Galaxy Rider | Double Dry Hopped IPA 6.6%
BrewingGrain Bill
20lbs Pale 2 row malt
2lbs Cara Pils / Dextrine malt
2lbs White Wheat malt
1lb Caramel 20L malt
1oz each Columbus & Galaxy hops @ 30mins
1oz each Columbus & Galaxy hops @ 10mins
3oz each Columbus & Galaxy dry hopped…
Raspberry Dream | Raspberry Saison
BrewingWanted to brew a full 10 gallon batch but had to cut back a bit due to Strange Brew being low on hops - I should get about 8-9 gallons out of fermenter.
Grain Bill
18lbs 2.8ozs Pilsner 2 Row
1lb 1.4ozs Vienna Malt
1lb 1.4ozs Wheat Malt
8.8ozs…
Glycol chiller
BuildI've been using RV anti freeze in the glycol chiller but it tends to freeze up if I pull the temp below 29F. So I dumped this out and replaced it with 3 gallons of glycol. The pumps would not move the stuff... so I added 2 gallons…
Double Down | Double IPA 8%
BrewingCrazy brew day. Lack of products, system issues and plan old brew master mistakes... In the end I think I put together a good double IPA - time will tell.
Grain Bill
1lb Rice Hulls
25lbs Pale Malt (2 row)
3lbs Wheat Malt
2lbs Flaked…
Spruce Juice | Blonde Ale 4.2%
BrewingI started with my first brew ever which is a Blonde Ale from The Electric Brewery that I call Sweet Lilly and added spruce tips to it. Sweet Lilly is really a simple beer, light in color and flavour. I plan to do a number…
Canning Line Up & Running
BuildFirst time I've run the canning setup for real (not for testing). In the video I'm canning the Beets Gone Wild Saison. That same day I canned the Angels with a Dark Heart Imperial Stout that I aged in oak. The can seamer is…
Road to Columbus | Double Dry Hopped IPA 5%
BrewingMy last few batches were a stretch in new directions and I wanted to get back to making an IPA. Rather than trying to improve on a past brew I decided to go for a new recipe.
Grain Bill
20lbs Pale 2 row malt
2lbs Cara Pils / Dextrine malt
2lbs…
Beets Gone Wild | Saison 7%
BrewingGrain Bill
20lbs Pilsner 2-row malt
1lb 3.2ozs Vienna malt
1lb 3.2ozs Wheat malt
9.6ozs Caramunich malt
8ozs Munich malt
3ozs Styrian Goldings @45mins
1oz East Gent Goldings @15mins
4lbs of beets chopped @20mins left in the boil
5pkgs Belgian…
Between the Pipes | Double IPA 7.6%
BrewingSecond time brewing Between the Pipes. That said I am not 100% confident I actually used the same grain bill as I could not sort out my prior sheets and the "on the fly" changes I made while shopping at Strange Brew.
Grain Bill
25lbs Pale…
Angels with a Dark Heart | Oak Aged Imperial Stout 13%
Barrel Aging, BrewingSecond time brewing this as I planned to enter it into the national home brew competition. I did not have much time to get everything done, especially the aging, and I had to brew a double batch to fill a 25 gallon barrel. I purchased…