Brewing and tasting for the win!
A Citra IPA I was experimenting making IPAs. Getting the hang of documenting all of my recipes and brewing as much as I could. I wanted a drinkable west coast IPA and it turned out well. Part of a triple brew day that started at 9am and went until 9pm.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| 2 Row | 13 lbs. |
| Honey Malt | 1 lb. |
| Crystal 15 | 1 lb. |
| Corn Sugar – Dextrose | 1 lb. |
| Melanoidin | .5 lbs. |
I did some research on Brewers Friend while getting used to brewing All-Grain. Huge batch that nearly bubbled out of the kettle. Lasted a good long time and was delicious. Chinook and Willamette hops.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Pale Malt | 10 lbs |
| Roasted Barley | 1 lb |
| Crystal 80 | 1 lb |
| Chocolate | .5 lb |
| Melanoidin | .25 lb |
| Rolled Oats | .75 lb |
A second brew of this rich porter with chocolate malt, amber and melanoiden malts. Brewed once before to great results. I wanted to keep this one in rotation.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Maris Otter | 7.5 lbs |
| US Chocolate Malt | 1 lb. |
| Amber Malt | .7 lbs. |
| Flaked Oats | 1 lb. |
| Melanoiden | .5 lbs. |
I have tried this recipe previously to get the vanilla out of this and it was pretty good. Using Golden Promise and tweaking the recipe from brewgr to my tastes.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Golden Promise | 5 lbs. |
| 2 Row | 2.5 lbs. |
| Flaked Corn | 1 lb. |
| Flaked Oats | 1 lb. |
| Crystal 15 | 1 lb. |
| Honey Malt | 1 lb. |
| CaraPils | 1 lb. |
A recipe I got off of brewgr.com I changed up and made it really quickly. Being the summertime, my brewing is all over the place. Warrior hops in an easy schedule.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Golden Promise | 5 lbs. |
| 2 Row | 2.5 lbs. |
| Flaked Corn | 1 lb. |
| Flaked Oats | 1 lb. |
| Crystal 15 | 1 lb. |
| Honey Malt | 1 lb. |
| CaraPils | 1 lb. |
The third iteration of a beloved beer that is local to this region. Simple smooth, and getting the coffee in there is a labor of love.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Maris Otter | 11 |
| Flaked Barley | 1 |
| Rolled Oats | 1 |
| Crystal 40 | .5 |
Got a recipe from BrewersFriend.com I thought I would try out and maybe tweak later. A pale ale recipe I used Hefeweizen yeast to change this up and impart some flavors to. Using Magnum and simcoe hops. Part of a double brew day this was the second brew and we ran out of San Diego Super yeast. Had to use Hef yeast WLP 320. The flavor really threw us off track as a hoppy hefeweizen, but tasted great.
| Type | Amount |
| Cara Pils | 10 lbs. |
| Crystal 30 | 1 lb. |
| Torrified Wheat | .5 lbs. |
| Flaked Rye | 1 lb. |
| Malted Wheat | 2 lb. |
IPA recipe with Maris Otter and Chinook hops. Tasty, and made me confident to try more. Also part of a double brew day.
| Type | Amount |
| Maris Otter | 12 |
One of the first beers I wanted to brew at my new condo. Great beers are made often and always. I got this off of brewers friend and made some adjustments.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| 2 Row | 10 lbs. |
| Maris Otter | 4 lbs. |
| Chocolate Malt | .75 lbs. |
| Black Malt | .5 lbs. |
| Brown Sugar | .8 lbs. |
The first time using a recipe from the internet to try and make a cloned Hefeweizen in traditional style. Willamette, lemondrop and Cascade hops. WLP 320 yeast.
| Type | Amount |
| White Wheat | 4.5 lbs. |
| Pilsen | 4.5 lbs. |
| Munich | .5 lbs. |
| Carapils | .5 lbs. |