20 Minute Wheat

Grains:           None

Extract:          4 lb. Muttons Connoisseur Wheat hopped can

                        2 lb. Wheat DME

Hops:              1 oz. Tettnanger – last 3 minutes of boil

Yeast:             Muttons dry Ale Yeast

Notes:

3/27/2005 – Brewed kit and racked to primary fermenter

4/06/2005 – Moved to secondary fermenter

4/10/2005 – Bottling Day

·         1 x Tap-A-Draft bottle

·         12 x 22 oz. bottles

·         10 x 12 oz. bottles

Grains:           12 oz. Carmel 40

                        2 oz. Special B

                        2 oz. Roasted Barley

Extract:          6 lbs. Gold LME

Hops:              1 oz. Cascade – 60 min.

                        1 oz. Fuggle – last 3 min.

Yeast:             Muttons Dry Ale Yeast

Notes:

4/06/2005 – Brewed kit and racked to primary fermenter

4/10/2005 – Moved to secondary fermenter

4/19/2005 – Bottling Day

·         2 x Tap-A-Draft bottles

·         11 x 22 oz. bottles

·         1 x 16 oz bottle

Fat Tire Clone - NB Kit

Grains:                       8 oz. Special B

                        8 oz. Caramel 120L

                        8 oz. Munich 10

Extract:          6 lbs. Gold LME

Hops:              1 oz. Northern Brewer – 60 min.

                        1 oz. Saaz – last 5 min.

Yeast:             Muttons Dry Ale Yeast

Notes:

3/10/2005 – Brewed kit and racked to primary fermenter

4/19/2005 – Transferred to secondary fermenter

4/26/2006 – Bottling Day

·         1 x Tap-A-Draft bottle

·         6 x 22 oz. bottles

·         19 x 12 oz. bottles

Smooth Nut Brown - Midwest Kit

Grains:                       12 oz. Carapils

                        4 oz. Chocolate

Extract:          6 lbs. Amber LME

Hops:              1 oz. Willamette – 60 min.

                        1 oz. Fuggles – last 5 min.

Yeast:             White Labs Edinburgh Ale Yeast # WL028

Notes:

4/19/2005 – Brewed kit and racked to primary fermenter

5/01/2005 – Transferred to secondary fermenter

5/12/2005 – Bottling Day

·         1 x Tap-A-Draft bottle

·         4 x 22 oz. bottles

·         25 x 12 oz. bottles

Honey Bee Ale - Midwest Kit

Grains:           8 oz. Carapils

Extract:          3.3 lbs. Gold LME

Hops:              1 oz. Perle

                        1 oz. Tettnang

Other:             3 lbs. Minnesota Clover Honey

Yeast:             Muntons Dry Ale Yeast

Notes:

5/06/2005 – Brew Day

5/12/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

5/20/2005 – Bottled

6/03/2005 – Good taste, very light bodied, would make again

Sweet Stout - NB Kit

Grains:           ½ lbs. Dingemans Debitter Black

                        ½ lbs. Beeston’s Chocolate

Extract:          6 lbs. Munich Malt Syrup

Hops:              1 oz. Target – 60 min.

Other:             1 lb. Lactose – unfermentable sugar

Yeast:             Wyeast #1028 London Ale Yeast

Notes:

5/21/2005 – Brew Day

5/26/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

6/10/2005 – Bottled

• 13 – 22 oz. Bottles

• 23 – 12 oz. Bottles

6/20/2005 – Nice malty taste, hint of sweetness, color was not very dark, looked more like a brown ale, will make again

Scottish 80/- - NB Kit

Grains:           1 lb. Simpsons Crystal

Extract:          6.6 lbs. Gold Malt Syrup

Hops:              1 oz. Kent Goldings – 60 min.

Yeast:             Wyeast #1728 Scottish Ale Yeast

Notes:

6/03/2005 – Brew Day

6/10/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

6/24/2005 – Bottled

• 12 – 22 oz. Bottles

• 29 – 12 oz. Bottles

7/18/2005 – Tart flavor, true to style, did not care for too much

Extra Pale Ale - NB Kit

Grains:           1 lb. Dingemans Caramel Pils

Extract:          6 lbs. Gold Malt Syrup

Hops:              1 oz. Chinook – 60 min.

                        1 oz. Cascade – 1 min.

Yeast:             Wyeast #1056 American Ale Yeast

Notes:

6/13/2005 – Brew Day, 2 Gallon Starting Boil

6/20/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

7/01/2005 – Kegged

8/20/2005 – Very bitter flavor, could definitely use more flavor and auroma hops, would not make this one again

Dunkelweizen - NB Kit

Grains:           .5 lbs. Durst Medium Crystal

                        .25 lbs. Dingemans Special B

                        .25 lbs. Dingemans Aromatic

Extract:          6 lbs. Wheat Malt Syrup

                        1 lbs. Wheat Dry Malt Extract

Hops:              1 oz. Hallertauer – 60 min.

