10/25/2012 – Created yeast starter 1.2 L – Water 150 grams – Light DME 1 tube – White Labs English Ale Yeast (WLP-002) 10/27/2012 – Brew day 6 oz – Chocolate malt 1.5 lb – Pale ale malt 6 oz – Flaked oats 0.25 lb – Black patent malt 1.5 lb – Crystal 90L malt 6 lb – Extra pale malt extract 1.25 oz – Kent Golding pellet hops (60 min) 0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient (60 min) 1 tsp…
The concept for this beer came while eating at Asia Cafe in Austin and enjoying several dishes there which make good use of Szechuan peppercorns and decided that they would probably pair well with beer as well. I had originally thought that it would nicely compliment the already somewhat peppery taste of a Saison. I still think I’ll try this in the future as well. The Blonde Ale recipe is a good, simple, clean beer that nicely features other flavors…
10/10/2012 – Brew Day 1 lb – Coffee malt 0.75 lb – Pale ale malt 0.5 lb – Special B malt 0.25 lb – Black roasted barley 1 lb – Munich malt 2 oz – De-bittered black malt 8 oz – Malto-dextrin 3 lb – Dark LME 3 lb – Munich LME 1 oz – Nugget hop pellets (60 min) 0.25 oz – Cracked cardamom seeds (15 min) 0.5 tsp – Yeast nutrient (15 min) 1 tsp – Irish moss…