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22 <a href=
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25 <a href=
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30 <a href=
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33 <a href=
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36 <a href=
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39 <a href=
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42 <a href=
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47 <a href=
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50 <a href=
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55 <a href=
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58 <a href=
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61 <a href=
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70 <p>Once upon a time I brewed beer. Then I lost access to my roommate's
71 kettle owing to moving three hundred miles, and there was much sadness
72 for my poor kit lacked all but this very expensive kettle. A new
73 kettle has finally fallen into my hands, and so beer may be brewed
76 <h2><a name=
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79 <p class=
"first">I started brewing again with a few friends (makes it much easier to
80 actually get around to doing it when you have help). Since multiple
81 people are involved we are using
<a href=
"http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing">a wiki
</a> to collaborate. This poor page
82 will probably remain dusty because I can just put things there
86 <h2><a name=
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87 More Recent Brews
</h2>
89 <p class=
"first">I decided to at least make a stab at being unlazy and actually linking
90 to the files that are stored with the website. I keep a reasonable
91 brewing log (probably dry and boring to almost everyone) in the files
94 <p>I'm only bothering to list recipes that have been brewed and bottled
95 here
—information on anything in the pipeline is at the
<a href=
"http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing">brewing wiki
</a>
96 since it is liable to change a lot.
</p>
98 <p>Since old trusty
<a href=
"http://www.usermode.org/code.html">QBrew
</a> is no longer actively maintained and
<a href=
"http://brewtarget.sourceforge.net/">Brewtarget
</a>
99 is I've switched over to that. Meaning my newer recipes are in
<a href=
"http://beerxml.com">BeerXML
</a>
100 that theoretically can be imported into other programs, but may very
101 well only work in Brewtarget.
</p>
103 <h3><a name=
"sec3" id=
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106 <p class=
"first">We had a lot of leftover ingredients after
107 <a href=
"http://pursuing.calefaction.org/2011/11/the-things-i-do-for-love/">Steve's amazing brewing Odyssey
</a>, most of them English grains and
108 hops. As such I threw together the leftovers into what seemed like it
109 would be a good approximation of an English IPA. We even threw this
110 onto the yeast cake of the last batch in the wedding brews (an ESB).
</p>
112 <p>Unfortunately, it was a wee bit underwhemling. Since we have a fancy
113 temperature controlled fridge now, I decided to brew around
68F (no
114 risk of overshooting). It came out slightly musty and generally
115 bland... still, for being made from leftovers it's alright.
</p>
118 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/8-English%20IPA/english_ipa-8_a.html">Batch A
</a> 2011-
10-
16 (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/8-English%20IPA/english_ipa-8_a.xml">source
</a>)
</li>
122 <h3><a name=
"sec4" id=
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123 Cernunnos (Ginger-Chamomile Wheat Ale)
</h3>
125 <p class=
"first">Cheap and quick to make, this is ready to drink after a quick
126 fermentation and as soon as the bottles carbonate. The chamomile
127 really shines here adding a honey-like note; the ginger adds
128 additional earthiness and a bit of zing; Sorachi Ace hops finish
129 everything up with notes of lemon cream.
</p>
132 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_a.html">Batch A
2011-
05-
04</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_a.xml">source
</a>)
</li>
133 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_b.html">Batch B
2011-
07-
05</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_b.xml">source
</a>)
</li>
134 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_c.html">Batch C
2012-
02-
18</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_c.xml">source
</a>)
</li>
135 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_d.html">Batch D
2012-
02-
18</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/7-Ginger%20Chamomile%20Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_d.xml">source
</a>) - My first ten gallon batch. I lost
136 about a gallon, but what can you do.
</li>
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"sec5" id=
"sec5"></a>
141 Nowruz (India Pale Ale)
</h3>
143 <p class=
"first">Perhaps my finest recipe to date. A suggestion to continuously hop was
144 heeded and the result was incredible.
