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Sunday, October 11, 2009

Finally a brewing day is here!

Well it has been a long long time but today we are starting
a new batch of Sierra Ale.


A trip to Reno Homebrewer is always an adventure to start the process.

Damn that moose, his eyes are always following me!
We found some friends looking to also brew some beer.

They have everything for making beer and wine!
Retired soda kegs are now the new home brew beer keg.
A good selection of yeast is available.

We opened some of the Irish Stout that we made in the Spring. Mmmmm good.

We have added an extra 2 ounces of Cascade hops and 2 lbs of extra Light Malt Extract for a hoppier, higher alcohol beer.

We are trying a new yeast, White Labs Pure Brewers Yeast WLP001 California Ale Yeast.


WLP001 California Ale Yeast
This yeast is famous for its clean flavors, balance and ability to be used in almost any style ale. It accentuates the hop flavors and is extremely versatile.
Attenuation:
73-80%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 68-73°F
Alcohol Tolerance: High



Sterilizing the wort chiller with iodine.

PunkAss is adding the extra 2 lbs of the Malt Extract
Waiting for the boil over. The hops are floating at this point.
wait
wait
wait
done

Here I am chilling the wort.
A rather high starting gravity of 8% compared to the previous brewswait
wait
wait
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