Orange Hefenweizen

Brewed on 07/29/13

2.5 gallons boiled and placed into fermenter, 3 gallons in wort.

Recipe is a variation taken from Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Craft Ales

3.5 Gallons of water

@Boiling add
6.6 lbs. Light Liquid Wheat Malt Extract


@Second Boiling add
0.5 oz. Hallertau Hop Pellets (4.5% AA) boiled 60 minutes

1 oz. Saaz Hop Pellet (4.3% AA) boiled 20 minutes
0.5 oz. Hallertau Hop Pellets (4.5% AA) boiled 10 minutes
Wyeast 3068 or 3638 or White Labs WLP 300 or 380

Fermentation was a little violent, but under control.  After 14 days in primary beer was transferred to secondary with corn sugar and bottled.

The beer was fully carbonated after 5 days in the bottle.  

Starting Gravity - 1.040

Ending Gravity - 

Brown Ale

Brewed on 07/21/2013, Kegged on 8/06/2013

First attempt at creating a recipe using BeerSmith 2

5 lb, 8 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) Belgian
1 lb, 8 oz Cara-Pils / Dextrine
1 lb Caramel / Crystal Malt
8 oz Chocolate Malt
1 oz Goldings (boil 60 min)
1 oz Hallertauer (boil 15 min)
1 oz Fuggle (boil 5 min)

Fermentation:

Yeast - Nottingham Yeast (Lallemand)

I added the additional .25 of each at 45 min & added the .75 oz of Fuggle 5 min. before finishing.

Starting Gravity - 1.040
Ending Gravity - 1.010

4.7%