Peppermint Chocolate Stout

STATS
Est. OG:
Est. FG:
IBU:
SRM:
~ ABV%:

INGREDIENTS
3.0 lbs Munton's Plain Dark DME
2.0 lbs Munton's Plain Extra Dark DME
1.0 lbs Munton's Plain Amber DME
1.0 lbs Munton's Chocolate Malt
1.0 lbs Briess Crystal 20L Malt
0.25 lbs Black Patent Malt
0.25 lbs Munton's Roasted Barley

1.0 oz Northern Brewer (8.0% AA) - 60 min
1.0 oz Fuggle (4.2% AA) - 15 min
1.0 oz Willamette (4.7% AA) - 5 min

8.0 oz Baker's Unsweetened Baking Chocolate Squares
2 tea bags Peppermint Tea Leaves (dried and crushed)
1 tsp Irish Moss
5 drops peppermint extract

Wyeast 1084 Irish Ale

3/4 cups corn sugar for priming

RECIPE
1. Steep grains @ 138 F for 30 min.
2. Raise temp to 150 F and hold for 10 min.
3. Raise temp to 164 F and hold for 16 min.
4. Bring to boil and add all DME and hops as listed above.
5. With 15 min remaining, add chocolate, 1 tea bag of peppermint, and Irish Moss.
6. Add 1 tea bag of peppermint with 5 minutes remaining.
7. After boil, cool immediately and transfer to primary. Condition 9 days total.
8. After 7 days of conditioning, add 2 drops of peppermint extract.
9. After 8 days of conditioning, add 3 drops of peppermint extract.
10. Bottle and condition 23 days. Enjoy!

FINAL STATS
OG: 1.053
FG: 1.0176

ABV%: 4.57%

Dog Days of Summer Ale

STATS
Est. OG: 1.040
Est FG: 1.010
IBU: 26-35
SRM: 4
~ABV%: 4.0%

INGREDIENTS
3.0 lbs Munton's Extra Light DME
1.0 lbs Munton's Wheat DME (55% wheat, 45% barley)
1.0 lbs Briess Wheat Malt
0.5 lbs Briess 10L Crystal Malt
0.5 lbs Briess 2-Row Malt

1.0 oz Saaz Czech hops (2.8% AA) - 60 min
0.5 oz Cascade hops (7.5% AA) - 15 min
1.0 oz Saaz Czech hops (2.8% AA) - 15 min
0.5 oz Cascade hops (7.5% AA) - 5 min
0.5 oz Chinook hops (11.4% AA) - 5 min
0.5 oz Cascade hops (7.5% AA) - Secondary
0.5 oz Chinook hops (11.4% AA) - Secondary

0.5 oz Ginger (grated) - 15 min
0.5 oz Orange zest (grated) - 15 min
1 tsp Irish Moss - 15 min
2 Kaffir lime leaves - Post Boil
2 Kaffir lime leaves - Secondary
1 cup Clover Honey - Tertiary

Wyeast German Ale 1007

3/4 cups Corn Sugar for priming

RECIPE
1. Steep grains @ 164 F for 27 minutes
2. Bring to boil and add all DME and hops as listed above.
3. Add spices as listed above.
4. At end of boil, cool immediately. Add 2 kaffir lime leaves to wort while cooling.
5. Transfer to primary and let condition for 5 days.
6. Transfer to secondary, dry hop, add 2 new Kaffir lime leaves, and let condition 22 days.
7. Boil 1 cup Clover Honey for 10 min and add to tertiary fermentor. Transfer beer to tertiary and condition 19 days.
8. Bottle beer and condition 14 days. Enjoy!

FINAL STATS
OG: 1.033
FGP: 1.018
FGS: 1.005
FGT: 1.0065

The above numbers are weird from adding honey in the tertiary. The OG should be recalculated and higher to explain the increased FGs from Secondary to Tertiary.

ABV%: 4.8%

Au - Double Belgian Blonde

So firstly, I made the mistake of inputting the ingredients into Promash incorrectly. Essentially, the beer came out 10% ABV rather than 6.5%. Lot of lessons learned from this one.

OG 1.093 (adjusted for starters, additions, and priming sugar)
FG 1.015
ABV 10%
IBU 27.2
SRM 4.8

7# Briess DME Pilsen
1.25# corn sugar
5 oz acidulated malt
5 oz biscuit malt 24L
5 oz honey malt 18L
2 oz flaked soft white wheat

1 oz Tettnanger 5.1% (40 min)
0.8 oz Tettnanger 5.1% (25)
0.8 oz Saaz 4.0% (15)
0.54 oz Saaz 4.0% (0)
0.54 Saaz 4.0% dry hop, 1 week.

White Labs 530 Abbey Ale (Westmalle)
Pitched 230 billion cells (2l starter woth 200 ml DME created 48 hours prior to brewing) 66F, allowed to rise to 71F.

Troubleshooting

LOT of yeast lost to blowoff. Account for starter size next time.

6 days out, stuck at 1.030. May need to boost yeast mass to finish fermentation.

Transferred to secondary, added 1L starter. Put in bathtub of 75-90F water to bring temp up for a few days.

Primed 10 oz Briess DME Pilsen. Target 2.7 volumes CO2.

Notes:
Westmalle strain tends to stall around 1.030, temperature needs to be raised to finish fermentation fully on the 3rd day after pitching. Otherwise it's tricky.

5 oz acidulated malt is very noticeable. May not fit the style, but I like it. For other styles, may need to tone it down a little.

Bathtub emergency method works. Get warm water in the bath, drop the secondary in, let the temp come up, refresh water.