tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28839033552915758412024-02-21T07:11:19.137-08:00Bean's Brew HouseScotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-5023494989558373302014-03-07T11:54:00.001-08:002014-03-07T11:58:19.436-08:00System Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well our system collaboration has now turned into a business venture. Andy and I are going to try and open a commercial nanobrewery with no debt and no investors. A feat that is difficult but will hopefully become profitable. <br />
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We've brewed on the new system once so far. Basically we just took the last ingredients we had on hand and made a hodgepodge beer that we affectionately named StupidBrew. We'll be ordering a bunch of ingredients soon to start some test batches of our flagship ales. Only problem we are currently encountering is our ability to screen out hops. I am almost done constructing a new hop screen that should work better. I'll take some photos soon and post them.<br />
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Below are some pictures of how things have progressed. Unfortunately I didn't take many pictures of the process. These pictures and more updates can be seen at our <a href="http://facebook.com/brewery26">facebook</a> page.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The overall system. One day we'll build nicer stands</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in a kettle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mounting the Counter Flow Chiller mid-brew</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first conical. 110 Gallon capacity</td></tr>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-91520542317438925062014-01-03T08:05:00.000-08:002014-01-03T09:44:09.632-08:00False Bottom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
As stated in a previous post, we decided to fabricate our own false bottom. Basically I just ordered a 24" x 24" stainless perforated sheet with 0.09375" holes with a 0.15625" stagger. After I climbed inside the kettle my wife placed the perforated sheet on top and I used a sharpie to trace the shape of the kettle. Then I cut out the circle with my angle grinder.<br />
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The handle and the leg supports will be made out of 0.125" x 0.75" stainless flat bar and bent into shape. I cut each support/handle at 10" and make marks where I want the bend. Placing the flat bar in my vice at the appropriate mark I hit it with a hammer until it has a 90 degree bend.<br />
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As of now I have the sheet cut into a circle, the handle shaped, and the handle attached. Hopefully this weekend I can clean up the cut a little bit, fabricate the supports, and then install the supports.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The false bottom so far. Still need the edge cleaned up and<br />
supports installed.</td></tr>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-76315176492891994082014-01-02T13:48:00.001-08:002014-01-03T09:48:16.145-08:00System Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Andy went and dropped off our HLT and Boil Kettle for welding. We are having three 2-inch tri-clamp ferrules welded into each. These are where the heating elements will be attached. Going this route versus a weldless set up allows us to easily remove the elements for cleaning. Hopefully the welding will be finished by the beginning of next week.<br />
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We are constructing our own false bottom. The lowest price we could find for a custom built one was upwards of $250. We are building our own for less than half that price. The materials arrived at our house today and will hopefully be fabricated this weekend.<br />
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As of now the only items we need to be able to test our first batch on the new system are:<br />
4-heating elements<br />
4-element adapters<br />
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We will need more than these items to brew the way we want to. But these are the last items we need for this system to be able to run. <br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-63769856629051293702013-12-26T08:34:00.001-08:002013-12-26T08:34:37.571-08:00Collaboration System Progress<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our system is progressing. We were able to order our larger kettles, read: 55 gallon stainless steel barrels. All three of them have arrived and we have begun converting them. We are going to have tri-clover ferrules welded in for the element attachments. The boil kettle and hot liquor tank are off having that done right now. <br />
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I only currently have a picture of the mash tun in progress but all three kettles look the same. Eventually I will polish them all to a mirror finish, but for now they will be used as is. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mash tun with outlet and sight glass. Sight glass<br />
still needs to be trimmed for height. Hole in the top<br />
right is for the inlet, I was short a washer so I was not <br />
able to install that fitting. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside view of the mashtun, fairly simple.<br />
