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Welcome to St. Pat’s. I hope you Shipping and Ordering Infor- Table of Contents enjoy our catalog. mation on Page 25. We are simply delighted with our Equipment Sets ...... 2-3 new 10,000’ store and warehouse which 5% Discount to AHA Members. Extract Kits ...... 4-5 we built last year. Needless to say it was Malt Extract and Sugars ...... 6-7 paid for by our customers, who are known See page 25. Grain ...... 8-10 to be above average in every way. If you Partial Mash Kits ...... 10-11 live in Texas please drop by. If you’re All Grain Kits ...... 11, 13 outside Texas, pick up a passport and All Grain Instructions ...... 12 come visit us. In any event, the additional Hops ...... 13-15 space will allow us to provide better Yeast ...... 16-20 service to both local and mail order Soda, Liqueurs, Flavorings, customers as well as more products for Spices, and Vinegar ...... 21 years to come. Homebrewing Instructions... 22-24 As always, I appreciate your support, Shipping and Ordering ...... 25 Wine ...... 26-28 Honey, Mead, Cider ...... 29 Clarifiers, Nutrients, Chemicals .30 Brushes, Mills & Bags, Tuns .....31 Lynne O’Connor pH meters, Hydrometers, and 2 Austin Locations Thermometers ...... 32-33 North Store St. Pat’s at Waterloo Party Kegs...... 33 1828 Fleischer Dr Austin, TX 78728 4th & Guadalupe at Waterloo Brewing Co Fermenters and Accessories34-35 512-989-9727 fax 512-989-8982 401A Guadalupe Austin, TX 78701 Bottles and Cappers...... 36 Mon-Fri 9-6, Sat 10-3, closed Sunday 512-499-8544 Wort Chillers...... 37 to Round Rock Wed, Thu, Fri 12-6:30, Sat 10-6, Sun 1-5 Pots ...... 38 St. Patrick's North Grand Ave closed Monday and Tuesday 3-Level Brewing System ..... 39-40 To Round Rock Outdoor Cookers ...... 40
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Single-Stage Plastic $26.00 Which Equipment Set? 6.5 gallon plastic fermenter Making beer the first time is a little easier plastic spigot in a plastic fermenter. Two-stage has 3-piece airlock some advantages. The ‘plus’ sets have one-hole rubber stopper items which save time and make things 2’ plastic tubing easier. Give me a call if you are unsure. spring-loaded bottle filler Regardless of which you choose, you are Black Beauty capper likely to be very pleased with the quality 50 St. Pat’s bottle caps of your beer. w/ Joy of Homebrewing $38.00 Instructions on pages 22-24 of the catalog. Many beers are ready to drink in 2-3 weeks. If you have any questions Single-Stage Glass $53.00 while brewing, please call us. with 7 gallon carboy! It’s not essential to start, but we highly 6.8 gallon glass carboy recommend The New Complete Joy of 3-piece airlock Homebrewing. It contains information 7-gallon carboy handle for beginning, intermediate, and ad- one-hole rubber stopper vanced brewers. I began with this book 8” funnel with screen and still use it. Many great recipes. carboy brush bottling and racking kit Black Beauty capper Beer Bottles 50 St. Pat’s bottle caps You will need 2 cases of beer bottles for each 5 gallon batch. Avoid screw w/ Joy of Homebrewing $65.00 cap bottles. St. Pat’s proprietary products, the 7- 12 oz bottles (24/case) gallon carboy cap and handle, allow us new ...... $7.75/case to offer glass-to-glass 2-stage fermenta- tion systems as well as a unique 7-gallon used ...... $6.75/case single stage system. cobalt blue ...... $12.00/case 2-Stage Plastic-Glass $56.00 22 oz bottles (12/case) $8.75/case 5 gallon glass carboy Add $1/case handling charge in addition to 5 gallon carboy handle freight for beer bottles. 6.5 gallon plastic fermenter plastic spigot Substitutions 3-piece airlock Feel free to substitute cappers or any 2 one-hole rubber stoppers other item in the beginning kits. Simply carboy brush take the difference in price of the bottling and racking kit individual items. For example, you can Black Beauty capper sub a Superstandard bench capper for the 50 St. Pat’s bottle caps Black Beauty for an additional $14.50. w/ Joy of Homebrewing $68.00 It’s No Secret 2-Stage Glass-Glass $76.50 5 gallon glass carboy The key to good beer is the same at 5 gallon carboy handle Paulaner in Munich, Bass in Burton-on- 6.8 gallon glass carboy Trent or Anchor Steam in San Francisco. 7 gallon carboy handle Keep bacteria and wild yeast out of your 3-piece airlock beer. Here’s how great breweries do it. 2 one-hole rubber stoppers Pure liquid yeast cultures 8” funnel with screen carboy brush Boil all the water 5-gallon bottling and racking kit Clean equipment 7-gallon carboy cap Apply the same simple guidelines in your Black Beauty capper homebrewery and you will make good to 50 St. Pat’s bottle caps great beer time after time. The rest is just w/ Joy of Homebrewing $88.50 plain fun. page 3 Beginning Equipment Sets
Two-Stage Plus SANITATION is the most important Everything in ‘two-stage’ plus hydrometer, test jar, baster, floating thermometer, brass bottle aspect of brewing. Fermenting good washer, faucet adapter, spoon, and New Complete Joy of Homebrewing. beer is simply feeding sugar to beer Plastic-Glass $99.00 Glass-Glass $119.00 yeast, not to bacteria or wild yeast. Bacteria and wild yeast can be killed with boiling, bleach solution, or iodophor. A sanitizing solution, (1 tablespoon bleach/gallon cold water, or iodophor) minimizes the risk of contamination. After boiling the wort, don’t put anything in the beer or the beer in anything that hasn’t been soaked in sanitizing solution. I recommend boiling all of the water for the same reason that water, including distilled bottled water, is boiled for infant formula: to kill bacteria.
• A wort chiller quickly cools the hot wort after boiling. It saves a good deal of time, results in cleaner and more stable beer and reduces the risk of bacterial contamination. Plus and More • If you are going to purchase a large Everything in ‘two-stage plus’ as well as a 25’ wort chiller and either 8.25 gallon ceramic-on- pot, we recommend an 7-8 gallon steel pot or 7.5 gallon stainless steel pot. capacity if your stove can handle it. I Plastic-Glass w/ Wort Chiller and Glass-Glass w/ Wort Chiller and initially bought a 4 gallon pot, only to find that an even bigger one is really nice. 8 gal Ceramic-on-steel Pot ...... $161 8 gal Ceramic-on-steel Pot ...... $181 • Avoid plastic water bottles as ferment- 7.5 gal Stainless Steel Pot ...... $201 7.5 gal Stainless Steel Pot ...... $221 ers. They are scratched and very hard to clean of bacteria. • Trub is the sediment at the bottom of the fermenter. Kraeusen is the foam at the top during fermentation. Sparging means rinsing grains. To pitch yeast is to add yeast. To rack is to transfer. Wort is the solution of malt extract, hops and water. Priming is adding sugar to beer at bottling to get carbonation in the bottle. Best Sellers Items beyond the basics which people find most enjoyable or useful. 1. Jet carboy and bottle washer. And a Cooker too Great time saver. Keep the mess outside. Everything in 2. Carboy handle. Makes lifting ‘Plus and More’ and outdoor cooker. carboy easier and safer. w/ Cooker 3. Large pot and wort chiller. Saves time and improves quality a bit. Cajun ...... add $50 4. Kegging system. Saves at least an 135K Bayou...... add $69 hour a batch. 135K Camp Chef...... add $86 5. Outdoor cooker. No mess! Boils wort quicker than kitchen stove. Extract Kits w/ Specialty Grains page 4
Complete Ingredients to make 5 gallons of good fresh beer. Each kit has Liquid yeast ...... Malt Extract ...... Grain w/ muslin bag*...... Hops ...... Priming sugar
*A few kits do not have grain. The ingredients are listed in the following order. Grain, extract, Some kits have special ingredients (candi sugar, rice extract, spices, bittering hops, finishing hops, liquid yeast, priming sugar. fruit flavorings). See page 24 for instruction on use of these. Local customers: reuse your extract pail and save $1. Instructions on pages 22-24.
Tex-Mex Ale ...... $25.50 American Brown Ale .... $22 Jamaican Java ...... $26.25 OG 1.058 5% alc. Crisp with a kick. 9 lb OG 1.043 4% alc. ala St. Arnolds. 1 lb crystal 10, OG 1.047 4.5% alc. Rich, coffee. 1 lb coffee, 1/2 American, 1.5 oz No. Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, 1/4 lb chocolate, 6 lb Briess pale, 1.5 oz Chal- lb chocolate, 7 lb Briess pale, 1.5 oz Challenger, 1 German Ale, 1 cup corn sugar lenger, 1 oz Golding, American Ale II, 3/4 cup oz Goldings, Great Britain, 3/4 cup corn sugar corn sugar Abbey Ale...... $25.50 ala Anchor Steam® $24.50 Alt ...... $23 OG 1.055 5.5% alc. Flowery bouquet and flavor. OG 1.049 5% alc. ala Anchor which has trade- OG 1.043 4% alc. Malty German ale. 1 lb crystal 30, 8 lb Briess pale, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz mark. 1 lb 10L crystal, 7 lb Briess pale, 3 oz No 1 lb crystal 55, 6 lb Marie’s, 1.5 oz Magnum, 1 oz Goldings, Abbey Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar Brewer, 1 oz Cascade, California Lager, 3/4 cup Hallertau, European Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar corn sugar American Lager ...... $18.50 American Pale Ale ...... $26.50 American Wheat ...... $21 OG 1.032 3% alc. Miller look out! OG 1.055 5.5% alc. ala Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. OG 1.043 4% alc. Soft ‘bread’ flavor. 5 lb Briess American extract, 1 oz Hallertau, 1 oz 1 lb crystal 10, 8 lb Briess pale, 2 oz Centennial, 2 1 lb wheat, 6 lb Briess weizen, 1.5 oz Centennial, 1 Hallertau, Pilsen Lager, 1 cup corn sugar oz Cascade, American Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar. oz Tettang, American Ale, 1 cup corn sugar Barley Wine...... $35.50 Belgian Wit...... $24 Bitter ...... $21.50 OG 1.092 9.5% alc. Made with wine yeast. Rich. OG 1.050 5% alc. Orange peel and coriander. OG 1.043 4% alc. Actually more sweet than 1/2 lb CaraB™, 12 lb Briess pale, 1.5 lb corn 1 lb wheat, 3 lb Briess pale, 4 lb Briess weizen, 1.5 bitter. 1 lb crystal 30, 1/4 lb special roast, 6 lb sugar, 3 oz Magnum, 1 oz Cascade, Pasteur oz Hallertau, 1 oz Tettnang, 1 tsp crushed corian- Briess pale, 1.5 oz Challenger, 1 oz Goldings, Champagne liquid yeast, 1 cup corn sugar der, 1 oz orange peel, Belgian White, 3/4 cup corn Thames Valley, 3/4 cup corn sugar sugar Bohemian Pils ...... $28 British Brown Ale ...... $21 Cask Ale ...... $23 OG 1.051 5% alc. ala Pilsner Urquell. Malty with OG 1.043 4% alc. ala Newcastle. A favorite. OG 1.049 4.5% alc. English ale w/ flocculant beautiful hop aroma. 8 lb Alexanders, 4 oz Saaz, 2 1 lb crystal 30, 1/4 lb chocolate, 6 lb Briess pale, 1 yeast. 1/2 lb crystal 10, 1/2 lb special roast, 7 lb oz Saaz, Bohemian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar oz Challenger, 1 oz Fuggle, Great Britain, 3/4 cup Briess pale, 1.5 oz Challenger, 1 oz Goldings, ESB, corn sugar 3/4 cup corn sugar
Cerveza Amber ...... $19 Chocolate Porter ...... $31 Cream Ale ...... $22 OG 1.034 3% alc. ala Dos Equis. OG 1.057 Porter recipe w/ 2 oz chocolate OG 1.041 4% alc. Blond, well balanced favorite. 1/2 lb crystal 35, 5 lbs Briess American, 1.5 oz flavoring at bottling. 1 lb crystal 10, 6 lb Alexanders, 1.5 oz Magnum, 1 Northern Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, American Ale II, oz Cascade, American Ale II, 3/4 cup corn sugar 1 cup corn sugar Czech Lager ...... $23 Doppelbock...... $32.50 Dunkel ...... $24.25 OG 1.045 4.5% alc. ala Budweis Budvar. OG 1.074 7.5% alc. Robust and malty ala OG 1.049 4.5% alc. Traditional Czech dark lager. 7 lb Alexanders, 2 oz Saaz, 1 oz Saaz, Czech Pils, Optimator. 1 lb crystal 35, 11 lb Marie’s, 2 oz 1/2 lb crystal 10, 1/2 lb black patent, 3 lb Marie’s, 1 cup corn sugar Magnum, 1 oz Hallertau, Bavarian Lager, 1 cup 4 lb Briess dark, 2 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz Saaz, corn sugar Bohemian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar Dunkelweizen ...... $24.50 Dutch Lager ...... $22.75 English Pale Ale ...... $23.50 OG 1.053 5% alc. Dark wheat w/ ‘clove’ bouquet. OG 1.045 4.5% alc. ala Heineken. Nice hop OG 1.049 4.5% alc. Golding hop. ala Bass. 1 lb chocolate-wheat , 5 lb Dunkelweizen dry, 2 oz aroma. 5 lb Alexanders, 1 lb rice extract, 1.5 oz 1 lb crystal 10, 7 lb Briess pale, 1.5 oz Challenger, Northern Brewer, 1 oz Tettnang, Weihenstephan, 1 No Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, Danish Lager, 1 cup 1 oz Goldings, British, 3/4 cup corn sugar cup corn sugar corn sugar ESB ...... $25.50 Flemish Ale ...... $22.75 German Bock ...... $26.25 OG 1.054 5% alc. ala Fullers. Molasses tones. OG 1.043 4% alc. Well-balanced pale Belgian OG 1.057 5.5% alc. Dark and malty in German 1/2 lb crystal 30, 1/4 lb CaraB™, 8 lb Briess pale, beer. 1 lb crystal 10, 6 lb Alexanders, 2 oz Saaz, 1 style. 3/4 lb crystal 10, 1/4 lb dehusked chocolate, 2 oz Challenger, 1 oz Goldings, ESB, 3/4 cup corn oz Saaz, European Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar 8 lb Marie’s, 1.5 oz Magnum, 1 oz Hallertau, sugar Bohemian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar German Wheat ...... $21.25 Gran Cru...... $29.50 Amaretto Nut Brown OG 1.043 4% alc. Traditional weizen. Clovey. OG 1.065 6% alc. Strong, spicy Belgian beer. or HazelNut Brown ...... $25.75 1 lb wheat , 6 lb Briess Weizen, 1.5 oz Hallertau, 1 2 lb mesquite honey, 8 lb Briess pale, 2 oz OG 1.043 4% alc. Nut brown w/ either hazelnut oz Tettang, Weihenstephan, 1 cup corn sugar Northern Brewer, 1 oz Saaz, 1 tsp crushed or amaretto liqueur added at bottling. coriander, 1 oz orange peel, Belgian Strong Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar page 5 Extract Kits w/ Specialty Grains Upgrade any kit to Wyeast XL for $1.50. We carry a limited selection of Wyeast XL but we can recommend a substitute for most kits. Holiday Beer ...... $26.00 Honey Wheat ...... $25.50 India Pale Ale ...... $29.50 OG 1.055 5% alc. w/ holiday spices. OG 1.056 5% alc. Blond, w/ mesquite honey. OG 1.062 5.5% alc. Hoppy and full-bodied. 1 lb crystal-wheat, 8 lb Briess amber, 1" licorice 1 lb crystal-wheat, 3 lb mesquite honey, 5 lb Briess 1 lb victory, 9 lb Briess pale, 3 oz Challenger, 2 oz stick, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, weizen, 1.5 oz Centennial, 1 oz Tettnang, Ameri- Goldings, London Ale III, 3/4 cup corn sugar 1.5 oz Magnum, 1 oz Cascade, American Ale II, 1 can Ale, 1 cup corn sugar cup corn sugar Irish Red ...... $21.25 Irish Stout ...... $26 Kolsch ...... $22.50 OG 1.042 4% alc. ‘Toast’ flavor w/ deep red hue. OG 1.057 5% alc. ala Guinness. 1/2 lb crystal 60, OG 1.045 4.5% alc. Golden, dry German ale. 3/4 lb special roast, 1/8 lb chocolate, 6 lb Briess 1/4 lb chocolate, 3/4 lb black barley, 8 lb Briess 7 lb Alexanders, 1.5 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz amber, 1.5 oz Challenger, 1 oz Golding, Irish Ale, dark, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz Willamette, Irish Ale, 3/4 Tettnang, Kolsch yeast, 1 cup corn sugar 3/4 cup corn sugar cup corn sugar Lemon Ale ...... $22.50 Milk Stout ...... $27 Munich Helles ...... $22.50 OG 1.038 4% alc. ala Saxer Lemon Lager. OG 1.049 4.5% alc. w/ milk sugar ala Mackeson. OG 1.045 4.5% alc. German “Blond” lager. 6 lbs Briess pale, 1.5 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz 1/2 lb chocolate, 1/2 lb roasted barley, 7 lb Briess 7 lb Alexanders, 1.5 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, American Ale II, 1 oz lemon flavoring at dark, 1 lb lactose at bottling, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz Tettnang, Bavarian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar bottling, 1 cup corn sugar Fuggle, British Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar Nut Brown Ale ...... $21.25 Oktoberfest ...... $24.25 Pale Bock ...... $21.25 OG 1.043 4% alc. ala Samuel Smith. A favorite. OG 1.049 4.5% alc. ala Paulaner. Very popular. OG 1.043 4% alc. ala Celis. A hoppy amber ale. 1/2 lb chocolate, 1/2 lb special roast, 6 lb Briess 1 lb crystal 10, 7 lb Marie’s, 1.5 oz No Brewer, 1 1 lb crystal 10, 6 lb Briess pale, 1.5 oz Magnum, 1 amber, 1.5 oz Bullion, 1 oz Fuggle, British Ale, 3/4 oz Hallertau, Bohemian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar oz Cascade, American Ale II, 3/4 cup corn sugar cup corn sugar Porter...... $26.75 Raspberry Ale ...... $25.50 Rauch ...... $23.75 OG 1.059 5.5% alc. More ‘chocolate’ tones than OG 1.041 4% alc. Blond ale w/ raspberry OG 1.051 5% alc. With rauch (smoked) malt. stout. 1 lb chocolate, 1/2 lb black patent, 1/2 lb flavoring. 1/2 lb special roast, 6 lb Alexanders, 1 1.5 lb rauch, 7 lb Briess pale, 1.5 oz Noprthern crystal 60, 8 lb Briess dark, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz oz Hallertau, 1 oz Hallertau, German Ale, 4 oz Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, German Ale, 3/4 cup corn Fuggle, Irish Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar raspberry flavoring at bottling, 1 cup corn sugar sugar Russian Imperial Stout ..... $33 Smoked Porter...... $23.25 St. Nick’s Winter Warmer ...... $31 OG 1.083 8.5% alc. Black, molasses, coffee. OG 1.059 5.5% alc. Great new American style. OG 1.079 8% alc. English Xmas ale with kick. 1 lb chocolate, 1 lb black barley, 10 lb Briess dark, 1.5 lb rauch, 1/2 chocolate, 4 lb Briess dark, 4 lb 1 crystal 30, 10 lb Briess pale, 1.5 lb corn sugar, 2 1.5 lb corn sugar, 3 oz Magnum, 1 oz Cascade, Briess amber, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz Willamette, oz Challenger, 1 oz Golding, Scottish Ale, 1 cup Scottish Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar European Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar corn sugar Strong Scotch Ale .... $29.25 Swedish Porter ...... $26.50 Texas Bock ...... $18.50 OG 1.068 6.5% alc. Amber, warm alcohol. OG 1.058 5.5% alc. Nordic yeast. 1 lb chocolate, OG 1.034 3.5% alc. ala Shiner Bock. 1/2 lb crystal 60, 1/2 lb special roast, 10 lb Briess 1/2 lb roasted barley, 1/4 lb stout roast, 8 lb Briess 1/2 lb black patent, 5 lb Briess American, 1 oz pale, 2 oz Challenger, 1 oz Golding, Scottish Ale, dark, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz Hallertau, Swedish Hallertau, 1 oz Hallertau, Pilsen Lager, 1 cup corn 3/4 cup corn sugar Porter, 3/4 cup corn sugar sugar Texas Thirst Quencher ..... $20.75 Trappist Ale ...... $27.25 Triple ...... $32.50 OG 1.035 3.5% alc. Golden Texas tea. OG 1.066 6.5% alc. Strong amber w/ new yeast. OG 1.071 7% alc. Triple alcohol and triple flavor. 1/2 lb victory, 4 lb Alexanders, 1 lb rice extract, 1 1 lb crystal 10, 8 lbs Briess pale, 1.5 lb corn sugar, 1 lb clear candi sugar, 10 lb Briess pale, 2 oz No. oz Hallertau, 1 oz Hallertau, Pilsen Lager, 1 cup 2 oz No. Brewer, 1 oz Saaz, Trappist Ale, 3/4 cup Brewer, 1 oz Saaz, Belgian Strong Ale, 1 cup corn corn sugar corn sugar sugar Vienna Lager...... $21.75 Wee Heavy ...... $27.25 Weizenbock ...... $29.75 OG 1.045 4.5% alc. Auburn, malty beer. OG 1.062 6% alc. ala McEwans. Amber, toasty OG 1.068 6.5% alc. Strong wheat beer. Great flavor. 6 lb Briess pale, 1 lb Marie’s, 1.5 oz Centennial, 1 ale. 1/2 lb special roast, 1/2 lb crystal 60, 9 lb 1 lb crystal-wheat, 3 lb Marie’s, 7 lb weizen, 2 oz oz Tettnang, Danish Lager, 1 cup corn sugar Briess pale, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz Willamette, Scottish Magnum, 1 oz Hallertau, German Wheat, 1 cup Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar corn sugar Why St. Pat’s Kits? • Nearly every homebrew shop now offers kits similar to these based on • Honest Original Gravities. See page 14. unhopped extracts. All are imitators of St. Pat’s which introduced such • Grain. Grains add flavor, color, and improve head retention and body. kits to homebrewers in 1991. Nearly all of our kits have grain. We crush and put grain in a muslin bag. • St Pat’s was the 1st shop to use liquid yeast in kits, which is now the Easy to steep and remove the grain. standard nationwide. • Flexibility. Our kits are still the most flexible in the industry because they • Exact recipe is printed right here. No secrets. Most shops don’t say what are made as ordered. Many shops make kits with 3.3 lb bags of syrup or exactly is in their kits for a variety of reasons that have nothing to do with dry extract which is OK if beers only need 3.3 lb increments. We draw off your interests, such as using inexpensive hops, slow-moving yeast, or variable amounts of each type of extract to make the recipe match the beer substituting for extract or grain that they don’t have in stock. There may style---not the other way around. Moreover, you can design your own be cheaper kits available, but if you can find out what’s in them, you’ll recipe by telling us to add or even cut a pound or so of extract or change know why. the yeast type to suit your taste. Just let us know. We’ll adjust the price • Freshness. Kits are made up as ordered, not beforehand. Hops and yeast up or down accordingly. are refrigerated until sold, not sitting on a warm shelf. Malt Extract—Sugars page 6 Malt Extract Syrup Dry Color* 6 lb Pail 12 lb Pail Your Container 1 lb 5 lb Marie’s™ Munich — $13.00 $25.00 $2.00/lb — — Alexander’s Pale 4-8° $13.00 $25.00 $2.00/lb — — Briess Pale 6-10° $12.10 $23.20 $1.85/lb $3.25 $13.75 Briess Amber 10-15° $12.10 $23.20 $1.85/lb — $13.75 Briess Dark 15-20° $12.10 $23.20 $1.85/lb — $13.75 Briess American (30% corn) 6-10° $12.10 $23.20 $1.85/lb — — Briess Weizen (65% wheat) 6-10° $12.10 $23.20 $1.85/lb — $13.75 Texas Mesquite Honey — $13.00 $25.00 $2.00/lb 12 oz Honey Texas Guajillo Honey — $13.00 $25.00 $2.00/lb Bears $2.50 St. Pat’s introduced raw mesquite and guajillo honey to the homebrewers. See p 29 for more info and mead kits. 65 lb pail of syrup (Includes new 6.5 gallon pail and lid): Marie’s $95, Briess $90, Alexander’s $95, honey $110 50 lb bag of Briess dry extract $100 * °Lovibond of beer of OG 1.044 following 1 hour boil. In other words, ~7 lbs of extract for 5 gallons of beer will produce this lovibond.
