Chou chou 2022 Edition
Grain bill: 13.2 2-row Dingeman’s Belgian Pilsner (Morebeer: GR-340) ; 1lb carapils (Morebeer: GR-450)
Grain in at 140 dF. Wait 15′. Heat to ~150 dF. Stay at temp for >75′ (mashed overnight). Sparged @ 165dF. SG = 1.062 (5g)
Boil. Put in Willamette (0.42 oz with 7.1% alpha) in 2 parts, 0.21 oz w/ 4% alpha at start of boil, then 0.21 w/ 4% alpha after another 30′.
After 60′, put in 0.5 oz of 4% alpha Hallertau Mittelfru for 30′. Added 16oz of Simplicity (clear) candi syrup.
At 90′ (flameout) put in 0.5oz of 4% Hersbrucker at flameout w/ 18g of coriander and orange peel.
SG = 1.082. Cool overnight, then pitched yeast.
Hefeweizen
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/189239/simply-great-hefeweizen?frombp=1
Ingredients:
5# Great Western White Wheat Malt (GR390)
5# Great Western California Select 2-row (GR306)
0.5# Rice Husks
Dough in Temp 152F Time 60min
Batch Sparge Infusion 160F Time 20min
1oz Hallertau Boil 60min
0.5oz Hallertau Boil 30min
Hefeweizen
From “Secrets From the Master Brewers”
Amount | Type |
5 lb | Pale 2-Row Malt |
5 lb | Wheat Malt |
5/8 oz | Tettnanger Hops |
5/8 oz | Tettnanger Hops |
5/8 oz | Tettnanger Hops |
Wyeast 3068 Yeast
OG: 1.05, FG: 1.012
Mash grains at 152-155 dF for 60 min. Sparge and collect wort. Bring wort to a boil and add 5/8 oz Tettnanger hops. Boil fo 60 min, adding 5/8 oz Tettnanger hops after 30 minutes and 5/8oz Tettnanger hops during final 5 minutes. Cool wort to 70-72 dF and pitch yeast. Ferment for 5 to 7 days at 70-72 dF. Transfer to a secondary fermenter, and ferment an additional 7 days. Drop the temperature to 45 dF for the final 2 days of secondary conditioning. Bottle or keg. Age 5 to 7 days before serving.
HAZY JUICY DIPA
From https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/448502/hazy-juicy-ipa
Grain Bill:
1 lb American = Carapils
Amount | Fermentable | PPG | % | Bill % |
1 lb | American – Carapils (Dextrine Malt) | 33 | 1.8 | 6.7 |
2.65 lb | Flaked Oats | 33 | 2.2 | 17.8 |
11 lb | American – Pale 2-Row | 37 | 1.8 | 73.8 |
4 oz | wheat flour king arthur | 1 | 1 | 1.7% |
Amount | Variety | Type | AA | Use | Time | IBU | Bill % |
2 oz | Warrior | Pellet | 16 | Boil | 60 min | 98.86 | 14.3% |
2 oz | Citra | Pellet | 11 | Whirlpool @ 212 deg F | 0 min | 14.3% | |
2 oz | Amarilllo | Pellet | 8.6 | Whirlpool @ 212 dF | 0 min | 14.3% | |
2 oz | Mosaic | Pellet | 12.5 | Whirlpool | 0 min | 14.3% | |
2 oz | Citra | Pellet | 11 | Dry Hop | 3 days | 14.3% | |
2 oz | Mosaic | Pellet | 12.5 | Dry Hop | 3 days | 14.3% | |
2 oz | Amarillo | Pellet | 8.6 | Dry Hop | 3 days | 14.3% |
Mash Guideline
Amount | Description | Type | Temp | Time |
4.6 gal | single infusion | infusion | 154 dF | 60 min |
1.7 gal | Fly Sparge | 168 dF | – |
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb
Yeast: Omega Yeast Labs – DIPA Ale
Attenuation 81%, Flocculation Medium-low, Optimum Temp: 65-72 dF, No Starter, Fermentation Temp: 63 dF
Notes:
Mash all grain 60 min @ 154, fly sparge until 7.0 in boil kettle. Boil, add warrior, 20′ hop stand with 6oz hops. Rack to fermenter, pitch omega yeast. When krausen begins to fall around day 5-6, add dry hops. Let sit on dry hops 3 days, cold crash 2 days. Rack to keg.
OG 1.062, FG 1.012, ABV 6.51%, IBU 98.86, SRM 4.26
Day-of (2/16/2020) specific notes:
Had trouble with temperature, but kept it around 154, then rose to 160’ish before sparging. Dry-hopped at beginning (soaked in mild phosphoric acid). Purchased grain from Fermentation Solutions in Campbell, but hops and yeast from MoreBeer.
