Finally got around to bottling my Beamish clone. Bottling 10 gallons of beer is a task, let me tell you. To make things more difficult, I thought my bottle filler was broke, as it wouldn’t stop pouring. After a bit I got it working again, but it was still dripping slowly. Will have to replace …
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Feb 03
A New Pot and A Batch of Stout- Batch 36
My wife got me the best birthday present ever. She got me a 15 gallon brew pot. This thing is so stinking big I can stick both my boys in it and have room for veggies! (Note: I am NOT endorsing cannibalism! I’ll leave that to the British Navy. 😉 ) So, what do you …
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Dec 17
Unspoken Passion and Holiday Cheer Bottled
Last Friday (12/11) I was finally able to get to bottling my two batches of beer, my Holiday Cheer and my Unspoken Passion Imperial Stout (batches 33 and 34). I had originally planned on transferring the stout to a secondary to help it settle, but with my time limitations I just went straight to bottling. …
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Dec 02
How To Use 11lbs of Raspberries – Batch 34
So, if you have 11lbs of raspberries, want something reminiscent of chocolate and raspberries, and you love beer, what do you do? Easy! Make Papazian’s Unspoken Passion Imperial Stout. So, this freaking expensive beer makes 6.5 gallons, and takes 6lbs light malt extract, TWO 4lb stout kits, 1.5lbs crystal malt, 1/2lb black roasted malt, 3/4lb …
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Oct 30
Bottled My Oatmeal Stout and Pilsener- Batch 32 and 31
Tonight I decided to bottle all my beer, which is my Pilsener I’ve had in my fridge for 2 months, and the Oatmeal Stout I did a week and a half ago with my friend Mike. Bottled the Pilsener first, getting 46 out of it. Final gravity came out to be 1.012, giving me an …
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Oct 21
Oatmeal Stout – Batch 32
Last week my friend Mike and I went to Steinbart’s to check it out, as he’s never been there before. Of course, I can’t walk in there without getting something, so we left there with ingredients to make an oatmeal stout. Now, I’ve made this particular stout before, and it turned out awesome! This time, …
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May 15
Batch 25- Lucky Stout
Back in March I brewed my 25th batch of beer. Did a remake of the famous Lucky Stout (famous among those who’ve tried it.) Bottled it on 3/18/09, and have only a few bottles left. My next brew is a German style Weizen, will follow up once I pitch the yeast.
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Feb 19
Cherry Stout Bottled- Batch 22
On the 15th I bottled up my cherry stout. Before bottling, I had to use a strainer to remove floating cherry remains. After transferring it to my bottling bucket, I had close to a gallon of sediment left in my bottling bucket. Even had some cherry gunk stuck in my auto siphon. Final gravity turned …
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Feb 07
Cherry Stout Brewed- Batch 22
Thursday I brewed another Papazian recipe for Cherry Stout. I was given 3 gallons of cherries by my sister in law (thanks, Karyn!), but, for some reason, felt the need to pick up a few more. So, after the stout I will be brewing another Papazian recipe, Cherries in the Snow. Started out with the …
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Dec 23
Batch 19 Bottled- Lucky Stout
Last Thursday the 18th I bottled the Beamish Stout clone I made. So, since some of you have never bottled your own beer, let me walk you through the experience. To bottle properly, you need to: 1) Sanitize all your bottles and your bottling bucket. I like to get my bucket full of sanitizing solution, …
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