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  This batch was supposed to be brewed in December, but it is delayed until further notice. Grace gets Murphy dressed up for Xmas 2024. This is the first brew using that enzyme from White Labs ( Brewzyme D ). They say to still do your normal D rest on day 5. I will do just that. I have to put only 5 gallons of wort in the carboy instead of 5.5 or even 6 gallons as it was made for only 5 gallons. That will give me room to get a cleaner and trub free wort getting into the fermenter. I realize you need some trub and I usually do get lots in even if I think I don't get much. I am also not using Pilsner Malt at first. If this is good, I will buy some in 2026. I won't be brewing this on a regular basis until summer. But, I most likely  will ferment this on the big system to get 4 cases at once and immediately get back to brewing my House Dust IPA which is my favourite style to brew.    BREW THIS AFTER YOU HAVE LOTS OF HOUSE DUST IPA ON HAND       When y...

  Ingredients 11 lbs. Rahr 6 ozs. Honey Malt 22 grams Warrior at 60 min. 56 grams Cascade at 15 min. 56 grams Cascade at 0 min. 56 grams Cascade dry hop 3 days before kegging US-05 O.G. - 1.044 F.G. - % - SRM - 4 BU - 45 I am starting to make lagers soon. Make this just to have, toss it on the bench and start to make your lager. I am waiting to buy some Pilsner Malt, so this recipe will be brewed until I run low of Rahr malt. Mash Volume - 5.50 gallons Sparge Volume - 5.00 gallons Mash GYP - 7.3 g CC - 1.7 g EPS - 4.3 g Baking Soda - .4 g Boil GYP - 6.6 g CC - 1.5 g EPS - 3.9 g Lactic Acid Sparge - .2 ml A normal brew day. The boiling wort does smell funny. Not sure why though. I still think that the hops were Hallertauer. God, I hope not. I didn't label them and totally forgot what they were.                                                       ...

  A blend of Cabernet and Merlot grapes. This one has oak chips that clog up my syphon hose all the time, very annoying. Yeast Pitched at 1:15 pm, Nov. 20. Cranked the heat up in the bathroom as the temp strip is reading 68 F. Won't take long to get there. Nothing yet but I have no temp strip on one of the pails. Picking one up soon. Day 14 - Dec. 4 - Check gravity - < .996 or lower. If ready, syphon into a carboy. Add stuff  according to instructions. stabilizing and degassing, then wait 24 hrs. Day 15 - Clearing Day 26 - Follow instructions, Filter and bottle soon. November 29 - Still going but slowly. December 1 - Looks like it and the other one are pretty well done. No gravity check yet.                        That is 12 days since the yeast was pitched. Just about right. May rack in                        a day or so after I check the gravity in both ...

  These kits were purchased at Costco. First thought was 2 different kits. Nope, a blend of the two. Yeast Pitched at 12 pm on Thursday, November 20. As usual I am having trouble stabilizing the temperature. Heater off until I get to 74F. I have settled for a temp of 72F as it seems easier to do rather than lower or higher. Checked it on Nov. 29. No activity. Hope the gravity is down where it should be. Not sure if I should check it or just leave it. I guess I will wait and if high, add some yeast energizer to get it going again. This wine should have temp control but can't do it in the basement cause it is way too cold.                                         CHECK INSTRUCTIONS ON DAY 14 Gravity on Dec. 4 - .993 - Same as the red, hmmm... Dec. 5 - Added Chitosan Dec. 16 - Rack to a carboy and add 1.5 g of Potassium Metabisulphate to wine. Go ahead and         ...

  I think I have my recipe to where I want it. Should be ready for Storey Christmas. Every time I order Cascade hops the AA% is different. I will be using the odd specialty grain now and then to use them up. You can't taste them in a hop forward beer. Ingredients 11 lbs. Rahr 4 ozs. Honey Malt 22 grams Warrior at 60 min. - ( 12% ) 75 grams Cascade at 15 min. - ( 6.4% ) 56 grams Cascade at 0 min. -   ( 6.4% ) 56 grams Cascade dry hop 3 days before kegging. - ( 8.5% ) US-05 Mash Volume - 5.50 gallons Sparge Volume - 5 gallons Mash Gyp - 7.3 g CC - 1.7 g - ( 1.87 g ) Eps - 4.3 g Baking Soda - .1 g Boil Gyp - 6.6 g CC - 1.5 g - ( 1.65 g ) Eps - 3.9 g Sparge - .2 ml lactic acid O.G. - 1.045 F.G. -  1.010 % - SRM - 3.7 BU - 45 CA - 110 SOD - 20 S04 - 275 CI - 51 PH - 5.30                                                          BR...