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1 | #title Ale is Neat |
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3 | Once upon a time I brewed beer. Then I lost access to my roommate's |
4 | kettle owing to moving three hundred miles, and there was much sadness |
5 | for my poor kit lacked all but this very expensive kettle. A new |
6 | kettle has finally fallen into my hands, and so beer may be brewed |
7 | again. |
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9 | * Current Activity |
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11 | I started brewing again with a few friends (makes it much easier to |
12 | actually get around to doing it when you have help). Since multiple |
13 | people are involved we are using [[http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing][a wiki]] to collaborate. This poor page |
14 | will probably remain dusty because I can just put things there |
15 | instead. |
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17 | * More Recent Brews |
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19 | I decided to at least make a stab at being unlazy and actually linking |
20 | to the files that are stored with the website. I keep a reasonable |
21 | brewing log (probably dry and boring to almost everyone) in the files |
22 | themselves. |
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24 | I'm only bothering to list recipes that have been brewed and bottled |
25 | here--information on anything in the pipeline is at the [[http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing][brewing wiki]] |
26 | since it is liable to change a lot. |
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28 | Since old trusty [[http://www.usermode.org/code.html][QBrew]] is no longer actively maintained and [[http://brewtarget.sourceforge.net/][Brewtarget]] |
29 | is I've switched over to that. Meaning my newer recipes are in [[http://beerxml.com][BeerXML]] |
30 | that theoretically can be imported into other programs, but may very |
31 | well only work in Brewtarget. |
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33 | ** English IPA |
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35 | We had a lot of leftover ingredients after |
36 | [[http://pursuing.calefaction.org/2011/11/the-things-i-do-for-love/][Steve's amazing brewing Odyssey]], most of them English grains and |
37 | hops. As such I threw together the leftovers into what seemed like it |
38 | would be a good approximation of an English IPA. We even threw this |
39 | onto the yeast cake of the last batch in the wedding brews (an ESB). |
40 | |
41 | Unfortunately, it was a wee bit underwhemling. Since we have a fancy |
42 | temperature controlled fridge now, I decided to brew around 68F (no |
43 | risk of overshooting). It came out slightly musty and generally |
44 | bland... still, for being made from leftovers it's alright. |
45 | |
46 | - [[beer-recipes/8-English IPA/english_ipa-8_a.html][Batch A]] 2011-10-16 ([[beer-recipes/8-English IPA/english_ipa-8_a.xml][source]]) |
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48 | ** Cernunnos (Ginger-Chamomile Wheat Ale) |
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50 | Cheap and quick to make, this is ready to drink after a quick |
51 | fermentation and as soon as the bottles carbonate. The chamomile |
52 | really shines here adding a honey-like note; the ginger adds |
53 | additional earthiness and a bit of zing; Sorachi Ace hops finish |
54 | everything up with notes of lemon cream. |
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56 | - [[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_a.html][Batch A 2011-05-04]] ([[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_a.xml][source]]) |
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57 | - [[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_b.html][Batch B 2011-07-05]] ([[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_b.xml][source]]) |
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58 | - [[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_c.html][Batch C 2012-02-18]] ([[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_c.xml][source]]) |
59 | - [[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_d.html][Batch D 2012-02-18]] ([[beer-recipes/7-Ginger Chamomile Wheat/ginger_chamomile_wheat-7_d.xml][source]]) - My first ten gallon batch. I lost |
60 | about a gallon, but what can you do. |
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62 | ** Nowruz (India Pale Ale) |
63 | |
64 | Perhaps my finest recipe to date. A suggestion to continuously hop was |
65 | heeded and the result was incredible. |
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67 | - [[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_a.html][Batch A]] 2011-03-20 ([[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_a.xml][source]]) |
68 | - [[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_b.html][Batch B]] 2011-06-11 ([[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_b.xml][source]]) This adds Centennial and expanded the |
69 | dry hopping a bit -- the Centennial was out of place, and the extra |
70 | dry hopping overpowered the fruity notes present in Batch A. But |
71 | the extra bitterness and attenuation definitely improved things. |
72 | - [[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_c.html][Batch C]] 2012-01-11 ([[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_c.xml][source]]) Back to the basics, but adding Citra to |
73 | the boil and using Chico Yeast. First impressions are: even better |
74 | than Batch A! |
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75 | - [[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_d.html][Batch D]] 2012-05-06 ([[beer-recipes/4-India Pale Ale/india_pale_ale-4_d.xml][source]]) Ten gallons, half on US ale yeast, half |
76 | on Wyeast [[http://www.wyeastlab.com/rw_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=136][Belgian Ardennes]] yeast. Initial impressions are that the |
77 | Belgian version is amazing: the fruit flavors and phenols from the |
78 | yeast complement the hopping quite nicely. |
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80 | ** Thoth (Foreign Extra Stout If You Bend a Bit) |
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82 | An attempt at experimentation--an adjunct (blackstrap molasses), a |
83 | spice (star anise), and a reused yeast cake (Ringwood from a |
84 | [[http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/113/576/][Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale]] clone). |
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86 | - [[beer-recipes/5-Strong Stout/strong_stout-5_a.html][Thoth]] ([[beer-recipes/5-Strong Stout/strong_stout-5_a.qbrew][source]]) |
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88 | ** Pale Ale |
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90 | My first brew, resurrected. |
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92 | - [[beer-recipes/1-Pale Ale/pale_ale-1_c.html][First Time on the New Rig]] ([[beer-recipes/1-Pale Ale/pale_ale-1_c.qbrew][source]]) |
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94 | * Cider / Apfelwein / Cyser |
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96 | My girlfriend hates carbonation and so, inspired by Edwort's |
97 | Applewine, I started experimenting with batches of cider. I'm keeping |
98 | some notes, but doing it more by "I guess this is the gravity..." than |
99 | with brewing due to the fairly different production |
100 | methods. Eventually I hope to get wine making down a bit better... |
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102 | Occasionally I dump the text notes from my phone to |
103 | [[http://wiki.calefaction.org/ClintonEbadi/Cider][a page on Steve's wiki]]. |
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105 | * Long Past Brews |
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107 | I present to you my poorly annotated [[http://www.usermode.org/code.html][QBrew]] files from my ancient brews |
108 | made in the lands of pleasant living. |
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110 | ** Pale Ale |
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112 | - [[beer-recipes/1-Pale Ale/pale_ale-1_a.html][First Brew Ever]] ([[beer-recipes/1-Pale Ale/pale_ale-1_a.qbrew][source]]) |
113 | - [[beer-recipes/1-Pale Ale/pale_ale-1_b.html][Revision B]] ([[beer-recipes/1-Pale Ale/pale_ale-1_b.qbrew][source]]) |
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115 | ** Porter |
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117 | - The record of the first brew has been lost in time |
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118 | - [[beer-recipes/2-Porter/porter-2_b.html][Second Attempt]] ([[beer-recipes/2-Porter/porter-2_b.qbrew][source]]) |
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120 | ** Wheat Ale |
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122 | - [[beer-recipes/3-Wheat Ale/wheat_ale-3_a.html][Bannanas]] ([[beer-recipes/3-Wheat Ale/wheat_ale-3_a.qbrew][source]]) -- A very hot fermentation made this taste like |
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123 | liquid bannanas it was ... interesting. |