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16 | <h1>Ale is Neat</h1> |
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20 | <a href="#sec1">Current Activity</a> |
21 | </dt> |
22 | <dt> |
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23 | <a href="#sec2">More Recent Brews</a> |
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25 | <dd> |
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28 | <a href="#sec3">English IPA</a> |
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29 | </dt> |
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31 | <a href="#sec4">Cernunnos (Ginger-Chamomile Wheat Ale)</a> |
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32 | </dt> |
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33 | <dt> |
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34 | <a href="#sec5">Nowruz (India Pale Ale)</a> |
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35 | </dt> |
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36 | <dt> |
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37 | <a href="#sec6">Thoth (Foreign Extra Stout If You Bend a Bit)</a> |
38 | </dt> |
39 | <dt> |
40 | <a href="#sec7">Pale Ale</a> |
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42 | </dl> |
43 | </dd> |
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45 | <a href="#sec8">Cider / Apfelwein / Cyser</a> |
46 | </dt> |
47 | <dt> |
48 | <a href="#sec9">Long Past Brews</a> |
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49 | </dt> |
50 | <dd> |
51 | <dl> |
52 | <dt> |
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53 | <a href="#sec10">Pale Ale</a> |
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56 | <a href="#sec11">Porter</a> |
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59 | <a href="#sec12">Wheat Ale</a> |
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67 | <!-- Page published by Emacs Muse begins here --><p>Once upon a time I brewed beer. Then I lost access to my roommate's |
68 | kettle owing to moving three hundred miles, and there was much sadness |
69 | for my poor kit lacked all but this very expensive kettle. A new |
70 | kettle has finally fallen into my hands, and so beer may be brewed |
71 | again.</p> |
72 | |
73 | <h2><a name="sec1" id="sec1"></a> |
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74 | Current Activity</h2> |
75 | |
76 | <p class="first">I started brewing again with a few friends (makes it much easier to |
77 | actually get around to doing it when you have help). Since multiple |
78 | people are involved we are using <a href="http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing">a wiki</a> to collaborate. This poor page |
79 | will probably remain dusty because I can just put things there |
80 | instead.</p> |
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82 | |
83 | <h2><a name="sec2" id="sec2"></a> |
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84 | More Recent Brews</h2> |
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86 | <p class="first">I decided to at least make a stab at being unlazy and actually linking |
87 | to the files that are stored with the website. I keep a reasonable |
88 | brewing log (probably dry and boring to almost everyone) in the files |
89 | themselves.</p> |
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91 | <p>I'm only bothering to list recipes that have been brewed and bottled |
92 | here—information on anything in the pipeline is at the <a href="http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing">brewing wiki</a> |
93 | since it is liable to change a lot.</p> |
94 | |
95 | <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> |
96 | is I've switched over to that. Meaning my newer recipes are in <a href="http://beerxml.com">BeerXML</a> |
97 | that theoretically can be imported into other programs, but may very |
98 | well only work in Brewtarget.</p> |
99 | |
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100 | <h3><a name="sec3" id="sec3"></a> |
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101 | English IPA</h3> |
102 | |
103 | <p class="first">We had a lot of leftover ingredients after |
104 | <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 |
105 | hops. As such I threw together the leftovers into what seemed like it |
106 | would be a good approximation of an English IPA. We even threw this |
107 | onto the yeast cake of the last batch in the wedding brews (an ESB).</p> |
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108 | |
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109 | <p>Unfortunately, it was a wee bit underwhemling. Since we have a fancy |
110 | temperature controlled fridge now, I decided to brew around 68F (no |
111 | risk of overshooting). It came out slightly musty and generally |
112 | bland... still, for being made from leftovers it's alright.</p> |
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113 | |
114 | <ul> |
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115 | <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> |
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116 | </ul> |
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118 | |
119 | <h3><a name="sec4" id="sec4"></a> |
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120 | Cernunnos (Ginger-Chamomile Wheat Ale)</h3> |
121 | |
122 | <p class="first">Cheap and quick to make, this is ready to drink after a quick |
123 | fermentation and as soon as the bottles carbonate. The chamomile |
124 | really shines here adding a honey-like note; the ginger adds |
