{"id":996,"date":"2016-01-05T22:33:21","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T03:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thebottlefarm.com\/ProjetsThoughts2\/?p=996"},"modified":"2016-01-05T22:33:21","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T03:33:21","slug":"closing-year-beginning-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebottlefarm.com\/wpbottle\/closing-year-beginning-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Closing out the year and beginning the new."},"content":{"rendered":"

The first and last words on the subject, I took a while off from brewing, but I\u2019m back at it. Here\u2019s what I\u2019ve been up to, since being back brewing.<\/p>\n

Replacing my keggerator lines and cleaning taps. Initially built it 3.5 years ago<\/a>, line replacement was overdue, they were yellowed with hop oils and other build up. They were not cleaned nearly often enough, but such is the life of a infrequently used keggerator. I am considering a different setup, but haven\u2019t worked out the details. I like the capacity for cold kegs, and carbing and such, but maybe a dorm fridge setup? Then convert the freezer into a ferm chamber. I just want to be able to serve two kegs, but really only need to have one functional tap.<\/p>\n

\"IMG<\/p>\n

Bottle washing\u2026 multiple hours + a large number of randomly sized bottles, rinsed, but not cleaned, or delabeled bottles needed cleaning. Now that I\u2019ve got those done, I\u2019m ready to complete some transfers. I\u2019ve got three beers that need to be packaged or transferred or conditioned. Last years RIS needs to be bottled, It\u2019s currently in a keg in the keggerator carbonating. The coolership grapefruit \u2018saison\u2019 I made<\/a>, which is now over a year old, and was just bottled, and just needs some conditioning. I\u2019ve also got a 4g batch of berliner that I finished with brett, that needs to be split and fruited (1\/2 currant \/ 1\/2 strawberry black berry rhubarb), then bottled in about a month. I don’t have enough heavy glass, and I”ve been quite disappointed with the 500ml bottles I purchased for this use. I guess I need to to finish up some of the gose, berliner, and saison currently occupying those bottles. Then more washing.<\/p>\n

Brewing, yes, I actually said I was brewing again. I brewed a batch based on Tasty\u2019s session pale ale.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/drinkdrakes.com\/homebrewers-make-a-session-beer\/<\/a><\/p>\n

My recipe is a variation, on the base bones. I used the base malts I had on hand, the biggest substations were hop varieties, and Oats in place of c-pills. Brew session was uneventful, no major screw ups aside from the ziplock bag melted to the burner during heating strike. I\u2019m not sure how I managed that, but burnt plastic is a wonderful post christmas smell.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/beersmithrecipes.com\/viewrecipe\/994575\/sb-10-tastys-session-pale-ale<\/a><\/p>\n

SB (1.0) TASTY\u2019S SESSION PALE ALE<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0American Pale Ale<\/em>
\nBatch Size : 2.00 gal \u00a0 \u00a0 69.0 IBUs Estimated.
\nOG: 1.0442 SG \u00a0 \u00a0 FG: 1.0133 SG
\nMash: BIAB, Medium Body
\nBoil: 60 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fermentables<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
0.69 kg<\/td>\nPale Ale Malt 2-Row (Briess) (3.50 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n43.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.30 kg<\/td>\nGolden Promise (Simpsons) (2.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n19.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.22 kg<\/td>\nPilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n14.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.22 kg<\/td>\nValley Crystal Light (15.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n14.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.08 kg<\/td>\nCaramel Malt – 40L (Briess) (40.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n5.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.08 kg<\/td>\nOats, Flaked (1.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n5.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hops Used<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
5.00 g<\/td>\nChinook [13.00 %] – Boil 60.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n23.1 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.00 g<\/td>\nCascade [5.50 %] – Boil 20.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n12.9 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.00 g<\/td>\nGalaxy [14.00 %] – Boil 10.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n27.1 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12.00 g<\/td>\nCascade [5.50 %] – Steep\/Whirlpool 20.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n5.8 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.00 g<\/td>\nCascade [5.50 %] – Dry Hop 0.0 Days<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n0.0 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
Yeasts Used<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.0 pkg<\/td>\nSafAle English Ale (DCL\/Fermentis #S-04) [23.66 ml]<\/td>\nYeast<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Misc Ingredients<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
0.50 Items<\/td>\nWhirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins)<\/td>\nFining<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.50 tsp<\/td>\nYeast Nutrient (Boil 5.0 mins)<\/td>\nOther<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Next batch for 2015 was a simple saison recipe. I\u2019m trying to achieve a crisp, pale, dry saison, akin to Saison brett, but w\/a lower abv. Boulevard\u2019s Saison Brett is one of my all time favorite beers, but at 9%, It\u2019s not something I need a real quantity of. I did my usual research, it seems there are two fairly well known things about saison brett. First it\u2019s almost the same as tank 7 saison, but is mashed different to finish lower. The second is that Steven Pauwels Boulevard Head brewmaster<\/a>\u00a0has shared the tank 7 recipe a number of times. http:\/\/www.homebrewtalk.com\/showthread.php?t=250256<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Just like Tasty\u2019s pale ale recipe above, I didn\u2019t brew the given recipe verbatim. I was riffing on the idea of a brett finished saison, with amarillo hops. In another inspired moment, by bio transformation, brett, and buckwheat. I wanted to brew a buckwheat saison. For details on that type stuff, see Mad Fermentationist,\u00a0http:\/\/www.themadfermentationist.com\/2011\/05\/buckwheat-sour-amber-ale-recipe.html<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0and Derek at Bear flavored\u00a0http:\/\/www.bear-flavored.com\/2015\/07\/buckwheat-sour-saison-recipe-brewing.html<\/a>. Also\u2026 Buckwheat has a precursor called capric acid, Capri, being \u2018goat\u2019, and the brand ambassador from Boulevard<\/a> has a bit of a thing for goats which I couldn\u2019t overlook.<\/p>\n

