tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87667164473726249592024-02-08T09:24:15.220-08:00Homebrewing and You!I am a beginner homebrewer, making my own beer in Rochester, NY. I plan on covering reviews of beer I like as well as a blog showing my own brewing adventures.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193421617703904299noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8766716447372624959.post-27958377791953042632008-08-29T18:42:00.000-07:002008-08-29T18:58:04.484-07:00Blue Moon CloneMy first partial mash brew is a Blue Moon Clone from <a href="http://www.austinhomebrew.com/">Austin Homebrew Supply</a>. AHS is one of the best places to get homebrew kits, and supplies or pretty much anything you need for homebrewing beer. A little background on my homebrewing experience. I started out in the late 1990's, it might have been 1998 or 99. I started homebrewing beer with a Beer Machine(tm) from one of those TV info-mercials at 2am.<br /><br />Now I have done my share of Extract Homebrewing and recently graduated into homebrewing method involving specialty grains and extract. The difference in flavor is quite remarkable. I think this is the way to go for a balance of taste, flavor and ease of technique for brewing.<br /><br />The process is really easy, put all the grains in a steeping bag and let them steep at 155 F degrees for 45 minutes. After steeping rinse the grains with 1quart per 2lbs of grain water at 170 F degrees. I added approx 1.5 to 2lbs of the 5lbs of LME. Boiled for 60 minutes adding the bittering hops @ 60 min and the aroma at 15 minutes. At 10 minutes I added the coriander and orange peel. Then I did what is called a late addition of the rest of the LME at flameout to maintain the color nearest to the real Blue Moon.<br /><br /><br /><br />The Recipe:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">AHS Blue Moon Clone </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Witbier </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Type:</span> Partial Mash<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Date: </span>7/21/2008<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Batch Size: </span>5.00 gal<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boil Size: </span>4.08 gal Asst Brewer: <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boil Time:</span> 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon) <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Taste Rating(out of 50):</span> 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.0<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ingredients</span>:<br /><br />Amount Item Type % or IBU<br />5.00 lb Wheat Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 55.6 %<br />1.50 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.7 %<br />1.00 lb Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 11.1 %<br />1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 11.1 %<br />0.50 lb Wheat, Flaked (1.6 SRM) Grain 5.6 %<br />0.50 oz Ahtanum [6.00%] (60 min) Hops 8.5 IBU<br />0.50 oz Ahtanum [6.00%] (5 min) Hops 1.7 IBU<br />0.75 oz Coriander Seed (Boil 5.0 min) Misc <br />0.75 oz Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 min) Misc <br />1 Pkgs Belgian Wit Ale (White Labs #WLP400) [Starter 750 ml] Yeast-Wheat <br /><br /><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Beer Profile</span>:<br /><br />Est Original Gravity: 1.058 SG<br /> Measured Original Gravity: 1.048 SG<br />Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG<br />Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.8 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.9 %<br />Bitterness: 10.2 IBU Calories: 211 cal/pint<br />Est Color: 7.0 SRM Color: Color <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Carbonation and Storage</span>:<br /><br />Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4<br />Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -<br />Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days<br />Storage Temperature: 52.0 F <br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Notes:</span>Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14193421617703904299noreply@blogger.com0