tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10167685438659191582024-03-05T12:51:02.081-06:00Dank BrewingDank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.comBlogger184125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-62835427179586762572014-07-16T09:31:00.002-05:002014-07-16T09:31:33.951-05:00Being locked out of your own blog for months kinda sucksHowdy All,<br />
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I'm still here...I simply had my blogspot account associated to an email address that I no longer use, nor does it exist and I had been locked out for about 7 months. I'm still brewing, I'm still making crazy concoctions...mostly blending my sour beers at this point, and drinking the barrel aged beers that have now come to fruition from our 6 club barrels, some of them are on their 2nd or 3rd fill at this point! I'm considering moving this blog to Wordpress soon because not only is blogspot old and crappy and my friends told me to switch to wordpress years ago...but now all of the kids are on Tumblr. What to do. I'll figure it out very soon. Brew. Drink . Repeat<br />
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Cheers!<br />
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Dankbrewer aka Nick<br />
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<br />Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-38781592628311515122013-10-31T14:48:00.001-05:002013-10-31T15:04:45.606-05:00Jesker King on Saison's...taken directly from their blog!<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">***This is a post that came directly from Jester Kings blog. The Title below has the link to their website if you'd like to learn more about what JK is doing! About the post below...I couldn't agree more, and I couldn't have said it better!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">On the label of every 750ml bottle of beer we make it states, “Jester King is an authentic farmhouse brewery located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country on the outskirts of Austin.” This is a statement we take very seriously, and we are constantly looking to breath more life into it. While we’ve embraced naturally occurring, wild microorganisms in our oak barrel fermentations since we opened in 2010, up until this past summer, our primary fermentations in staineless steel tanks were conducted with pure culture brewer’s yeast, specifically the French Saison strain. This is no longer the case. All of our fermentations now incorporate a diverse blend of microorganisms consisting of dozens of different types of yeast and bacteria. We’ve harvested naturally occurring wild yeast from the flora at our brewery and blended it with various types of Saccharomyces yeast, Brettanomyces yeast, and lactic acid producing bacteria to ferment all of our beer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Wild yeast harvest experiment with flora from our land</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">We made this change to impart a greater degree of complexity, authenticity, and hopefully enjoyment to our beers. We’ve become somewhat troubled by the fact that beer we commercially refer to as “farmhouse ale” was fermented with pure culture brewer’s yeast. From everything we’ve been able to discern, this was not how these beers were fermented historically. In fact, all beer was once fermented at least in part with wild yeasts prior to the discovery, isolation, and widespread adoption of pure culture brewer’s yeast that helped give rise to the modern beer making practices we know today. This is not to denigrate pure culture fermentation, which has done wonders for consistency and quality control, and has been responsible for countless numbers of excellent beers. However, we agree with 20th century Belgian brewing scientist Marc H. Van Laer, who posits that the rise of pure culture fermentation has in some ways taken something away from beer making:</span><br />
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<i style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“It is certain that the introduction of pure yeasts into industrial fermentation does not constitute the crowning achievement of a system that is henceforth immutable. It seems, for example, that if the application of the pure cultures method has improved the average quality of the beer, if it has decreased the chances of infection, it has given us beer with less character than before.”</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Due to the historical absence of pure culture fermentation in the making of farmhouse ales, each farmhouse brewery most certainly would have had its own unique house character and produced beer with a sense of place. To some extent, we lament the fact that our previous pure culture fermentations with French Saison yeast resulted in beers that did not exhibit a sense of place to the degree we would like to see. We’ve come to subscribe wholeheartedly to the description of farmhouse ales (in this case saison in particular) given by Belgian brewer Yvan de Baets of </span><a href="http://www.brasseriedelasenne.be/" style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 0px; color: #498095; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Brasserie de la Senne</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">, as contained in Phil Markowski’s </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Farmhouse-Ales-Culture-Craftsmanship-Tradition/dp/0937381845" style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 0px; color: #498095; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Farmhouse Ales</a><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">:</span><br />
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<i style="background-color: #eeeeee; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“A saison must therefore be low in alcohol (in the modern — and Belgian — sense of the word in any case), around 4.5 to 6.5%. It must be highly attenuated (90 to 95% on average, if not more, as apparent attenuation) and dry. It must also be either sour or very bitter (with a bitterness obtained by the use of a massive amount of hops low in alpha acid). It shouldn’t in any case be smooth. If spices are used, it must be with the utmost moderation. A saison is not by any means a spice soup. Ideally, it should be fermented, at least partially, by wild yeasts as well as by cultured varieties. An authentic saison has a small “wild” side, rustic, indefinable, far from the clean aspect of certain engineered beers of today. In one word, it must have extraordinary character.”</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">On a practical level, the “either sour or very bitter” divide that De Baets describes is one we’ve latched onto. As previously mentioned, all of our fermentations now incorporate a variety of yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. For various beers such Le Petit Prince, Noble King, and Mad Meg, we use a large dose of organic noble hops to keep the bacteria in check. For other beers, we use much smaller doses of hops in order to allow a healthier environment for bacteria to impart acidity to the beer. We also now see a greater degree of attenuation in our beer with virtually all of the fermentable sugar being consumed. All of our fermentations are now reaching “super-attenuation” with finishing gravities of 1.000. Finally, the flavors and aromas from fermentation with wild microorgansims are apparent in all our beers.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">Right below where it states “Jester King is an authentic farmhouse brewery…” on our labels, it states, “We brew what we like, drink what we want, and offer the rest to those who share our tastes.” While we </span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;">are very excited about this change in the way we ferment our beer, we understand that not everyone will embrace it. We hope however that they can appreciate why we are compelled to make this change.</span></div>
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-28649022004529368202013-09-27T08:55:00.002-05:002013-10-01T15:51:57.050-05:00Grapes, Grapes, the magical fruit!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ever since trying <a href="http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_105">Cantillons Vingneronne -</a> <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/388/2558">Lambic aged on Grapes </a>about a year ago (holy crap you have to get a taste of this stuff), I knew I needed to somehow make an attempt at something similar. Being that I have 5 or 6 Lambic or Flanders or Wild Saison, or American Wild Ales aging at any given time I knew I'd have the opportunity to grab a couple gallons of my Wild beer to age on grapes. The hard part was finding some grapes as I live in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota">Minnesota</a>...<a href="http://www.northeastminneapolis.com/something-for-everyone/">Nordeast Mpls</a>..<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XXkibntiBE">.that's what's up</a>. I had heard that sometimes local home brew stores will get shipped whole grapes from Cali, but upon further investigation, both <a href="http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/winemaking/wine-ingredients/grape-concentrate">Northern Brewer</a>, stopped doing that this year because it wasn't profitable for them.and <a href="http://www.midwestsupplies.com/winemaking-ingredients/italian-wine-grapes.html">Midwest</a> you can get buckets, but the weird thing is that the whole grapes are sent to you already crushes, with Yeast pitched in the bucket already. That just wouldn't do for my situation. So, being that I'm all about local ingredients, and unprocessed things, and organic whenever possible I started looking for a local alternative. Well, just my luck, it turns out that the<a href="http://www.grapes.umn.edu/"> U of M has an exceptional breeding program </a>and Grape growing program specifically designed around producing grape varieties that are cold hardy to be grown for eating, and to be used at wineries in cold hardy regions! On top of that, one of the main guys <a href="http://mngrapegrowers.com/history">Peter Hemstad</a> involved with the grape breeding program also owns a local winery, <a href="http://www.scvwines.com/Wine.html">St. Croix Vineyards</a>. I reached out to Peter in the Spring because I had heard about a free tasting he does of over 70 varieties (don't quote me on that I think it's more then 70) of grapes during harvest season at the <a href="http://www.arboretum.umn.edu/">MN Arboretum</a>. Like most people that are extremely passionate about the things that they do, Peter was more then happy to talk to me about the local grape varieties that he has spend the good part of his life breeding, cultivating, analyzing, eating, turning into wine, etc. In our conversation he mentioned that he owns St. Croix Vineyards, and that I should stop out to try his wines. The conversation then turned to my desire to age some of my Wild Ales on local grapes similar to what Cantillon has done. He was intrigued enough to talk to me about it, although he didn't hesitate to ask "why would you want to put my grapes in a beer that has already been "spoiled"." Now, he was just kidding to some degree, but at the same point, Brettanomyces is the devil to most Vintners. When a winery detects Brett in their Wine it is typically a lost cause at that point, and the typical detector is a Band-Aide type aroma. Not good, not good at all. I our conversation we talk about some specific grape varieties he will have available and their characteristics.<br />
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<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Frontenac - (Plum, Berry, Cherries)</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Frontenac Gris - (Peach, Tropical Fruit, adds body)</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>La Crescent - (Aromatic, Peach , Citrus, Pineapple, Tropical Fruit)</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Marquette (Cherry, black pepper, complex)</b></li>
<li style="margin-left: 15px;"><b>Brianna (grapefruit, pineapple)</b></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Fast forward to last weekend
which was the start of their harvest season at St. Croix Vineyards and I made
my way to put in a 4 hour shift at the vineyard to harvest some grapes.
Now, harvesting grapes can be a tedious process. Some grapes are under
developed and pinkish and extremely acid, those don't make the cuts, their are
also many grapes that have been burst, and ants, and bees are all over them
just sucking in the sweet goodness. A 4-hour shift was kinda long so
make sure you are down if you decide to help them out. </span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">In my
shift</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">we picked Marechal Foch grapes, and they were in small
clusters. That's the key word that we used..."this is a beautiful
cluster!" That meant, all of the grapes are in tact and I don't have
to do much work. Anywho...it was a great experience. Part of the deal at
SCV is that if you help out for 4 hours, they will give you two bottles of
wine. Instead I asked, how many pounds of grapes go into 1 bottle, (4-5
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<li><b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5 lbs of</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Frontenac
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(apparently
although they taste beautiful, they didn't produce enough large clusters of
grapes to justify mass production as a cold hardy variety. I have 2 lbs
of a grape variety that you will never ever be able to get, see, or try, other
then the beer that I age then in! )<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Hell Yeah! Locally grown grapes for adding to my Wild Beers!
According to a video I saw about Cantillons grape beers, they use appr. 2
lbs per gallon of whole grapes, so that's where I'm going to start.
Planning on tasting some of my Lambic style beers to figure out which
ones will complement these grapes the best and let them shine.
