Pours crystal clear. Golden straw in color. Thick head. Rich aroma. More citrusy than floral. Caramel malt and robust, citrusy, resiny, hop finish.

Would like to make one like this again.

- 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.

- 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.

- 8lb American 2-Row
- 4lb Flaked Oats
- 1lb Munich
- 1lb Chocolate Malt (English 2-Row)
- 1/2lb Roasted Barley (English 2-Row)

~5g mash water, strike @ 175*F

one step infusion mash 60min

??g sparge water 175*F, collecting 6g

Boil

60min:
1oz Centennial (8.7%)
1oz Cascade (6.0%)

15min:
1oz Cascade (6.0%)

0min:
1oz Centennial (8.7%)
1 1/8oz ground coffee (Whole Foods Market/Winter Blend)

OG: 1.065

Pitched 1 packet Safale US-05

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2010JAN21

Transferred to secondary
SG: 1.020
Pitched 1 pkg Red Start Pasteur Champagne

NOTE: Roast malt aroma and flavor, then coffee notes, and a crisp hop bite.

2010JAN29

FG: 1.019 (6.59% ABV)
Primed with 1 1/4 cup Munton Light (DME)

48 12oz bottles (!)

NOTE: Rich coffee malt flavor. Bitter roasted malt turns to bitter hops.

Nice combination of roasted barley and hops. I’ve had worse phenolic flavors, surely.

Poured from a 12oz. bottle.

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

~4.5g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 60min

~4.5g sparge water @ 175F, collecting 6g

Boil

60min:
1oz Northern Brewer pellets (11.0%)

0min:
1oz Cascade plugs (7.3%)

OG: Unknown

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

NOTES
Brew day complicated by children. Excessive boil over, resulting in a finished volume of less than 5 gallons. Also neglected to measure the specific gravity. Since it’s not yet fermenting, I may still be able to get a reasonable reading.

2010DEC??

Racked to secondary.
2oz Centennial pellets (?%)

2010DEC19

FG 1.021

Primed with 3/4 cup brown sugar
34 12oz bottles

2010DEC23

Overly effervescent. Thick head, pours cloudy, golden. Piney hop aroma. Sweet malt flavor then a hop rush. Piney bitterness lasts and lasts. Cloying? Maybe.

2010JAN26

Chill excessively. Open at sink. Barely ease up the cap. Let all gas escape. Pour, gently, gently. Pours an insane head. Head never really disappears, it subsides, as thick as shaving cream. Grassy, apricot, hop aroma. Fully carbonated. Cloudy, yeast and flecks of hops. Rich mailt flavor, then quickly piney, astringent hop-flavor. Not flabby, there’s a malt backbone. Pucker-inducing, highly hopped.

Pours red-tinged copper. White head. Big hop nose. Round malt flavor, smooth, with big citrus hop finish. Decent lacing. Did I say citrusy? Piney too. Malt backbone keeps it smooth.

Poured from a growler.

- 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)

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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

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.