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2010JAN09

13lb American 2 Row
1/2lb Crystal 10L
1/2lb Crystal 20L
~4g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 50min (136F)

~5g sparge water @ 175F, collecting 7g

Boil

75min:
1oz Magnum (11.0%)

0min:
1oz Centennial (?%)

2010JAN10

OG: 1.055

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

2009NOV21

12lb American 2 Row
1lb Crystal 20L

~4.5g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 60min (156F)

~4.5g sparge water @ 175F, collecting 6g

Boil

75min:
1oz Northern Brewer (10.6%)

0min:
1oz Centennial (9.1%)

OG: 1.072

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

(source)

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2009DEC03

Racked to secondary

Dry hop:
2oz Centennial (9.1%)

Forgot to take a sample.

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2009DEC20

FG: 1.011 (8.1% ABV)

Primed with 2/3 cup cane sugar
42 12oz. bottles

2009SEP27

6.5lb American 6 Row
1lb Crystal 60L
2lb Flaked Maize

~3g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 60min (150F)

~6g sparge water @ 175F, collecting 6g

2lb corn sugar

Boil

60min:
1oz Tetnang pellets (5.1%)
0.5oz "Tet" pellets (3.8%)

40min:
1.5oz Cluster pellets (8.9%)

5min:
0.5oz Saaz pellets (3.0%)

OG: 1.055

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

2008OCT05 (first all grain!)

6lb American 6 Row
1lb Crystal 53-72L
2lb Flaked Maize

2.75g mash water, strike @ 175F

one step infusion mash 60min (154F)

~6g sparge water @ 178F

1.5lb corn sugar

Boil

70min

60min:
1.5oz Tettanger (3.9%)

20min:
0.5oz Tettanger (3.9%)
0.5oz Cascade (5.5%)

5min:
0.5oz Saaz (3.2%)

Pitched Wyeast Lab. Activator 1056 American

OG: 1.056

(source)
(howto)

2008JUN08

3g water
1lb Crystal 50-65L
2lb Flaked Maize

25min @ 160F

4lb Alexander's Pale Malt Extract
1.5lb corn sugar

Boil

70min

60min:
1.5oz Tettanger (3.8%)

20min:
1.0oz Cluster (7.7%)
0.5oz Cluster (8.6%)

5min:
0.5oz Saaz (3.2%)

Cooled and added to fermenter with 2.5g water

Pitched White Labs California Ale Yeast WLP001

Dry hop:
0.5oz Saaz (3.2%)

OG: 1.051

(source)

We sampled five (5) beers last night. One IPA, one heffeweizen, one European lager, one American swag, one Portuguese swag in a blind taste test. Needless to say, the IPA came out on top even with a couple testers being prejudicial against the style. Which sort of ties in with a discussion I had at work about the differences between English and American IPAs. Which brings me to my idea:

Collect a variety of IPAs... and... don't drink them! Store them in a climate sort of like the hull of a ship for about the length of time it takes to sail from England to India. Then drink them, alongside a fresh sample, to see how they weathered the journey.