13E - American Stout

Info:

• Brewer: Chris
• Mash: mini-mash
  
• Date: 9/26/2009
• Size: 5.75 gallon at pitching

Discussion:

• Simple stout recipe with American hops
• I added an ounce and a half of malt I got at the Guinness brewery last year
  

Grain Bill:

• 2lb Gambrinus organic pilsen malt
  
• 1lb roasted barley
• 8oz oats
  
• 6.3oz chocolate malt
• 4oz 40L
• 5lb light extract (in boil)
  

Yeast:

• Wyeast 1084 - Irish Ale
  

The Mini-Mash:

• infuse to 152F, hold for 60 minutes
  
• sparge and collect wort

The Boil (90 minutes):

• 5lb light extract @ start of boil
• 2.0oz Willamette (homegrown) @ 60
• 2.3oz Willamette (homegrown) @ 15
• Irish moss @ 15
• 0.5oz Cascade (5.5%) @ 5
  
• Total: 45 IBU (ish)
  

The Finish:

• OG: 1.060

10A - Fresh Hop Imperial American Pale Ale

Info:

• Brewer: Chris
• Mash: single infusion
  
• Date: 9/6/2009
• Size: 7.75 gallon at pitching

Discussion:

• Thanks to Hop Union and a drive to Yakima, I've got 6 pounds of fresh Cascade :)
• The idea is an imperial pale ale, clean malt with lots of hop flavor and aroma but not overly bitter.
• Hops loss from the hops is crazy! Even wet, they soaked up a quart per pound.
  

Grain Bill:

• 14.5lb Gambrinus organic pale malt
• 2lb Weyermann Munich type I
  
• 1lb red wheat malt
• 8oz 40L
• 2lb of fresh Cascade
• 8oz corn sugar (in boil)
  

Yeast:

• Safale US-05
  

The Mash:

• raise to 151F, hold for 60 minutes
  
• mash out to 170F, hold for 10 minutes
  
• sparge and collect wort

The Boil (90 minutes):

• 1.0lb Cascade (fresh) @ 15
• 1.0lb Cascade (fresh) @ 10
  
• 1.0lb Cascade (fresh) @ 5
  
• 1.0lb Cascade (fresh) @ lights out
  
• Total: 100 IBU (ish)
  

The Finish:

• OG: 1.062

4 pounds of Cascade post-boil in the keggle