Brew Batch #181 Occasionally

The German Pils summer crusher returns! Albeit towards the end of the summer, but that doesn't seem to be going anywhere any time soon. OG 1.046+0.000@ 72F. Taking it to 58F to start ferm then I'll dial it down to 53F to let it chew and clean. 

Brew Batch #180 KeeWeePee v1.1

FG 1.002-0.001@51F gives this one a solid 5.5%. It's a fan favorite and seemed to be better received than 1.0 due to the dry-hopping. I had to brew a few of my solid recipes to have on tap before I ventured into some new styles in the next few batches. Plus, it's comp time 😉

Brew Batch #180 KeeWeePee v1.1

Getting back to brewing what works before I venture out into Vienna land. This one came in at OG 1.042+0.001 @ 77F. Good BE and the mega 2278 should drop it on down the quaff-ville! Love this recipe. 

Brew Batch #179 WBI (aka Wheat Beer Incident)

OG 1.036+0.001 @74F puts it under last batch but the yeast pitch is seriously strong enough to get it down in numbers. I under pitched WLP300 and will start ferm at 62-64F to stress it into the flavors I'm wanting. This'll be the 4th time I've tried to control this White Labs pitch into giving me what I want, but there may be no comparison to Wyeast 3068 for these types of beers. 

Brew Batch #179 WBI (aka Wheat Beer Incident)

FG 1.004+0.000 @61F gives it a solid and quaffable 4.3%. It's not coming off as banana-y as I'd like, but again it's the Wyeast factor. I may comp it a couple of times and see what it does, but either way the Beta Club will like it. 

Alabama Brewer's Cup 2023

In a field of 111, both entries sucked hind teat. Shepherd's IPA 18 and Reinke's Revenge 2022 CoVid Edition Gamma variant 34 (yep, the same one that just got 42 in RI). Notes include oxi on Shepherd's and Reinke's would've been better as a pastry stout and apparently didn't match base beer characteristics? Oh well, I post the good and the bad. Always welcome the input and just glad comps are back open in this state. Plus, this one judged and posted early. 

2nd Annual NEBCo

In a field of 141, Shepherd's IPA and Reinke's Revenge 2022 CoVid Edition Gamma Variant fared no better. 23 & 30 respectively with sheets to be mailed. Yep, not a good weekend to be a Beat-12 beer. I'm scratching my head a little but with Shepherd kicked and Reinke's still on tap and on par, I believe, I don't have any references to compare with judges notes. Not giving up on CT though! This was a well communicated and early posted comp. Couldn't have asked for better coordination as Greg Radawich, the head brewer, worked with me on yet another FedEx debacle.