Please Note Our extract pails will hold up to 13 lbs of extract. You can order any amount of extract from 1-13 lbs at the noted price/lb and add $1 for the pail. You are not limited to the listed 6 and 12 lb prices; they are given for convenience only. Also note you can mix types of extract in the pail. For example, you can order 3 lbs of amber and 5 lbs of Marie’s in the same pail. If you want it in separate pails, please add $1 for each pail.
Packaging and Storage of Extract Syrup extract is drawn fresh as ordered. We use plastic pails made of the same thick, food grade HDPE as our fermenters. If you plan to Sugars keep syrup extract for a month or more, it’s best to keep it cool and Belgian Candi Sugar ...... $4.75 1 lb squirt a little vodka on top. Dry malt extract is double bagged. Dry Clear (0°L) Amber (75°L) Dark (225°L) extract keeps quite well for long periods of time if kept dry. Briess dry Sub for specialty malts in Belgian beers. Amber is sub for crystal malt and extract is less hydroscopic than many and is less inclined to cake. Dark for chocolate malt. Clear is for light colored beers. Vodka--the secret of storing extract. Milk Sugar (lactose) ...... $3.25 1 lb About a year ago we started squirting a little vodka into every bucket Unfermentable sugar to increase body and add slight sweetness. Up to 1 lb in of extract and we have not heard of anyone having surface growth boil. See Milk Stout kit, p. 5. since. You need only a little, perhaps 1/4 oz. The alcohol vapor Malto-Dextrin Powder ...... $1.95 8 oz inhibits bacterial growth. Unfermentable short-chain starch added at bottling to increase body without Surface Growth--don’t panic adding sweetness. 4-8 oz. Even with proper storage you may see cultures grow on the inside of Corn Sugar (dextrose) ...... $1.75/1.5 lb $4.50/5 lb the lid of the extract pail or even on the surface of the extract. Don’t 3/4 or 1 cup priming sugar $1.00 ea worry-you need not and should not throw the extract away. Malt Priming sugar. 3/4 to 1 cup at bottling. Boil in ~1 cup of water and add hot. extract, like honey, is protected against bacterial growth by its high Malt extract can be used for priming. Use 50% more dry extract (1-1.5 cups). sugar content (~80%, aka 80 Brix). The growth can only occur on a Dry Rice Extract ...... $3.75 1 lb surface where condensation dilutes the extract below this level. A Rice syrup solids from white rice. Adds crisp, dry flavor without increasing little vodka is the best solution but keeping the extract cool helps as body. Use ~10% for Heineken-type beer; 30% for Budweiser-type; 20% for well. A full container is less likely to have this problem because there Japanese/Chinese/Thai-type beer. is less moisture to condense. In any event, if you see this growth simply scrape it off. Don’t worry about the bacteria because it will be killed in the boil.
Beers made with excessive amounts of table sugar or corn sugar Syrup vs Dry Malt Extract: The only significant difference is that are winey, thin, and bland. However, these sugars can contribute syrup has about 20% water and dry about 3%. Thus 3 lb of dry is character to some, particulary high gravity beers. Because these equivalent to 3.75 lb of syrup. sugars are nearly entirely fermentable, they contribute alcohol You can substitute dry malt extract for corn sugar in priming. Use while not contributing body. A couple examples are the extract 50% more (1-1.5 cups) dry malt to prime. kits, Russian Imperial Stout, Trappist Ale, St. Nick’s Winter You can make a malted milkshake by mixing a couple of table- Warmer, and Barleywine. A good rule of thumb is to use sugar spoons of Dry Malt with ice cream and milk. only in beers with OG>1.060 and keep total sugar below 15%. page 7 Malt Extract
Briess Malt and Malt Extract Briess’ roots are in Moravia, the famous barley region of central Europe and the source of our Czech malt. Adolphus Briess first malted barley in Brno, Moravia in 1876 and continued until 1940. His son opened the U.S. maltings in 1901 which today is run by great-grandson Roger. Briess is the only North American maltings producing roasted malts which require additional expertise and equipment. Briess maintains a laboratory and licensed pilot brewery to regularly evaluate malt and malt extract. The extract is essentially made as ordered and, as a result, is fresher than imported. Homebrewer’s growing awareness of this long existing problem, i.e., old out-of-date imported extracts, recently resulted in distributors discontinuing some imported extracts. Imported extracts are cheaper than Briess but we believe the consistent quality and freshness of Briess is worth the extra cost.
Canned Extract Kits Marie’s™ Munich Malt Extract The original Munich extract. Made from 50% munich malt. Include hopped extract and dry yeast. A proprietary product of St. Patrick’s of Texas. Mountmellick(Ireland) Irish Stout, 4 lbs ...... $11.75 The malt flavor and aroma of many German beers such as oktoberfest, Geordie (England) 3.5 lbs ...... $10.75 alt, bock, dunkel, doppelbock, and even some weizens comes from munich malt. Munich is a kilned malt made by drying ‘green’ malt Scottish Export Yorkshire Bitter which is ~45% water. Like all Lager Bitter kilned malts, munich is dried at a “Wow this is beer! ...Marie’s Coopers (Australia) 4.0 lbs ...... $11.75 low temperature until the mois- Munich extract is a winner.” ture is ~15%. Kilned malts vary Lager Draught Real Ale due to the temperature at which Quote from Zymurgy’s summer ’94 review of Marie’s. Ale Bitter Stout this last moisture is removed; munich is dried at a higher Brewmart (England) 3.6 lbs ...... $11.75 temperature than pilsner or pale ale resulting in a darker hue and most Czech Pilsner Mexican Style Cerveza significantly, stronger flavor and aroma. Paulaner Salvator and Brewferm (Belgium) 3.3 lbs Oktoberfest and Spaten Optimator and Pale Bock are excellent examples of the beauty of munich malt. Munich, like all kilned malts, Kriek $18.75 Christmas Beer $15.75 needs to be mashed to extract its’ full character. This malt character wasn’t available to extract brewers until Marie’s, a Some canned extract kits call for corn or table sugar. You can unique blend of munich and pale malt. It has a deep reddish or copper enhance the flavor and body, but not the alcohol, by substituting hue. Use alone or blend with other extracts to brew authentic versions an equal amount of plain pale malt extract for the sugar. of wonderful German beers. I’ve put Marie’s in several of the German beer kits on page 4-5: smoked ale, doppelbock, bock, alt, vienna lager, dunkel, oktoberfest, and weizenbock. Coopers Plain Extract 3.3 lbs ...... $9.75 American Extract made with 30% corn Corn syrup is not a substitute for corn. Mexican and American beers such as (not hopped, no yeast) Shiner Bock which have a large proportion of corn (30-50%) cannot be duplicated using corn syrup. Corn syrup is no more like corn than is corn Pale Amber Dark Wheat sugar. The only difference is the degree of fermentability; corn syrup will add a little more body. Brewers corn syrup is used to increase the alcohol in beers such as cheap American malt liquor, and is not used in beers like Shiner Bock. Corn sugar and syrup are prepared almost precisely the same. Briefly, all of the sulfur containing proteins and flavor compounds of corn are stripped away Mr. Beer Kits leaving only purified corn starch. The corn starch is then hydrolzyed to We do not carry Mr. Beer Kits per se. However, a single can of sugars. Complete hydrolysis yields corn sugar and arresting the reaction any of the canned hopped extracts substitutes nicely for the Mr. before this yields corn syrup. This gives syrup a little more body but there is Beer Kits, and in fact will make a fuller bodied, more flavorful no corn flavor in either product because of the first step. beer due to the omission of the sugar. If you wish to make beer like Shiner Bock or Miller, you must either do a partial mash with flaked corn (page 10, 11) or use American Extract. See the recipes on pp 4-5 for Texas Bock, Tex-Mex, Cerveza Amber (ala Dos Equis). Grain page 8
The World’s Finest Malt Czech Malt from the heart of Moravia “The best varieties of barley are cultivated in Moravia, We are very pleased to be the especially in the valley region of Hanna. In fact, Hanna sole importer, distributor to breweries, and retailer of barleys are considered the finest malting barleys in the Moravian malt to North world.” America. This beautiful malt Jean de Clerck, A Textbook of Brewing is made from 2-row spring barley grown and malted near Moravian (Czech) malts have been considered the finest in the Brno in the Czech Republic. world for over 150 years. Nearly 70% of Czech breweries (pivovary) use this The origins of modern brewing lie in Bohemia and Moravia, which the bar at Pilsner Urquell malt. Most of the other 30% today comprise the western and eastern portions of the Czech Repub- are breweries which produce their own malt. lic, respectively. Pilsner beer originated in the town of Pilsen in Bohemia at Plzensky Prazdroj known to the western world as Pilsner I had the pleasure of visiting the Czech Republic in 1997. Great beers Urquell. The beer of kings, Budweiser Budvar, lies down the road a are made in many countries including the U.S., but in my opinion, the piece. Zatec, the hop region of northern Bohemia, produces the spice most flavorful lagers come from the Czech Republic (notwithstanding of the great Czech lagers, the Saaz hop. But the soul of these beers is that my paternal grandparents were from Prague.) Czech pilsners are the malt produced from the world’s most prized barley grown in generally more full bodied with hoppier flavors than either their Moravia. Bavarian (Munich), European, or American descendants. Pilsner popularity is attributed to the fact that it was the first golden, It is not well appreciated that the Czechs also produce very flavorful clear beer. It is not widely appreciated that it was the unique quality of amber and dark lagers. Gambrinus Dunkel and Bernard, Zubr, and the malt of Moravia and Bohemia that made pilsner beer possible in Lobkov amber lagers are just a few examples. 1842. Germans and others couldn’t make quality pilsner for another Several micros and brewpubs in this area have switched to this malt half century or more due to the inferior barleys of the rest of Europe. and to a brewer, they profess improved beer flavor as a result. This is The brewery that popularized pilsner in Belgium, Maes, still uses true for both lagers and ales. Czech malt rather than Belgian malt. Amongst the continental malts, those of Moravia (eastern Czech Republic) are considered the finest Another homebrew shop sells “German Moravian Malt”. There is with those of Bohemia (western Czech Republic) second followed by no such thing. This is equivalent to Texas Napa Valley wine or German and Belgian malts. Fine barleys with suitable parameters Ohio Bordeaux wine. (nitrogen, extract, etc) are grown throughout Europe; it is the incom- The ‘moravian’ barley grown in America is a very distant relative parable flavor of Moravian malt that sets it apart. of seed taken from Moravian barley. It’s merely a seed name.
Kilned Malt Kilned malts are the base of all beers. They provide starch and biological catalysts (enzymes) to convert starch to sugar. Diastatic power (DP) indicates enzyme level. Generally, if DP>40, the malt can convert itself. DP and degreees Lintner are the same.
Moravian (Czech) Kilned Malt 1 lb 10 lb 55 lb 110 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $.85/$.95 $7.50/$8.50 $36.30/$41.80 $66/$77 The world’s most renowned malt. These Czech malts are made from 2-row spring barley. Pilsner Vienna Light Munich 2° lovibond. From great 2-row spring barley of 4.5° lovibond. Little more body and color for 8° lovibond. Essential for lingering malt flavor, Moravia, Czech Republic. Either single tempera- many lagers including vienna, marzen, fest beers. full body, and aroma of many German beers ture as well as multiple temperature mashing Also excellent choice for ESB and dark ales. Up to (vienna, oktoberfest, alt, bock, doppelbock, regimes. Great base malt for ales and lagers. 100%. dunkel). Deep golden to reddish copper hue. Up to 100%. Note that Briess, German and Czech Malt Czech Wheat Dark Munich are essentially the same price. However, 2° lov. Gambrinus in Pilsen makes a great 18° lov. Even more aroma and flavor. Reddish Czech and German, like English malt, is hefeweizen. Large proteins for lacy, creamy head. copper color, full body, and aroma for sacked in 55 lb rather than 50 lb bags. Up to 70% with barley and higher with rice hulls. doppelbocks and bocks. Up to 50%.
We mill grain for some of our brewery accounts. We use the same commercial mill for all orders over a few pounds. page 9 Grain
Briess (American) Kilned Malt 1 lb 10 lb 50 lb 100 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $.85/$.95 $7.50/$8.50 $33/$38 $60/$70
2-Row Brewers Malt 2-Row Pale Ale White Wheat Rye 1.8° lovibond. DP 140. Blend of 3.4° lovibond. DP 100. Made from 2° lovibond. Large proteins for lacy, 2° lovibond. Orange color & more AMBA approved 2-row Klages, 2-row Harrington barley. For creamy head. Up to 70% with barley robust flavor than barley malt. Up to Harrington, and Crystal. The original traditional English ales as well as the malt and higher with rice hulls. 20%. Rye malt is high in alpha- but highly modified pale malt for new American microbrewery ales. White wheat has a softer kernel than low in beta-amylase which causes American microbrewers. hard red winter wheat but both impart viscous runoffs (lots of dextrins) if the same color and flavor to beer. rye is > 20%. Use rice hulls to ease lauter.
Weyermann (German) Kilned Malt 1 lb 10 lb 55 lb 110 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $.85/$.95 $7.50/$8.50 $36.30/$41.80 $66/$77
St. Pat’s introduced Weyermann malts to the U.S. Dark Wheat Melanoidin Acid Malt* Rauch* 6° lovibond. Slightly darker, more 30° lovibond. Dark munich-type 1.5° lovibond. Lowers mash pH. Up 2° lovibond. True beechwood aromatic and fuller-bodied wheat malt. Reddish copper, full body, and to 10% in pale beers as replacement smoked malt for authentic rauch beers. Up to 70%. very aromatic. 5-40% in doppelbock, for acid (or acid rest) to conform with beers. Can be used up to 100% but bock. Reinheitsgebot, German purity law. we prefer 20-50%.
*Add $.15/lb for acid and rauch malt.
English (Hugh-Baird) Pale Ale Malt 1 lb 10 lb 55 lb 110 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $.95/$1.05 $8.50/$9.50 $41.80/$47.30 $77/$88 Pale Ale 3° lovibond. Made from Maris Otter barley. The recent attention given Maris Otter is largely a case of marketing hype over substance. Maris Otter is a winter barley. Spring barleys are preferred over winter barleys worldwide for brewing. Winter barleys are generally for feed. However, Maris Otter is one of the few examples of winter barleys suitable for brewing. brewing ales with pilsner malt All pilsner malts available in America including Czech, German, Belgium and French are suited to single temperature infusion mash schedules, historically associated with ales. Decoction and step mashes can used as well (see p 13). All of these malts are ‘modern’ well modified malts (see discussion page 13). I’m a little biased, but some of the finest Texas commercial ales as well as lagers are brewed with Czech pilsner malt. That said, pale ale malt is made a little differently than pilsner malt which results in a slightly different flavor.
Roasted Malt Roasted (aka specialty or colored) malts add color, unique flavors, body (mouthfeel), and enhance head retention and stability. For extract beer, steep grain in warm water for ~15 minutes (see pages 22, 24).
Czech Roasted Malt 1 lb 3 lb 10 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $1.05/$1.15 $2.85/$3.15 $8.50/$9.50 Light Crystal Medium Crystal Dark Crystal 10° lov. From Moravian 2-row spring barley. 30° lov. Amber color and stronger caramel flavor. 60° lov. Amber color and stronger caramel flavor. Golden amber color and caramel sweetness. From 2-row Harrington barley. Chocolate Black Patent All Czech roasted malts are made from 350° lovibond. Deep red color, dark chocolate 475° lovibond. Dark color, dry roasted flavor. the finest 2-row spring barley. and nutty flavor. Porter, stout, and brown ale.
Selection We carry a large number of grains, but we are particularly proud roasted barley malt, 2 roasted barleys, 5 flaked grains and rice of the vast array of different types of malt as well as the fact that hulls. St. Pat’s was the first to offer acid, rauch, crystal wheat, we are the sole supplier of the world’s finest malt, Moravian. roasted wheat, roasted rye, melanoidin, dehusked chocolate, and There may be a couple of shops that carry a greater number of dehusked black patent. St. Pat’s was also the first to carry De grains but no one offers the variety that we do with 14 kilned Wolf Cosyns Belgian malt as well as Pauls English malt, which malts, crystal and chocolate wheat, chocolate rye, 16 types of we have discontinued, as well as Weyermann. Grain – Partial Mash Instructions page 10
Briess Roasted Malt 1 lb 3 lb 10 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $1.05/$1.15 $2.85/$3.15 $8.50/$9.50 Carapils® Victory Special Roast 2° lovibond. aka dextrin malt. Minimal color and 25° lovibond. ‘Biscuit’ (toasted) flavor for English 50° lovibond. Dark orange color and pronounced flavor. Enhances body and head retention. ales such as nut brown ale. toasted flavor for amber ales, porters. aka brown or amber malt. Roasted Barley Stout Roast (Black Barley) The darker the crystal the more caramel ° ° 300 lovibond. Brown color, strong coffee flavor. 525 lovibond. Dark color and dry, acrid ‘bite’ to flavor. Lighter crystal adds more Porter and brown ale. From unmalted barley. stout and porter. From unmalted barley. sweetness.
