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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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Brewed 5.5 Gallon "AnotheRye" Saison
With 2# Flaked Rye and 1 1/2# Rye malt
Sorachi Ace and lemon peal
After it finishes cooling I will pour into yeast cake from "What a Rye" Saison
First time Ive ever done that
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Kealia wrote:Not a lot of time right now but I'm managing to squeeze in a 15-minute Citra Pale Ale.
I thought I was being clever by calling this one Kama Citra.....until I Googled it and discovered that my idea wasn't unique.
Oh well, it's mine and I'm still calling it that!
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Kealia wrote:
Kealia wrote:Not a lot of time right now but I'm managing to squeeze in a 15-minute Citra Pale Ale.
I thought I was being clever by calling this one Kama Citra.....until I Googled it and discovered that my idea wasn't unique.
Oh well, it's mine and I'm still calling it that!
Can't wait to see the label for this one.... :whistle: :banana:
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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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Yeah, I need to start looking for pics but don't want to Google this on my work laptop!
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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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I just finished bottling/kegging a batch of my Middletown Pale Ale. This one finished a bit lower than usual. Usually it finishes around .013 this one is .008. So instead of a high 5.X to a 6% brew it's going to be 7%.
"Filled with mingled cream and amber
I will drain that glass again.
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Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."

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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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So now it's a Middletown IPA?
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Kealia wrote:So now it's a Middletown IPA?
Or Uptown Pale Ale?
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Kealia wrote:So now it's a Middletown IPA?

lol no the IBUs aren't high enough @ 36. I'm thinking an Imperial APA, maybe? :D
"Filled with mingled cream and amber
I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
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Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."

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Or mashani might have nailed it.
The increased ABV may have pushed this one from MiddleTown to Uptown!
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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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Alright, I'm heating the strike water for the Killer Kolsch as part of "the big brew". No idea what's suppose to be going on. I'll have the taproom open, but I will be mostly brewing not in here in the 'puter

Edit: I expected 70% efficiency I got 79.5%
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I will drain that glass again.
Such hilarious visions clamber
Through the chambers of my brain
-- Quaintest thoughts -- Queerest fancies
Come to life and fade away;
Who cares how time advances?
I am drinking ale today."

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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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Did my variation on the Columbus Pale Ale recipe, as I said in an earlier post LHBS did 2) 30 gal. batches of CPA wort, with my 6 I added a gal. Spring water pre boil
1 oz Amarillo @ FWH
1 oz Amarillo @ 30
1 oz Amarillo @ 10
1 oz Citra @ 5
OG 1.048
Pitched the starter of WLP 001 @2:30
Wanted to do a session IPA think this will hit that mark!
Had a great time helping and BS'ing with the other brewers and helping LHBS with the mashes
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Currently brewing:

Next Up?
Kolsch?
Ginger Beer?
Traveling Red?
Yazoo Gerst Clone?
Peanut Butter Porter?

Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato

Currently enjoying:
Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle

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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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On the docket for today after I finish rebuilding the riding mower!
Not quite a SMaSH, but close enough for rock n roll! :p


BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Hoppy Light SMaSH
Brewer: JohnEC
Asst Brewer:
Style: American Pale Ale
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0)

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 9.00 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.25 gal
Bottling Volume: 6.25 gal
Estimated OG: 1.043 SG
Estimated Color: 3.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 33.9 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 97.6 %
4.0 oz White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 2 2.4 %
0.50 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 3 11.2 IBUs
0.50 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 4 6.2 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 5 -
1.50 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 11.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Boil 7.0 min Hop 7 5.5 IBUs
1.0 pkg SafAle English Ale (DCL/Fermentis #S-04) Yeast 8 -
1.50 oz Glacier [5.60 %] - Dry Hop 3.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 4.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 12.81 qt of water at 159.1 F 148.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (2.53gal, 4.50gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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Will be brewing a variation on the Gerst Clone, an English Amber if you will, going to scale it to 10.5gallons and use Windsor Yeast instead of 1968 LHBS doesn't carry Wyest, going to go Full bodied, single infusion mash. We have a challenge at the LHBS with the Brewers Forum to produce a low gravity beer that is somewhat in the style of an English Ale, but keep the ABV 4-4.5% and still have it flavorful and have some mouth feel.
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MONTUCKY BREWING
Currently brewing:

Next Up?
Kolsch?
Ginger Beer?
Traveling Red?
Yazoo Gerst Clone?
Peanut Butter Porter?

Currently Conditioning:
Cherry Mead
California Moscato

Currently enjoying:
Hardly Apple Cider on tap
Hardly Cherry Lime-Aid on tap
Oktoberfestive-Ale on tap
PGA Cider (Pear, Ginger, Apple) on tap 3rd Founders Cup 2016 King Of The Mountain on tap
Bottoms Up Brown on tap GOLD 2016 Ohio Brew Week Silver 2016 Ohio State Fair Silver 2016 Son of Brewzilla, Silver 2015 Son of Brewzilla, Bronze 2015 King Of The Mountain on tap
NITWIT BELGIAN STRONG ALE Banjo-Dawg RCE bottled
DAWG LB PALE ALE bottled
CITRA SLAPPED AMBER ALE bottle
MO FREEDOM SMaSH bottle
HOP TO IT IMPERIAL IPA bottle

Medal Count
Gold 3
Silver 5
Bronze 5
Actively brewing since December 2013
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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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Gonna be brewing my own created recipe, Rectum RyePA today. RedBEERd is coming to help as it's always more fun during the down time when you have company to share beers with and cleanup goes twins as fast (see what I did there).
Gonna BBQ some ribs and sausage to keep the boys happy too. Hopefully I'll be brave enough to try my new chugger pump today and have nothing bad to say about it afterwards.
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Re: What are you brewing/bottling?

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Dawg LB Steve wrote:We have a challenge at the LHBS with the Brewers Forum to produce a low gravity beer that is somewhat in the style of an English Ale, but keep the ABV 4-4.5% and still have it flavorful and have some mouth feel.
:clink:
Any decent English Mild or Standard Bitter recipe should fit that bill. Those are totally underappreciated styles of beer by most 'Mericans.
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