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The Cove – Baton Rouge Beer Bars

August 18th, 2012

If you come to Baton Rouge and you’re looking for the best craft beer, the best alcohol selection and simply everything alcohol then you have to visit The Cove. Brasseurs a la Maison home brewing club holds their monthly meeting at The Cove. It’s a hard to find bar that’s somewhat hidden in a shopping center on Corporate Boulevard. From the parking lot you’d swear you’re about to walk in to a small bar with 15 stools and a pool table. When you walk in there’s a counter with some retail items that can somewhat confuse the first time you walk in. You’re usually greeted by a well dressed person waiting at the counter One friend commented that it very much resembles an old school speak easy and I think that’s the intention.

Upon venturing in you realize you’ve walked in to the mecca of alcohol in Baton Rouge. To the right is a draft beer bar with 50+ taps that are going to be expanded to about 100 taps. They carry all the Louisiana craft brews and lots of beers you can find no place else. Down the hall you walk in to a very long bar area with a huge bar. There are more whiskeys, more scotches, more bottled beers, wine, mixers and more alcohol than I’ve ever seen in any place let alone Baton Rouge. They’ve recently added a new bar who’s entire focus it traditional cocktails and it is simply amazing. There are jars, mixers, bottles and things that made me think of some sort of an apothecary. It’s truly impressive and as if the owner is as much a collector of these things as he is a businessman.

Everyone I’ve ever brought to this place has been in jaw dropping awe at what’s there that they never knew about. If you’re looking for the ideal place for true enjoyment of the world of alcohol this is it.

Carbonation Calculators in Most Brewing Software

August 15th, 2012

And by most I mean mine, Beersmith and a couple of others. If you’re going to trust calculators for forced CO2 carbonation you’d better have a darn good refrigerator without fluctuating temperatures. I’ve been struggling with beer coming out under-carbonated especially when bottling using my Blichmann beer gun to counter pressure fill. It’s not the beer gun’s fault it’s jut that some carbonation is lost and the carbonation calculations aren’t correct.

My refrigerator sits in my garage in South Louisiana. Usually the only time I am working with my refrigerator is in the evening time when the temperature has dropped 20 degrees or better. At that point it reads the temperature I expect however the beer always comes out under-carbonated.

My solution has been to carbonate to taste and then let it go a little more thanks to the suggestions of some of my brew club members. It’s funny because prior to my buying a beer gun I used to do just that. However I was trying to get it “perfect” and the end result was badly carbonated beer. Just another example of K.I.S.S. which is a very real thing in home beer brewing.

End of rant!

Jamil’s Vienna Brewed Auguest 2012

August 4th, 2012

Time to brew some Vienna for Oktoberfest 2012 Water is 100% Baton Rouge water. Modification of 1 1/2 teaspoon of chalk, 1/2 teaspoon of gypsum and 1/3 teaspoon of calcium chloride.

How it Went:

So somehow I blew the mash temperature. I’m not sure how yet other than perhaps the heat of the day caused me to miss it by about 5 degrees and be in the high 158 area. The gravity was around 1.046ish which was low and as seen in my previous post I’m probably going to either have to drop efficiency in calculations or experiment with a finer crush. I also added the carafa late in the mash because I wanted to minimize it’s time in the mash. Fermentation really took off in this one as compared to the Oktoberfest. I’d read that the Oktoberfest yeast can be slow and/or takes a long time.

The fermentation finished a little high at about 1.015-1.016 so it’s a tad sweet and not as dry as I’d like. I’ve read that European versions are a little sweeter so I suppose this is fairly authentic. It’s unlike any other beer I’ve had and supposedly an authentic Vienna is impossible to find now days. Perhaps this is it?

