Results tagged “homebrew” from paulbeer
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.
