Results tagged “beer” from paulbeer
The weather forecast for this weekend calls for 12+ inches of snow...sweet! I can't think of a better way to spend the snowed in weekend than sitting in front of the fireplace and enjoying some really good beer. Instead of buying more beer, I decided to check and see what I have available in my stash. Here's the run down:
Ommegang Hennepin
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence
Paulbeer Winter Ale 08 (my very own home brew, brewed with spices and stuff)
Stone Vertical Epic 080808 - Check out the Vertical Epic Challenge...I accept.
Stone Russian Imperial Stout
Stone Arrogant Bastard - You are not worthy.
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard - You really are not worthy.
Stone Old Guardian
Stone 13th Anniversary Ale
Stone / Brew Dog Bashah
Rogue Chipotle Ale
Rogue Imperial Red Ale
Cisco Indie Pale Ale
Cisco Captain Swains Extra Stout
DFH 90 Minute IPA
DFH Palo Santo Marron
DFH Burton Baton
DFH Chateau Jiahu
Victory Wild Devil
Southern Tier Choklat Stout, Blackwater Series
Southern Tier Raspberry Porter
St. Bernardus Abt 12
St. Bernardus Tripel
St. Bernardus Pater 6
St. Bernardus Prior 8
Chimay Red
Chimay Blue
Chimay Triple
Duvel
Orval
Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale
Is this the most impressive beer stash? Maybe not, but it's a work in progress. :) If you have any suggestions for the stash, drop me a note.
Ommegang Hennepin
Ommegang Three Philosophers
Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence
Paulbeer Winter Ale 08 (my very own home brew, brewed with spices and stuff)
Stone Vertical Epic 080808 - Check out the Vertical Epic Challenge...I accept.
Stone Russian Imperial Stout
Stone Arrogant Bastard - You are not worthy.
Stone Oaked Arrogant Bastard - You really are not worthy.
Stone Old Guardian
Stone 13th Anniversary Ale
Stone / Brew Dog Bashah
Rogue Chipotle Ale
Rogue Imperial Red Ale
Cisco Indie Pale Ale
Cisco Captain Swains Extra Stout
DFH 90 Minute IPA
DFH Palo Santo Marron
DFH Burton Baton
DFH Chateau Jiahu
Victory Wild Devil
Southern Tier Choklat Stout, Blackwater Series
Southern Tier Raspberry Porter
St. Bernardus Abt 12
St. Bernardus Tripel
St. Bernardus Pater 6
St. Bernardus Prior 8
Chimay Red
Chimay Blue
Chimay Triple
Duvel
Orval
Sam Smith Nut Brown Ale
Is this the most impressive beer stash? Maybe not, but it's a work in progress. :) If you have any suggestions for the stash, drop me a note.
I had a very tasty
- 6lbs
Briess Light DME
- 1lb
Victory malt crushed
- 1lb
- .5oz
Chinook - 60 minutes
- .75oz
Cascade - 40 minutes
- .75oz
Cascade - 20 minutes
- .5oz
Cascade 5 minutes
- 1/2 tsp Irish Moss last 15 minutes
During the last 15 minutes of the boil, I added a half a teaspoon of Irish Moss for clarity. During the last 5 minutes, I tossed in the final dosage of hops and boiled away.
The next step was to chill the wort down to yeast pitching temperature. After the wort was cooled, I transferred to the primary. Here you can see the color, a nice amber finish:
The next step was to chill the wort down to yeast pitching temperature. After the wort was cooled, I transferred to the primary. Here you can see the color, a nice amber finish:
Promash calculated the SG to be 1.065. I did the gravity test to see where I was and at the time it read 1.062. I checked this morning and it's sitting at 1.064. Cool.
I pitched the yeast and sealed the fermenter. I'll leave it in the primary for about a week. After that, I'll transfer to the secondary and dry hop with one ounce of Hallertau hop leaves. I'll have more photos on my flickr page later this week.
I pitched the yeast and sealed the fermenter. I'll leave it in the primary for about a week. After that, I'll transfer to the secondary and dry hop with one ounce of Hallertau hop leaves. I'll have more photos on my flickr page later this week.
Where the hell have I been?
