Month: May 2010

Batch 27: American Wheat

Posted by tgl – 2010-05-31

2010MAY31

- 5lb 2-Row Pale
- 5lb Wheat
- 1 lb Munich
- 1/2lb Crystal 10L

~4g mash water, strike @ 165*F

one step infusion mash 60min @ 152*F

~6g sparge water @ 175*F

Boil

60min:
0.5oz Northern Brewer
0.5oz Saaz

15min:
0.5oz Saaz

0min:
0.5oz Saaz

OG: 1.043

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast (WLP001)

(source)

2010JN10

Racked to secondary.

SG: 1.004

NOTES: My sample was fairly clear. Low hop aroma. Not very wheaty, there’s a bit of a medicinal flavor at the finish.

2010JN16

FG: 1.004 (5.95%)

Primed with 3/4 cup brown sugar

54 12oz bottles

[TASTING] Revolution Brewing Eugene Porter

Posted by tgl – 2010-05-31

http://revbrew.com

Pours black, with coffee-colored head. Head subsides to a fine lace on the glass. Dark roast nose, a hint of chocolate. Smooth, even roast flavor. Any hops bitterness is absent, the malt dominates. Coffee finish.

Poured from a growler, hand delivered from the brewery.