Brew Batch #104 Corporal Catbox v1.1

On the heels of the original in the search for more dank, I used the same everything except I went Citra, Eureka!, and Mosaic on the hopping profile. Let’s see if this tones back the citrus and brings forward more funk. OG 1.052+0.000@ 65F, forgot to stir the sparge. Cost me 10 points easy. Bummer. But at least I know why.

Brew Batch #103 PBnJT! (again)

Brewing for AUfest, I tried my hand once again with the help of RP @OTB on Peanut Butter NO Jelly Time! It's v1.1 for only a few reasons that have to do with slight grain bill changes and profile changes due to having my own brewing system and ability to finalize water chemistry. Still the Baltic Porter on steroids with an OG 1.096+0.00@65F (1.100 expected). Pitched a mega fresh 1.5L starter of 2112 and used the "legacy" yeast from last time just in case the "muties" wanted to hold the "newbies" hands through the process. BE-wise I'm sitting solid at 66% but had to do a 90 minute mash. We'll see how it turns out and whether or not this will be my AU OKfest entry.

2nd MO M.A.S.H. In

The 2nd MO M.A.S.H. In (8/18/18) yielded some great insight AND a little bling. Hemerodromos tallied a 28, so it averaged a 30 in it's lifespan at comp, but the real surprises were Pill Roller v2.0 and WBI. I entered Pill Roller v2.0 into 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager and 2A International Pale Lager with it garnering 33 and 40 respectively and snagging a gold for Int'l PL. WBI was my first attempt and scored a 36 to win a silver! So to date the medal count stands at 6 since last October. Pill Roller v2.0 is flying out of the garage by the growler so grab it while you can.

Brew Batch #102 Corporal Catbox

Into the keg today!! FG 1.010+0.000@55F to yield a solid 7%. But the nose is citrus with a touch of dank followed by more pine than I'd like. I'll be reviewing the hop additions and trying something a little different. Still no problem in emptying the keg though, just sayin'

Brew Batch #102 Corporal Catbox

As I begin gearing up for AUfest this year (yes I'm actually off), I wanted to try my hand at a dank hazy just to see how it turned out so I could make a run at winning this year. So on a doublt brew day with OTB, we tried our hands at known bases with unknown recipe tweaks. RP's going Raspberry milkshake #noflocs and I turned out a Carared dosed hazy with Comet, Columbus and Simcoe. Hit my numbers at OG 1.064+0.00@66F. Now let's see if I can "orange" this one up a bit and make you look around for kitty poo..... in a box. 

Brew Batch # 101 WBI

WBI (aka Wheat Beer Incident) is a bit of an inside joke, but nonetheless was kegged with a beautiful slight straw haze today with FG 1.008-0.0001@55F to yield a perfect 5.6% Weissbier. The patience at 64F for 3 days of fermentation then free rise to 72F and holding seem to really cut back on the clove and bring the soft banana esters forward which is what I was shooting for. I like clove but since I wasn't doing a ferulic rest, I wanted to try and manipulate the 4-vinyl guaiacol pathway however I could and push towards iso-amyl acetate for this one. I'll play with under pitching next time, but for now let's have a pint.

World Beer Cup...Runner-Up

This is overdue from the original 6/23/18 post but, 

Of the 242 US medals, 4 came out of TN (representing a doubling from the 16' entries) consisting of 1 Gold, 2 Silver (101 awarded nationwide) and a Bronze. 

Of that 1.62% received in TN, 25% was by one man... Red, Brewmaster at Nashville Brewing Company. A beer that debuted at the nuptials of The Dog and Pony show, aka "wedding of Junk and Wee Nay Nay" only to become the second best Muenchner-Style Helles in the world, Nashville Lager. Now how 'bout them red overalls? Given to brewers with at least 50% Weyermann malt in a beer. But only if it medals, next time you're at NBC as Red to put his on and model them for you. 

And everyone can get behind this rating.