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(Pilsner)

Now that Clovey is out, my fermenter is going to be filled with a new kind of pilsner.  I am back to the books on this one.  I started with boiling light dry malt extract and maltodextrine in water and added hops after 10 mins.  Funny, the boiling mixture smells like pot!  Smells like pot, looks like pot, must be pot.  After a 30 min boil I added the main  liquid hopped malt extract.  I am writing this while I am waiting the mixture to cool and my yeast to be fully activated.

Detailed Ingredients

1. Maltodextrine 4 oz
2. Dry Malt Extract 1/2 lb
3. 2 tsp of Simcoe hopps (10 mins into boil)
4. 2 tsp of bitter orange peel (20 mins into boil)
5. 2 Cans of Mr. Beer HME (Pilot house pilsner)
6. 2 tsp of Simcoe hopps on cooling
7. Yeast: Belgian Siason 

I am planning on letting it ferment for 2 week and then carbonating for the next week. Should be ready by the end of January.

My Expectation:

1. Full body
2. Malty
3. About 6-7% ABV
4. Aromatic.

Secret Santa - You are awesome.

To,
     Santa Claus,
     North Pole

Dear Santa,
                   I love beer and I would like to have unlimited supply of beer.
                   (Edit: 1) I love beer and I would like my own beer.
                   (Edit: 2) I got a beer making kit for my anniversary, I would like to get some malt extracts
                   (Edit: 3) I have a beer kit and some malts, I would like to read up on making beer, improving taste  and some tasty recipes.

Thanks,
Madhav

Thanks DEGAN for:
The Complete Joy of Homebrewing
and

The Homebrewer's Companion

Clovey - The Unbrew!

"Too much flavor spoils the beer"
(Pilsner)

I started with a Pilsner malt extract and I added lot of cloves to get a superior spicy flavor.  The clove addition would have definitely kicked some ass but I guess I added a little too much.  I also added a light malt extract to increase the alcohol content but I guess I added the yeast too early and it died.  This is definitely an Unbrew.
Here is what not to do -
1. Grand Bohemian Czech Pilsner UME and HME
2. 1/2 lb of Light Malt Extract
3. Hops (I dont remember the name)
4. Urquell  Lager Yeast.

Since this pilsner is out, I am brewing another pilsner.  Hope the next one turns out better.

Hoppy Santa

(Wheat Beer)
Finally I have all the ingredients.  I hope to have the wort in the fermenter tonight.

I am going to twist flavor in many ways.  Basically its a wheat beer.  To improve the wheat beer taste I am adding coriander and orange juice. By adding German Wheat Yeast I am trying to give it a sharp tart crispness, fruity flavor.  With centennial hops I am hoping to improve the aroma and bitter taste. Finally to give it barrel taste I am adding roasted oak wood.   I hope the all the flavors come together to get the perfect taste.

Ingredients:
- Whispering Wheat Weizenbier HME
- 3 TSP of Coriander
- 1/2 cup of OJ
- 1 TSP Bitter Orange Peel
- 3 TSP of Hops
- 1/2 cup of Oak chips

(First Tasting - 12/6/2010)
Wheat with coriander flavor is really promising.  It has turned out a little more bitter than I had anticipated.  Overall the taste is refreshing.  At the moment alcohol content is low.

(Ready to bottle - 12/13/2010)
Alright, I guess its about time.

(Ready to drink - 12/25/2010)
Ho! Ho! Ho!
I opened the first bottle yesterday and it turned out to be good.  Add a slice of orange and the taste improved  few times.  The barrel flavor hasn't come out as expected but the orange and coriander brings out the taste in the wheat malt.