Sunday, April 18, 2010

#4 Raison D'Etra Clone

First non-kit brew. Recipe adapted from Extreme Brewing book.
This beer is a BNB favorite. When we get a 10 gallon batch going, this is certainly in the running for first 10 gallon batch
-Aaron

The Vitals
Name: Raison D'Etra Clone
Source: Ingredients from pre-made list
OG: 1.070
FG: 1.018
Add-ins/ons: Hops
ABV%: 6.83%
Brewers: Dane, Aaron, Steve

Recipe (5-gallon Extract)
8 lbs Light DME
4 oz Caramel 60L Malt
8 oz Chocolate Malt
1 oz Warrior hops (60 minutes)
6 oz Raisins (pureed with 2 cups hop work from brewpot) - 10 minutes
8 oz Light Candi Sugar (10 minutes)
1 oz Sterling hops (End of Boil)
Yeast - Wyeast 3522 Belgian Ale
2/3 Cup Corn Sugar for bottling

Saturday, April 10, 2010

#3 Yellow Dog Pale Ale

*COMMENTS*
The Vitals
Name: Yellow Dog Pale Ale
Source: Kit
Add-ins/ons: None
OG: 1.044
FG: 1.004
ABV%: 5.25%
Brewers: Dane, Aaron, Steve

Sunday, March 28, 2010

#2 American Amber

Solo brew.  First brew on the new turkey fryer setup.  Also, cooled via homemade wort chiller. - Aaron

The Vitals
Name: American Amber
Source: Kit
Add-ins/ons: None
OG: 1.050
FG: 1.010
ABV%: 5.25%
Brewers: Aaron

Friday, March 19, 2010

#1 Witbeer

First brew!  Brewed at Steve's on the stovetop the morning of Thursday, March 18th...that's right, brewing in the morning, NCAA March Madness the rest of the day.
-Aaron

The Vitals
Name: Witbeer
Source: Kit
Add-ins/ons: None
ABV%: ~4.5%
Brewers: Dane, Aaron, Steve