I'm thinking 2 gallons of Lambic on Frontenac Gris, 2 gallons of Lambic on
Marquette, and 1 gallon of Lambic on Unnamed grape variety! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Needless to say, I have a new found respect for grapes, and wine, and terroir,
and especially wine. I'm gonna go out and get a bottle or 12 today!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"Our winery doesn't run unless there is Summit in the fridge. We
make wine, and when we make wine, we drink beer!" - Peter Hemstad quoting
someone else that works at SCV.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-25409365227889611942013-09-26T13:57:00.001-05:002013-09-26T13:57:46.920-05:00Nothing better then bottling your first ever Barrel aged Sour beer!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We were lucky enough to have this beer turn out amazing! It literally tastes like liquid gold and for a RR - Temptation clone, it tastes very close to the real thing! Click on the image above to go to the original recipe, or click <a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/04/russian-river-temptation-clone-belgian.html">HERE</a>.Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-88757093590913972682013-09-26T13:45:00.000-05:002013-09-26T13:46:28.722-05:00The Great Brett Experiment is about to begin! (has already begun)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So.... I really like Brettanomyces, and in many ways it's the "unknown" about Brett that I really love. It's the artist in me that enjoys using Wild yeast and not the scientist. When most people think of Brett they think of flavors and aroma's of cheese, horse-blanket, wet dog, etc and some people really enjoy those flavors in their beer. In my quest to understand this wild yeast I've come across some examples that have huge fruit characteristics and are described as passion fruit, pineapple, strawberry, stone fruits, and pie cherries. I really enjoy the fruity strains of Brett as opposed to the funky strains and it's these fruity Brett stains that I lean towards utilizing in my beers. It's to that artistic end that I decided to join a scientific project dubbed <a href="http://jeffreycrane.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-great-brett-experiment-w-eureka.html">The Great Brett Experiment</a>. <br />
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<b>The Great Brett Experiment</b> is the brain child of a mad scientist in Switzerland with a yeast blog called <a href="http://eurekabrewing.wordpress.com/about-2/brewery/">Eureka Brewing</a> but also is a home brewer that him and his brother call <a href="http://blackwellbrewery.ch/about/">Blackwell Brewery</a>. Back to the experiment....The experiment is based on understanding the flavors, aroma, and fermentation characteristics of Brett strains that Sam has isolated from various commercial bottles. Some bottles of Cantillon have had up-to 4 or 5 different Brett strains. He shipped me 20 different varieties of Brett in these tiny little vials...see picture on the bottom of the post. Unfortunately 3 of the varieties didn't make the long transport from Switzerland so I'll be doing <b>17 different varieties.</b> (Keep in mind that a few of these 17 varieties may be the same strain, just from different breweries, or they may have been the same at one point, and are now mutated and are now a unique strain.)<br />
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I'm hoping to find additional Brett strains that have those amazing unique fruity flavors that only certain strains of Brettanomyces can provide. We'll then be able to mapped those strains as either great 100% fermenting strains, or great strains for complementing Saccharomyces strains in mixed fermentation (ex. Saison Brett!)<br />
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I'll take these small samples and build them up until I have enough to 100% ferment a half gallon. Here is my plan taken from Jeffrey Crane's blog <a href="http://jeffreycrane.blogspot.com/2013/07/the-great-brett-experiment-w-eureka.html">Beers Bikes & Adventure</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I created a simple recipe that I thought would be interesting enough for us to enjoy the taste of the beer, but not too complex to distract us from the yeast derived flavors. For the recipe, I added some wheat to help with mouthfeel (protein) and long term food source (long chain carbohydrates). Then a small percentage of acid malt was added to give the Brett strains some lactic acid to convert and to also lower the pH for the mash and Brett fermentation.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">We wanted to make sure we standardized the evaluation of the strains. We thought it was best to taste at Month 1 (uncarbonated at bottling), Month 2, Month 6, 1 Year. I have created a Brettanomyces Evaluation Scoresheet (based on the AHA Scoresheet). We will compile the tasting notes, scores and sour/funk ratings.</span><br />
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-42742693361939976292013-08-26T14:13:00.000-05:002013-08-27T09:15:48.557-05:00Homebrew Competition with two (2) specialty categories. American Wild Ale and 100% BrettIt's that time of year again where the <a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/">Nordeast Brewers Alliance</a> put on our 2nd annual Nordeast Big River Homebrew competition.<br />
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Check out our Chop N Brew promotional video here by our good friend Chip Walton<br />
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Like last year we have two specialty categories for America Wild and 100% Brett! I'm gonna throw this out there right now because I know that a lot of Wild ale brewers are anti-BJCP judging competitions and I was the same way. My Wild Ales, and 100% bretts didn't fit into any BJCP category. Well, that is why we created our specialty categories. We, the uber funk freaks of america (and the universe for that matter) are inspired by these wild beers, whether they be 100% fermented with brett, or whether there was a mixed fermentation of some kind. I personally love Brett IPA's, and Saison Bretts, and Stout Bretts, etc, as well as barrel aged beers that have souring bacteria like Pedioccocus, or lactobacillus. We are a unique band of brewers and we don't have a lot of outlets to understand how our beer compares to others. I highly encourage you to have our carefully selected BCJP judges sample your Wild beers! Make sure that you give a solid description of the base beer, whether it was aged on oak, or fruit, and whether it was fermented with bacteria. This information is considered by the judges before tasting and then they will give honest feedback on if you achieve what you were going for and if there are any off flavors. Now keep in mind, if you brewed a Lambic too-style, then compete it as a Lambic, but, if you brewed a Sour Dark Saison with Brett aged on Currants, then that would probably be best in the American Wild category. If you brewed a 100% brett fermented beer like I do quite frequently....please submit that to the 100% Brett category with a description of the base beer! Rant over.... now let's see how you're Wild shit stacks up to all the rest!<br />
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A little bit about what is going on with the club.<br />
Our club in Minneapolis, the <a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/">NBA</a>, has been growing in numbers that are pretty exciting (85+ members). On any given month we have 30-40+ members show up to our club meetings. The last couple of months have been focused on Hops as July was our <a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/group-projects-and-experiments/single-hop-experiment/single-hop-experiment-s-h-e-2013/">Single Hop experiment</a> where we sampled 30 different single hop beers side by side. The wort was produced at <a href="http://www.northgatebrew.com/">North Gate Brewing</a> in Mpls and then we all boiled our wort separately with our hop of choice. That was a ridiculously fun experiment and we can't wait to do it again next year. Then in August we had hop specialist (guru) <a href="http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2012/UR_CONTENT_394921.html">Charlie Rohwer</a> who told us that Brewers Gold is the mother of all high alpha hops and that pretty much every high alpha hop today is a derivative, or has genealogy linked to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_hop_varieties">Brewers Gold</a>! Pretty cool. Charlie looked at all of the hops we did in our tasting and talked to us about its lineage which was just a crazy amount madness because he know it all by hear, he wasn't even looking at notes.<br />
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Our club will be at the State Fair helping out in the Land of 10,000 beers station in early September. Also in late September to early October we will be emptying our Red Wine barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout and filling it back up with a Barley Wine!<br />
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<br />Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-22580793988446395132013-07-22T10:27:00.000-05:002013-07-22T10:27:03.161-05:00Rolling out the Barrels!!! This is a bookmark for what I need to write about.<br />
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<li>Tasting notes of the 15 month old Belgian Blonde in the Honey Wine Barrel. (We emptied it, and filled it back up!) </li>
<li>Video done by Chip Walton of <a href="http://chopandbrew.com/">Chop N Brew</a> and <a href="http://www.summitbrewing.com/blog/meet-chip-the-new-kid">Summit</a> and the video he did of the <a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/">Nordeast Brewers Alliances</a> Barrel Aging Program. (see below, it's pretty awesome)</li>
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-82956230447685034642013-04-23T12:20:00.001-05:002013-04-23T12:20:30.742-05:00Flanders Red Ale | American Amber Ale | Funky Split batch <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Malt
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">%<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">LB<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">OZ<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">°L<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PPG
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">27%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Briess
Vienna Malt <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">36 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">27%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Rahr
Pilsner Malt <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dcde52; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">34 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Briess
Munich Malt <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">34 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Briess
Caramunich <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">60° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">34 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Aromatic
Malt <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">26° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">36 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Briess
White Wheat Malt <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dddc11; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">37 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687642"><span style="color: blue;">Belgian
Special B <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">220° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #050b0a; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">30 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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Wheat 2 - 2.4L <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dcde52; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">34 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">22<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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This is an <a href="http://www.woodinvillewhiskeyco.com/">8 gallon Woodenville Whiskey barrel </a>that are readily available online direct from the distillery in the Seattle, WA area. My buddy at<a href="http://zoobrew.wordpress.com/"> ZooBrew </a>and I decided to get one of these and age some big beers in that will have a quicker turn around. We decided for our first attempt that we'd do a big RIS. We liked the RIS we created for the big Red Wine Barrel so much that we decided that it would be a good comparison to do the same beer and age it in this Rye Whiskey barrel. The beer that we brewed both had final gravities in the 1.025 -1.035 range so this should be a big thick 9% Barrel aged RIS that will only need to be aged in this barrel for about two months. Next Up, Rye Wyne!<br />
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This RIS recipe tastes and smells like beautiful chocolate. Absolutely amazing nose on this! <br />
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***I also got 4 gallons of 1.042 gravity second runnings brown ale/stout that I hopped to about 30 IBU's. I love extra beers that are easy drinking!<br />
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-78282086030320360852013-04-23T11:37:00.002-05:002013-04-23T12:25:04.493-05:00The Essence (2.1) | Nectar of the Essence | Lagunitas Homebrew Competition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This DIPA is essentially a re-brew of a beer that I made almost two years ago that my friends absolutely freaked out about. In my mind it is a combination between <a href="http://www.bellsbeer.com/brands/19-Hopslam%20Ale">Bell's Hopslam</a> and <a href="http://russianriverbrewing.com/brews/pliny-the-elder/">Pliney the Elder</a>. I lowered the IBU's on this because I wanted this to taste less bitter and more like juicy hop candy and the result is amazing. It's more on the same page as<a href="http://lagunitas.com/beers/sucks/#"> Lagunitas Sucks</a> actually. It's a very tasty beer, and I also did a partigyle which is something I've been doing lately with all of my big beer. For the 3 gallons of Pale ale I got out of the second runnings I used the hops from the DIPA to hop stand this pale ale while it was chilling. The DIPA got 3rd place on our<a href="http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1485610/Lagunitas%20Special%20Brewing%20-%20Home%20brew%20invite-MN.pdf"> Lagunitas Mpls/St.Paul Homebrew comp</a>, that we did within<a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/"> my homebrew club </a>and got dinged for it's clarity (it was very hazy) and then some non experienced tasters give it very low flavor rating which was just crazy. Either way, the winner was a Black IPA that apparently was the clear winner. <br />
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</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">°L<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">PPG
<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">63%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687610"><span style="color: blue;">American
Two-row Pale <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dae084; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">37 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">20%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687610"><span style="color: blue;">Vienna
Malt <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dddc11; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">36 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687610"><span style="color: blue;">Honey <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Boil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dae084; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">35 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687610"><span style="color: blue;">Flaked
Oats <o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dcde52; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">33 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687610"><span style="color: blue;">Cara-Pils/Dextrine
<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #dcde52; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">33 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2%<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">~<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1687610"><span style="color: blue;">Honey Malt
<o:p></o:p></span></a></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">25° <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: #1f1413; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">37 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">20<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">8<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hops<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable">
<thead>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Usage<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">OZ<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">AA
» IBU <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
</td>
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</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">first wort<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">60 min <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Amarillo ~ leaf <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7.0 » 7.6 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<tr>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">first wort<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">60 min <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Citra ~ leaf <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">11.0 » 11.9 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">first wort<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">60 min <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">½<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Simcoe ~ leaf <o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">13.0 » 14.1 <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-52906526387733570292013-04-23T11:30:00.001-05:002013-04-23T11:30:56.883-05:00Wee Heavy for French Oak Red Wine Barrel<br />