Now I just need to order the parts to build a custom<br />
false bottom.</td></tr>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-31880051271239300452013-10-13T14:03:00.003-07:002013-10-13T14:03:41.900-07:00Yet another new system... (progress)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
My kettles and cheapo stand have been moved into the basement. This is what we will use until we have the money to build a new stand and order the large 55 gallon kettles.<br />
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Almost everything is in place, just a couple modifications need to be made still. We switched the flow from starting on the left side and moving toward the right. It now flows from the right toward the left. This necessitates moving pumps and couple other small changes.<br />
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The vent hood has been fabricated and ducting purchased. It will be installed today or tomorrow and first full wet test, mock brew, and calibration will happen tomorrow.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hoses in this pic are stretched weird. Once the pumps are moved<br />over it will look and operate better. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A better view of the Control Panel. </td></tr>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-54462684711801786592013-10-04T10:56:00.003-07:002013-10-04T10:56:35.276-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Panel is complete! (well, almost...) All wiring is finished and has been tested. The only thing now is to add a little bit of silicone to some of the joints to keep it waterproof. <br />
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The picture looks the same as the previous post but the amp meter is now reading the amperage going through. I only had one element hooked up so its showing 22.1 amps. If I run both it will show the total 44 amps.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another note, only the boil PID is showing temp. <br />
I didn't bother to bring out all the temp probes while <br />
testing. I just moved from one to another to make sure <br />
each one works correctly.</td></tr>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-27991476021181323702013-09-30T12:37:00.000-07:002013-09-30T12:37:06.458-07:00An update on "Yet another system"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Panel tags have arrive and been installed. Wiring is going well. At this point the only things we have yet to finish are the following:<br />
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1. Install top plate with heatsink<br />
2. Run 6 Gauge power wiring to the heating element contactors (this includes the SSR connections)<br />
3. Run wire from the temperature probe receptacles to the PID's<br />
4. Run wire from the AC Shunt to the ammeter<br />
5. Run 2 hots to the voltmeter<br />
6. Final testing<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A look at some of the wiring inside. Not everything is<br />
finished. Once the wiring is complete everything will<br />
be attached well with no loose wires hanging around.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bottom with all receptacles installed and tags installed as well</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everything lit up. Volt/Amp meters have power <br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-44734325719421704232013-09-16T14:25:00.000-07:002013-09-30T12:22:58.821-07:00Yet another new system<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A few months ago, <a href="http://logosbrewing.blogspot.com/">Andy</a> and I decided to collaborate our two homebrewing systems into one large one. It makes perfect sense. Andy is better at brewing and I love building stuff. I get to design and build a brand new system, bigger and better than before. Andy gets to design better recipes and eventually we will be brewing together a lot more often. What's better than homebrewing? Brewing with a friend!<br />
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The plan is to build another electric system with 55 gallon kettles so we can brew a full barrel at a time and split it. It will be located in the basement at Andy's house and provide a comfortable place to brew year round with easy cleaning. It will have blichmann boilermaker kettles, utilize HERMS for temperature control, and have a 50 amp control panel running 11,000 watts of power. <br />
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At this point the main structure of the CP (Control Panel) is built. Wiring was started yesterday and we are still awaiting the arrival of panel tags. Once the panel is done we will look to start acquiring kettles and attachments. <br />
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The build so far in pictures: (sorry about the poor photos, I use my old iPhone and the light coming through my kitchen window can screw things up)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the panel with the parts just placed on top. I was so excited when the parts arrived I just had to put things in their general place to see what it looked like.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The CP front panel with the holes cut for<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The CP front panel with all holes cut including <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The CP body with backplate installed and receptacles <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Main CP body with receptacle holes cut and custom paint job</td></tr>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-71822155963120676272013-04-27T13:24:00.001-07:002013-05-12T16:07:05.931-07:0015% Rye IPA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ingredients:<br />
