4 Dog Brewery

Making beer just for the hell of it and besides,  tomorrow it is going to rain, freezing rain and flurries. Trying out some flaked rice. Haven't used it in a long time. Thucky Ingredients 10 lbs. UCM 2 lbs. flaked rice 11.7 g Magnum at 60 min. 28.35 g Saaz at 0 min. US-05 Water Profile - Yellow balanced. PH - 5.30 O.G. - 1.040 - 67% - ( turned up the mill notch to 4 after this one ) F.G. -  1.007 % -      4.33 - 82% SRM - 3 BU - 15 If this isn't too fruity, I may make this with a lager yeast this summer. I have to do something about my efficiency. I know my mill is old, so I guess I have to keep turning up the notches for now. A new mill is on my list but not now.                                                             Yeast pitched @ 12 noon A big difference in the smell and l...

I haven't brewed a blonde ale in years. Just trying to get this water profile down so I can slowly gravitate to light lagers. If this is okay, I will keep re-using this yeast for the rest of the winter. 11 lbs. UCM 8 ozs. Munich I 17 g Magnum at 60 min. 28.35 g Saaz ( hop stand at 5 min ) US-05 Water Profile - Kal's Website CA - 50 S04 - 67 CI - 69 PH - 5.30 O.G. - 1.043 - 76% F.G. -  1.010 % -      4.3 SRM - 3.4 BU - 22 MASH SALTS - GYP - 1 G. CI - 2 G. EPS - 1.8 G. SPARGE SALTS - GYP - 1 G. CI - 2 G. EPS - 1.9 G LACTIC IN MASH - 2.3 ML. LACTIC IN SPARGE - .4 ML.                                                         BREW NOTES As soon as I added the hop stand addition of Saaz hops it turned hazy and never cleared. Usually it starts to clear in a matter of minutes. Hmmm... I guess when I keg it and ...

Making a light, English ale along the lines of a Boddingtons or similar beer. Using my slurry of Wyeast 1318 London Ale III. Ingredients 11 lbs. UCM 1 lb. Bairds Carastan ( 30 L ) EKG - 34 g - 6.4% AA at 60 min. EKG - 28.35 g -  6.4% AA at 0 min. Wyeast 1318 London Ale III slurry ( 300 ml ) Water Profile - Yellow Full CA - 50 MG - 7 S04 - 55 CI - 70 PH - 5.35 Mash GYP - 1 G CI - 2 G EP - 1.3 G Lactic Acid - 1.5 ml SPARGE GYP - 1 G CI - 2 G EP - 1.3 G Lactic Acid - .4 ml O.G. - 1.042 F.G. -  1.012 % -      3.94 SRM - 5.6 BU - 25 Even though the unwashed slurry is 2 weeks old, I am still going with it. I will pitch as much as I can and will see what happens.                                                      Yeast slurry pitched @ 1 pm. Nov. 13 - Going okay. 64 F. Turned on heater for now...