Garage Brewers Society

So what does a beer  festival 2000 miles away have to do with Garage Brewers, a Missouri based homebrew club?  Well… not a damn thing, but I’m a member and I’m the only one that made it there AND we need updated site content so… suffer through it with me. GBS members try to get [...]

Name and Number Type Lab Floc. Atten. Temp. Decription Ale Strains 10th Anniversary Blend WLP010 L White Labs Medium 75-80% 65-70°F Blend of WLP001, WLP002, WLP004 & WLP810. Abbey Ale WLP530 L White Labs Med/High 75-80% 66-72°F Produces fruitiness and plum characteristics. Alt Ale BRY 144 L Siebel Inst. Medium High 59-68°F Full-flavoured but clean [...]

Name and Number Type Lab Floc. Atten. Temp. Decription Ale Strains 10th Anniversary Blend WLP010 L White Labs Medium 75-80% 65-70°F Blend of WLP001, WLP002, WLP004 & WLP810. Abbey Ale WLP530 L White Labs Med/High 75-80% 66-72°F Produces fruitiness and plum characteristics. Alt Ale BRY 144 L Siebel Inst. Medium High 59-68°F Full-flavoured but clean [...]

Name and Number Type Lab Floc. Atten. Temp. Decription Ale Strains Dutch Castle Yeast 3822 L Wyeast Medium 74-79% 65-80°F Spicy, phenolic and tart in the nose. East Coast Ale WLP008 L White Labs Low/Med. 70-75% 68-73°F Very clean and low esters. Edinburgh Ale WLP028 L White Labs Medium 70-75% 65-70°F Malty, strong Scottish ales. [...]

Name and Number Type Lab Floc. Atten. Temp. Decription Ale Strains Safale S-04 D Fermentis High 79% 59° to 75° F English ale yeast that forms very compact sediment. Safbrew S-33 D Fermentis Med./High 75% 59° to 75° F Versatile strain that can perform in beers up to 11.5% ABV. Safbrew T-58 D Fermentis Low [...]

Name Alpha Acid % Typical Beer Styles Possible Substitutions Flavor Description Admiral (U.K.) 13.5% to 16% Ale U.K. Target, U.K. Northdown, U.K. Challenger Known for its bittering potential. Ahtanum 4% to 6.3% Floral, citrus, sharp, and piney. Amarillo 8% to 9% Ale, IPA Cascade, Centennial Citrusy, flowery. Bramling Cross (U.K.) 5% to 7% ESB, bitter, [...]

15-D  German Wheat And Rye Beer, Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) Min OG:  1.046   Max OG:  1.056 Min IBU:    10   Max IBU:    20 Min Clr:    14   Max Clr:    19  Color in SRM, Lovibond Recipe Specifics —————- Batch Size (Gal):         5.00    Wort Size (Gal):    5.00 Total Grain (Lbs):        9.78 Anticipated OG:          1.049    Plato:             12.04 Anticipated SRM:          13.8 [...]

A recipe that mmmbeer and I used. This is a recipe that we REALLY enjoyed. It was inspired by one of Chuck Collis’s recipes (brewd00d), we upped the crystal percentage, added a few lbs of Vienna malt, and used Saflager yeast. Hope you enjoy it too. California Commons is the style. Recipe is for 11 [...]

Arrogant Bastard Clone – Extract Style I plan on making a mini batch of this soon, so I can’t vouch for its extactness. WARNING – This Beer is not for the faint of heart!!! You probably shouldn’t even be thinking of brewing a beer of such monumental proportions, let alone drinking it. The heavy handed [...]