Sunday, October 28, 2012
New Print
I got this new poster from Pop Chart Lab that shows all the different beer styles. It breaks down all beers into Ales and Lagers and then shows all sub-styles with some examples of each. This site has some awesome prints and shirts - so click here to check them out.
Batch #8 - Irving's Hollow Ale
Batch #8. This was a recipe Andy came up with for a pumpkin ale. We ordered a kit from Midwest Supplies and supplemented it with some ingredients from AHS. We also used a turban pumpkin from Andy's parents in Colorado. While brewing it had a great pumpkin pie aroma to the batch. The first couple of days of fermenting also had a great pumpkin pie smell to it coming from the airlock.
Style: Extract Brew
Malts: Carapils Malt
Caramel 10 L Malt
Cara Munich Malt
Crystal (60 L) Malt
Malt Extract: Gold Light Malt Extract
Brown Sugar
Hops: Bittering - Magnum & Mt. Hood
Flavoring - None
Aroma - Mt. Hood
Other Additives: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Cloves, Allspice, Vanilla Extract, Turban Pumpkin, Sweet Potato, Orange Peel
Yeast: Safale US-05 Dry Ale Yeast
Clarifying Ingredients: Irish Moss
Number of Bottles: 26 (12 oz. bottles) & 15 (22 oz. bottles)
Original Gravity: 1.049 (77°F)
Final Gravity: 1.010 (72°F)
Percent Alcohol: 5.20% by Volume
Comments: Overall this one was a not bad first attempt at a Pumpkin Ale. That being said I think we need a lot more pumpkin flavor added to balance out the spices added. The spices were great (great flavor of fall and pumpkin pie), but that dominated the palette. If we add more pumpkin, the sweet creaminess should mellow the spices.
Testing Date: 1/3/13
Aroma: 9 out of 12
Appearance: 2.5 out of 3
Flavor: 14 out of 20
Mouthfeel: 2 out of 5
Overall Impression: 6 out of 10
Total: 33.5 out of 50
Batch #7 - Redemption Pale Ale
Style: Extract Brew
Sub-Style: American Pale Ale (10 A)
Malts: Carapils Malt
Caramel 40L Malt
Malt Extract: Gold Light Malt Extract
Light Dry Malt Extract
Hops: Bittering - Columbus
Flavoring - Amarillo
Aroma - Amarillo
Yeast: Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332 Activator
Number of Bottles: 55.5 (12 oz. bottles)
Original Gravity: 1.050 (77°F)
Final Gravity: 1.016 (70°F)
Percent Alcohol: 4.5% by Volume
Comments: This one did much better than our first attempt at a American Pale Ale. There seemed to be too much carbonation in this over time. Still the hoppy character of the Amarillo hops shine in the beer. The hops were piney and woody which balanced nicely with the malts.
Testing Date: 1/3/13
Aroma: 6 out of 12
Appearance: 2.5 out of 3
Flavor: 15 out of 20
Mouthfeel: 3 out of 5
Overall Impression: 6 out of 10
Total: 32.5 out of 50
Batch #6 - Dirty Blonde Ale
Batch #6. Another batch ordered from AHS. We were trying some new procedures to ensure that the taint from before was gone. We got a new auto-siphon, and cleaned the bottles differently (cleaned with B-Brite, then rinsed with water, and then baked in oven at 350°F for 1 hour while capped in aluminum foil - see picture below)
Style: Extract Brew
Sub-Style: Blonde Ale (6 B)
Malts: 2-Row Malt
Carared Malt
Carapils Malt
Flaked Rye
Malt Extract: Extra Pale Extract
Hops: Bittering - Northern Brewer
Flavoring - Northern Brewer
Aroma - Northern Brewer
Other Additives: BrewVint Yeast Fuel
Yeast: Wyeast - Greenbelt Activator
Clarifying Ingredients: Irish Moss - 1 teaspoon
Number of Bottles: 48 (12 oz. bottles)
Original Gravity: 1.052 (82°F)
Final Gravity: 1.011 (72°F)
Percent Alcohol: 5.52% by Volume
Comments: Erik & I liked this one a lot, and Andy didn't. The reason was the same for all of us, the clove flavor that the hops bring. After tasting this side by side with a Grimbergen Blond Ale (one of my favorite Blonde Ales), we noticed that ours was not as sweet as the Grimbergen (we tasted a lot of honey in the Grimbergen).
