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 lbPale 2-Row Malt
5 lbWheat Malt
5/8 ozTettnanger Hops
5/8 ozTettnanger Hops
5/8 ozTettnanger 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

AmountFermentablePPG%Bill %
1 lbAmerican – Carapils (Dextrine Malt)331.86.7
2.65 lbFlaked Oats332.217.8
11 lbAmerican – Pale 2-Row371.873.8
4 ozwheat flour king arthur111.7%
AmountVarietyTypeAAUseTimeIBUBill %
2 ozWarriorPellet16Boil60 min98.8614.3%
2 ozCitraPellet11Whirlpool @ 212 deg F0 min14.3%
2 ozAmarillloPellet8.6Whirlpool @ 212 dF0 min14.3%
2 ozMosaicPellet12.5Whirlpool
0 min14.3%
2 ozCitraPellet11Dry Hop3 days
14.3%
2 ozMosaicPellet12.5Dry Hop3 days14.3%
2 ozAmarilloPellet8.6Dry Hop3 days14.3%

Mash Guideline

AmountDescriptionTypeTempTime
4.6 galsingle infusioninfusion154 dF60 min
1.7 galFly Sparge168 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

 

Recipe TypeAll Grain

Size5 Gallons

Beer StyleImperial IPA

Target ABV10.2%

Target IBUs145

Recipe Type

Overall
5/ 5
User Rating
35 total ratings

 

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

YeastWLP007 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.

Rack to keg or secondary and age for 8-10 weeks. Dry-hop for the last 7 days.

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%