Krekow Kommon

Basically, we're making Northern Brewer's California Common.

Here's the Beer Recipator recipe: Krekow Kommon.

Every brew day is an adventure. For the first time since I started brewing all-grain today I overshot my mash temp by at least 4F. Target mash temp: 152F. Actual temp: 156F. My solution: I added what I guess was less than 1/2 gallon of cold water directly from the hose into the mash. Once I stirred it up and sealed the lid of my mash tun, the thermometer fell to 151 and held there for the next 57 minutes until I began the vorlauf process. I wonder what the net effect of those 3 hot minutes at the beginning of the mash will be. I think I'll go ask them over at homebrewtalk.com.

***Update***
Little did I know when I typed the words "Every brew day is an adventure" what kind of adventure, or nightmare really, was still in store for this Brew Day. I can't bring myself to describe the horror right now, so the gory details will have to wait for a future post -- with pics and video.

Fullerish A.K.A. Fulleresque Redux

I liked the Fulleresque so much, I wanted more, ASAP. Luckily, I had left overs of most of the ingredients. I was completely out of flaked maize, so that will be a major difference. Also Fullerish is going to be a bigger brew what with 12lbs. of base grain rather than 9.

Beer Recipator: Fullerish A.K.A. Fulleresque Redux


***Update***
At first this tasted too sweet. Not as good as Fulleresque. That was a couple of weeks ago. Now it's pretty darn good -- only a slight hint of that original sweetness. I have saved a couple of bottles of Fulleresque, and a growler of Fullerish in the fridge for a head-to-head taste test this weekend. (Feb 25, 2012)

And the winner is . . .