Having a 2-year old and a 3-month old means not too much free time, so I haven’t brewed in a while. I picked up a Muntons Nut Brown Ale kit to have something quick to do. It’s just hopped malt extract with a dry yeast packet. I boiled the hopped malt extract for an hour […]
This is the same base recipe as my #6, #9, and #11, but this is the first time that I’m actually using the originally-called-for Summit and Simcoe hops instead of their substitutes. I also used a different yeast since the brew store was out of the WLP090. Steeped Grains 1.0 lb European Bulk Crystal Malt […]
This pumpkin spice ale was pretty much the same as #12 with a little more pumpkin. Steeped Grains 1.0 lb Munich 0.5 lb Crystal 80L 0.5 lb Carapils/Dextrin Additions 2 large + 1 small cans (73 oz total) of Libby’s 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin (60 min) 7.8 lb Light LME (60 min) 10 min: 2.5 […]
A Founders Breakfast Stout clone mostly based on the recipe at BYO Steeped (30 min) 22 oz Flaked Oats 1.0 lb Chocolate Malt 12 oz Roasted Barley Malt 9 oz Debittered Black Malt 7 oz Crystal Malt 120L Additions 60 min: 6.6 lb Light LME 60 min: 1.7 lb Light DME 0 min: 2.0 oz […]
This pumpkin spice ale was pretty much the same as #7 with a little less allspice. Steeped Grains 1.0 lb Munich 0.5 lb Crystal 80L 0.5 lb Carapils/Dextrin Additions 2 cans (58 oz total) of Libby’s 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin (90 min) 7.8 lb Light LME (60 min) 10 min: 2.5 tsp Cinnamon 10 min: […]
I redid my #6 again without the changes that I made in #9. The only difference was I used a full 1.0 oz of Northern Brewer at 5 minutes instead of 0.5 oz. Steeped Grains 1.0 lb European Bulk Crystal Malt 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 9.0 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract 2.0 lb Table […]
Steeped Grains 8 oz Crushed Chocolate Malt Additions 3.4 lb Amber LME 1.6 lb Dark LME 4 oz Nestle Tollhouse Cocoa Hops 45 min: 1 oz U.K. Challenger (Perle substitute) 5 min: 1 oz Cascade Yeast White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001 Primary: 11 days Secondary: 4 days OG: 1.040 @ 72 FG: 1.012 @ […]
Mostly the same as my #6. Steeped Grains 1.0 lb European Bulk Crystal Malt 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 9.0 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract 1.0 lb Table Sugar (Sucrose) Hops 75 min: 1.0 oz Warrior (Summit subst.) 20 min: 1.0 oz Northern Brewer (Simcoe subst.) 10 min: 1.0 oz Warrior 5 min: 1.0 oz […]
This one was using the base Brewer’s Best Russian Imperial Stout kit. Ingredients: Steeped Grains 0.5 lb Caramel 60L 0.5 lb Roasted Barley 0.5 lb Black Patent Additions 6.6 lb Dark LME 2.0 lb Dark DME 0.5 lb Maltodextrin Hops 1 oz Columbus 10.9% (bittering) 0.5 oz Cascade 6.4% (aroma) Yeast 1 pkg Safale S-04 […]
I brewed a pumpkin ale. Steeped Grains 1.0 lb Munich 0.5 lb Crystal 80L 0.5 lb Carapils/Dextrin Additions 2 cans (60 oz.) 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin (90 min) 7.8 lb Light LME (60 min) 10 min: 2.5 tsp Cinnamon 10 min: 1.5 tsp Nutmeg 10 min: 1.5 tsp Allspice Hops 60 min: 1 oz Northern […]