</p>
147 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_a.html">Batch A
</a> 2011-
03-
20 (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_a.xml">source
</a>)
</li>
148 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_b.html">Batch B
</a> 2011-
06-
11 (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_b.xml">source
</a>) This adds Centennial and expanded the
149 dry hopping a bit
— the Centennial was out of place, and the extra
150 dry hopping overpowered the fruity notes present in Batch A. But
151 the extra bitterness and attenuation definitely improved things.
</li>
152 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_c.html">Batch C
</a> 2012-
01-
11 (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_c.xml">source
</a>) Back to the basics, but adding Citra to
153 the boil and using Chico Yeast. First impressions are: even better
155 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_d.html">Batch D
</a> 2012-
05-
06 (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/4-India%20Pale%20Ale/india_pale_ale-4_d.xml">source
</a>) Ten gallons, half on US ale yeast, half
156 on Wyeast
<a href=
"http://www.wyeastlab.com/rw_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=136">Belgian Ardennes
</a> yeast. Initial impressions are that the
157 Belgian version is amazing: the fruit flavors and phenols from the
158 yeast complement the hopping quite nicely.
</li>
162 <h3><a name=
"sec6" id=
"sec6"></a>
163 Thoth (Foreign Extra Stout If You Bend a Bit)
</h3>
165 <p class=
"first">An attempt at experimentation
—an adjunct (blackstrap molasses), a
166 spice (star anise), and a reused yeast cake (Ringwood from a
167 <a href=
"http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/113/576/">Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale
</a> clone).
</p>
170 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/5-Strong%20Stout/strong_stout-5_a.html">Thoth
</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/5-Strong%20Stout/strong_stout-5_a.qbrew">source
</a>)
</li>
174 <h3><a name=
"sec7" id=
"sec7"></a>
177 <p class=
"first">My first brew, resurrected.
</p>
180 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/1-Pale%20Ale/pale_ale-1_c.html">First Time on the New Rig
</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/1-Pale%20Ale/pale_ale-1_c.qbrew">source
</a>)
</li>
185 <h2><a name=
"sec8" id=
"sec8"></a>
186 Cider / Apfelwein / Cyser
</h2>
188 <p class=
"first">My girlfriend hates carbonation and so, inspired by Edwort's
189 Applewine, I started experimenting with batches of cider. I'm keeping
190 some notes, but doing it more by
"I guess this is the gravity...
" than
191 with brewing due to the fairly different production
192 methods. Eventually I hope to get wine making down a bit better...
</p>
194 <p>Occasionally I dump the text notes from my phone to
195 <a href=
"http://wiki.calefaction.org/ClintonEbadi/Cider">a page on Steve's wiki
</a>.
</p>
198 <h2><a name=
"sec9" id=
"sec9"></a>
201 <p class=
"first">I present to you my poorly annotated
<a href=
"http://www.usermode.org/code.html">QBrew
</a> files from my ancient brews
202 made in the lands of pleasant living.
</p>
204 <h3><a name=
"sec10" id=
"sec10"></a>
208 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/1-Pale%20Ale/pale_ale-1_a.html">First Brew Ever
</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/1-Pale%20Ale/pale_ale-1_a.qbrew">source
</a>)
</li>
209 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/1-Pale%20Ale/pale_ale-1_b.html">Revision B
</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/1-Pale%20Ale/pale_ale-1_b.qbrew">source
</a>)
</li>
213 <h3><a name=
"sec11" id=
"sec11"></a>
217 <li>The record of the first brew has been lost in time
</li>
218 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/2-Porter/porter-2_b.html">Second Attempt
</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/2-Porter/porter-2_b.qbrew">source
</a>)
</li>
222 <h3><a name=
"sec12" id=
"sec12"></a>
226 <li><a href=
"beer-recipes/3-Wheat%20Ale/wheat_ale-3_a.html">Bannanas
</a> (
<a href=
"beer-recipes/3-Wheat%20Ale/wheat_ale-3_a.qbrew">source
</a>)
— A very hot fermentation made this taste like
227 liquid bannanas it was ... interesting.
</li>
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