125 | additional earthiness and a bit of zing; Sorachi Ace hops finish |
126 | everything up with notes of lemon cream.</p> |
127 | |
128 | <ul> |
129 | <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> |
130 | <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> |
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131 | <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> |
132 | <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 |
133 | about a gallon, but what can you do.</li> |
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134 | </ul> |
135 | |
136 | |
137 | <h3><a name="sec5" id="sec5"></a> |
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138 | Nowruz (India Pale Ale)</h3> |
139 | |
140 | <p class="first">Perhaps my finest recipe to date. A suggestion to continuously hop was |
141 | heeded and the result was incredible.</p> |
142 | |
143 | <ul> |
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144 | <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> |
145 | <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 |
146 | dry hopping a bit — the Centennial was out of place, and the extra |
147 | dry hopping overpowered the fruity notes present in Batch A. But |
148 | the extra bitterness and attenuation definitely improved things.</li> |
149 | <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 |
150 | the boil and using Chico Yeast. First impressions are: even better |
151 | than Batch A!</li> |
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152 | <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 |
153 | on Wyeast <a href="http://www.wyeastlab.com/rw_yeaststrain_detail.cfm?ID=136">Belgian Ardennes</a> yeast. Initial impressions are that the |
154 | Belgian version is amazing: the fruit flavors and phenols from the |
155 | yeast complement the hopping quite nicely.</li> |
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156 | </ul> |
157 | |
158 | |
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159 | <h3><a name="sec6" id="sec6"></a> |
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160 | Thoth (Foreign Extra Stout If You Bend a Bit)</h3> |
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161 | |
162 | <p class="first">An attempt at experimentation—an adjunct (blackstrap molasses), a |
163 | spice (star anise), and a reused yeast cake (Ringwood from a |
164 | <a href="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/113/576/">Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale</a> clone).</p> |
165 | |
166 | <ul> |
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167 | <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> |
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168 | </ul> |
169 | |
170 | |
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171 | <h3><a name="sec7" id="sec7"></a> |
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172 | Pale Ale</h3> |
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173 | |
174 | <p class="first">My first brew, resurrected.</p> |
175 | |
176 | <ul> |
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177 | <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> |
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178 | </ul> |
179 | |
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181 | |
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182 | <h2><a name="sec8" id="sec8"></a> |
183 | Cider / Apfelwein / Cyser</h2> |
184 | |
185 | <p class="first">My girlfriend hates carbonation and so, inspired by Edwort's |
186 | Applewine, I started experimenting with batches of cider. I'm keeping |
187 | some notes, but doing it more by "I guess this is the gravity..." than |
188 | with brewing due to the fairly different production |
189 | methods. Eventually I hope to get wine making down a bit better...</p> |
190 | |
191 | <p>Occasionally I dump the text notes from my phone to |
192 | <a href="http://wiki.calefaction.org/ClintonEbadi/Cider">a page on Steve's wiki</a>.</p> |
193 | |
194 | |
195 | <h2><a name="sec9" id="sec9"></a> |
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196 | Long Past Brews</h2> |
197 | |
198 | <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 |
199 | made in the lands of pleasant living.</p> |
200 | |
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201 | <h3><a name="sec10" id="sec10"></a> |
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202 | Pale Ale</h3> |
203 | |
204 | <ul> |
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205 | <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> |
206 | <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> |
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207 | </ul> |
208 | |
209 | |
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210 | <h3><a name="sec11" id="sec11"></a> |
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211 | Porter</h3> |
212 | |
213 | <ul> |
214 | <li>The record of the first brew has been lost in time</li> |
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215 | <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> |
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216 | </ul> |
217 | |
218 | |
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219 | <h3><a name="sec12" id="sec12"></a> |
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220 | Wheat Ale</h3> |
221 | |
222 | <ul> |
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223 | <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 |
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224 | liquid bannanas it was ... interesting.</li> |
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