OG=1.061
Saison
https://beerandbrewing.com/the-classic-saison-recipe/
MALT/GRAIN BILL
8 lb (3.63 kg) Pilsner malt (GR340)
1 lb (0.45 kg) Vienna malt (GR410)
8 oz (227 g) wheat malt (GR390)
2 oz (57 g) Caramunich malt (substituted CaraBelg malt) (GR454)
Boil:
Recipe called for:
1 oz (28 g) Fuggle [5% AA] at 30 minutes
1 oz (28 g) Styrian Goldings [5.5% AA] at 10 minutes
Here’s what I did:
65 min w/ Styrian Goldings [1.9%AA]
45 min w/ Fuggle [5% AA]
Mash temperature of 150dF, for 60min.
Original Gravity: 1.051
Gravity when transferred to secondary: 1.026
Final Gravity: ___
Chou Chou Recipe – 12/29/18
Grain bill: 13.2 2-row barley (Morebeer: GR-306) ; 1lb carapils (Morebeer: GR-480)
Grain in at 140 dF. Wait 15′. Heat to 151 dF. Stay at temp for 75′. Sparged @ 170dF. SG = 1.062 (5g)
Boil. Put in Goldings (0.75′ with 4% alpha) for 50′
{Should have put in 2 parts: (0.325 w/ 4% alpha) for 30′ then (0.325 w/ 4% alpha) for 30′
At 60′ put in 0.5 oz of 4% alpha Hallertau Mittelfru for 30′. Added 10oz of 45 candy sugar syrup.
At 90′ (flameout) put in 0.5oz of 4% Hersbrucker at flameout w/ 18g of coriander and orange peel.
SG = 1.082. Cool overnight, then pitched yeast.
Netgear Readyshare USB3.0
Just thought I’d share my experience with the Netgear R6400 Router and its Readyshare Feature. I added a Seagate Expansion Desktop (external USB3.0) drive (5 Tb). I wanted to support both Windows and Mac OSX machines, so I ended up re-partitioning the Seagate drive using the Windows 10 (windows button+r, typing compmgmt.msc), clicking on Disk Management.
I created 3 partitions (2Tb NTFS, 2Tb empty, and 1 Tb NTFS). Then on a Mac, I used the disk utility to create a Mac HFS+ partition with the empty 2Tb empty. Just to test with Time Machine, I did a backup to this partition.
I then plugged the drive into the Netgear R6400. The drive ended up corrupting the HFS+ partition, so I brought it back to the Mac to repair. After repairing, it seems to work appropriately when plugged back into the Netgear.
So far so good! It does mean I have separate drives for Windows/Mac, but the drive is big enough that it works.
Father’s Day Brew: Pliny the Younger Clone
http://www.craftedpours.com/homebrew-recipe/pliny-the-younger-triple-ipa-clone-homebrew-recipe
:
All Grain Triple IPA Recipe
Profile: HomeBrew recipe for an Imperial IPA, similar to Russian River Pliny The Younger. Medium-bodied with resinous hop flavors of pine, and citrus. Extreme bitterness in the finish. Dry-hopped for maximum hop aromas.
Ingredients:
Malts
19 lbs Pale 2-row
12 oz. Crystal 40
10 oz. CaraPils
Hops
2 oz. Warrior 16%a, 60 minutes
1 oz Simcoe 13%a, 45 minutes
1 oz. Centennial 10%a, 30 minutes
1 oz Chinook 13%a, 15 minutes
1 oz Simcoe 13%a, 15 minutes
1 oz. Columbus, 10 minutes
1 oz. Amarillo 8%a, 5 minutes
Yeast: WLP007 Dry English Ale
Dry-Hop: 1 oz. Simcoe, 1 oz. Centennial, 1/2 oz. Columbus, 1/2 oz. Amarillo, 1/2 oz. Chinook
Instructions:
Mash all grains for 1 hour at 152 degrees.
Sparge at 170 degrees.
One hour boil with hop regimen above.
Ferment at 63-68 degrees.
Maibock – 12/23/2013
Grain bill:
- 5.5 lb Vienna (GR410)
- 5.5lb Pilsner (GR310)
- 1lb German Munich (GR400)
- 1lb Caramalt (10degL) {substituted for 1lb Cara Hell}
Hops:
- 1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh (4.3% AA) & 1 oz Tettnanger (4.6% AA){ boil for 60 min}
- 1 oz German Hersbrucker (2.3% AA, 8.8% Beta) {boil for 15 min}
17 qt Strike Water, heated to 165F. Put grain in and mash @ 150-155F.
Sparged @ 170F.
Pitched yeast @ ~85F.
Original gravity: 1.060/15%