| By MarcDaoust on Sep 19th 2009, 6:37 pm | Permalink |
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Made my first attempt at a spiced apple cider last night. Still no name for it, but I'll think of one later. Here's the recipe; 4 gal Allen's canned apple juice (16 cans @ 1.2 L) 500 g pure white clover honey (about 1 lbs) 400 g light brown sugar (little less than 1 lbs) 1 tsp allspice 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp nutmeg 1 gal water (give of take) 2 packets Lalvin EC-01118 yeast Boil 1 gal of water, disolving the honey and brown sugar. Be sure to skim off the protein scum from the honey that floats to the top with a spoon. Put the spices in a coffee filter and tie off with an elastic, place in 1 cup boiling water for about 10 to 15 minutes. Rehydrate yeast, Add everything to primary and mix in apple juice. Pitch yeast after taking temps and OG. Primary - plastic for 4 weeks Secondary - glass for 6 weeks Bottle condition - 3 weeks or more |
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| By MarcDaoust on Aug 29th 2009, 12:48 am | Permalink |
| Bottled my stout yesterday, should be ready to drink in about 3 weeks. Looks like it's going to be a really good stout. Thanks to everyone here who offered advice, I'll drink one for all of you. Cheers! | |
| By MarcDaoust on Aug 10th 2009, 11:38 pm | Permalink |
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Brewed my stout on Saturday (Aug 8), and it looks like it's going to be a good one. Just one thing changed from the original recipe, I had to use Wyeast London Ale instead of Irish Ale. My supplier was out of stock, so I subbed the London Ale for my original order. In the mean time, my BrewCanada Pils is ready to drink. It's not bad for an all extract kit beer, but I'm still exited about my first partial extract sitting in the basement right now. |
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| By MarcDaoust on Jul 23rd 2009, 3:20 am | Permalink |
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I bottled my BrewCanada Pils yeasterday, it's just a kit beer, but it looks like it'll turn out well. I'll be ordering my supplies for the stout I had planned sometime next week, probably around the time I'll fridge the Pils. I still have to build a wort chiller, and get back the portable electric range my friend borrowed from me. The wife's adamant about doing it out on the deck, and not on her stove. |
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| By MarcDaoust on Jul 19th 2009, 10:09 am | Permalink |
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Well, I guess this is where I introduce myself. My name is Marc, and I live in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Canada. I've only been homebrewing for a couple of years, and I've got a few batches of all extract under my belt already. I'm currently brewing a batch of BrewCanada Pilsner, which I'll be bottling on Tuesday (July 21st). After that batch is done, I should be ready to try my first batch of partial extract. I've always wanted to do a stout, but supplies in my area are limited. Lucky for me, I've managed to find an online supplier that's within Ontario who carries more than just cans of pre-hopped liquid extract. I've put a lot of research into my stout, and the recipe calculator on this site has helped me a lot, so with a little luck this stout should turn out great. I've decided to name my first stout after a friend of mine, Joe McBride, seeing he's the only irish guy I know. I've included the recipe below, but I'll keep it here until I see how it turns out, then I'll add it to the database on this site. So cheers to you all, and I'll keep you all posted on my progress. McBride's Irish Stout Stats OG: 1.045 FG: 1.011 IBU: 43 ABV: 4.4 % SRM: 50 Specifics Boil Volume: 2.5 gallons Batch Size: 5 gallons Yeast: 75% AA Fermentables 3.50 lbs Dark Dry Malt Extract 1.25 lbs Light Dry Malt Extract 1.00 lbs Roasted Barley 0.50 lbs Chocolate Malt 0.15 lbs Flaked Oats 0.10 lbs Black Patent 0.50 lbs Crystal 77* Hops 1.00 oz Cascade Pellet @ 60 min 0.50 oz Fuggles Pellet @ 30 min 0.25 oz Fuggles Pellet @ 15 min |
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