4 Dog Brewery

3 Dog Stout Today is just an extra brew because I have a craving for a stout. I have on hand some black malt that needs to be used up. 14 lbs. Canada Malting 2-row 6 lbs. Flaked Barley 2 lbs. Carafa Special De-husked III 2 lbs. Roasted Barley 60 grams Northern Brewer hops ( 60 min ) 25 grams Northern Brewer hops ( 30 min ) 40 grams Nottingham yeast O.G. - 1.045 F.G. - 1.012 % - 4 SRM - 44.6 BU - 40.2 This has a lot of roast character to it. I saved one keg for the summer months. It may mellow out by then. I like a good roasted character in my stouts and I may go with more Carafa malt and less roasted barley. I have lots of time to figure that out. Today is April 16. I thought I would sample a bit to see how it is doing after so many months. This has really mellowed out since last winter. It had back then a rough, harsh roasty taste to it. Now, that is not a bad thing. I personally like that in a stout. I don't like that famous brand from Ireland because it is too wimpy. It is cater...

3 Dog Lager This is a change from my regular brew recipes. I have been thinking of brewing all lagers for awhile now. If this turns out okay, I may switch to lagers in the spring. I still have lots of ale yeast and Chinook hops in the freezer, so it will be awhile. I won't abandon CPA's because it is my favourite style. 15 Gallons 23 lbs. Canada Malting 2-row 2.35 lbs. Vienna Malt 73 grams Hallertauer hops ( 4.5 AA ) 60 minutes 43.4 grams Hallertauer hops ( 4.5 AA ) 30 minutes 50 grams Mauribrew Lager Yeast O.G. - 1.050 F.G. - 1.012 % - 5 SRM - 3.8 bu - 24.8 It took 24 hours to see any activity. Using a conical, I can only go by the blow-off hose. I did have trouble with the lid seal, so it may of been fermenting earlier. Still, as a lager the activity is subdued compared to my usual ale fermentations.

3 Dog Canadian Amber Ale I am still trying to get this Canadian Amber Ale down. Too much Chinook in previous tries, so I lowered the MH addition. I may up the 1 minute addition to 56 grams on the next try of this style of beer which is my favourite. 15 gallons 23 lbs. Canada Malting 2-row 1 lb. Crystal Malt ( 70L ) 1 lb. Flaked Barley 28 grams Chinook ( 11.5% ) MH 14 grams Chinook ( 11.5% ) 60 min. 14 grams Chinook ( 11.5% ) 40 min. 14 grams Chinook ( 11.5% ) 20 min. 28 grams Chinook ( 11.5% ) 1 min. 40 grams Nottingham O.G. - 1.046 F.G. - 1.012 % - 4.47 SRM -6.3 BU - 41.3 It is done fermenting now, ( Dec. 13 ). I will crash cool it for a few days to let some yeast settle. I have to remove the yeast prior to this, because if I don't it won't come out of the valve. 1/2" port is too small for all that cooled yeast. This beer has a good chinook aroma that I have been after for awhile. I don't want to put too much in at knockout, but this is good. I just have to work on t...