New England Style IPA I was getting ready to make another NEIPA so I figured I’d give this a whirl… 12 gallon batch Mash Bill:22 lbs Pilsen Malt4 lbs Torrified Wheat2 lbs Flaked Oats Single infusion mash, 15 gal of strike water.I have a very fine home-made false bottom for my 25 gal Mash Tun, […]
Ole Mole Today’s brew is a dark chocolate oatmeal stout, with vanilla bean and a touch of cayenne pepper.The grain bill is about 14.25lbs, and includes Pale Ale Malt, Chocolate Malt, Flaked Oats, Carapils, Crystal 60, De-Bittered Black Malt,Crystal 45, and a smattering of Black Patent Malt in the mash. A single ounce of nugget hops provides […]
Mosaic Nirvana My last brew, Rye Cooter Pale Ale, was a great success; spicy with a great nose and excellent flavor. I’ve been wanting to make it again, but with Nelson Sauvin hops getting harder to find, I decided to go with another varietal. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Mosaic hops, and I […]
Maris Otter / Nelson Sauvin SMASH I cleaned up Barney, and decided to make a SMASH Pale Ale. SMASH stand for “Single Malt And Single Hop”. Using SMASH allows to to see the nuances of a single malt and a single hop, and how they work together. The single I used was Maris Otter, which is […]
Rye Cooter Pale Ale I’m a big fan of Nelson Sauvin hops, and especially enjoy Widmer Brothers Nelson IPA and Alpine Nelson (when I can get them). Naturally I wanted to try to make one myself. I decided on a Rye Pale Ale, since I particularly like the nose and taste of the spicy rye […]
Hiney The Other Hiney The Other is my attempt at cloning Russian River’s Pliny the Elder (PTE) Imperial India Pale Ale. PTE is one of my favorite IIPAs, and is also next to impossible to get in my neck of the woods. My first attempt at making Hiney The Other was as what’s called a […]
Tri-Clamp Keggle When I made my first keggle, I used weldless bulkheads for all my connections as it was relatively easy to do, and worked just fine. What I really wanted though, was welded Tri-Clamp (also known as Tri-Clover) fittings, as these are easier to clean, less likely to harbor bacteria and other nasties, and allow […]
Stainless Steel Tri-Clamp Carboy I really like my ported Better Bottle carboys for the most part. They are easy to clean, safer than glass carboys, and allow you to watch the fermentation as it takes place. The down sides are that you have to be careful when cleaning them, as they scratch easily, the necks are narrow, […]
25 Gallon Bottom-Drain Mash Tun
Kegco Brite Tank, DIY Spunding Valve and Fermenting under pressure. The Beverage Factory was having a sale on the Kegco Brite Tank, which to me is a perfect vessel for fermenting, dry hopping, and transferring to serving kegs under pressure. I ordered two. When I received one of the kegs (the other ended up back-ordered), I […]
