I decided that brewing on St. Patrick's Day made a lot of sense. So that's what I did today. This was my first spiced beer and it's a little heavier than maybe I should be making as it approaches spring and summer, but who cares.
I kind of did things in the wrong order when it came to putting the wort in the fermentor. So things got a little watered down and then with my attempts at fixing it, I hopefully didn't contaminate anything. All I know for now is that the OG I have for this can't be right but it is listed for posterity.
6.6# Gold Malt Extract
1# Munich Grain
1# British Crystal Grain
1/2# Chocolate Grain
1/2#Cara Pils Grain
2oz Northern Brewer Hops
1oz Fuggles Hops
1tsp Cinnamon
1/4tsp Nutmeg
1oz Sweet Orange Peel
1pkg Wyeast Liquid Yeast - British Ale
Brew: 3/17
OG: 1.050 @73degrees
Rack:
Bottle: 3/30
FG: 1.015@68 degrees
ABV: 4.8
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Brew Updates
I intend to update this when I first try my beers, but once I start with one it rolls from there and then soon I forget all about it.
Anyway, the American Special Amber was good. It seemed to be missing just a little something but not sure what it was. It was my best carbonated beer to date. And today I tried the Irish Red Ale. It was bottled only ten days ago. I thought it might be a little early, but I think drinking my own Irish Red on St. Patty's Day was necessary. The taste was smooth and delicious. It was very close to the Special Amber in taste, but it seems this Irish Red isn't "missing" what the Amber was. It just needs a little more time to fully carbonate.
Finally, I got the best St. Patty's Day miracle surprise today. I bought three Corney Kegs for $20 each. Some old man on Craigslist was just looking to get rid of them. Getting one for the same price I got these three for is a good buy generally. For those that don't know, Corney Kegs are five gallon containers that used to be used by the soda industry to ship their syrup. The are obsolete for soda company with the invention of the bladder bag systems. The kegs have become the favorite of home brewers for kegging as they are the perfect size for the five gallon batches. Kegging the brew saves time with bottling, cleaning and wait time. Now I can skip yeast conditioning and just use CO2.
Anyway, the American Special Amber was good. It seemed to be missing just a little something but not sure what it was. It was my best carbonated beer to date. And today I tried the Irish Red Ale. It was bottled only ten days ago. I thought it might be a little early, but I think drinking my own Irish Red on St. Patty's Day was necessary. The taste was smooth and delicious. It was very close to the Special Amber in taste, but it seems this Irish Red isn't "missing" what the Amber was. It just needs a little more time to fully carbonate.
Finally, I got the best St. Patty's Day miracle surprise today. I bought three Corney Kegs for $20 each. Some old man on Craigslist was just looking to get rid of them. Getting one for the same price I got these three for is a good buy generally. For those that don't know, Corney Kegs are five gallon containers that used to be used by the soda industry to ship their syrup. The are obsolete for soda company with the invention of the bladder bag systems. The kegs have become the favorite of home brewers for kegging as they are the perfect size for the five gallon batches. Kegging the brew saves time with bottling, cleaning and wait time. Now I can skip yeast conditioning and just use CO2.
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