First, not at all what I was expecting. It was a very crisp, and great finishing beer. Extremely thirst quenching, as well as satisfying of that wheat beer need. I loved it, and wish it had a six pack of it's own! Today in my area it's only available in the summer style's variety pack. I rate it 4.5 mugs out of 5.
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Monday, June 27, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Indiana Brewer's Cup Entry
Today I entered my first contest. I know that I like the beer that I brew, but I wanted to start getting some opinions from folks that have been doing this a while. Not so much for recognition, but more for ways that I can improve my brews.
I entered my Tasty Witbier. I brewed it with coriander and bitter orange peel as to style. My only issue in entering the contest was getting the beer from the keg to the bottles without foaming everywhere. Thanks to another homebrew friend, I was able to get a good 10oz in each bottle, I think!
I will enter a followup post when I get my score sheets back!
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I entered my Tasty Witbier. I brewed it with coriander and bitter orange peel as to style. My only issue in entering the contest was getting the beer from the keg to the bottles without foaming everywhere. Thanks to another homebrew friend, I was able to get a good 10oz in each bottle, I think!
I will enter a followup post when I get my score sheets back!
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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Northern Brewer Weizenboch Recipe
This week, I brewed the "Advantageous Weizenboch" recipe from Northern Brewer. It's an extract kit with some specialty grains. This is my fourth homebrew this year, and I've really started to get the hang of the process. I have brewed exclusively wheat beers since taking the hobby back up in mid February. I've had really good luck so far with the Wheat LME from Northern Brewer, as well as the Bavarian Wheat LME from Briess at our local homebrew shop.
This recipe called for 6lbs of Munich LME, as well as 6lbs of Wheat LME. I used a CaraAroma (German) specialty grain that I steeped for 20 minutes at 160 degrees along with my first ever "First Wort" Hop addition of 1oz of Perle (German) hops. See below for an analysis outputted by Beer Tools Pro of the recipe as I performed it. This is also the first brew that I have used a yeast cake scavenged from a previous brew. I used the WYeast 3638 on a Bavarian Witbier two brews ago, and made a starter from my slurry, and it fired right up. That pocketed me about $7 in savings on this particular brew. But don't get me wrong, this hobby is not a cost savings effort. I really enjoy fresh beer, and this is the best way to take care of that craving :)
Brew Date: 6/20/11
This recipe called for 6lbs of Munich LME, as well as 6lbs of Wheat LME. I used a CaraAroma (German) specialty grain that I steeped for 20 minutes at 160 degrees along with my first ever "First Wort" Hop addition of 1oz of Perle (German) hops. See below for an analysis outputted by Beer Tools Pro of the recipe as I performed it. This is also the first brew that I have used a yeast cake scavenged from a previous brew. I used the WYeast 3638 on a Bavarian Witbier two brews ago, and made a starter from my slurry, and it fired right up. That pocketed me about $7 in savings on this particular brew. But don't get me wrong, this hobby is not a cost savings effort. I really enjoy fresh beer, and this is the best way to take care of that craving :)
NB Weizenboch
15-C WeizenbockBrew Date: 6/20/11
Size: 5.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 280.72 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 280.72 kcal per 12.0 fl oz
Original Gravity: 1.084 (1.064 - 1.090)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.021 (1.015 - 1.022)
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Color: 15.26 (12.0 - 25.0)
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Alcohol: 8.3% (6.5% - 8.0%)
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Bitterness: 40.1 (15.0 - 30.0)
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Ingredients:
.5 lb German CaraAroma
6 lb Munich Liquid
6 lb CBW® Bavarian Wheat Liquid (Malt Extract)
1 oz Perle (9.4%) - added first wort, boiled 60 min
1 oz Hersbrucker (2.7%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 ea WYeast 3638 Bavarian Wheat™
6 lb Munich Liquid
6 lb CBW® Bavarian Wheat Liquid (Malt Extract)
1 oz Perle (9.4%) - added first wort, boiled 60 min
1 oz Hersbrucker (2.7%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
1 ea WYeast 3638 Bavarian Wheat™
Results generated by BeerTools Pro 1.5.16
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