Yeast:             Muntons Dry Ale Yeast – Kit came with Wyeast #3333, but didn’t use

Notes:

6/21/2005 – Brew Day – 2 gallon starting boil

6/24/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

7/08/2005 – Kegged

9/15/2005 – Flavor is similar to my other wheat beers.  Not that great, but better than the others.  I would like to try making a wheat beer with a mixture of ½ wheat DME and ½ regular DME and see how that comes out.

Aussie Light Ale - Midwest Kit

Grains:           8 oz. Carapils

                        8 oz. Crystal 10L

Extract:          3.3 lbs Gold LME

                        1 lb. Light DME

Hops:              1 oz. Tettnang – 60 min.

                        1 oz. Tettnang – 2 min.

Yeast:             Wyeast #1056 American Ale Yeast

Notes:

6/25/2005 – Brew Day – 2 gallon starting boil

7/01/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

7/08/2005 – Bottled – one of my kegs had a faulty release valve

8/27/2005 – Very light in body and flavor, good summer brew, slight “soapy” aftertaste, would make again

Irish Draught Ale - NB Kit

Grains:           .5 lbs. Caramalt

                        .25 lbs. Golden Naked Oats

                        .25 lbs. Chocolate Malt

Extract:          3.3 lbs Gold Malt Syrup

                        1 lb. Light DME

Hops:              1 oz. Challenger – 60 min.

Other:             1 lb. Minnesota Clover Honey

Yeast:             Wyeast #1084 Irish Ale Yeast

Notes:

7/02/2005 – Brew Day – 2 gallon starting boil

7/07/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

7/20/2005 – Kegged

8/15/2005 – Very malty flavor, would not make again

Honey Brown Ale - NB Kit

Grains:           .25 lbs. Crisp Chocolate

                        .25 lbs. Dingemans Special B

                        .25 lbs. Dingemans Biscuit

                        .25 lbs. Briess Special Roast

Extract:          6 lbs Gold Malt Syrup

Hops:              1 oz. Challenger – 60 min.

                        1 oz. Kent Goldings – 15 min.

Other:             1 lb. Minnesota Clover Honey - flameout

Yeast:             Wyeast #1056 American Ale yeast

Notes:

7/08/2005 – Brew Day – 2 gallon starting boil

7/14/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

7/20/2005 – Kegged

8/15/2005 – Malty flavor, similar to Irish Draught Ale, would not make again

Hard Cider #2

Grains:           None

Juice:              5 gallons Indian Summer Apple Cider

Other:             ½ cup light brown sugar

Yeast:             Red Star Champaign Yeast

Notes:

8/05/2005 – Mixed juice and sugar in fermenter and added yeast

8/13/2005 – Transferred to Secondary

9/01/2005 – Kegged, added 2 cans AJ concentrate and ½-1 lb honey, bottled 6 still

9/20/2005 - Tastes very good, friends like it, might try to add a little more sugar to up the alcohol content, wish I would have taken gravity readings for this one.

10/20/2005 - Almost gone, this ended up being a very inexpensive and great tasting beverage, will definately try again.

John Bull Stout (Modified Kit)

Grains:           none

Extract:          3.75 lb hopped John Bull LME kit

                        1 lb. ID Carlson Light DME

                        1 lb. ID Carlson Dark DME

Hops:              1 oz. Fuggles – 3 min.

Other:             ½ cup Brown Sugar

Yeast:             came with kit

Notes:

8/15/2005 – Started with 2 gallons water, boiled 23 minutes, added brown sugar for the last 15 min.  Added fuggles hops at 3 min.

8/22/2005 – Transferred to secondary - 1 peice airlock

9/11/2005 – Bottled 12 x 12oz bottles and kegged the rest – red stripe caps

10/20/2005 - Carbonated by shaking @ serving pressure a couple times a day, very smooth and dry, everyone at the halloween party liked it better than my lighter colored brew.

Mike's Honey Amber Ale

Grains:           .25 lbs. Carapils

                        .25 lbs. Honey Malt

                        .5 lbs. Chocolate Malt

Extract:          5 lbs. ID Carlson Light DME

Hops:              1 oz. Fuggles – 3 min.

Other:             2 cups Brown Sugar – 10 min

                        1 lb Honey - flameout

Yeast:             Nottingham Dry Yeast

Notes:

8/22/2005 – Brew Day – 1.5 gallon starting water, 1^st time using the turkey fryer, first time making up my own recipe. Steeped grains @ 150 for 25 min, boiled for 60 min, added Irish moss w/ 15 min left, pitched yeast at 62  OG = 1048

9/01/2005 – Transferred to Secondary - .1020 gravity reading, 1 piece airlock

9/30/2005 - Don't think I liked the Nottingham yeast in this one, has an odd bread like character that I don't care for, might try again with a different yeast.

