Ginger Snap Saison (brewed 29 AUG 2015)

Grain bill (mashed for 45 min at 155°F)
2 lb Flaked Wheat
1/2 lb Roasted Barley (oops)

1/2 lb Munich Type Caravienne

Extract/fermentables
3.3 lb CBW Pilsen Light LME

3.3 lb CBW Munich LME

Hop schedule 

Bittering	1.0 oz  Styrian Golding Flowers - 60 min
Flavoring	1.4 oz Saaz & Tettnanger fresh from the vine - 15 min
Aroma	NA
Dry	NA

Adjuncts

1 oz Sweet Orange Peel

1 oz Dried Ginger Root

3/4 oz Candied Ginger Root (ground)

Whirfloc tablet

Yeast

Danstar Belle Saison

O.G. = 

F.G. = 

Chocolate Rye Porter (brewed 25 NOV 2011)

10-Gallon Batch

Grain bill (mashed for 45 min at 155°F)
7 lb Two-Row Malt
3 oz Roasted Barley

5 oz Chocolate Wheat (GR391C)

1/2 lb Belgian Aromatic

Extract/fermentables
9 lb Rye LME (N. Brewer)

Hop schedule 

Bittering	1.5 oz  Columbus Pellets 60 min 0.5 oz  Simcoe pellets 60 min
Flavoring	1.0 oz US Goldings 15 min
Aroma	1.0 oz US Goldings 15 min
Dry	NA

Adjuncts
Whirfloc tablet

Yeast

Chico Ale Yeast from Madison River Beer Co.

O.G. = 1.056

F.G. = 1.013

Dark Belgian Mild (brewed 03 DEC 2011)

Grain bill (mashed for 45 min at 155°F)
1/2 lb Chocolate Wheat Malt (GR391C)

1/2 lb Special B

1/2 lb Crystal 75L

1/4 lb Carafoam

1/2 lb Belgian Aromatic

1/4 lb Rye

1-1/2 oz Peat smoked

Extract/fermentables
6 lb Light LME

5 fluid oz Belgian Candy Sugar

Hop schedule 

Bittering	2 oz Willamette flowers 4.8%AA
Flavoring	NA
Aroma	NA
Dry	NA

Adjuncts
Whirfloc tablet

Yeast

Safebrew S-33 Belgian Ale Yeast (2 x 10g pkg)

O.G. = 1.048

F.G. = 1.019

Bottled 14 FEB 2011

Rye Stout II

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
1 lb Caramunich

4 oz Roasted barley

4 oz Black patent

9 oz Chocolate

5 oz Rye

1 oz Peat smoked

Extract/fermentables
6 lb Light LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	2 oz Ahtanum pellets 5.5%AA
Flavoring	NA
Aroma	NA
Dry	NA

Adjuncts
Whirfloc tablet

Yeast

Danstar Nottingham Ale

O.G. = 1.053

Cabin Party Ale 2009

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
2 lb Rahr 2-row base malt

8 oz Special B

8 oz Carafoam

1 oz Peat smoked

Extract/fermentables
6 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	1.5 oz Simcoe pellets 11.9%AA
Flavoring	2 oz Cascade pellets 5.6%AA
Aroma	1 oz Cascade flowers 5.6%AA
Dry	N/A

Yeast

Safale US-05

Summer Solstice Ale

Grain bill (steep for 40 min at 155°F)
2 lb Rahr 2-row base malt

8 oz Crystal malt 75L

6 oz Rye

4 oz Carafoam

Extract/fermentables
6 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	1 oz Centennial 9.5%AA 0.4 oz Galena 12.4% AA
Flavoring	1 oz Marynka 6.5%AA 1 oz Crystal 3.3%AA
Aroma	0.5 oz Cascade 5.9%AA
Dry	N/A

Adjuncts
Whirfloc tablet

Yeast

English Ale yeast from Madison River Brewing Co.

O.G. = 1.051

F.G. = 1.015

Strong Dark Belgian

Grain bill (steep for 50 min at 155°F)
4 oz Rye

4 oz Chocolate malt

8 oz Belgian aromatic

8 oz Special B

8 oz Munich

8 oz Carapils

1.5 oz Peated malt

Extract/fermentables
7 lb Pale LME

2 lb Dark LME

Hop schedule

Bittering

1 oz Centennial pellets (9.5% AA)

Adjuncts
1 lb Dark Candi Syrup

Yeast

2 pkg Safebrew S-33 Belgian Ale yeast

O.G. = 1.080

Kitchen Sink Ale (2008 Cabin Party)

The name says it all...I needed to clean out the freezer.

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
4 oz Belgian Aromatic

4 oz Special B

4 oz Caravienne

4 oz Melanoidin

Extract/fermentables
7 lb Pale LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	0.5 oz Galena pellets (12.4% AA) (60 min.) 1.0 oz Cascade whole (7.8% AA) (30 min.)
Flavoring	1.0 oz Cascade whole
Aroma	1.0 oz Cascade

Yeast

Safale US56

Shane's Birthday Ale

Grain bill (steep for 30 min at 155°F)
2 oz Crystal 80

4 oz Special B

4 oz Caravienne

3 oz Melanoidin

Extract/fermentables

7 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	0.5 oz Galena pellets (12.4% AA)
Flavoring	1.0 oz Cascade whole (7.8% AA)
Aroma	1.0 oz Cascade whole (1 min) 0.5 oz Cascade whole (added when removed from heat)

Yeast

Safale US-56

Polish Lager

This lager (my first) was inspired by the hop shortage of 2008. Marynka and Lublin hops were way cheaper than other more popular hops. The spiciness of the Marynkas went well with the melanoidin malt. 