German Roasted Malt 1 lb 3 lb 10 lb Whole/Cracked ...... $1.05/$1.15 $2.85/$3.15 $8.50/$9.50 Dextrin Crystal CaraB™ 2° lovibond. aka dextrin malt. Minimal color and 35°, and 55° lovibond. Sweet caramel flavor and 150° lovibond. Robust flavor and rich aroma. flavor. Enhances body and head retention. Called amber color. Replaces Belgian Special B. Carapils® in Germany. Chocolate Black Patent 300° lovibond. Little ligher than Briess chocolate. 500° lovibond. Dark color, dry but minimal flavor. The husk of dark roasted malts impart a dry sharp flavor. The use of dehusked roasted Dehusked Chocolate Dehusked Black Patent malts lends a rounder flavor to dark beers. 300° lovibond. From dehusked barley for less 450° lovibond. From dehusked barley for less bitterness. bitterness. Crystal Wheat Chocolate Wheat Chocolate Rye 62° lovibond. Enhances aroma and head 390° lovibond. Unique roasted wheat malt for dark 280° lovibond. Unique roasted rye malt for dark retention. Beautiful toasted wheat flavor. beers and alt. beers and alt.
Briess Flaked Grains and Rice Hulls $1.25/1 lb $5.25/5 lb Pre-gelatinized. No need to boil. Just add to mash. Partial mash is easy way of using these. Flaked Barley Flaked Rice Flaked Oats 1.5° lovibond. Unsurpassed for increasing body .7° lovibond. Asian, Budweiser, and Heineken- 1.5° lovibond. Great body and head retention. and head retention. Guinness Stout. style beers. Oatmeal stout. Flaked Maize (Corn) Flaked Wheat Rice Hulls 0.8° lovibond. Use up to 40% for light American 1.8° lovibond. Not malted. Belgian Wit, Lambic, Filter bed material for beers with >60% wheat or and Mexican style beers. and Gran Cru. >10% rye. Usage: ~10% of grain bill. Also helpful in pressing grapes for wine.
Why Partial Mash? Quick-and-Dirty Partial Mashing What rewards are there in making beer from grain rather than extract? The reason I give most often is simply that there are some flavors due to particular grains or adjuncts that simply are not available in any extract. For example, if you want to make an oatmeal stout, you must mash the flaked oats. The same can be said of rye. If you want to mimic the creaminess of Guinness Stout you need to mash flaked barley. I used to mention munich malt but Marie’s munich extract addresses that. Mashing is also interesting and fun; it’s an extension of the hobby.
One criticism of homebrewing books is that they make 2. Dump the stuff into a kitchen colander mashing sound more difficult than it actually is. What’s or large strainer and catch the missing is a very simple approach. Once you have 1. Add grains to ~1/2 gallon of water (3/ 4 for Creamy Stout, Marzen, King runnings in a pot. Pour another 1/2 mashed just once, all of the descriptions in the various gallon of hot water over the grain and books are much easier to follow. So here’s a quick-and- Kongs) and raise the temperature to ° catch this runoff as well. dirty partial mash procedure that we’ve used many times anywhere between 150-158 F. in homebrewing classes to take the mystique out of Remove from heat, cover and let stand 3. That’s it. Now just add extract, hops, mashing. for 40 minutes. and water and make beer as usual. page 11 Partial Mash Kits – All Grain Kits Partial Mash Kits All Grain Kits Grains are crushed in these kits. Grains are crushed in these kits. Note the order of ingredients in the kits is: grains, bittering Note the order of ingredients is: grain, hops, finishing hops, yeast, priming sugar. extract, bittering hops, finishing hops, yeast , priming sugar. ima hoppy IPA ...... $21.00 Marie’s Märzen ...... $17.00 11 lb Eng. pale ale, 1/2 lb crystal 30, 3 oz Chal- 6 lb vienna, 4 lb munich, 1/2 lb melanoidin, 2 oz Shiner Texas Bock ...... $19.00 lenger, 2 oz Goldings, British Ale, 3/4 cup corn Northern Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, Bohemian Lager, sugar 1 cup corn sugar 1.5 lb munich, 1 lb maize, 1/8 lb black patent, 4 lbs Briess pale, 1.5 oz Hallertau, 1 oz Tettang, Pilsen, 1 cup corn sugar Bernie’s Dry Stout ...... $20.00 German Ale ...... $16.75 8 lb stout malt, 2 lb flaked barley, 1 lb black 7 lb pils, 3 lb Munich, 1/2 lb crystal 10, 1.5 oz Creamy Stout ...... $24.75 barley, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz Willamette, Irish Ale, 3/4 Northern Brewer, 1 oz Tettnang, European Ale, 3/4 1 lb pale ale, 1 lb flaked barley, 1/2 lb black barley, cup corn sugar cup corn sugar 7 lbs Briess dark, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz Willamette, Irish Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar Alligator Doppelbock .. $21.50 Robust Porter ...... $20.00 Rye Baby (aka Life o’ Ryely) ..... $23.25 5 lb vienna, 5 lb munich, 5 lb melanoidin, 1/4 lb 10 lb pale ale, 1 lb dark munich, 1/2 lb crystal 30, 1 lb rye malt, 1 lb pilsner, 6 lbs Briess pale, 2 oz dehusked chocolate, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz Hallertau, 1/2 lb chocolate, 1/2 lb roasted barley, 1/2 lb black Centennial, 2 oz Cascade, German Ale, 1 cup corn Bavarian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar patent, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz Goldings, Swedish Ale, sugar 3/4 cup corn sugar Smoked Porter...... $25.00 California Pale Ale...... $18.75 Vienna ...... $16.50 2 lb rauch malt, 1/2 lb chocolate, 7 lbs Briess dark, 10 lb brewers malt, 1 lb crystal 10, 2 oz Centennial, 10 lb vienna, 2 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz Willamette, Swedish Ale, 3/4 2 oz Cascade, American Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar Bohemian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar cup corn sugar Amaized ...... $20.75 Anchors Away ...... $18.00 Rauchbier...... $18.50 1 lb brewers malt, 1 lb flaked maize, 5 lbs 10 lb pilsner malt, 1/2 lb crystal 60, 3 oz No. 4 lb pils, 5 lbs vienna, 3 lbs rauch malt, 2 oz Alexanders, 1.5 oz No. Brewer, 1 oz Hallertau, Brewer, 1 oz Cascade, California Lager, 1 cup corn Northern Brewer, 1 oz Tettnang, Bavarian Lager, American Ale, 1 cup corn sugar sugar 3/4 cup corn sugar Little King Kongs ...... $19.25 Bock ...... $18.75 Candi Triple ...... $24.75 1.5 lb vienna, 1 lb flaked maize, 4 lbs Briess pale, 2 11 lb munich, 1 lb melanoidin, 1/4 lb chocolate, 2 10 lb pilsner, 4 lb vienna, 1 lb Clear Candi Sugar, 2 oz Saaz, 1 oz Saaz, American Ale II, 3/4 cup corn oz Magnum, 1 oz Hallertau, Bavarian Lager, 1 cup oz Magnum, 1 Golding, Belgian Strong Ale, 1 cup sugar corn sugar corn sugar London Pale Ale...... $24.00 1.5 lb pale ale, 1/2 lb crystal 10, 7 lbs Briess pale, 2 Moravian Dunkel ...... $17.00 100% Wheat Porter...... $20.75 oz Challenger, 1 oz Goldings, Great Britain, 3/4 8 lb vienna, 2 lb munich, 1/4 lb black patent, 2 oz 9 lb dark wheat, 1 lb crystal-wheat, 1 lb chocolate- cup corn sugar No Brewer, 1 oz Saaz, Bohemian Lager, 1 cup corn wheat, 1.5 lb rice hulls, 2 oz Bullion, 1 oz sugar Willamette, Great Britain, 3/4 cup corn sugar Oatmeal Stout ...... $24.00 1 lb pale ale, 1 lb flaked oats, 1/2 lb black barley, 7 Barley Wine...... $24.25 Dubbel ...... $20.00 lbs Briess dark, 1 oz Challenger, 1 oz Fuggle, Irish 15 lb pale ale malt, 1 lb crystal 10, 4 oz Magnum, 1 11 lb pale ale malt, 1.5 lb corn sugar, 1/4 lb special Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar oz Cascade, Pasteur Champagne Liquid, 1 cup corn roast, 2 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz Saaz, Trappist Scottish Ale ...... $27.50 sugar Ale, 1 cup corn sugar 1 lb pale ale, 1/4 lb rauch malt, 1/2 lb CaraB™, 9 lb Briess pale, 2 oz Magnum, 1 oz Fuggle, Scottish Kolsch ...... $16.50 Summer Wheat ...... $15.75 Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar 10 lbs pilsner, 2 oz Northern Brewer, 1 oz 4 lb pilsner, 5 lb light wheat, 1.5 oz No. Brewer, 1 My BUDdy ...... $19.25 Tettnang, Kolsch yeast, 1 cup corn sugar oz Tettnang, Weihenstephan, 1 cup corn sugar 1 lb pilsner, 1 lb flaked rice, 4 lbs Alexanders, 2 oz Saaz, 1 oz Saaz, Pilsen Lager, 1 cup corn sugar Oatmeal Stout ...... $21.50 ESB ...... $18.25 Paul an’ ’ers Oktoberfest .$20.75 10 lb Briess pale ale, 2 lb flaked oats, 1 lb 11 lb pale ale, 1/2 lb crystal 30, 1/4 lb CaraB, 2 oz chocolate, 1 lb black barley, 1/4 lb black patent, 2 Challenger, 1 oz Goldings, ESB Ale, 3/4 cup corn 1 lb vienna, 1 lb melanoidin, 2 lbs Marie’s, 3 lbs oz Magnum, 1 oz Fuggle, London Ale III, 3/4 cup sugar Briess pale, 2 oz No Brewer, 1 oz Tettnang, corn sugar Bavarian Lager, 1 cup corn sugar Half Wit ...... $22.00 Nut Brown Ale ...... $17.50 Dunkel Weizen ...... $17.00 1 lb brewers malt, 1 lb flaked wheat, 6 lbs Briess 10 lb Briess pale ale, 1/2 lb crystal 10, 1/4 lb 3 lb vienna, 7 lbs dark wheat, 1/4 chocolate-wheat, pale, 1.5 oz N. Brewer, 1 oz Tettnang, White yeast, chocolate, 1/2 lb special roast, 1.5 oz Bullion, 1 oz 1.5 oz Centennial, 1 oz Tettnang, German Wheat 1 t coriander, 1 oz orange peel, 1 cup corn sugar Fuggle, British Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar 3333, 1 cup corn sugar American Brown Ale ...... $20.50 1.5 lb pale ale malt, 1 lb crystal 10, 1/4 lb choco- Kim’s Belgian Wit ...... $19.25 Moravian Pils ...... $18.50 late, 5 lbs Briess pale, 1.5 oz Magnum, 1 oz 6 lb pilsner, 3 lb flaked wheat, 1 lb flaked oats, 1.5 7 lb pilsner, 4 lb vienna, 3 oz Saaz, 1 oz Saaz, Cascade, American Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar oz Hallertau, 1 oz Tettnang, White yeast, 1 t Czech Pils, 1 cup corn sugar coriander, 1 oz orange peel, 1 cup corn sugar All Grain Instructions page 12 All-Grain Brewing Instructions Making beer from grain is not at all difficult but it does add a couple of hours. You need a little more equipment, namely a lauter-tun and large pot. The most important thing is not to worry and just have at it. Mashing Procedure These simplified and brief instructions presume you have made beer from extract and are comfortable with such terms as pH, lauter-tun, etc. You should have a book such as The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing as well. There are many different types of mashing equipment (Phil's lauter-tun, 3-level systems, picnic coolers, pots, etc.), so be flexible in adjusting your procedure to fit your equipment. The notes below on strike water, pH, and flow rate are applicable to all systems however. 1. Bring strike water to ~170°F and add grist (crushed grain) slowly while breaking up dough balls. Adjust mash temperature to ~154°F using either cold or hot water or heat. You may check pH at this point although it is rarely necessary to adjust pH. 2. Cover mash and let stand for ~45 minutes. Conversion will be complete within this period and likely sooner which you can confirm with the iodine-starch test. Details are given in most homebrewing texts. (Iodophor works just as well as tincture of iodine by the way.) 3. During the mash bring your sparge water to ~175°F. Sparge at a reasonable rate which you can determine for your particular system from information below. Catch the first ~1/2 gallon and return to mash because it will have a fair amount of husk material. 4. Sparge until you have about ~6 gallons (the boil will evaporate ~1 gallon) or until the pH rises above ~5.8, whichever comes sooner. You will likely find that pH is rarely a problem here as well, particularly if you add a few drops of acid to your sparge water. 5. Process is the same as making beer from extract from this point on.
Strike water malts (Undermodified malts, not available in •Better resistant to protein haze •about 1-1.25 quarts/lb of grain US, benefit even more with respect to •More resistant to bacterial growth ° ° nitrogen content of wort and FAN levels of •170 F will mash in at ~150 F beer.) •More complete fermentation •pH of mash should be 5.3-5.6 at 70°F which •Improved extract yield •More rapid yeast growth and fermentation is the same as 5.0-5.3 at 160°F •Lighter colored beer (important for pilsners •Better hot and cold break Mash Temperature only) •More resistant to oxidation •150-158°F for single temperature mash •pH of water is not very important. Salt composi- •The only disadvantages of the lower pH are Sparge water tion is important. It may well take more acid to slightly lower hop utilization and longer •about 1-1.25 quarts/lb of grain properly adjust water of pH 7 than water of pH boil-off time for DMS. •~170°F 9. IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE pH of •Unfortunately, mash acidification to pH the mash, not the water. •pH of sparge water in and of itself is unim- 5.3-5.4 has virtually no effect on the pH portant: runoff pH should be in same range as •It's okay to lower pH of strike and sparge water of the final beer. To achieve the lower mash initially and not rise over 5.8-6.0 before adding to grain. But, it is still important beer pH it is necessary to acidify the wort to measure pH of the mash and runoff. Lautering Rate itself to pH 5.1-5.2. •Phosphoric acid is a better choice than lactic acid •~1 quart/square foot-minute. primarily because phosphoric, an inorganic acid, For 5 gallon pail, ~1 pint/minute or about 45 is more stable than lactic, an organic acid. minutes for 6 gallons. Neither should be added to great excess to strike Terminology: Keys to high yields or sparge water because they precipitate out Single Infusion means hot water is mixed with 1. Mix grist with strike water thoroughly; calcium ions. the grist only once. This is often used to avoid dough balls. pH of Wort and Beer mean single temperature mash. Most English and Amercan brewpub and microbrewers do a 2. proper pH-see discussion below •The pH of German beers has risen over the past 20 3. mash out (raise mash to 170°F before years due to modern malts (from ~4.4 to ~4.55). single infusion/single temperature mash. lautering) Beers with lower pH have the following Most German brewers (~80%) do a single 4. lauter with hot 170-175°F water enhancements. infusion, multiple temperature mash. Many 5. slow lauter •More pleasing hop bitterness Czech brewers also do multiple temperature mashes but raise the temperature with •Rounder, fuller, softer malt flavor pH of Mash decoctions (multiple infusions). All malts •More ‘spritzy’ or refreshing flavor (This is •Mash pH should be 5.3-5.6 at 70°F. The lower available to brewers in America are amenable related to ‘liveliness’ which also involves to single infusion single temperature mashes part of this range is most desirable in that carbonation.) resulting beers have the following attributes. although multiple temp mashes may be •Better foam, finer bubbles •Shorter mash program when using modern employed. page 13 All Grain Kits – Hops Hops All Grain Kits for Hop Tea A hop back is a piece of brewing equipment Hopheads Bitterness, Flavor, Aroma used to extract and retain the beautiful flavors and aromas of hops. Many English breweries Rye IPA ...... $21.25 Hops add bitterness to balance malt sweet- and some American micros utilize a hop back. 10 lb Briess pale ale, 3 lb rye, 3 oz Magnum, 2 oz ness, as well as flavor and bouquet to beer. There is a segment on the Michael Jackson Cascade, ESB Ale, 3/4 cup corn sugar Each variety of hop contributes unique Beer Hunter video (p 47) devoted to flavors and aromas. Batemans in which the hop back is described. English Christmas Ale . $25.00 (1) Bitterness: The amount of bitterness Quite simply, a hop back is a strainer on 13 lb Eng pale ale, 1/2 lb crystal 10, 1.5 lb corn hops impart to beer is directly related to the which hops are placed. After the wort is sugar, 3 oz Challenger, 2 oz Golding, Great alpha acids (%AA) content. A hop variety of boiled, it is dumped through the hop back on Britain, 3/4 cup corn sugar 8% AA has twice the bitterness of a variety the way to the chiller. The hot wort extracts of 4% AA. Hops must be boiled to extract the flavor components and the subsequent Zatec Ale ...... $21.75 the bitterness. A 45 minute boil will extract rapid chilling retains them. Most 5 lb pilsner, 6 lb vienna, 6 oz Saaz, 3 oz Saaz, nearly all the bitterness possible while a boil homebrewers do not have proper chilling American Ale II, 1 cup corn sugar of 15 minutes will extract about half. Hops equipment to utilize a true hop back. high in AA are often referred to as bittering A hop tea is an effective means of mimicking Modern Malts and Protein Rests or boiling hops although any hop boiled for an extended period is in fact a bittering hop. the hop back. It’s quite easy. Modern malts are defined by two A popular unit in homebrewing is the HBU Hop Tea Instructions characteristics; 1)moderate to high (Home Bittering Units). The number of HBU degree of modification and 2)uniform 1. Hop tea is added at bottling. You must in a recipe is calculated by multiplying the modification between barleycorns as well allow for the 1/2 gallon hop tea by ferment- ounces of hops used by its %AA. For as within each corn with respect to ing only 4.5 gallons. example, 2 oz of Bullion (%AA=9.0) would protein, starch, and glucans. All malts, 2. Bring ~1/2 gallon of water to near boiling give 18 HBU (assuming a lengthy, >45 from Europe and America, available to minute, boil). A 5 gallon batch of beer will 3. Steep 1-2 ounces of hops in the pot of hot US microbrewers and homebrewers for at typically have 6-20 HBU depending on the water (lid on) for 6-8 minutes. least the past 8 years meet these criteria. style. 4. Immediately add to fermenter. All modern malts, regardless of their (2) Flavor: Hops used for flavoring are origin, can be used in a single infusion 5. Prime and bottle. called finishing or aromatic hops. The flavor mash with good results. For example, Hop teas had been used by homebrewers long components of hops are aromatic oils. These several breweries are now using Czech before I started brewing, but were not oils are easily boiled away so finishing hops pilsner malt to make excellent ales. effective at achieving the desired flavors. Our are not be boiled for more than 15 minutes. However, decoction and multiple step numerous trials several years ago revealed the They are usually added in the last 5-10 mashes can still be employed to produce ineffectiveness was simply due to an insuffi- minutes. However, all hops add flavor even wonderful and unique flavors with cient amount of water. A rather large volume, if boiled for long periods (see note to right). modern malts. However, these mashing 1/2 gallon, is essential because of the low Finishing hops are generally low in alpha schemes may produce beers with poor solubility of the hop oils. Interestingly, you acid content. Hops with medium %AA are head formation and retention if a ‘protein will achieve distinctively different flavors by often used for both bittering and flavoring rest’ in the temperature range of 120- varying the amount of time the hops are and are called combination hops. 135°F is included. If you experience steeped. (3) Bouquet: The components of hops that problems with head formation, either My favorite kit for the hop tea is the Ameri- contribute to the ‘hop nose’, essential oils, are shorten the protein rest or simply pass can Pale Ale. A hop tea with Cascades results volatile and difficult to keep in beer. One over the protein rest. For example, a in a beer which remarkably emulates Sierra method is to add the hops very late in the boil common mash schedule in Germany Nevada Pale Ale. called “hochkurz maischverfahren” or even after turning off the heat. Addition- (“high-short mashing scheme”) involves ally some beers are dry-hopped, the process dough-in at a ‘high’ temperature, ~140°F, of adding hops to the beer either late in the Bittering hops have flavor too. and taking the first decoction here to fermentation or in the keg. Commercial beers Every hop imparts a unique flavor even if bring the mash to saccharification which are dry-hopped are Samuel Adams boiled extensively. This is most evident for (~156°F). It is possible to take another Boston Lager and Anchor Liberty Ale. Smell Cascade (American pale ales), Saaz (Pilsner decoction at this temperature to jump to the bouquet immediately after opening the Urquell), and Northern Brewer (Anchor mashout (~170°F). bottle. You can also get hop bouquet by Steam). Fuggle and Goldings are clearly making a hop tea at bottling. Modern malts also produce beers of discernible when used as bittering hops. higher pH which has some detrimental Other hops such as Tettnang and Hallertau effects as noted on the previous page. have less distinctive flavors, but flavor It’s very easy to adjust pH of both the nonetheless. Thus, feel free to try different mash and wort to enhance the beer. hops for bittering and follow the subtle and sometimes not so subtle flavor changes. Hops page 14
Dry Hopping First Wort Hopping Hop Varieties There are many hop varieties which we Another method of obtaining wonderful hop Another method of using hops which has don’t carry because they are nearly flavor and aroma is to dry hop. Add 1-2 drawn a lot of attention recently is called first identical to another in flavor. For ounces of hops late in the fermentation or keg. wort hopping (FWH). It involves adding hops example, Mt. Hood, Liberty, Ultra, and Wait ~4-7 days and remove. If left too long, into the first runnings from the mash. Essen- Crystal are all Hallertau-type with similar the beer picks up a grassy tone. It’s easier to tially, the hops are steeped in ~170°F wort flavors. The reason many varieties are place the hops in a nylon bag with marbles to prior to the boil. The idea behind FWH has grown is because of agricultural advan- sink the bag and a long string to ease removal. been around for years and originally was tages, e.g., higher yields or resistance to Commercial examples of dry hopping are conceived of as a way of removing the unique wilt. In the next couple of years there Anchor Liberty Ale which uses whole hops flavor character of each hop. An article in a will be several Saaz-type and Tettnang- and Samuel Adams which uses pellets. Dry- German publication a few years ago sug- type varieties introduced as well. We hopping and hop tea yield great hop aroma gested FWH beers were preferred over those stock virtually all of the classic hops from and flavor, although somewhat different. Hop hopped in the usual fashion. (Noble hops Europe and America. This ensures a nice plugs are good for dry-hopping and are used were used in FWH and no late addition hops variety of hop flavors while insuring that were added.) We have tasted numerous FWH primarily for that in England. all are refrigerated and come directly beers now and it certainly does impart a from the hop processor. This requires 8 unique resiny character. In the case of Multiple Hop Additions freezers. Most shops don’t have this Hallertau or Tettnang the flavor can be Hops are often added at various intervals of capacity but carry more varieties by pleasant, at least to some. However, in the the boil. For example, some brewers add hops purchasing small quantities from a case of Northern Brewer it results in a for 60, 30, 15, and 10 minutes before wort wholesaler. We are not aware of a single powerful ‘pine tree’ flavor. It is really quite cooling. All of these additions contribute wholesaler which refrigerates all hops. fascinating how the same hop used in various differing character to the beer. As a rule of We have made the choice not to sacrifice ways can impart such different character to a thumb, the closer the addition to the end of the quality in the name of redundant variety. beer. boil, the more distinguishable the effect of the addition. Hop Plugs % Alpha Acids* 1.5 oz 5 oz 1 lb Whole hops are pressed into 1/2 ounce plugs which keep better than loose whole hops because of reduced surface/volume ratio. Czech Saaz 3.1 $2.25 $6.75 $17.75 St. Pat’s (California) was the first shop on the west coast to German Hallertau 4.0 $2.00 $6.25 $14.75 carry hop plugs and St. Pat’s of Texas was the first Texas shop. (Hersbrucker) Our plugs are purchased directly from the processor and stored U.K. Kent Golding 5.2 $2.25 $6.75 $17.75 in a freezer. 1.5 oz size is in same plastic vial used for 3 oz pellets. Larger sizes are in oxygen barrier bags. Cascade 5.8 $1.75 $5.75 $13.00
hops cascade Bucket-of-Whole-Hops % Alpha Acids* 10 oz Czech Saaz 3.1 $7.75 U.K. Kent Golding 5.2 $8.50 Cascade 5.8 $6.75 We are very pleased to now offer whole loose hops. We have even more refrigeration space now which permits stocking a limited amount of quality whole hops. We only sell these in our 1 gallon pails which ensures freshness.
