UPDATE: Poochie Porter / Llama's Butt

2012 Batch #1 - Porter (keg026)

Brewed: 1/29 OG: 1.058
Kegged: 2/15 FG: oops
ABV: 5.7% (estimated)
Efficiency: TBD
Burst carbed @ 30psi for 24 hours
Served @ ~11psi
Yield: (1) 3g Keg - Llama's Butt  and (1) 5g Keg - Poochie Porter

Poochie Porter

2012 Batch #01 - Robust Porter (brewed 01/29/2012)

I brewed 8 gallons at Ryan's house; 5g for me, and 3g for the BWCC Ice Bowl. I am going to have to come up with a "Llama" name for that one... Llama Squirts is the current leader in the clubhouse.

Had a brief issue with the rubber gasket on the propane regulator, but Ryan had a spare.  I still nailed both my OG and volume so that was nice.

I milled @ Scotzins and used nylon bags for the hops

16 lbs	Maris Otter Pale info
1.375 lbs	Crystal Malt 60°L info
0.5 lbs	American Black Patent info
0.4 lbs	American Chocolate Malt info
0.3 lbs	Cara-Pils® Malt; Briess info
1 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 6.7 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
1.5 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 6.7 %AA) boiled 20 min. info
1.5 oz	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 6.7 %AA) boiled 5 min. info
Yeast :	2 packs of Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04 info

Mash: 155 for 45mins 170 for 10 mins Split into 5g and 3g batches: 1 yeast pkg each.

	Predicted	Robust Porter	Compliance
Original Gravity	1.057	1.048 - 1.065	100 %
Terminal Gravity	1.014	1.012 - 1.016	100 %
Color	23.15 °SRM	22.00 - 35.00 °SRM	100 %
Bitterness	35.3 IBU	25.00 - 50.00 IBU	100 %
Alcohol (%volume)	5.7 %	4.80 - 6.50 %	100 %
			100 % overall

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UPDATE: Poochie Porter

2010 Batch #10 - Poochie Porter (keg010)
Brewed: 11/26 OG: 1.053
Kegged: 12/5FG: 1.016
ABV: 4.9% ABV
Efficiency: 64.9 %
Force carbed @ 30psi for ~21 hours
Served @ ~10psi

I used Mr. Green for this one!

Poochie Porter v2.0

2010 Batch #10 - Porter
(brewed 11/26)





I love brewing on holidays! Though not an actual holiday, I was off work today so it sure felt like one. I celebrated by brewing a black ale, and drinking Black Fridays - good times.

I ran out of propane about 30 minutes in - oops. Good thing CVS is so close...

10 lbs.	Maris Otter Pale info
1 lbs.	Crystal Malt 60°L info
.5 lbs.	British Black Patent info
4 oz.	English Chocolate Malt info
1 oz.	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 4.7 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
1 oz.	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 4.7 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
1 oz.	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 4.7 %AA) boiled 5 min. info
Yeast :	Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04 info

Mash: 156 for 45mins 180 for 10 mins

UPDATE: Creekwater Porter

2010 Batch #1 - Porter (keg001)
Brewed: 1/2 OG: 1.060
Kegged: 1/27 FG: 1.020 (mashed @ ~157°)
ABV: 5.3%
Efficiency: TBD
Force carbed @ 30psi for 24 hours
Served @ 10psi (until the Ice Bowl!)

and so it begins... I am a kegger now

(^click that^)

Creekwater 2010

2010 Batch #1 - Porter
(brewed 01/02)



Got the first batch of the brew year under my belt today - it was supposed to be batch #11 of 2009, but mean ol' Jack Frost had other ideas. Today was essentially a re-brew of the Poochie Porter but with Willamette as opposed to East Kent Golding hops. I plan to use this batch as a fundraiser for the 2010 Creekside Chiller.

Brew day at Ryan's was, well... unique. I am not so sure the temps were above 25 all morning. Things were freezing on us; I'm not just talking about noses and fingers either. There was actual ice. If water got on anything, it froze... including the driveway. On the plus side, the immersion chiller was as efficient as ever, and the garage beers were nice and cold. Good times!!

It looks like I may have overshot my OG again, but it also looks like I may have a hydrometer issue. I'll have to remember to look into that.

No pics today; here are the vitals:

10 lbs.	Maris Otter Pale info
.5 lbs.	Crystal Malt 120°L info
.5 lbs.	American Black Patent info
0.3125 lbs.	American Chocolate Malt info
1 oz.	Willamette (Pellets, 5.3 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
1 oz.	Willamette (Pellets, 5.3 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
1 oz.	Willamette (Pellets, 5.3 %AA) boiled 5 min. info
Yeast :	Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04 info

Mash Schedule * 156° F for ~45 minutes * 170° F for ~10 minutes

The wort was a bit cooler then planned when I pitched the yeast, so I've got my primary bucket on the kitchen counter right now - Mel loves that.

UPDATE: Poochie Porter

2009 Batch #9 - Poochie Porter
Brewed: 11/8 OG: 1.060
Bottled: 12/2 FG: 1.014
ABV: 6.0%
Bottle yield: 26 12oz, 11 22oz, 3 750ml, 1 650ml
Primed @ ~2.0 CO2 volumes with ~2.9 oz cane sugar
Gold caps marked with a "P"

Poochie Porter

2009 Batch #9 - Poochie Porter
(brewed 11/08)

Brewed @ Ryan's again, all seems to have gone well. Mella stopped by - good times.


Ella helped me pick out the grains!

11 lbs.	Maris Otter Pale info
.5 lbs.	Crystal Malt 120°L info
.5 lbs.	American Black Patent info
0.3125 lbs.	American Chocolate Malt info
1 oz.	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 5 %AA) boiled 60 min. info
1 oz.	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 5 %AA) boiled 30 min. info
1 oz.	East Kent Goldings (Pellets, 5 %AA) boiled 5 min. info
Yeast :	Fermentis S-04 Safale S-04 info

Mash Schedule * 153° F for 45 minutes * 170° F for 10 minutes

OG: 1.060 @ 64°
I was aiming for 1.056