Big Arm Brune
Started around 10:30 The Beer Barons showing support! 11:25 – added around 6 g of epson salt and .5 g of table salt to match the Belgium water profile 11:29 – big arm making star-san 11:45 adding 48 quarts of water at 160° 11:50 – the Big Arm adding the flaked barly 2:38 started the boil
Honey Orange 2
Ok So here is our second try at the Ojai Honey Orange. The last time we primed our bottle with corn syrup and it took some time to carbonate. Hopefully this time it will come out perfect. Started with 21 gallons of water. 11:35 Started the burner on the hot liquer tank. looking for...
Our first BeerSmith IPA
So here are the notes: 10:45 – started to add the water We are using 14 gallons of Ojai water and 5 gallons of RO water We want to hit a london water profile so we added 2g table salt 6.4g epsom salt 6.4g baking soda Water temp is at 65° 11:13 –...
Brewing Tip #1: Wet Towels and Fermenting in the Bathtub
This is a quick video of the Beer Barons putting their beer to bed. MrBaron1 saw this neat trick of wrapping your carboy in wet towels to keep the temperature low. This trick has kept our fermentors at around 68°. This really helps when it is 95°+ outside. Plus we can leave about 5 inches of water in the...
Honey Basil Ale Notes
Ok, so, another week another brew day. This week we chose to brew a Honey Basil Ale. I found the recipe in this months Brew Magazine and I thought it looked pretty tasty. We have been wanting to brew a different kind of beer. Something with some fruit or a cool spice. This recipe fit the bill...
Dead Ringer IPA from Northern Brewer
Ok so here is our first post. Yesterday a couple of the Beer Barons got together to make a “Dead Ringer IPA” from Northern Brewer. Here are my notes, photos and videos from yesterday’s brew. 1:50 – Start with 7 gallons in sparge tun make a star-san solution sanitize extra equipment (mixing paddle, hydrometer, hoses etc.)...