Brew6 Tasting

Bottled from coors keg

ABV: ~7.5%

IBUs (calculated): 105

Aroma: Sweet lemon, slightly grassy

Hops: Definite pine, bitter
Yeast: low/none
Texture: crisp, light
Finish: dry
Duration: long

Overall:8

Still freakin good. A lot of original passionfruit aroma is gone, but the beer appearance-wise is really clear! A great beer for summer that I'd definitely brew again.

Brew8 tasting

Bottled from coors keg

ABV: ~5.5%

IBUs (calculated): 40

Aroma: Nutty, sweet

Hops: Very slight pine flavor
Yeast: low/none
Texture: medium
Finish: sweet, nutty
Duration: short (seconds)

Overall:8

Still freakin good.

Airtightness experiment

Equal amounts by weight
Add baking soda, cap as much as possible, add vinegar, cap with airlock
1 gallon jug first

This does work. The airlock bubbled FOR the jug, NOT FOR the rubbermaid 2 gallon octagon container, and FOR the 2 gallon vittles container.

White chocolate

~30% fat content
~30-50% sugar
~20-40% other solids

Hop tea experiments

French press (~180F for 6-10mins)
vs
Moka pot
vs
Alton Brown distillation (~200F for 20-30mins)

0.5 oz hops in 8oz water

Shopping List

Flaked barley
Styrofoam coolers
Grain mill (http://www.barleycrusher.com/barleycrusher.php)
Tap-a-draft bottle

Brew9 Cost Analysis

Materials cost:

• Grain: $20.68
• Hops: $4.23
• Yeast: $7.95+2.25 = $10.20
• Water: $0
• Sanitizing solution: $1.50
• CO2: $0
• Priming sugar: ~$0.25+0.85 = $1.10
• Bottles: $33
• Wire hoods: $2.62
• Corks: $15

Energy cost:

• Heating: ? ~$0.30 (~2 kWh)
• Cooling: ?

~$89