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So, I'm at the mall for the first time in forever... on the weekend before Christmas... with apparently everyone else in town. But, the family wanted to do some Christmas shopping, so here I am. They are all off shopping, so...



... I'm going to just camp out at the Cheesecake Factory bar and keep out of the traffic. Award-winning Blackstone Adam Bomb IPA for me!

Dogfish Head IPA Hops....Six done and it was fun,,,,,,,,,,,,,,


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Last night was a disappointment, my sister had a party and there was a good quantity of beer - quantity not quality. Shocktop Belgian White, Corona Extra and Corona Light, some various BMCs, ... Had a Shocktop, Blue Moon tastes better. And several Corona. I will be introducing my sister to some of my homebrews, she lights "beer you can see through", she's really a wine drinker. #NextStopWillBeMomSheMayAppreciateHomebrewMore

@swen, that's Christmas shopping done right.


@RickBeer, family what can ya do? I wish you a better reception at your moms.

Enjoying some Smutty Nose Brown Dog Ale. I also have some Sam Adams Cream Stout that I'll have at some point, and also some Accidental Altbier just to keep my own recipes in the rotation.

This!

Listening to Joe Bonamassa and nobody in my household likes this...except me! LOL!
This IS going to become a house beer!

Hoooorayy Beeerr!


BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com
Recipe: Sorachi Again 1.1
Brewer: JohnEC
Asst Brewer:
Style: American IPA
TYPE: All Grain
Taste: (30.0) Loved this beer! Wish I could make 10 gallons!
Might be the house beer!

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 8.50 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal
Bottling Volume: 6.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.058 SG
Estimated Color: 6.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 81.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 72.0 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
12 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 89.7 %
12.0 oz Aromatic Malt (26.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.6 %
10.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 3 4.7 %
0.25 oz Magnum [12.10 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 4 11.4 IBUs
1.05 oz Sorachi Ace [12.00 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 5 26.1 IBUs
0.50 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 6 -
1.00 oz Sorachi Ace [12.60 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 21.4 IBUs
1.00 oz Sorachi Ace [12.60 %] - Boil 9.0 min Hop 8 14.3 IBUs
1.00 oz Sorachi Ace [12.60 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 8.6 IBUs
1.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 10 -
1.50 oz Sorachi Ace [12.60 %] - Dry Hop 10.0 Day Hop 11 0.0 IBUs


Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 13 lbs 6.0 oz
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 16.72 qt of water at 168.2 F 156.0 F 75 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (1.68gal, 4.25gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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55bottles Dec 15.

Created with BeerSmith 2 - http://www.beersmith.com
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Another last pour. Maybe I should start a new thread. This aged well and I will miss it. Also watching the Green Bay game. Go Pack!

Saved a couple from last year. This a year old and it aged well! Wish i had a bunch more. Grub vom Krampus!

See, you can totally brew Belgian strong ales, Andrew! Waiting's not too hard when you brew other things to keep you busy

Drinking world-class beers sure helps the gift wrapping go smoother...

Shocktop Shockolate Wheat

Introduced my sister to my home brew last night, she did not like Rick's Best Brown, or Mackinac Island Red. Did like Rick Slobbers All Over Brown Ale but the 5.5% ABV knocked her silly. Morning coffee on the dock.

2009 Père Noël from Brouwerij De Ranke while watching Christmas Vacation on Christmas Eve. Seems like a fine pairing...

Merry Christmas, all...

Brought some of my wares to the inlaws' house for Christmas Eve. Sampling included St Sebastian Tripel, imperial Choco Brown, Tabby hefe, and Bubs' Pale Ale

Drinking some of my home brewed Smooth Rye'd IPA, as well as some Elysian Mens Room Original Red, and Redhook Winterhook #30 at a ugly sweater party. Merry Christmas!