Today had some friends over and we brewed two beers simultaneously. Been thinking about what to brew for a few days, knowing today was coming, and was having my normal difficulties of deciding. I knew I wanted a pale ale but didn’t care for the recipes I’ve seen, and I wanted to use my Liberty …
Category: Brett’s Beer Company
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=425
Jul 24
Bottled Weizenbeir- Batch 28
After re-reading my last blog, I realized I omitted some very important notes. First, I failed to list the initial gravity (1.044), and I also failed to note my accident with the water. Normally, after your wort is finished and in your fermenter, you top it off with water to the mark specified by your …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=422
Jul 14
Weizenbeir Redux- Batch 28
Redid my Weizenbeir I recently did (since it all got consumed). This time, instead of just randomly adding corn sugar to it, I added 1/2 lb exactly. Other than that, brewed identically to my previous batch. Also tasted my IPA, which was a bit premature (not done bottle fermenting). Not bad. My guesstimate is the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=420
Jul 08
East India IPA- Batch 27 Bottled
I finally had time to bottle my IPA I made two weeks ago. Let’s just say that my sample of this tasted as good if not better than most commercial IPA’s I’ve tried. It was darn good. Final gravity turned out to be 1.012, giving me a 7.09% alcohol by volume. The bitterness from the …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=417
Jun 20
My Own IPA- Batch 27
I decided to brew an IPA. With some $$$ from a friend and some side work I did, I decided to brew a big hoppy IPA. I checked out dozens of award winning beer recipies, and in the end decided to formulate my own. 7lbs light malt extract syrup 2lbs 2 row 1/2lb crystal malt …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=388
Jun 02
…Hmmm……Weizenbeir…
My weizenbeir was ready to drink last Friday. Bottle fermentation was quick, thanks to the warm weather. How did it turn out? The first thing I noticed was the aroma. The Saaz with the wheat and Hallertauer made a playful combination of smells, the distinct smell of a wheat with Hallertauers but the Saaz teased …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=384
May 24
Batch 26 Bottled
Yesterday I bottled my weizenbeir. Final gravity was 1.010, for a final alcohol by volume of 5.25%. Taste wise, it was less wheaty than I normally like, but that was due to the extra corn sugar I put in lightening the flavor. The hop presence was nice, you could really pick out the hallertauer’s- not …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=380
May 15
Batch 26- Weizenbeir
Had a little bit of money left over from a job I did, so I decided to make some beer. Not wanting to do an all-grain without my buddy Jared, I decided to do a Papazian recipe that was pretty dirt cheap, his Lovebite Weizenbeir. The irony is my friend Jared, independent of me, did …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=378
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.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=377
Mar 19
Vote For Your Favorite Beer City
The Examiner is having a poll to see what city is your favorite city for beer. Given that I live in one of the largest beer producing cities per capita in the world, I naturally voted for Portland, OR. But, let democracy be heard. Click here and vote for your favorite beer city.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.brettgorley.com/?p=372
Who Said What?