Sorachi Wheat

Sorachi Wheat

Brew Date: 12/12/14
Bottle Date: 1/24/15

**1 gal batch**

Extracts:
~1.33 lbs Briess Wheat DME

Hops:
.5 oz Columbus at 60 min

1 oz Sorachi Ace at 15-0 min continuous

Yeast:
Safale s-04 Ale Yeast

OG: 1.055
FG: ???? (spilled test cylinder)
ABV: ???? (probably 5-6%)

Tasted like shit, fail brew.

Uncle Gary's IPA

Uncle Gary's IPA

Brew Date: 12/6/14
Bottle Date: 1/2/15

**5 gal batch**


Specialty Grains:
1 lb Briess Caramel 60L Malt
Extracts:
8.5 lbs Briess Pilsen Light DME

Hops:
2 oz Columbus at 60 minutes
1 oz US Willamette at 15 minutes
.75 oz Simcoe at 5 minutes

.75 oz New Zealand Nelson Sauvin at 5 minutes

.5 oz US Willamette at 5 minutes

1.5 oz Columbus at 14 days
1 oz Chinook at 14 days
1 oz Nugget at 14 days
.5 oz US Willamette at 14 days

.25 oz New Zealand Nelson Sauvin at 14 days

.25 oz Simcoe at 14 days

Yeast:
White Labs California Ale (w/ Starter)

OG: 1.085
FG: 1.013
ABV: 9.45%

Notes:  Majority of bottles not carbonated after 3 weeks.  Attempted rescue method with 3 bottles by shaking small portion of dry champagne yeast into bottles and recapping 1/24/2015. Opened on the 3 bottles 1/31/2015 to perfect carbonation and taste.  Began rescue method with remainder of bottles but opened 5 in a row that sounded perfectly carbonated upon opening, so I simply recapped them and stuck in fridge. Now I'm just confused...

My Funny Valentine - Imperial Belgian Chocolate Stout

My Funny Valentine 
Imperial Belgian Chocolate Stout

Brew Date: 11/11/14
Bottle Date: 1/17/15

**3.5 gal batch**


Specialty Grains:
1 lb Briess Black Malt
1 lb Pale Chocolate Malt
.5 lb Crystal 60L

Extracts:

6.6 lbs Briess Traditional Dark LME
1 lb Briess Pilsner Light DME
1 lb Light Belgian Candi Sugar

Hops:
1 oz UK Kent Golding at 60 minutes
.5 oz UK Challenger at 60 minutes
.5 oz UK Challengre at 5-15 minutes
1 oz UK Kent Golding at 5-15 minutes

Yeast:
White Labs Belgian Ale
Wyeast Belgian Strong

Flavoring:
2 Habaneros and 1/2 lb Cacao Nibs (soaked in vodka**) added to secondary, 1/18/14

OG: 1.098
FG: 1.022
ABV: 10%**

Smokin' Hop Pale Kolsch

Smokin' Hop Pale Kolsch

Brew Date: 10/20/14
Bottle Date: 11/08/14

Specialty Grains:

1 lb Weyerman Oak Smoked Pale Wheat

Extracts:

7 lbs Briess Pilsen Light DME
.75 lbs Briess Bavarian Wheat DME

Hops:
2 oz Saaz.  1 oz at 60, 1 oz continuous
1 oz Hallertau at 60 minutes
1 oz Hersbrucker at 10-15 minutes
1 oz UK Kent Golding at 5-15 minutes

Yeast:
Safbrew S-33 dry yeast
Wyeast Kolsch

OG: 1.074
FG: 1.015
ABV: 7.74%

Double Down IPA

Double Down IPA

Brew Date: 4/30/14
Bottle Date: 6/7/14

Extracts:

3.3 lbs Briess Munich LME
4 lbs Briess PIlsen Light DME
.75 lbs Briess Golden Light DME

Hops:
3 oz Nugget continuous at 90-5 minutes 1/2
3 oz Chinook continuous at 45-5 minutes

Yeast:
WL California Ale Yeast (w/ starter)

OG: 1.076
FG: 1.017
ABV: 7.74%

Ryebbey

Name: Ryebbey

Brew Date: 3/29/14
Bottle Date: 4/26/14

Extracts:

3.3 lbs Munich LME
3.3 lbs Rye malt syrup
1 lb CBW Bavarian Wheat DME
1 lb CBW Golden Light DME

Specialty Grains:
.5 lb Briess Caramel 80
4 oz Chocolate Rye

Hops:
1 oz Sterling (Alpha 7.0% Beta 5.0%), 1/2 at 60 minutes 1/2 at 30 minutes
1 oz German Tettnang (Alpha 3.9% Beta 5.0%) at 40 minutes
1 oz Willamette (Alpha 5.3% Beta 3.7%) at 15 minutes

Yeast:
WL Abbey Ale Yeast

OG: 1.068
FG: 1.020
ABV: 6.3%

Notes:
Originally named Munchenroggen inspired by munich malts and bavarian wheat with a lot of rye, but renamed Ryebbey upon taste because she's all about the abbey ale yeast but with a great rye flavor.