Grain bill (steep for 1 hour at 152°F)

5 oz Belgian Aromatic

8 oz Melanoidin

Extract/fermentables
7 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	0.25 oz Galena pellets (12.4% AA) 1.0 oz Lublin pellets (3.8% AA)
Flavoring	0.5 oz Lublin pellets 1.0 oz Marynka pellets (8.9% AA)
Aroma	0.5 oz Lublin 1.0 oz Marynka

Yeast

San Francisco Lager yeast (WLP 810) (1000 ml starter 2 days prior)

O.G = 1.056

F.G. = 1.012

Approx ABV = 5.8%

Thorfinn's Scotch Ale 2007

I bottled 7-22 oz bottles of this using Cooper fermentation drops. It worked great. This beer tasted amazing after a year in the bottle. The dark fruit flavors really came out with aging, and the alcohol bite mellowed considerably.

Grain bill (mash for 1 hour at 155°F)

8 oz Caravienne

8 oz Belgian Aromatic

8 oz Special B

3 oz Black Roasted Barley

8 oz Crystal 80

3 oz Peated Malt

Extract/fermentables
6 lb Gold LME (N. Brewer)

5 lb Dark LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	1.0 oz Marynka pellets (6.5% AA)
	1.0 oz Progress pellets (6.0% AA)
	0.25% Galena pellets (6.0% AA)

Yeast

Danstar Nottingham Ale yeast - 2 pkgs

O.G. = 1.079

F.G. = 1.018

Spiced Hard Cider

Recipe makes 1.5 gallons

Extract/fermentables

1.5 gallons all-natural apple juice

2 cups orange juice

1.25 cups brown sugar

0.5 lb honey

Adjuncts
5 Cinnamon sticks

0.25 tsp ground cloves (or 15 whole)

Yeast

Champagne yeast - 1 pkg

California Ale 2007

Grain bill (for 45 min at 155°F)

8 oz Caramel 80

8 oz Carastan

Extract/fermentables

7 lb Ultralight LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	1.0 oz. Galena Pellets (12.4.% AA) 1.0 oz Cascade Whole (5.8% AA)
Flavoring	1.0 oz Cascade Whole
Aroma	1.0 oz Cascade Whole

Yeast

American Ale yeast (from MRBC)

Cushlomachree Stout

I made this stout for Nick and Stephanie's wedding reception. I tasted it a week after I put it in the keg and it was over attenuated. Desperate, I added a half-pound of pale LME (mixed with water and heated to 180 degrees for 15 minutes to sterilize) directly to the keg. That brought the balance back to the malty side. The keg was gone in 1 hour after hooking it up at the party.

Grain bill (steep for 45 min at 155°F)

8 oz Carastan

4 oz Special B

4 oz Chocolate malt

5 oz Black Roasted

7 oz Flaked Wheat

Extract/fermentables

7.5 lb Pale LME

Hop schedule

Bittering	0.5 oz Galena Pellets (12.4% AA)
	2.0 oz N. Brewer Whole (7.5% AA)

Adjuncts

0.5 oz Licorice Root

Yeast

Danstar Nottingham Yeast - 1 pkg

Thorfinn's Scotch Ale 2006

Grain bill (steep for 60 min at 155°F)
2.75 oz Peated Malt
7.0 oz Crystal 40
4.0 oz Belgian Aromatic
3.0 oz Black Roasted Barley
2.0 oz Rye Malt
4.0 oz Special B
8.0 oz Caravienne

Extract/fermentables (boiled one hour to carmelize)
7.0 lb Pale LME
2.0 lb Dark LME
1.0 lb Dark DME

Hop schedule

Bittering--

2.0 oz Northern Brewer Pellets (7.5% AA)

Adjuncts
1 Whirfloc tablet

Yeast
Two Packages of Danstar Nottingham Ale Yeast

O.G. = 1.078

Schwartzbier (Dark Lager)

Grain bill (mashed for 1 hour at 155°F)

4 oz Roasted Barley
8 oz Carafoam
2 oz Black Patent
4 oz Chocolate Malt
8 oz Crystal 40

Extract/fermentables

8 lb Ultralight LME (15 minute boil)

Hop schedule

Bittering -	0.5 oz Galena pellets (12.4% AA)
Flavoring -	1.5 oz Cascade (6.7% AA)

Adjuncts
1 Whirfloc tablet (clarifier)

Yeast
Fermentis Saflager s-23 Lager Yeast (dry)

O.G. 1.056

Old Guy Rye Ale

I liked the rye stout so much, I thought I would try a rye ale. I made this recipe up for the 2006 Harvest Moon Octoberfest cabin party. It was pretty well balanced (better than the preceding year's amber ale) with a slight spicy after taste. I used flaked wheat and didn't use any clarifiers, so this was a very cloudy beer. But it tasted great. This was the first time I used the Safale US-56 dry yeast. It took right off in the primary and finished well. This keg lasted 32.5 hours.

Grain bill (steep for 60 min at 155°F)

1 lb Crystal 40
1 lb Vienna
8 oz CaraFoam
8 oz Rye Malt
4 oz Flaked Wheat

Extract/fermentables

8 lb Ultralight LME (only boiled for the last 15 minutes)

Hop schedule

Bittering	1 oz Magnum pellets 14.4% - 1 hr.
Flavoring	1.5 oz Willamette whole - 4.4% - 20min.
Aroma	1 oz Cascade whole - 4.4% - 1 min.

Yeast

Safale US-56 Dry Yeast

O.G. = 1.068
F.G. = 1.019
abv = 6.49%