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= Brewing method = | = Brewing method = | ||
The brewing method was "brewing in a bag" | The brewing method was all-grain "brewing in a bag" with a counter-flow chiller for post boil cool-down of the mash. | ||
= Ingredients = | = Ingredients = | ||
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*Primary malt: About 12 pounds pre-ground pale ale malt from Oak Barrel winecraft | *Primary malt: About 12 pounds pre-ground pale ale malt from Oak Barrel winecraft | ||
*Secondary malt: 2 pounds of mystery "specialty malts" free from Craigslist. Appeared lightly roasted. | *Secondary malt: 2 pounds of mystery "specialty malts" free from Craigslist. Appeared lightly roasted. | ||
*Bittering hops: | *Bittering hops: ~20 grams Magnum at 14.5% alpha-acid. | ||
*Flavouring hops: | *Flavouring hops: ~20 grams Cascade at 6.2% alpha-acid. | ||
*Aroma hops: | *Aroma hops: ~10 grams Glacier Hops 6% alpha-acid. Free from Craiglist. More than three years old. | ||
= Brewing equipment = | = Brewing equipment = | ||
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Contact [[User:Juul|Juul]], [[User:Factotum|Factotum]] or [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] if you want to learn more or join in the brewing project. | Contact [[User:Juul|Juul]], [[User:Factotum|Factotum]] or [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] if you want to learn more or join in the brewing project. | ||
= Carbonation = | |||
The following calculator worked really well for batch #1 (our second batch) | |||
http://www.tastybrew.com/calculators/priming.html | |||
For batch #3, we used 6.4oz of corn sugar (dextrose), translating into 181.5gs, equals 171.70 milliliters (ml / raw sugar) | |||
= Evaluation = | |||
*More light than intended. Less hoppy. Like a warm day for the beach beer. | |||
**Was due to us adding hops at wrong time (too late) during mashing/boil? | |||
*George loved it. Prebought for batch #2. But will likely be disappointed that batch #2 will be much more hoppy. |