Ten Pin | Blonde Ale 5.4%
Brewing
Second time brewing a blonde ale. Our bowling team won the championship this year and we're getting the team together at the end of the month for a party so I decided to brew a crowd pleaser. You know something for the non-IPA fans.
Grain…
Angels with A Dark Heart | Oak Aged Imperial Stout 13%
Barrel Aging, Brewing, On Tap
Third time brewing Angels With A Dark Heart and second time I will barrel age. This time I purchased a 15 gallon bourbon barrel versus 20 gallons and I plan to age the beer up to Christmas. Nick could not get me a barrel this time so I ordered…
Moon Walk | Hopped Up Pale Ale 5%
BrewingGrain Bill
17lbs Pale Malt 2 Row
1lb Carapils
1lb Caramel / Crystal Malt 60L
Mashed at 150F for 90mins and sparge at 168F for 20mins
No hop addition in the boil
Cool to 190F
Whirlpool at 190F 2ozs Cascade, 1oz Centennial, 1oz Chinook and 1oz…
The Landing | Hopped Pale Ale 5%
BrewingDianne and Chase wanted me to do something for Thanks Giving that would have a broader appeal than the Pecan Stout I did yesterday. After brewing and writing this post we decided to change the name from Pale Rider to The Landing.
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3.14 | Pecan Pie Stout 9%
BrewingDecided to do something different for Thanks Giving and I hate hate hate pumpkin beer so we decided to go for pecan.
Grain Bill
27lbs Pale Malt 2 Row
3lbs Chocolate Malt
3lbs Roasted Barley
1lb 8ozs Carmel / Crystal Malt 60L
1lb 8ozs Flaked…
New door for the walkin
BuildMy walk-in fridge has been a work in progress as well a series of trial and error. When I built it I used an simple hollow core door. Certainly not the right thing for a fridge. But I found it very hard to find a 24" wide door that was…
Plump | Plum Saison 6%
BrewingGrain Bill
18lbs 2.8ozs Pilsner 2 Row
1lb 1.4ozs Vienna Malt
1lb 1.4ozs Wheat Malt
8.8ozs Cara Gold (Strange Brew was out of Caramunich)
7.3ozs Munich Malt
4.5oz 2.8% Styrian Goldings hops @ 45mins
2oz 4.8% East Kent Goldings hops whirlpool…
Galaxy Rider | Double Dry Hopped IPA 5.9%
BrewingThis has been a big hit so I'm brewing it for Jay and Kristie's wedding (ice climbing friends). This is the third time brewing Galaxy Rider (original name was Road to Columbus) and this time I changed it slightly by increasing the Carmel 20…
Double Down | Double IPA 7.8%
BrewingThis time around I changed up the yeast selection and decided to give the Imperial Dry Hopped yeast a try. I'm hoping this comes out of the fermentor before our friends annual Quonnie Fest party next weekend (will be bringing Galaxy Rider…