Honest Original Gravities Many shops overstate OG’s of extract kits by 10-20%. Part of the problem is that homebrewing references neglect the trub at the bottom of your fermenter. St. Pat’s gravities are based on 5 gallons of beer, not 5 gallons of beer and trub. Briess syrup and dry extract yield 35 and 44 points/lb-gallon respectively, but we use the more realistic 32 and 41 in calculating gravities. Moreover, these are practical values in that we know some beer is lost in racking. Multiply our gravities by ~1.15 to compare with others or simply compare ingredients. Finally, our estimated gravities do not include the additional +.002 due to the priming sugar. page 15 Hops
Storage & Packaging of Hops Hop stability depends on oxygen exclusion (most important) and tem- perature. I keep hop pellets refrigerated in air-tight vials, not plastic bags. ‘Oxygen-barrier’ bags are better than polyethylene bags but still inferior to vials. It costs a little more to package hops in vials rather than plastic bags. Each clear vial has graduated markings, so it’s easy to eyeball 1/2 ounce portions of hops. Hop pellets are more resistant to oxidation than whole hops. This is why pellets are usually fresher than whole hops. Under commercial storage conditions, whole loose hops lose 16-52% of the bitterness, flavor and aroma in a year while pellets remain unchanged. (The exception to this is the hop plugs.) Also, pellets are more economical because AA utilization is ~15% greater. Wort clarification is often improved with pellets as well. On the other hand, whole hops are more aesthetically pleasing.
Hop Pellets % Alpha Acids* 3 oz** 9 oz 1 lb Character Czech Saaz 3.6 $3.00 $7.00 $10.75 Beautiful aroma hop with spicy flavor of Pilsner Urquell. German Hallertau Mittelfrüh 4.1 $3.00 $7.00 $10.75 Pleasant, slightly flowery aroma. The most aromatic and expensive of the Hallertau hops. German Tettnanger 4.0 $3.00 $7.00 $10.75 Delicate aroma hop common to lagers and wheat beers. Slightly spicy bouquet. German Northern Brewer 8.5 $2.75 $6.25 $9.25 Bittering hop of Anchor Steam Beer. Also for German lagers. Minty flavor. English Kent Golding 6.1 $3.00 $7.00 $10.75 Beautiful hop of Bass and ESB. English Challenger 8.2 $2.75 $6.25 $9.25 Fruity combination hop used in new Bass Country Chase Ale. English Fuggle 4.3 $3.00 $7.00 $10.75 English-style darker ales. Earthy flavor.
English hops are graded by taste panels. We carry the highest grade available each year. This year, both Goldings and Fuggle are Choice grade (the highest) while Challenger is Grade 1 (next highest). We carry none of the cheaper Grade 2 and 3 hops.
Willamette 4.2 $2.50 $5.75 $8.00 American derivative of Fuggle. Earthy flavor. Cascade 5.0 $2.50 $5.75 $8.00 Flowery bouquet of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Centennial 10.6 $2.75 $6.25 $9.25 Combination hop used by Sierra Nevada. Flavor similar to Cascade. Bullion 9.4 $2.75 $6.25 $9.25 Bittering hop used in stouts and porters. German Magnum 13.0 $2.75 $6.25 $9.25 New high alpha variety which is noted for its low cohumulone content which means smooth flavor.
*Approximate % Alpha Acids. Precise value is on every package. 3 oz in airtight screw-top plastic vials. **3 oz varies between 2.9-3.1 oz. There are two sizes of pellets. Hop pellets are kept frozen in airtight containers. 9 oz and 1 lb A vial of smaller pellets weighs more than a vial of the larger packaged in ‘oxygen-barrier’ polybags when you order. I recom- pellets. mend you transfer these to airtight containers.
Hot and Cold Break The hot and cold break are the coagulation of insoluble malt proteins as well as other malt and hop components (tannins, aka polyphe- nols). Hot break forms during the boil and settles out as the wort is cooled. The cold break forms as the wort is cooled. Hot break constitutes over 95% of the total break. A rolling boil enhances the break. Cooling the wort to below 85°F in the pot will drop out most of the break. Irish Moss improves the hot break. But don’t worry too much. Passing the break with the wort to the fermenter has only a slight effect on beer flavor, head retention, and stability. Yeast page 16 Yeast---The Most Important Ingredient in Brewing
When St. Pat’s opened in 1991, it was • Can Wyeast be shipped safely? understood amongst a few shops that dry Consider the following facts. yeast were often contaminated and made poor beer while liquid cultures like Wyeast were √St. Pat’s has shipped over 50,000 Wyeast to pure and produced good brews. However, the all 50 states and 57 countries on 6 continents Spank Me! nearly universally held beliefs were 1) all during all seasons. liquid yeasts including Wyeast were for √Wyeast shipped to Saudi Arabia in June took Don’t Squeeze Me 4 weeks to arrive and survived. advanced brewers only, 2) you must make a Why Didn’t My Wyeast Rise Up? starter with Wyeast, and 3) Wyeast could not √Wyeast lost in UPS for 6 weeks in August survived. survive shipping particularly in warm months. The most common perceived problem that √Wyeast routinely shipped all over the world I was the first to recognize that the Wyeast turns out not to be a problem is ‘My Wyeast often takes over 6 weeks to arrive and has packaging, i.e., self-contained starter, largely is dead, it didn’t rise up.’ It is nearly always survived. nullified the first two concerns. The third impossible to kill Wyeast in shipping. This √Wyeast left from April-September in a belief has been rebuked by the evidence of misperception is almost always due to one garage in Austin during the hottest summer thousands of Wyeast packs. of the following two misunderstandings. on record survived. √Recently discovered 1994 Wyeast, stored in Wyeast vs Dry Yeast fridge for over 4.5 years, rose up in 8 days 1. Spank Me, Don’t Squeeze Me and made great beer. Break the pouch by spanking it with •Liquid yeast cultures such as Wyeast are √All Wyeast are shipped at least once. That’s an open hand on a flat hard surface. This purer than dry yeasts. This is why most how they get to the shops. spank should be a firm sharp slap. Do not homebrewers use Wyeast. Because of That said, it is possible to kill yeast with squeeze or press or massage or punch the WYEAST, homebrewers have easy access extended exposure to extreme temperatures. pouch between your hands or on a soft to the same high quality yeasts that brewer- Here’s some of the things you should never surface. This improper breaking of Wyeast ies insist on. In fact, Wyeast are used by do with Wyeast. Do not put Wyeast on top is undoubtedly the cause of virtually all many brewpubs and micros. Wyeast has of a lamp shade, in the oven, on top of your ‘dead Wyeasts’. Here’s why. dominated homebrewing competitions for fridge, or on a dashboard or windowsill in The outer foil pouch contains yeast. several years (see p. 20). However, we have the hot sun and do not freeze Wyeast. The inner plastic pouch contains starter many customers who are very happy with solution and is bulging due to pressure. their beers made with dry yeast. • Can a beginner use Wyeast? You must not only break the seal of the •There are more varieties of liquid yeast. Wyeast is designed for beginners with all the inner pouch but also mix its contents with •Dry yeast are less expensive. advantages of pure yeast and the ease of use the yeast. Pressing or massaging Wyeast often does not break the inner pouch at all, •Dry yeast have longer shelf life. associated with dry yeast. Thousands of beginners have made great beer their 1st time but the more common problem is that it •Dry yeast start quicker than liquid cultures with Wyeast from St. Pat’s. We started with gently makes a pinhole in the inner pouch because they have a greater number of cells, dry yeast and dumped 5 of our first 9 batches which releases the pressure, thus flattening although Wyeast XL comes close. and the other 4 were nothing special. Then the pouch, but does not make enough of a we used Wyeast and life is grand. hole to actually mix its contents with the Wyeast vs Other Liquid Yeasts yeast. If you do break the inner pouch this • Must you make a starter with way, you must continue massaging firmly •Wyeast XL has more yeast cells than all Wyeast? to squeeze the starter solution out the other liquid cultures including White Labs. Unlike liquid cultures in test tubes, Wyeast is pinhole. Tests conducted at an independent FDA a self-contained starter. That’s what makes it approved food industry laboratory by a 2. Time, Temperature, Date, unique. It’s better (and very easy and only Ph.D. microbiologist on Wyeast XL and Lager vs Ale. takes 15 minutes, see p. 19) to make another White Labs of the same date, received and Be sure to allow enough time for the starter with the Wyeast Original 50mL pack, handled identically, and tested immediately Wyeast to rise up. Be aware that it will take but I and thousands have pitched without without the knowledge of either manufac- ~2 times longer for it to rise at 65° F vs starters and made good to great beer time after turer showed Wyeast XL to have 2-4 times 75°F. Also, lager and wine yeasts take time. The Wyeast XL packs do not require an more cells than White Labs. Original 50 mL longer than ale yeasts. additional starter. Wyeast contain ~1/4 of the cells of the Wyeast XL. Occasionally, Wyeast may rise up during shipping or after you receive it even though the •Self-contained starter unique amongst liquid inner pouch has not been broken. This is a result of premature packaging by Wyeast of the yeasts. This is why Wyeast continues to be yeast slurry before it has gone dormant. Simply refrigerate until day of brewing, warm for superior. 2-4 hours, and pitch without breaking inner pouch. The yeast is fine and, in fact, this •Much longer shelf life compared to other indicates freshness because only very recently packaged packs do this. liquid cultures. page 17 Ale Yeast Brewers Yeast from WYEAST Laboratories Original 50 mL pouch ...... $3.75 each XL 175 mL pouch ...... $5.25 each Please specify ‘Original’ or ‘XL’ clearly. Remove from frig and pop 1-3 days before brewing. See p 16, 22 and instructions on pouch.
Wyeast XL which can be used for same-day brewing if it is fresh. To insure freshness, we routinely stock only the most popular yeast in the XL size.
When is the optimum time to pitch Wyeast? Additional microbiological tests conducted for St. Pat’s indicate the optimum time to pitch Wyeast is before it has fully risen, when the pack is ~1 inch thick. Obviously it is not practical to always pitch at this point but you now know what to shoot for. fully risen, ~2” thick.
Ale Yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae Size 50mL XL Flocculation Attenuation Character German Ale #1007 • low 73-77% Ferments dry and crisp, leaving a complex but mild flavor. Produces an extremely rocky head and ferments well down to 55°F. European Ale #1338 • high 67-71% From Wissenschaftliche in Munich. Full-bodied complex strain finishing very malty. Produces a dense, rocky head during fermentation. American Ale #1056 • • low-med 73-77% Most popular yeast. Used commercially for several classic American ales. Ferments dry, finishes soft, smooth and clean, and is very well balanced. American Ale II #1272 • • high 72-76% Fruitier and more flocculant than 1056. Slightly nutty, slightly tart finish. Great Britain #1098-C • very high 68-72% Same yeast as 1099 Whitbread but packaged in 50 mL for St. Pat’s only. Whitbread #1099 • very high 68-72% Known to St. Pat’s customers as Great Britain 1098-C, test marketed exclusively by St. Pat’s in 1997. More flocculant than British Ale with moderate fruitiness. Excellent for kegged beer. British Ale #1098 • med 73-75% Another yeast from Whitbread. Ferments dry and crisp, slightly tart, fruity and well-balanced. Ferments well down to 65°F. London Ale III #1318 • high 71-75% From traditional London brewery. True top cropping strain, fruity, very light, soft balanced palate, finishes slightly sweet. Thames Valley #1275 • med 72-76% Produces classic British bitters, rich complex flavor profile, clean, light malt character, low fruitiness, low esters, well-balanced. ESB #1968 • • very high 67-71% Rich, malty character and balanced fruitiness. So flocculant that additional aeration and agitation may be needed. Excellent for kegged homebrew. Irish Ale #1084 • • med 71-75% Slight residual diacetyl and fruitiness; great for stouts. Smooth and full- bodied. Scottish Ale #1728 • high 69-73% Ideally suited for Scottish-style ales, and high-gravity ales of all types. Swedish Ale #1742 • med 68-72% Stark beer. Nordic-style yeast of Scandinavian origin. Floral nose, malty finish. Very nice for porters and stouts. Abbey Ale #1214 • med 72-76% Abbey-style top-fermenting yeast, suitable for high-gravity beers. Estery. Belgian Strong Ale #1388 • low 73-77% Moderate to high alcohol tolerance. Fruity nose and palate, dry, tart flnish. Belgian White #3944 • med 72-76% A tart, slightly phenolic character producing distinctive witbiers and grand cru-style ales. Alcohol tolerant. Trappist Ale #3787 • med 75-80% Robust top cropping yeast with phenolic character. Alcohol tolerance to 12%. Ideal for Biere de Garde. Ferments dry with rich ester profile and malty palate. Lambic Blend #3278 • low-med 65-75% Belgian lambic-style yeast blended with lactic bacteria. Rich earthy aroma and acidic finish. Lambic, fruit beers and faro.
Flocculation indicates how well & quickly yeast will settle out of the beer. Apparent attenuation gives an indication of residual sweetness. The more attenuating, the drier the beer. Lager yeasts are generally more attenuating than ales. Wheat and Lager Yeast page 18
Wheat Yeasts Size 50mL XL Flocculation Attenuation Character Weihenstephan Wheat#3068 • • low 73-77% S. delbrueckii. Hefeweizens such as Augustiner. Spicy weizen character, rich with clove, vanilla and banana. More clove than 3333. Best results when fermentation is held around 68°F. Most popular wheat yeast nation- wide among homebrewers and microbrewers which was initially requested and test marketed exclusively by St. Pat’s in 1992. German Wheat #3333 • high 70-76% Less clove than 3068. Sharp tart crispness, fruity, sherry-like palate.
Lager Yeasts Saccharomyces uvarum California Lager #2112 • • high 67-71% Lager character up to 65°F. Malty, brilliantly-clear beers. Pilsen Lager #2007 • med 71-75% Classic American pilsner strain, smooth, malty palate. Danish Lager #2042 • low 73-77% Rich, dortmund-style, crisp, dry finish. Accentuates hop characteristics. Bavarian Lager #2206 • med 73-77% Used by many German breweries to produce rich, full-bodied, malty beers. Kolsch #2565 • low 73-77% Hybrid of ale & lager for unique German style. Develops excellent maltiness with subdued fruitiness, and a crisp finish. Bohemian Lager #2124 • med 69-73% Czech. Clean and malty, with rich residual maltiness in pilsners. Czech Pils #2278 • • med-high 70-74% Classic yeast with malty finish. Excellent for pils & bock. Sulfur produced during fermentation dissipates with conditioning.
Lager yeasts are commonly called bottom- or cold-fermenting. They make clean, malt-accentuating beer at cold temperatures. Clean simply means the beer tastes like the products from which it was made, viz barley malt and hops. Ales are not clean in this sense because they have fruity flavors. A long-standing homebrewing myth is that you cannot make good beer with lager yeasts at ale (warm) tempera- tures. Most lager yeasts do in fact make very good beer when used at ale temperatures. It may be argued, however, that such beers have more ‘ale’ character in that they will have fruitier tones than a traditional cold-fermented lager.
Lagering Lagers are traditionally fermented at ~50-55°F during the primary fermentation. This is often, although not always, followed by a diacetyl rest at ~60°F for one day. The temperature is then dropped to ~40°F for ‘lagering’. Both refrigerators and freezers are too cold for primary fermentation so you need a Refrigerator Temperature Controller. The Controller allows you to easily attain any of these temperatures. After pitching Wyeast, don’t drop the temperature into the 50’s immediately. Wait ~6 hours for an XL pack and ~12 hours for an Original. If you step up the Wyeast pack in another starter, then your wait will be less if at all depend- ing on the size of the starter. The important point is to have the fermentation at a low temperature but not to delay the onset of fermentation by cooling too quickly.
Refrigerator Temperature Controller..... $49.00 Just plug frig or freezer into controller and easily control fermentation and Typical Lager Schedule lagering temperature. Also very nice for adjusting serving temperature on 10 days at 53°F for primary fermentation. kegged beer. Range 20-80°F. 1 day at 60°F for diacetyl rest. Rack beer to secondary. Lager for 6-8 weeks at 40°F.