Name: Jamils Vienna
Description: Mash at 152F. Ferment at 50F. using palmers vienna water profile. single infusion mash. 163F. strike water with 15 quarts.
Post Boil Volume: 6.00
Pre Boil Volume: 7.00
Mash Time: 60.00
Boil Time: 90.00
Desired Original Gravity: 1.05
Desired Final Gravity: 1.012
Calculated Likely ABV% Based on Specified Gravities: 4.990
Users Targeted ABV%: 5.000
Desired CO2 Volumes: 2.5
Anticipated Brewhouse Efficiency: 68
Likely Original Gravity at 6.00 Based on Grains and Efficiency: @ 68% = 301 GU = 1.050

Grain: Pilsner (2 Row) Ger qty:4
Grain: Munich Malt qty:3
Grain: Vienna Malt qty:5
Grain: Carafa II qty:0.125

Hop : Hallertauer qty:1.5 at:60 mins. AA=4.80
Hop : Hallertauer qty:0.5 at:10 mins. AA=4.80

Yeast: Southern German Lager qty:1 Max temp: 55.0 Min temp: 50.0

Style Name: Vienna Lager (European Amber Lager)
Jamils Vienna Pocket Brewer XML Code»

Jamils Vienna BeerXML Code»

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<FERMENTABLE>
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<VERSION>1</VERSION>
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<COLOR>3.5</COLOR>
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<FERMENTABLE>
<NAME>Carafa II</NAME>
<VERSION>1</VERSION>
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<TYPE>Grain</TYPE>
<YIELD>70.00</YIELD>
<COLOR>412.0</COLOR>
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</YEAST>
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</STYLE>
</RECIPE>

Jamil’s Marzen Brewed August 2012

August 4th, 2012

Time to get some Oktoberfest beers in the fermenter. Water is 100% Baton Rouge water. Modification of 1 1/2 teaspoon of chalk, 1/2 teaspoon of gypsum and 1/3 teaspoon of calcium chloride.

How it Actually Went:

Hit the mash temperature spot on. Based on feedback from Andrew at Parish Brewing I checked my ph to be sure my mashes are ending up at the right ph and they are.(which means the other part of his comment about too much roasted grains in the porter was the problem) Ran off 7 gallons and boiled down to 1.052 which was a little low. I am going to go ahead and adjust my efficiency to 67% for the sake of coming in right. I will likely tighten the screw on the malt mill to see what tat does. This beer is on the right in the fermenting tank. It and the Vienna look a lot alike in the fermenter. Pitched the starter and it appears to be fermenting albeit a bit slower than the Vienna.

Update 9/22/2012

Interesting enough around 9/10/2012 the Vienna had fermented out completely while the Oktoberfest stalled at 1.035. I had cold crashed thinking both were done but actually the White Labs Oktoberfest yeast had started very slow and probably needed to be left at 50 degrees for much longer. I believe in the future I will make sure to let this yeast primary for a long time and make larger than normal starters. Interesting enough this led to another experiment. I brought the fermenter temperature up to right at 65 degrees and pitched a package of Safale 05. It fermented the beer down to 1.016 and it tastes pretty darn good! So beer not wasted. All’s well that ends well with more knowledge and a decent yet strange Oktoberfest.

Two days after the 1.016 it finished out further to 1.014 so right on target and very nice. I’m calling it a Foktoberfest for an F’d up Oktoberfest.

Name: Jamils Marzen
Description: strike water will be 16 quarts at 163F. targeting 152F. water profile will be palmers marzen profile
Post Boil Volume: 6.00
Pre Boil Volume: 7.00
Mash Time: 60.00
Boil Time: 90.00
Desired Original Gravity: 1.055
Desired Final Gravity: 1.015
Calculated Likely ABV% Based on Specified Gravities: 5.240
Users Targeted ABV%: 5.400
Desired CO2 Volumes: 2.5
Anticipated Brewhouse Efficiency: 68
Likely Original Gravity at 6.00 Based on Grains and Efficiency: @ 68% = 322 GU = 1.054

Grain: Caramunich Malt qty:1
Grain: Munich Malt qty:4
Grain: Pilsner (2 Row) Ger qty:5
Grain: Vienna Malt qty:3

Hop : Hallertauer qty:1.5 at:60 mins. AA=4.80
Hop : Hallertauer qty:0.5 at:10 mins. AA=4.80

Yeast: Octoberfest/Marzen Lager qty:1 Max temp: 58.0 Min temp: 52.0

Style Name: Oktoberfest/Märzen (European Amber Lager)
Jamils Marzen Pocket Brewer XML Code»

Jamils Marzen BeerXML Code»

