Stinky Daddy Brewery & Winery

Bad Things!

Well in my rush to get a few batches together for the SFH competition I ruined a couple.

My irish red and wheat had infections. My Bock & IPA did not fully ferment. My stout was not my best effort.

Oh well, there is always next year.

Racked B62 and B65 to the Secondary

Racked these two this evening.

The wheat (B62) looked like it was infected early on and it tasted infected tonight.

Woolybooger Oatmeal Stout (B65)

Can you tell I like oatmeal stout?

0.25 lb Rice Hulls, 7.50 lb Maris Otter, 1.00 lb Carafoam, 1.00 lb Chocolate Malt; 1.00 lb Oats, Flaked, 0.75 lb Oats, Malted, 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 160L'; 0.50 lb Roasted Barley; 2.00 oz Fuggles (60 min); 1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet; Irish Ale (Wyeast Labs #1084)

Well Well Well - four brews on tap at SD Brewery.

Put SD Cap & Woolybooger Oatmeal Stout in a keg tonight. Also force carbed Fuggly Blonde.

I am very happy with the CAP. It came in at 5.6% but has a great flavor.

Fuggly is not bad but not great.

I'll know about Woolybooger after it is carbonated but I am afraid it is going to be too light on the ABV for a good stout.

A wheat is in the near future with Sorachi Ace hops.

Woolybooger Oatmeal Stout - B61

What a nightmare. Should have known this was not going to go well.

First - I wanted to brew this last weekend. Ordered Wyeast 1084 for this batch. It came in last Thursday with a hole in the pouch. Replacement came in on Wednesday.

Second - Started to brew yesterday but did not have enough water here. By the time I got to the store and back it was really too late to start.

Third - I thought I had 2 - 6g carboys but only had one! Agggghh! I do not know why I thought that, old age I guess. I do have a 7g bucket that I hate because not a single batch I have brewed in it turned out well.

Fourth - I tried to melt the out flow tube on my wort chiller when I put it in the kettle. I did not realize that it was up against the boiler.

Fifth - The new valve and strainer set up I added to my kettle clogged when I tried to drain it. Happened last weekend too.

Sixth - Because of my fear of the bucket I took it apart and sanitized the heck out of it. I did not realize that I had forgotten to close the spigot until about a 1/2 gallon of wort was all over the kitchen floor.

Finally - My OG ended up at 1.042! That is only 47% efficiency. I may squeeze 4% out of this one. I was looking for 6.5%. I am going to blame it on the crush. I let the LHBS crush it this time. Not again. My mill is dialed in for 70% with my mash tun, think I will stick with it.

Ingredients - 7.5 lbs maris otter, 2lbs oat malt, 1lb chocolate malt, 1lb roasted barley, .5lb cyrstal 160, .5lb carafoam, 1.25oz Fuggles @ 60; 1,25 oz Fuggles @ 30; Wyeast Irish Ale 1085

Guess it will be a session stout ...

 

Ahhh... The Stout Tap is up and Running

Choc-O-Haulic Milk Stout - B58

Choc-o-haulic Milk Stout (B58) Kegged

Just put this one in the keg. Finished @ 5.75%. I cannot wait to run this through the new stout tap!

Choc-o-haulic Milk Stout (B58)

Put this 3 gallon-ish batch together today (YEAH!).

ingredients: 3lbs dark dme, .5 crystal 120, .25 roasted barley, .25 chocolate malt, .25 carafoam, 1.5 oz dark chocolate, 1oz Fuggles @ 60, .5oz Fuggles @ 20, .5lb lactose, Windsor yeast.

This is a re-brew of B49. I did make a few changes but I really enjoyed the first one. Should come in in the 5.5%-6% range.

Video Pour - Woolybooger Oatmeal Stout (B56)

Longtime No Update - My first competition

Well .. I have been busy. Nothing brewed since Woollybooger Oatmeal Stout (B56) but I have not forgotten about beer.

I entered my first homebrew competition last month. Franklinstein was sponsored by the SoFHB  homebrew club. I went to watch the judging. Let me assure you that a beer competition is NOT a spectator sport. There is not much joy in standing around watching other people taste beer....

Woolybooger Oatmeal Stout took 3rd place in stout/porter flight. This was of 9 brews in this category. The winner of this category took 2nd overall. Of the club submissions, Woolybooger was the #1 stout/porter. I am really happy with that result. Here is the Woolybooger Oatmeal Stout Score sheet.

On the other hand Lucky 7's IPA (B51) did not fare as well. I think it had more to do with the fact that this beer was over a year ago. Time was not my friend. Here is the Lucky 7's IPA Score sheet.

Overall, I learned quite a bit from the competition and look forward to entering more events. It was really nice to get feed back on my beer from trained judges. Especially since the brew is numbered (blind) to remove any bias. 

Hope to brew for the first time since September this weekend. There is a little "beer club" get together on Friday and I have been asked to brew. This is a"drinking club" not a "brewing club". Can't wait!