The latest brewings from the "Naked Brewer"  

Just a page that keeps up with the current brews in progress at the Naked Brewery (sometimes). Check back often...  

2/1/11: Decided to brew this weekend, need to decide what will be my first brew in San Antonio!!!

1/31/11: Found this about my ProAm IPA that I brewed at Hanger 24, 3.85/5 that's higher then some popular commercial IPAs!!!!... :  http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/hangar-24-pro-am-2010-ipa/128213/

12/19/10:  Moved back to San Antonio, TX to see what kind of beer trouble I can get into there... ": )

 12/14/10:  Won two 1st's (EIPA & Robust Porter) and a 3rd (Mild) at the 2010 Dickens Fair Best-of-Brew Competition to end the year out!  BOS Honorable mentions for the Porter and IPA!!!  Updated metal count for this year:  64 ribbons, 6 BOS  !!!

 11/20/10:  Updated metal count for this year:  61 ribbons, 6 BOS  !!!  See Worts of Wisdom website for breakdown.

 11/5/10:  California State Homebrewers Competition BOS for my Wiezenbock!!!

 7/28/10:  Lots of things happening.  Comps have kept me super busy.   Won BOS at Hanger24 and brewed my beer with them on a Pro system!  Ck out the pictures!

 1/11/10:  New year, updated current brews.

11/2/09:  Added an "Awards Won" section.

10/10/09: Just found out I won "Best of Show" for my Weizenbock at the Mad Zymurgists Oaktoberfest Homebrew Competition!!!  wOOt!!! I also got a 3rd place for my Dusseldorf Altbier.

10/7/09: Getting ready to brew up a  Stout and Xmas Brew this weekend

 9/5/09:  I won 3rd place with my Koelsch in the Oregon State Fair Homebrew 

 8/31/09: I won 2nd Imperial Stout, 3rd Koelsch, 3rd American IPA in MoreBeer.com Homebrew competition!!!

7/13/09:  I won 1st place with one my beers in the Amador County Fair Homebrew contest!!!  First try!  The beer that did it was my Imperial Stout named A.S.S.

# of Brewings

3 - Extract Only

5 - Extract/Grain 

118 - All Grain 

(estimated)

72 - Ribbons

7 - BestOfShows

Brewed last

  • 11/18/10: Gone-a-Rye-a

Fav Beers 

Dogfish Head IPA 90

Rogue Dead Guy Ale

Sapporo Reserve 22ozers

Chimay Cents Cinq-White

Chimay Grand Reserve-Blue

Victory Golden Money

Westmalle Triple 

Pisner Urquel

Sierra Nevada Celebration

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

 

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Belgian Brew Forum

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Awards won:
So far this year (2010):
61 ribbons, 6 BOS  
  • CeleBrewtion: 1st Wood Aged Wheat Wine
  • CeleBrewtion: 2nd Weizenbock
  •  CeleBrewtion: 3rd Kolsch
  •  WorldCup: 1st Barleywine
  •  WorldCup: 2nd Specialty Beer: KyKommon
  •  WorldCup: 2nd Smoked Beer
  •  WinterFest: 3rd EisBock
  •  WinterFest: 1st American IPA
  •  Oregon Garden: 1st Kolsch
  •  Oregon Garden: 2nd Smoked Beer
  •  Mayfaire: 1st American IPA
  •  Mayfaire: 3rd Kolsch
  •  Chico: 1st American IPA
  •  Chico: 1st Weizenbock
  •  Chico: 1st Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  •  Chico: 2nd EisBock
  •  Chico: 2nd Kolsch
  •  Chico: 2nd Cherrywood Smoked Porter
  •  Chico: BOS 2nd American IPA
  •  Sasquatch Brewfest: 1st American IPA
  •  Hanger 24: BOS American IPA
  •  Hanger 24: 1st American IPA
  •  Hanger 24: 1st Northern Altbier
  •  Hanger 24: 2nd Speciality Beer: Imperial Maibock
  •  San Mateo County Fair: 2nd Smoked Beer
  •  San Mateo County Fair: 1st Wiezenbock
  •  San Mateo County Fair: BOS 1st Wiezenbock
  •  Alameda County Fair (BABO):  2nd Wiezenbock
  •  Alameda County Fair (BABO):  3rd Northern AltBier
  •  8th Lake County Home Wine Makers Fest: BOS WeizenBock
  •  8th Lake County Home Wine Makers Fest: 2nd Dusseldorf Altbier
  •  8th Lake County Home Wine Makers Fest: 1st WiezenBock
  •  8th Lake County Home Wine Makers Fest: 1st Cherrywood Smoked Porter
  •  Amador County Fair: 1st American IPA
  •  Amador County Fair: 1st WiezenBock
  •  6th MoreBeer Forum Competition: BOS WiezenBock
  •  6th MoreBeer Forum Competition: 1st WiezenBock
  •  6th MoreBeer Forum Competition: 1st Northern Altbier
  •  6th MoreBeer Forum Competition: 3rd Eisbock
  •  6th MoreBeer Forum Competition: 2nd Helles
  •  6th MoreBeer Forum Competition: 3rd German Pils
  •  Oaktoberfest:  1st Dusseldorf Alt
  •  Oaktoberfest:  3rd Kolsch
  •  Oaktoberfest:  2nd German Pils
  •  Oaktoberfest:  2nd Weizenbock
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: Best of Flight American IPA
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: Best of Flight Dusseldorf Altbier
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 1st Dusseldorf Altbier
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 1st German Pilsner
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 1st Blonde Ale
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd Weizenbock
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd Munich Helles
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd Saison
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd Bohemian Pilsner
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd North German Altbier
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd Kolsch
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd Imperial IPA
  •  Santa Cruz County Fair: 2nd American IPA
  •  California State:  BOS WiezenBock
  •  California State:  1st WiezenBock
  •  California State:  1st Northern Altbier
  •  California State:  2nd Kolsch

