Monthly Update - 2014_03 Russian River Consecration

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This is a year long beer with lots of yeast during the process.

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CO2 Tank Refill

Since we have all gotten into kegerators, an early question becomes should I refill or exchange.  This depends on a number of factors such as: appearance, cost, and convenience.  You may want to refill if your tank is going to be out for viewing.  For cost, consider the following: acquisition cost, refill vs exchange cost, and hydro testing cost every 5 years.

When trying to find a location to get CO2, the following are places that have been known to provide refill or exchanges of CO2:
 - Fire Control
 - Welding Supply
 - Homebrew
 - Paintball Supply
 - Stores that stock kegs
 - Home Depot
 - Bass Pro Shop

The table below has information on refill/exchange locations in the Northern Virginia area and anticipated prices.  Northern Virginia includes the following areas: Annandale, Ashburn, Centreville, Chantilly, Fairfax, Falls Church, Herndon,  Manassas, Reston, Sterling, Prince William and Loudon.

Store	Location	Type	5 lb.	10 lb.	20 lb.	Notes
Roberts	45000 Underwood Lane #N Sterling, VA 20166 (703) 471-9586 8607 Quarry Road Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 369-0400	Exchange	$20.89	$25.27	$26.94	WAMAS COD acct # is 59717 for a discount (http://wamas.org)
My Local Homebrew Store	6201 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22044 (703) 241-3874	Exchange	$24.99	$34.99		Also sells Co2/N2 and Nitrogen
Mathus & Valley Welding Supply	9113 Industrial Dr. Manassas, VA 20190 703 369-4195	Refill	$22.76	$33.65	$34.22
Fire Line Corporation	12 Cardinal Park Dr Leesburg, VA (703) 779-8728				$40	Not always someone available so call ahead
Airgas	9022 Euclid Ave Manassas, VA 20110 (703) 393-1832	Exchange	$23.65	$30-35	$40-50
Bars By Bud	2812 Merrilee Dr, Fairfax, VA 22031 (703) 573-1010	Refill	$23	$34	$50
PEVS Paintball	39835 New Rd Aldie, VA 20105 703-327-7640	Refill				Only Does Paintball tanks
Dick’s		Refill				Only Does Paintball tanks
Checkit Paintball	Chantilly					OUT OF BUSINESS?

Last Updated 2017/05/23

#92 Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Stout

Northern Brewer Tallgrass Buffalo Sweat Stout proBrewer series.  This beer is only available in the midwest, so if you don't live there the only way to taste this is brew your own.

SPECIALTY GRAIN (20 min mash)

- 2 lbs Briess Pale Ale Malt
- 1 lbs English Roasted Barley
- 1 lbs German Vienna
- 0.5 lbs flaked oats
- 0.5 lbs Briess Victory
- 0.375 lbs English Black Malt 

FERMENTABLES 

- 3.15 lbs Gold malt syrup
- 1 lb Briess Golden Light DME
- 0.375 lbs Lactose

HOPS & FLAVORINGS 

- 1 oz Glacier (60 min)
- 0.25 oz Willamette (5 min)

YEAST

Safale S-04

#89 Chocolate Peanut Butter Brown Porter

Ken Wrightstone's Chocolate Peanut Butter Brown Porter was one of my favorites at the 2013 American Homebrew Conference in Philadelphia for club night.  You can follow Ken's brews at Wrightstone Brewing where he has recently listed the Holy Peanut Butter.  Although I normally provide the recipe, Ken has requested that I not share this one.  Since he was gracious enough to share, I will definitely hold my end of the deal.

Another good brew that was similar to Ken's at the conference was the homebrew version of Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter , a past winner of the H.E.R.O. Homebrew Competition and brewed by DuClaw in Maryland.  Sweet Baby Jesus Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter started as a homebrew by Tony Huckestein and Doug DeLeo.  DuClaw H.E.R.O. homebrew competition and charity benefit beer competition with all the proceeds going to charity.

In the homebrew world, Midwest Supplies has a kit for Chocolate Covered BEAVR Nutz Extract Beer Kit based on the homebrew from the California-based homebrewing club “Brewing Enthusiasts of the Antelope Valley Region” (BEAVR).  This recipe was popular at the American Homebrewers Conference in 2011.

