Brew Date: August 10th, 3013
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Today while I was at the brew store I was reminded that today is the
Microfestivus. Wifey just showed me how to link! Although Microfestivus is a great time, I decided to stick with brewing, in the A/C. Even had a Dogfish Head 90 IPA earlier. That is where I spent all my tickets on previous occasions, .a whole 'nother story. Still have a couple Rye IPA's left, but they're are going away fast.
Today's Recipe:
11 lbs 2 row
1/2 lb Carafa 1 1000L
1/4 lb Muttons 500L
1/4 lb choc wheat
Cascade @ 7.3%
US Brewers Gold @ 10.5%
Additions at 0, 20, 40, 55 min for 60 min boil
Safale #5 yeast at cool down, later this evening
1 Vanilla bean. After 1 week in the primary, I will split the been, scrap the seeds, cut the been in parts, soak seeds and all in 4 oz vodka. Then add it to primary, tasting for flavor after ~4 days. Then another 2 weeks in secondary.
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In a day or so there will be ~1.5 gallons of beer to add to the 3.5 gallons in the secondary fermenter.
Update: Black, Chocolaty, Vanilla, Beer. Preliminary taste test indicates this is a freakin awesome recipe, although, Wifey says she thinks she can taste the vodka. Next time will try w/o vodka. The beer was a little stronger in taste than the finished product because the trub rinse has to be added in a couple of days to make up the final volume.
