Bourbon Barrel Ale

22-C Wood-Aged Beer
Date: 3/25/2012

Size: 6.0 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 266.22 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.079 (1.026 - 1.120)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.020 (0.995 - 1.035)
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Color: 12.31 (1.0 - 50.0)
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Alcohol: 7.87% (2.5% - 14.5%)
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Bitterness: 14.0 (0.0 - 100.0)
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Ingredients:

15.0 lb Pale Ale Malt
1.5 lb Caramel Malt 20L
1 lb 2-Row Carapils® Malt
1 lb Red Wheat Malt
1.0 oz East Kent Goldings (4.5%) - 60 m
1.0 ea White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale
1 oz Oak Wood Cubes soaked in Bourbon - secondary fermenter

Inspired by Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale

Fermented at 64F for 14 days.
4/8/12 - 1.024 - Racked to Hungarian Oak Cubes soaked in Heaven Hill bourbon - set ferm temp to 66F.

Keg and carboy cleaner build

$20 pump from Harbor Freight, a couple buckets and some pvc.

Inner bucket rests just above the pump.

Carboy mode with a carboy dryer.

Complete coverage recirculating PBW.

Keg mode.

Recirculating through the posts as well as spraying into the center.

Brew Day - Endless Mountains Amber

Endless Mountains Amber

2/12/12
10-B American Amber Ale

Size: 5.96 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 179.5 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.054 (1.045 - 1.060)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.013 (1.010 - 1.015)
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Color: 15.5 (10.0 - 17.0)
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Alcohol: 5.3% (4.5% - 6.0%)
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Bitterness: 37.4 (25.0 - 40.0)
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Ingredients:

10.0 lb Pale Ale Malt
.5 lb Victory® Malt
1.0 lb Munich Malt
1.0 lb Caramel Malt 90L
1.0 oz Northern Brewer (9.6%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
.5 oz Northern Brewer (9.6%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
.5 oz Northern Brewer (9.6%) - steeped after boil
1.0 ea White Labs San Diego Super Strain

Brew Day - Zythos Pale Ale

Zythos Pale Ale

10-A American Pale Ale
Date: 2/5/2012

Size: 5.96 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 188.14 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.056 (1.045 - 1.060)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.014 (1.010 - 1.015)
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Color: 8.72 (5.0 - 14.0)
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Alcohol: 5.56% (4.5% - 6.0%)
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Bitterness: 34.2 (30.0 - 45.0)
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Ingredients:

12 lb Pale Ale Malt
1.0 lb Golden Naked Oats
1.0 oz Zythos (10.9%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
1.0 oz Zythos (10.9%) - steeped after boil
1.0 oz Zythos (10.9%) - dry hop in keg
1.0 ea White Labs San Diego Super Strain

Zythos is a new hop blend from Hopunion.

Sour Bottled

Brew Day - Bell Creek Blonde

Bell Creek Blonde

1/29/12
6-B Blonde Ale

Size: 5.96 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 77.0%
Calories: 171.62 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.052 (1.038 - 1.054)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.012 (1.008 - 1.013)
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Color: 3.67 (3.0 - 6.0)
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Alcohol: 5.22% (3.8% - 5.5%)
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Bitterness: 23.1 (15.0 - 28.0)
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Ingredients:

10.0 lb Pilsen Malt
.5 lb Munich Malt
1.25 lb Red Wheat Malt
1.5 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker (2.3%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
1.0 oz Spalt Spalter (3.9%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
.5 oz Hallertauer Hersbrucker (2.3%) - steeped after boil
1.0 ea White Labs WLP004 Irish Stout

Schedule:

Mash @ 150

Ferment @ 162

Notes

Yeast will be a repitch from a wheat beer that was originally pitched with kolsch yeast but had a vial of irish ale added which is probably the dominant strain in the slurry. The wheat came out nice and clean.

Brew Day

Winterfell Wheat

6-D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Date: 1/16/2012

Size: 5.96 gal
Efficiency: 75.0%
Attenuation: 75.0%
Calories: 147.33 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.044 (1.040 - 1.055)
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Terminal Gravity: 1.011 (1.008 - 1.013)
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Color: 4.26 (3.0 - 6.0)
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Alcohol: 4.36% (4.0% - 5.5%)
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Bitterness: 19.2 (15.0 - 30.0)
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Ingredients:

8.0 lb Red Wheat Malt
2.0 lb Maris Otter
1 oz Tettnanger (3.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
.5 oz Ahtanum (5.2%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
.5 oz Ahtanum (5.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter
1.0 ea White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch

Notes:
I ended up pitching a tube of Irish Ale yeast on day 2 because the wlp029 starter did not take off.
1-22-12 -  1.011 and cloudy.  Pie crust aroma and flavor, subtle hop character