Should I Brew That?

Episode 3 – Ales and Lagers

Hey everyone! We finally found time in our busy schedules to get episode three out the door, with episode four recorded and waiting in the wings. It’s been a slow start with the podcast side of SIBT but 2010 will be a promising year for a great SIBT kickoff! We have some great things planned for this year so sit back, relax and have a homebrew while we get things rolling with a short discussion of the differences between ales and lagers in episode three with more content to come in episodes four and beyond!

 

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Myself and Shane brewed a Kiwi infused Belgian Wit a while back and now that the brew is bottled and ready to consume I wanted to post about the brew day. Everyone that knows my tastes in beer will be questioning my recipe choice as I am not one to drink nor actually like fruit based beers.

With that said, as I was perusing through Sam Calagione’s book “Extreme Brewing”, I came across his recipe for a “Kiwit”. A Belgian Wit with kiwi fruit added. This recipe peaked my interest and I decided to get together with Shane and brew it, and I’m glad I did!  This turned out to be an excellent beer and will now be one of my regular rotations on my brewing schedule.

Here is the recipe breakdown:

.5 lb Torrified Wheat Grain

.5 lb 6 Row Pale Malt

2 Teaspoons Gypsum

6.6 lbs Wheat Malt Extract (LME) -65 minutes

1 oz. Tettnanger Hops (pellets) -60 minutes

1 oz. Williamette Hops (pellets) -10 minutes

.5 oz. Crushed Coriander -10 minutes

1 Teaspoon of Irish Moss (optional in my opinion) -10 minutes

4 lbs of fresh, peeled kiwi fruit (peeled and cubed) -end of boil

Yeast: WLP400 Belgian Wit (see hop chart for substitutes)

Starting Gravity: 1.052     Finishing Gravity: 1.014    Target ABV: 5%

Merry Christmas to all! Look forward to a brand new year for SIBT, its been a slow start but we have a lot planned for the new year!

Cheers!

Brad & Shane

I have been wanting to build my own stirplate for yeast starters for some time now and have been sitting on the parts for far too long! With the help of my good friend Tim Grubb of http://www.sizeoflife.com/blog/ fame, I finally got it done.

Parts:

I used a Netgear router adapter (output 7.5 volt) as my power supply, however any adapter within the 5-12 volt range should be sufficient.

4 inch computer fan.

Hard drive magnets. I only used one. You can also buy rare earth magnets online from a number of places, including Radio Shack (or “The Shack” as it’s now called).

2″ diameter steel washer

Approximately 1′ each of black and red wire

From Radio Shack, you’ll need the following:

7″ x 5″ x 3″ Project Enclosure: Part Number 270-1807

25 ohm 3 watt Rheostat (aka Potentiometer): Part number 271-265

12 Volt DC/30Amp Rocker Switch with LED – Part Number 275-018

Silver Tone Knob – Part Number 274-424

Not handy with a soldering gun?:

3/16″ Fully Insulated Quick Disconnects (16-Pack) – Part Number 64-3134

I have to give credit where credit is due so here is the link to the build steps posted over at http://tinyurl.com/yjjdjx3

Thanks to Anthony Lopez for the post and Tim Grubb for the build assist, I can’t thank you both enough!

Any questions about the build please let me know!

Myself and Shane recently attended one of our latest homebrew club meetings ( http://www.trubrewers.com) where we set up to brew the FAHP Five Acres House Pale Ale:

A great video from my friends over at homebrewtalk.com ….

This video was inspired by the “I am a Craft Brewer” collaboration video created by Greg Koch, CEO of the Stone Brewing Co. and Chris & Jared of Redtail Media…and more than 35 amazing craft brewers from all over the country.

The above picture shows the progress of my second year Centennial Hops. The first year’s growth was not much however this plant seemed to really take off this year. Although not as far along as my Sterling variety, I have high hopes for the Centennial next year! More pictures can be found here!

Hey everyone,
While you are patiently waiting on episode 3, I thought I would share photos of my second year Sterling Hops plant. I am finally starting to see a crop however the Japanese beetles have also found my plant this year. Any suggestions on how to keep them away would be appreciated!

More pics can be found here!

CHEERS!
-Brad

Hey everyone!
Our apologies for the lack of post as we have had some issues with Skype and have to re-record episode three, and my co-host is enjoying his vacation! Look forward to episodes three and four soon!

Thanks for your patience!
-Brad & Shane

Welcome back everyone, we hope you are enjoying the show! We’ve had several requests to do some homebrewing videos and this will be the first of many. Enjoy!

Welcome back!

For episode 2 we welcome the new permanent co-host for SIBT, Shane Terrick.  We take a beginner’s look at the different techniques and methods of homebrewing, from extract all the way to all-grain.

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