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<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-16″?>
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<BREWER>Pocket Brewer</BREWER>
<Type>All Grain</Type>
<VERSION>1</VERSION>
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<COLOR>3.5</COLOR>
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<SUPPLIER />
<NOTES />
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<Adjuncts />
<MISCS />
<WATERS />
<MASH>
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<VERSION>0</VERSION>
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<NAME>Hallertauer</NAME>
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<NAME>Hallertauer</NAME>
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<COLOR>3.5</COLOR>
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</RECIPE>

German Yeast Starters Pitched

August 1st, 2012

Pitched WLP820 Oktoberfest yeast in the pitcher and WLP838 Southern German Lager Yeast in the growler to brew this Sunday.

Brasseurs Single Hop IPA – AKA Project Nathan

July 26th, 2012

Here is the link to the orignal document.

Brasseurs a la Maison are conducting a single hop experiment where we’re brewing the same malt profile, same yeast and different hop.

How It Went Down:

Heat advisory today! Brewing in the middle of the day in July is damn near suicidal. So I think I miscalculated strike temperature because I hit around 152F. Added a little room temp water after about 10 minutes and went under 150. It probably evens out.(we’ll see how it tastes) The boil went fine but after 60 minutes gravity was only at 1.060 which I decided to keep whether than try to boil off more. Cooled down and pitched to ferment at 68F.

The Original Plan:

Name: Single Hop American IPA – Project Nathan
Description: Single infusion targeting 150F means 20 quarts at 161F. The final hops are for dry hopping for final 7 days. The yeast should be 05 not 04. Add irish moss in last 10. Modify 6 gallons of water with 3/4 teaspoon gypsum. 1/3 teaspoon calcium chloride. Put 5 of that in the mash.
Post Boil Volume: 6.00
Pre Boil Volume: 7.00
Mash Time: 60.00
Boil Time: 60.00
Desired Original Gravity: 1.063
Desired Final Gravity: 1.01
Calculated Likely ABV% Based on Specified Gravities: 6.970
Users Targeted ABV%: 7.000
Desired CO2 Volumes: 2
Anticipated Brewhouse Efficiency: 70
Likely Original Gravity at 6.00 Based on Grains and Efficiency: @ 70% = 377 GU = 1.063

Grain: Pale Malt (2 Row) US qty:14
Grain: Caramel/Crystal Malt – 20L qty:1

Hop : Centennial qty:2 at:60 mins. AA=10.00
Hop : Centennial qty:1 at:10 mins. AA=10.00
Hop : Centennial qty:1 at:0 mins. AA=10.00
Hop : Centennial qty:2 at:0 mins. AA=10.00

Yeast: SafAle English Ale qty:1 Max temp: 70.0 Min temp: 64.0

Style Name: ()
Single Hop American IPA - Project Nathan Pocket Brewer XML Code»

Single Hop American IPA - Project Nathan BeerXML Code»

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Submitting my Porter to Brasseurs Porter Competition Today

July 24th, 2012

One of the interesting things I’ve been introduced to with being involved with Brasseurs a la Maison is the AHA Club Only Competition. Our club members have brewed porters and we’ll be having a judging of those porters by the owner of Parish Brewing, the owner of Brewstock in New Orleans and a BJCP certified judge. It should be very interesting and a lot of fun for the club.

My Bayou Brown Porter came out very well in my opinion. It’ll be interesting what others have to say in the event there are some elements which aren’t to style or defects that I don’t detect. Tasting and evaluating beer is something I feel like I am always learning new things about.

Regardless of how this competition comes out I’m submitting this beer to the Dixie Cup in Houston in a couple of months.

Gulf Brew 2012

July 21st, 2012

Going to Gulf Brew 2012 to serve up some Old Swamp Donkey ale. The gulf brew layout pdf is below. The address to parc international is:

Parc International – 200 Garfield Street, Lafayette, LA

GulfBrewParking2012

Note to self: We lost the Amber (Alaskan Amber clone) due to fermentation issues.