Diacetyl Rest Diacetyl is a chemical byproduct of fermentation which enhances the smoothness of beer and whose flavor is similar to butterscotch, butter, or vanilla. These are desirable flavors in some beers but not in most lagers. The diacetyl level can be easily reduced by a ‘diacetyl rest’, the process of warming the lager to 60°F for 1 day immediately after primary fermenta- tion. Yeast enzymes catalyze the reaction of diacetyl to nearly tasteless products. page 19 Gas Diffuser—Yeast Starter Aeration! Aeration! Yeast Starter Accessories St. Pat’s was the first shop to advise homebrewers of the importance of aerating freshly pitched wort for healthy and complete fermentation. Yeast cannot have too much oxygen in the early stage. (This is true Erlenmeyer Flasks even when pitching a large starter.) After pitching yeast, aerate by Pyrex flasks. Absolutely shaking or stirring and repeat as often as you like the first 12 hours. Or great for starters because you use the St. Pat’s Diffuser with aquarium pump. The general rule is: can put them directly on the the higher the original gravity, the more important is vigorous aeration. stove and boil wort in them. St. Pat’s 0.5 micron Gas Diffuser 500 ml takes #7 stopper and 1 L takes #9.5. I picked up 316 Stainless Steel. 2” long x Largest Surface Area ~2000 small student grade 0.5” diameter. 0.5µ pores. St. flasks at a good price. Pat’s Diffuser is superior to all Smallest Pores ‘Student grade’ simply means others available to homebrewers. Best Design the lip is a little thinner. •0.5µ pores are the smallest available and make the small- 500 mL 1 liter 2 liter est bubbles for most efficient top quality $7.75 $10.75 $24.75 aeration. student grade $2.75 — — •Largest diffuser on the market #7 stopper $.85 — — which means faster aeration. #9.5 stopper — $1.40 — •Only St. Pat’s Diffuser can be 2 liter stopper — — $2.00 cleaned from the inside. •Only St. Pat’s Diffuser can be 3-Piece Airlock ...... $1.10 used with stainless steel tubing S-Airlock ...... $1.10 as well as soft tubing. Yeast Starter Pack...... $1.00 Aerate wort by simply attaching Extract and nutrient to make 300 mL starter. Use 2 with the 1 L Erlenmeyer Diffusers in photo are only 1” flask. Includes 3 T of extract and 1/2 t yeast nutrient. Instructions below. aquarium pump. long. St. Pat’s Diffuser is 2”. Complete Yeast Starter Kit Diffuser w/ Vinly Tubing ...... $13.50 Choose an Erlenmeyer flask, matching stopper, airlock, and any number of includes brass 1/4 MNPTx3/16 barb fitting, and 6’ vinyl tubing. Yeast Starter Packs. Diffuser w/ Stainless Tubing ...... $20.00 Yeast Nutrient ...... 4 oz $2.25 includes brass 1/4 MNPTx 3/16 compression fitting, 2.5’ S/S tubing, Diammonium phosphate. High-adjunct beers, starters, and wine and mead. and 3’ vinyl tubing. Nutrient is usually not needed for beer because malt supplies ample nutrition. It is, however, often used in yeast starters. Diffuser only ...... $9.75 Wyeast Nutrient ...... 1.5 oz $2.25 Barb Fitting (1/4 MNPTx 3/16 barb, brass) ...... $1.35 Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, nitrogen compounds, zinc, trace elements. Compression Fitting (1/4 MNPTx3/16 comp., brass) .... $2.25 For mead, wine, starters, and may be beneficial for rapid, complete fermentation of beers. 1/2 tsp/5 gal. 3/16 O.D. 304 Stainless Steel Tubing ...... $2.75/ft Yeast Starter the Easy Way Takes only ~15 minutes the night before you plan to brew. A starter is nothing more than a small batch of Recipe for 300 ml (~1 cup) of yeast starter. beer. The purpose of a starter is to increase Equipment: Erlenmeyer Flask, one-hole stopper, airlock, tin foil. the amount of yeast cells and to bring the yeast into early active state (logarithmic phase). The Add Yeast Starter Pack (or 3 T dry malt extract and 1/8 tsp Wyeast more active yeast cells, the faster the fermenta- Nutrient) to 300 ml water in Erlenmeyer flask. Boil 5 minutes. Cover tion will take off and the less risk of contami- with tin foil and cool. Add yeast and shake well to aerate. Put on one- nation. It’s very easy. Simply break your hole stopper and airlock. Keep in dark at room temperature. It’s best Wyeast pack a day earlier than usual, then take to add this starter to the full batch of wort after starter reaches high a few minutes the evening before you plan to krausen (i.e., foaming, active), usually 12-24 hours after preparation. brew and make this starter. Any beer bottle or To step up Wyeast, break the inner pouch and wait 1 day to make glass jar can be used, but a pyrex Erlenmeyer starter. flask makes it very easy because you can put If you make a large starter, it is best to add only the thick yeast slurry the flask directly on the stove. and not the entire starter solution. Wine and Mead Yeast—Dry Yeast page 20
Wine and Mead Yeast from WYEAST Laboratories
Original 50 mL pouch ...... $3.75 each Wine and mead yeasts are not available in XL size.
Remove from frig and pop 1-3 days before brewing. See pages 16, 22 and instructions on pouch.
Wine and Mead Yeasts Both mead yeasts were test marketed exclusively at St. Pat’s. Attenuation Character Dry Mead #3632 high Classic mead yeast for a dry finish. Low foaming with little or no sulfur production. 55-75°F. Sweet Mead #3184 low Specifically for sweet mead and wine. Leaves residual sugar after fermentation. 65-75°F. Pasteur Champagne #3021 high Prisse de mousse, Institute Pasteur champagne yeast race bayanus. Crisp and dry, ideal for sparkling and still white wines and fruit wines. Low foaming, excellent barrel fermentation. Ferments well at low (55-65°F) temperatures. Can be used for high-gravity beers. Chablis #3242 high Prisse de mousse, Institute Pasteur champagne yeast race bayanus. Crisp and dry, ideal for sparkling and still white wines and fruit wines. Low foaming, excellent barrel fermentation. Ferments well at low (55-65°F) temperatures. Can be used for high-gravity beers. Bordeaux #3267 medium French (Bordeaux). Ideally suited for red and white wines which mature rapidly or bigger reds requiring aging. Moderate foaming, low sulfur production over a wide temperature range. En- hances the fruity characteristics of most wines. 65-90°F. Red Wine #3028 medium Also from Bordeaux. Ideally suited for red and white wines which mature rapidly or bigger reds requiring aging. Moderate foaming, low sulfur production over a wide temperature range. En- hances the fruity characteristics of most wines. 65-90°F. Malolactic Bacteria #4007 Leuconostoc oenos blend isolated from western Oregon wineries. Includes strains Ey2d and Er1a. Excellent for high acid wines and low pH. Softens wines by converting harsh malic acid to milder lactic acid. Can be added to juice any time after the onset of yeast fermentation when sulfur dioxide is less than 15 ppm. 55-75°F. Sake #3134 Japanese rice beer yeast. Sake book p 47. Use in conjunction with koji in producing a variety of Asian jius (rice-based beverages). Full-bodied profile with true sake character. 65-75°F. Koji $8/20 oz For authentic production of sake from rice. Dry Yeast —— Beer and Wine $1.00 each except Whitbread is $1.75 Ale Wine, mead, cider, soda (all 5 g) Nottingham (5 g) Windsor (5 g) Pasteur Champagne Red Burgundy Flor Sherry Whitbread (14 g) Edme (11.5 g) White Wine (D47) Narbonne (71B-1122) Montpellier (K1-V1116, all purpose) Proofing ° It’s best to rehydrate the yeast in 1 cup warm, ~100 F, water Liquid yeast cultures are not as important in wine as they are in beer. before pitching. I also recommend using at least 10 grams of dry There are two principle reasons for this. Wine is more acidic, lower yeast to reduce risk. Aerate well. pH, than beer. Low pH inhibits the growth of bacteria so dry wine yeast are more likely to produce good wine than are dry beer yeast. Yeast Statistics: AHA National Competition (1st place, beer categories) (This is one of the reasons to acidify the wort, Year Wyeast Other Liquid Dry Yeast Year Wyeast Other Liquid Dry Yeast see p 12, 32.) Additionally, the higher alcohol 88 38% 24% 38% 94 75% 21% 4% content of finished wine inhibits both bacte- 89 48% 9% 43% 95 88% 12% zero rial and wild yeast growth. Thus, even if 90 67% 19% 14% 96 92% 8% zero there is a small amount of wild yeast or 91 63% 29% 8% 97 71% 23% 6% bacteria present, it will not sour the wine. The 92 80% 12% 8% 98 73% 24% 4% same organisms may sour lower alcohol beer. 93 74% 9% 17% page 21 Flavorings, Spices, Soda Pop, Liqueurs, Vinegar
Flavorings & Spices
Fruit Flavorings $4.50 each, except Lemon $2.50 All natural flavorings in 4 oz bottles except chocolate in 2 oz and lemon in 1 oz. Use 1 bottle in 5 gallons or beer or mead or soda. Add at bottling; don’t boil. Peach Raspberry Lemon Cranberry Blueberry Cherry Chocolate Just wonderful for fruit beers and meads. 1st place Fruit Beer at 1993 Great American Beer Festival used the blueberry flavoring (Bluebeery Ale, Marin Brewing Co.) and lemon is used in a popular lager. No hassle handling fruit.
Dried Elderberries .. 4 oz $4.00 Dried Rose Hips ...... 1 lb $5.00 Spruce Essence ..... 2 oz $3.00 Need ~4 oz/gallon for elderberry wine. 8 oz to 1 lb per gallon. Add to taste in specialty beers. Oak Essence ...... 4 oz $3.00 Oak Chips ...... 8 oz $2.75 Oak chips best used in ‘tea’ of 50% vodka w/ 50% beer or wine. Cover 4 oz chips with ‘tea’ for >1 .5-1 oz IPA’s, Belgian ales. 1-2 oz wine. 4-8 oz in India Pale Ale, Belgian ale, wine. month. Add tea to wine or beer. Most of the spices needed for gran cru, wit and holiday beers. Good quality at a pretty good price, cheaper than my local supermarket. Coriander Seed...... 2 oz $1.75 Licorice Stick ...... 5” $1.75 Nutmeg ...... 1 oz $2.25 Orange Peels ...... 1 oz $1.25 Cinnamon Stick ...... 3” $.50 Ground Cinnamon ... 1 oz $1.25 Ground Ginger...... 1 oz $1.25 Curacao Bitter Orange Peel .....1 oz $2.00
Soda Pop and Liqueurs Soda Extracts $3.50 each Old-fashioned soda pop. Each makes 4 gallons. Table sugar is needed for sweetening and dry champagne yeast for carbonation. Egg Nog Root Beer Sarsaparilla Ginger Beer Raspberry Cola Orange Cream Soda
Soda Pop Tips •Our kids really like sweetening with equal amounts of honey and sugar. •Add a fruit flavoring to make cherry-cola or raspberry-cream soda. •You can make diet soda if you have a kegging system. Use Nutrasweet and force carbonate rather than using yeast. •Carbonation Tip: Use screw top plastic bottles (same bottles most commercial pops are in). Monitor carbonation by feeling firmness of the bottle. Refrigerate when desired carbonation is achieved.
Noirot Liqueur Extracts $4.50 each It’s very easy to make liqueurs with these 2 oz bottles of extract. The basic recipe for 1 quart of liqueur is 26 ounces of vodka or spirits, 1-2 cups of table sugar, 1 cup water, and a bottle of one of these extracts. Simply mix all the stuff together. For a smoother, creamier texture, add 1-2 ounces of finishing formula. Amaretto Triple Sec Irish Glen (Irish Mist) Hazelnut (Frangelico) Cafe Sport (Tia Maria) Moka (Kahlua) Lorbuie (Drambuie) Irish Cream Finishing Formula (Glycerine) $2.75/4 oz
Liqueurs are very popular additives in homebrew. Our HazelNut Brown and Amaretto Brown Ale (p 4) are based on two award winning recipes.
Liqueurs for Gifts ...... $3.25 32 pages. M. Freid. Many recipes for making liqueurs from fresh fruit, nuts, mint, etc.
Vinegar Easy to make either red wine, white wine, cider, or malt vinegar by adding vinegar culture to dry wine, cider, or beer respectively . Making Vinegar at Home ...... $4.50 Vinegar Culture ...... 8 oz $6.95 Romanowski and Larrow. 48 pages. Natural Mother of Vinegar. Specify Red, White, Cider, or Malt. Homebrewing Instructions page 22
Straightforward and concise instructions for making good Ingredients beer time after time using St. Pat's extract kits (p 4-5) and grain: in muslin bag (a few kits do not have grain.) equipment kits (p 2-3). The basic procedures are the same malt extract: molasses-like syrup in 1 gallon pail. regardless of the specific ingredients you choose or whether bittering hops: loose pellets in a plastic vial. you use a plastic or glass fermenter or single or two-stage finishing hops: Usually pellets sealed in plastic bag on top of bittering hops. fermentation. Regardless of which equipment kit or recipe or Some kits have finishing hops in a separate marked plastic vial. options you choose, always bear in mind the preeminent priming sugar: white powder in small plastic bag. importance of good sanitation and clean yeast. liquid yeast: gold foil package Spices, fruit flavorings, liqueurs, candi sugar, lactose will be obvious. Honey Additional options in the basic procedures on page 24. will be mixed with extract. See page 24 for details on use of these ingredients.
Spank the Wyeast, don’t massage. See p. 16.
1. YEAST Break the Wyeast inner pouch 1-3 days 2. GRAIN Add 5 gallons tap water to large pot. 3. MALT EXTRACT AND BITTERING HOPS before brewing and leave pouch at room Place grain in muslin bag into water. Turn heat Stir malt extract and bittering hops into the temperature. (To break inner pouch, set pack on on high and steep grain in cheesecloth bag in boiling water and boil for 45-60 minutes. You hard surface and slap with palm of your hand.) warm water for ~15 minutes (or until water need not stir the boiling wort. Package will swell to about 2" thick. See p. 16, begins to boil). Remove and discard grain. 17 and instructions on pouch.
4. SANITIZE While the wort is boiling, sanitize the fermenter (pail or glass carboy) by adding ~1/4 cup of bleach and fill with cool water. Let stand for 15-30 minutes. Also sanitize lid if using plastic pail (or funnel and screen if using glass carboy) as well as one-hole stopper and airlock in the sink. Empty and rinse plastic pail and lid (or glass carboy) until there is no detectable bleach odor. 5-6. FINISHING HOPS and COOLING WORT Put wort chiller in pot ~5 minutes before end of boil. Add finishing hops last 0-5 minutes of boil. (Finishing hops may be in either a plastic bag or their own plastic vial.) Turn off heat, cover pot as well as possible w/ lid, and run cold water thru chiller to drop hot wort below 90°F SINGLE STAGE PLASTIC 7P. PITCH YEAST After cooling, pour wort into fermenter. Sanitize yeast pack then cut open and add to wort. Shake or stir vigorously to aerate the wort. Repeat aeration an hour later. Attach lid. Fill airlock half full with water and insert airlock and stopper in lid. 8P. FERMENTATION a. Keep fermenter at 65°-75°F. Fermentation will begin in ~24 hours and be vigorous for ~1-2 days. b. Fermentation will slow down and be complete in ~1 week. During fermentation there will be white foam on top of beer and bubbles coming from airlock. You know it is done when no bubbles are coming from airlock and surface of beer is foam free, like flat beer. 9P. BOTTLING a. Sanitize 2 cases of bottles by soaking in bleach solution (1 tablespoon bleach/gallon of cool water) for ~30 minutes. b. Drain and rinse bottles until bleach odor is not present. c. Boil priming sugar in 1 cup of water for 2 minutes. Stir gently into beer. It's OK to add this small amount hot. You want priming sugar to be evenly dispersed in the beer without overly disturbing trub (sediment) on bottom. d. Sanitize bottle filler and vinyl tubing for ~5 minutes. e. Attach vinyl tubing and bottle filler to spigot. f. Fill bottles by pushing filler against bottom of bottle. Cap. 10P. CONDITIONING Store in dark at 65°-75°F for 1-2 weeks. Congratulations! You've made the world's greatest beer. page 23 Homebrewing Instructions SINGLE STAGE GLASS 7G. PITCH YEAST After cooling, pour wort into glass fermenter using funnel and screen. Sanitize yeast pack then cut open and add to wort. Shake or stir vigorously to aerate the wort, being careful not to break carboy. Repeat aeration an hour later. Fill airlock half full with water and insert airlock and stopper in carboy. Cover carboy with paper bag to keep light out. 8G. FERMENTATION a. Keep fermenter at 65°-75°F. Fermentation will begin in ~24 hours and be vigorous for ~1-2 days. b. Fermentation will slow down and be complete in ~1 week. During fermentation there will be white foam on top of beer and bubbles coming from airlock. You know it is done when no bubbles are coming from airlock and surface of beer is foam free, like flat beer. You may need to peer through the mouth of the carboy to observe the surface because of deposits caking the sides. 9G. BOTTLING a. Sanitize 2 cases of bottles by soaking in bleach solution (1 tablespoon bleach/gallon of cool water) for ~30 minutes. b. Drain and rinse until bleach odor is not present. c. Boil priming sugar in 1 cup of water for 2 minutes. Stir gently into beer. It's OK to add this small amount while hot. You want priming sugar to be evenly dispersed in the beer without overly disturbing trub (sediment) on bottom. d. Sanitize bottling and racking kit (carboy cap, vinyl tubing, racking tube, bottle filler) by soaking in sanitizing solution for ~5 minutes. Rinse away bleach odor. e. Attach bottling and racking kit to carboy. Start siphon by blowing into open port of carboy cap while depressing bottle filler in beer bottle. f. Fill bottles by pushing filler against bottom of bottle. Cap. 10G. CONDITIONING Store in dark at 65°-75°F for 1-2 weeks. Congratulations! You've made the world's greatest beer. 2-STAGE PLASTIC-GLASS 2-STAGE GLASS-GLASS The procedure for the 2-Stage Plastic-Glass is a composite of the instructions The procedure for the 2-Stage Glass/Glass is nearly identical with the given above for the Single Stage Plastic and Single Stage Glass with one instructions given above for the Single-Stage Glass with one additional step of additional step of transferring the wort from the initial fermenter, the plastic transferring the wort from the initial fermenter, the 6.8 gallon glass carboy, to pail, to a secondary fermenter, a glass carboy. a secondary fermenter, a 5 gallon glass carboy.
Follow steps 1-6. Follow steps 1-6. Follow steps 7P-8Pa under Follow steps 7G-8Ga under "SINGLE STAGE GLASS" instructions. "SINGLE STAGE PLASTIC" instructions. After the intial vigourous fermentation has slowed, usually 2-3 days, After the intial vigourous a. Sanitize racking and bottling kit without fermentation has slowed, bottle filler (red carboy cap, vinyl usually 2-3 days, tubing, racking tube) as well as 5-gallon a. Sanitize vinyl tubing and glass glass carboy and stopper. Rinse away carboy and stopper. Rinse bleach odor. away bleach odor. b. Attach bottling and racking kit to 7 b. Attach vinyl tubing to spigot on gallon carboy. Transfer wort from 7- plastic pail and drain wort into gallon carboy to 5-gallon carboy by glass carboy. Leave the trub starting siphon by blowing into open (sediment) on bottom of plastic port of carboy cap while vinyl tubing is pail. Attach airlock and in 5 gallon carboy. Leave the trub stopper and cover with paper (sediment) on bottom of 7-gallon carboy. bag to keep light out. Attach airlock and stopper and cover 5 gallon carboy with paper bag to keep Now simply follow instruction light out. under "SINGLE STAGE GLASS" beginning with 8Gb. Now simply continue to follow instructions under "SINGLE STAGE GLASS" beginning with 8Gb. Homebrewing Instructions page 24 Alternatives and Tips There are many variations of instructions on the previous pages we and Use of Honey, Fruit Flavoring, Spices, Liqueur, others have used to make very good beer. Here's a few words on the more common alternatives as well as a few tips. Candi Sugar, Lactose & Miscellaneous Ingredients Spices and orange peel should be added very late in boil or during Sanitation fermentation. Brewers yeast make good beer. Bacteria and wild yeast make swill. There- fore, the most important aspect of good brewing is to keep bacteria and wild Fruit Flavorings and Liqueurs should be added to fermenter at yeast out of your beer. Here's how. bottling. Don’t boil. Honey, Rice Extract, Candi Sugar, and Lactose can be treated as Sanitizing Solution extract and boiled. A good sanitizing solution is 1 tablespoon of bleach per gallon of cold water. This solution will kill virtually all bacteria and wild yeast. The rule of thumb Malto-Dextrin should be added at bottling with priming sugar. is DON'T PUT ANYTHING INTO THE BEER OR THE THE BEER INTO ANYTHING THAT HAS NOT BEEN SOAKED IN SANITIZING SOLU- Homebrewing without a Large Pot and/or Wort Chiller TION. Soak fermenter with sanitizing solution before adding wort. BE SURE You do not need a 6-8 gallon pot to make great beer. I recommend TO RINSE THE FERMENTER FREE OF THE CHLORINE ODOR BE- boiling all the water because tap and bottled water may have bacteria. FORE ADDING WORT. If you have a small pot you can still boil all of the water and make Alternative Sanitizing Solution excellent beer by simply preboiling some plain water, cool it, and add Many homebrewers, including me, use iodophor solution as a sanitizer. It has to fermenter. You need boil the water for only 5-10 minutes. This can the advantage of no-rinse and is a more effective sanitizer than bleach (p. 30). be done a day ahead of time for convenience. Also, if for any reason you don't have a full 5 gallons of beer at end of fermentation, feel free Alternative Airlock Solution to add preboiled (but cool) water to bring volume to 5 gallons before Vodka or whiskey is an excellent sterile solution in the airlock. bottling.