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-60620754383525088772013-02-04T15:11:00.000-06:002013-02-04T16:48:58.235-06:00Terroir in beer? | Flanders Red Ale | French Oak Red Wine Barrel<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPzeamSpG5Q8n_4Yy1mjbCeTVeX4I6-Q9m45ZMT3Xj5fIBSTPrckWuTnZBDTss2U-amkF7feC0gQRUzPd7rcO7WRBsHw__R0VRP_fr0VFcdlVvjlIsZH7BW12lB9TLAsDcSJ0RnP2flow/s1600/Terrior+Image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsPzeamSpG5Q8n_4Yy1mjbCeTVeX4I6-Q9m45ZMT3Xj5fIBSTPrckWuTnZBDTss2U-amkF7feC0gQRUzPd7rcO7WRBsHw__R0VRP_fr0VFcdlVvjlIsZH7BW12lB9TLAsDcSJ0RnP2flow/s200/Terrior+Image.jpg" width="195" /></a><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroir">Terroir</a>-</b> loosely translates to"a sense of place". Yes this is a french word (so stick your nose up when you say it) and a word that is typically associated to wine, cheese, coffee, tea, but most times with wine. You see, grapes are grown all around the world, and since wine is simply fermenting grape juice, you get distinctly different wines based on the land that you've planted your grapes. Even from one hill to the other on a given vineyard will produce very different characteristics in a grape and ultimately the wine. The climate, the geography, the soil composition, the amount of rain you receive in a given year. These all effect the end product of how your wine is going to end up. <br />
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You see, in brewing today, you don't really have terroir. The grains we brewers get are typically from<a href="http://www.rahr.com/"> MN, ND</a>, <a href="http://www.briess.com/">WI</a>, <a href="http://canadamalting.com/">Canada </a>, <a href="http://www.castlemalting.com/">Belgium</a>, <a href="http://www.weyermann.de/">Germany</a>, or <a href="http://www.crispmalt.co/">England</a>. The hops we use are from the West Coast (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqAt_GcsqoA">Willamette Valley</a>), or overseas. The yeast are typically sourced from other breweries and then sold through <a href="http://www.whitelabs.com/">White Labs</a> or <a href="http://www.wyeastlab.com/">Wyeast</a>. These are the products that all US brewers and brewers worldwide use to make their unique beers. The only real aspect that is different amongst brewers is the water supply. And for that very fact you have your historic beers that were brewed in certain regions because those beers work well with the water supply of that specific region. <br />
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There <b>ARE </b>a few things that I've done to incorporate some terroir into my brewing. I don't do anything to my water other then use camden tablets to kill the chlorine. I try to use Rahr or Breiss malt which is mid-west grown. In the past, I've tried to utilize my own homegrown hops albeit with little success. In my cider this year I let it undergo "native" fermentation utilize the local yeast that was present on the skins of the apples. I also used local "hand picked" tart cherries in my Kriek. It's not easy expressing the terroir, but these are some ways that I've tried to do that. Whenever I'm at the farmers market I buy local honey for my IPA's and DIPA's. I also plan on using other locally grown fruits in my sour beers.<br />
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The idea of using local "wild" yeast is something that a select few homebrewers have tried, and even a more select crew have had success with. You can read about homebrewers taming wild yeast and about some of these experiments <a href="http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2011/04/ambient-spontaneous-yeast-starters.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://trilliumbrewing.blogspot.com/2011/02/yeast-hunting-1st-taste.html">HERE</a> and <a href="http://www.brewbybrew.com/2011/06/taming-wild-yeast.html">HERE.</a><br />
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Now, on to what brought me to this point....The idea of utilizing old wine barrels is a pretty cool thing to me. Not only to you get out of it what you put into it, but you also get the additional flavors and terroir of the residents that are in the barrel from it's previous owner. In my homebrew clubs case, we have french oak red wine barrels from Lodi, CA. The winery that we recieved the barrels from practice native fermentation so we will hopefully be getting some california terroir out of these barrels, hoping that some of that local yeast has remained alive with in the wood of the barrel. Surely some of the wine produced by that yeast, and juice from the grapes are going to come through in the finished beer as well! In addition to the terroir from the Wine barrels I also took it a step further for this beer. I had saved the yeast from my cider that underwent "native" fermentation. In one of the 5 gallons of Flanders Red I pitched this slurry of local cider yeast. Now, there were some definite differences from this cider trub as opposed to what you see from brewers yeast trub. It was more compact, and a dark yellow color. I can't say if it can or will ferment any sugars, but it did kick up fermentation faster then my other batch of Flanders that was sitting right next too it. Either way, we will have some local terroir in these barrels and hopefully it has a positive effect on the resulting package beer!<br />
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Here is the recipe that I brewed for the Flanders Barrel project. 13 of us are brewing 5 gallon batch's to be put into the barrel in a few weeks. I actually brewed 1O gallons although this is a 5 gallon recipe below. I fermented mine with ECY20. ECY02, and a portion with local cider yeast!<br />
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<b>Flanders Red Ale to be Aged in French Oak Red Wine Barrel </b><br />
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<b>Batch Size:</b> 5 gallons</div>
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<b>Specific Gravity: </b>1.058 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
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<b>Color:</b> 20° <span class="light">SRM</span> </div>
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<b>Mash Efficiency: </b><span class="editable">70</span> % </div>
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<b>Mash Temp:</b> 158</div>
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<b>Fermentation Temp:</b> 65 degrees</div>
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<b>Bitterness:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><b> </b> </span>12.3 <span class="light">IBU</span> </div>
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<b>Alcohol:</b> 6.9% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
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<b>Calories:</b> 187 per 12 oz.</div>
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Malt & Fermentables</h2>
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<b>%</b></div>
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<b>LB</b></div>
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<b>OZ</b></div>
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<b>°L</b></div>
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<span class="us"><b>PPG</b></span><b>
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25%</div>
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<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
3</div>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<a data-url="/malts/580" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Briess Munich Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">10°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
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<br /></div>
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25%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
3</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/1152" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Briess Vienna Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">4°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
36 </div>
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<br /></div>
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25%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
3</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/764" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Rahr Pilsner Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/814" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Briess White Wheat Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">3°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
37 </div>
</td>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
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<br /></div>
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6%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
12</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/1318" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Briess Caramunich<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">60°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
12</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/302" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Aromatic Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">26°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
36 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/164" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1673127">Belgian Special B<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">220°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
30 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
12</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
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<h2>
Hops</h2>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Usage</b></div>
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<b>Time</b></div>
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<b>OZ</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> <span class="tertiary">» IBU</span> </b></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "first wort", "boil", "post-boil", "dry hop"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">90</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Hallertau <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">3.1</span> <span class="tertiary">» 12.3</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
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Bitterness:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>12.3 <span class="light">IBU</span> </div>
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Yeast</h2>
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ECY02 Flemish Ale and ECY20 Bug County + Native Cider
yeast</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>low</b> flocculation
and <b data-name="attenuation" data-range="60~90">90%</b> attenuation </div>
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<br />Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-14224367899679185432013-01-25T15:08:00.000-06:002013-01-28T13:53:51.452-06:00Omission Pale Ale: The Best Gluten Free beer in the Universe!<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I recently had a gluten free beer that tasted really good. In fact, it tasted….LIKE REAL BEER! </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl4UQHHsniRDHKk4VEbgvF0eiCRdFuUIccmPrBxCVqwvKdU9J9smJnQ6nxb0S7sflNd5QWxM8TDFE6fYUG6u-mdVwNwLSmYmsoBjA5jvwc7CGqS4McTEXUUgkBGuHdD8ykjuT9GXSKuWV/s1600/WidmerOmissionPaleAle2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrl4UQHHsniRDHKk4VEbgvF0eiCRdFuUIccmPrBxCVqwvKdU9J9smJnQ6nxb0S7sflNd5QWxM8TDFE6fYUG6u-mdVwNwLSmYmsoBjA5jvwc7CGqS4McTEXUUgkBGuHdD8ykjuT9GXSKuWV/s320/WidmerOmissionPaleAle2.jpg" width="281" /></a>Historically
gluten free beers have been brewed with buckwheat, sorghum, or other
alternatives to grain which give the beer a distinct “gluten free” taste that
is just not very pleasant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Personally I had never had a gluten free beer that I'd ever want to finish the whole bottle. </span>Fear not because that’s not how it has to be any more. That’s right, a buddy of
mine, Paul Mott, who is a long time employee of <a href="http://widmerbrothers.com/">Widmer Brothers</a> was in Minneapolis recently and
we stopped at a liquor store and pick up some beers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He picked up a Pale Ale that I hadn’t heard
of and upon first sip I thought, this is a nice beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s definitely more sessionable of a craft
beer compared to what I typically drink, but, a well crafted hop forward Pale
Ale non the less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Citrus, and Mango aroma's are lifted instantly to your nose and are very
present and pleasant. The malty and caramel backbone in the flavor, and medium to light body with restrained bitterness <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">creates </span>something that I could easily drink all
night. Upon my approval of his choice, he went on to tell me that the beer I
had just drank was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten-free_diet"><b>“gluten free</b>”</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was absolutely blown away. I decided that I want to make sure that everyone knows
about this beer and can spread the word to there gluten intolerant
friends!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spread the word...kid!
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The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5wdJ-QmKho">story behind this line of beers</a> (they also have a lager) stems from the fact that
Widmer CEO, Terry Michaelson, was diagnosed with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coeliac_disease">Celiac</a> some years ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to that, brewmaster
Joe Casey’s wife is also a celiac.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
drove the company to look at crafting a gluten free beer that tastes like
beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can’t technically market
Omission as gluten-free since they use low-protein barley and are
able to remove the gluten during the brewing process using an enzyme (or something like that, and I probably said too much).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The result though is a real beer that is low
on the gluten level perfect for people who suffer from Celiac that has been tested by the
CEO and brewmasters wife as well as the lab.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>According to my buddy Pauli, if a beer has levels of gluten as high as
20 parts per million (PPM), it’s technically gluten free.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, Omission typical is much lower then
that, clocking in at 5-10 PPM and suitable to drink for most gluten intolerant
people!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That being said, they also
date each bottle, and you can go to their website <a href="http://omissionbeer.com/">http://omissionbeer.com/</a> to
the “test results” section and see exactly how many PPM of gluten are in the 6
pack of bottles in your hand!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b>From their website:</b></div>
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Bold and hoppy, Omission Pale Ale is a hop-forward American Pale Ale,
brewed to showcase the Cascade hop profile. Amber in color, Omission
Pale Ale’s floral aroma is complimented by caramel malt body, making for
a delicious craft beer</div>
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<b>MALTS</b>: Pale, Caramel 10, Dark Munich, Carapils<br />
<b>HOPS</b>: Cascade, Citra </div>
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<b>IBU</b>: 33 <br />
<b>ABV</b>: 5.8%</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Omission Pale Ale – (my review)</b></div>
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Graded as a Gluten free beer = A+</div>
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Graded as a Pale Ale<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>= B+</div>
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-89632266330787702222013-01-18T14:21:00.000-06:002013-04-23T12:06:25.162-05:00Russian Imperial Stout | French Oak Red Wine BarrelMy club is starting to brew beers for our four(4) French Oak Red Wine barrels that we acquired from a dude who brought them back from <a href="http://www.lodiwine.com/">Lodi, CA</a>! Currently all of the barrels are at another dudes cellar filled with an acid wash waiting the day when 30 brewers in the <a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/">Nordeast Brewers Alliance</a> gather with primary fermented beers to fill them all up. That time is nearing and this post is about on of the first installments of this series that I brewed recently. The Russian Imperial Stout...to be aged in a French Oak - Merlot Barrel!!! We smelled all of the barrels and tried to come up with beers that would complement the characteristics in the nose. The barrel that we chose for the RIS had notes of dark berries, vanilla, and cocoa and so we though that would complement a RIS very nicely. We plan to let this age in the barrel for 6-9 months, but completely dependent on what the beer is telling us. If it gets too oaky we will pull it out immediately. <br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi0rY4rEiuyayrmBH29Q8syOruZWGWvYZ98MACNI2J4CUr_zXhFbBwmXSaPrOu5IZ3_R1s6lNwaWEXISiIYMNuRpfoukvU8tPhglRSbh-4aIUAZkOk94CScn9A1uuRZhJAAKkdlnR4UZ6/s1600/winebarrelRIS.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBi0rY4rEiuyayrmBH29Q8syOruZWGWvYZ98MACNI2J4CUr_zXhFbBwmXSaPrOu5IZ3_R1s6lNwaWEXISiIYMNuRpfoukvU8tPhglRSbh-4aIUAZkOk94CScn9A1uuRZhJAAKkdlnR4UZ6/s320/winebarrelRIS.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
Here's my portion of the recipe. There are 13 or 14 of us brewing 5 gallon batch's. The recipe designers actually created two similar yet different recipes that we will be blending together when we fill up the barrel. I chose the recipe that did not include adding cacao nibs. I also didn't follow the recipe as close as I maybe should have. I couldn't find any Warrior hops for bittering and I couldn't find the Northern Brewer hops for flavor. So, I went Nugget through and through. I also mixed in a little Scottish yeast for good measure.<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Batch Size: </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">5.75 gallons</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mash Efficiency</b>: <span class="editable">70</span> % <br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Specific Gravity</b>:
1.104 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Final Gravity</b>:
1.028 <span class="light">FG</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Color</b>: 45° <span class="light">SRM</span> Black </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bitterness</b>: 60.9 <span class="light">IBU</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mash Temp</b>: 152
degrees for 90 Minutes</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Boil:</b> 2 hours</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Ferm Temp</b>: 65
