Tuesday, March 31, 2009

#11 (SA)^2

This was brewed on 3/31/09. This was based off of Sam Adam's Summer Ale.

Recipe
1 Whispering Wheat HME
1lb Munton's Light DME
2 Grated Lemon Rinds
0.5 oz Saaz Hops
2 grams Seeds of Paradise
Munich German Wheat Beer Yeast

Water was brought to a boil, lemon zest added while heating. Once heated hops, Seeds of Paradise the DME were added and the water was kept rolling for 5 mins around 150F. The wort was then removed from heat and the Whispering Wheat was added. The yeast was hydrated per instructions on yeast packet.

Bottled a tad late on 4/16/09. Spice of the Paradise Seeds shone through nicely and also picked up a nice floral aroma/taste from the yeast and hops.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

#10 Pilothouse Pilsner

This was brewed 3/25/09. It was the standard Pilothouse Pilsner recipe off the Mr Beer Website. It was also Bonesaw's first use of a liquid yeast.

Recipe
2 Pilothouse Pilsner HME
Liquid Draft Yeast

Water was brought to a boil, added the HME. Yeast was activated per instructions on back of packet.

Bottled very late on 4/16/09. Should be a very drinkable beer.

Friday, March 13, 2009

#9 House Wheat Tweak

This was brewed on 3/13/09. This was a tweak on the original House Wheat. Witty Monk was used instead of the Whispering Wheat for a base.

Recipe
1 Witty Monk HME
1lb Munton's Wheat DME
1 Grated Orange Rind + Hand squeezed juice
1 Cup Honey
Munton's Yeast

Water was brought to a boil, orange zest added while heating. Once heated honey was added and the orange was hand squeezed and juice was added. The DME was added and the water was kept rolling for 5 mins around 150-160F. The wort was then removed from heat and the Witty Monk was added. The yeast was hydrated per instructions on yeast packet.

Bottled a tad late on 4/5/09.