Official Maryland Big Brew Day 2008 Info 2/23

[claphamsa]

yeah, hopefully I can get all the stuff tomorrow.

was hopefully gonna bottle my WTF pilsner today... but its not all settled out... and I got CAPS tix

 

[jezter6]

I'm bummed I missed out. I never got a PM from 98 for the details (although I forgot to PM him to remind him to send them to me. In the end, our other events cancelled and it would have been a great day to full brew, instead we just sat home.

We gotta do this again in march/april! And I've got to be much more tolerant of last minute changes.

 

[claphamsa]

I agree!!!! hopefully I should be up and running by then! gonna do my cooler/tun tomorrow!

 

[98EXL]

I'm bummed I missed out. I never got a PM from 98 for the details (although I forgot to PM him to remind him to send them to me. In the end, our other events cancelled and it would have been a great day to full brew, instead we just sat home.

We gotta do this again in march/april! And I've got to be much more tolerant of last minute changes.

you mean, you guys missed out because you and I were having 'senior moments'? God damnit, oh well.

I would love to do this again in march/april. I'll be able to do 10 gallon batches as well, so between jezter and I, we can crank out some ish! Plus with the two AG newbs, they will be rolling in it to, and there is flytact who can do 10 gallons as well with his equipment and he lives down the street! Then we would really be having a big brew day!

I figured that after we got two people to convert (one has had a googling problem today apparently) we should be able to run around less and just concentrate on brewing. I think that it would work out best if everyone brought thier own stuff like Chris and Kevin did (I don't count), they brought practically everything, and it worked out great.

I already know I'm going to do EdWort's Stone clone in a 10gallon batch then, I have to do a 5 gallon to hold me over till then, I'm almost out!

I really enjoyed having everyone come over yesterday. in March/April, we can extend to the driveway and have more room, and it will be warmer. I totally dug Dave's little table, and can easily build one 4x8 to use down the road for all the mash tuns....I think you could cram 6 onto it, 3 on a side, then have the burners behing that, similar to how we had it yesterday, but double sided. That would just be kinda impressive I think

 

[DraconianHand]

Here is the recipe for the Black Mass Abbey Stout, for those that were interested. I'll post it to the recipes area whenever I get up the motivation to do it.

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Recipe: Black Mass Abbey Stout
Brewer: Matthew Shanks
Specialty Beer
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.21 gal
Estimated OG: 1.104
Color: 49.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 66.2 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
1 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 4.74 %
3 lbs 5.3 oz Dark Liquid Extract [Boil for 15 min] Extract 15.80 %
11 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 52.18 %
1 lbs 1.9 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (80.0 SRM) Grain 5.31 %
1 lbs Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 4.74 %
12.0 oz Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.56 %
10.1 oz Roasted Barley (300.0 SRM) Grain 2.99 %
8.0 oz Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 2.37 %
8.0 oz Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.37 %

0.50 oz Liberty [4.00 %] (Dry Hop) Hops
1.10 oz Magnum [14.50 %] (60 min) Hops 55.5 IBU
0.50 oz Centennial [10.00 %] (15 min) Hops 4.6 IBU
0.50 oz Northern Brewer [8.00 %] (15 min) Hops 3.7 IBU
1.00 oz Liberty [4.00 %] (2 min) Hops 2.3 IBU

1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 lbs 4.0 oz Brown Sugar, Light (8.0 SRM) Sugar 5.93 %

1 Pkgs Abbey IV Ale Yeast (White Labs #WLP540) [Yeast-Ale
1 Pkgs Nottingham (Danstar #-) Yeast-Ale

Total Grain Weight: 15.50 lb

Notes:
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Mash at 150F
Add Danstar Nottingham yeast prior to bottling

 

[claphamsa]

I reall liked the black mass..... will be making within the next 3 months.... can I suggest this for next brew day

 

[balto charlie]

Glad to see you guys had a good time. I really like the pictures. Especially the one with all of the brew kettles cranking. What beers did you brew? Charlie

 

[DraconianHand]

I brewed a Northern English Brown Ale.

 

[CallMeZoot]

Glad to see you guys had a good time. I really like the pictures. Especially the one with all of the brew kettles cranking. What beers did you brew? Charlie

I made Ed's Haus Pale Ale

chris.

 

[claphamsa]

i made a boston ale....

 

[98EXL]

I made nothing but off the cuff comments

 

[Kevin Dean]

Here is the recipe for the Black Mass Abbey Stout, for those that were interested. I'll post it to the recipes area whenever I get up the motivation to do it.

I'm really interested in the Raspberry Saison. :rockin:

i made a boston ale....

I made nothing but off the cuff comments

I made an bitter using a variety of hops that I've never used before. It will be interesting, certainly.