Sanitize Yeast Pack Alternative Method of Cooling Wort You should always sanitize the outside of your yeast pack. If you don't have a wort chiller, you can easily cool the wort by simply Beer Bottles covering the pot and placing in an ice bath in a sink or tub. Be You will need 2 cases of 12 ounce bottles (page 36). Any longneck bottle will extremely careful however when carrying a pot of hot wort. Change do. We recommend avoiding screw cap bottles. The Jet Carboy and Bottle the ice bath a couple of times to speed up the cooling. Washer is very handy for rinsing bottles. Don't Add Hot Wort to Plastic Fermenter Finishing Hops: 0, 1, 2 or 5 minutes? Some homebrewing books foolishly recommend adding the hot wort to the The later you add the finishing hops, the more aroma you will get. See plastic fermenter. The metal pot is a much better heat conductor than plastic discussion on hop pages 13-14. pail so the wort will cool much faster in the pot. Moreover, the very hot wort will damage the plastic spigot. Bottling Spigot Care Alternative Methods of Transferring Wort from Kettle Never add very hot wort to the plastic fermenter as this can damage the spigot to Carboy causing a leak. Test spigot with plain water before adding wort to insure you Five gallons of wort is heavy (~45 lbs) so it may be easier to simply have a good seal. Additionally, finger tighten the spigot. Do not over tighten use a small pot to ladle the wort from the boiling kettle into the as this can strip the nylon threads. fermenter. Bottle Filler Cleaning The tip of the spring-loaded bottle filler is easily removed for cleaning. Alternatively, if you have are using a glass fermenter there is a simple Plastic Fermenter Cleaning method of using the bottling and Clean the fermenter gently to avoid deep scratches. After each use of the racking kit (p 34) in reverse to siphon plastic fermenter, we recommend soaking the fermenter in plain water for a the wort into the carboy. It avoids few hours followed by gentle washing with a soft cloth. heavy lifting and leaves the hot break in the pot. Capper Care Occasional lubrication of the capper will extend its life. Assemble racking kit as usual except remove racking tube tip. Place carboy Stirring Extract into Water on floor. Place tubing in kettle of Stir the extract into the boiling water to avoid burning it on the pot bottom. No cooled wort just above the break need to stir after this. Be wary of boil-overs however. material (a siphon clip, page 34, helps for this). Suck on carboy cap to start Alternative Grain Steeping Method siphon. That’s it. If you have cooled ° If you have a thermometer you might wish to steep the grain at ~150-160 F for the wort well you’ll leave a lot of 20 minutes. This is a little better procedure particularly for kilned malts. It’s best to steep kilned malts in only a quart of water in a separate pot and then break material behind. Raise racking add to your boil. You are actually mashing the kilned malt when you do this. tube off bottom of carboy so that the wort is aerated as it falls into carboy. page 25 Shipping Information Why St. Pat’s? 5% Discount to AHA Payment Throughout the 1990’s, St. Pat’s impacted Members every product category in homebrewing from St. Pat’s offers 5% off on all products to yeast, hops, grain, extract, kits, pots and members of the American Homebrewers Or send a check with your order. kettles, 3-level systems, books, kegging, Association. Just give us your AHA member- We also ship COD. spices, test equipment, etc. Furthermore, St. ship number when ordering. Discount does Pat’s is an industry leader in every business not apply to sales tax and shipping charges. 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St. Pat’s bitterness) web page was one of the first in the industry •Malt specifications •Newsletters and the currently the most extensive. •Instructions for kegging, refrigerator conver- •New products and special discounts Price: We don’t have the lowest price on sion, counter pressure bottle filler, filtering every item but we’re pretty close. beer • Information on events such as our annual Michael Jackson tasting Wine Equipment and Ingredient Kits page 26
It’s easy to make very good wine at home Basic Winemaking Set $69.00 from concentrates and even easier with 5 gallon glass carboy the new complete kits. Making wine 5-gallon carboy handle from grapes is not difficult either, but it is 6.5 gallon plastic fermenter seasonal. plastic spigot I won’t fall into the endless debate over 2 one-hole rubber stoppers beer vs winemaking, but suffice it to say, 3-piece airlock either is easy, enjoyable, and results in carboy brush good stuff. Both require virtually the bottling and racking kit same basic fermentation equipment. You wing corker must have two fermenters for wine in 25 #8 straight corks order to achieve clarity. Perhaps the most Enjoy Home Winemaking significant practical difference is the time needed for fermentation and aging. Deluxe Winemaking Set $113.50 Wines take 1-6 months. Everything in the Basic and Winemakers use campden tablets for hydrometer sterilization rather than boiling because hydrometer Test Jar boiling diminishes the fruit flavors and brass bottle washer aromas and serves no useful purpose as it faucet adapter does in beer making. Wines are typically plastic spoon >1 pH unit lower than beers and about acrylic wine thief twice the alcohol, both of which inhibit acid test kit bacterial growth. Making Table Wine at Home I grew up near Temecula, California Wine Bottles $11.75/case which has grown into a respected white wine region. My mother moved to a New green 750 ml bottles. home with a small vineyard (~100 12/case. Need 2 cases/5 gallons. Cabernet vines) in the mid 80’s, and my Add $1/cs for handling in addition to freight. husband and I cared for and harvested the Substitutions crop in 1988. Unfortunately, we had to Feel free to substitute any item in these pick a week too early because our son equipment sets. Simply include the difference Bernie was due at the same time. He is in the individual prices. For example, sub the now 10 and just as inconsiderate! In the floor corker for the wing corker for $51. subsequent years I made wine from Why not 2-stage glass-to-glass? concentrates and in the past three years Both fermenters could be glass if you use have enjoyed making wine with grapes concentrates or make white wine. However, from Austin area vineyards. if you make wine from red grapes, you need Home winemaking is enjoying a resur- the large opening of the pail to add the gence nationwide and the growth in pressed grapes, including the skins. If you do Texas parallels the growth in the blos- use glass-to-glass, the first fermenter should soming Texas wine industry. be a 7 gallon carboy. Complete Wine Ingredient Kits Very easy to use and popular kits that make good wine. These complete kits contain everything you need except water for 6 gallons. They have been adjusted for proper pH and acidity. All come with yeast nutrient, acid blend, dried wine yeast, and good instructions. There are two groups. Vintners Reserve has grape concentrate with dissolved sugar. Vintners Selection contain 4 gallons of flash pasteurized grape juice, grape concentrate, with dissolved sugar. The wines are ready to drink in ~1 month. Reserve Chablis ...... $39.75 Selection Riesling ...... $39.75 French Chardonnay .... $69.75 White Zinfandel ...... $46.75 French Cabernet Sauvignon Chardonnay ...... $48.75 $69.75 Rose ...... $41.75 French Merlot ...... $69.75 Chianti...... $42.75 Even these premium Selection kits cost less Carbernet Sauvignon . $46.75 than $2.50/bottle. Merlot ...... $46.75 page 27 Wine Books—Wine Concentrates Alexanders Wine Concentrates Made from California grapes by Dennis Alexander and his sons. I visited Alexanders shortly before moving to Texas and was impressed. Malt extract production is shut down every fall during wine season. After pressing, the juice is concentrated under vacuum at a low temperature. Alexanders stores the canned concentrate in a large refrigerated room until sold. Two 46 oz cans makes 5 gallons of good wine. I usually use 3 which requires little additional sugar and makes a full-bodied wine. Nutrients, acid blend, clarifiers, campden tablets are on opposite page. Wine yeasts on page 20. Johannisberg Riesling.....$16.25 Merlot ...... $20.75 Chenin Blanc ...... $12.75 Cabernet Sauvignon ...... $20.75 Chablis ...... $12.75 Burgundy ...... $14.25 Gewurztraminer ...... $15.75 Rose ...... $13.25 Zinfandel ...... $17.75 Wine Conditioner ..... 32 oz $6.25 Sweetens and stabilizes. 4-16 oz/5 gallons Corn syrup, potassium sorbate, potassium metabisulfite. Wine Books Alexanders Instructions Here’s the basic recipe for the Alexanders wine concentrates. This makes good, light- bodied wine. I often substitute another can of concentrate, 3 total, for 5 cups of the sugar to make more full-bodied wine. You can use 4 cans and no sugar for a desert wine such as a later harvest reisling. There are other varia- tions such as tannin for reds, potassium sorbate with additional sugar for sweet wine, or wine conditioner for silkiness. Standard Recipes White Wine Red Wine Making Table Wine at Home $9.75 2 cans of concentrate 2 cans of concentrate Excellent. 44 of the best pages on making 8 cups table sugar 5 cups table sugar wine from grapes, not concentrates. Straight- 3 tsp yeast nutrient 3 tsp yeast nutrient forward explanations of all pertinent tests 10 tsp acid blend 6 tsp acid blend such as pH, acidity, sulfites and very practical 13 campden tablets 13 campden tablets information such as when to rack and bottle. yeast yeast Joy of Home Winemaking $11.95 Easy Instructions Garey. New up-to-date book. Wine Science ...... $134.00 1. Add concentrate, table sugar, yeast Ron Jackson. Complete and technical guide to nutrient, acid blend and water to pail to viticulture and enology. total volume of 5 gallons. Art of Making Wine...... $5.50 2. Add 5 crushed campden tablets. Let sit for Anderson. Recipes. Good introduction. 12-24 hours. Progressive Winemaking $15.00 3. Add yeast, aerate by stirring or shaking. Duncan and Acton. 430 pages. Put on lid and airlock. Recipe Handbook ...... $2.75 4. Fermentation will subside in 2-4 weeks. Massacessi. 101 grape & fruit recipes. 34 pages. Let yeast settle an additional 2 weeks. Enjoy Home Winemaking ..$1.95 Rack (transfer) to glass carboy, leaving Frishman. Beginners guide to concentrates. 32 pg. sediment behind. Add 5 crushed campden tablets. Top off with sterile water. Put on Making Wine, the Video ....$19.95 stopper and airlock. Thorough visual guide. 5. Rack back to pail in 2-3 months, leaving Grapes into Wine...... $18.00 sediment behind. Add 3 crushed campden Wagner, 304 pages. tablets. Sanitize bottles and corks. Attach From Vines to Wines...... $18.95 tubing and bottle filler to spigot and bottle Jeff Cox, 233 pages. Complete guide to growing and cork. grapes and making wine. Wine Supplies page 28 Wine Corks size bottle straight tapered #7 beer –– $.10 each #8 wine, champagne $4.25/25 — #9 wine $4.95/25 — You can use either #8 or #9 corks for wine bottles. #9 make a snugger fit but are difficult to put in with the wing corker unless you soak them in water very well. Either the bench capper/corker or floor corker will push #9 corks easily. #8 make a satisfactory fit and can be put in easily with the wing corker. We don’t stock tapered corks for wine bottles anymore because they don’t keep the wine as well. Champagne Plastic Stoppers $.15 ea $3.00/25 Champagne Wirehoods $.14 ea $2.75/25 Grape Crusher ...... $235 Stainless steel hopper, aluminum double rollers, Wirehood Tightener $4.50 and fly wheel for crushing grapes. Shrink Capsules — $2.75/25 PVC plastic. Maroon, gold, silver, black, green. Place on neck of wine bottle and immerse in hot water to shrink on.
Wine Bottles ...... $11.75/case New, green, 750 mL, 12 per case.
Wing Corker ...... $18.75 Italy. Good quality double lever action. Crusher/Destemmer ...... $595 S/S 16”x30” hopper. Destems and crushes grapes Wooden Wine Press...... $245 w/ manual flywheel. Ship by truck only. (Floor Model) 4 gallon. Italy. High quality. Hard Oak Barrels, new, white oak wood staves, chromium plated bolts. Cage American diameter 10”x14”. 5 gallon ...... $136 Rice hulls, p 10, are helpful in 10 gallon ...... $159 pressing grapes. Add a handful to 15 gallon ...... $179 each press load. French Oak Barrels, new Limousin oak from central France. Used by Plastic Wine Press ...... $125.75 wineries in Bordeaux and Cognac. 1.8 gallons. Table 5 gallon ...... $179 model. Heavy duty Floor Corker $69.50 rigid plastic. Strong 7.5 gallon ...... $194 Portugal. Heavy duty. We use enough to press apples 15 gallon ...... $319 this one. into cider. Grapes, berries and other fruits. Wooden Barrel Tap ...... $8.75 9.5” long. German lock key spigot made of cherry wood. Fits bung Bench Capper/Corker ...... $58.75 hole of oak barrels. Made in Italy. Attachments to Barolkleen convert between Nylon Pressing Bag ...... $3.25 beer and wine. $2.50/lb Only juice goes through. Removes excess tannin in new barrels. 1 lb/5 gallons hot water. 15 Gallon Plastic Drum ...... $3.00 Leave 48 hrs. These are our used malt extract drums. Blue color. Food grade. Inexpensive large fermenter. Takes #5.5 stopper. page 29 Honey, Mead, Cider Honey Notes on Making Mead Honey is one of the world’s most ubiquitous foods. All that is required Mead is simply honey wine. However, wonderful mead-type drinks is bees and flowers. Each flower contributes its own unique flavor and can be made by using fruits or barley malt (or malt extract) or herbs. color to honey and, resultingly, there are innumerable types of honey. Still or traditional mead: not carbonated, like most wines. In the North, the nectar of blooming clover produces a light colored Sparkling: carbonated like champagne or beer. honey. The citrus regions of California, Texas, and Florida produce Melomel: honey and fruit or fruit flavoring. distinctive orange blossom honeys. California also produces flavorful Methleglin: honey and herbs. buckwheat honey. Areas of the South including central Texas have cotton honey. Mesquite honey is made from the nectar of mesquite Pyment: honey and grapes. trees which populate the Southwest, including south Texas. Guajillo Cyser: honey and apples. (pronounced wa-he-yo) honey comes from the white flower of a native Braggot: honey and barley malt. Texas bush which grows in only a small area of central Texas. It’s Some people make mead like beer (p 22-24) but only boil the honey even lighter than mesquite and may be the world’s lightest. water for 5 minutes. Others make mead like wine (p 27) using campden tablets to sterilize. Either method is very easy. Mead will manifest the character of the type of honey from which it is made. For example, mead of orange blossom honey is perceptibly Unlike barley malt, honey lacks sufficient nutrients so yeast nutrient different than mead of mesquite honey. Any good quality honey will must be added for a healthy fermentation. make delicious mead but mead makers tend to prefer the delicate, less It takes 12-18 lbs of honey for 5 gallons of mead. Acid blend is assertive flavors of light honeys such as clover, mesquite, and guajillo. optional and adds acidity (tartness) to balance the sweetness. Acid blend and nutrients (p 30) can be added in the boil if you choose to We obtain our Texas honeys from beekeepers in central and south make mead like beer. Mead yeasts are on page 20. Texas. Both honeys are unfiltered. Meads typically take ~1 month to ferment and ~2 months to age and often improve over the first year. 6 lb Pail 12 lb Pail Your Container Honey Bears $2.50 12 oz of either mesquite or Texas Mesquite Honey $13.00 $25.00 $2.00/lb guajillo honey in plastic Texas Guajillo Honey $13.00 $25.00 $2.00/lb bear with spout. St. Pat’s introduced raw mesquite and guajillo honey to the homebrewing community. Mead Kits Guajillo Mead ...... $31.50 Mesquite Mead ...... $31.50 Champagne Mead ...... $32.00 OG 1.088. 13 lbs guajillo honey, 1 T yeast extract, OG 1.088. 13 lbs mesquite honey, 1 T yeast OG 1.088. Guajillo or Mesquite Mead kit with 1 4 tsp acid blend, Sweet or dry mead yeast extract, 4 tsp acid blend, Sweet or dry mead yeast cup corn sugar. aka sparkling mead. Raspberry Melomel ...... $36 .00 Braggot ...... $31.00 Reisling Pyment ...... $41.50 OG 1.088. 13 lbs guajillo or mesquite honey, 1 T OG 1.087. 9 lb mesquite or guajillo honey, 4 lbs 10 lb mesquite or guajillo honey, 4 lbs J. Reisling yeast extract, 4 tsp acid blend, Sweet mead yeast, pale malt extract, 1 T yeast extract, 4 tsp acid wine concentrate, 1 T yeast extract, 4 tsp acid raspberry flavoring blend, dry mead yeast, 1 cup corn sugar blend, sweet mead yeast, 1 cup corn sugar
Mead and Cider Books Cider Making Mead Roger Morse ...... $11.50 Hard (alcoholic) cider is growing in popularity. Hard cider is The best book on mead. Author is nationally known beekeeper. made just like wine or mead. You need 5 gallons of sweet cider, 127 pages. yeast nutrient, acid blend, campden tablets, and wine or mead yeast. As with mead, add spices and flavorings as desired. Brewing Mead Papazian & Gayre ...... $11.95 If you have apples, you’ll need a press. The hard plastic press Most of book is history of mead with small section on making (p 28) is better for hard fruits than the wooden presses. Here’s a mead. 198 pages. recipe of ours that was featured in Zymurgy (summer, 1997) with a little more honey. The Art of Cidermaking Paul Correnty ..... $11.95 5 gallons sweet cider The best cider book. Up-to-date with many recipes. 85 pages. 2 lbs honey Make Apple Cider Garden Way ...... $2.50 4 tsp acid blend 1/2 oz yeast nutrient Good, concise introduction. 32 pages. Wyeast Sweet Mead yeast Making Cider Jo Deal...... $11.95 1 cup corn sugar for priming Good intro. Nice sections on cooking with cider and apples. 97 Cider takes about ~2-3 weeks to ferment and another 2-3 weeks to pages. condition. Clarifiers—Nutrients—Chemicals—Sanitizers page 30 Beer––Water Treatment Yeast Nutrients Cleaners vs Sanitizers Yeast nutrients are used in wine, mead, cider, Sanitizers kill bacteria and yeast. Cleaners clean. Many extract recipes call for gypsum or yeast starters and high-adjunct beers. Nutrient Clean carboys and beer bottles first, then follow chalk. Thesse salts are of primary value is not needed for most beers because malt with sanitizer. If you clean well to the mash, not the boil. Therefore, they supplies ample nutrition. are generally not needed in extract beers after brewing, you because water is treated before making Yeast Nutrient ...... 4 oz $2.25 will only need a sanitizer before the extract. Diammonium phosphate. 3 tsp/5 gallons. bottling or adding Wyeast Nutrient .... 1.5 oz $2.25 wort to carboy. Gypsum ...... 4 oz $1.75 Complete nutrient with vitamins, minerals, (calcium sulfate) Increases permanent EPA-approved amino acids, nitrogen compounds, zinc, trace sanitizers such as hardness and acidity. Use 1 tablespoon in elements. 1/2 tsp/5 gal. English-style ales. iodophor do not Wine Additives require rinsing if Burton Water Salts 2 oz $2.75 used as directed. From River Trent. 1 oz in English ales. Campden Tablets .... 2 oz $2.25 B-Brite, which we Gypsum, magnesium sulfate, salt & papain. ~110 tablets. Tablet form or metabisulfite which no longer carrry, is Chalk ...... 4 oz $1.75 acts as sterilant and antioxidant. 1 tablet/gallon NOT a sanitizer at of must. See sulfite tester p 35. all. It is only a (calcium carbonate) Increases temporary cleaner, but a hardness and makes wort more basic. 1 Acid Blend ...... 4 oz $2.25 poorer cleaner than teaspoon in dark beers. Citric, malic, & tartaric acid. 4 tsp in mead. Adjust pH of wine. Acid test kit p 35. Super No-Rinse or Phosphoric Acid ... 4 oz $2.25 BLC, and even TSP. Sorbate ..... Food grade. 21%. Lowers pH without adding Potassium 1 oz $2.25 calcium. Also good cleaner for stainless steel. Fermentation inhibitor. 1/2 tsp/gal at bottling. Phosphoric and lactic acid are essentially Grape Tannin ...... 