Monday, February 21, 2011

#43: Dark Strong Ale

This was a straight-up Mr. Beer winter seasonal, trading the supplied US-05 yeast with Notty instead.  I don't do many malt extracts any more, and especially not an HME, but this one sounded interesting...


Dark Strong Ale                                           
Old Ale

Type: Extract
Date: 2/21/2011
Batch Size: 2.12 gal
Brewer: Swenocha
Boil Size: 2.43 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment


Ingredients
Amount Item Type% or IBU
3.30 lb Dark Strong Ale (77.6 SRM) Extract 100.00%
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #- Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.014 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.71 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.21 %
Bitterness: 66.0 IBU Calories: 241 cal/pint
Est Color: 40.0 SRM





Sunday, February 13, 2011

#42: Session Amber

Was shooting for a low gravity session beer.  Missed the OG a bit, so it's a bit lower gravity than expected.  But it tastes great, so all is well...


Session Amber                                               
American Amber Ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 2/13/2011
Batch Size: 2.40 gal
Brewer: Swenocha
Boil Size: 3.25 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (4 Gallon)


Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.00 lb Pale Malt, Golden Promise (1.8 SRM) Grain 75.00 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 12.50 %
0.25 lb Kiln Amber (19.0 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
0.25 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
0.50 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] (Dry Hop 14 days) Hops -
0.22 oz Nugget [13.00 %] (30 min) Hops 18.0 IBU
0.43 oz Amarillo Gold [8.70 %] (15 min) Hops 14.0 IBU
0.43 oz Amarillo Gold [8.70 %] (5 min) Hops 5.6 IBU
1 Pkgs American Ale Yeast (DCL Yeast #US-05) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.046 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.040 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.24 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.51 %
Bitterness: 37.6 IBU Calories: 182 cal/pint
Est Color: 15.3 SRM









Tuesday, February 8, 2011

#41: Leftover Rye Ale

Had some leftover grains to use, so added so 2 row and away I went...


Leftover Rye Ale                                               
American Wheat or Rye Beer

Type: All Grain
Date: 2/8/2011
Batch Size: 2.40 gal
Brewer: Swenocha
Boil Size: 3.30 galAsst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 minEquipment: Brew Pot (4 Gallon)


Ingredients
AmountItemType% or IBU
3.00 lbPale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)Grain47.17 %
1.75 lbRye Malt (4.7 SRM)Grain27.52 %
1.00 lbGolden Promise (2 Row) US (1.8 SRM)Grain15.72 %
0.50 lbMelanoiden Malt (20.0 SRM)Grain7.86 %
0.06 lbKiln Amber (23.0 SRM)Grain0.94 %
0.05 lbCarafa II (412.0 SRM)Grain0.79 %
0.25 ozFirst Gold [7.50 %] (55 min)Hops13.2 IBU
0.10 ozPearle [8.00 %] (55 min)Hops5.6 IBU
0.15 ozBrewer's Gold [8.00 %] (55 min)Hops8.4 IBU
0.40 ozFuggles [4.50 %] (7 min)Hops3.5 IBU
1 PkgsEdinburgh Ale (reharvested) (White Labs #WLP028)Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.068 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.054 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.018 SGMeasured Final Gravity: 1.013 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 6.58 %Actual Alcohol by Vol: 5.34 %
Bitterness: 30.8 IBUCalories: 240 cal/pint
Est Color: 11.6 SRM









Sunday, February 6, 2011

#40: Two Dogs Mexican Brown

I learned a lot from this, an early AG attempt based on Yazoo Dos Perros.  My temps got way out of whack, so I missed the FG pretty significantly.  Pretty tasty, but a very, very low gravity beer.  Live and learn...

Two Dogs Mexican Brown                                 
American Brown Ale

Type: All Grain
Date: 2/6/2011
Batch Size: 2.40 gal
Brewer: Swenocha
Boil Size: 3.30 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (4 Gallon)


Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.00 lb Malteurop 2-Row (2.0 SRM) Grain 61.35 %
1.00 lb Bonlander (10.0 SRM) Grain 30.67 %
0.16 lb Corn, Flaked (1.3 SRM) Grain 4.91 %
0.10 lb Carafa II (412.0 SRM) Grain 3.07 %
0.32 oz Pearle [7.70 %] (60 min) Hops 21.8 IBU
0.16 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.1 IBU
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.037 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.037 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.010 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.018 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 3.52 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 2.47 %
Bitterness: 23.0 IBU Calories: 167 cal/pint
Est Color: 12.9 SRM