4 Dog Brewery

Cujo Bitter This is a rich, dark bitter. The colour is just where I want it. A deep orange/chestnut combination. Not too bitter. I bought a can of beer at our Communist liquor store called Abbotts Ale. It was bready, malty and was at the lower end of the bittering scale. Just the way I like it. I am not a hop head. I used S-04 for this beer because I haven't used it in over 10 years. I will use it more often if I like this beer. 14 Gallons 25 lbs. Canada Malt 1 lb. Flaked Barley 1 lb. Muntons Crystal 40L 12 ozs. Aromatic 12 ozs. Biscuit 12 ozs. Crystal 120 4 ozs. Special B 40 grams Target (UK) - 60 min. 40 grams Challenger (US) - 3 min. Fermentis S-04 O.G. - 1.052 F.G. - 1.016 % - 4.7 SRM - 11.7 BU - 23 This took overnight to get going. I closed my beer room to keep it cool. The temp strip says it is 64F. I assume it will heat up more as it really gets going. The temp of the room is 60F. This turned out well. Rich and malty. Very clear right from the primary....

3 Dog Harvest Ale This is a Canadian Amber Ale with all the hops in the last 20 minutes left in the boil. 15 Gallons 24 lbs. Canada Malt 2.25 lbs. Muntons Crystal 40L 1.50 lbs. Munich 50 grams Amarillo - 20 min. 50 grams Centenial - 20 min. 75 grams Amarillo - 10 min. 75 grams Centenial - 10 min. 60 grams Amarillo - 0 min. 60 grams Centenial - 0 min. 60 grams Mauribrew 514 O.G. - 1.052 F.G. - 1.018 % - 4.5 SRM - 8 BU - 23.6 This fermented quickly and just as quick - ended. After 3 days, nothing. Gravity? 1.018. This yeast has always been a wimp of a yeast. I will no longer use it again. I threw in some Notty, but nothing so far. I may shoot up some C02 to russle up the yeast to get something going. It does taste good though, not sweet. This tastes lame compared to my previous brew which used Chinook. The best about this beer is there is no cloying taste. I read that using a lot of Chinook hops gives you that. This has a good citrus taste which doesn't linger. Now to use a yeast th...