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Category Archives: Ingredients
Notes on my first attempt at making crystal malt
On Friday, August 23, 2019, I made my first attempt at making some crystal malt. I used Brewcabin.com’s post as a guide. 8:00 AM: Soaked 1 lb Thomas Fawcett Golden Promise malt in about 21 oz of bottled water in … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal malt, Education, Ingredients, Malt, Malting, Uncategorized
Tagged caramel malt, crystal malt
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First Attempt at Malting Wheat
I have been reading about malting grains for a good while and finally decided to give it a try after I spotted some raw wheat at Whole Foods the other day. I bought about 2.5 pounds of it to play … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Ingredients, Malting
Tagged acrospire, germination, malting, wheat
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Apparent Attenuation Using Wyeast 3522 Ardennes Yeast On Two Different Worts
I recently brewed two different Belgian ales. The first was a Belgian pale ale with a starting gravity of 1.061. The second was a Belgian Strong Blond with a starting gravity of 1.070. Belgian pale ale: OG=1.061, FG=1.007, Apparent Attenuation=87.9%, … Continue reading
Posted in Belgian Ale, Education, Yeast
Tagged apparent attentuation, Belgian ale, Wyeast 3522 Ardennes yeast
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First Attempt At Making Invert Sugar
I have been reading some recipes that require invert sugar, so I started exploring where to get some. It seems hard to come by. While Googling, I found many links to making invert sugar. After perusing several sites, I picked … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Ingredients, Invert Sugar
Tagged beer, Home-brew, Invert sugar, molasses
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Hops Notes
Some notes on hops: Hop oils: 1. Hydrocarbons (50-80%) Myrcene 2. Oxygenated hydrocarbons (20-50%) Linalool (floral, orange) Geraniol (floral: roses, geraniums) Citronellol (green, floral, citrusy) 3. Sulfur compounds (thiols) 4MMP – 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one (catty) 3MH – 3-mercaptohexan-1-ol (yeast->3MH->3MHA) Reference 3MHA – … Continue reading
Loquat Flowers Yeast Wrangling October 29, 2017
On Sunday, October 29, 2017, I did some yeast wrangling with some 1.036 canned starter wort and some flowers picked from the Loquat tree the kids love to climb. I dropped about seven flowers with some stem attached to a … Continue reading
Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Yeast Starter
10/29/17 – 8:00 pm: Put together a step starter with some Wyeast 2124 Bohemian yeast. I used approximately 3.5 quart jars of canned starter with a gravity of 1.036 I had made up a while back. This yielded just at … Continue reading
Pressure Canning Starter Wort With A Pressure Cooker
I am low on canned starter wort so I decided to make up some jars this morning. I moved all the implements to the kitchen, including seven quart jars, lids and rings, my 23-quart Presto pressure cooker and some dry … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Ingredients
Tagged Ball jars, canning wort, pressure cooker, starter wort
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Yeast Wrangling Attempt with Berliner Style Weisse Wort & Muscadines
I have been thinking about trying my hand at yeast wrangling in my backyard for months. Some muscadine grapes finally ripened and I happened to have fresh wort handy. This should be an interesting experiment. The wort sample I have … Continue reading
Water Report
Here is the water report from Ward Laboratories for Forest Acres in Columbia, SC, dated 10/21/2014: Ward Labs Water Analysis Report Please follow and like us:
