Sunday, November 16, 2014

#115/135 There She Gose Again

This is a great beer published in BYO, http://byo.com/hops/item/2349-gose by Justin
Fal Allen's Book on Brewing Gose

Burnsed 
Issue: May/Jun 2011

Gose is a top-fermented beer that originated in Goslar, Germany. It is brewed with at least 50% of the grain bill being malted wheat.

Dominant flavours in Gose include a lemon tartness, a herbal characteristic, and a strong saltiness (the result of either local water sources or added salt). Gose beers typically do not have prominent hop bitterness, flavours, or aroma. The beers typically have a moderate alcohol content of 4 to 5% ABV.

Because of the use of coriander and salt, Gose does not comply with the Reinheitsgebot. It is allowed an exemption on the grounds of being a regional specialty. It acquires its characteristic sourness through inoculation with lactic acid bacteria after the boil.

Gose belongs to the same family of sour wheat beers which were once brewed across Northern Germany and the Low Countries. Other beers of this family are Belgian Witbier, Berliner Weisse, Broyhan, Grätzer.

Gose was delivered, still fermenting quite vigorously, in barrels to the Schänke. It was stored in the cellar with the tap bung closed but the shive hole left open, so that the still-active yeast could escape. Only when the fermentation had slowed to a point where no yeast was emerging from the shive hole, was the Gose ready to bottle. The barrel was emptied into a tank, from whence it was filled into the characteristic long-necked bottles. These were not closed with a cap or cork, but with a plug of yeast (Flor) which naturally rose up the neck as the secondary fermentation continued.

16th Century Gose was first brewed in the early 16th century in the town of Goslar, from which its name derives. It became so popular in Leipzig that local breweries started to make it themselves.
1800sGose was considered to be the local style of Leipzig and there were countless Gosenschänke in the city.
1939Rittergutsbrauerei Döllnitz was the last brewery producing Gose
1945Gose disappeared with the closing of the brwery
1949Gose reappears when the tiny Friedrich Wurzler Brauerei opened at Arthur-Hoffmann-Straße 94 in Leipzig. Friedrich Wurzler had worked at the Döllnitzer Rittergutsbrauerei and was the only person who knew the secret of brewing Gose.
1950sWurzler handed on the secret recipe to his stepson, Guido Pfnister
1966Pfnister died and the brewery closed and Gose disappeared again
1985Lothar Goldhahn, who was restoring a former Gosenschenke, Ohne Bedenken, decided that it was only fitting that the revived pub should sell Gose. After quizzing drinkers to ascertain its precise characteristics, Goldhahn began to search for a brewery to produce his Gose. None of the local breweries were keen on making such an odd beer, so eventually he chose the Schultheiss Berliner-Weisse-Brauerei on Schönhauser Allee in East Berlin. The first test brews were made in 1985 and production started in 1986.[1]
1988Gose disappeared again
??
Today



There She Gose Again 
(5 gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.048  FG = 1.012  
IBU = 12  SRM = 4  ABV = 4.7%


Ingredients
Steep 149°F for 60 minutes - 4 Gallons of water
5.0 lbs wheat malt
3.25 lbs German Pilsner malt (2 °L)
0.5 lbsRice Hulls
Steep 144-149°F for 45 minutes
2.0 lbs acidulated malt (2 °L)**/***
Mash Out at 168°F
.
60 min
0.50 oz2.8 AAU Santiam hops
15 min
1 tbs Irish Moss
10 min
1.0 oz  ground coriander seed 
0.75 oz sea salt
Fermentation
1.0 pkg White Labs WLP029 (German Ale/Kölsch Yeast) or Wyeast 1007 (German Ale) yeast

** On the most recent version we increased the acidulted malt to 2.5 lbs.  We were not sure if we actually got any additional sour notes with the increase.

*** There appears to be a limit of how much sour you can add using this method.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

#114 Craigs Travelin Ale

German man

#114 Craig's Travlin Man Ale
  American Pale Ale 


Although we liked the beer.  The bitterness did not come through.  I would have liked this beer to show a little more bitterness.  Next time I plan to add .5-.75 oz of Cascade or .25-.5ox Northern Brewer at 60 minutes to add to the hoppiness.  


Batch Size : 5.00 gal     23 IBUs Estimated by Beersmith
OG: 1.062 SG     FG: 1.015 SG
Mash: Single Infusion, Light Body, No Mash Out
Boil: 75 minutes 

Boil (75 min Boil)
Amt
Name


1 lbs
Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)


8.0 oz
Crystal 15, 2-Row, (Great Western) (15.0 SRM)\


4.0 oz
Carastan (30.0 SRM)


8 lbs
MoreBeer Ultra Light DME (2.3 SRM)






75 min
1.00 oz
Cascade [5.50 %] 
14.0 IBUs
25 min
0.50 oz
Northern Brewer [8.50 %]
7.2 IBUs
5 min
0.50 oz
Cascade [5.50 %] 
1.3 IBUs
1 min
0.50 oz
Northern Brewer [8.50 %] 
0.4 IBUs
Yeast

Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml]



Saturday, November 1, 2014

Dogfish Inspired Homebrew Competition Results

So I entered my first homebrew competition with a pumpkin beer inspired by Dogfish's pumpkin beer.  Below are the scores for the beer at the WortHog competition.

JudgeAppearance
(15%)
(0-3 points)
Aroma
(20%)
(0-4 points)
Taste
(50%)
(0-10 points)
Overall Impression
(15%)
(1-3 points)
TotalNotes
RK
2
2
5
1
10
Mike
3
2
5
1
11
can smell squash & butternut.  Had better aroma as it warmed, but initially something was off with the arom.  The flavor seems to go through 3 stages - the middle being astringent
A S
3
2
5
1
11
Nice color, good carb, slightly astringent, apple like
Cathy
3
2
5
2
12
Balance off
Robert
2
2.5
5.5
2
12
Not too much on the smell but strong taste; probably because it is a little cooler than the others. nice color; strong taste maybe too strong and not smooth enough
Tim F
2.5
2.5
5.5
1.5
12
butterscotch aroma, cloying moutfeel, tough aftertaste
Rob F
3
4
5
1
13
Too heavy on spices can't find the beer
Erin
3
2
6
2
13
No real aroma, perfect apperance, definitely taste the veg/pumpkin
Stuart
2
2
7
2
13
Chad
2
3
7
2
14
Good Clarity, thin head, off nose vegetable with cinnamon, good full mouthfeel
David T
3
3
6
2
14
Amber color, clear, pumpkin pie spices with some sweetness and cherry,  medium body, some sweetness
Brent
3
3
6
2
14
Looks nice, buttery aroma, mild pumpkin aroma, good beer but a little off
Clint
3
3
6
2
14
Nice good clarity, cookie/grahma cracker aroma, sweet, spicy, dark sugar flavor.  A little out of balance.  a bit thick on the mouthfeel
Ron
3
3
9
3
15
Clear, red color with good persistent head.  aroma is quite sweet, a little spicy, good balance in the taste with an interesting finish
Jym
Femer
3
2
8
2
15
Nice good aroma
Wendall
3
3
7
2
15
Good job - not over-spiced
Nick
2
2
9
2
15
head retention well, strong amber color, caramel honey aroma, slight banana aroma.  spice seems muttled with sweet honey/butterscotch flavor.  biterness/mat balance well, sweet but odd taste.  good beer well developed, but falls on complexity
Chris Bleam
3
3
8
2
16
MW
3
3
7
3
16
clean good carbonation, good mouth feel
JG
3
4
7
2
16
Sachin
3
2
8
3
16
butter aroma, good taste overall.  Interesting aroma would drink regularly.
Josh
3
2.5
9
2
16.5
Nice flavor overall balanced clear beer with great pumpkin profile
Melisande
2.5
2.5
9
2.5
16.5
Butterscotch aroma.  A very nice beer - only really took points off for butterscotch aroma
Rob B
3
3
9
3
18
Average
2.75
2.63
6.83
2
14.1
Rated as a good beer. 
Definitively room for improvement

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