MENAGE A TROIS
Qty Description
5.5 lbs John Bull Light Extract
2 lbs Light Dried Malt Extract
.3 lbs Crystal Malt 40L
.45 lbs Crystal Malt 120L
1 1/2 oz Fuggles Hops 4.3% AA
1/4 oz Willamette Hops 4.5% AA
1 oz Cascade Hops 4.4% AA
1 oz Kent Golding 5.0% AA
1 tsp Gypsum
1 tsp Irish Moss
1 pkg Burton Ale Salts
1 pkg Wyeast British Ale Yeast #1098
Directions
Steep Crystal malt in 1 gallon of 150 degree F. water for 30 minutes. Strain out grains, add 1/2 gallon water, gypsum, Burton ale salts, and extract. Brought to a boil, added 1 1/2 oz Fuggles hops and 1/4 oz Willamette hops, boiled 60 minutes. Added 1 oz Cascade hops and Irish Moss with 10 minutes remaining. Added 1 oz Kent Golding hops with 1 minute remaining. Sparged into fermenter.
Comments
03/15/97 Pitched Yeast at 76 degrees F. Specific Gravity 1.050 (12) at 60 degrees F.
03/29/97 Bottled with 3/4 cup corn sugar. Ending Specific Gravity 1.016 (5) at 60 degrees F. Alcohol content by weight 3.57%.

MY PALE ALE #3
Qty Description
5.87 lbs Telford Ultra-Light Extract
2 lbs Light Dried Malt Extract
.7 lbs Crystal Malt 40L
.4 lbs Crystal Malt 120L
1 1/2 oz Chinook Hops 12.2% AA
1 oz Cascade Hops 6.1% AA
1 pkg Australian Ale Yeast
Directions
Steep Crystal malt in 1 gallon of 150 degree F. water for 30 minutes. Strain out grains, added extracts, and brought to a boil. Added 1 1/2 oz Chinook hops boiled 60 minutes. Added 1 oz Cascade hops with 1 minutes remaining. Sparged into fermenter.
Comments
05/03/97 Pitched Yeast at 78 degrees F. Specific Gravity 1.046 (11) at 60 degrees F.
5/26/97 Bottled with 3/4 cup corn sugar. Ending Specific Gravity 1.014 (4) at 60 degrees F. Alcohol content by weight 3.36%.

STAR GAZER'S IPA
Qty Description
8.27 lbs John Bull Light Extract
1/2 lb Crystal Malt 40L
1/2 lb CaraPils Malt
1/2 lb Begian CaraMunich Malt
1/4 lb Wheat Malt
2 oz Fuggle Hops 4.1% AA
2 oz Cascade Hops Pellets 6.1% AA
2 oz Cascade Hops 6.0% AA
1 pkg Australian Ale Yeast
Directions
Slowly brought 1 1/2 gallons water and grains to a boil, then removed grains. Added extract, and brought to a boil for one hour. At start of boil added 1 1/2 oz Fuggle hops. At 30 minutes added 1/2 oz Fuggle and 1 oz Cascade hops. At 50 minutes added 1/2 oz Cascade hops. Take off heat steep 1/2 oz Cascade hops for 10 minutes. Sparged into fermenter.
Comments
07/04/97 Pitched Yeast at 78 degrees F. Specific Gravity 1.036 (10) at 60 degrees F.
07/07/97 Began dry-hopping with 2 oz Cascade Hops pellets.
08/02/97 Bottled with 3/4 cups corn sugar. Ending Specific Gravity 1.010 (3) at 60 degrees F. Alcohol content by weight 2.73%.

HOLIDAY HONEY ALE '96
Qty Description
3.5 lbs John Bull Light Malt Extract
8 lbs Orange Blossom Honey
3/4 lb Crystal Malt 10L
1/3 lb Wheat Malt
1 1/2 oz Cascade Hops 6.0% AA
1 pkg Australian Ale Yeast
Directions
Slowly brought 1 1/2 gallons water and grains to a boil, then removed grains. Added extract and honey, and returned to a boil. Ten minutes into the boil added 1 oz Cascade hops. At 55 minutes added 1/2 oz Cascade hops, boiled 5 more minutes, removed from heat and sparged into fermenter.
Comments
10/11/97 Pitched Yeast at 76 degrees F. Specific Gravity 1.034 (9) at 60 degrees F.
10/26/97 Bottled with 3/4 cups corn sugar. Ending Specific Gravity 1.004 (1) at 60 degrees F. Alcohol content by weight 3.15%.

IMPERIAL RASPBERRY STOUT
Qty Description
5 lbs Light Dry Malt Extract
6.5 lbs Alexander's Dark Malt Extract
1 lb Crystal Malt 10L
1/2 lb Black Patent Malt
3/5 lb Roasted Barley Malt
1/2 lb Chocolate Malt
2 1/2 oz Galena Hops 11.5% AA
1 1/2 oz Cascade Hops 6.0% AA
3 Tbsp Gypsum
9 lbs Red Raspberries
1 pkg Australian Ale Yeast
Directions
Add crystal malt, black patent, roasted barley and chocolate malt to 150 degree fahenheit water and hold for 30 minutes. Added extracts and Galena hops, then boiled for 60 minutes. Removed from heat removed boiling hops, added Cascade hops and raspberries, and let steep for 30 minutes. Place all in fermenter.
Comments
11/01/97 Pitched Yeast at 78 degrees F. Specific Gravity N/A (could syphon off any wort because of the hops and raspberries.)
11/07/97 Racked to secondary fermenter. Specific Gravity 1.040 (11) at 60 degrees F.
11/16/97 Bottled with 1 cup corn sugar. Ending Specific Gravity 1.040 (11) at 60 degrees F. Alcohol content by weight N/A.

MY PALE #4
Qty Description
7 lbs John Bull Pale Ale Extract
4/5 lb Crystal Malt 10L
1/10 lb Crystal Malt 40L
1/4 lb Wheat Malt
1 oz Hallertauer Hops 4.8% AA
2 oz Cascade Hops 7.0% AA
1 pkg Australian Ale Yeast
Directions
Steeped grains at 150 degrees fahenheit for 30 minutes, them removed grains, and brought to a boil. Added extract, returned to a boil, then added 1 oz Halletauer hops and 1/2 oz Cascade hops. Boil for 45 minutes, then added 1 1/2 oz Cascade hops. Boiled 15 minutes, then removed from heat. Removed hops and sparged into fermenter.
Comments
12/15/97 Pitched Yeast at 70 degrees F. Specific Gravity 1.040 (11) at 60 degrees F.
03/14/98 Bottled with 7/8 cup corn sugar. Ending Specific Gravity 1.012 (3) at 60 degrees F.

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