Month: September 2011

Batch #32: Saison

Posted by tgl – 2011-09-24

2011SEP 24

- 7.5lb American 2-Row
- 2lb Vienna
- 1lb American Crystal (20L)
- 0.5lb Chocolate (English)
- 1lb Flaked Wheat
- 2lb Honey
- 1lb Sugar

~4g strike water @ 175F

one step infusion mash, 60min

~5g sparge water @ 145F

75min:
1.5oz Willamette pellets (4.9%)

5min:
1oz Goldings pellets (6.7%)

OG: 1.090

Pitched White Labs Belgian Saison Yeast Blend (WLP568)

NOTES
Second batch of a two batch day. Stuck mash during sparge, should have squeezed more out. Additionally, cut the recipe in half. First problem occurred at Beer + Wine Supply, figuring it was OK to use 0.5lb Chocolate. Which is double the original recipe, which I halved, so the chocolate malt is quadrupled in this 5gal version. Then, when adding the adjuncts, I was looking at the original recipe and neglected to halve the honey + sugar. So, all that, plus not collecting enough runoff at sparge time makes this one have an OG-worthy OG.

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2011OCT02

Racked to secondary

0.5oz Goldings pellets (6.7%)

SG: 1.021

2011OCT30

FG: 1.011 (ABV 11.0%)
Primed with 1/2 cup brown sugar

17 12oz bottles
10 22oz bottles

2011NOV03

Pours deep brown, clear. Little head, little carbonation. Malty nose. Smooth, creamy mouth-feel. Alcohol on the finish. Dry.

Batch #31: IPA

Posted by tgl – 2011-09-24

2011SEP24

- 13lb American 2-Row
- 1lb American Crystal 20L

~4.5g mash water, strike @ 170F

one step infusion mash 60min

~4.5g sparge water @ 170F

Boil

75min:
1oz Magnum pellets (13.1%)

0min:
1oz Cascade pellets (6%)

OG: 1.074

Pitched White Labs East Coast Ale (WLP008)

NOTES
First batch of a two batch day. Stuck mash towards the end of the sparge. Should have kicked it up to get more wort. OG is wee heavy.

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2011OCT02

Racked to secondary.

2oz Cascade pellets (6%)

SG: 1.022

2011OCT15

FG: 1.014 (8.5% ABV)
Primed with 3/4 cup dark brown sugar

28 12oz bottles
6 22oz bottles

NOTE: Citrusy hop aroma, weak malt flavor. Could use more backbone. Bitter, almost grapefruit finish. The alcohol might be too much, that “hot” flavor gets in the way.