degrees</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Alcohol</b>: 10.1% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Calories:</b> 344 per
12 oz.</div>
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Malt & Fermentables</h2>
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<b>%</b></div>
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<b>°L</b></div>
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<span class="us"><b>PPG</b></span><b>
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72%</div>
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16</div>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Pale Malt, 2
Row, US<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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Mash</div>
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<span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </div>
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37 </div>
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4%</div>
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1</div>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Briess
Roasted Barley<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
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<span class="editablelovibond">300°</span> </div>
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34 </div>
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4%</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Belgian
Chocolate Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">5°</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
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4%</div>
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1</div>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Brown Sugar,
Dark<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
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Boil</div>
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<span class="editablelovibond">50°</span> </div>
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46 </div>
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4%</div>
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1</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Brown Sugar,
Light<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Boil</div>
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<span class="editablelovibond">8°</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
46 </div>
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<br /></div>
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2%</div>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">American
Crystal 120L<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">120°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
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<br /></div>
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2%</div>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Flaked Oats<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
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Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
33 </div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Belgian
Special B<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">220°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
30 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">British Black
Patent<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">550°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
25 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1675398">Flaked Wheat<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
22</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<h2>
Hops</h2>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Usage</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Time</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> <span class="tertiary">» IBU</span> </b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">90</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Nugget <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform">pellet</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 32.1</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">60</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
½</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Nugget <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform">pellet</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 15.0</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">45</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
½</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Nugget <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform">pellet</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 13.8</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<h2>
Yeast</h2>
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Burton
Ale (WLP023)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>medium</b> flocculation
and <b>72%</b> attenuation </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Edinburgh
Scottish Ale (WLP028)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>medium</b>
flocculation and <b>73%</b> attenuation </div>
</td>
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<br />
<br />
<br />
****I'm a little nervous because I've never had a Red Wine Barrel aged RIS
before and figure that if it is a good marriage, then someone would have
done it before.<br />
****I'm also a little nervous that the barrel will have some bugs in it and it won't turn out to be a clean beer like we want it to be. The wineries that we got these barrels from employ "native fermentation", essentially letting the grape juice ferment naturally from the yeast that has gathered on the skins of the fruit. Could there be Brett? Yes. Could there be other critters? Yes. We shall soon find out. <br />
****Sampled this 2 months into the barrel aging process. It's actually very dry, and not juice and thick like I expected. A little hot and definitely some vanilla coming through in the nose from the oak.</div>
Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-55846505722586043212012-12-06T09:51:00.000-06:002013-04-01T12:13:14.649-05:00Trepidation - Belgian Tripel DIPA with Brett Drie and Wyeast French Saison<br />
<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFukIx7-u5v202PCoGqsL0Cd2XHcPrsov_5poTr3pwHwh2DZrpCA0XV0XkB7Lx7C7erTkrqbz_lQLov4jeUkeecXamlvZ2nKN71qtU7FwjXVF0ozGQntrSy5pMRXDbdAtc3HurQsuyTKl/s1600/drunkengnome.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiFukIx7-u5v202PCoGqsL0Cd2XHcPrsov_5poTr3pwHwh2DZrpCA0XV0XkB7Lx7C7erTkrqbz_lQLov4jeUkeecXamlvZ2nKN71qtU7FwjXVF0ozGQntrSy5pMRXDbdAtc3HurQsuyTKl/s320/drunkengnome.jpg" width="320" /></a>I wanted to brew something big for a yeast cake I had of a Session Saison Brett. Because I loved my first version of a <a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/10/finally-brewed-belgian-tripel-double.html">Belgian Tripel/DIPA</a> that I brewed a year ago that was inspired by <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/articles/663">Houblon Chouffe</a>. In addition to that, I also loved the <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/24903/72465">Anchorage Brewing Bitter Monk</a> when I had it in La Crosse at <a href="http://www.bodegabrewpublax.com/">The Bodega</a> a year ago. I decided that I'd try my shot at something similar. Anchorage Brewing Bitter Monk is a Belgian-Style DIPA aged in Chardonnay barrels with Brett. It had a whole lot going on and the Chardonnay character was maybe a little too much, but the idea of it was amazing, and the execution was phenomenal and so I decided I must try and create something like this. I paid $18 for a 750 ml of this beer and if I can create 5 gallons of something similar... I'll be living like a king! <br />
<br />
I took a pretty traditional Belgian Tripel grain bill, and then hopped it up with a mix of hops to reach a balance of earthyness in the flavor and then the piney, fruity aspects in the aroma. The brett drie and Saison yeast should give a fruity flavor to the beer as well as spicyness on the nose. <br />
<br />
My brett of choice for this beer is brett drie for hoppy beers where you want more fruit and less funk. Brett drie is an amazing bretta strain in that it has little "tradional" brett characteristics like barnyard, horse hay, cat piss, and more of the spicy fruity ones, like POG or tropical fruit. In fact it's very similar to Wyeast French Saison in my opinion. That all being said, I thought it would be a great complement to this beer. <br />
<br />
Both Wyeast French Saison and Brett Drie will help to attenuate this beer to an extremely high level. For that reason, I mashed really high at 157 degrees as to not dry this out too far! Since Wyeast French Saison is similar to Wyeast Belgian Ardennes, I
thought it could be a good idea for this beer! I've always
wonder how dry Wyeast French Saison would get when mashed high and now
we'll find out! <br />
<br />
I'll sample it in a couple weeks a see where it's headed, and may add a tiny bit of oak chips that have been soaked in chardonnay. That is completely up in the air right now. <br />
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Batch Size: 5.75 gallons</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Specific Gravity: 1.073 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
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Color: 7° <span class="light">SRM</span> Gold to Copper </div>
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Mash Efficiency: <span class="editable">65</span> % </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Bitterness: 56 <span class="light">IBU</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Alcohol: 8.7% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Calories: 236 per 12 oz.<br />
Mash Temp: 157-158 degrees<br />
Fermentation Temp: 72 degrees </div>
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<br /></div>
<h2>
Malt & Fermentables</h2>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>%</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>LB</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>°L</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="us"><b>PPG</b></span><b>
</b></div>
</td>
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</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
91%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
17</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Rahr Pilsner Malt<span class="tooltip-span"><u><span style="color: blue;"> </span></u></span><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
5%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Belgian Candi Sugar - Clear<span class="tooltip-span"><u><span style="color: blue;"> </span></u></span><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">0°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
32 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Belgian Biscuit Malt<span class="tooltip-span"><u><span style="color: blue;"> </span></u></span><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">24°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
35 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Belgian Aromatic<span class="tooltip-span"><u><span style="color: blue;"> </span></u></span><u><span style="color: blue;"></span></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editablelovibond">23°</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
19</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
12</div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
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<h2>
Hops</h2>
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<br /></div>
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<b>Usage</b></div>
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<b>Time</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> <span class="tertiary">» IBU</span> </b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">60</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.6</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Columbus
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.5</span> <span class="tertiary">» 21.8</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
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<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Columbus
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.5</span> <span class="tertiary">» 13.2</span> </div>
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</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Sterling
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">6.3</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="tertiary">» 6.2</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Styrian Goldings </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">3.6</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="tertiary">» 7.0</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1 ½</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Amarillo</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">7.0</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="tertiary">» 1.2</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.3</div>
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<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Apollo </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">19.7</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.7</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Columbus
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.5</span> <span class="tertiary">» 1.6</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Simcoe </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">11.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 1.3</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.3</div>
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<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Summit
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">18.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.6</span> </div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Amarillo
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">7.0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="tertiary">» 0.0</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.5</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Simcoe</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">19.7</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.0</span> </div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Sterling</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">6.3<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="tertiary">» 0.0</span> </div>
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<h2>
Yeast</h2>
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French Saison (3711)</div>
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WLP644 Brettanomyces bruxellensis Trois</div>
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<ol>
<li>My only worry is that this beer will dry out too much. </li>
<li>My related worry is that the beer will be too bitter.</li>
<li>My only other worry is that the hops I used won't mesh with the Saison and Brett.</li>
<li>My only other worry is that I'll add oak and chardonnay to a perfectly good beer and make it too complex and muttled. </li>
<li>My only other worry is that, I need to <a href="http://youtu.be/cJJ9u4yrjvY">Stop Making Sense!</a></li>
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***Name inspired by <a href="http://russianriverbrewing.com/">Russian River,</a> beer inspired by Houblon Chouffe and Bitter Monk, recipe created by me. <br />
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-16724049951334978802012-11-26T10:52:00.001-06:002012-11-27T13:21:25.620-06:00Sour Rye Stout with ECY20 Bug County<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnoEvvUBSZ9k-1GTo1cR24C2OnERTJ7dZx6uwtUEG0CLXXyp3eQqp_KogjVdrwACiWB36noz5gh4MIOhfBiDEOkoluU1jgwXx-lDZ059_ipYdfKZXHY2pjwZUKqs_NYN7rJMyu9TcwRXj/s1600/TartofDarknessBeFunky_Cartoonizer_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMnoEvvUBSZ9k-1GTo1cR24C2OnERTJ7dZx6uwtUEG0CLXXyp3eQqp_KogjVdrwACiWB36noz5gh4MIOhfBiDEOkoluU1jgwXx-lDZ059_ipYdfKZXHY2pjwZUKqs_NYN7rJMyu9TcwRXj/s200/TartofDarknessBeFunky_Cartoonizer_1.jpg" width="200" /></a>After about two years of brewing beers with mixed fermentation (sacc, brett, pedio, and lacto) I've actually started bottling and drinking a few of these beers and have been pleasantly surprised by the results. Saison Bretts can be done in a relatively short period of time (3-6 months), but the sour beers with pedio and lacto take anywhere from 9 months to 2 years or more. With bottling my first sour beers, Flanders Red, and my Kriek, I sort of discontinued my Flanders series by unintentionally not brewing Flanders beers regularly. Looking at my line up of beers in carboys I have a whole bunch of light sour beers. I have 3 or 4 sour Saison's, a Sour Blonde Biere De Garde, an Ithaca Brute Clone, a Lambic, but nothing at all with any color or roast. I decided that I need to make an effort to brew up some darker style sour beers so that I can get a good understanding of how dark malts hold up to the onslaught of funky mixed fermentations. </div>
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Because Flanders Reds are the most common style of dark sour
beer, that is the obvious choice, but recently I had the pleasure of sampling
<a href="http://www.thebruery.com/beers/provisionscollection.html">The Bruery Tart of Darkness</a> which is a soured Stout. I say
pleasure, but really it was a challenge for me to drink this beer as it was so
extremely tart that I had trouble getting it down. It took me about 30
minutes to drink a pint, and luckily I shared it with my bro Pawl.
Despite it's extreme-ness, I was definitely intrigued and thought that with a
little less sourness, this could be a really amazing drinkable
Stout. The Bruery is now selling this homebrew clone kit on
<a href="http://morebeer.com/view_product/27709//Kit_All-Grain_-_The_Bruerys_Tart_of_Darkness_">Morebeer.com</a> and so I looked at that recipe and tweaked it a little
bit. Instead of flaked oats I opted for flaked
rye. I've never used rye before but I've always loved what it
brings to the table in a Saison, an IPA, and Porters and Stouts. I
thought that if it will help retain a little bit of body in this beer as well
as add some spicyness, that could be a really great thing. This is
essentially a Tart of Darkness clone, but with Rye and fermented with East Coast Yeast
ECY20- Bug County! Here is the description of the yeast from the <a href="http://www.love2brew.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=east+coast+yeast">Love2Brew homebrew supply website</a> which is where I bought it..."The mother bugger for sour ales.
