4 Dog Brewery

Maxwell Pilsner 15 Gallons 22 lbs. Weyermann Pilsner Malt 50 grams Hallertauer 4.5% AA - 60 min. 100 grams S-189 Mashed for 90 minutes @ 65C Fermented @ 10C. This is another tribute beer. This time for Max who left us on April 20, 2010. 3 Dog Brewery is down to one dog now, but will always be " 3 Dog Brewery ". O.G. - 1.048 F.G. - % - SRM - 2.7 BU - 13 This brew is still fermenting along at a great pace. It is starting to slow down after day 6. I can check the gravity and taste in a few days. I want to see if it has diacetyl. It shouldn't have because I pitched cold.

3 Dog Harvest Ale 15 Gallons Another stab at the only recipe I will be brewing for the time being. 22 lbs. Canada Malt 1 kg. Munich Malt 1 kg. Carastan Malt 28 grams Chinook MH 28 grams Chinook 30 min. 28 grams Chinook 10 min. 84 grams Chinook 1 min. 60 grams Nottingham O.G. - 1.052 F.G. - % - SRM - 7.6 BU - 34.6 It took off normally the next day. I maintained the temp to around 18 to 20 degrees. It got to 21 for a bit, but I cooled it down in a hour or so. It takes a lot to cool 14 gallons of beer, so keeping an eye on the temp is a must for the first few days.

3 Dog Harvest Ale 15 Gallons This is my main recipe for now. In fact, it is my only recipe. I have been working on this style for two years now and I won't quit until I get it where I want it. 22 lbs. Canada Malt 1 kg. Munich Malt 1 kg. Carastan Malt 28 grams Chinook ( 11.4% AA ) MH 28 grams Chinook ( 11.4% AA ) 30 min. 28 grams Chinook ( 11.4% AA ) 10 min. 84 grams Chinook ( 11.4% AA ) 1 min. 60 grams Nottingham O.G. - 1.052 F.G. - % - SRM - 7.6 BU - 34.5 I was using just 30 grams of Nottingham in my 14 gallon conical and I thought I wasn't using enough. I went with 60 grams sprinkled on top. I am fermenting this around 64F - 66F. I still isn't warm enough for the frdige to come on very often. It is bubbling away at a steady pace, but no blow-off at the moment. My last brew was in carboys and it spewed all over the place. I filled the conical to the very top, but the domed lid holds a lot of trub. I have read that spewing krausen in a bucket using carboys is a good thing. ...

3 Dog Harvest Ale I have been working on this brew for 2 years now. Not a lot of success though. I need to get a different 60 minute bittering hop like Horizon, or Amirillo. That way, I can go with Chinook for aroma only and load up on that. Anyway, we'll see what this one is like. I am not a hophead, but I do like "C" hops in my ales. 14 gallons 22 lbs. Canada Malt 2.2 lbs. Carastan Malt 2.2 lbs. Munich Malt 28 grams Chinook ( 11.4% ) MH 28 grams Chinook ( 11.4% ) 30 min. 28 grams Chinook ( 11.4% ) 10 min. 84 grams Chinook ) 11.4% ) 1 min. 30 grams Nottingham O.G. - 1.053 F.G. - 1.012 % - 5.3 SRM - 7.6 BU - 34.6 I want this brew to be reasonably hoppy, but not too bitter. Just lots of citrus taste and aroma. The blowoff hose was busy. I lost about half a gallon and the smell of the chinook hops was fantastic. This has a good chinook hop aroma. Bitterness is where I wanted it. The copper colour is nice and will be clearer after the addition of gelatin. I sampled some o...