Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Brew - Snow Day Clone

Attempting a Snow Day clone from New Belgium

5 gal recipe.

10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US
1lb Midnight Wheat
1lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L
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1.00 oz Styrian Goldings [5.40 %] - Boil 60.0 m
.5 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Boil 15.0 min
.5 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min
.5 oz Centennial [10.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min
.5 oz Centennial [10.00 %] – Dry Hop
.5 oz Cascade [5.50 %] – Dry Hop

Mash 1.0 hrs @154 deg
Sparge 170 deg

Yeast Safale 05

Brewed today 4/20/12 - Only differences from above was I used 1lb of Crystal 60L as Monument brew shop didnt have 80L. Turned out pretty dark anyway, mostly form the Midnight Wheat.
I also Mashed for probably 1.5hrs as I had to get a bike ride in during the mash. 

Results...

Brew 12/10/11

Going for a Sam Adams Boston Ale....

10 lbs 2 row malt
1lb Crystal 60L
1lb Biscuit malt

Mash 1.3 hrs @154 deg
Sparge 170 deg

1 oz Centennial 60 min
1 oz Northern Brewer 30 min
1 oz Chinook 5 min.

Safale 04 yeast

1 week primary, 8 days secondary
Dry hop 1/2 oz Centennial last 2 days

Keg on CO2

Results...

Initial results tasted exceptionally well after a couple days on CO2.
2/8 Update, Wow tasting fantastic, unfortuntely keg almost gone. Best beer Ive ever made.