Contains ECY01, ECY02, ECY03, ECY04, and ECY05. Also includes: Brettanomyces
lambicus, bruxellensis, anomulus, clausenii, custersianus, nanus, and
naardenensis. Various Lactobacilli and Pediococci were added to round out this
LIMITED RELEASE sour blend for 2011." (maybe a little TOO much going on, but the verdict is still out on ECY20)</div>
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Here is my recipe. I mashed high at 158 degrees and sparged at 168 degrees.</div>
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Batch Size: 5.5 Gallons</div>
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Specific Gravity: 1.058 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
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Color: 35° <span class="light">SRM</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Black
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Mash Efficiency: <span class="editable">67</span> % </div>
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Bitterness: 10.3 <span class="light">IBU</span> </div>
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Alcohol:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>6.9% <span class="light">ABV</span> ?</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Calories:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>187 per 12
oz.</div>
<h2>
</h2>
<h2>
Malt & Fermentables</h2>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<article class="additions">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" id="malt-additions" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;">
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<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>%</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>LB</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>°L</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="us"><b>PPG</b></span><b>
</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
79%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
11</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Briess Organic 2-Row<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
7%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Flaked Rye<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">3°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
36 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
7%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Breiss Organic Crystal 60L<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">60°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Roasted Barley - 550L<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">550°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 16.5pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
3%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Bairds Chocolate Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">475°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span></td>
<td style="height: 16.5pt; padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
33 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
13</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
14</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</article><aside class="results">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Hops</h2>
<article class="additions">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" id="hop-additions" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;">
<thead>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Usage</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Time</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> <span class="tertiary">» IBU</span> </b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "first wort", "boil", "post-boil", "dry hop"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">60</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.8</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Styrian Goldings <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">3.8</span> <span class="tertiary">» 10.3</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
</article><aside class="results">
<h2>
Yeast</h2>
<article class="additions">
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<tbody>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
ECY20 Bug
County</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>low</b> flocculation
and <b data-name="attenuation" data-range="60~90">90%</b> attenuation </div>
</td>
</tr>
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</article><aside class="results">
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</aside></aside></aside>Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-61531753595595800392012-11-19T14:10:00.000-06:002012-11-19T14:11:43.801-06:00Berliner 3191 | Saison 3726 | 3 Brett Strains | 11 gallonsI have some very exciting news for all of the Bretta freaks out there. I had a baby boy and I named him Brett! <br />
<br />
Just kidding, I had a baby and I named him Benjamin although my homebrew club thought for sure I'd name him Brett Lambicus Pederson. Actually I would have preferred Brett Claussenii Pederson or Brett Drie Pederson, but Benjamin it is!!! <br />
<br />
With baby Benny on his way into the world, I didn't have time for anything but an extract brew, but hear is what transpired...<br />
<br />
I acquired 3 NEW strains of Bretta a few weeks back. Okay, they aren't new strains of brettanomyces as they came from a bottle of <a href="http://www.cantillon.be/br/3_108">Cantillon Iris</a>, but they are NEW to ME! A few weeks back I saw a post by <a href="http://bkyeast.wordpress.com/">BKYeast</a> where he said he had issolated 3 strains of Brett from a bottle of <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/388/7435">Cantillon Iris</a>, as well as issolated the Brett strain in the Wyeast 3191 Berliner Weiss blend. He then went on to say that he cultured them all up separately and those that emailed, he would sent them out for FREE! All I had to do was pay for shipping! What a generous guy...right! Really cool!<br />
<br />
<a href="http://bkyeast.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/sending-brettanomyces/">So, I ended up getting some Wyeast Brett 3191 Brett issolate, as well as C2, and C3 as he was out of C1 already. I'm assuming he called them C1, C2, C3 to show that they were issolated from (C)antillon. </a><br />
<br />
Also in my fridge I had a smack pack of Wyeast 3191 Berliner Blend, and some Wyeast 3726 Farmhouse Ale. (I'd never done a Berliner, and I'd never used this specific Saison yeast).<br />
<br />
Because I wanted to test all of these strains out and get some nice yeast cakes to build up a nice supply of these special strains of Brett, Yeast, and Lacto I decided to make a really simple "starter beer". From this I'll be able to get to know Wyeast 3726 and see how I like this strain that I've heard so much about, as well as I'll have some idea of what the different Brett Strains will contribute to whatever beers I decide to put those in. Also I'll have a variety of bugs to "accidentally" spill into the 2 Red Wine Barrels my club is about to fill up! <br />
<br />
Here are my "Extract Starter Beers" of Funk!<br />
<ul>
<li><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">3726 Farmhouse - 5 gallons</span></span></li>
<li><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">3191 Berliner Weiss Blend - 3 gallons</span></span></li>
<li><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">3191 Brett isolate</span></span><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes"> from BKyeast</span></span><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">- 1 gallons</span></span> </li>
<li><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">C2</span></span><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">from BKyeast</span></span> <span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">- 1 gallons</span></span></li>
<li><span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">C3 from BKyeast</span></span> <span class="bestinplace"><span data-attribute="notes" data-object="recipe" data-type="textarea" data-url="/recipe/1659544" id="best_in_place_recipe_1659544_notes">- 1 gallons</span></span></li>
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<h1>
<span class="bestinplace">Berliner Brett</span> Saison</h1>
<br />
<summary><summary><div class="MsoNormal">
Batch Size: 11 gallons<br />
Specific Gravity: 1.026 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Color: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3° <span class="light">SRM</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yellow </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Bitterness: 5.9 <span class="light">IBU</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ƒ: <span class="editable"><span data-enum="["average", "garetz", "rager", "tinseth"]" data-name="ibu_method" id="ibu-method">Tinseth</span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Alcohol: 2.9% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Calories: 84 per 12 oz.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<h2>
Malt & Fermentables</h2>
<article class="additions">
</article><table border="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" id="malt-additions" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;">
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>%</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>LB</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 62.6pt;" width="83"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.65pt;" width="48"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="us"><b>PPG</b></span><b>
</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
75%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/1093" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1659544">Briess Wheat LME<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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<aside class="results"><br /></aside></aside></summary></summary>Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-25013015540217654372012-11-07T14:22:00.002-06:002012-11-08T11:08:26.661-06:00Basque Cider | Native Fermentation of Cider | Graff<br />
Cider is an amazingly refreshing drink and I think that it can appeal to people that like wine, and also people that enjoy sour beer. Wine and sour beer are typically dry, acidic, fruity. These are all similar characteristics that apply to cider.<br />
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Last year I did a <a href="http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/style27.php#1c">French Style cidre</a> that was brewed with a French yeast and then back sweetened to give it additional apple aroma, flavor, and also sweetness. Through the summer drinking my French Cider I found myself mixing it half an half with a Brett IPA I had on tap. This "<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Graff+style+beer+cider&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a">Graff</a>" was fantastic and I decided that I preferred a cider that was dry, but also more complex then the cider's I've tried in the past. With my desire for more complexity, of course, I decided that making a dry funky complex cider was the direction my 2012 cider project would go.<br />
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With my allotted 10 gallons of 2012 fresh pressed unpasteurized cider I decide to create a Farmhouse style cider that not many people know about. It's easy to make a dry Cider because the simple sugars are easily fermented to terminal gravity. What I don't like is how boring, and one dimensional these dry ciders can be when fermented with a wine, cider, or beer yeast. They typically have very little apple flavor or aroma left. In doing some research online and talking with fellow members of the <a href="http://nordeastbrewersalliance.wordpress.com/">Nordeast Brewers Alliance</a> I came across a funky style of cider that is produced in the Basque region of Spain. The most commonly found Basque cider in the US is <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Isastegi&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&authuser=0&ei=cc2aUPjcPJTY9ATv7ICIDA&biw=1608&bih=826&sei=ds2aULCgIYra8AS4_4Fw">Isastegi</a>. Basque cider is naturally fermented and there are definite similarities between Basque style cider and sour beer as Basque cider has a pronounced Brettanomyces component to it when allowed to age. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Country_%28greater_region%29">Basque region of Spain</a>, it is on the northern coast of Spain right near where Spain borders France. There is an amazing town right in this region called <a href="http://www.urbansurfsansebastian.com/inicio_eng.html">San Sebastian</a> that is an absolute must visit if you ever go to this region. I've spent some time in San Sebastian and they have a great surf break, a beautiful beach for laying around, and also enough little pubs to satisfy your thirst for days. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPDes-r58q5J-6CngKTRymXLVMKX1byReC7U0_cckUstMbN7zzgWGy70J5VQ8rmWm4nqxOdB4Ydn7VsdAN-K0-wWSAQL06Sy2fjykOJQI22zUVPdxCDbjQDqvNtBSKmhq-8nlzoMNdnvy/s1600/Isastegi+image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGPDes-r58q5J-6CngKTRymXLVMKX1byReC7U0_cckUstMbN7zzgWGy70J5VQ8rmWm4nqxOdB4Ydn7VsdAN-K0-wWSAQL06Sy2fjykOJQI22zUVPdxCDbjQDqvNtBSKmhq-8nlzoMNdnvy/s1600/Isastegi+image.jpg" /></a>Here is going to be my process with my Ciders this year. All 10 gallons are currently fermenting away using the native yeast that was present in the unpasteurized apple cider. This is Native Fermentation and it is definitely already producing something very nice and clean. The Native fermentation is in somewhat of a revival in the wine industry and is suppose to reflect the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terroir">terroir</a> as well as produce a rounder more full finished product. My apple juice started out at OG of 1.050 on Sunday and in three days it had dropped to1.035. I also took a PH reading and it started at 3.6 PH. I heard from the organizer of the cider buy that last year his portion that was naturally fermented came down to 1.004. In a week or so I plan to add some Brettanomyces to 5 gallons of the cider and plan on leaving the other portion normal with only the natural yeast. I'm considering trying to use that yeast cake to ferment some wort, but I'll probably try it with a starter before pitching a full 5 gallons with this local apple yeast. My guess is that it will have trouble with the complex sugars in malt. We shall see. At some point I will look at adding a small amount of french oak cubes to this. <br />
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***Graff is not an official term for beer/cider mixture. It's actually a fictional beverage created by Stephen King for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_%28series%29">The Dark Tower series</a> (one of my favorite series of books). There is actually not a lot of actual information on the style although it makes for a very tasty beverage. I particularily found that apple cider enhances many different types of sour beer! Mixing my Kriek with Cider was a beautiful marriage of flavors!<br />
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-14238278574648318342012-10-17T11:17:00.000-05:002012-11-07T15:57:55.119-06:00More Barrels! (4) French Oak Wine Barrels freshly emptied<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Well, this is a classic "Field of Dreams" type story of "If you build it, they will come." <br />
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This little story I'm about to tell is my own Field of Dreams, but I'm going to call it Barrel Cellar of Dreams. Since I started writing on this blog I've had a bunch of people make comments and reach out to me with advice, or thanking me for publishing my own advice, trials, and tribulation. Mainly trials. Anyways, along the way I also started a little homebrew club in my neighborhood called the Nordeast Brewers Alliance. This club has allowed me first to "stop talking about brewing to my wife", who apparently could care less about whether I batch, or fly sparge. Anyways, along with the HBC has come some amazing experiments. Our annual Single Hop experiment is a big draw and something you can't do by yourself very effectively. Another project that we've done is the Barrel aged Project. This is another thing that you simply can't do by yourself. (You could, but who wants 59 gallons of the same beer for personal consumption). Anyways, through writing about my experiences as the barrel wrangler for our club, our club has received a lot of local interest, as well as people reaching out to us wanting to get involved. Luckily, somehow my blog reached, or our HBC blog got on the computer of a former San Franciscan resident (Lodi actually) getting ready to move back home to beautiful Minneapolis. He reached out to me, and turns out he had 4 freshly emptied French Oak wine barrels. As fate would have it, we seem to be simpatico in aspects of music (Phish, Big Wu, ect), beer, and life in general (Hockey) . Turns out he is looking to fill these barrels up with beer, and I have just the crew to do that! Luckily, one of our club members has the perfect "Barrel Room" in his basement
and is willing to take on the responsibility of housing, maintaining,
and managing our "new" barrels. <br />
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Here is a little background on the barrels. Apparently Casey had become friends with some of the local Wineries in Lodi and upon leaving town, he snagged a few barrels that had been freshly emptied of their juice.<br />
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Both of these wineries employ "Native Fermentation" which means that they don't initially pitch yeast, but allow the nature local yeast to take hold in the wine adding complexity and truly embracing the terroir. With that, it would seem that it may be tough to produce a "clean" beer with these barrels so we are looking to introduce mixed fermentation into anything we decide to put into these barrels!<br />
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<b>French Oak Barrels</b><br />
(2) from <a href="https://fieldsfamilywines.com/">Fields Family Wines</a>, and (2) from <a href="http://www.mccaycellars.com/">McCay Cellars</a>. The McCay cellars barrels are heavier duty barrels compared to the Fields Barrels which is interesting. The staves must be thicker. All of these barrels were first filled with grape juice in 2008. McCay's were filled with their highly rated Zinfandel, and the Fields barrels were filled with Cab and Merlot.<br />
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A few notes from sniffing the bungs in order to figure out what to fill them with.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel #1</b> - </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">McCay Zin - Medium/Heavy Oak, vanilla, blackberries, currants.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel </b></span><b>#2</b> - McCay Zin - Medium/Heavy Oak, vanilla, fruity cocoa.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel </b></span><b>#3</b> - Fields Merlot - Light Oak, red fruit, cherries.</div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel </b></span><b>#4</b> - Fields Cab - Light Oak, light fruit</div>
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Here's what I'm thinking as far as filling the barrels-<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel #1</b> - </span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Wee Heavy (clean)</span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel </b></span><b>#2</b> - <b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Russian Imperial Stout</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel </b></span><b>#3</b> - <b>Flanders Style Red Ale - <span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;">Awarded winning recipe</span></span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Barrel </b></span><b>#4</b> -<b> Saison or Dark Saison</b> (Honey and Figs)</div>
