I decided I wanted to see what a wheat beer really tastes like--with the BIAB system, you don't have to worry too much about stuck sparges. So, I went with a grain bill which was almost entirely wheat, other than colour malts (sadly, chocolate wheat wasn't available), to make something like a weizenbock.
That /was/ the plan. Then I thought about making it into a wit beer, with only a 15minute boil.
Then a friend sent some wild Washington bolete mushrooms to me--and a day later, someone on a homebrewing group mentioned making a bier de garde with black chanterelles. And the new idea was born.
My recipes and experiments in brewing, as well as cooking recipes (mmmm...stew).
Showing posts with label 1-gallon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1-gallon. Show all posts
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Friday, November 27, 2015
Rye Tripel (1gal BIAB)
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Spruced Up Belgian Quad
Welp...I decided--more or less--that I was going to start brewing 1 gallon all grain batches. I figure that it is easier--less water and weight, even if not less actual work and time--and if I do it right I can get a pipeline of a gallon every week or so. Plus getting experience with my system and recipe creation, which is even more important. Weekish for fermentation, week for secondary/cold crashing/dry hopping....and a month or so for bottle conditioning. Oh well.
Anyways, I brewed the first one today. I originally put together the (unmodified) grain bill as a Belgian IPA, after trying the Stone Brewing 08-08-08 Encore (which I have succeeded in culturing yeast from, btw. But haven't tested it yet, and don't know what variety it is.). Well....then it got cold out, and I got thinking that maybe a strong dark ale would be better. This was /after/ buying the original grain bill, of course.
I still plan to make the Bel IPA soon, mind.
Anyways, I brewed the first one today. I originally put together the (unmodified) grain bill as a Belgian IPA, after trying the Stone Brewing 08-08-08 Encore (which I have succeeded in culturing yeast from, btw. But haven't tested it yet, and don't know what variety it is.). Well....then it got cold out, and I got thinking that maybe a strong dark ale would be better. This was /after/ buying the original grain bill, of course.
I still plan to make the Bel IPA soon, mind.
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