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Grain-<br />
16.5 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
3.5 lbs Rye Malt<br />
2 lbs Victory<br />
1 lb Crystal 60l<br />
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Hops-<br />
2 oz Columbus (17.1%aa) @ 60<br />
1 oz Columbus (17.1%aa) @ 20<br />
1 oz Columbus (17.1%aa) @ 10<br />
1 oz Columbus (17.1%aa) @ 5<br />
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Yeast-<br />
Safale 05 American Ale<br />
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OG- 1.064<br />
FG- 10.14<br />
Yield- 10.2 gallons<br />
Efficiency- 80%<br />
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27APR2013: One of the better brew days I've had. No problems at all. I realized as I'm was recording all this though that I was supposed to do the 20, 10 and 5 minute addition hops with Chinook but did all Columbus instead. Oh well, should still be good. I just built a stir plate so I'm running a test on this brew. Fermenting in two 5 gallon batches with the same yeast. Half with a started run on the stir plate, the other half with a packet directly pitched. Hoping to have time to record times to start seeing CO2 production, time to terminal gravity, and if terminal gravity it equal.<br />
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UPDATE 27APR2013: 8 Hours from pitching the half with the starter is producing CO2. The direct pitch half is showing no signs so far.<br />
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UPDATE 29APR2013: Checked the buckets. Both are fermenting away. Side that had the starter came out so much that there is actually visible yeast in the airlock. Below are the pics side by side.<br />
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UPDATE 12MAY2013: Transferred the half with the starter to keg for carbonating. Down to 1.014 for an ABV of 6.6%<br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-5121016735174391332013-02-20T21:41:00.001-08:002013-02-20T21:41:34.720-08:00Red Rocket Clone<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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24 lbs 8 oz 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
2 lbs Crystal 40<br />
2 lbs Munich<br />
1 lb Crystal 120<br />
1 lb Victory<br />
8 oz Chocolate Malt<br />
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2 oz CTZ @ 60<br />
2 oz Cascade @ 10<br />
2 oz Centennial @ 10<br />
2 oz Cascade @ 0<br />
2 oz Centennial @ 0<br />
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WLP 001 California Ale (starter)<br />
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OG: 1.084<br />
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16FEB2013- Randy wanted me to brew him so beer so I did a 10 gallon batch. He got the recipe online and didn't realize it was for a 6 gallon batch not a 5. Also, the recipe was set for 70% efficiency but my system has been hitting around 82-83%. All in all we ended up with 11 gallons at 1.084 which means this beer will be a little bit bigger than intended. we'll probably hit the 8.5% ABV mark.<br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-70769546460026007042013-02-20T21:25:00.001-08:002013-02-20T21:25:53.672-08:00Rye IPA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I did a Rye IPA recently. I sort of made up the recipe offhand and didn't save it. I think it was like 15-20% Rye, used a lot of CTZ and Cascade and came out around 1.066. Other than that I have no idea what I did.</div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-75484521939725809382013-01-03T20:10:00.000-08:002013-01-15T15:28:11.702-08:00Scottish Wee Heavy<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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26 lbs Pale Ale<br />
3 lbs Crystal 90L<br />
3 lbs Munich<br />
4 oz Simpsons Peated<br />
3 lbs corn sugar (beginning of boil)<br />
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Hops-<br />
2 oz Magnum @ 60<br />
1 oz Fuggles @ 10<br />
1 oz Fuggles @ 5<br />
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Safale-04 English Ale<br />
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OG: 1.105<br />
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ABV: 10.1%<br />
Brewhouse Effeciency: 80%<br />
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01JAN2013- Had the mailmen and their families over for this one. Crazy day, but good to hang out with some friends on brew day. This beer should be interesting.<br />
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15JAN2013- Bottled Randy's half today. Came out with 52 12oz beers. Tastes sweet and alcoholic.</div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-61286770371911125192012-12-30T18:03:00.001-08:002013-01-15T13:11:12.171-08:00Stepheweizen 2.0<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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4.5 lbs Malted Wheat<br />