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-414978417406574992012-10-11T08:55:00.000-05:002012-10-15T08:56:41.729-05:00Harvest Brown Ale (Hoppy Dank Brown Ale) with Midnight Wheat and Honey<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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With the Harvest Moon in the night sky and the hops harvest over, it was time once
again to brew my favorite beer of the year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>My yearly harvest time hoppy brown ale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For those who lean towards a darker beer in the Fall and Winter months but lean towards IPA's in the summer, this is the perfect transition beer! This year I decided against using locally grown hops and decided to use
locally sourced Honey that I bought from the NE Mpls Farmers Market. I love using honey in my IPA's for a few reasons. Honey is extremely fermentable and will help dry out the beer, and I like my IPA's fairly dry. The other added benefit is that it does leave a little bit of residual sweetness that I like instead of excessive amounts of Crystal malt. That all being said, I started thinking more and more about honey lately because of my sons love for the cartoon movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389790/">"Bee Movie."</a> This movie got me thinking about honey and why and how bees make honey. They make it to eat during the winter months. In my research on honey I came upon this little fact..<b>."</b><b>it takes about 556 foraging bees to visit 2 million flowers, just to make a pound of honey!"</b> That's what went into this beer! Some more fun facts about honey and bees....</div>
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<b>Why do bees make honey? </b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMlfTe29t9_n1uV6rmQ86BR4I9nzMY1XXxkJlHnKy63XVcgQ2S4bjKLz2RxrJaRTy3Hrglr-twdlX8mW8Y4pW3pK7E6wlm3XobG4mJegOIrjJHKxvXm9Kqpx966mmHABgfx3udoxBUogk/s1600/honeybee+cool.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMlfTe29t9_n1uV6rmQ86BR4I9nzMY1XXxkJlHnKy63XVcgQ2S4bjKLz2RxrJaRTy3Hrglr-twdlX8mW8Y4pW3pK7E6wlm3XobG4mJegOIrjJHKxvXm9Kqpx966mmHABgfx3udoxBUogk/s1600/honeybee+cool.jpg" /></a>We know that bees have been producing honey as they do today
for at least 150 million years. Bees produce honey as food stores for the hive
during the long months of winter when flowers aren't blooming and therefore
little or no nectar is available to them. European honey bees, genus Apis
Mellifera, produce such an abundance of honey, far more than the hive can eat,
that humans can harvest the excess. For this reason, European honey bees can be
found in beekeeper's hives around the world!</div>
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<b>The Colony </b></div>
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Honey bees are social insects, with a marked division of
labor between the various types of bees in the colony. A colony of honey bees
includes a queen, drones and workers.</div>
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<b>The Queen</b>
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The queen is the only sexually developed female in the hive.
She is the largest bee in the colony.</div>
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A two-day-old larva is selected by the workers to be reared
as the queen. She will emerge from her cell 11 days later to mate in flight
with approximately 18 drone (male) bees. During this mating, she receives
several million sperm cells, which last her entire life span of nearly two
years.</div>
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The queen starts to lay eggs about 10 days after mating. A
productive queen can lay 3,000 eggs in a single day.</div>
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<b>The Drones</b></div>
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Drones are stout male bees that have no stingers. Drones do
not collect food or pollen from flowers. Their sole purpose is to mate with the
queen. If the colony is short on food, drones are often kicked out of the hive.</div>
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<b>The Workers</b></div>
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Workers, the smallest bees in the colony, are sexually
undeveloped females. A colony can have 50,000 to 60,000 workers. The life span of a worker bee varies according to the time
of year. Her life expectancy is approximately 28 to 35 days. Workers that are
reared in September and October, however, can live through the winter. Workers feed the queen and larvae, guard the hive entrance
and help to keep the hive cool by fanning their wings. Worker bees also collect
nectar to make honey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition, honey
bees produce wax comb. The comb is composed of hexagonal cells which have walls
that are only 2/1000 inch thick, but support 25 times their own weight. Honey bees' wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus
making their distinctive buzz.\</div>
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Anywho.... </div>
<br />
I’ve tried for three years to bitter my
beers with locally grown hops to very mixed results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of using locally grown hops, I decided I wanted to really dial in my DANK hop profile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fell like Centennial may be the perfect
match for this task with it’s burnt citrus pungency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve been trying to reach a certain hop
profile in my IPA’s lately and they always seem to be overpowered by Simcoe, or
Citra, or any of the very distinct American fruity varieties of hops.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m hoping that Centennial with my
Summit/Apollo blend is the right blend for what I’m going for. I wanted to get a nice brown color but I
didn’t want huge chocolate, roast, or really much character from roasted malts
what so ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead I wanted a nice
big mouthfeel, a tiny bit of caramel and toffee (Maris Otter and Caramel), some
sweetness and dryness from honey, and then absolutely be blasted by dank
resinous hops that lean more toward pine and less on the citrus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I decided that in place of Chocolate Malt,
and Roast Malt, that I’d go with Midnight Wheat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It should provide a tiny bit of roastiness,
but mainly will aid in the color and mouthfeel of this beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
order to get a substantial enough mouthfeel I decided to mash at 156 for 60
minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The idea being that the
addition of honey will thin the beer out, so mashing high will balance that
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beer definitely looks more
like a West Coast IPA, but people will say that it’s a Black IPA and that it
doesn’t have enough roast flavor for a Black IPA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well…that’s exactly what I was going for…you
can’t put me into a box.</div>
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Specific Gravity: 1.067 </div>
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Final Gravity: 1.016? </div>
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Color: 26° <span class="light">SRM</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dark Brown to Black </div>
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Mash Efficiency: <span class="editable">76</span> % </div>
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Bitterness:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>71.9 <span class="light">IBU</span> </div>
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Alcohol: 6.7% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
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Calories: 221 per 12 oz.</div>
<h2>
Malt & Fermentables</h2>
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<b>%</b></div>
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<b>LB</b></div>
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<b>OZ</b></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
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48%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1646198">Rahr Two-Row<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
37%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
5</div>
</td>
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<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1646198">Pale Malt
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
7%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
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<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1646198">Honey<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
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Boil</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1646198">American
Crystal 80L<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1646198">Briess
Midnight Wheat<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
13</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
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<br /></div>
<h2>
Hops</h2>
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<b>Usage</b></div>
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<b>Time</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 28.95pt;" width="39"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> </b></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.85pt;" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal">
first wort</div>
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<span class="editabletime">60</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 28.95pt;" width="39"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.7</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Chinook </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">5.0</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 2.5pt;" width="3"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.85pt;" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">75</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 28.95pt;" width="39"><div class="MsoNormal">
0.3</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Chinook </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">5.0</span> </div>
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</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 2.5pt;" width="3"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.85pt;" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 28.95pt;" width="39"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Apollo </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">19.7</span> </div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
</td>
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boil</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
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1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Centennial </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">10.0</span> </div>
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<br /></div>
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boil</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
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1</div>
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<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Simcoe </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">13.0</span> </div>
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<br /></div>
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boil</div>
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<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
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1</div>
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<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Apollo </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">19.7</span> </div>
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<br /></div>
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boil</div>
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<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
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1</div>
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<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Centennial </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">10.0</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 2.5pt;" width="3"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
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boil</div>
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<span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
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1</div>
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Summit
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">18.0</span> </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 2.5pt;" width="3"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.85pt;" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">7</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 28.95pt;" width="39"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 61.5pt;" width="82"><div class="MsoNormal">
Apollo </div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">19.7</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 2.5pt;" width="3"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.85pt;" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">7</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span>
</div>
</td>
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1</div>
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Centennial </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">10.0</span> </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 2.5pt;" width="3"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 45.85pt;" width="61"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 35.2pt;" width="47"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">7</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 28.95pt;" width="39"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
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Summit
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 24.75pt;" width="33"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">18.0</span> </div>
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<h2>
Yeast</h2>
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Dennys Favorite 50 (1450)</div>
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***I also took ¾ gallon of this wort and fermented it on
100% Brett Drie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whoa baby that is gonna
be tasty!</div>
Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-4740231596721542062012-10-10T09:00:00.000-05:002012-10-10T14:14:24.677-05:00 Manoomin Knocker - Wild Rice Imperial Mild Ale<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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I brewed a batch of
beer on the first of October that I thought would be an amazing seasonal beer
and I hope to add a Wild Rice beer to my lineup every Fall during the harvest
season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love using local ingredients in my recipe’s
whenever possible and after sampling a version of this beer and hearing that it
had Wild Rice in it, I thought I had to give it a try!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This recipe is inspired by Tim Stuemke who is
a founding member of the Nordeast Brewers Alliance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although typically Mild Ales are
much lighter in body, lower in alcohol, and slightly roasty Brown Ales
typically in the mid 1.030 range. This beer is called an Imperial Mild mainly to be
funny as historically Mild Ales have found their way up into the 1.050+ Gravity
range.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
key is that a Mild Ale be very sessionable!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Mild ales are typically a bit thin, yet bold in flavor, and I wanted an
even bolder version to go with Minnesota’s
bolder version of Winter!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beer
could easily be called a Brown Ale. </div>
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<b>Wild Rice - Experience/History </b>- Wild Rice is an interesting plant. My first experience with it was when I was a kid on a canoe trip in the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area). A group of us kids and a couple of dads took a week long trip up north paddling, portaging, cliff jumping, camping, foraging for blueberries, catching fish, and living with and off the land. On one of the last days we paddled along a lazy small river in between a couple large lakes and we were surrounded by wild rice much like this picture below.<br />
<br />
If you want to learn more about Wild Rice, go to the Wiki page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_rice">HERE</a>. Kinda interesting...as it's not rice at all, it's actually closer related to grass. Foragging for Wild Rice is a laborious task that intails canoeing and knocking the grain into your canoe. Processing Wild Rice is even more interesting and time consuming then knocking the grain. Check out this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMJEhX-PIU0">Video</a> on how Wild Rice is traditionally processed.<br />
<br />
All in all the Wild Rice is going to give this beer a "nutty" character that otherwise couldn't be acheived.<br />
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<b>Cereal Mash – </b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJq2xDGnc6lAaIvK-QYXNMOpyyXNUrGLPwhIFyAJ_DcDjlBDp1sL2fDvFfv0ow0RdCIvg0Stanss9ytUB4u5Q16gMtMpYCAfU9wUzJPjkHwA34K-t15KwxfpJpOuJqVQt-EgJR89tBNl-/s1600/WildRiceknockin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJq2xDGnc6lAaIvK-QYXNMOpyyXNUrGLPwhIFyAJ_DcDjlBDp1sL2fDvFfv0ow0RdCIvg0Stanss9ytUB4u5Q16gMtMpYCAfU9wUzJPjkHwA34K-t15KwxfpJpOuJqVQt-EgJR89tBNl-/s320/WildRiceknockin.jpg" width="320" /></a>The usage of Wild
Rice brings up some questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How do I
handle the Wild Rice? It’s extremely hard to break down, and how to extract the
sugars from it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well what you need to do
is a Cereal Mash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For this beer I
ground up the wild rice with my coffee grinder extremely fine in order to make
the starches more accessible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I put
it in equal parts water…1 lb/1 gallon and slowly brought that to a boil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once that was boiling I kept it rolling for
a good hour!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could have also added in a bit of grain (for
their enzymes) and done a quick Sacc rest at 150 degrees, but since I was going
to add it to the mash I know I’d get full conversion. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By the end of the hour it essentially looks
like thick cooked rice and you really couldn’t boil it any longer without
adding more water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep in mind that
you need to be stirring throughout this time as to not scorch the rice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially during the last 15 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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For mashing the other
grains I decide to mash in real thick and do a quick Protein rest at 120