Sweet Stout For July

July 19th, 2012

I purchased some lactose I intended for a coffee stout. However at this point I don’t feel like the coffee part so I’m going with this instead. Brewed 7/20/2012

How it Went Down:

Everything was spot on. I adjusted my malt mill to be sure it was lined up a little inside the setting on the mill and my efficiency went back to what I expected it to be. This stuff tastes really sweet pre-fermentation. I wonder what it’ll be like when it’s a finished beer especially since I’ve never had a commercial sweet stout.

Had my first explosive fermentation over the weekend. Yeasties all over the bottom of the chest freezer. I cleaned it up and don’t think it’ll be an issue with the beer. I cover the tops of the fermenters in the chest freezer with pieces of sterile aluminum foil. Looks like it’s time to invest in a blow off tube if I’m going to continue brewing ales.

Update for October 2012:

This beer won my second place at the Dixie Cup in Houston. It was a very good beer that I’ll definitely brew again.

The Original Plan:

Mash Water Modification For 5 gallons prepared mash water volume with the intention of using 4 of it. 100% Baton Rouge water with 3/4 teaspoon chalk, 1/4 teaspoon Epson salt and 1/3 teaspoon calcium chloride. 1 teaspoon of Irish Moss rehydrated. Worked out great on the porter so trying it on the stout.

Name: Sweet Stout
Description: chocolate is pale. single infusion at 151F. Feement at 67F. yeast came from brown porter.
Post Boil Volume: 6.00
Pre Boil Volume: 7.00
Mash Time: 60.00
Boil Time: 60.00
Desired Original Gravity: 1.054
Desired Final Gravity: 1.012
Calculated Likely ABV% Based on Specified Gravities: 5.520
Users Targeted ABV%: 5.500
Desired CO2 Volumes: 1.5
Anticipated Brewhouse Efficiency: 68
Likely Original Gravity at 6.00 Based on Grains and Efficiency: @ 68% = 319 GU = 1.053

Grain: Pale Malt (2 Row) UK qty:10
Grain: Milk Sugar (Lactose) qty:1
Grain: Caramel/Crystal Malt – 80L qty:0.75
Grain: Chocolate Malt qty:0.25
Grain: Black (Patent) Malt qty:1

Hop : Goldings, East Kent qty:1.75 at:60 mins. AA=5.00

Yeast: Burton Ale qty:1 Max temp: 73.0 Min temp: 68.0

Style Name: Sweet Stout (Stout)
Sweet Stout Pocket Brewer XML Code»

Sweet Stout BeerXML Code»

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Blaine’s Tea Blonde Ale

July 14th, 2012

Blaine is one of our great brewers in Brasseurs a la Maison here in Baton Rouge. He’s what I like to call a beer artist; always trying different combinations, ingredients and whatever can think up. At our latest meeting he had this version of a blonde ale that was excellent. It was so easy drinking and so smooth to taste I had to have the recipe. As always he was kind enough to share so it’s definitely going on my brew schedule. I believe my wife will love this beer.

Here is the Recipe I put together in Pocket Brewer

Name: Blaines Tea Blonde Ale
Description: This is Jamils basic blonde recipe with 10 servings of tea added to secondary. Blaine added Teavanas white and wild orange blossom blend. excellent specialty blonde. Mash is 152F single infusion. Ferment is 67F.
Post Boil Volume: 6.00
Pre Boil Volume: 7.00
Mash Time: 60.00
Boil Time: 60.00
Desired Original Gravity: 1.05
Desired Final Gravity: 1.011
Calculated Likely ABV% Based on Specified Gravities: 5.130
Users Targeted ABV%: 5.200
Desired CO2 Volumes: 2.5
Anticipated Brewhouse Efficiency: 69
Likely Original Gravity at 6.00 Based on Grains and Efficiency: @ 69% = 298 GU = 1.050

Grain: Pale Malt (2 Row) US qty:11.5
Grain: Caramel/Crystal Malt – 20L qty:0.5

Hop : Williamette qty:1 at:60 mins. AA=5.50

Yeast: California Ale qty:1 Max temp: 73.0 Min temp: 68.0

Style Name: Blonde Ale (Light Hybrid Beer)
Blaines Tea Blonde Ale Pocket Brewer XML Code»

Blaines Tea Blonde Ale BeerXML Code»

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