1/2/2011
Colonial brew, collaboration of nanertak and the baron.
DT got wise and changed the malt bill on me, so....
stats:
OG 1.065/ 1.070
FG 1.025/ 1.020
SRM 30/ 35
IBU 35/ 30
Malz -
10# 2 row pale (US)
2# flaked oats
1# marris otter pale (wary noice)
8oz flaked barley
8oz black malt
8oz chocolate malt
6oz dark molasses
Hopfen -
1oz chinook 11% @ 60/ 5
0.5oz cascade 6% @ 5
Hefe
WLP 002 english ale yeast - super floccu, did it work. second repitching with generic dry ale yeast.
H2O
stock
Adjuncts -
6oz dark molasses, 1oz toasted oak chips medium for secondary
proto
1. heat strike to 182
2. add to tun, allow thermal mass absorption 5 min
3. add grains, hit 157/ 156
4. mash single infusion @ 156 for 60
5. heat sparge to 190, cool 180.
6. add 1 gal or mashout. 10 min
7. recirculate 2 qt till clear, collect first runings - 3gal
8. batch sparge remaining 3 gal. sit 10 min
9. reciculate 2 qt, collect second runnings 3 gal.
10. boil 60
@60 - .75 chinook + 6oz molasses
@5 .25 oz chinook + 0.5oz cascade. no moss.
11. 4.5 gal left. chill, strain, pitch, no starter. OG 1.070
12. ferment 1 week @ 65-70
1/6/11 - no fermentation apparent, re-pitch generic dry ale yeast
1/9/11 - still nothing, let sit.
1/16/11 - grav reading - 1.020. something happened.
12. rack to secondary with 1oz oak chips. 2wk. 4 gal left.
1/30/11 - bottle with 2.1oz dextrose, 1.9oz light DME - aim 2.2 vol CO2
2/21/11 cracked on Washington's Birthday. was nice. oatiness, hearty, dryish finish, could be a bit drier. molasses hangs heavy in the air. light chocolate/ coffee, could use more. not bad. mouthfeel is pretty dead on, need more head retention.
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