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Brew 56 – Winter Spiced Stout

I wanted to brew a session stout but decided to spice it up slightly. Steeped (30 min; started at 166F, ended at 152F) 0.5 lb Carafa II 0.5 lb Chocolate 0.5 lb Flaked Naked Oats Fermentables 8.0 lb Golden Light LME (60 min) Hops 1.0 oz Willamette 4.2% (60 min) 1.0 oz Golding 4.3% (30 […]

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Treebeard

Brew 55 – Treebeard (Oak-Aged Vanilla Stout)

Steeped (30 min; started at 164F) 1.25 lb Chocolate 1.0 lb Crystal 120L 0.5 lb Black Patent 0.5 lb Roasted Barley 1.0 lb Flaked Oats Fermentables 10.0 lb Golden Light LME (60 min) Hops 2.0 oz Summit (60 min) 1.0 oz Willamette (15 min) 1.0 oz East Kent Goldings (0 min) Misc 10 min: Irish […]

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20 Gauge Brews

Brew 54 – 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 (75 oz total) of Libby’s 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin 60 min: 7.75 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 Diplodocus

Brew 53 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)

Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Crystal 20L 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 8.5 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract 2.0 lb Table Sugar (Sucrose) Hops 75 min: 1.0 oz Summit 20 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 10 min: 1.0 oz Summit 5 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 5 min: 1.0 oz Amarillo Dry hopped in secondary: 2.0 […]

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Brews Goldilocks

Brew 52 – Goldilocks (Imperial IPA)

Steeped Grains (152-160F; 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 […]

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Brew 51 – Maple Sunrise (Imperial Breakfast Stout)

Steeped (30 min) 1.0 lb Chocolate 2.0 lb Flaked Oats 0.5 lb Roasted Barley 0.25 lb Black Additions 60 min: 11.0 lbs Golden Light LME 60 min: 1.0 lb Maple Syrup (Meijer 100% Pure Maple Syrup 8.5 fl oz) 15 min: 3.0 oz cacao nibs (100% cacao) 15 min: 3.0 oz bittersweet chocolate (60% cacao) […]

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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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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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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 […]