Curly Accidentally brewed again! (Hound Nose Ale) - Open Topics Discussions on Home Brew Forums

CurlyFat

After about a year and half, I finally brewed again today. It was using old grains I had laying around, and I did it completely off-the-cuff with no real planning or calculating. The style is "beer."

The Recipe:

1# caramel malt (40l)
4ish oz Chocolate malt
6ish gallons of (yes gallons) american 2-row
3oz US Golding (60m)
1.8oz US Golding (5m)

Mashed 153ish F for 75 minutes

Batch sparge

WYeast 1272 American II (4L starter on stir plate)

Pics will follow.

J_Ree

Dude! You forgot to add the milk!!!

CurlyFat

Boiling the starter in the 'ol Erlenmyer.

CurlyFat

Mashing in.

CurlyFat

Close enough.

CurlyFat

Sparging.

CurlyFat

Yay for boil!

CurlyFat

Chillin'....

CurlyFat

Pouring whole yeast starter in (didn't plan ahead enough to let the yeast settle out).

CurlyFat

Now we let it do it's thing at about 65f.

CurlyFat

Oh yeah, Gravity sample:

CurlyFat

So, during the boil, I checked the gravity via a refractometer. It showed 18 brix (apx 1.075SG). That was higher than I wanted and the volume seemed a little low. So I added some more water. As you can see, I ended up at around 1.052SG, and around 12 gallons. That's a little lower than I wanted, but I don't care. It'll make a good daily-drinker which was my goal in the first place. I also recall having issues with trying to use the refractometer in the past. I sorta forgot about that, so I'll have to remember to stick with the hydrometer.

CurlyFat

Dr_Jerryrigger said:
Dude! You forgot to add the milk!!!

Shoot!

CurlyFat

I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

Thym

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

J_Ree

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

Yet less sloppy than any beer I've ever made...

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

CurlyFat

Dr_Jerryrigger said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

Yet less sloppy than any beer I've ever made...

I believe this.

N_Clark

The batch I mad with al my leftover ingredients turned to be a a very nive drinkable pale ale style. Im glad i wrote it down in case I want to repeat it!

CurlyFat

N_Clark said:
The batch I mad with al my leftover ingredients turned to be a a very nive drinkable pale ale style. Im glad i wrote it down in case I want to repeat it!

Do people repeat things?

Fuzzy

DrCurly said:

N_Clark said:
The batch I mad with al my leftover ingredients turned to be a a very nive drinkable pale ale style. Im glad i wrote it down in case I want to repeat it!

Do people repeat things?

the ones that brew more than thrice a decade do.

Thym

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

jlw

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

This makes me sad

jlw

I've read about people using an RV filter attachment for the hose.

Thym

jlw said:
I've read about people using an RV filter attachment for the hose.

that would work fine. i used a wall mount type and then just adapted it to a hose input.

CurlyFat

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:

Lakewood said:

DrCurly said:
I should also point out, this is by far the most red-neck, non-precise brew I have ever done. Made it kinda fun. But the next one will be more carefully planned. I'll probably even buy water instead of using the hose.

i always use the hose. and a filter.

What sort of filter do you use?

Just a home depot drinking water canister filter. I change it roughly once a year... So each time I brew. :( The water tastes good.

Is there actually a noticeable difference? The water from my hose tastes just dandy anyway, but I swear I can taste a difference in the final product.