American Strong Ale 2011 and American Dry Stout

grain (American Strong Ale; American Dry Stout)
- 36 pounds Briess Pale Ale malt
- 1 pound Special B
- 4 ounces Chocolate malt

grain (American Dry Stout; added to mash after first runnings became American Strong Ale)
- 2 pounds Briess Roasted Barley
- 13.5 ounces Chocolate malt

hop (Amercan Strong Ale):
- 3 ounces Appollo whole hops 60 min
- 3 ounces Appollo whole hops 10 min

hop (American Dry Stout):
- 2 ounces Columbus whole hops 60 min

yeast: White Labs California Ale from American Pale Ale 2011

comments:
Strong and hoppy; dry and roasty. An ode to things past.

batch size: 5 gallon (Strong Ale); 10 gallons (Stout)

ambient outdoor temperature: 90 degrees Fahrenheit
ambient basement temperature: 68 degrees Fahrenheit

mash notes (American Strong Ale; American Dry Stout):
- (7:20 PM) mash start at 156 degrees Fahrenheit
- (7:55 PM) at 152 degrees
- (9:00 PM) ended
- pre boil Brix reading (American Strong Ale): 16 degrees

mash notes (American Dry Stout)
- Roasted Barley and Chocolate malt added for 40 minutes at 160 degrees Fahrenheit
- pre boil Brix reading (American Dry Stout): 10 degrees

boil notes (American Strong Ale):
- 60 minute boil
- post boil Brix reading: 18 degrees

boil notes (American Dry Stout):
- 60 minute boil
- post boil Brix reading: 12 degrees

brew date: 7/16/2011

keg date:

bottled date:  11/7/2011 (strong ale)
notes:
- Parti-gyle technique; Strong Ale with the first runnings and Dry Stout with the second. The second running also received 2 pounds roasted barley and 13 ounces of Chocolate malt. The Chocolate was added to adjust color.
- Lots of activity in the fermentation chamber:

- Late night brewing.

- Mash

- Transfering the second 5 gallons of the stout ... its late.

American Pale Ale 2011

grain:
- 16 pounds Briess Pale Ale
- 1/2 pound Briess Caramel 20
- 1/4 pound Briess Red Wheat

hop:
- 1/2 ounce Appollo whole hops 60 minutes
- 3 ounces Appollo whole hops 30 minutes

yeast: White Labs California Ale

comments:
Modest body; immodest hops.

batch size: 10 gallon

ambient outdoor temperature: 90 degrees Fahrenheit
ambient basement temperature: 68 degrees Fahrenheit

mash notes:
- (9:15 AM) mash start at 152 degrees Fahrenheit
- (9:28 AM) at 156 degrees (opened lid to cool off)
- (9:43 AM) at 154 degrees
- (10:03 AM) at 152 degrees
- (10:20 AM) at 150 degrees
- (10:42 AM) mash end at 150 degrees (after adding sparge water)
- pre boil Brix reading: 7.25 degrees

boil notes:
- 60 minute boil
- post boil Brix reading: 8.75 degrees

brew date: 7/6/2011

keg date: unknown; but loose hops clogged the system and much of the beer was lost to foam; laziness ... i did not use a hop bag in the keg

bottle date: 8/26/2011

notes:
- summery out there

- the boil