Batch Number 6: English Tavern Bitter, Wind River Brewing Co.

Again, working in reverse trying to get my brew log online comes a really nice batch of beer that I enjoyed the heck out of. The batch was brewed on 5/27/2009 in Lawrence, KS.

Ingredients for a 5 gal. batch:
6 lbs. Gold Malt Extract
1 oz. Nugget Bittering Hops
1 oz. Fuggles Aroma Hops
1 oz. Goldings Aroma Hops
1/2 lbs. Caramel 10L Grain
1/2 lbs. Carapils Grain
1 Pkt. Danstar Nottingham Yeast

O.G. 1.062 @ 96 Degrees = 1.066
F.G. 1.009

Cost: $23.95
From: Wind River Brewing Co.

Bottled 6/7/2009

Loved this batch of beer and the style. It had a nice golden color and good lighter malt flavor, but the hops and bitter set it apart. I think the British bitters are one of my favorite styles of beer and I will definitely brew something like this again soon.

Batch Number 5: Cologne Kolsch - Wind River Brewing Co.

This was a great batch of beer and I look forward to brewing a Kolsch sometime again, heading towards next summer. This is the closest you can come to a pilsner in an ale. If I was going to brew this batch again, I would have racked it for an extra week or two in a secondary fermentation vessel.

Ingredients:
6 lbs Golden Malt Extract
1 oz. Tattnager Bittering Hops
1 oz. Saaz Aroma Hops
1/2 lbs Crystal 10L
1/4 lbs Vienna Grain
1/4 lbs Wheat Malt
Muttons Yeast

O.G. 1.0645
F.G. 1.016
6.3% Alcohol by Volume
Brewed: 5/26/2009
5 Gallon Batch
Cost from Wind River Brewing Co.: $23.95

Batch Number 4: Lake Pepin Porter - Wind River Brewing Co.

Still getting the brew log online. This batch is one of my favorites and it is probably because I screwed up and had to use about 3 cups of molasses in this batch to replace some leaked malt extract.

Here is the ingredients:
6 lbs. Dark Malt Extract
1 oz. Willamette Bittering Hops
1 oz. Fuggles Aroma Hops
1/2 lbs. Chocolate Malt
1/2 lbs. Carapils Malt
1 Pkt. Nottinghamm Dry Yeast

O.G. 1.043
F.G. 1.015 after 1 week
F.G. 1.011 after 4 days in secondary fermenter

From Wind River Brewing Co.
Price: $25.95
Brew Date: 4/26/2009

Batch Number 3: Gopher Pale Ale - Wind River Brewing Co.

Great batch of beer that went way too quickly at a party we had for Cat's Ph.D. defense.

Ingredients:

3 lbs. Gold Malt Extract
3 lbs. Amber Malt Extract
1 oz. Willamette Hops Bittering
1 oz. Fuggles Aroma Hops
1/2 lbs. Carmel Malt
1/2 lbs. Carapils
1 pkt. dry yeast

O.G. 1.050
F.G. 1.010

Did a short secondary fermentation on this one.

Brewed on 4/25/09
Bottled on 5/6/2009

Batch Number 2: D.J. Emery's Special Bitter

I have recreated my brew log starting from the beginning where details are sparse at best, vague at worst. The posts do not reflect when the posting was made exactly, but when I brewed the beer.

This was a great brew recipe from Jason Emery. The style is one of my favorites and this beer was fantastic in hop, taste, body....everything.

Ingredients:

6 lbs. Dried Amber Malt Extract
3 oz. Cascade Hops
1 oz. Willamette Hops
2 tsp. Irish Moss
1 pkt. Wyeast London ESB Yeast

Straight forward on the brewing, fermenting, etc.

Notes: Some bottles weren't carbonated well, others too well. Very malty taste, leads me to think I should have allowed to attenuate more or 2nd fermentation after the 1 wk. in primary fermentation. Another note, need a good bottling cane, too much o2 during bottling. As it aged, it really became a great beer and I will brew again some day!

Batch Number 1: Oatmeal Stout

Not much detail on this batch, but it was my first batch and I didn't keep good notes on the first one. Bad me!

Brewed on Sat. Feb. 14th, 2009. Batch was from Homebrewers Outpost and was a partial mash kit w/ liquid and dry malt extracts. This is one of the two kits I used a liquid yeast with.

O.G. - 1.053
F.G. - 1.018 after 6 days and 8 days

Bottled on Feb. 22nd, 2009 w/ Jason Emery.