to have 5gallons of this on tap in my kitchen!
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I'm looking forward to this one. I pitched my yeast on friday and allowed it to ferment above 70 as I heard Bells does a warm ferment with two hearted. Anyhow I could have probably gone with just one packet of S04 but I threw two in because I had it in the fridge. The fermentation must have been crazy. My blow off water is the color of the beer, and there was some that was able to leak put past the bucket lid seal. I'll transfer it for dry hop in a couple days this thing is almost done.
mthhurley
BoM December 2011
Just cooked up an Oberon clone this morning. Harvested their proprietary yeast from a single bottle of their beer...Had to step it up 3 times but it worked. Now we wait and see how the beer is.
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I made a starter last night for a German Alt beer that I am going to brew Sunday or Monday!
I need to make up a starter for some belgian style wit, and friday or saturday I'll be doing up a pumpkin ale that'll be light on the spices.
Today I am in fact doing the pumpkin ale.
In the middle of a real long boil to get 12 gallons of wort down to 8 so I can add my hops. This pumpkin ale should end up at around 9%. I am intending it to be a drink with dinner and afterwards type of beer. My opinion is that pumpkin ales should be fairly big brews hence a 1.080+ gravity for this brew. Fermenting with wlp0028 and using EKG hops. Shooting for just under 20ibus.
Recipe for any other brewers interested.
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 8.08 gal
Estimated OG: 1.084 SG
Estimated Color: 10.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Pale Malt (MO) (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 51.43 %
2.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 11.43 %
2.00 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 11.43 %
1.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 8.57 %
1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
1.00 lb Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.90 %] (90 min) Hops 11.6 IBU
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.90 %] (15 min) Hops 5.4 IBU
0.25 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Ground Cinnamon (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.5 lb Rice Hulls (Mash 5.0 min) Misc
60.00 oz Pumpkin (Mash 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 17.50 lb
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Double Infusion, Full Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 15.75 qt of water at 132.1 F 122.0 F
60 min Saccrification Add 14.00 qt of water at 202.0 F 156.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 10.50 qt of water at 205.6 F 168.0 F
Notes:
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Toasted Oats....
In the middle of a real long boil to get 12 gallons of wort down to 8 so I can add my hops. This pumpkin ale should end up at around 9%. I am intending it to be a drink with dinner and afterwards type of beer. My opinion is that pumpkin ales should be fairly big brews hence a 1.080+ gravity for this brew. Fermenting with wlp0028 and using EKG hops. Shooting for just under 20ibus.
Recipe for any other brewers interested.
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 8.08 gal
Estimated OG: 1.084 SG
Estimated Color: 10.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 17.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Pale Malt (MO) (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 51.43 %
2.00 lb Munich Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 11.43 %
2.00 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 11.43 %
1.50 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 8.57 %
1.00 lb Biscuit Malt (23.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
1.00 lb Smoked Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 5.71 %
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.90 %] (90 min) Hops 11.6 IBU
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.90 %] (15 min) Hops 5.4 IBU
0.25 tsp Nutmeg (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.50 tsp Ground Cinnamon (Boil 5.0 min) Misc
0.5 lb Rice Hulls (Mash 5.0 min) Misc
60.00 oz Pumpkin (Mash 5.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Edinburgh Ale (White Labs #WLP028) Yeast-Ale
Mash Schedule: Double Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 17.50 lb
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Double Infusion, Full Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
30 min Protein Rest Add 15.75 qt of water at 132.1 F 122.0 F
60 min Saccrification Add 14.00 qt of water at 202.0 F 156.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 10.50 qt of water at 205.6 F 168.0 F
Notes:
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Toasted Oats....
It's fermenting along. Sometimes the yeast I used takes a while to finish up so I think I'll be bottling that in two weeks or so. With my last wit I tried some chamomile in it and I used a bit too much. So I'm letting that flavor die down somewhat. I have more than half a case left of it. I think in a month it'll be better.
I did a 3 gal fly sparge not accounted for in the beersmith file. I was still pulling 1.020 wort and collected close to 4g into a second pot to feed into my main kettle.
Know how to account for flysparging in BS?
Know how to account for flysparging in BS?
mthhurley
BoM December 2011
I do not. I use promash for the most part
I'm gonna try a pumpkin ale this week hopefully. Might use yours as a base as I do not have lot of the flaked malt on hand though.
If its the oats your missing just get some quaker oats. I bought a giant box at sams club. They're the same as rolled oats at the brew shop only slightly smaller pieces. Between them the wheat and pumpkin that's why I had 2lbs of six row. The smoked malt was to mimic a roasted pumpkin flavor a touch. As to the pumpkin I use four 15oz cans of organic pumpkin. I think I maybe should have gone with five or six but I only went in with my hands at the grocery store lol.
mthhurley
BoM December 2011
Trying to mess around with what I've got and come up with a recipe. Here's my inventory:
Grain
50 2 row
5lb corn sugar
1/2 LB carafoam
1-1/2 20L caramel
5-1/2 10L crystal
3 40L
1 Dextrine
1 Caramalt
1 Victory malt 25L
25 Wheat
Hops
Us Saaz
Amarillo
Hallertau
Gr Magnum
Columbus
1/2 oz Warrior
Centennial
1/2 oz sterling
Chinook
Grain
50 2 row
5lb corn sugar
1/2 LB carafoam
1-1/2 20L caramel
5-1/2 10L crystal
3 40L
1 Dextrine
1 Caramalt
1 Victory malt 25L
25 Wheat
Hops
Us Saaz
Amarillo
Hallertau
Gr Magnum
Columbus
1/2 oz Warrior
Centennial
1/2 oz sterling
Chinook
Obviously you'll be using the 2row. Take about a pound or two and toast it in the oven at 350 for 10-15 min. Throw some wheat in and pick up some instant oats and toast them also. For spices I left out ginger as I'm not a fan of powered ginger in my pumpkin pie so I left it out in my beer as well. Everything I read about building up a pumpkin recipe says to keep IBUs just under 20. I'd go with a spicy earthy hop. Then maybe some of that 20L crystal.