Personal experience and lessons-learned brewing a variety of beer styles.
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“Kveikur Oats” Oatmeal Stout
An oatmeal stout recipe, quick-fermented with Voss Kveik yeast and named with a pun. Originally Posted: Sept. 24, 2020 A can of finished Kveikur Oats oatmeal stout. Quick Specs Est. OG = 1.048 OG = 1.053 – 1.055 Est. FG = 1.016 FG = 1.014 ABV: 4.9% – 5.4% Taste …
Bodhizafa IPA Clone
Bodhizafa IPA Clone, a.k.a. Iron Goddess IPA Originally Posted: August 29, 2020 I chose the name “Iron Goddess” after my favorite type of oolong tea, which is named after the “Iron Goddess of Mercy” Guanyin, a Bodhisattva. Quick Specs Est. OG = 1.060 Est. FG = 1.010 OG = 1.060 …
Braggot Stout
A bochet-style braggot stout (with a chocolate milk stout as a base) Originally Posted: Aug. 6, 2020 A can of Bochet Braggot Stout. Quick Specs Est. OG = 1.095 (1.060 without honey)OG = 1.080 actualEst. FG = 1.022FG = 1.017ABV: 8.3%Taste Profile: Chocolate flavor and lactose creaminess dominate, caramelized honey …
Belgian Saison
My first attempt at a traditional Belgian farmhouse-style ale: the saison. Originally Posted: Aug. 6, 2020 Raising a glass. Quick Specs Est. OG = 1.056OG = 1.052FG = 1.002ABV: 6.6%Taste Profile: Fruity esters and peppery phenols from Belgian yeastTime: Canned after 1 month (could’ve canned sooner)Yield: Like, 25 16-oz cans? …
Scottish Heather Ale
My first attempt at a Scottish Heather Ale, based on the recipe found in Jereme Zimmerman’s Brew Beer Like a Yeti. Originally Posted: Aug. 5, 2020 I went ham with the grain mill that day. It was hard to decide what to brew first. Heather Ale Quick Specs Est. OG …
Irish Red Ale
First attempt at an Irish Red Ale. Originally Posted: Aug. 5, 2020 Irish Red Ale in a 7-gallon glass fermenter. Quick Specs Est. OG = 1.056OG = 1.058 actualEst. FG = 1.014FG = 1.017 actualABV: 5.4%Taste Profile: Malty and smoothTime: don’t ask, there were complicationsYield: 1 Corny keg Base Recipe …
Check back in the future for:
- My first attempt at a SMaSH IPA
- Belgian Witbier
- Egyptian inspired wheat beer with dates and lotus
- Hefeweizen
- Berliner Weisse