Irish Red Ale

Grains:            .5 lbs Dingemans Caramel Pils

                        .25 lbs Briess Special Roast

                        .125 lbs Dingemans Biscuit

                        .125 lbs Crisp Chocolate

Extract:          6 lbs Gold LME

Hops:              1 oz Kent Goldings - 60min

                        1 oz Willamette - 1 min

Yeast:             Safale US-56

Notes:

9/04/2005 - Brew Day - Started with 1.5 gallons water, steeped grains until 170^o, first boilover this time, pitched yeast at 63, OG = 1030

9/11/2005 - Transfered to secondary, 1010, 3 piece airlock

9/30/2005 - Kegged and bottled 3 x 22oz bottles and 12 x 12oz bottles, "Brewers Best" caps

10/20/2005 - I think this batch is infected, tastes more like a wheat beer, I thought at first that it might be oxidation, but the ones in the bottles taste the same, ended up dumping the keg, will keep trying the bottles to see if they get worse

Coopers Real Ale

Grains:            None

Extract:          3.75 lb Coopers Real Ale can kit

Other:             20 oz Corn/Priming Sugar

                        .5 lb light brown sugar

                        .5 lb table sugar

Hops:              None

Yeast:             Included in the Kit

Notes:

9/10/2005 - Made kit according to directions (read a BYO article about how canned kits are good if directions are followed).  Heated 3 quarts of water to 150 and disolved sugars and extract kit.  Covered and heated for 15 min to pasturize and added to fermenter with ice.  OG = 1040

9/17/2005 - Transfered to secondary, 1006, 1 piece airlock

10/8/2005 - Kegged and bottled 6 x 22oz bottles and 2 x 12oz bottles, "Crest"caps

10/17/2005 - This brew turned out very cidery, I've heard about this on several posts, but I figured I'd try the right way like BYO suggested, will not use this much sugar in a brew again.  Ended up dumping most of the keg.

Cream Ale

Grains:            .5 lbs Honey Malt

                        .25 lbs Dingemans Biscuit

                        .25 lbs CaraVienna

Extract:          6 lbs Pale LME

Hops:              1 oz Mt Hood - 60min

                        1 oz Willamette - 1 min

Yeast:             Safale S-04

Notes:

9/19/2005 - Brew Night - 2 gallons starting water, steeped grains until 170, used late extract method (1/3 for full 60 min, 2/3 last 20 min), added Irish moss at 15 min. OG = 1045

9/30/2005 - Transfered to secondary, 1016, 3 piece airlock

10/17/2005 - Kegged and bottled 4 x 22oz and 5 x 12oz bottles, "stars cap"

10/28/2005 - Not much flavor, a little more body than I was shooting for, would probably use US-56 if I brewed again to get FG lower, little bit of a soapy flavor

Newcastle Clone

Grains:            2 oz Simpsons Dark Crystal

                        2 oz CaraVienna

                        2 oz Chocolate Malt

                        1 oz Black Malt

                        2 oz carapils

Extract:          3 lbs. Lag. DME - Light

                       2 lbs. Lag. DME - Dark

                       1 lb. Dark Brown Sugar

Hops:              1 oz Target - 60min

                        .5 oz Kent Goldings - 15 min

                        .5 oz Kent Goldings - 1 min

Yeast:             Windsor

Notes:

10/1/2005 - Brew Day - Started with 2 gallons, steeped at 150 for 30 minutes  SG = 1050

10/8/2005 - Transfered to secondary, 1022, 1 peice airlock

10/24/2005 - Kegged and bottled 6 x 12oz bottles "plain caps w/ 1 gold", tasted smooth and clean, nice malty smooth taste

Dry Hop IPA

Grains:            .75 lbs Dingemans Caramel Pils - 3 cups

                        .25 lbs Simpsons Med. Crystal (50-60 L) - 1 cup

Extract:          6 lbs Pale LME

                        1 lb Muntons Light DME

Hops:              1 oz Chinook - 60min

                        .5 oz Cascade - 10 min

                        .5 oz Cascade - 1 min

                        1 oz Cascade - Dry Hop - 7 days in secondary

Yeast:             Safale US-56

Notes:

10/9/2005 - Brew Day - Started w/ 2 gallons water, steeped grains at 155 for 30 min, forgot irish moss, pitched yeast at 55, no OG on this one.

