Fat tire clonebrew, loosely based on http://athomebrewer.blogspot.com/2006/03/fat-tire-amber-ale-clone-recipe.htmlRead more... )

3/4# oatmeal, 5 minute ( Read more... )

11# american 2-row ( Read more... )

apfelwein / cider

about 50 apples and 5 pears in my brand new juicer!!! (only made <2 gallons of juice ( Read more... )

13# american 2 row ( Read more... )

lager time, folks, because it is finally cold enough to try one again (its in the mid fifties in Irvine now ( Read more... )

10/24/09 ( Read more... )

dead guy ale, kind of
6-26-09

a yeast starter of safale US-05 (http://www.fermentis.com/FO/pdf/HB/EN/Safale_US-05_HB.pdf) was made, in 500mL of reconstituted malt extract and hops, and allowed to sit for 5 hours with frequent shaking

grain bill
8.75# maris otter ( ( Read more... )

cider time
5 gallons apple juice
1 packet Red star premier cuvee dry wine yeast

Yeast was dissolved in 50mL warm water, left to reconstitute, then after 10 minutes stirred and poured into the juice.  Left at room temperature to begin fermenting.

update 6/6/09:  Bottled today.  Barely any sediment at the bottom now.  Smells okay, too.  There is some ( Read more... )

5 gallons apple juice ( Read more... )