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Black Beaut Porter

June 11th, 2010 by Nate


Wanted to make a good porter, so we came up with a recipe for a Black Butte Porter clone, which we will call the Black Beaut. This beer should be a nice dark beer with some roasted malt characteristics and a smooth mouthfeel.

Black Beaut Porter

OG:1.051FG:1.014%ABV:5.0IBU:45.8SRM:33.7
Grains
6 ozBlack Patent
6 ozChocolate
8 ozCrystal 10L
8 ozHoney Malt
8 ozCara-pils
4 ozRoasted Barley
Extract
7 LbLight Malt Extract
Hops
1 ozCascade (6.3% AA)
1 ozTettnanger (4.9% AA)
1 ozPerle (7.5% AA)
Yeast
1 packageWyeast 1338 European Ale
Additives
1 tspIrish Moss
3/4 cupPriming Sugar

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Sierra Cascade II

May 13th, 2010 by Nate


Today we brewed a variation of our last Sierra Cascade Ale recipe. We added some more grains to this batch, had a slightly different malt extract, and used some new kinds of hops. We decided to keep the Cascade hops for dry hopping and aroma, but we used some Northern Brewer for a more distinctive flavor and Amarillo for bittering.

Sierra Cascade II

OG:1.042FG:1.006%ABV:5.0IBU:45.5SRM:11.2
Grains
1 LbCrystal 40L
1 LbVictory
Extract
6 LbPilsner Extract
Hops
2 ozCascade (6.9% AA)
1 ozAmarillo (9.4% AA)
1 ozNorthern Brewer (8.0% AA)
Yeast
1 packageWyeast 1272 American Ale II
Additives
1 TbspIrish Moss
3/4 cupPriming Sugar

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Sierra Cascade Ale Review

May 4th, 2010 by Nate


The Sierra Cascade Ale only took three weeks to brew, and after a few weeks in the bottle they are tasting very good. This bottle was a 16 oz and had a little less carbonation than some of the others during the pour, but was nicely carbonated while drinking.

Sierra Cascade Ale 2

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Hose Water Kölsch Review

March 28th, 2010 by Nate


After a lagering process of about 7 weeks, the Hose Water Kölsch has been bottled and is drinkable. Initially this beer had no carbonation after bottling. I tried one about a week after I bottled, and there was no head and no bubbles in the beer, felt like a beer that had been sitting out for a day and gone totally flat. I was afraid that the yeast might have died for some reason, which would also account for a higher than expected final gravity. It has been a few more weeks since trying those first bottles, and now I am pleased to say the beer has begun to carbonate a bit.

Hose Water Kolsch Poured

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Sierra Cascade Ale

March 24th, 2010 by Nate


Jeff and I made up another batch of brew today. We decided to do something similar to what we have been drinking and enjoying lately, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. I found this recipe for an American Pale Ale, specifically a Sierra clone, and made a couple alterations due to the availability of supplies. This should be a quicker beer, about three weeks out to the drinking stage, so it will be a nice change from the last lager style beer we did.



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