#29 AHS Belgian White Beer (16A) - Mini Mash

A malty, full-bodied, spicy amber beer that is similar in style to Paulaner Oktoberfest. This is an award winning recipe. 

BJCP Style 6B ABV 3.94 OG 1.041 FG 1.011 Calories 116 SRM 40.6

Grains 8 oz White Wheat 8 oz Cara Pils Malt Hops-Bittering .75 oz Perle Hops-Flavor .25 oz Perle Yeast WLP029 German Ale/Kolsh

Aroma: Light to moderate sweet malty aroma. Low to moderate fruitiness is optional, but acceptable. May have a low to medium hop aroma,.

Appearance: Light yellow to deep gold in color. Clear to brilliant. Low to medium white head with fair to good retention.

Flavor: Initial soft malty sweetness, but optionally some light character malt flavor (e.g., bread, toast, biscuit, wheat) can also be present. Caramel flavors typically absent. Low to medium esters optional, but are commonly found in many examples. Light to moderate hop flavor (any variety), but shouldn’t be overly aggressive. Low to medium bitterness, but the balance is normally towards the malt. Finishes medium-dry to somewhat sweet. No diacetyl.

Austin Homebrew Supply Session Series Blonde Ale

Brewed June 2, 2012
Kegged July 8, 2012
Tapped August 24, 2012

Dry Yeast Substitution

I decided to create a list of liquid yeast substitutions.  One drawback of using of the of the dry yeast is that as a result of the drying process, some dried yeasts may not be suitable for harvesting and/or repitching. So dry yeast can be a good option to save you by having some extra around, but there could be limits on the amount of potential cost savings.

Sorry for the formatting on the blog.

Dry Yeast	White Labs	White Labs Name	Wyeast	Wyeast Name	Brewery
Brewferm
Blanche	WLP410	Belgian Wit II			Moortgat Brouwerij (via Ommegang?)
Lager Yeast	WLP003	German Ale II	2575PC	Kölsch II	Weihenstephan W165
Coopers
Coopers Ale	WLP009	Australian Ale			Coopers
Pure Brewers' Yeast
Fermentis
SafAle BE-134
SafAle K-97	WLP029	German Ale/Kölsch	2565	Kölsch Yeast	Weihenstephan 165, Köln (Päffgen)
SafAle F-2
SafAle BE-256
Safale S-04	WLP007	Dry English Ale	1098	British ale	Whitbred - dry
Safale S-33	WLP006	Bedford Ale			Charles Wells
Safale US-05	WLP001	California Ale	1056	American ale	Sierra Nevada (Seibel 96)
Safbrew T-58	WLP565	Belgian Saison	3724	Belgian Saison	Brasserie Dupont (Saison Dupont)
Safbrew WB-06	WLP380	Hefeweizen IV Ale	3333	German Wheat	Weihenstephan 66?
Saflager 34/70	WLP830	German Lager	2124	Bohemian lager	Weihenstephan 34/70
Saflager S189	WLP885	Zurich Lager			Samichlaus
Saflager S-23	WLP003	German Ale II	2575PC	Kölsch II	Weihenstephan W165
Lallemand
Belle Saison	WLP565	Saison Ale	3724	Belgian Saison	Saison du Pont
BRY-97 American West Coast	WLP001	California Ale	1056	American ale	Sierra Nevada (Seibel 96)
CBC-1 Cask And Bottle Conditioned Beer	n/a		1026	British Cask Ale	Oranjeboom? (Dutch)
Diamond Lager
Munich Wheat Beer	WLP351	Bavarian Weizen	3638	Bavarian Wheat	Weihenstephan 175
Nottingham	WLP039	Nottingham Ale	n/a		UK, chosen from multistrain
Windsor	WLP013	London Ale	1028	London Ale	Worthington White Shield
Mangrove Jack
MHS Hard Seltzer Yeast & Nutrient
M02 Cider Yeast
M03 Newcastle Dark Ale Yeast
M05 Mead
Workhorse Beer Yeast
M07 British Ale Yeast	WLP007	Dry English Ale
M10 orkhorse Beer Yeast	WLP001	California Ale	1056	American ale	Sierra Nevada (Seibel 96)
M12 Kveik
M15 Empire Ale
M20 Bavarian Wheat Yeast	White Labs 380, White Labs 3333??
M21 Belgian Wit
M27 Belgian Ale Yeast
M29 French Saison
M31 Belgian Tripel
M36 Liberty Bell Ale
M41 Belgian Ale
M42 New World Strong Ale
M44 US West Coast Yeast
M47 Belgian Abbey
M54 Californian Lager
M66 Hophead Ale
M76 Bavarian Lager
M79 Burton Union Yeast
M84 Bohemian Lager Yeast	WLP830	German Lager	2124	Bohemian lager
Munton
Premium Gold
Standard	WLP002	English Ale	1968	London ESB	Fullers
Real Brewers Yeast
The One

