I'm back

Well, I took a break here from blogging. I've been brewing, not as much as I would like to, but enough. This past weekend I brewed twice! I brewed on Saturday my "Honky Tonk Pale Ale". It's a typical pale ale with your standard C-hop aroma. I tweeked the recipe this time and added some Munich to it and increased the mash temp. I was mashing this beer around 149F in the past, but I'd like to go for some more body on this beer so I increased the mash temp to 154F.

Honky Tonk Pale Ale

11 lbs - 2 Row
12 oz - Munich
12 oz - Crystal 20L

Single Infusion Mash @ 154F

.5 oz - Columbus - 60 minutes
.5 oz - Centennial - 30 minutes
.5 oz - Cascade - 30 minutes
.25 oz - Centennial - 10 minutes
.25 oz - Cascade - 10 minutes

WYeast 1056

Est OG: 1.057 IBU: 43 SRM: 5.8


Then on Sunday I brewed my Firecracker Red IPA. This is a full bodied Red beer with tons of hops.

Firecracker Red IPA

12.5 lbs - 2 Row
1 lbs - Munich
1 lbs - Crystal 40L
8 oz - Crystal 120L
8 oz - Victory
2 oz - Chocolate Malt

Single Infusion Mash @ 154F

1 oz - Magnum - 60 minutes
1 oz - Centennial - 30 minutes
1 oz - Cascade - 30 minutes
1 oz - Centennial - 2 minutes
1 oz - Cascade - 2 minutes

1 oz Cascade - Dry Hop for 5 days
1 oz Centennial - Dry Hop for 5 days

WYeast 1056

Est OG: 1.068 IBU: 56 SRM: 16.6




It's good to be back on the blog and I'll be sure to not slack so much on this in the future.

Brew Strong!

Mark A.