4.0 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
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Hops-<br />
1 oz Fuggles @ 60<br />
1 oz Fuggles @ 10<br />
Yeast-<br />
Hefeweizen Ale WLP 300<br />
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OG: 1.059<br />
FG: 1.018<br />
ABV: 5.4%<br />
Collected: 4.5 Gallons<br />
Efficiency: 82%<br />
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30DEC2012- This was a last minute brew after church. Stopped by the brew store down the street and grabbed some yeast. I thought I had some hops left over at my house but was out, so I stole some from the recipe Randy and I are doing on New Years Day. I'll need to get some more before then. Smooth brewing, no hiccups.<br />
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15JAN2013- Transferred to secondary and cold crashed over night. Transferred to keg this morning. Fresh, light Hefeweizen with some mildly strong banana flavors.</div>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-9796940122580324622012-11-19T22:31:00.001-08:002012-11-19T22:31:12.833-08:00Another Simple IPA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Grain:<br />
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13 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
1.5 lbs Victory<br />
1.5 lbs Munich<br />
1 lb Crystal 40L<br />
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Hops:<br />
2.5 oz CTZ @ 60<br />
1.5 oz CTZ @ 30<br />
1 oz Cascade @ 15<br />
2 oz Cascade @ 5<br />
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Yeast:<br />
Safale-05<br />
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19NOV2012- I calibrated and added volume marks to my boil kettle sight glass. This helped me get some exact numbers. At 0 minutes I had 8.7 gallons in the kettle. After sending everything through the chiller ended up with 7.5 gallons. That's a lot of wort loss. But whatever, 1.066 is a good IPA and I'm excited to see how this turns out.</div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-19659878528140544712012-11-10T13:21:00.003-08:002012-11-13T13:21:31.833-08:00Winter Seasonal (7.5 Gallon batch)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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15 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
1.5 lbs Crystal 120L<br />
12 oz Crystal 80L<br />
3 oz Roasted Barley<br />
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Hops:<br />
1.5 oz CTZ @ 60<br />
0.75 oz Cascade @ 60<br />
1.5 oz Cascade @ 30<br />
0.75 oz Cascade @ 5<br />
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Yeast:<br />
Safale-04 English Ale in 5 Gallons<br />
Safale-05 American Ale in 2.5 gallons<br />
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OG: 1.068<br />
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10NOV2012- Brewing went well again without a hitch. I decided to start doing seven and a half gallon batches so I can Keg five for myself and bottle two and a half to give away. I'm not a big fan of doing ten gallon batches, being careful of boil overs and having to bottle a full five gallons. I think this will work out nicely. We'll see if I like it and keep it up if it works out.<br />
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I'm not sure how much I collected as I ran out of fermentation vessels and had to use a carboy for the five gallon portion. I know it's at least five and a half gallons but it could be closer to six. Ended up with exactly two and a half in the other. Can't wait for this to be ready.<br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-36814401712994163092012-11-05T11:04:00.000-08:002012-11-05T11:04:36.050-08:00Mini CDA (2 gallon Batch)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ingredients:<br />
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Grain:<br />
6 lbs 2 Row pale malt<br />
6 oz Roasted Barley (500L)<br />
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Hops:<br />
<br />0.5 oz CTZ @ 60<br />
2 oz Cascade @ 5<br />
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Yeast:<br />
Pacman Slurry<br />
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OG: 1.080<br />
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03NOV2012: This batch was done on the mini system. Basically a 4 gallon pot and a 3 gallon beverage cooler mash tun. Before homebrew club I heated the strike water and mashed in. The cooler is small enough that even when full it's easy to tote around so I just put it in my car and mashed on the way over to Andy's. Brewing while driving, never done that before. Everything went well and is in the basement fermenting away. (hopefully, I haven't gone down to check yet.)