degrees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sat there for only about 5 minutes at most
and then I dumped in my boiling hot cereal mash of wild rice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This brought the temperature up to 148.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was shooting for 150-152 so I added about ½
gallon of boiling water and then let it rest for the 1 hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Batch Sparged as normal at 168 degrees and
I was ready to boil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once the boil had
finished I chilled it and pitch my yeast after pouring it back and forth to
oxygenate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I fermented it at 67-68
degrees in my basement and this should create a slightly fruity fermentation
and add additional character to the Toasty (Maris Otter), and Nutty (Wild Rice),
sweetness and caramel toffee (Cystal 60 /120),<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Earthyness of the hops,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as well
as complement the small amount of darker roastier grains. (Pale Chocolate/
Black Patent).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Melanoidin malt
should give the beer a substantial body that is a little bit off for the style,
but I personally enjoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">Wild Rice Imperial Mild Ale</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mash Efficiency:</b> <span class="editable">72</span> % </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Specific Gravity:</b>
1.052 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Final Gravity:</b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1.016 <span class="light">FG</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Alcohol:</b> 4.8% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Calories:</b>
173<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>per 12 oz.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Color:</b> 17° <span class="light">SRM</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light Brown to
Medium Brown </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bitterness:</b> 19.7 <span class="light">IBU</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span class="editable">Tinseth</span> </div>
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<h2>
Malt & Fermentables</h2>
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<b>%</b></div>
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<b>LB</b></div>
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<b>OZ</b></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><br /></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br />
<b>
</b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
62%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">Pale Malt
(Maris Otter)<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><br /></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
21%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">Wild Rice<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Cereal Mash/</div>
</td>
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<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34">Mash</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
5%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">American
Crystal 120L<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
5%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
8</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">American
Crystal 60L<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><br /></td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
4%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
6</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">Melanoidin
Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><br /></td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
3%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">Pale
Chocolate Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
1%</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1647543">American
Black Patent<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #050B0A;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><br /></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 23.5pt;" width="31"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
9</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
11</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt; width: 25.5pt;" width="34"><div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
</td>
</tr>
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<h2>
Hops</h2>
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<b>Usage</b></div>
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<b>Time</b></div>
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<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
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<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> <span class="tertiary">» IBU</span> </b></div>
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boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="editabletime">60</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span>
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
East Kent Goldings <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform">pellet</span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="alphaeditable">5.0</span> <span class="tertiary">»
19.7</span> </div>
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</tr>
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<h2>
Yeast</h2>
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London
ESB Ale (1968)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>very high</b>
flocculation and <b>69%</b> attenuation </div>
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-65674968822738589662012-10-05T14:42:00.001-05:002013-01-18T09:33:02.323-06:00Grisette style Table Saison<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jqwn988jrUm6nI1mYcHUk4sC4T2_izEqjpUgNAnHn5y0TqlgDHfwa2l1IRHYqqinuJysKJV089vhjEPKIR-G6ROAnwEgcl8tjxhAIwhWLFRRot2NUvhH_a1VHatiNi3FLPoF5kHXt4Zd/s1600/Grisettebottelsforblog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Jqwn988jrUm6nI1mYcHUk4sC4T2_izEqjpUgNAnHn5y0TqlgDHfwa2l1IRHYqqinuJysKJV089vhjEPKIR-G6ROAnwEgcl8tjxhAIwhWLFRRot2NUvhH_a1VHatiNi3FLPoF5kHXt4Zd/s320/Grisettebottelsforblog.jpg" width="154" /></a>Grisette is a variation of a Saison style Farmhouse
ale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where Saisons were brewed mainly
for the farmhands and typically had a lactic sourness, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Grisette was brewed mainly for the Mining
community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought that this beer
would be a nice representation for a MN Saison since Minnesota
was built on Iron Ore and grain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, the mining community in Gilbert, MN is where my
Great Grandma and Grandpa Paciotti were brought to after coming to America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
"Historically, saisons were brewed at farmhouses to serve to
workers. Grisette's ("little gray") were served to miners. Although
the style died out, they were described as small, refreshing blonde ales that
probably lacked the lactic acid that characterized their close cousin, saisons"
</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Really, I wanted to brew 10 gallons of a very easy drinking,
simple Saison/Brett.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I split the batch,
half on Brett C, and the other half on Brett Drie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both of these beers have huge pellicle’s
forming.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
In hind site I wish I would have mashed high in the 160’s as
to hopefully create a little more body in the finished product, but in the end
I ended up doing a traditional Saison mash in order to get a highly fermentable
wort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beer should be fairly thin,
have some subtle fruity notes from the Brett and French Saison yeast, and have
a bit of residual body from the use of unmalted wheat. </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
I’m planning on dry hopping this beer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 4% this beer should go down nice and
smooth, just as it should!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can only hope that my great Grandpa
drank something like this after a long day in the mines of Northern MN.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My guess is that Luis Paciotti probably drank
wine and whiskey.</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br />
I brewed this beer almost 3 months ago now. I split a 10 gallon batch. 5 gallons on Brett C and the Bruery
Rye Saison dregs, and 5 gallons on Brett Drie. Also one half pack of
French Saison yeast in each and fermented at 78 degrees!<br />
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Specific Gravity</b>:
1.034 <span class="light">OG</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Final Gravity</b>: 1.003
<span class="light">FG</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Color:</b> 4° <span class="light">SRM</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mash Efficiency</b>: <span class="editable">65</span> % </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Bitterness</b>: 26.2 <span class="light">IBU</span> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ƒ: <span class="editable"><span data-enum="["average", "garetz", "rager", "tinseth"]" data-name="ibu_method" id="ibu-method">Tinseth</span></span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Alcohol</b>: 4.1% <span class="light">ABV</span> </div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Calories: </b>109 per
12 oz.</div>
<h2>
Malt & Fermentables</h2>
<br />
<article class="additions">
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>%</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>LB</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</div>
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<b>°L</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="us"><b>PPG</b></span><b>
</b></div>
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<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
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33%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
5</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/147" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1370146">American Two-row Pale<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">1°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #DAE084;">
</div>
</span></td>
<td data-name="ppg" data-range="0~46" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
37 </div>
</td>
</tr>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
27%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
4</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/764" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1370146">Rahr Pilsner Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">2°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #DCDE52;">
</div>
</span></td>
<td data-name="ppg" data-range="0~46" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
20%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
3</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/1169" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1370146">Red Winter Wheat<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">5°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #C9BB18;">
</div>
</span></td>
<td data-name="ppg" data-range="0~46" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
34 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
13%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/407" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1370146">Vienna Malt<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">3°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #DDDC11;">
</div>
</span></td>
<td data-name="ppg" data-range="0~46" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
36 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
7%</div>
</td>
<td data-name="pounds" data-range="0~25" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-range="0~15" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<span class="subdued">~</span></div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
<a data-url="/malts/468" href="http://hopville.com/recipe/1370146">Wheat, Unmalted (Wheat Berries)<span class="tooltip-span"> </span></a></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td data-enum="["mash", "steep", "boil", "late boil"]" data-name="pitch" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Mash</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500"><span class="editablelovibond">5°</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="lovibond" data-range="0~500">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: #C9BB18;">
</div>
</span></td>
<td data-name="ppg" data-range="0~46" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
25 </div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
15</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
0</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
</div>
</td>
</tr>
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Hops</h2>
<article class="additions">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" class="MsoNormalTable" id="hop-additions" style="mso-cellspacing: 1.5pt;">
<thead>
<tr style="mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Usage</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>Time</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<b>OZ</b></div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
</div>
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<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
<span class="primary"><b>AA</b></span><b> <span class="tertiary">» IBU</span> </b></div>
</td>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
first wort</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">90</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Amarillo
<span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">7.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 17.1</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">10</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
French Strisserspalt <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">3.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 5.0</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">5</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
French Strisserspalt <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">3.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 1.4</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">5</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Fuggles <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">4.5</span> <span class="tertiary">» 2.0</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Amarillo
<span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">5.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.5</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
boil</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">1</span> <span class="time-unit">min</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
French Strisserspalt <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">3.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.3</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">6</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
1</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
Amarillo
<span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">7.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.0</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
<tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
dry hop</div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60"><span class="editabletime">6</span> <span class="time-unit">days</span> </span></div>
<span data-name="time" data-range="1~60">
</span></td>
<td data-name="ounces" data-number="1" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
2</div>
</td>
<td colspan="2" style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><div class="MsoNormal">
French Strisserspalt <span class="tertiary">~</span> <span class="tertiaryeditableform"><span data-enum="["leaf", "pellet", "plug"]" data-name="form">pellet</span></span> </div>
</td>
<td style="padding: .75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;"><span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20"><span class="alphaeditable">3.0</span> <span class="tertiary">» 0.0</span> </span></div>
<span data-hop="0.1" data-name="alpha" data-range="1~20">
</span></td>
</tr>
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<h2>
Yeast</h2>
<article class="additions">
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French Saison (3711)</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>low</b> flocculation
and <b data-name="attenuation" data-range="60~90">90%</b> attenuation </div>
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WLP644 Brettanomyces bruxellensis Trois</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
yeast in <b>liquid</b> form with <b>low</b> flocculation
and <b data-name="attenuation" data-range="60~90">90%</b> attenuation </div>
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</tbody></table>
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<h2>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>***Update and tasting:</b> Brett is nice, floral hops, the flavor is similar in the middle but very thin, and then it just falls off at the end, extremely thin and watery. </span>For a sessionable beer, I don't really think it's very succesful because it doesn't draw you back in for another beer. I've experimented with adding Lactic acid to it and this makes the beer much more enjoyable. In future iterations of this style, I will go sour as well as add a significant portion of Oats to help build and sustain some body.<br />
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Thankyou Mr. Minor, Thanyou Mr. Hood</h2>
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</aside></aside></aside>Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-46358048349321066702012-08-17T14:08:00.000-05:002013-03-10T18:13:40.873-05:00Dank Funk Sour Beer Timeline Update and Assesment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>I sampled all of my funk/sour beers recently and hear are my thoughts on those -</b><br />
<ul>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/03/saison-brett-c-brettanomyces.html">Crew Jonesen </a>- Saison Brett C</b>
- (Bottled) This is the best Saison Brett that I've ever had in my
life. Honest to god. Fruity Pineapple, dry, mouthwateringly
refreshing. Super fruity Saison brett.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/03/saison-brett-c-brettanomyces.html">Bart Taylored</a> - Saison Brett L </b>-
(Bottled) This is a close second IMO to the Brett C version. Much
more funky then the Brett C version and brett aroma's more like a
Lambic.</li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/03/flanders-blending-session-art-of.html">Riviere Rouge</a> - Flanders Style Red </b>-
(Bottled) After 4 months in the bottle this is tasting good. Aroma is
spot on like cherry pie. Flavor could've used a little bit more Oak complexity, and
more malt body but the brett and sour are in balance. Need to be more patient and blend better next time!</li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/07/evolution-of-kriek-add-more-cherries.html">Kripple Kriek</a> -
Kriek</b> (3.5 gallons old | 2 gallons new) on 12 lbs of cherries. Need to Blend
this with a clean fermented wheat beer in a few months and bottle.