My airlock is still bubbling. That's weird, I pitched Saturday afternoon.

 

[claphamsa]

I'm really interested in the Raspberry Saison. :rockin:



I made an bitter using a variety of hops that I've never used before. It will be interesting, certainly.

My airlock is still bubbling. That's weird, I pitched Saturday afternoon.

mine took forever to start... but its not bubbling anymore. and the krausen is dissolved gonna take a gravity reading tonight... anyone know what my FG should be? its a sam ale clone.

 

[jezter6]

Mm...I made a raspberry and a strawberry saison last summer at this time and were wonderful. Mine ended up a little high due to the fruit addition that didn't quite finish all the way out.

 

[claphamsa]

Is it too soon to plan the next one? late april? mid may?

 

[98EXL]

Is it too soon to plan the next one? late april? mid may?

no it's not

 

[claphamsa]

Well we did our winter brew..... spring should be in mid may I guess?

 

[CallMeZoot]

Mid May is probably better for me -- March and April are a bit crazy 'round these parts. Plus I'll be brewing an Oktoberfest in March and all my carboys will be full for a while.

chris.

 

[balto charlie]

I made nothing but off the cuff comments

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When will they be ready to drink

 

[DraconianHand]

I'm really interested in the Raspberry Saison. :rockin:

Oops, sorry about that, Kevin. I will post it this evening after work (I have the recipe at home).

 

[claphamsa]

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When will they be ready to drink

ill check the gravity tonight... its not bubbling anymore.. but that would be an awful fast fermentation.... so who knows

 

[balto charlie]

ill check the gravity tonight... its not bubbling anymore.. but that would be an awful fast fermentation.... so who knows

I meant the 'off cuff comments' made by 98. I was trying to be funny

 

[claphamsa]

I meant the 'off cuff comments' made by 98. I was trying to be funny

 

[DraconianHand]

Here is the recipe for raspberry saison. It has been a while since I made it. I am not sure if I would boil the corriander, Grains of Paradise and orange peel for 15 minutes as the recipe says. Also, my recipe had a .25 oz corriander addition at 5 minutes, but I can't remember if that is correct or not.

Abdul Alhazred's NecrinomiSaison (Saison)
16-C Saison

Size: 5.5 gal
Efficiency: 75%
Attenuation: 75%

Original Gravity: 1.063 (1.048 - 1.080)
Terminal Gravity: 1.016 (1.010 - 1.016)
Color: 9.9 (5.0 - 12.0)
Alcohol: 6.26% (5.0% - 8.5%)
Bitterness: 26.72 (25.0 - 45.0)

Ingredients:
10.25 lbs Belgian Pale
6 oz Belgian Aromatic
1 lbs Wheat Malt
1 lbs Sugar, Turbinado

0.5 oz Hallertau (4.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
1 oz East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60 min
.25 oz East Kent Goldings (5.0%) - added during boil, boiled 15 min

0.5 tsp Corriander crushed - added during boil, boiled 15 min
0.5 oz Bitter Curacao/Bitter Orange (Peel) - added during boil, boiled 15 min
0.25 tsp Grains of Paradise - added during boil, boiled 15 min

5 lbs. Raspberries (frozen) - added dry to secondary fermenter
Pectic Enzyme - added dry to secondary fermenter

1 ea White Labs WLP566 Belgian Saison II

Mash Temp: 153 °F

 

[MULE]

Is it too soon to plan the next one? late april? mid may?

Would anyone be interested in brewing an RIS for the next one? I can supply the brewery for a ten gallon batch recipe if someone wouldn't mind showing me the AG ropes.

 

[balto charlie]

Hey Where are you maryland guys filling your CO2 tanks? Thanks, Charlie

 

[jezter6]

http://www.robertsoxygen.com/

 

[adx]

I got mine filled at GTS in Jessup. It's on Dorsey Run Rd back by the food warehouses. GTS will refill; Roberts only does exchanges.

 

[Kevin Dean]

I use AirGas in Alexandria since it's right next to work.

I've got a Bob's Air in Frederick, thought. What do they charge for a 5# exchange?

 

[jezter6]

I got mine filled at GTS in Jessup. It's on Dorsey Run Rd back by the food warehouses. GTS will refill; Roberts only does exchanges.

True, but there's the benefit of moving up sizes with that.

I had a 10# that I wanted to use for mass carbing on many kegs and my 5# for the freezer, and when I went in with the 10# they were wall out and I got a 20# for just the cost of gas difference.

sure, you may lose your shiny 5#, but you can immediately go from 5# to 20# by just paying the cost of the CO2 instead of having to buy a bigger tank.