Ginger Ale

 481g Ginger sliced w/ mandilin (4 large lobes)

Steeping in ~ 1.5g water heated to 190F, let it set for 2 hours.

After steep added ~1c brown sugar, ~1/2c corn sugar, squeeze of agave necter, and ~ 1/4c lemon concentrate. 

Removed ginger, brought to a boil, dumped in keg. Topped off to ~ 2 gal in keg w/ bottled water.

Pluot Jam

Pluot Jam

Thanks to a friend I found myself with 10's of lbs of fruit, pluots and I dont even know what the other one is. 

Pluot Jam:

10 lbs seeded and diced

~1 Tbs lemon juice

splash of salt

Let cook down a little bit in large stainless-steel pan, probably took an hour on low.

Meanwhile clean and bake (225F) canning jars to sanitize.

Once cooked down, added ~6 cups of sugar and 4 Tbls of low-sugar pectin. 

Cook to disolve sugar, and put into jars.

I probably boiled the jars for 10 minutes to seal.

Belgin IPA, No really...

1/19/2014 - Brewday
Belgin IPA 5g - Belgian Tripel
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Batch Size: 5.445 gal
Boil Size: 6.695 gal
Boil Time: 60.000 min
Efficiency: 70%
OG: 1.074
FG: 1.017
ABV: 7.4%
Bitterness: 51.1 IBUs (Tinseth)
Color: 11 SRM (Morey)

Fermentables
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                       Name  Type    Amount Mashed Late Yield Color
          Rahr - 2 Row Malt Grain 13.000 lb    Yes   No   80%   2 L
                  Abby Malt Grain  3.000 lb    Yes   No   75%  22 L
          Cane (Beet) Sugar Sugar  1.000 lb     No   No  100%   0 L
 Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L Grain  4.000 oz    Yes   No   74%  80 L
Total grain: 17.250 lb

Hops
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       Name Alpha   Amount     Use       Time   Form  IBU
     Simcoe 13.0% 1.000 oz    Boil 30.000 min Pellet 22.6
 Centennial 10.5% 0.500 oz    Boil 35.000 min Pellet  9.9
    Cascade  6.0% 0.500 oz    Boil 45.000 min Pellet  6.2
   Amarillo  9.5% 0.500 oz    Boil 25.000 min Pellet  7.5
      Citra 12.0% 0.500 oz    Boil 10.000 min Pellet  4.9
   Amarillo  9.5% 0.500 oz Dry Hop  2.000 day Pellet  0.0
 Centennial 10.5% 0.500 oz Dry Hop  2.000 day Pellet  0.0
    Cascade  6.0% 0.500 oz Dry Hop  2.000 day Pellet  0.0
    Magnesium Sulfate    1.5tsp into boil

Yeast
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                        Name Type   Form     Amount   Stage
 WLP500 - Trappist Ale Yeast  Ale Liquid 2.367 tbsp Primary

Mash
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               Name     Type    Amount      Temp    Target       Time
               Mash Infusion 4.956 gal 170.599 F 152.600 F    0.000 s
 Final Batch Sparge Infusion 3.776 gal 189.810 F 165.200 F 15.000 min

OG was 1.082 (volume was a little short)

Gravity Update (1/26/2014) 1.008, but tastes sweet?!?

Good hops, good belgin character, but a tad sweet for my taste.

Stirred up the yeast cake, hopefully get a little bit more fermentation before moving to secondary.

Marble Red

Marble Red would be a staple for me, and I think the first beer I'm going to try to emulate. It's hoppy yet very drinkable, not so sweet that you couldn't throw back a few.

