1 Gallon Brew: IPA

Recipe:

• 1 lb of Pilsen Golden Dry Malt Extract
• 1 lb of 60L Crystal Malt
• 1 oz. of Northern Brewer pellet hops
• Safale S-05 yeast

OG: 1.065

I was interested in attempting to repeat one of the first IPA's brewed by the 8 bit crew and came across an instructional video detailing a method of brewing smaller batches to keep overall brew time and resources to a minimum. I decided to give it a try. So far everything has gone well, but we won't know for sure until we taste the final result. Here is a link to the 1 gallon brewing process as outlined by Ben's Homebrew:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVGkTcYW0Yc

Here are a few pictures from the brewing process:

Pumpkin Spice Ale

The 8 Bit crew decided to try their hand at a couple Pumpkin Spice Ales.

Here is the recipe for one of the brews. In comparison, this ale was a bit less sweet, using about half the pumpkin. Also, for this brew, we boiled the pumpkin in the wort and counted on the strainer to remove as much as possible. The primary fermenter showed that a good bit of the pumpkin snuck through the strainer, as a thick layer of pumpkin quickly settled on the bottom. Most of this was removed in the transfer to the secondary.

OG: 1.033

FG: 1.011

Attenuation: 67%

AbV: 2.9%

Here are the ingredients:

• 6 pounds Golden LME
• 1 pound Crystal Malt 60L
• 4 pounds canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon Allspice
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
• 1 ounce of fresh grated ginger root
• 1.5 ounce Willamette
• 1 ounce Cascade
• Safale US-05 Dry Ale Yeast

Boil Times:

1. Willamette boiled for the full 60 minutes
2. Pumpkin boiled for the last 30 minutes
3. Cascade and spices boiled for the last 10 minutes

Racked into a secondary after about 4-5 days at 61% attenuation (1.013 gravity).

This recipe based on a pumpkin ale recipe from BeerRecipes.org.