Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:56 am

Well, we didn't get to the tasting of the beer on yesterday's show. It was on the schedule to taste along with a couple of other beers, but with all that was happening and the conical giveaway we ran out of time. I talked to Justin and we'll taste it the first show of the new year. I will tell you that I did open one of the bottles at the brewery on Friday and I sat down with a couple of other bay area breweries and we did like your beer very much and did do a side-by-side tasting with the 21A IPA and found it to be remarkably close. You did a great job and again I'm sorry we did not get to it last night. I hope you enjoyed the show...it was pretty crazy. See my post in Beer radio for my sorry ass excuse.

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Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:41 am

Well, I am finally able to schedule a brewday to make a version of this one, can't wait to see the airlock bubbling, it's been a while. So actually I am not fully able, my spine is still healing and held together with a collection of titanium hardware. But I did find someone more able bodied to help me - with a very generous offer from the fearless leader of our local "FearNoBeer" brew club we will be brewing on Jan 6, I'm off to the LBS to shop for ingredients.

Hey JMUBrew, if you still have any of yours left... I'd be happy to let you know how it compares, I still have a couple of cans left from my August visit to the 21A. ;)
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Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:38 pm

Hehe, I wish man! I've only got 3 bottles of it left! Keg went quick, was gone in under 2 weeks! ;)

Going to do it in 10 gallons next time! :)

Send some in to TheBN. ShaunO still has 2 bottles left of mine to try! *cough*this time do it at the beginning of the damn show*cough* ;)

Happy New Years!
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:42 am

Guys,

Thanks for this recipe. Tapped the keg this week. My best beer ever.

Thanks.
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Tue Jan 09, 2007 5:57 am

Glad to hear it! :) I love this beer!
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:42 am

Brewing ten gallons of this right now :)
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Thu Jan 25, 2007 11:52 am

Cool! I dry hopped my batch on Sunday, hygrometer sample was very promising...
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JMUBrew wrote:Brewing ten gallons of this right now

Dude, don't you WORK??!?


Made a bastardized version with a buddy for his first brew. He is a hophead and I am not. That said, it was GREAT! Not very bitter at all, but so much flavor. REALLY nice!

I've bastardized further and I'm going to brew RAT PAD PALE ALE in a few weeks:

Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 6.00 gal
Boil Size: 7.23 gal
Boil Time: 90 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.0

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
10 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.9 %
2 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 15.4 %
1 lbs Caramalt (15.0 SRM) Grain 7.7 %
8.00 gm Magnum [14.40%] (60 min) Hops 15.2 IBU
8.00 gm Centennial [10.00%] (60 min) Hops 10.5 IBU
8.00 gm Magnum [14.40%] (20 min) Hops 5.1 IBU
8.00 gm Centennial [10.00%] (20 min) Hops 3.5 IBU
14.20 gm Amarillo Gold [8.50%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
14.20 gm Simcoe [12.00%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
14.20 gm Styrian Goldings [4.90%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
28.30 gm Cascade [5.60%] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
28.30 gm Cascade [5.60%] (Dry Hop 3 days) Hops -
28.30 gm Northern Brewer [8.50%] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) [Starter 1 L] Yeast-Ale


Est Original Gravity: 1.051 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.0 %
Bitterness: 34.3 IBU
Est Color: 6.6 SRM

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 13.00 lb

Name Description Step Temp Step Time
Mash In Add 16.00 qt of water at 168.2 F 155.0 F 60 min
Mash Out Add 9.00 qt of water at 194.5 F 168.0 F 10 min


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