10/17/2005 - Transfered to secondary and added 1 oz Cascade

10/25/2005 - Strained into keg, bottled 5 x 22oz and 2 x 12oz bottles "gold caps w/ IPA written on top"

11/01/2005 - Tried a bottle and it tasted great, chilled in the freezer for 30 min, good carbonation, clean body with smooth mouthfeel, great hop flavor and aroma, could drink now if I wanted, but will try to wait.

 Peat Smoked Porter

Grains:            1 lb Black Malt

                        .25 lbs Simpsons Dark Crystal

                        .25 lbs Peat Smoked Malt

Extract:          6 lbs Munich LME

                        1 lb Dark DME

Hops:              1 oz Chinook - 60min

                        1 oz Willamette - 40 min

                        1 oz Willamette - 15 min

Yeast:             Safale US-56

Notes:

10/25/2005 - Transferred to secondary, 1 piece airlock

12/23/2005 - Too bitter from the cascade hops.  Hop bitterness definately overpowers the malt flavor of this beer, not at all balanced.  Would make again with different bittering hops, maybe Willamette for all.

Witbier

Grains:            None

Extract:          6 lbs Wheat LME

Hops:              1 oz Saaz - 60 min

                        1 oz Sazz - 1 min

Other:             1 oz Corriander - 10 min

                        1 oz Bitter Orange Peel - 1 min

                        1 cup Table Sugar

Yeast:             Safbrew T-58

Notes:

10/25/2005 - Brew Night - 6 gallons starting volume, heated until boiling and added Wheat DME.  Chilled much faster this time, maybe 20 min.  Poured wort into fermenter and realized that I had about 6 gallons so I added 1 cup sugar to up the OG, areated with a wisk until it broke on me.  OG = 1048

10/31/2005 - Transfered to Secondary, 1015, forgot to watch when I was transfering and ended up with quite a bit on the floor.

11/6/05 - Kegged, FG=1.012

12/19/05 - Not much left, very smooth flavor.  Corriander flavor didn't show through that much, will crack it with food processor next time, would definately make again

American Amber Ale

Grains:            .75 lbs Cara Vienna

                        .25 lbs Carapils

                        .125 lbs Special B

Extract:          3.3 lbs Amber LME

                        3.3 lbs Gold LME

Hops:              1 oz Northern Brewer - 60min

                        1 oz Hallertau - 10 min

                        1 oz Cascade - 1 min

Yeast:             Safale US-56

Notes:

11/6/05 - Transfered to Secondary - SG=1.015

11/30/05 - Transfered to keg, very smooth flavor

12/9/05 - This beer was better young, not very clear, slight harsh aftertaste, dumped last few pints

Cream Stout

Hard Cider #3

Fermentables:              5 Gallons Indian Summer Apple Cider (from Cub Foods)

                                      1 lb. Dark Brown Sugar

Other:              5 whole Cinnamon Sticks - Secondary

                         5 whole Cloves - Secondary

                         1 tsp. nutmeg - Secondary

Yeast:              Nottingham Dry Yeast

Notes:

11/13/05 - "Brew Day" - Added 4.5 gallons cider to fermenter, mixed brown sugar with remaining .5 gallons and poured in, also added 4 tsp. of Yeast Nutrient, OG=1.060

11/21/05 - Transfered to secondary fermenter and added cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and potassium sorbate, SG=1.004

12/10/05 - Kegged and added 2 cans AJ concentrate, heated with 3 cinnamon sticks and a little honey

1/02/06 - Some sweetness gone, still very good, spices arn't really noticable

1/17/06 - Blew the keg, crystal clear at the end, tasted a little more dry at the end, will definately make again

Fuggles Pale Ale - Midwest

Irish Red Ale

Brittish Bitter - BYO

Kitchen Sink Stout

Grains:            .5 lbs Flaked Barley

                        .25 lbs Chocolate Malt

                        .5 lbs Roasted Barley

                        .25 lbs Black Malt

Extract:          3.75 lb Coopers Dark Ale (Hopped Can Kit)

                       3.5 lb John Bull Dark LME

Hops:              1 oz Fuggle - 60min

Yeast:             Safale S-33

Notes:

12/18/05 - Brew Day - steeped grains at 155 for 40 minutes, removed grains and brought to a boil, added hops and cans of extract, wort chiller leaked a little during cooling - one of the tube clamps wasn't tight enough, SG=1.048

1/7/06 - Transfered to Secondary - SG=1.020

2/3/06 - Kegged and Bottled - 6 x 12oz bottles, 6 x 22oz bottles, Crest caps, very smooth and toasty flavor, slight bitter bite in aftertaste

? - put in kegerator, very smooth beer, many people liked it

4/18/06 - Tasted - Tried one at cellar temps, extremely smooth, great balance, nice toasty/roasty flavor without any bite aftertaste, would definately make again.