It's been over a month since my last blog post. The truth is I really haven't had the time to write anything. Work has been extremely busy and taking up a good portion of my time. Some small/medium sized home projects have been lingering.
This weekend will be a nice homebrew session. Perhaps a nice Irish Red or Belgium Wit. Whatever I decide to brew, the most important thing is: this will be my first all-grain brew. I'll have pictures later this weekend of the session. Lots of em.
Check back Sunday.
It's been over a month since my last blog post. The truth is I really haven't had the time to write anything. Work has been extremely busy and taking up a good portion of my time. Some small/medium sized home projects have been lingering.
This weekend will be a nice homebrew session. Perhaps a nice Irish Red or Belgium Wit. Whatever I decide to brew, the most important thing is: this will be my first all-grain brew. I'll have pictures later this weekend of the session. Lots of em.
Check back Sunday.
There's been a lot of talk about Joe Strummer lately. Since I'm a fan of the Clash, I'm dedicating this entry to their late front man.
By order of the prophet, I decided to rack my pale ale in preparation for bottling. I was thinking about dry hopping this ale but I'm not sure if I want to. I have a small amount of hops on hand; Hallertau, Fuggles, Tetnang, and some bittering hops. I might use one of those, or I might just leave it as is.
Now over at the temple, the target gravity for this ale is 1.010 and that's where the beer is. I plan to bottle in the next couple of weeks.
The king called up his jet fighters because he was starting to worry about this batch. It was very active for the first couple of days, but then it seemed all activity in the airlock ceased. I did a gravity test and it was around 1.020ish. I stirred the beer a little and let it sit for another few days. I then did another test and it was at 1.012.
As soon as the shareef is out of my hair, (and as soon as it's ready to drink) I'll have a glass. I'm hoping for a good session beer and I think a nice medium body pale ale with a little over 5%
Drop your bombs between the minarets and email me some suggestions at paul@paulbeer.com.
You know he really hates it.
With today being my last day of mini-vacation, I decided to brew a batch of beer. I took my amber ale recipe and made some modifications to it.
I swapped the pale LME for some light DME. I also skipped the step of adding the dark DME. My goal is to just try something different. I'm also hoping to brew something I can call my "every day" beer. I've been switching between Sam Adams, Flying Fish, Yuengling, Blue Moon, and my very own wheat ale.
The Sam Adams selection is nice but at 8 bucks a six pack, it's not really an every day beer. Flying Fish also isn't that bad. Their XPA (pale ale) ESB and their IPA are pretty good too but also a little too pricey for an every day beer. Yuengling and Blue Moon are good but not something I want every day.
The OG of this beer turned out to be 1.050. I let it sit at room temp for a while and the gravity stayed. Target FG should be around 1.010.
For hops, I chose to stink with East Kent Goldings and Fuggles. I added 2.5 ounces of EK Goldings and .75 ounces of Fuggles. I'm not sure I'm going to dry hop this beer. I may rack it to the secondary and bottle it in a few weeks.
Ugh...did I say bottle? I mean mini keg! We'll see when the time comes. I need to order some new minis.
Well that's all for tonight.
I swapped the pale LME for some light DME. I also skipped the step of adding the dark DME. My goal is to just try something different. I'm also hoping to brew something I can call my "every day" beer. I've been switching between Sam Adams, Flying Fish, Yuengling, Blue Moon, and my very own wheat ale.
The Sam Adams selection is nice but at 8 bucks a six pack, it's not really an every day beer. Flying Fish also isn't that bad. Their XPA (pale ale) ESB and their IPA are pretty good too but also a little too pricey for an every day beer. Yuengling and Blue Moon are good but not something I want every day.
The OG of this beer turned out to be 1.050. I let it sit at room temp for a while and the gravity stayed. Target FG should be around 1.010.
For hops, I chose to stink with East Kent Goldings and Fuggles. I added 2.5 ounces of EK Goldings and .75 ounces of Fuggles. I'm not sure I'm going to dry hop this beer. I may rack it to the secondary and bottle it in a few weeks.
Ugh...did I say bottle? I mean mini keg! We'll see when the time comes. I need to order some new minis.
Well that's all for tonight.
