Brew Batch #176 Taking A Dunkels

Ah yeah! FG 1.006+0.001@ 53F with a little Mother Nature cold crash to give us 4.6% in the keg. BE was ok on this one but what I was really going after is a good replicate of the original that had extract addition. It's on gas and we'll see how well the clove/banana balance is soon enough. Plan to use this monster WLP300 pitch for my first weizenbock. 

Brew Batch #176 Taking A Dunkels

And as the burners begin to warm back up after a slow brewing year (work related), we knock this batch out again for 2 reasons. Last time, we sought to make a wheat beer but the LME was darker than expected hence the Dunkel labeling. However, that same beer medaled and there are 2 things I'm a whore over right now, homebrewing medals from each contiguous state and Untappd badges. So, I am trying to replicate that medal winner in its all-grain form. OG was low 1.040+0.000 @70F so I'm unhappy with that on a 2 hour mash. But we'll see what the yeast does. I'll also be harvesting this bed for my first weizenbock attempt. Stay tuned. 

Brew Batch #175 Reinke's Revenge 2022 CoVid Edition (cont'd) Gamma variant

Man, did that CBB yeast chew it up! FG 1.030-0.001 @54 makes this batch of Reinke's toe the line at 12.2%. Kegged on a 2.5" spiral of Brazlian Amburana today for at least 10 days, then after apple pie additions we should have a great variant that will overcome droves just like the original virus did. 

Brew Batch #175 Reinke's Revenge 2022 CoVid Edition (cont'd) Gamma variant

Way behind on brewing this. Used to be October every year, moved to November for International Stout Day because the recipe turned out so well and now I'm scrambling to get it in by year end. But, continuing the CoVid fun with the Brazilian variant that found it's way to America, we give you P.1 (Gamma). OG 1.122+0.000 @68F, I'm pretty proud of by the way, because my BE was a little better than expected. On a huge 500ml thick 001 pitch from CBB, this one should take of soon. 

Brew Batch #174 Quit that Putin!

Kegged with a luscious aroma at FG 1.004-0.001@ 53F to make a great "Drop Dead You Reds" 6.3%. These Jarrylo hops are guaranteed to make you forget that 10% of all the world's wheat comes from Ukraine and that Russia reaped $1 billion worth of it during occupation. Yeah, bread and beer are tied together. 

Brew Batch #174 Quit That Putin!

What do you do when you have 1 pound of Jarrylo hops? See recipe name above. Haven't had a hazy on tap in a while and trying to fill Mista Wwyan. So, joining Grandma's Hotbox and on tap soon will be the latest Slovik hop driven haze juice made with Comet, Mosaic and of course Jarrylo. OG 1.050+0.000 @66F. Hoping the 3rd gen LA3 chews it on down a bit but not too dry. 

Brew Batch #173 Grandma's Hotbox

Kegged today after a monster CBB 001 yeast pitch at it down to FG 1.004 -0.001 @52F to make it quaffable 4%. Now the fun part. Let's add about 60mls of Amoretti apple pie flavoring to it at kegging and let it waft out of the glass as a fall seasonal. I've got some natural pie crust and green apple as well in case I have to "toe" it one way or another.