SN Pale Ale Clone with FIlterd Water and Yeast Starter - Bottled Trappist Ale
09/05/10 19:44
The trappist ale has been bottled. So far, it seems like it going to be a great beer. It also looks like it should be one of my clearest beers. Total of 49 bottles were filled.
I have also decided to start using Brew Pal on my iPhone relgiously, so from now on I plan on posting the results here.
Batch size: 5 gallons, Boil size: 5.5 gallons, Boil time: 60 minutes, Grain weight: 7 pounds, Efficiency: 75%, Original gravity: 1.044, Final gravity: 1.011, Alcohol (by volume): 4.3%, Bitterness (IBU): 67, Color (SRM): 5.8°L, Yeast: Starter - Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Grains/Extracts/Sugars: 7 pounds
Liquid Malt - Light
34ppg, 5°L
6 pounds
85.7%
CaraPils
33ppg, 1.5°L
0.5 pounds
7.1%
Caramel
9ppg, 10°L
0.5 pounds
7.1%
Hops: 4 ounces
Perle hops
8%, Pellet
2 ounces
Cascade hops
6%, Pellet
2 ounces
Boil - 60 minutes, 5.5 gallons
Perle hops 8%, Pellet, 2 ounces - 60 minutes (+0)
Wort chiller - 10 minutes (+50)
Cascade hops 6%, Pellet, 2 ounces - 5 minutes (+55)
Ferment
21 days @ 60-72°F
NOTES: For this batch, 5.5 gallons were added to the brew pot. Also, the water was home water put through a Brita filter. Same Wyeast strain as usual, but yeast was produced in a 1.5L starter with nutrients.
I have also decided to start using Brew Pal on my iPhone relgiously, so from now on I plan on posting the results here.
Batch size: 5 gallons, Boil size: 5.5 gallons, Boil time: 60 minutes, Grain weight: 7 pounds, Efficiency: 75%, Original gravity: 1.044, Final gravity: 1.011, Alcohol (by volume): 4.3%, Bitterness (IBU): 67, Color (SRM): 5.8°L, Yeast: Starter - Wyeast 1056 American Ale
Grains/Extracts/Sugars: 7 pounds
Liquid Malt - Light
34ppg, 5°L
6 pounds
85.7%
CaraPils
33ppg, 1.5°L
0.5 pounds
7.1%
Caramel
9ppg, 10°L
0.5 pounds
7.1%
Hops: 4 ounces
Perle hops
8%, Pellet
2 ounces
Cascade hops
6%, Pellet
2 ounces
Boil - 60 minutes, 5.5 gallons
Perle hops 8%, Pellet, 2 ounces - 60 minutes (+0)
Wort chiller - 10 minutes (+50)
Cascade hops 6%, Pellet, 2 ounces - 5 minutes (+55)
Ferment
21 days @ 60-72°F
NOTES: For this batch, 5.5 gallons were added to the brew pot. Also, the water was home water put through a Brita filter. Same Wyeast strain as usual, but yeast was produced in a 1.5L starter with nutrients.
SN Pale Ale All Gone!
02/05/10 08:45
After last night’s get-together, there is no more SN Pale Ale clone in the house. We managed to devour about 20 bottles of it, 15 of Jed’s Nut Brown Ale, and about 10 of the Raspberry wheat. Thanks to those who came, you helped Jed and I clear out some bottles so we can make more!
Bottling and brewing
17/04/10 09:49
I should have posted this last weekend, but I haven’t had time.
Last weekend my co-brewer and I got 42 bottles of pale ale and 45 bottles of nut brown ale bottled. We also were able to brew a trappist ale and a pecan nut brown ale.
As of today, the pecan nut brown ale went into a secondary. It’s a little on the more cloudy side than I would have wanted and it tastes a little dry. I didn’t get a whole lot of pecan flavor, so maybe next time I’ll double the mount of pecans. The trappist ale is still in the primary and it will stay there another week. The trappist has gone through the most rigorous fermentation I have experiences. I’ve had to clean the airlock out twice because of beer coming out the top of the fermenter and at one point it was even completely clogged. But, today it’s still fermenting rigorously enough to where I feel it should sit in the primary for another week.