</div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-13981216213815132312012-10-29T13:36:00.001-07:002012-10-29T13:36:04.291-07:00Radical RIPA (Rye IPA)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> Ingredients-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Grain:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">9 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 lb Rye Malt </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 lb Crystal 20L</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hops:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1.5 oz CTZ @ 60</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 oz Cascade @ 30</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Yanone Kaffeesatz;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">3 oz Cascade @ 5</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Yanone Kaffeesatz;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">2 oz of some unlabeled hop from my freezer @ 5 </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Yanone Kaffeesatz;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">0.5 oz Northern Brewer @ 5</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Yeast:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />Safale-05<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Additives:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">2 ml of 88% Lactic Acid to Mash (brought down to a pH of 5.2) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br />Wort collected: 4.5 gallons<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">OG: 1.076</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">28OCT2012-I lost about a gallon of wort to hops. I previously used a hop spider and would pull it out and let it drain the fluid out of them at the end of the boil. With the new hop stopper I'm using they remain soaked after everything is drained and I lost a gallon. If I would have had that gallon it would put me at 93% efficiency, without it I'm at 76%. Need to figure something out to fix that. Brew day went super smooth. New system is still working perfectly. Enjoying brewing again and loving not fighting things on my system.</span></div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-33785779492025670712012-10-13T09:23:00.000-07:002012-10-13T09:23:52.149-07:00Hand Crank Crush IPA<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Ingredients-</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Grain:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">10lbs 2 Row Pale Malt</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 lb Crystal 20L</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 lb Munich</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" />1 lb Victory<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Hops:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 oz CTZ @ 60</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">1 oz CTZ @ 30</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Yanone Kaffeesatz;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">3 oz Cascade @ 5</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Yeast:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Yanone Kaffeesatz;"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">WLP-01 California Ale</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">Additives:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">3.5 ml of 88% Lactic Acid to Mash (brought down to a pH of 5.2) </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><br />5.5 Gallons Collected<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">OG: 1.076</span><br />
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Brewhouse Effeciency: 89%<br />
<br style="background-color: white;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Yanone Kaffeesatz'; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;">12OCT2012- Steph wanted to crush the grain with the hand crank instead of hooking up the drill. I weighed it all out and she cranked through all 13 pounds of it, hence the name. Steph also wanted to be able to hang out on Saturday so she asked me if I would brew Friday night last minute. Started brewing at 7:00pm, finished just before midnight. </span></div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-91433095972568093032012-09-24T12:07:00.002-07:002012-09-24T12:07:55.551-07:00Almost there<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wiring the control panel is done (besides the volt and amp meter)<br />
After much headache all the plumbing and leak testing of the kettles is finished.<br />
All to do is install the GFCi breaker and plug, wire the element plugs and mount the control panel.<br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-61445070810655100272012-09-15T16:10:00.003-07:002012-09-15T16:10:49.095-07:00Electric brewing progress...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Here is a pic with the control panel lit up. I fried the volt and amp meters. I had checked the dc voltage before plugging them in but apparently one of my mounting screws was grounding out the converters. New meters are on the way. Luckily I can brew without those, it's just nice to have them to see what is going on.</span></div>
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-1427681140036232612012-09-09T15:59:00.000-07:002012-09-09T15:59:54.276-07:00Pics and Update on the Electric Brewery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Finished wiring up the box, everything works except I have the wrong relays. New ones are on the way. Parts are in to convert the kettles. It will be a lot of work to get it all finished.<br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-58129628683567112602012-09-01T21:30:00.000-07:002012-09-04T12:54:00.521-07:00Cana Pale Ale (11 Gallon Batch)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ingredients-<br />
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Grain:<br />
