Dog blog and more: November 2009

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Scott and Jennifer

I like this picture of my sister and I. She's been really good to my wife and I. Thanks Jennifer!

Scott, Mike, and Josh in Umpqua, Oregon

Myself, Mike, and Josh are lined up for some shooting in Umpqua. I like that lever action .22 in this photo. I don't know too much about rifles. Denny taught me on this gun, and I think it's pretty cool.

another great Thanksgiving weekend in southern Oregon

Megan and I had another great weekend in Umpqua Oregon. Of course, Anomaly did, too. She ran over 20 miles in three days with the four wheelers. Sometimes, I'm not sure who has more fun.

Ross is on the left of this picture. Mike is the first person on the railing.

boiling wort for the dark German ale

You can see the Cascade hops from Ian's garden in the hop sock at the top of the boil.

Germish Cascadian- A German Ale brewed with British grains using Ian's Cascade hops in Portland Oregon

I brewed five gallons of a dark, German Ale last weekend. I didn't follow a recipe, and I have not checked this recipe in ProMash, yet. I was excited to use Ian's hops, and I didn't want to make another IPA or English IPA. I've never used the 1007 German ale yeast. It will still ferment at lower temperatures, and my fermenting space is about 57F right now. Adding the chocolate malt and black patent should give a little flavor and make it really dark. The OG is 1.075. If we can obtain a final gravity of 1.015, then ABV% would be 7.95. That's beefy. We'll see what happens...

I added 7 lbs. of liquid malt extract. I also steeped 3 lbs. of grain at 160F for 30 minutes to add more flavor. Here's a list of the ingredients:

7 lbs. light liquid malt extract (not pictured)

1 lb. dry malt extract

2 lbs. British Crystal malt (steeped at 160F for 30 minutes)

.5 lb. British Chocolate malt (steeped at 160F for 30 minutes)

.5 lb. Black Patent malt (steeped at 160F for 30 minutes)

.5 ounce Centennial hops (60 minutes)

1 ounce cascade hops from Ian's garden (60 minutes)

1 ounce cascade hops from Ian's garden (15 minutes)

.5 teaspoon of irish moss (15 minutes)

.5 ounce chinook hops (dry hopping in secondary carboy)

1007 German Ale yest from Activator smack pack

Edit:

I transferred the ale into the second carboy. I dry hopped with .5 ounce of chinook hops.

This is a German ale that uses British grains. Maybe it should be called Germish. Maybe it should be called Germish Cascadian. The Cascadian comes from cascade hops and Ian.