June Meeting – Packaging Beer
The June meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, June 6th @ 6pm at Booze Brothers Brewery in Vista. Our main presentation…
Derek Springer
SBE May Meeting Announcement
May Meeting – Ciders
SBE April Meeting Announcement
April Meeting – Brewery Automation
The April meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, April 4th @ 6pm at Booze Brothers Brewery in Vista. Our main…
Battlemage Game & Pub Nite – 3/22
Board Game Pub Nite
Board Games & Beers pub nite at BattleMage.
I’ll be bringing a variety of board games to play with those who are interested, but feel free to bring your own that you enjoy. The link below has a sign up where you can specify your desired type of games. I imagine we will have a few tables set up for those who want a more serious game and those who want a easier “family” games. Either way, no game will be too complicated, everyone and their families are welcome, and it should be a great time – so hope to see you there!
Some Ideas for serious games include:
– Scythe
Some ideas for easier “family games” include:
Société du Lambic 2018 Recipe
Club Lambic Brew Day
The annual club Lambic brew day. Our goal each year is to brew enough to fill up all our barrels (over 400 gallon capacity!) to harvest in the fall.
We will be brewing 400 gallons of Lambic. We have all of the ingredients that we need, so if you are brewing at home, then please make an arrangements with me to pick up ingredients this week or on Lambic weekend.
We have about 165 gallons of brewing equipment already pledged, so you should plan on brewing two back to back batches if you can. We may need a few brave souls to brew a triple batch (depending on how we fare with last minute signups). We will have help to produce hot water and for chilling, so the brewing should go fast.
On Sunday, we will start at dawn and go til dusk – you can come at the time that is convenient for you. We will be serving lasagne for lunch. I will have 6 beers on tap, but feel free to bring bottles that you may want to share.
Matt will be bringing his chiller and we will set up a grant system like we did last couple of years. Last year it wasn’t working well, but Matt resolved this issue. I have 10 bags of ice that we can use to help the process – so you don’t need to bring wort chillers.
I will have a grain mill and David Bartz will bring a second one.
We will be using our house culture with supplements. Todd, Eric and I are growing up Brett L. Curt will be bringing some Sachromyces and Derek will add in some of his house culture.
We will be using 3 50 gallon oak barrels and a 270 gallon plastic fermentor. These will be prepped and ready to go on Saturday – I will send a separate email to see if anyone can help on Saturday to prep barrels.
Here’s the recipe for the upcoming Lambic club brew day (as written for Andy’s 12 gallon system). You can either cut it directly in half for a 5/6 gallon batch or import the BeerXML via the link below and scale it to your own system. Assumes 79% brewhouse efficiency, so it’s probably wise to scale it down to your system.
Recipe Details
Batch Size | Boil Time | IBU | SRM | Est. OG | Est. FG | ABV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 gal | 60 min | 4.4 IBUs | 3.5 SRM | 1.055 | 1.018 | 4.9 % |
Style Details
Name | Cat. | OG Range | FG Range | IBU | SRM | Carb | ABV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lambic | 23 D | 1.04 - 1.054 | 1.001 - 1.01 | 0 - 10 | 3 - 7 | 1.8 - 2.8 | 5 - 6.5 % |
Fermentables
Name | Amount | % |
---|---|---|
Brewer's Malt, 2-Row, Premium (Great Western) | 16 lbs | 69.57 |
Wheat, Flaked | 7 lbs | 30.43 |
Hops
Name | Amount | Time | Use | Form | Alpha % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aged | 4 oz | 30 min | Boil | Leaf | 1 |
Mash
Step | Temperature | Time |
---|---|---|
Saccharification | 158°F | 60 min |
Mash Out | 175°F | 10 min |
Download
Download this recipe's BeerXML file |
SBE March Meeting Announcement
March Meeting – The Dark Side of Beers
The March meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, March 7th @ 6pm at Booze Brothers Brewery in Vista. Our main…
SBE Bottle Share – Friday 2/23 @ 6:30 PM
SBE Bottle Share
Search through your refrigerators, keezers and closets for that rare, unusual or favorite beer, or get a fresh one at your local brewery or bottle shop to bring.
There’s no specific theme, so all styles are welcome.
We’ll be serving a few hors d’oeuvres but encourage attendees to bring their favorite to share also.
SBE Febrewary Meeting Announcement
SBE January Meeting Announcement
Happy Brew Year Engineers! The January meeting of the Society of Barley Engineers will be held on Wednesday, January 3rd @ 6pm at Booze Brothers Brewery in Vista. The topic this month will be our annual light-hearted New Years meeting, this time on Fermentation’s Wacky Siblings by Lyne Noella.
On the agenda:
1) Social time, small pour sharing, and Feedback Corner.
2) Homebrew sharing and discussion.
3) Recaps and announcements.
4) Event updates.
5) Fermentation’s Wacky Siblings – Lyne & friends
6) Post-presentation social time.
2018 club dues are upon us again, so please bring $30/individual or $40/household. Your dues go to fund cool things like our fancy name badges, our world-class festival bar, and meeting beers. Ultimately it all goes back to you!
Word on the street is that Lyne has a special prize we’re going to raffle off to everyone that RSVPs (and shows) to the meeting–don’t wait to sign up!
Don’t forget that you’re on the hook to bring your fancy new name badges! Also, don’t forget your tables and chairs!
Société du Lambic 2016 Recipe
Here’s the recipe for the upcoming Lambic club brew day (as written for Andy’s 12 gallon system). You can either cut it directly in half for a 5/6 gallon batch or import the BeerXML via the link below and scale it to your own system. Assumes 70% brewhouse efficiency.
Recipe Details
Batch Size | Boil Time | IBU | SRM | Est. OG | Est. FG | ABV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 gal | 60 min | 6.0 IBUs | 3.5 SRM | 1.049 | 1.009 | 5.2 % |
Fermentables
Name | Amount | % |
---|---|---|
Brewer's Malt, 2-Row, Premium (Great Western) | 16 lbs | 69.57 |
Wheat, Flaked | 7 lbs | 30.43 |
Hops
Name | Amount | Time | Use | Form | Alpha % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aged | 4 oz | 60 min | Boil | Leaf | 1 |
Yeast
Name | Lab | Attenuation | Temperature |
---|---|---|---|
All The Bretts (OYL-218) | Omega | 88% | 68°F - 85°F |
Amalgamation | The Yeast Bay | 88% | 65°F - 72°F |
Club Dregs | 85% | 55°F - 80°F | |
Roselare Belgian Blend (3763) | Wyeast Labs | 80% | 55°F - 80°F |
Brettanomyces Bruxellensis (WLP650) | White Labs | 70% | 65°F - 72°F |
Brettanomyces Lambicus (WLP653) | White Labs | 70% | 65°F - 72°F |
Mash
Step | Temperature | Time |
---|---|---|
Saccharification | 158°F | 60 min |
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Download this recipe's BeerXML file |