My Beer

I started homebrewing beer February 2008. Here's the list of brews I have done with bottling dates correlating to dates on the bottlecap (I keep forgetting which brew is which, now here's a handy reference! =) ). All are only subjected to primary fermentation unless otherwise stated.  BB = Brewer's Best kit, MDHB = Maryland Homebrew recipe.  Wait at least one month from the bottling date before cracking it open to enjoy, three months for peak quality.

My Beer
Specific gravities
Brew # Date bottled Name OG FG ABV [%] Notes
1 2/25/2008 BB: IPA 1.046 1.016 3.9
2 3/6/2008 BB: Dortmunder 1.056 1.018 5.0
3 3/14/2008 MDHB: Half-Bass Ale
4 3/23/2008 MDHB: IPA 1.056 1.020 4.7
5 3/25/2008 BB: Robust Porter 1.045 1.015 3.9
6 4/1/2008 BB: Continental Pilsner 1.041 1.011 3.9
7 4/9/2008 BB: Robust Porter 1.048 1.012 4.7
8 5/19/2008 BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner") 1.042 1.013 3.8
9 6/2/2008 BB: Kölsch 1.042 1.016 3.4
10 6/17/2008 BB: Ivan's Belgian Tripel 1.072 1.027 5.9
11 7/9/2008 BB: Witbier 1.014
12 10/6/2008 BB: IPA 1.050 1.020 3.9
13 10/15/2008 BB: Red Ale 1.039 1.016 3.0
10/28/2008 BB: Red Ale, secondary fermentation 1.039 1.016 3.0 1 gallon
14 11/17/2008 MDHB: Oktoberfest ("Novemberfest") 1.066 1.022 5.8
15 12/1/2008 BB: Hop Nog 2008 1.054 1.014 5.3
16 12/29/2009 BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner") 1.040 1.013 3.5
17 1/11/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout 1.042 1.018 3.2
18 3/1/2009 BB: IPA 1.048 1.014 4.5
19 3/9/2009 BB: Robust Porter 1.050 1.020 3.9
20 3/21/2009 BB: Continental Pilsner 1.038 1.012 3.4 Fermented in bucket with spighot
21 3/25/2009 BB: Kölsch ("Heather Beer") 1.043 1.016 3.5 Replaced hops schedule with heather, brewed for Andrew who is allergic to hops
22 5/9/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout 1.042 1.014 3.7
23 5/27/2009 BB: Witbier 1.035 1.010 3.3
24 6/8/2009 BB: IPA 1.050
25 6/16/2009 BB: Smoked Porter 1.054 1.022 4.2
26 6/22/2009 BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner") 1.042 1.012 3.9
27 6/29/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout 1.045 1.014 4.1 Boiled over. Sooooooo messy.
28 7/6/2009 MDHB: Summer Honey White Wit ("Baby Bier") 1.045 1.042 0.4 Brewed for Charlie in honour of him becoming a father. (That FG can't be right)
29 7/13/2009 BB: Kölsch ("Heather Beer, Take 2") 1.040 1.014 3.4 This time not dry hopping with heather
30 9/7/2009 BB: IPA 1.046 1.016 3.9
31 9/14/2009 BB: Red Ale 1.040 1.014 3.4 brewed Mon, no bubbling through the airlock by Wed, charged with primed packet yeast
32 9/21/2009 BB: Rauchbier 1.054 1.012 5.5
33 9/28/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout 1.042 1.014 3.7
34 10/12/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout 1.043 1 gallon
10/19/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout, secondary fermentation 1 gallon
10/26/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout, secondary fermentation 1 gallon
11/3/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout, secondary fermentation 1 gallon
11/10/2009 MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout, secondary fermentation 1 gallon
35 fermenting BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner") 1.042
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