Zymurgy ~ Boozin' and Schmooozin'
Zymurgy is the art of making one's own brew. There are many ways to do such, as there are several types of brew. Here are some pretty cool recipies that have been proven to be legit. Ya know what I mean?
Ale Brew
My old names for Ales: 1) Ru Paul Red Ale, 2) Hunt for Red Ocktoberfest, 3) Ale Nino (as in the winter rainstorm), 4) Lew Ale-cindor, 5) Affirmative Action Ale (a dark brew), 6) Foreskin Ale (the brew Gotti made that developed a funny film on top...yeeech), 7) Ale Segundo, and 8) Ale Cajon Hooker
A red one.
HOPS: Northern Brewer (2oz.)
Cascade (2 oz.)
GRAINS:
Pale extract (10lbs.)
Carapils (1 lb)
Crystal 40L (1/2 lb)
Crystal 60L (1 lb)
Roasted Barley (1/8 lb)
Boil wart and steep specialty grains, with NB hops for 1hr.
Add Cascade after heat is off and stir (5 min.). Cool to ~70C with cooler water and add yeast.
Ferments for ~6 days. Rack into secondary. Age for > 3 wks.
Sierra Nevada
YEAST:
Bass Ale.
Light extract (10lbs.)
Crystal Malt 60L (1 lb)
Dark Brown Sugar (1 lb)
HOPS: Northern Brewer (1 oz.)
Fuggle (1 oz.)
Fuggle (1/2 oz)
GRAINS:
YEAST:
English Ale yeast
Boil wort w/ grains for 1hr. Add 1oz. of N. Brewer at begining of boil, 1oz. Fuggle at 30 min. Heat off, then add final 1/2 oz. Fuggle for 15 min. for steeping. Cool. Pitch yeast.
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
GRAINS:
YEAST: Sierra Nevada yeast
Light extract (10 lbs.)
Carapils (1 lb)
Caramel (1/2 lb)
HOPS:
Perles (1 oz.) 8.5aa
Cascade (1/2 oz.) 4.6 aa
Cascade (1/2 oz.) 4.6 aa
All specialty grains are stepped for an hour. 1 hr. boil of wort. First batch of Cascade is boiled in the last 15 min. remaining. The second, 5 min. remaining. Let wort (heat off) sit to cool with cooler water addition, pitch yeast at ~70C. Primary: 8 days, secondary: 12 days.
Stout Brew
Some old favorite names: 1) Sista Stout, 2) Shaniqua Stout, 3) Schlange,
4) Supa-fly Stout, 5) Jo Mama Stout, 6) OJ
GRAINS: Pale Malt extract (11 lbs.)
Roasted barley (1/2 lb)
Chocolate malt (1/2 lb)
Black patent malt (1/4 lb)
Crystal 60L (1 lb)
Caravienne (1/2 lb)
HOPS: Fuggles (2 oz.)
YEAST: California Ale yeast
Steep/boil all but hops for 1 hr. Add hops for the last two min. Primary: 7 days. Secondary: 14 days.
