A light-colored, light-medium bodied ale with nice, noticeable citrusy notes that is reminiscent of Boulevard Wheat Beer. This is my all-grain version of the Kansas City Wheat beer.
Expected Original Gravity: 1.047 – 1.051
Expected Final Gravity: 1.010 – 1.014
IBUs: 22-26
Alchohol by Volume: 4.5-5.0%
Boil…
My batch of Company Cream ale is aging nicely and is becoming more drinkable. The almost-overpowering ester profile has faded considerably and the corn-like flavor (style characteristic) is starting to come through. Also, the beer has marginally cleared; it is…
Yesterday evening I finally got around to transferring the Step Ladder Stout from the primary into its keg. I don’t much like waiting this long before racking it off, but I have been very busy lately getting Brutus, the brew…
This batch of company cream ale is finally carbonated enough to issue some early observations. The color of this beer is a very nice straw yellow color but is quite hazy. I recommend that a flocculant be used to create…
I just tapped my recipe, Company Cream Ale, brewed some weeks ago. Though it is quite early to offer my my early observations, I can say that I nailed the color that I was shooting for. This beer pours crystal…
Step Ladder Foreign Stout
A dry, intensly dark, foreign stout that should go nicely on a cool fall day.
OG 1.050
IBU 50
Bu/Gu: 1.0
Grain Bill
.75 lbs Roasted Barely 300 L
.75 lbs Roasted Barley 650 L
1 lbs Chocolate Malt
7.6 lbs Pale 2-row
1 lbs Wheat…
This is a pull of Sim City IPA in a Samuel Adams glass ( courtesy of AHA )
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Company Cream Ale
This a light-bodied cream ale ( ale-equivilent to light American lager ). A full description will be added after tasting. I am shooting for a crisp, clean finish with a light mouthfeel–something that is easy drinking. This beer…
Just finished the last glass of Elaine’s Big Head Pale Ale and the keg went dry. The hop flavor of this beer mellowed out nicely over time hoppyness but it maintained a fantastic balance with the malt. ’Tis a shame that…
I figured that I would mention that this beer is the only beer that I have made so far whose prefermented wort was actually pretty darn tasty. This wort had a very complex flavor full of maltyness and roastyness and…