1 oz $1.95 interchangeable in brewing but phosphoric has ~1/2 tsp/gallon white wine. B•L•C (Liquid) Cleaner ...... a longer shelf life. Often needed for use of Anti-Foam ...... 1/2 oz $2.25 ...... 4 oz $2.25 liter $9.50 iodophor as well. 1 drop/gallon in glass carboy to prevent foaming Use 1 oz /5 gal warm water for beer bottles, over during fermentation. Beer Clarifiers carboys, etc. Most beers will become sparkling clear Wine Clarifiers Super No-Rinse (Powder) Cleaner without the use of clarifiers. However, Pectic Enzyme ...... 1 oz $2.25 ...... 2.5 oz $1.50 3.4 lb $15.00 the time will vary due to many factors Fruit wines and beers. Not for grape wine. ~1/4 Use 2 T/5 gal warm water for beer bottles, carboys, including yeast strain, extract or malt teaspoon for 5 gallons. etc. Super No-Rinse and BLC are similar FDA- used, procedure and temperature. Bentonite...... 8 oz $2.25 approved cleaners. Large tub of Super No-Rinse makes 370 gallons and is equivalent to 2 liters of Clarifying aids reduce the time for beer to 4 tsp in 1/2 cup warm water. BLC. Increase concentration for removing beer become brilliant. Polyclar ...... 1 oz $2.75 stone from beer lines, faucets, and taps. Add 2 teaspoons in secondary about a day before Irish Moss ...... 3 oz $2.75 bottling to remove tannins. TSP ...... 1 lb $1.95 3 lb $4.75 Seaweed. 1/2 teaspoon last 15 minutes of the Gelatin ...... 3 oz $3.25 Powder Cleaner. 1 tsp/gallon for carboys and boil to settle out hot break. Dissolve 1 tablespoon in 1 pint warm water bottles. Removes most labels as well. Must rinse. Chill-Garde® ...... 2 oz $2.00 (don’t boil) at bottling. Settles out yeast. 2 T/5 gallons. Mix in cold water and add at Iodophor... 4 oz $2.25 liter $9.50 bottling. Removes large proteins that Acid & Sulfite Testers Excellent sanitizer. ≤0.5 oz/5 gallons cold contribute to chill haze. Acid Test Kit ...... $7.00 water. You often need phosphoric acid with Gelatin ...... 3 oz $3.25 For wine. Replacement syringes, vials, indicator iodophor. Use for carboys, pails, funnels, and sodium hydroxide also available. From cow hooves. Dissolve 1 tablespoon in 1 bottling and racking kit, beer bottles, soda pint warm water (don’t boil) at bottling. Sodium Hydroxide ...... $2.00 kegs. Sanitation needs only 5-10 minutes. Settles out yeast. Replacement for acid test kit. 4 oz. Sodium Will stain plastic and rubber parts with Clearfine® ...... 1 oz $2.75 hydroxide degrades over time with exposure to air. extended period. Stains won’t do any damage Titrets® SO Test Kit 10 pack.. $15 Synthetic Isinglass. Stable and easy-to-use. 2 but are unsightly. Excellent fining. Dissolve 1 tsp in warm Titrettor, reusable holder...... $7.50 Iodophor (‘Tamed Iodine’) is a bacteri- water at bottling. Tests sulfite concentration of wine. cide used in hospitals, dairies and breweries Polyclar ...... 1 oz $2.75 for 60 years. More effective than bleach and odorless and tasteless. Add 2 teaspoons in secondary about a day Food-Grade Silicone before bottling to remove tannins and prevent If your water pH>9 (as Austin’s) you chill haze. Also for wine. Spray ...... $8.25 need to add vinegar or phosphoric acid with Excellent lubricant and cleaner for iodophor. You will know if water pH>9 if, virtually everything including when you add iodophor, the solution becomes Miscellaneous QD’s, poppet valves, tank plugs, clear and not slightly amber as it should be. o-rings, vinyl tubing, beer faucets, Amylase Enzyme . 1 oz $1.75 and taps. 13 oz spray can. Chlorine & Iodine test strips . $3.75 100 strips for testing sanitizing solution. page 31 Paddles—Brushes—Mills—Bags—Mash Tuns
Great new Mills product
Tubing Brushes 66” long! Great for vinyl tubing, stainless steel tubing, bottle fillers, and racking tubes. Perhaps our most new product of 1998. Only available at St. Pat’s. At 5.5 feet long, they make cleaning virtually all homebrew tubing much easier, quicker, and more effective. Tubing I.D...... Price Automatic Roller Mill .....$169.50 3/16” ...... $4.75 Excellent new mill made by commercial mill 1/4” ...... $4.75 manufacturer. Adjustable steel rollers (both ends). Hand crank easily driven by electric drill. All 3/8” ...... $5.75 metal construction including hopper and side 1/4” brush for racking tubes, bottle fillers, and plates. Base made of hard plastic. Best homebrew 3/8” O.D. stainless tubing. mill ever made. Grains are crushed, not ground, for minimal flour. Includes 5 gallon pail. Maltmill™ ...... $125.50 24” Original roller mill for homebrewers. Not brewery paddle 36” adjustable. Wood side plates, wood hopper, wood base. Does not include 5 gallon pail. Stainless Steel Paddles Rugged, beautiful, heavy duty, paddles made Corona Mill $43.75 entirely of stainless steel. All have 4.75”x9.75”x2 Corn mill made in Columbia. mm thick blades and 1” diameter handles (except High hopper. Doesn’t do brewery paddle below). Only at St. Pat’s. quite as nice a job as the other 24” length ...... $17.25 mills but quite adequate for Carboy Brush ...... $4.25 the price. 36” length ...... $20.75 A must for cleaning carboys. 60” length ...... $25.75 Bottle Brush, 17” ...... $2.25 Grain Scoop S/S Brewery Paddle, 3 mm $45.50 Beer and wine bottles. $13.50 53” long w/ 1.5” diameter handle. Blade is larger and thicker (6”x19”x3mm) than on above paddles. Faucet Brush ...... $2.25 These are indispensable 18/8 S/S. Weighs 6 lbs! For cleaning inside of chrome faucets. to us in the shop. Aluminum. Holds Wooden Paddle 35” ...... $15.75 about 1 lb of grain. Great for stirring the mash. Heavy duty. Don’t waste your time with a plastic or even the stainless steel spoon for mash stirring. Mash Tuns Phil’s Phalse Bottom 9” (5 gallon cooler) ...... $15.50 Grain 10” (6.5 gallon pail) ...... $17.50 Bags 12” (beer kegs) ...... $22.00 Phil’s Sparger Nylon Sparging Bag ...... $3.25 7” (5 gal cooler & 6.5 gal pail) $16.50 5 gallon. Fine mesh with elastic at top. Also a fruit pressing bag used with presses, page 28. Phil’s Sparger ...... $23.75 10” (10 gallon cooler) ...... $17.50 Grain Steeping or Hop Bag $1.75 Nifty spinning sprayer (7”) with new 6.5 gallon Large Pinch Clamp...... $1.00 pail, 2.5’ tubing, large pinch clamp, instructions. Plastic, for 3/8” i.d. tubing. Controls lauter rate. Reusable nylon bag is great for steeping specialty grains or boiling whole hops and dry-hopping. Phil’s Lauter-Tun ...... $26.75 EasyMasher ...... $33.50 Holds up to 3 lbs of grain. Best designed simple lauter-tun. Includes new 6.5 Converts 8.25 gallon ceramic-on-steel pot to mash gallon pail and lid, 10” phalse bottom, 2.5’ tubing, tun. Brass spigot, pipe with screen. Need to drill Muslin (cheese cloth) Bag ...... $.50 large pinch clamp, instructions. hole in pot. Instructions included. Good for steeping up to 1.5 lb of grain. pH Meters—Digital Thermometers page 32 Durable meters with varying features and prices to meet most brewers needs. (ATC=automatic temperature compensation.) pH Meters Price Range Accuracy Calibration Other Features Checker 1 $42 0-14 pH 0.2 manual 3000 hr battery, pocket meter pHep 3 $65 0-14 pH 0.1 auto Waterproof, ATC 0-50°C, pocket meter pH Meter and Digital Thermometer PICCOLO Plus $175 1-13 pH 0.01 pH manual ATC 0-70°C, carrying case, pH 4 and 7 0-70°C1°C buffers, screwdriver. High quality meter. Laboratory $325 0-14 pH 0.01 pH auto ATC 0-100°C. Also measures 0-2000 mV. 0-100°C 0.4°C Same performance as top-of-the-line microprocessor bench meters. This microprocessor unit comes with temperature probe. We have selected an electrode which can be used up to 100°C to take full advantage of the 0-100 ATC. You can measure pH at any point during brewing. Features automatic buffer recognition and simple 2-point automatic calibration. Accessories: Rugged Case with pH 4 and pH 7 buffers $35.00 Replacement Electrode $92.50 Electrolyte (Ag/AgCl) solution $14.00 Digital Thermometers Checktemp F $35 -58 to 302°F 0.4°F none Stainless steel probe. More durable than glass thermometer. Thermometer/Timer $32 32 to 392°F 0.4°F none Measures °C or °F. Wonderful new product for both monitoring mash temperature and timing mash, boil, and hop additions. Remote stainless steel probe, 3’ long. Alarm on temperature rise. Magnetic base on display unit. Requires slight modification for homebrewing. Make probe water tight with heat shrink. Even if water seaps into probe, simply dry out by placing probe in oven at 300° for 1 hour. 4” Heat Shrink included.
Heat Shrink ...... $1.00/ 4 inches Seals probe/wire junction on Thermometer/ Timer. Simply slide over probe and place in 250°F oven or use hair dryer till it shrinks. pH 4 and pH 7 buffers 4 oz $3.00 ea Checker and pHep require both buffers. Storage Solution ...... 4 oz $3.00 Keeps electrode from drying out. Highly Selecting a pH Meter recommended. Best to always keep electrode pH paper 100 strips ..... $3.50 Beer range 4.6-6.2 •pH meters with ATC measure pH accurately over wet. Use water (not distilled) or buffer if this stated temperature range. Meters without ATC is unavailable. Wine range 2.8-4.4 must be used at room temperature. •The lifetime of all pH probes is greatly reduced if Acidify Mash and Wort for pH and Temperature used at high temperatures. This includes probes Better Beer. See p 12 for benefits used with pH meters with ATC. •pH decreases with increasing temperature. of lowering pH of mash and wort. •When choosing a pH meter with ATC, you must Rule of thumb is pH at 160°F will be 0.3 ° also check that the probe can be used at the 1. Adjust mash pH to 5.3-5.4 (70 F). units lower than at room temperature. higher temperature range. It is very common Applies to all-grain brewers. •Throughout this catalog, as in virtually all for probes which are destroyed at 50°C to be ° 2. Adust wort pH to 5.1-5.2 (70°F). texts, pH refers to the pH value at room sold with meters with ATC up to 100 C. We temperature. This requires cooling the have chosen a probe which can be used at Applies to all brewers. Do this 100°C for the meter with ATC 0-100°C. mash or wort or perhaps warming cold even if you adjusted mash pH. However, the life of this probe, like all others, is beer. reduced if used at high temperatures. page 33 Hydrometers—Thermometers—Party Kegs
Floating Thermometer ...... $5.75 Glass dairy thermometer. 0-100°C and 32-212°F. Fermometer™ 36-78°F ...... $2.00 Liquid crystal with adhesive backing. Close out pricing. Ale Liquid Crystal 54-89°F..$2.00 Liquid crystal thermometers with adhesive back to stick to fermenter or fridge wall. Hydrometer (beer or wine)...... $5.00 Triple scale measures Balling (Brix), specific gravity and potential alcohol. Hydrometer Test Jar Plastic 12”...... $3.25 Glass 12” ...... $6.25 Baster ...... $2.00 Handy in getting beer/wine for hydrometer test. Easily starts sterile siphon. Acrylic Wine Thief ...... $6.75 Nice new product. 19” long. Clear and rigid and large enough to hold hydrometer. Works well for beer sampling too. Glass Wine Thief, 12” ...... $4.25 Party Kegs
Party Keg System...... $87.00 Complete Setup. 5 liter tin kegs fit on fridge CO Cylinder, 2.5 lb .... $ 65.00 shelf. Popular and easy to use. Includes 4 2 kegs w/ bungs, plastic CO tap, ten 16g CO Small cylinder is about same height as party keg 2 2 and will also fit on fridge shelf. bulbs. Our boys use these a lot for homemade soda. Regulators are on page 42. Party Keg ...... $6.50 Bungs, reuseable ...... $.90 ea Silicone spray is an excellent lubricant to ease tap and bung assembly. Priming Sugar and Party Kegs Party Keg Brush ...... $3.25 You can carbonate Party Kegs using either the CO cylinder or priming sugar. Be CO2 bulbs ...... $13.50/box of 10 2 Large 16 gram bulbs. careful with priming sugar. Use about 1/3 cup/5 gallon to avoid bulging kegs. Carbonator™ can replace CO2 bulbs if you have CO2 cylinder and regulator. 8 gram bulbs –– a waste
We do not sell the cheaper 8 gram CO2 bulbs because they are insufficient to Party Kegs vs Soda Kegs dispense a party keg. Two are required Party Keg Systems have the advantage of for each keg which ultimately translates ™ Carbonator ...... $13.00 space and thus require no additional to more expense. Also, the beer goes flat, Intended use is to carbonate refrigerator. They are, however, more then you change bulbs. In short, small 8 plastic soda bottles but most expensive both in terms of CO costs but gram bulbs are both more expensive and popular use, thanks to a St. 2 also in terms of kegs as well. Party kegs serve an inferior brew. Pat’s customer, is to replace have a finite lifetime, typically 8 uses, CO2 cartridges on German Party Keg. Needs Grolsch while soda kegs last virtually forever. If CO2 Tap, plastic ...... $43.50 gasket for that use. Ball-lock you have the space, the soda keg systems CO Tap, metal ...... $63.50 gas x female soda bottle are a better long term investment. 2 threads. Air Tap, plastic...... $35.00 Fermenters and Accessories page 34
Carboy Brush ...... $4.25 A must for cleaning carboys. Bottle Brush 17” ...... $2.25 Cleans beer and wine bottles.
5 Gallon Glass Carboy .... $15.75 Never pour hot wort into a glass carboy. Be sure 6.5 gal Plastic Pail w/ Lid .. $7.75 wort is cool, under 100°F. Bottle Fillers With spigot hole. Use a soft cloth, not a brush, to 6.8 Gallon Glass Carboy . $17.75 Spring-Loaded Filler ...... $2.25 clean a plastic fermenter. Good quality thick Nice for larger batches or avoiding blow-off mess. white tip. won’t come off easily. HDPE. 2.8 Gallon Glass Carboy . $12.75 Springless Filler ...... $2.25 Extra Lid ...... $2.00 Small batches of wine or beer. With plastic coupling to attach directly to pail Fits 6.5 gallon pail. Specify with or without spigot. stopper hole. Phil’s Philler 15” ...... $16.50 Plastic Spigot ...... $3.00 Now Stainless Steel. Fastest filler, least oxygen, For plastic pail. Don’t add hot wort to fermenter; beer or wine. We carry only the long 15” Philler this will damage spigot. because it’s good for all sizes including beer, 15 gallon Plastic Drum...... $3.00 champagne, and wine bottles. These are our used malt extract drums. Blue color. Food grade. Inexpensive large fermenter. Takes #5.5 stopper.
Siphoning from a Glass Carboy 5-Gallon Carboy Cap...... $2.00 Siphon easily without risk of contamina- tion with the bottling and racking kit. Orange, 2-hole cap fits snugly on 5 gallon carboy Racking Tubes Place racking tube thru center hole of neck. Makes starting a siphon a breeze. carboy cap and snap cap over mouth of 7-Gallon Carboy Cap...... $2.25 Stainless Steel, Curved .... $5.75 30”, 3/8” O.D., 304 stainless. carboy. Attach vinyl tubing and bottle Like 5-gallon cap but designed by St. Pat’s to fit Stainless Steel, Straight ... $4.75 filler. Simply blow into the other opening snugly on 6.8 gallon carboy. Red color. of carboy cap while depressing the bottle 24”, 3/8” O.D., 304 stainless. 5-Gallon Carboy Handle ... $4.75 filler. Air pressure starts siphon. Works Makes lifting carboys much easier and safer. Plastic, Straight ...... $1.75 great! Don’t confuse this with cheap imitation made from 24” clear, 3/8” O.D. inflexible metal. Orange color. Also for 2.8 gallon Plastic, Curved ...... $2.25 Bottling and Racking Kit carboy. 30” clear, 3/8” O.D. 5 Gallon ...... $7.60 7-Gallon Carboy Handle ... $5.75 Racking Tube Tip ...... $.50 7 Gallon ...... $7.85 Specifically for 6.8 gallon carboy. Same quality material as the 5 gallon handle. Red color. Like Siphon Clip ...... $2.25 Easy bottling from carboy. Doesn’t add the 7-gallon carboy cap, a proprietary product of Holds racking tube on carboy, pail, or kettle. oxygen because it fills bottle from bottom St. Pat’s. up. Easy to start sanitary siphon by blowing into carboy cap. Consists of Blow-off Tube 1” I.D ...... $1.10/ft carboy cap, straight racking tube, For use with a 5 gallon carboy as the primary spring-loaded bottle filler, and 4’ of vinyl fermenter. tubing. page 35 Fermenters and Accessories Airlocks Rubber Stoppers One-Hole and Solid #0 plugs hole in one-hole stopper ...... $.25 3-Piece ...... $1.10 #2 beer bottles...... $.45 S-Type ...... $1.10 #3 some beer bottles ...... $.55 Glass Airlock ...... $7.50 #5.5 15 gallon drums ...... $.55 #6 our plastic pail fermenters ...... $.55 #6.5 our 2.8 and 5 gallon carboys...... $.65 #7 small Erlenmeyer, 6.8 gallon carboy . $.85 #7.5 some old carboys ...... $1.00 #8 most 1 gallon jugs ...... $1.10 #9.5 1 L Erlenmeyer, some 1 gallon jugs $1.40 #10.5 2 L Erlenmeyer ...... $2.00
Stainless Steel Paddles Rugged, beautiful, heavy duty, paddles made entirely of stainless steel. All have 4.75”x9.75”x2 mm thick blades and 1” diameter handles (except brewery paddle below). Only at St. Pat’s. 24” length ...... $17.25 36” length ...... $20.75 60” length ...... $25.75 S/S Brewery Paddle, 3 mm ...... $45.50 53” long w/ 1.5” diameter handle. Blade is larger and thicker (6”x19”x3mm) than on above paddles. 18/8 S/S. Weighs 6 lbs! Stainless Steel Strainer ...$12.25 8”. Works very well with both 8” funnel and 6.5 Wooden Paddle 35” . $15.75 gallon plastic pail. Great for stirring the mash. Heavy duty. Plastic Spoon 28” ...... $3.25 Stainless Steel Spoon 21” Not sturdy enough to stir mash. .... $7.75
Jet Carboy and Bottle Washer (brass) ...... $9.50 Brewing good beer is fun. Washing beer bottles is not. Carboy and Bottle Washer makes cleaning and rinsing bottles much easier. Attaches to laundry sink, garden hose, or with the Faucet Adapter, to kitchen faucet. Durable brass Funnel with Screen ...... $5.25 construction. Rinses carboys and bottles. Plastic 8”. Fits neck of carboys very well. Snap-in Fermenthaus Carboy and Bottle Large Pinch screen for straining wort. All of these funnels are Washer ...... $19.50 good quality plastic. There are cheap thin plastic Clamp $1.25 Brass. Similar to Jet but improved design that funnels available that we don’t carry. 3/8” I.D. and new thick prevents pipes from knocking. Large Funnel w/ Screen .... $8.50 wall 1/4” I.D. tubing Faucet Adapter ...... $2.75 Plastic 12”. Fits over pails nicely. Snap-in screen Small Pinch Clamp ...... $.50 Allows you to attach the Wort Chiller and the for straining wort. Old thin wall 1/4” I.D. tubing Carboy and Bottle Washer to the kitchen faucet. Small Funnel ...... $1.50 Screws onto nearly any kitchen faucet (inside and Tubing Valve ...... $2.00 Plastic 5”. Fits beer bottles. outside threads). Plastic, for 3/8” I.D. tubing. Cappers—Beer Bottles page 36 Cappers Bottle Caps Corkers on page 28. Bucket of Caps This is for busy homebrewers. We fill a 1 gallon pail with caps which is ~825 caps, enough for 17 batches. Black Beauty Capper$10.00 Good little Italian wing capper. Can cap St. Pat’s Caps $2.25/gross (144) ... $11.50/bucket champagne bottles with Jaws. Very attractive. 3 colors with red lettering, red and silver logo on black cap. Black Beauty Jaws .... $2.00 Plain Gold ...... $2.50/gross ... $11.95/bucket For Champagne Bottles. Oxygen Absorbing $3.25/gross ... $15.75/bucket Silver. Prevents oxidation. Used by many micros now. St. Pat’s
was the first shop to sell O2 absorbing caps. Water, or beer, activates the oxygen absorbing caps. For this reason, do not boil or soak even briefly. This renders the caps
useless in regards to O2 absorption for bottled beer. In general, it is never necessary to sanitize or boil bottle caps. Caps are new and do not have any bacterial growth. They are intended to be used without any treatment whatsoever. Grolsch Gaskets ...... $.06 each or $2.50/50
Beer and Wine Bottles Superstandard Bench 12 oz Beer Bottles, Capper ...... $24.50 Italian pin adjustable. Most popular Cobalt Blue .. $12.00/case bench capper. Beautiful blue bottles. New. 24/case. 12 oz Beer Bottles, new ...... $7.75/case Colonna Bench New brown bottles in case boxes. 24/case. Capper 12 oz Beer Bottles, used $35.00 ...... $6.75/case Made in Italy. Hard red 24/case. Used bottles in heavy duty bar plastic. box. Limited supply. 22 oz Beer Bottles, new ...... $8.75/case New brown bottles. 12/case in partitioned box. Grolsch Bottles ...... $1.00 ea or $14/16 Used swing-top bottles with new gaskets. Wine Bottles ...... $11.75/case Colonna Bench Capper/Corker ...... $58.00 New, green, 750 ml, 12 per case. Made in Italy. Attachments to convert between beer and wine. See photo page 28. Add $1/case handling charge in addition to freight for beer and wine bottles.
