Fortuitous Forty

I wanted to make a very drinkable Pale Ale for my 4 friends who are turning 40 this year. We will be drinking this beer to celebrate. The recipe has a more aggressive hop schedule than I usually brew. I’m not a fan of overly hoppy beers, and I cut the amount of hops in half for my own taste. First wort hop of 1oz of Cascade goes in at 60 then 1.5 oz at 10 mins with .5 oz Cascade, 1 oz Citra, and 1 oz Mosaic in at flame out. Hoping for some good fortune!

Type of IngredientAmount
2 Row10 lbs
Munich Malt1.5 lbs
Flaked Wheat14 oz
Caramel Malt 20L0.5lbs
Carapils6 oz

BockFiend V2

The last brew of this went really well. With the next installment I wanted to use a new Lager yeast to enhance some of the roasty notes of this beer. A great roasty smell from the boil just lit up my senses. I hit this at 1.059 and it should turn out to be a 6% lager. I switched up the boil and left it to 60 mins. Hersbrucker hops in at 45 and 20 minutes. I’m glad I got this done in the morning before the heat of the sun kicked in.

Type of IngredientAmount
Pilsner – German8 lbs
Munich Caramel3 lbs
Crystal 601 lb
German Carafa II5 oz
Melanoidin.5 lb

HoeBaanger V2X

I think I over did this. Not often do I produce a wort and look at the sight glass and and realize something had gone horribly right. My efficiency on this went big. I thought the extra 3 pounds of malt would give me a boost, but I didn’t expect it to be this much. This beer may turn out big with a starting gravity of 1.06. I used a different yeast than I usually put into this to add some exotic Belgian flavors to it. Same beer, different bitter hops and kicked up a notch. I can safely put this down to more practice with the craft I love and cherish. I added 1oz Tettnanger at 45 of the boil and half that for Saaz at 15 and flame out.

Type of IngredientAmount
Belgian Pilsner8 lbs
White Wheat4.5 lbs
Flaked Wheat1 lb
Flaked Oats1 lb
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