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 Robobrew This hopefully is my regular beer for now on. I am having trouble brewing my other beers for some reason, so I switched to this style which I brewed on a regular basis 20 years ago and quit brewing. Todays brew tasted fine, just what I want. So, I am giving it a go. Ingredients 12.5 lbs. Floor Malted Pils 56.70 g Saaz at 60 min. ( 3.2% AA ) US-05 - Pitched directly in the carboy. ( 15 g ) Water Profile - Yellow Full PH - 5.40 O.G. - 1.040 - (65% Efficiency ) Working on getting it higher. F.G. -  1.006 % -     4.46 SRM - 3.4 BU - 21 I didn't use any epsom salts in this low mineral water profile. Just around 2 g a piece using gypsum and calcium chloride. Hope it turns out, the wort tasted fine. Oct. 3 - Slow and steady. Yea, kind of slow, but the gravity was only 1.040. Using less mash water              and more sparge water MAY result in a better efficiency. I adjusted my water and will take a       ...

13 Gallons  Another IPA but going back to the lighter side. This will be the last one for awhile as I am changing to simple Blonde Ales which always tasted good like 20 years ago. Nope I am not. My Blonde Ale has a funny taste. No idea where that came from. Working on my Kolsch, so hoping it may be a better beer. Ingredients 22 lbs. 0i0 2 lbs. Munich I 1.3 lbs. Wheat 8.4 ozs. Honey Malt 7.7 ozs. Crystal 40 3.3 ozs. Victory 15 g Chinook at FWH 28 g Warrior at FWH 60 g Chinook @ 10 min. 113 g Chinook @ 0 min. 113 g + dry hop for 5 days 35 g US-05 Water Profile - Custom CA - 121 MG - 5 S04 - 242 CI - 53 PH - 5.45 O.G. - 1.054 F.G. -  1.012 % -       5.6 SRM - 5.4 BU - 42 I am having no luck with these latest brews. Always starts off good but always ends up tasting awful. No idea why. This is just a brew to get rid of my ingredients in mason jars.                                ...

 I just love the colour of this beer. Not sure where mine will be, but I hope it is close. Never brewed this style before as I always thought that it was some sort of black lager. Never assume anything.  Ingredients 8.5 lbs. Floor Malted Pils Malt 4.5 lbs. Munich II 1.8 ozs. UK Choc Malt ( for colour adjustment ) 19 g German Magnum at 60 min. 56.70 g Tettnanger at 30 min. 34.50 g Tettnanger at 10 min. Escarpment Labs Isar Water Profile - Kal's Maibock - The Electric Brewery CA - 50 MG - 10 S04 - 70 CI - 70 PH - 5.48 O.G. - 1.050                          Yeast pitched at 12 noon on brew day F.G. -  no idea ( not sweet though ) % - SRM - 9 BU - 34.5 1 L starter in fridge on Sept. 10. Stepped up to a 3 L after that. Added 500 ml to a mason jar for over build on Sept. 16. I didn't take any pics as it was an unremarkable brew day. Maybe later...                   ...