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Brews Motor Oil

Brew 50 – Motor Oil (Russian Imperial Stout)

I got the ingredients from Siciliano’s instead of Brewers Edge this time. I crushed up the flaked oats with the grains. During kegging the final gravity was higher than I expected. Perhaps I didn’t let it sit long enough. It tasted sweeter than I wanted while kegging, but tasted great. After letting it sit in […]

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Entrees Recipes

Thai Coconut Curry

From https://www.averiecooks.com/thai-chicken-coconut-curry/ 2-3 T coconut oil 1 medium/large vidalia/yellow onion, diced small 1 lb boneless chicken breast or tofu, diced 3 cloves garlic, finely minced 2-3 t ground ginger 2 t ground coriander 13 oz coconut milk 1-1.5 c shredded carrots 1-3 T Thai red curry paste 1 t kosher salt 1/2 t ground black […]

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Entrees Recipes

Macaroni and Cheese – Baked

From https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/classic-baked-macaroni-and-cheese-recipe 2 c milk 2 T butter 2 T flour 1/2 t salt 1/4 t ground black pepper 10 oz shredded cheddar cheese 1/4 t ground red pepper 1/2 of a 16 oz package of elbow macaroni, cooked preheat overn to 400 microwave milk on high for 1 1/2 min melt butter in large […]

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Cocktails Recipes

Chocolate Martini

1 oz vanilla vodka 3 oz chocolate liqueur 3 oz creme de cacao 5 oz half-and-half This makes 2 martinis.

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Brews

Brew 49 – Imperial Stout

Steeped (30 min) 1.0 lb flaked barley 1.0 lb Crystal 60L 1.0 lb Chocolate 2.0 lb Pale 2-Row 1.0 lb Black Patent Additions 60 min: 6.6 lb Amber LME 60 min: 3.3 lb Dark LME 30 min: 0.5 lb Brown Sugar 10 min: 24 oz Ghirardelli Bittersweet 60% Cacao 10 min: 8 oz Hershey’s Cocoa […]

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Desserts Recipes

Apple Pie

Crust Combine ingredients except water. Add water 1 T at a time until dough sticks together. Cover in plastic wrap and put in fridge overnight. Filling Mix in all ingredients except apples in a large bowl. Wish, peel, and slice apples and add them to flour mixture. Mix. Place in pie crust. Crumble Topping Mix […]

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Desserts Recipes

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Crust 2 c graham cracker crumbs 1/2 c melted butter 1/4 c sugar 1/4 t cinnamon 1/4 t salt Filling 1 1/2 lb cream cheese at room temperature 1 1/2 c sugar 5 eggs 1 T vanilla extract 1 1/2 t cinnamon 1/4 t nutmeg 15 oz (2 c) pumpkin puree Topping Cool whip (optional) […]

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Entrees Recipes

Stir Fry – Sonali

Oil dutch oven Add ingredients of choice: red, yellow, green bell peppers red onion tofu/chicken Add flavor: salt red chili flakes red chili powder onion powder garlic powder lemon juice honey sesame seeds

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20 Gauge Brews

Brew 48 – 20 Gauge (Pumpkin Spice Ale)

Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Munich 0.5 lb Crystal 80L 0.5 lb Carapils Additions 90 min: 2 large + 1 small cans (73 oz total) of Libby’s 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin 60 min: 7.8 lb Golden Light LME 10 min: 2.5 tsp Cinnamon 10 min: 1.5 tsp Nutmeg 10 min: 1.25 tsp Allspice Hops […]

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Brews Goldilocks

Brew 47 – Goldilocks (Imperial IPA)

Steeped Grains (152-164F; 30 min) 0.5 lb Crystal 10L 0.4 lb Carapils Fermentables 7.5 lb Pilsen Light LME (90 min) 1.0 lb Dextrose (90 min) Hops 3.5oz CTZ 13.90% @ 90min 0.75oz CTZ 13.90% @ 45min 1.0oz Simcoe 12.30% @ 30min 1.0oz Centennial 8.00% @ 0min 1.0oz Simcoe 12.30% @ 0min 1.0oz CTZ 13.90% dry […]