 

HomeBrew Academy

Yeast Comparison Chart

Mangrove Jack Yeast Equivalents
Lallemand Yeast Equivalents
Fermentis Yeast Equivalents
Dry yeast substitute

#79/90/152 PEACE COFFEE 2ND CRACK STOUT

Northern Brewer and Peace Coffee Stout.  Missed the grinding of the coffee until it was almost too late.

SPECIALTY GRAIN (20 min mash)

0.5 lbs English Dark Crystal 

0.5 lbs Chocolate Malt 

0.5 lbs Black Malt 

FERMENTABLES 

- 6 lbs NB Gold malt syrup 

- 2 lb Briess Gold DME 

HOPS & FLAVORINGS 

1 oz US Fuggle (60 min) 

1 oz UK Fuggle (60 min) 

4 oz Peace Coffee 2nd Crack Blend (grind coarsely and add to kettle at flameout) 

YEAST

Safale S-04

This has a great smell after kegging.  Now we waiting until after the Christmas party to try this one.

#78 Rebel Rye Porter

Northern Brewer's Rebel Rye was provided as a free kit during one of their specials.

SPECIALTY GRAIN (20 min steep)

0.75 lbs English Medium Crystal 

0.5 lbs English Black Malt 

FERMENTABLES 

2 lbs Amber dried malt extract 

6 lbs Rye malt extract syrup 

HOPS & FLAVORINGS 

1 oz Nugget (60 min) 

1 oz US Fuggle (30 min) 

1.5 oz Cascade (5 min) 

SPECIAL INGREDIENTS 

2 oz US Medium Plus Oak Cubes (add to secondary) 

16 oz rye whiskey (not included) (add to secondary) 

YEAST 

Safale S-04

Suggestions have been for bulleit rye.

I lost a lot of beer on this one during fermentation.  The carboy was not big enough to handle the strong fermentation.  There is now 3 gallons remaining for the brew.

#33/71/77 NB Smashing Pumpkin Ale (#33/71/77/107)

Northern Brewer Smashing Pumpkin Ale recipe

So, I made two different batches this year.  I will follow with an update as to the difference in the two recipes in the future.

SPECIALTY GRAIN  0.5 lb Briess Caramel 40  FERMENTABLES  3.15 lbs Amber malt syrup (60 min)  1.0 lb Pilsen dried malt extract (60 min)  3.15 lbs Amber malt syrup late addition (15 min)  1 oz Cluster (60 min)  1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (0 min)  Safale US-05 Ale Yeast.

The FG was expected to be 1.012

SPECIALTY GRAIN Mash (60 min) 0.5 lb Briess Caramel 40 25 oz  Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin 2.5 lb Butternut squash - sliced and baked for 40 minutes FERMENTABLES  3.15 lbs Amber malt syrup (60 min)  1.0 lb Pilsen dried malt extract (60 min)  3.15 lbs Amber malt syrup late addition (15 min)  1 oz Cluster (60 min)  1 tsp McCormicks Pumpkin Pie Spice (2 min) 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice (0 min)  Safale US-05 Ale Yeast

I changed how I prepared the butternut squash.  This time I created slices and then stacked them with space similar to a Lincoln log house.  During the previous effort the pumpkin stuck to the pan.