Heavenlyfire Homebrew

Well I pulled a sample and wow, great color, flavor and the FG was 1.010.  I am going to leave it in the primary until this weekend and then throw it in the keg and let it carb until next weekend.  The Spalz hops that I used gave it that great hoppy flavor without the bitter bite that some others do.  This should be a real easy drinking beer.

Well I gave the prehistoric porter a test run and I have to tell you, the flavor was great.  The only problem I had with it is that it is not carbing like it should be.  Maybe I should have used a little extra sugar.  Anyway, I will let it sit another week and try another one.  I wil be taking a sample of Andy’s tomorow.

Well the fermenting has slowed way down but I am going to wait until Saturday and then I will take a sample for testing.  Also I will be throwing a bottle of Prehistoric Porter in the fridge tonight and sampling it tomorow.  I really hope it turns out ok.

Well yesterday I decided to play with my new Spaltz hops.  I have never tried these but have heard a lot of good about them.  My LHBS owner says these are one of his favorite types of hops.  I also tried a new idea of mine (new to me probably old news to everyone else) and used muslin bags for my hops.  It seemed to work great and I had a lot less sludge in the bottom after I transfered to the primary.  It really made for easy clean up if nothing else.  So far everything is going right and good on this one.  I woke up this morning and the yeast was doing the happy dance.  I will leave it in the primary for about 10 - 14 days and throw it in the keg for Andys visit.  Andy is the best friend I have ever had and that is saying a lot but it is true.  That is why I named this one for him.  Here is the recipe I used.  PROST!

 

Andys Rock Out With The Hawk Out Pale Ale

Blonde Ale

 

Type: Extract	Date: 4/12/2008
Batch Size: 5.00 gal	Brewer: Heavenlyfire Homebrew
Boil Size: 4.08 gal	Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min	Equipment: Brew Pot (5 Gallon)
	Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU 6.50 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 78.79 % 1.00 lb Pale Malt (6 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 12.12 % 0.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 6.06 % 0.25 lb Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 3.03 % 2.00 oz Spalter [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 27.7 IBU 1.00 oz Spalter [4.50 %] (5 min) Hops 2.8 IBU 1 Pkgs German Ale (Wyeast Labs #1007) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG	Measured Original Gravity: 1.045 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG	Measured Final Gravity:  SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.79 %	Actual Alcohol by Vol:  %
Bitterness: 30.5 IBU	Calories: 194 cal/pint
Est Color: 8.8 SRM	Color: Color
Mash Profile
Steep grains 30 minutes.
Mash Notes: -
Notes

Well today I put my new toy to work.  I just ordered a bottle tree from jeepguy and got it put together.  I had planned on bottling tonight but the family had other ideas lol.  Anyway, the bottles are washed dried and sanitized, ready for filling.  In the process of getting them cleaned I stumbled across an answer to an age old question, how do I get the labels off?  After I washed the bottles I let them soak in a sanitizer solution for a few seconds (long enough to wash 4 bottles).  As I started pulling them out of the sanitizer I noticed that the labels were loose.  Come to find out they pealed off nice and easy and I ran a green scratchy over them and the glue was gone, little to no effort.  The bottles look great.  I will add some pics tomorow of the bottling and the beer.  This is the Prehistoric Porter.