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Well Well .. look who's back with Tatum's Tail Pale Ale (B67)

It has been some time since brewed. After much peer pressure and many guilt trips from my brewing buddies, I put together my first batch in over 10 months.

Today was a simple extract pale ale with steeped grain and cascades. I did get to use my new brew kettle for the first time.

Cheers to getting a batch in the carboy!

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.

Lucky 7's IPA (B66)

This is an AG version of batch 51 brewed in late 2008.  

  Ingredients: 12.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter; 1.00 lb Carafoam; 0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L; 0.50 oz Amarillo Gold (77 min); 0.75 oz Cascade (67 min);  0.50 oz Amarillo Gold  (57 min); 0.50 oz Cascade  (47 min); 0.50 oz Amarillo Gold  (37 min); 0.50 oz Cascade (27 min); 0.50 oz Amarillo Gold (17 min); 1.00 oz Amarillo Gold  (7 min); Whirlfloc Tablet;  2 Pkgs US-05

Will dry hop with 1.00 oz each of Amarillo & Cascade. Thinking about oak. My problem is I need this ready in a month and do not believe oak will add anything in that short timeframe.

Had a little trouble with the still new 10g mash tun. Ended up with almost a gallon of extra volume. I boiled it down which added more than an extra hour to my brew day.

Stats - OG 1.074 ; IBU 85.9; SRM 8.2

 

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!  

 

Brewing Buddie's review of Lucky 7's IPA (B51)

 

Mmmmm... Cascade is strong on the nose. Earthy, Grassy goodness. Picking up some Amarillo as well. Slight Malt fights it way through the hop aroma.
Large medium size bubbled head. Just slightly off-white. Brilliant Bronze color. Just simply amazing clarity. Lots of raising CO2. Excellent head retention and lacing.
Wow this is an awesome tasting beer. Slight malt sweetness at the front. Cascades and Amarillo take over mid-tongue. By the finish it is all about the Hops. Finishes clean, with minimal Lingering bitterness. Starts to finish a little sweeter as it warms. Nice mouthfeel. Carbonation is perfect. Slight, ever so slight hot alcohol pokes its way through, but is carried by the wonderful balance of hops and malts. Hard to believe that this is a 1.078!
Overall I do not know if I have conveyed that I enjoyed this beer. If that is the case, let me just say that this is a friggin' AWESOME beer! I wish I could brew a Pale like this. I think that I would need to use bottled water to achieve this wonderfulness. My water is more conducive to Browns and Darks.
Wadda ya charging for Six Packs, Andy? Stinky Daddy Beer is Habit Forming.

Jeez, thanks for sending this beauty, Andy!
Amazing!

WOW!!! Thanks Derrick!

Tsali Pale Ale (B54)

It has been 3-4 months since I have found a chance to brew. The opportunity presented itself tonight while working on statistics homework. I put together a simple pale ale.

Ingredients -3 lbs XL DME, .88 crystal 20, .50 crystal 40, .27 carapils, .45 pearle @ 60mins, .5 cascade @ 15mins, 1tsp Irish moss @ 15mins, .5 cascade at flame out, US-05 yeast

Steeped the grains @ 150F-160F for 30 mins. Added the DME and followed the recipe. 11.2 SRM, 33ish IBUs, OG 1.062.

Nice to be brewing again!

Video Pour - Lucky 7's IPA (B51)

Lucky 7's IPA (B51) in the Fridge

I hope to have a video pour in a couple of weeks.

Lucky 7's IPA in the Bottle (B51)

Finally got this one in the bottle. It smelled fantastic. The taste was a little astringent at this time but I am hoping it conditions out.

So, I'll review. Brewed 11.9.08;Secondary 11.23.08; Polyclar 12.6.08; Dry Hopped & Oaked 12.16.08. Temps all over the place. I'll never be able to reproduce this batch. BAD BREWER!

I batch primed with 2oz of corn sugar.

I couldn't get a FG so I am sticking with the 7.7% ABV, with 77 IBUs, and 7.7 SRM.

Lucky 7's IPA (B51) Dry Hopped & Oaked

This poor batch keeps getting ignored. I racked it on 11.23 and forgot about it until 12.06 when I added polyclar. I forgot about it again until today.

Today I dry hopped with 1oz of Cascade. I also boiled 1oz of oak chips in 1cp of water, let it cool, and poured as much as I could into the carboy.

Maybe I'll remember to bottle/keg Lucky 7's in a couple of months....