Brewing and tasting for the win!
I wanted to do an experiment with lagers I made two of these and one came out better than the other. Adding 1 pound of wheat and oats to get a sense of what that would do to the beer. I mashed it at 152 degrees and started the boil, bagging up the hops. I then added 1oz of Cascade at the 60 min mark of the boil and 1 oz of Magnum at 15 minutes.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Pilsner | 5 lbs |
| Maris Otter | 3 lbs |
| White Wheat | 1 lbs |
| Oats | 1 lbs |
This is a non-traditional take on a Helles. Sweet and crisp with some wheat for balance and body. Mashed in with 6 gallons and a 1.25 gallon sparge. I ran this for a 90 min boil. With 1oz Hersbrucker at 55 mins and .75 oz Hersbrucker at 75 mins.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Maris Otter | 5 lbs |
| Vienna | 4 lbs |
| White Wheat | 1 lb |
This is an experiment with Vienna and Pilsner malts. With 1oz Styrian Golding Hops at 60 mins and 1 oz Cascade at 75 mins.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Vienna | 6 lbs |
| Pilsner | 4 lbs |
| Oats | .5 lbs |
This tasty beer really hit it off last time. This is an easy brew and it is so light and savory. The water was provided by Black and Veatch. I wanted to brew this early, as it will be served in June and I wanted to give it 8 weeks time to lager and finish. I mashed it at 152 degrees and started the boil, bagging up the hops. I then added 1oz of Hallertau at the 60 min mark of the boil and again at 15 minutes.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Vienna | 7.5 lbs |
| Pilsner | 3 lbs |
| CaraMunich 3 | .5 lbs |
| CaraPils | .5 lbs |
I took this back to basics and challenged myself to make a Lager with 2-row. I let the ingredients do the talking for me and see how it will turn out. When I milled the grain it smelled like marshmallows. I hope the beer turns out similarly.
I boiled for 90 minutes. I did an ounce of Tettnanger at 60 and an ounce of Hersbrucker at 20.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| 2 Row | 12 lbs |
A new bier to celebrate Oktoberfest is what the need calls for these days. I recently was gifted some grain and I wanted to put it to the test.
I kept the boil to 60 minutes and forgot to add the hops in until 30 minutes left with the boil. I did a half ounce at 30 and another half of Hersbrucker at 20.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| 2 Row | 12 lbs |
| CaraMunich I | 1 lbs |
Re-brewing this tasty treat. I wanted a light lager to serve at a birthday. This would fit the bill for me to have something lager-ish to serve. I really enjoyed how light this was and how easy it was to brew. A 1.052 original gravity. Added Chinook at the 60 min mark of a 90 min boil and finished off with some Hallertau.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Vienna | 7.5 lbs |
| Pilsner | 3 lbs |
| CaraMunich 3 | .5 lbs |
| CaraPils | .5 lbs |
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 Ingredient | Amount |
| Pilsner – German | 8 lbs |
| Munich Caramel | 3 lbs |
| Crystal 60 | 1 lb |
| German Carafa II | 5 oz |
| Melanoidin | .5 lb |
I am a member of a local beer club and I decided to throw my hat in the ring with a beer I had never heard of. This is a lager with a grain bill like a cream ale. Lots of corn in the mash and a 60-75 minute boil. I added 1.5 oz of Northern Brewer hops at 25 minutes. A very easy hop schedule to keep. I hope I can get this one similar to the other brewers and at least make something tasty.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| 2 Row | 6.25 lbs. |
| Flaked Corn | 2 lbs. |
| German – Chocolate Rye | .5 lbs. |
| Crystal 40 | .25 lbs. |
I wanted to re-brew this beer for the new year and didn’t get around to it until February. I kept the boil to 60 minutes and forgot to add the hops in until 30 minutes left with the boil. I did a half ounce at 30 and another half of Hersbrucker at 20. This made for an interesting flavor profile that was very aromatic and made the beer a bit sweeter than usual. I will remember that when I brew something I want to be sweeter and more aromatic. This beer turned out fantastic.
| Type of Ingredient | Amount |
| Pilsner | 5 lbs |
| Munich | 4 lbs |
| Vienna | 3 lbs |