I found this recipe posted by ditch at Home Brew Talk (I think he found it in a book, I don't have the sauce)

Marble Red Ale

Style: American IPA
OG: 1.065
FG: 1.016
ABV: 6.42%
Color: 18.4 SRM
IBU's: 57.59
Efficiency: 75%
Boil Size: 7.75 Gal
Batch Size: 6.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.055
Boil Time: 90 minutes

Fermentation Steps

Name	Days	Temp
Primary	5 days	68.0°F
Secondary	7 days	74.0°F

Grains and Adjuncts

Amount	Percentage	Name	Time	Gravity
12.05 lbs	75.00%	Rahr 2-Row	60 min	1.035
1.61 lbs	10.00%	Weyermann Vienna Malt	60 min	1.038
1.61 lbs	10.00%	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L	60 min	1.034
0.80 lbs	5.00%	Caramel/Crystal Malt - 120L	60 min	1.033

Hops

Amount	IBUs	Name	Time	AA%
1.00 oz	40.43	CTZ	75 min	14.00
0.50 oz	6.56	Citra	10 min	13.20
0.50 oz	6.46	Simcoe	10 min	13.00
0.75 oz	4.13	Cascade	10 min	5.50
1.50 oz	0.00	Cascade	0 min	5.50
2.50 oz		Cascade	3 days 5.50 @ 65 then cold crash 2 days
0.50 oz	40.43	Citra	3 days 13.20 @ 65 then cold crash 2 days
0.50 oz		Simcoe	3 days 13.00 @ 65 then cold crash 2 days

Yeasts

Amount	Name	Laboratory	ID
3.0 pkg	American Ale	Wyeast Labs	1056

Mash Profile

Light Body Infusion in 60 minutes @ 150.0 deg F

Carbonation

To 2.5 Vol CO2

Breckenridge - 471 Small Batch

This is a beer I hope to emulate.
Why?
Because it's unique, hoppy, malty, sweet, balanced, and packs a real punch.


Their¹ description

Hoppy? Brother, 471 IPA redefines hoppy.471 is a small batch, limited edition ale that was created by our Brewmaster to separate the weak from the strong. 471 is a double IPA, that combines Pale, Munich, Caramel-30, Carapils and Torrified Wheat malts, with Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe and Fuggles hops. It has a big sweet mouthfeel, followed by more hoppiness than you've ever had at one time. Enjoy.

Beer Style:	Double IPA (India Pale Ale)
Flavor:	Big sweet mouthfeel balanced by aggressive hoppiness
Yeast:	British Ale Yeast
Malts:	Pale, Munich, Caramel-30, Carapils, Torrified Wehat
Hops:	Chinook, Centennial, Simcoe, Fuggles
Color:	Copper
Bitterness Units:	70
Alcohol By Volume:	9.2%
Alcohol By Weight	7.3%

Here's a recipe from wottaguy² perhaps to start from:

Breckenridge 471 IPA Clone
14-C Imperial IPA

Size: 6.5 gal
Efficiency: 77.55%
Attenuation: 78.0%
Calories: 300.58 kcal per 12.0 fl oz

Original Gravity: 1.090 (1.075 - 1.090)
Terminal Gravity: 1.020 (1.012 - 1.020)
Color: 12.21 (8.0 - 15.0)
Alcohol: 9.29% (7.5% - 10.0%)
Bitterness: 69.7 (60.0 - 100.0)

Ingredients:
18.5 lb Pale Ale Malt (Briess)
0.50 lb Munich Malt
0.50 lb Caramel Malt 40L
0.50 lb Cara-Pils
1.0 lb White Table Sugar (Sucrose)
0.5 oz Chinook (13.0%) - added during boil, boiled 60.0 min
0.5 oz Centennial (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 30.0 min
0.5 oz Centennial (10.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20.0 min
1.0 oz Simcoe (13.0%) - added during boil, boiled 20.0 min
1.0 oz Fuggle (4.8%) - added during boil, boiled 20.0 min
1.0 ea Whirlfloc Tablets (Irish moss) - added during boil, boiled 10.0 min
2.0 ea White Labs WLP007 Dry English Ale

Schedule:
Dough In - Liquor: 6.5 gal; Strike: 164

¹Breckenridge 471 Small Batch
²The Hop Vine Discussion Forum