20 lbs 10oz 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
3 lbs Carahell<br />
1 lb 10oz Munich<br />
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Hops:<br />
2 oz CTZ @ 60<br />
1 oz Cascade @ 5<br />
4 oz Mt Hood in Hop Back<br />
4 oz Mt hood Dry Hop in Secondary<br />
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Yeast:<br />
Safale-05 in half<br />
White Labs in half (slurry)<br />
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Additives:<br />
2 ml of 88% Lactic Acid to Mash (brought down to a pH of 5.2) <br />
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OG: 1.054<br />
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01SEP2012- This is a batch brewed for with our homebrew club. Half will go to the club and half to me. Things went fairly well but the CFC got clogged when we switched out the hops in the hops back. We'll let it ferment for about a week then transfer to secondary and add dry hops. </div>
Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-2144087569385290712012-08-22T14:17:00.001-07:002012-08-22T14:17:18.464-07:00Electric Brewing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A little while ago I was looking at the idea of moving to a RIMS or HERMS system. I had started doing some stuff towards a RIMS system when I came across <a href="http://theelectricbrewery.com/">theelectricbrewery.com</a>. This was exactly the thing I was looking for so I started selling off stuff and purchasing parts. The pics below are my progress so far. I still need to sell a bunch of my old brewing stuff before I can complete the build. Hopefully it'll happen soon so I can get back to brewing.<br />
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Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-47558050521517953742012-06-21T13:58:00.001-07:002012-06-21T13:58:28.260-07:00Smoky Smokerson (mini batch)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Ingredients-<br />
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Grain:<br />
3.5 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
0.5 lb Special B<br />
0.5 lb Smoked Malt<br />
0.5 lb Crystal 40L<br />
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Hops:<br />
1.5 oz Cascade @ 60<br />
1 oz <span style="background-color: white;">Cascade </span><span style="background-color: white;">@ 30 </span><br />
1 oz <span style="background-color: white;">Cascade </span><span style="background-color: white;">@ 5</span><br />
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OG: 1.061<br />
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Yeast: 1.056 Slurry<br />
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18JUN2012- Decided last minute to brew a small 2 gallon batch on my mini system. I felt like trying something smoky, may have gone a little overboard, we'll see.<br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883903355291575841.post-28276757501421698872012-05-29T09:22:00.004-07:002012-07-30T13:52:25.114-07:00Baby Drool IPA (10 Gallon Batch)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ingredients-<br />
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Grain:<br />
24 lbs 2 Row Pale Malt<br />
3 lbs Crystal 40L<br />
2 lbs ESB malt<br />
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Hops:<br />
2 oz CTZ @ 75<br />
1 oz CTZ @ 30<br />
3 oz CTZ @ 5<br />
2 oz Citra @ 5<br />
4 oz CTZ dry hop in Secondary for 7 days<br />
4 oz Citra dry hop in tertiary for 7 days<br />
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Yeast: 1056 American Ale (slurry round 2)<br />
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OG: 1.072<br />
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Extras: 2 Small drops of pure baby drool<br />
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28MAY2012- My brother-in-law, Bryan, was running out of beer and since we both had memorial day off we decided to brew. Bryan was holding his daughter over the brew kettle to smell the hops when some drool fell out of her mouth and into the beer, hence the name. Everything went fantastic except when chilling the pump was starting to make some funny sounds. We let it run via gravity through the CFC while we took the pump apart. Even with proper rinsing it had gotten gummed up with too much sugar. Once cleaned thoroughly we put it back together and ran like a champ. Efficiency up to 72% now. A little bit of recirculation fixed the problem. Can't wait to try it, but with the dry hop schedule it's gonna be a while longer than usual.<br />
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07JUN2012- Down to 1.014 for an ABV of 7.6%. Added 4 oz of CTZ and will let it sit til next week then add the Citra.<br />
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14JUN2012- 4oz of Citra added. No gravity taken. I'll wait one week and bottle half and keg the other half.<br />
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05JUL2012- Waited a little longer than I had planned to bottle but finally got it done. At least the first half anyway. This half was down to 1.010 for an ABV of 8.1%. Tastes really awesome, can't wait til it's carbed.<br />
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29JUL2012- This is the best IPA I have ever made! </div>Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08762222425621073326noreply@blogger.com0