Testing Date: 1/3/13
Aroma: 3 out of 12
Appearance: 3 out of 3
Flavor: 16 out of 20
Mouthfeel: 4 out of 5
Overall Impression: 7 out of 10
Total: 33 out of 50
Batch #5 - Amber Ale
Style: Extract Brew
Sub-Style: Amber Ale (10 B)
Malts: 2-Row Malt
Crystal Malt (75 L)
Crystal Malt (60 L)
Acid Malt
Aromatic Malt
Biscuit Malt
Malt Extract: Extra Pale Extract
Hops: Bittering - Cascade & Galena
Flavoring - Galena & Cascade
Aroma - Cascade & Willamette
Other Additives: BrewVint Yeast Fuel
Yeast: Wyeast - Northwest Ale 1332 Activator
Clarifying Ingredients: Irish Moss - 1 teaspoon
Number of Bottles: 47 (12 oz. bottles)
Original Gravity: 1.053 (73°F)
Final Gravity: 1.014 (72°F)
Percent Alcohol: 5.14% by Volume
Comments: Overall we all liked this brew. Taste was great with great flavors coming through. Andy is hoping to improve on the color and maltiness next time it's brewed with maybe some Carared Malts.
Testing Date: 1/3/13
Aroma: 6 out of 12
Appearance: 3 out of 3
Flavor: 16 out of 20
Mouthfeel: 5 out of 5
Overall Impression: 8 out of 10
Total: 38 out of 50
Hop Profilling
Andy & I decided to profile a bunch of different hops in order to get a better taste profile of each hop. We did this by taking about 1 pellet of each hop and dissolving them in about 1/4 cup of boiling water. The hops were smelled and tasted, then rated from 1-10.
Zythos 10.9% AA
Zythos 10.9% AA
- sweet, flowery aroma
- mild taste & bittering
- K-2, A-1
- citrus, piney (spicy) aroma
- spicy, piney taste
- good for flavoring, bittering
- K-9, A-7
- spicy, piney, citrus aromas
- balanced taste & bitterness
- good for flavoring & bittering, slight use in aroma
- K-7, A-8
- earthy aroma
- taste will work well for German style beers (bittering)
- K-7, A-0
- lemon, citrus aroma
- sweet, citrus (lemon), hoppy taste
- good for aroma, flavoring (summer or light beers)
- K-9, A-10
- mild hop aroma
- clean, pleasant taste (not offensive)
- good for bittering & flavoring
- K-9, A-9
- earthy aroma (sort of like miso soup)
- strong bitter, hoppy taste
- very good for bittering
- K-7, A-2
- earthy, flowery aroma (very light)
- hint of lemon taste (light hop taste)
- good light flavor and aroma (good for Pilsner style beers)
- K-7, A-9
- grapefruit, lemongrass, flowery aroma
- sweet taste with a good light balance
- good for IPAs, Ambers, aroma hopping
- K-9, A-9
- earthy, woddy aroma (like Chinese food)
- light, mellow hoppy taste
- good for Brown Ales, German styles (aroma hopping)
- K-6, A-6
- mild, earthy aroma
- mild spice taste
- spice good for aroma or taste
- K-7, A-4
- mild flowery aroma, slight wet towel smell
- Zing! mild & pleasant spicy taste
- good for aroma & flavoring
- K-8, A-8
- piney, citrus aroma
- spicy, piney taste
- good for aroma, flavor
- K-10, A-7
- nutty, flowery aroma
- spicy taste (not offensive)
- good for aroma, bittering
- K-8, A-8
- pleasant citrus aroma
- citrus, spicy taste
- good for aroma & flavoring (a litter potential for bittering)
- K-9, A-9
- musty, musky, oily aroma
- smoky, peaty flavor
- good for Irish style beers, heavy on flavoring
- K-7, A-5
- earthy, citrus aroma (flowery)
- strong earthy, citrus flavor
- very good for American bitterings
- K-7, A-9
- citrus aroma
- very good clean flavor
- good for aroma, flavor
- K-9, A-9
Batch #3 / Batch #4 Review :(
Both batches had to be thrown out. They had a metallic taste and an off smell. I think the infection may have been caused by a poor monitoring / regulation of the swamp cooler temperature. With a better regulation of temperatures I think the batches should improve.
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