Last weekend my co-brewer and I got 42 bottles of pale ale and 45 bottles of nut brown ale bottled. We also were able to brew a trappist ale and a pecan nut brown ale.
As of today, the pecan nut brown ale went into a secondary. It’s a little on the more cloudy side than I would have wanted and it tastes a little dry. I didn’t get a whole lot of pecan flavor, so maybe next time I’ll double the mount of pecans. The trappist ale is still in the primary and it will stay there another week. The trappist has gone through the most rigorous fermentation I have experiences. I’ve had to clean the airlock out twice because of beer coming out the top of the fermenter and at one point it was even completely clogged. But, today it’s still fermenting rigorously enough to where I feel it should sit in the primary for another week.
Brewing Update
03/04/10 07:42
The nut brown ale went off without a hitch. The O.G. reached a value of 1.052 and it smells wonderful while brewing. Fermentation almost came to a complete crawl after 72 hours. The trappist ale didn’t get made because I decided to follow through with brewing another batch of the S.N. pale ale clone. I am note sure what it’s final O.G. reached, but I am sure it’s very similar to the first batch. This batch did reach a F.G. of 1.006 rather quickly and that seems a little too low. However, this batch was the first time to use the Wyeast propagator American ale yeast, so that could be the different in fermentation times. Both batches will go into secondary fermenters on Monday.
The raspberry red ale will also be going into bottles Monday night. Thanks to our friends we have managed to accumulate a collection of 250 beer bottles, so we shouldn’t run out any time soon.
Also in the works is a kegerator. I find bottling to be a pain, so I decided that I would eventually like to skip that step and move straight to kegs. The main reason is that I don’t have to clean beer bottles. The second reason is that I can quickly turn out a batch in 2 - 3 weeks instead of 3 - 6. Third, it should taste better. The down side, is that purchasing a kegerator is out of the question, so I plan on building one, but the fridge I want is in Tupelo. I am also stuck on the thought of using full size refridgerator and going four corny kegs or with the more traditional minifridge and two cornys.
The next batch to be brewed will be the trappist ale. I am brewing this for a friend to take away with her when her and her fiance move away to grad school, so those need to be in bottles by the end of the month. After that I plan on brewing a nut brown ale and instead of using brown sugar like the my friend’s batch, I plan on using maple syrup to see how much it changes he flavor profile.
The raspberry red ale will also be going into bottles Monday night. Thanks to our friends we have managed to accumulate a collection of 250 beer bottles, so we shouldn’t run out any time soon.
Also in the works is a kegerator. I find bottling to be a pain, so I decided that I would eventually like to skip that step and move straight to kegs. The main reason is that I don’t have to clean beer bottles. The second reason is that I can quickly turn out a batch in 2 - 3 weeks instead of 3 - 6. Third, it should taste better. The down side, is that purchasing a kegerator is out of the question, so I plan on building one, but the fridge I want is in Tupelo. I am also stuck on the thought of using full size refridgerator and going four corny kegs or with the more traditional minifridge and two cornys.
The next batch to be brewed will be the trappist ale. I am brewing this for a friend to take away with her when her and her fiance move away to grad school, so those need to be in bottles by the end of the month. After that I plan on brewing a nut brown ale and instead of using brown sugar like the my friend’s batch, I plan on using maple syrup to see how much it changes he flavor profile.
Brewing today!
27/03/10 07:04
Being brewed today, Smooth Nut Brown Ale and a Nobel Trappist Ale. I am brewing the Nobel Trappist Ale for my collection and I am teaching a friend brew and he’s making the Smooth Nut Brown Ale. Supplies for another bath of SN Pale Ale Clone should be arriving this afternoon.