Monday, May 28, 2018

Memorial Day Brew Session

      So it's been some time since I last update this site, so I thought I'd jot down my recipes I brewed yesterday (Memorial Day 2018).  I really needed to get a few brews in for this summer since I have nothing on tap now, so I decided to do 10 gallons of a Blonde Ale (Ombre Ale) and a 5'r of a IPA (Stuporous).
      I originally thought I'd just do two of my recipes I had done before, but once I got home I noticed I didn't have all the hops I needed for either recipe. So the night before, I had to change up each hop schedule, making them 2 new beers.
      The brew sesh was great, got an early start and ended by 3 in the afternoon! Hit all my numbers dead on and was even able to do a few other chores (like cleaned my bbq) during each mash.
      Anyways, here is the final recipe of each beer:

Ombre Ale

Brew Type: All Grain Date: 5/27/2018
Style: Blonde Ale Brewer: Big P Brewing
Batch Size: 10.00 gal Assistant Brewer: Collaboration with Vintage 63
Boil Volume: 12.27 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 % Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Actual Efficiency: 76.02 %
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0


Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
14.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 81.16 %
1.25 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.25 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 5.80 %
1.00 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.80 %
1.00 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.10 %] (55 min) Hops 12.1 IBU
0.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.10 %] (35 min) Hops 10.2 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (20 min) Hops 4.0 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.3 IBU
2.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) [Starter 35 ml] Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile
Estimated Original Gravity: 1.046 SG (1.038-1.054 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.047 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.011 SG (1.008-1.013 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG
Estimated Color: 5.4 SRM (3.0-6.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 27.7 IBU (15.0-28.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 16.6 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 4.67 % (3.80-5.50 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 4.82 %
Actual Calories: 207 cal/pint



Stuporous IPA

Brew Type: All Grain Date: 5/27/2013
Style: American IPA Brewer: SP
Batch Size: 5.50 gal Assistant Brewer:
Boil Volume: 7.39 gal Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 % Equipment: Brew Pot (15 Gal) and Igloo/Gott Cooler (10 Gal)
Actual Efficiency: 71.65 %
Taste Rating (50 possible points): 35.0


Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
11.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 74.58 %
1.75 lb Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 11.86 %
1.00 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6.78 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.39 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 3.39 %
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (Dry Hop 7 days) Hops -
0.50 oz Apollo [18.00 %] (60 min) Hops 24.3 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.20 %] (45 min) Hops 15.1 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.20 %] (30 min) Hops 12.7 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.7 IBU
0.50 oz Simcoe [12.20 %] (10 min) Hops 6.0 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [7.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.9 IBU
0.75 oz Simcoe [12.20 %] (0 min) Hops -
1 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) Yeast-Ale


Beer Profile
Estimated Original Gravity: 1.075 SG (1.056-1.075 SG) Measured Original Gravity: 1.072 SG
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.017 SG (1.010-1.018 SG) Measured Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Estimated Color: 14.0 SRM (6.0-15.0 SRM) Color [Color]
Bitterness: 64.7 IBU (40.0-70.0 IBU) Alpha Acid Units: 24.7 AAU
Estimated Alcohol by Volume: 7.67 % (5.50-7.50 %) Actual Alcohol by Volume: 7.97 %
Actual Calories: 324 cal/pint


Saturday, May 19, 2018

Spent Grain Doggy Biscuits

After years of just trashing or composting my "spent" grains after I brewed, I decided I would try making some doggy treats out of it. After doing some research, I found an easy recipe that I could mix up during my boil!

The recipe was as followed;
4 cups of spent grains (straight from the mash tun) *any grains from any beer will work!
2 cups of flour
2 eggs
1 cup peanut butter

I put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl, mixed it up until the concoction was good and evenly mixed. 

I then spread the mixture onto an ungreased cookie sheet (next time I'll spray with cooking spray).

Once it was spread out evenly over the entire sheet, I scored into a bunch of little squares.

Preheated the oven at 350 and baked for 30 minutes.

After 30 minutes, took them out, took a turner and unstuck them from the pan. At that point I turned the oven down to 200 and proceeded to bake for 2 more hours to dry them out more. *you may have to bake longer depending on moister. Try to get them as dry as possible to prevent mold growth when stored.

The dogs love 'em!!!!! I'll be making a batch of these every time I brew! Super easy and, heck, saves some money on buying doggy treats!!!