10/10/09:  "Best of Show"/1st place:  A&Wv2 - Weizenbock

10/10/09:  3rd place:  dAlt - Dusseldorf Altbier

 9/5/09:  3rd place:  KoelschMe - Koelsch

8/31/09:  2nd place:  A.S.S. - Imperial Stout

8/31/09:  3rd place:  KoelschMe - Koelsch

8/31/09:  3rd place:  SFIPA - American IPA

7/13/09:  1st place:  A.S.S. - Russian Imperial Stout

ABV = Alcohol By Volume

IBU = International Bitterness Units

Plato = Sugar solution scale

Current brews on Tap:

  • EisBock - Iced Bock, 24.2Plato (start), apx 14%ABV,52IBU
  • A&Wv2 - 5gals - Double Weizenbock, 19.8Plato, 9.0%ABV, 13IBU

Brews maturating (in order):

  • EisWiezen - Iced Wheat Wine, 24.2Plato (start), apx 14%ABV,52IBU
  • EriksBrew - Belgium Strong Dark Ale, 20.7Plato (start), 9.9%ABV,32IBU.  Brewed for a friends wedding, a touch of ginger.

Brews in the secondary:

  • MO'A.S.S. - 5gals - Expresso Bourbon Stout, 17.2Plato, 8.5%ABV, 78IBU (brewed for a friends wedding)
  • PickerlyPear Mead - 4gals - Sweet Mead, 15.0%ABV

Brews currently fermenting:

  • Gone-a-Rye-a - 5gals - Rye Peppercorn Saison, 16.2Plato, 7.0%ABV, 23IBU

Brews scheduled for brewing: 

  • BroD Saison - 5gals - Black Saison, 14.2Plato, 6.0%ABV, 23IBU 
  • Koelsch Me - 5gals - Koelsch, 11.7Plato, 4.9%ABV, 24IBU 
  • GIP - 5gals - Imperial Porter, 22.0Plato, 10.2%ABV, 85IBU 
  • BellyUpAle - 5gals - Maibock ALE, 14.5Plato, 5.5%ABV, 45IBU (My House Brew!!!) 

Work-in-progress recipes

  • DubMeUp - First try at designing a Belgian Dubble
  • CGR (Chimay Grand Reserve Clone) - Reprise of previous awesome recipe
  • Westvleteren Abt 12 Clone - combination from several sources
  • Belgian Pale Ale - Hoping to get close to DeKoninck
  • Sierra Nevada brews - Pale, Celebration Ale, and BigFoot types
  • Bourbon Vanilla Imperial Porter - Sounds delicious!!!  10%ABV

Brewing Gear

  • Lots of Stainless steel pots from 5 to 13gal pots.  Blickmann pots for brewing mostly.
  • One 6.5gal and two 5gal *glass* carboys (only broke two so far with no injures!!!--knock on glass or is that wood?) for fermenting
  • 18-5gal, 2-3gal, and 3-10gal cornelius kegs (old soda kegs) with 20lb CO2 bottle with triple regulators for serving the kegged brew.  Three (3) 5lb CO2 bottles for off site consuming.
  • Two 14gal Tuff-Tank  grain vessels.  Used to store bags of base grain.
  • Tons of jugs that hold 5lbs of specialty grains.
  • Two chest frigs (one holds 10 cornies and one holds 2 cornies for lagering)
  • Tons of hoses, bottles, gadgets, water salts, misc spices, hops, yeast, etc.
  • Homemade brew system.  Ck out the pictures of it being built:  building Brewzilla

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