Temps for the\u00a0cereal mash \/ gelatinization temperatures can be found in derek\u2019s blogs above. I used a slow cooker for them,followed by a long and low mash, to ensure a highly fermentable wort. Once fermented, I\u2019ll pitch a healthy dose of brett c, and give it a month or two to age. I used the stall happy dupont saison yeast, so I\u2019m also taking a few additional precautions to ensure a complete fermentation. Low scarification temp, Healthy 1l yeast starter in a 2g batch of very well aerated wort, in a loosely covered fermentor. While the yeast is working, I\u2019m going to be actively pushing the temp from 66 pitch temp, to a peak of 85 over the course of the next week or so. Which I\u2019ll follow up by pitching brett C, into in secondary. Once secondary is nearly complete (3 weeks) I\u2019ll dry hop with more amarillo, and bottle in some high pressure glass, and hope for the best.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s my recipe.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/beersmithrecipes.com\/viewrecipe\/1000339\/chevre-fermier-saison<\/a><\/p>\n

Ch\u00e8vre Fermier Saison<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Saison<\/em>
\nBatch Size : 2.00 gal \u00a0 \u00a0 36.6 IBUs Estimated.
\nOG: 1.0500 SG \u00a0 \u00a0 FG: 1.0078 SG
\nMash: BIAB, Saison extra Light Body
\nBoil: 60 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Fermentables<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.31 kg<\/td>\nPilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n75.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.17 kg<\/td>\nRoasted Buckwheat (2.00 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n10.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.09 kg<\/td>\nRed Winter Wheat (2.10 SRM)<\/td>\nGrain<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n5.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.17 kg<\/td>\nDextrose (Briess) (1.00 SRM)<\/td>\nSugar<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n10.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hops Used<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
7.00 g<\/td>\nBullion [8.80 %] – Boil 30.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n16.3 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.00 g<\/td>\nAmarillo [9.20 %] – Boil 5.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n12.6 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15.00 g<\/td>\nAmarillo [9.20 %] – Steep\/Whirlpool 10.0 min<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n7.7 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20.00 g<\/td>\nAmarillo [9.20 %] – Dry Hop 7.0 Days<\/td>\nHop<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n0.0 IBUs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Yeasts Used<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1.0 pkg<\/td>\nBelgian Saison (Wyeast Labs #3724) [124.21 ml]<\/td>\nYeast<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.0 pkg<\/td>\nBrettanomyces Claussenii (White Labs #WLP645) [50.28 ml] [Add to Secondary]<\/td>\nYeast<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Misc Ingredients<\/caption>\n
Amt<\/strong><\/th>\nName<\/strong><\/th>\nType<\/strong><\/th>\n#<\/strong><\/th>\n%\/IBU<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2.70 ml<\/td>\nLactic Acid (Mash 60.0 mins)<\/td>\nWater Agent<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2.00 g<\/td>\nGypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins)<\/td>\nWater Agent<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1.00 g<\/td>\nCalcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins)<\/td>\nWater Agent<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.50 Items<\/td>\nWhirlfloc Tablet (Boil 5.0 mins)<\/td>\nFining<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.50 tsp<\/td>\nYeast Nutrient (Boil 5.0 mins)<\/td>\nOther<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I am following up the buckwheat version with a corn grit version, the only change is swapping corn grits in for the buckwheat. I\u2019m very eager to see the differences in these two beers. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve controlled the variables this tightly since I tried to nail daisy cutter. I won\u2019t have results for another few months, between primary, brett secondary, then dry hop, but should be a great spring beer, if it finishes how I hope it does.<\/p>\n

\"IMG<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really good to be back at it, I\u2019ve been missing brewing, I’ve missed writing, and getting feedback, I’ve missed the constructive outlet, but haven\u2019t had the free time, or the inclination to do it for a while. I\u2019m going to skip the 2015 full recap (the summer recap was up for 7 months) and goals for now, perhaps a future update will shed some light into what has and has not progressed. Safe to say, I\u2019m still a work in progress.<\/p>\n

Happy New Year, and Cheers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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