Should I Brew That?

On March 28th, 2009, we will be making history by putting together a gathering of homebrewers like no other, all of us brewing the same batch of beer, simultaneously, using TokBox.  Our good friend Trav over at Suds or Duds and myself thought of this idea while using the Tokbox application a few weeks back and Trav has an excellent write up about this crazy idea on his personal blog located  here.

The recipe (also listed on Trav’s site) is a Stone Ruination IPA clone originally published in BYO magazine:

5 Gallon/19 L All-Grain

Ingredients
14 lb 2 oz (6.4 kg) – 2-row malt
14 oz (0.40 kg) – Briess crystal malt
2.25 oz (64 g) – 36 AAU Magnum Hops 16.6% AA (90 Mins)
1.50 oz (43 g) – 16 AAU Centennial Hops 10.5% AA (15 Mins)
2.20 oz (57 g) – Centennial Whole Hops (Dry Hops)
1 tsp Irisu Moss (15 Mins)
2 qt (2L) White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) Yeast
7/8 cup – Corn Sugar (for priming)

Step by Step
Mash your grains at 149 F (65 C) for 60 minutes. Collect enough wort to boil for 90 minutes and have a 5.0 gallon (19 L) yield. Ferment at 68 F (20 C).

5 Gallon/19 L Extract With Grains

Ingredients
7 lb 2 oz (3.2 kg) – Light Dried Malt Extract
1 lb (0.45 kg) – Briess 2-row malt
14 oz (0.40 kg) – Briess crystal malt
2.25 oz (64 g) – 36 AAU Magnum Hops 16.6% AA (60 Mins)
1.50 oz (43 g) – 16 AAU Centennial Hops 10.5% AA (15 Mins)
2.20 oz (57 g) – Centennial Whole Hops (Dry Hops)
1 tsp Irisu Moss (15 Mins)
2 qt (2L) White Labs WLP002 (English Ale) Yeast
7/8 cup – Corn Sugar (for priming)

Step by Step
Steep the two crushed grains in 3 qts (3 L) of water at 149 F (65 C) fr 45 minutes. Remove grains from wort, add water to make 6.0 gallons (23 L) of wort, add malt extract and bring to a boil. Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops at the times indicated in the recipe list. Cool the wort, aerate and pitch yeast. Ferment at 68 F (20 C) and hold at this temperature until the yeast has finished fermentation. Add Centennial hops and dry hop for 3 to 5 days.

I personally will be cutting this recipe in half as the only available fermenter I will have is a 3 gallon better bottle! Whether you are an  experienced homebrewer or a novice we would love to see you there on the 28th! If you are having trouble finding the right ingredients please let us know and we may be able to point you in the right direction. I also have hops and yeast substitution charts on this site (see sidebar on the right!) that may be helpful.
CHEERS!

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