Source: Brewer’s Friend Beer Specifications Beer Name: Goose Island IPA Clone Beer Style: English IPA Recipe Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.5 gallons / 20.8 litres Estimated SRM: 9.47° Estimated IBU: 52 Estimated OG: 1.065 Estimated FG: 1.015 Estimated ABV: 6.6% Grain Bill/Fermentables Amount Fermentables 11.5 lbs United Kingdom – Maris Otter Pale 0.5 lbs American…
Month: April 2018
Beer #5: OBK Irish Stout (+ a coffee experiment!)
While drinking away my previous two beers (with company) I decided I wanted to try my hand at making a stout. When it comes to really dark beers I don’t mind the occasional stout, but it isn’t really what I would consider my ‘go-to’ style. However out of all of the stouts that I have tried…
Brew Terminology: Trub
Trub is the name for the material, along with hop debris, left after the wort has been boiled then transferred and cooled. Although it contains yeast nutrients, its presence can impart off-flavors in the finished beer.
Brew Terminology: Dry Hopping
Dry hopping is the process of adding hops late in the process, usually in the primary fermenter after fermentation has completed or into a secondary fermenter. It is meant to add extra hop aroma without imparting too much bitterness to the final beer.
Recipe: Boddingtons Clone
“The Cream of Manchester” is a standard English bitter, fiercely golden with a thick white head, that, outside of pubs dotting the northern English countryside, comes in tall yellow and black cans, each of which contains a floating beer widget. Source: Oliver Gray (Literature & Libation) Beer Specifications Beer Name: Boddingtons Clone Beer Style: English Cream…
Recipe: “Rye Wit” Session Beer
I like this recipe for two reasons. First of all, it’s a tasty beer with low alcohol and low calories. Second, it’s a beer that professional brewers would be hard-pressed to duplicate. Source: James Spencer (Beer & Wine Journal) Beer Specifications Beer Name: “Rye Wit” Session Beer Beer Style: Rye Wit Recipe Type: All Grain…
Deschutes Brewery: Spent Grain Dog Treats Recipe
Originally posted over on their website here, this spent grain dog treat recipe is an excellent way to get rid of some of your brew day spent grain! Ingredients: 4 cups spent grain from your local brewery or homebrewer 2 cups flour 2 large eggs 1 cups natural peanut butter Directions: Blend all ingredients together…
Brew Terminology: Kraeusen
Kraeusen is the name for the darker, spotted, almost rocky head of foam that forms on the surface of the wort during the fermentation period. It often forms a ring on the fermentation vessel even after the beer has completed fermentation.
Recipe: OBK Cream Ale
An ale version of the classic American lager style. Pale straw in colour, this style of beer is light and crisp. A smooth mouthfeel and higher carbonation leads to a thirst quenching finish. Faint malt notes can be found in the aroma, as well as sweet, corn-like aromas. A low bitterness beer and moderate maltiness,…