Green Flash West Coast IPA

Green Flash is another brewery that I truly admire.  Their hoppy beers were some of the first beers that instigated my lupulin threshold shift.  This recipe came from Jamil's show CYBI and is a fantastic recipe.  Three separate friends did blind taste tests (including my sister) and each picked this homebrew over the commercial example.  Needless to say, I was pretty excited with the results.  My process is finally coming into its own.  I used my CB20 system for this brew.  This is a very nice, very hoppy, beer not for the faint of heart. 

14# 2-row

1.31# c-40

1.31# carapils

Mash at 152

Additions:

90 min boil

0.50 oz. Simcoe 90 min.

0.2 oz. Columbus 90 min.

0.25 oz. Columbus 60 min.

0.25 oz. Simcoe 60 min.

0.25 oz. Columbus 30 min.

0.25 oz. Simcoe 30 min.

0.75 oz. Columbus 15 min.

0.75 oz. Simcoe 15 min.

1.00 oz. Cascade 10 min.

0.50 oz. Columbus 1 min.

0.50 oz. Simcoe 1 min.

0.50 oz. Amarillo Dry Hop

0.50 oz. Centennial Dry Hop

0.50 oz. Columbus Dry Hop

0.50 oz. Simcoe Dry Hop

0.20 oz. Cascade Dry Hop

S-05 at 68

OG 1070

Vista, CA Water Profile
Water Adjustments (tsp)	Ca=57
.854 Epsom Salt	SO4=136
.825 Baking Soda	Mg=22
.155 Canning Salt	Na=71
1.254 Gypsum	Cl=88
	Carb=147
	Hard=233
	Alk=122

Vienna Lager

Having visited Mexico several times and having enjoyed some Modelo Negros there, I have an affinity for dark lager.  Vienna lager is a style that pretty much died out over the years but was carried on by some Austrian brewers who emigrated to Mexico in the 19th century.  I wanted to try my hand at a Vienna lager and brewed the below recipe.  I used my CB20 system and hit my marks pretty easily.  The lager yeast was extremely slow to start and I had to raise my fermentation temp a bit to kick things off and then lower it.  I did a diacetyl rest as well.  This beer was fantastic and I can't wait to brew it again.

Grains:

8.8# Gr. Vienna (4L)

2.58# Gr. Munich (6L)

.51# Gr. CaraVienne

.08# Chocolate Malt

Mash at 121 for 30 minutes

137 for 30 minutes

152 for 60 minutes

Additions:

60 min boil    

.175 Czech Saaz (2.5%) FWH

2.1 oz German Halleterau (4.5%) at 60 min

.7 oz Czech Saaz (2.5%) at 20 min

.525 oz Czech Saaz (2.5%) at 0 min

Munich Lager 2308    2 week primary

6 week lager

OG 1050