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Dog Breath Real Ale - Monday, April 6, 2026

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I bought my first kegging system in Kingston in 1998. We went to the Kingston Brewing Co. for supper and I was amazed at how wonderful this beer was. I can replicate a cask in a way by giving this an overnight C02 charge @ 30 psi and then using my stout faucet to serve @ 10 psi. That knocks out the C02 and gives it a nice head. Beer gas knocks out aroma and I don't want that, so buying expensive beer gas and renting the tank is out of the question.   Ingredients 11 lbs. Bairds Maris Otter 6 ozs. Simpsons CM 8 ozs. Vienna 6 ozs. Simpsons CD 2 oz. Roast Barley 35 grams EKG @ 60 min. 30 grams EKG @ 15 min. Nottingham Dry Yeast Mash Volume - 6 gallons Sparge Volume - 5 gallons Mash @ 152F. Water Profile - Amber Balanced CA - 50 MG - 10 S04 - 75 CI -  63 Mash Gyp - 1.4 grams CC - 2.2 grams Eps - 2.3 grams Baking Soda - .9 grams PH - 5.45 Boil Gyp - 1.2 grams CC - 1.9 grams Eps - 1.9 grams O.G. - 1.044 F.G. -  % - SRM - 12.6  BU - 30.5           ...

House Dust IPA - Saturday, March 7, 2026

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I am out of beer and looking for an IPA to buy. I can't believe the prices. Screw that. That is offensive and completely unreasonable. Fuck them!!! Fuck them all!!!!!!! I am stepping up my brew schedule because of this. My lager won't be ready to drink after aging until April or even May. I have to CPBF them in my PET bottles when it is ready.   Ingredients 11 lbs. Rahr 4 ozs. Honey Malt 4 ozs. CaraRed 19 grams Warrior @ 60 min. 56 grams Cascade @ 15 min. 56 grams Cascade @ 0 min. 85 grams Cascade dry hop 3 days before kegging US-05 O.G.  - 1.042 - 72% F.G. - % - SRM - 4.1 BU - 41 Mash and Sparge Water - Distilled Mash Volume - 5.50 gallons Sparge Water - 5 gallons Mash Gyp - 7.3 grams CC - 1.7 grams Eps - 4.3 grams Baking Soda - .4 grams Boil Gyp - 6.6 grams CC - 1.5 grams Eps - 3.9 grams Lactic Acid in Sparge - .2 ml CA - 110 MG - 20 S04 - 275 CI - 51 PH - 5.33 Bit of a late start but done okay. I can pitch the yeast between 10 and 11. Brew Day - Pitches US-05 at 2:30 pm. Wo...