Brew Batch #162 It Ain't Helen....Georgia

Yeah, we at Beat-12 Brewing are behind on this one but my old brew buddy said a great lager can be made quickly with enough yeast and good technique. So by the end of October we should be able to quaff this one down. No changes to the recipe as research has shown it to fit the palate bill rather well. Now the comp circuit hasn't been as easy to please. OG 1.044+0.001 @78F. Should be a little better than last batch on the abv. Put double pitch of Munich 2203 on it this time. 

Brew Batch #161 Octohop v1.5

LA3 won't be repitched after this batch. Lost about a gallon to trub and hop matter but this one wafts well out of the bubbler into the keg. FG 1.010+0.000 @65F to chew it's way down to 8.3%. Right on track with last version. Have enough odds and ends of 2oz packages that I may have 2.0 ability when this one sips away. 

Brew Batch #161 Octohop v1.5

Rebirth! 2 years later as I mistakenly skipped this little beauty in 2020 (right along with the rest of humanity) . V1.5 because 4 of the 8 dry-hops changed and not the entirety. Leaves wiggle room for v2.0. Started with a good bittering base to get IBUs to 80 as usual, then whirlpool and dry-hopping included Comet, Simcoe, Eureka!, Huell Melon, Jarrylo, X09326, X04190 (2020 US Contessa) and X06297 (Lotus) OG 1.072+0.001@80F. Sure hope that LA3 chews it up. 

Brew Batch #160 Teenage Dirtbag

This one finally finished fermenting after almost continually exploding from the bubbler with a double pitch of CommonBond multi gen 001 yeast. (my bad). Had to ferment at 58F for a bit to keep it under control but as of this morning, 5 full gallons went into Lil' Le' Arthur? to age a bit on what's left of that mega bourbon. FG 1.004+0.001 @77F for a solid 10.2%. Not sure what it'll be called by the barrel owner on exit but I did over brew and have a gallon to top his barrel off during maturation and possibly keg a little of the original for sampling.