Whoa...the cherry aroma is amazing right now! Worried about acetobactor
as it's been in a plastic bucket for 6 months.<b> (PH: 3.7) Bottled: Oct. 1st 2012 Tasting Notes <a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/07/evolution-of-kriek-add-more-cherries.html">HERE</a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/11/plambic-turbid-mash-brewing.html">pLambic</a></b>
- <b>Lambic</b> <b>ECY01</b>-9 months old - coming along very nice. Definitely not ready to
bottle yet, but it's getting nice and tart (green apple, and lemons) and the brett character and
lactic acid are really coming along. <b>(PH: 3.3)</b></li>
<li><b><b><b>(3.11.13_</b><b><b>PH: 3.15)</b></b></b>-updated tasting- </b>17 months young Wow, just like it tasted 6 months ago, and it is tasting amazing!<b> </b> I think I'll definitely be blending this to add some complexity.<b><br /></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/12/ecy-03-farmhouse-brett-and-ecy-02.html">The Wedge</a> - Saison Brett </b>-
<b> ECY03</b> -(Bottled with champagne yeast) Lots of flavors going on right now. The ECY Saison/Brett
combo is great, but the oak is overpowering right now and muddling the
flavors. This will be fantastic in 6 months once it comes together!</li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/02/organic-american-india-black-split.html">Funky Bonga</a> - Brown Porter -100% Brett </b>(Brett L, Brett C, and
Brett Drie). (Bottled) Aged on oak for 10 days. This has been in the bottle for
a month now and probably needs another month for the oak to come
together and mellow out. </li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/12/ecy-03-farmhouse-brett-and-ecy-02.html">Great Divide </a>- ECY02 - Flemish Golden Sour Saison (American Wild Ale)</b> - 8 months old, This is coming along nicely in the carboy. Not quite
there as far as sourness level that I want so I'll let it sit for
another 3-6 months, then bottle! This is going to be amazing! Slight
tartness of apples and lemons, brett and fruityness. Little bit of oak
that is very complimentary.<b>(PH: 3.4)</b></li>
<li><b><b><b>(3.11.13_</b><b><b>PH: 3.3)</b></b></b>-updated tasting-</b> 16 months young: Oak is the first thing I smell, a little musty in the nose, tart, not tons of brett character. hmm...definitely less complex then last time I tasted it.<b> </b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/02/ithaca-brute-clone.html">Ithaca Brute Clone </a>- American Wild Ale </b>-
Open Fermented English yeast then dosed with a huge pitch of Brett Drie
- Despite having 23% of the grist as Acidulated malt, the acidity isn't
where I want it to be. It's a brilliant golden, yellow color. Fairly
sweet, and that may be the reason that the acid is hidden. I'm
considering adding Lactobacillus to this one to up the acidity.
Currently the oak flavor is too strong in the carboy and should mellow
out over time. Right now it's good and the fruityness of the Brett
Drie is great, but with the oak mellowed a bit, and the acid level up
(PH down) and this could be GREAT! <b>(PH: 3.8) - Bottled: January, 2013</b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/02/heifer-and-bullocks-blonde-bier-de.html">The Bullocks</a> Sour Biere De Garde</b>-
<b>2nd Gen ECY02 </b>- Still in the carboy at 6 months and coming along really nicely. Not as
sour as I thought it would be at this point despite being a 3rd pitch
of East Coast Yeast. I was shooting for something like Jolly Pumpkin
Oro De Calabaza and I think I've almost acheived it! AWESOME! <b>(8.17.12_PH: 3.4)</b></li>
<li><b>(3.11.13_</b><b><b>PH: 3.4)</b>-</b>updated tasting - 13 months young: Brett character has become much more complex. Complex nose of toasty malt, and fruity and funky brett. Taste is nice tart and refreshing. Brett comes through in the front of the palate, oak, toasty malt in the mid palate, and then finish's with tart lemon's and apples. Very nice.<b> </b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/02/heifer-and-bullocks-blonde-bier-de.html">The Runt</a> - 100% Brett Biere De Garde</b>
- Brett Drie is extremely fruity and complements this beer great. Too
bad I only have 6-12 oz. bottles of this. Way better then the clean
version!</li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/05/rustic-wild-saison-11-gallons-split-3.html">Pan the Goat God</a> - American Wild Ale with 2nd Gen ECY20</b>
- Still young at 3 months old. This is a crazy, crazy blend of bugs in
ECY20. A weird beer that is tasting like a slightly sour Saison
right now. English yeast, plus crazy ECY blend of dozens of different
sour and funk yeast and bacteria, all mixed with a Saison base wort.
Needs another 6 months in the carboy.<b>(PH: 3.65)</b></li>
<li><b>(3.11.13_</b><b><b>PH: 3.5)</b>-</b>updated tasting- 10 months young: Very light tasting, not a ton of sourness although it has came down in the past few months. Tart lemons, and very thin. Brett and Oak character are non existent currently. Age longer!
</li>
<li><b><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/05/rustic-wild-saison-11-gallons-split-3.html">Bandaloop Gypsy </a>- Flemish Golden Sour Saison (American Wild Ale) </b>- <b>3rd Gen ECY02</b> Still young, but seemed like it was at the same stage as it's cousin Pan the Goat God. Let rest for another 6 months. <b>(PH: 3.3) </b></li>
<li><b><b>(3.11.13_</b><b><b>PH: 3.2)</b></b></b>-updated tasting- 10 months young: kinda weird and musty tasting. Very Light, very similar to it's cousin Pan the Goat God right now<b> except for more tart.<b><br /></b></b></li>
<b>
</b></ul>
<ul><b>1 Gallons Dreg Series - </b>haven't sampled these but will probably bottle all in a month or so</ul>
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<li>3rd runnings from <a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2012/05/rustic-wild-saison-11-gallons-split-3.html">Saison</a>- <a href="http://www.wyeastlab.com/rw_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=148">Wyeast Lacto</a> and three Bretts from Funky Bonga <b>(Ph: 4.3)</b></li>
<li>3rd runnings from<a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/12/ecy-03-farmhouse-brett-and-ecy-02.html"> Saison</a>- <a href="http://www.crookedstave.com/beers/wild-wild-brett/wwby/">Crooked Stave WWBY</a> dreg </li>
<li><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/10/cream-ale-split-batch-american-ale-ii.html">Blonde Ale</a> base - <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9897/18975/">Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza </a></li>
<li><a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/10/cream-ale-split-batch-american-ale-ii.html">Blonde Ale</a> base - Boulevard Saison Brett </li>
<li> <a href="http://dankbrewingcompany.blogspot.com/2011/10/cream-ale-split-batch-american-ale-ii.html">Blonde Ale</a> base - <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/187/6104/">Cuvee Rene </a></li>
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Potential Blends -1 Gallons old Lambic, 3 gallons Sour BdG, 1 gallon new clean BdG<br />
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Dank brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779478546239203006noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016768543865919158.post-40857791525213354082012-08-16T15:52:00.000-05:002012-09-18T21:19:13.560-05:00Barrel Project Update - Lactic Phase kickin!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pellicle after topping off. 3.5 months in the barrel and the Lactic Acid is pumping in this beer right now! We used some aggressive yeast and bacteria blends and it shows! Way better then any sour beer I have going in a carboy or bucket.</td></tr>
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Eight of the members of the Nordeast Brewers Barrel aging project
came over to my place on Saturday and sampled the barrel and here are my
thoughts on how it’s coming along. It tastes AMAZING and I couldn’t
be happier with the direction it’s going. It feels really great to
have so much time, consideration, and collaboration, all come together
and turn into something amazing! <br />
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<b>Appearance</b> – completely still because it’s pulled
from the barrel. Yellow color with a hint of brown that’s definitely a
contribution of the oak.</div>
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<b>Aroma</b> -belgian esters, bready malt, tartness, and slight oak is evident.</div>
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<b>Flavor -</b> Starts out and hits you with a nice lactic
tartness, the middle is slighty malty and the oak sneaks up on you after
a few sips. It’s hard to pull it out, but the oak is definitely
starting to come through. The finish is dry, yet it has an interesting
sweetness that hits you at the very end of the sip. Gravity is at
1.002 so we feel that the sweetness is most likely coming from the
sugars in the wood either from the oak itself, or from the Honeywine
that previously was in the oak, or both. Mouth waters and brings you
back for more! Tiny bit of acetic bite on the finish.</div>
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<b>Mouthfeel -</b> Tart, thin – medium body</div>
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<b>Overall -</b> Damn…this is a fucking fantastic beer
already! We are planning on letting it sit for another 3 months to get
some additional brett characteristics going, and to let it become more
intensely sour. <b> </b><br />
<b>(PH: 3.4)</b></div>
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My Homebrew Club is putting on a Homebrew Contest in the upcoming months and registration is RIGHT NOW! Since it's our first competition we are hosting we gave an extra long window for people to submit their entries. For those of you that like to freak on the funk like I do, we'll be having TWO SPECIAL CATEGORIES! First one is AMERICAN WILD ALE! Please submit your American Wild Ales that you want feedback on. Maybe you were trying for a Flanders Red, but ended up with a Flanders Blondish Ale and it doesn't quite fit into any 'style'. Maybe you just went crazy and created the most amazing sour, funky beer in the planet and want to be recognized for it. We want to recognize you for it! Look at your cellar...and submit some funk people! We'll have great judges for this event as the very next day is an amazing funk event "<a href="http://www.wherethewildbeersare.com/">Where the Wild Beers Are</a>". There will be a bunch of BJCP judges in Minneapolis attending this event and I plan on getting a few of them to judge the American Wild and 100% Brett categories! The second special category is 100% BRETT! Yes, 100% Brett beers are all the rage right now! Especially with us lazy brewers who decided to embrace brett and just stop trying to fight it! I kid, but a lot of people have brewed 100% brett beers now, and we'd like to reward those that are pushing those flavor boundaries as well! Submit your clean beers, submit your funk beers, and please pass the word on about our competition. Click the image below and you'll get brought right to the website to enter your beers! </div>
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