2-Liter German Krugs ...... $12.75 ea or $22/2 Beautiful 2-liter ceramic krugs with large swing tops and handles produced Bottle Tree ...... 80 seat $19.50 annually by the German brewery Sailer. Plastic. Makes bottling even easier. There are 2 different ones with beautiful full color scenes depicting Martin Luther Spin Doctor ...... $8.00 and Andreas Hofer, respectively. Base for bottle tree that allows tree to spin. Collector items sold for $35 each at Bottle Rinser ...... $14.75 Sam’s Club. We empty beer prior to Attaches to top of bottle tree. shipping. page 37 Wort Chillers
America’s only 304 stainless steel chillers.
Wort Chillers save time, keep flavor of finishing hops in the beer, and reduce risk of bacterial contamination. Cooling wort below 80°F leaves most ‘hot break’ in pot, resulting in cleaner fermentation, better head retention, and more stable beer. Also a safety device: eliminates lifting 5 gallons of hot wort. •Single or Double Coils. 25’ chiller cools 5 gallons in ~20 minutes. 50’ single coils cool a little faster and are also good for Immersion Wort Chillers more than 5 gallons. Cooling water flows Model Length Diameter for Pot Size Copper Stainless in parallel through the inner and outer coils 25 Wide 25’ 12” 8.25 gallon $27 — of the Double chillers which makes for 25 Narrow 25’ 8.5” 5, 6, 7.5 gallon $27 — even more efficient cooling. 50 Wide 50’ 12” 8.25 gallon $41 — •Copper or 304 stainless steel tubing. Both 50 Narrow 50’ 8.5” 7.5, 10 gallon $41 $65 are 3/8” O.D. 100 Wide 100’ 13” 15 gallon –– $115 •6 foot ‘in’ and ‘return’ vinyl tubing lines with Snapper platic clamps. 50 Double 50’ (25’ ea) 12”/8.5” 8.25, 10 gallon $59 — 100 Double 100’ (50’ ea) 12”/8.5” 10, 5 gallon $88 — •Swivel Nylon Fitting connects to garden hose, laundry sink, or kitchen faucet with PreChiller 25’ 8.5” 5 gallon pail $29 — the Faucet Adapter. If you want longer in and/or return lines, add .30/ft. •Pre-chiller is 25’ Narrow with extra fitting Wort Chillers come with Snapper plastic clamps. If you would like removeable metal (male GHT) and clamp. Place in pail of screw clamps or Oeticker clamps, please tell us and add $.30 for each screw clamp. ice water and flow tap water through ice A prechiller is very effective particularly in Austin where our tap water is >75°F. The rate cold pre-chiller and then through wort of cooling is inversely proportional to the temperature difference between the cooling chiller. Much more efficient cooling. water and the wort. Thus, it can take an inordinate amount of time to cool the last few degrees with 75°F water. A prechiller greatly assists in this latter stage of cooling. Wort Chiller Accessories Tubing and clamps on page 40. Counter-Flow Wort Chiller $69 Available May 1999 Faucet Adapter ...... $2.75 Copper-inside-Copper Allows you to attach the Wort Chiller and the Counter Flow Wort Carboy and Bottle Washer to the kitchen faucet. Chiller $89 Swivel Nylon Fitting ...... $1.50 3/8” barbed x female GHT. We are now manufacturing a Nice for pots with valves. Simple design, copper tubing wort chiller of concentric coils Male Nylon Fitting ...... $1.25 coil inside plastic casing. Wort flows thru copper while of copper tubing. Wort flows 3/8” barbed x male GHT. For Pre-Chiller. cold water flows in opposite direction thru casing. Brass thru inner 1/2” copper coil PhilChill Phittings ...... $17.50 swivel fitting to attach to 3/8” FPT ball valve included. while chilling water flows thru You can make your own counter flow chiller with Reinforced tubing for ‘wort in’ and ‘wort out’. Requires outer copper coil. these and 25’ copper tubing and 25’ garden hose. 2 garden hoses for ‘water in’ and ‘water out’. Pots page 38 St. Patrick’s Stainless Steel Brewpots Polarware Brewpots Produced exclusively for St. ball valve Pat’s. Best designed brewpots available, and at a brass stainless very good price. Pots feature 10 Gallon $167.75 $187.75 a 15 Gallon $197.75 $217.75 Same as St. Pat’s brewpots with exception of stainless 3/8” MPT nipple welded for valve. Specify brass or stainless ball valve. We do not sell the Polarware false bottom. However, our S/S screen, in conjunction with ball valve a specially designed pick-up tube assembly brass stainless ($12.50), allow draining from the very bottom as in St. Pat’s Brewpot. Please inquire. •Heavy Gauge 304 Stainless 10 Gallon $179.75 $199.75 •Unique Swagelock® Drain Fitting 15 Gallon $209.75 $229.75 Brewpot Accessories •Unique Pick-Up Tube (optional) With lid, welded Swagelock® 316 S/S drain •Thermometer Coupling fitting (3/8 MPT x 3/8 compression), 1/2 FPT Dial Thermometer...... $32.50 Swagelock® 316 stainless, 4” •Unique Shallow False Bottom S/S coupling w/ S/S plug (for optional dial thermometer). Please specify either brass or stem, 1/2” MNPT. (optional) stainless steel ball valve. Very large 31/4” dial w/ dual scale, 0°F (- These restaurant grade pots heat more efficiently than modified beer kegs. 20°C) to 250°F (120°C). Stainless Pots without Drains Pick-Up Tube ...... $2.75 drainThin fitting Gauge that allows Stainless for draining Steel virtually 304 stainless steel tubing with 90° bend. every dropVery from nice the pots kettle for (withthe money. optional pick-up Attaches to inside of Swagelock fitting. tubing). ThisHollow is St. handles Pat’s original are cooler. design which Stainless Steel Washer .. $1.50 has5 gallonbeen imitated...... by so many others. $32.00 You will 3/8”x 1.5”, 18 gauge, seals pick-up tube to false notnot find 304 astainless, pot of thisnot hollowquality handles, with these flat lid.features bottom. near5 gallon this price. 304 stainless . $38.00 Stainless Steel Screen Hollow handles, now with domed and vented lid. 20 gauge 304 stainless, staggered 1/16” holes, 7.5 gallon 304 stainless$75.00 1/8” centers (optimal 25% perforation, not 36% as sold elsewhere). Hole for Pick-Up Tube. Hollow handles, flat lid. for 10 Gallon ...... $55.00 Heavy Gauge Stainless Steel for 15 Gallon ...... $65.00 304 S/S. Restaurant grade Polar Ware for 7.5 Gallon ...... $55.00 6 gallon ...... $103.75 use w/ weldless drain, see next page. 10 gallon ...... $136.75 for beer kegs, 8” diameter .. $19.00 15 gallon ...... $169.75 Advantages of St. Pat’s Design 6 gallon Heatrite® ..... $129.75 Pickup tube is bent to draw off the 10 gallon Heatrite® ... $209.75 bottom, thus permiting complete drainage of pot rather than leaving >2” of wort or HeatRite® pots have an 1/8” aluminum plate mash liquor as in conventional designs. clad to the bottom of the stainless steel pot. Heats more efficiently. Stainless pot scrubber stuffed around pickup tube or false bottom in boiling kettle prevents hops from plugging drain (as with conventional design) and drains Ceramic-on-Steel Pot virtually all wort. Shallow false bottom in mash tun (<3/4” 8.25 Gallon ...... $35.00 vs 2-3” in conventional designs) elimi- aka enamel ware. This has been our largest nates underletting, increases extract seller over the years. Size and good price makes efficiency, saves time due to decreased it popular. 12” diameter wort chiller for this. recirculating and associated decrease in hot side aeration, and drains virtually all of the mash liquor. page 39 3-Level Brewing System St. Pat’s 3-Level Complete 15 Gallon System Brewing System Highest quality system available. 3-tier design lets gravity Compare pot quality and design, BTU drive the flow from sparge and quality of cookers, Swagelock® water vessel to mash/lauter fittings, thermometers, % perforation tun to boiling kettle to fer- of false bottoms, and stand. menter. Each vessel has its valves own burner bolted to sturdy steel stand. Entire system stand brass stainless can be assembled in ~5 cast iron $1492 $1552 minutes. We make ~12 S/S $1607 $1667 gallons in under 4 hours with Choose cast iron with primer or sandblast a single temperature mash. finish S/S stand and brass or S/S ball valves. Clear runoff after ~5 minutes •15 gal sparge vessel w/ sparging ring of recirculating. This makes •15 gallon mash/lauter tun brewing lots of fun. •15 gallon boiling kettle •Welded stand with casters •Stainless steel top to bottom: •Three Camp Chef 135K cookers Kettles, thermometers, valves, tubing, screens, and stand Please inquire about 10 gallon systems. (stainless steel or cast iron). Wort •Slotted lids chiller is either copper or stainless and permit 3-Level System Components sparging ring is copper. sparging and •Shallow (<3/4”) false bottom: St. Pat’s transferring in Sparge Vessel...... $276/$296 covered pots. 15 gal St. Pat’s SS Brewpot with lid, dial original design which has now been thermometer, brass or SS ball valve, Swagelock copied by many others. Eliminates •Swagelock® connector, copper sparging ring. underletting, increases extract effi- 316 stainless Mash/Lauter Tun .... $352/$372 ciency, saves time, leaves hops and trub connectors. 15 gal St. Pat’s SS Brewpot with slotted lid, dial behind, and drains all the wort. See Mercedes of thermometer, brass or SS ball valve, Pick-up note at left. compression tube, SS washer, SS screen, Swagelock connector, SS Transfer tubing. •Stainless screen in mash tun and boiling fittings. kettle both with optimal 25% perfora- Sparging ring Boiling Kettle ...... $304/$324 15 gal St. Pat’s SS Brewpot with slotted lid, tion (compare with 36% perforation and Transfer Tubing can be taken on and off repeatedly with ease. brass or SS ball valve, Pick-up tube, SS washer, sold elsewhere). False bottom is not SS screen, swivel valve to tubing adapter. essential in boiling kettle but it really •Welded stainless steel or cast iron stand 316 Stainless Ball Valves helps in removing hops and trub. is single unit for stability, strength, and safety. Vertical bars ‘cage’ pots so they 3/8 FNPT both ends ...... $27.50 •316 stainless steel dial thermometers 1/2 FNPT both ends ...... $33.75 have very large 31/4” face and dual can’t slide off. temperature scale. •Durable casters for easy mobility. Brass Ball Valve 3/8 FNPT both ends ...... $7.50 •Thermometer in sparge and mash vessel. available April, 1999 316 S/S Swagelock® Connectors •Camp Chef 135K propane burners bolt securely and easily to stand. 35K Weldless Drains 3/8 MNPT x 3/8 compression .. $13.75 burners are much too small to handle At press time we’re designing a drain for 1/2 MNPT x 1/2 compression .. $18.75 even 10 gallons of water. Step mashes pots that does not require welding. This Slot in Lid ...... $22.00 system will be compatible with our false with 35K burners are detrimental to Slot in lid for transfer tubing or sparging ring. bottoms and incorporate St. Pat’s design for beer quality due to lengthy delays draining from below the false bottom. The Valve to Tubing Adapter ..... $1.25 between temperature rests. really good news is that it can be used with 3/8 MNPT x 3/8 tubing. Ball valve to vinyl tubing. Brass. •Heavy gauge 304 stainless steel kettles. 7.5 gallon S/S pots as well as modified beer kegs. We will produce false bottom for 7.5 Swivel Valve to Tubing Adapter $3.00 •Stainless ball valves with teflon seats for gallon pots and beer kegs. 3-part version to allow easy attachment of precise control. counter flow chiller. Brass. 3-Level System Parts—Outdoor Cookers—Tubing & Clamps page 40
Stainless Transfer Tubing...... $4.75 Welded Stand Stainless Steel Tubing 90° bend from mashtun to boiling kettle, ~18”. Ship by Truck Only. Holes for casters. Single 304 stainless steel, .035 wall Copper Sparging Ring .....$20.00 unit, 1”x1/8” angle iron, sturdy and safe. Pots are 3/8” O.D...... $2.75/ft ‘caged’ so they can’t slide off. Casters not included. 1/2” O.D...... $4.00/ft Stainless Steel ...... $400.00 Types of Stainless Steel Dull (sand blast) finish. There are 3 basic types of stainless steel, each Cast Iron rust-resistant primer ..$285.00 designed for different applications. For example, the type used for knives is very hard Casters ...... $8.75 ea but not as corrosion resistant as 304 stainless 3” wheels w/ swivel stem, nut and washer. 800 lb (aka 18/8), the preferred type for cookware. capacity for set of 4. All stainless steels are corrosion resistant but the most resistant is 316 (very expensive) followed by 304. You can easily distinguish Stainless Steel Paddles Custom Weld ...... $35.00 304 stainless cookware from cookware made See p 31. Great for stirring mash. from other types of stainless: a magnet won’t stick to 304 but will to the other types.
Outdoor Cookers No mess on the kitchen stove. No 40 minute wait to bring wort to a boil. 35K propane cooker brings 5 gallons to a boil in ~15 minutes and 135K takes ~5-10 minutes. 35K is most efficient, ~1 batch/gallon of propane. Camp Chef Cache cookers are the best quality available and have removeable legs for easy storage. Bayou cookers have same burners as Camp Chef. The Cajun Cooker has a single flame. Only the Camp Chef cookers will hold modified beer kegs because keg can sit on square grate but not round grate. 35K BTU Camp Chef ...... 11” or 23” high $83 135K BTU Camp Chef ...... 11” or 23” high $86 35K BTU Bayou ...... 23” high $69 135K BTU Bayou ...... 12” high $69 200K BTU Cajun ...... 12” high $50 135K BTU Camp Chef Low Profile ...... $80 No legs, bolts to stand of 3-level system. 5 Gallon Propane Tank ...... $30 Natural Gas Hose Connection Kit...... $50 12’ hose w/ Quick Connect fitting to convert 35K cookers to natural gas. Won’t work with high BTU cookers. Barbecue Matches ...... $2/box of 60 20” Long. Almost a must for lighting outdoor cookers.
Tubing and Clamps Vinyl Tubing (FDA Approved) Clamps I.D. O.D. Per Foot Use Oeticker Clamp Snapper Plastic S/S Screw 3/16” 7/16” $.40 beer line ...... #133-$.30 #30-$.30 $.55 1/4” 1/2” $.40 gas line ...... #157-$.30 #30-$.30 $.55 3/8” 1/2” $.40 bottling, wort chillers...... — #30-$.30 $.55 3/8” 5/8” $.60 braided, ...... –– — $.55 1” 11/4” $1.10 blow-off S/S screw clamp fits 3/16” to 3/8” St. Pat’s was the first shop with 3/16” I.D. tubing to prevent foaming. I.D. tubing. 304 Stainless Steel (.035 wall) Snapper Clamps can be reused a 3/8” $2.75 couple of times. 1/2” $4.00 Oeticker Clamps require tool to Oeticker Clamp Tool ...... $13.50 apply and must be twisted off. Easy application and removal of Oeticker clamps. Can be removed with the tool or with pliers. page 41 Kegging Kegging Systems Complete Kegging System starting at $143 Includes the following. A kegging system has some advantages over •reconditioned CO2 cylinder (empty). Choose bottling. It only takes ~30 minutes to keg beer vs between 2.5, 4, 10, and 15 lb cylinder 1-2 hours for bottling. You can force carbonate •new single or dual-gauge regulator kegged beer so it’s ready to drink as soon as it’s •gas line with threaded QD cold and yeast settled out, often the next day vs •5 gallon ball-lock keg (used) about 1 week for carbonation in bottles. There •‘no-foam’ liquid line with threaded QD are no bottles to clean and you can serve any •hand-held faucet amount of beer from a mouthful to a pitcher. •plastic clamps Additionally, you can ‘dry hop’ kegged beer. •instructions Beer will stay fresh just as long in a keg as it does in a bottle. The only significant drawback CO2 Cylinder is that we often drink the kegged beer sooner as Regulator 2.5 lb 4 lb 10 lb 15 lb temptation gets the best of us. single-gauge $143 $143 $157 $170 Which system? dual-gauge $152 $152 $166 $179 The larger the CO2 cylinder, the more economi- cal the fill. For example, it costs about the same to fill the 2.5 lb as the 4 lb. The 2.5 lb is usually No-Foam Line desirable only if space is limiting. The 15 lb is Kegging systems come with ‘no-foam’ quite heavy. A 4 lb fill should carbonate and dispensing line which is simply 5’ of 3/16” dispense about 5 kegs. Cylinders are filled by I.D. tubing. St. Pat’s introduced homebrewers fire extinguisher and welding supply stores. Subbing Pin-lock for Ball-lock to the simple idea of using 3/16” tubing, in Prices typically range from $5-$15. You can sub the pin-lock keg for the place of 1/4”, for dispensing 4 years ago. This eliminates the problem of excessive The extra gauge on the dual gauge measures the ball-lock for $17, the difference in the foaming (or undercarbonation) caused by pressure in the CO cylinder. This pressure will price of the kegs. We will, of course, 2 insufficient pressure drop between the keg remain constant until the cylinder is nearly include pin-lock QD’s rather than ball- and faucet. 3/16” is the size used in beer empty. This provides modest advance notice. lock QD’s. towers. Stainless Steel Soda Kegs Size Fitting Height Diameter New Used 5-gallon ball 25” 8.5” $95 $18; 3/$45; 6/$75; 12/$120 5-gallon pin 22” 9” $95 $35 3-gallon ball 16” 8” $95 $45; 3/$120 10-gallon ball 25” 12” — $35 •All kegs are pressure checked twice, when I receive them and when I sell them. •5-gallon used ball-locks are not cleaned. Some oval, some race track lids. Some with relief valves, a few without. •New 3 and 5 gallon kegs have relief valves in lid. •5-gallon used pin-locks are clean and in very nice shape. No relief valves. •3-gallon used ball-locks are clean and in very nice shape (with relief valves). •10 gallon kegs are clean. Mix of unusual round and racetrack lids. •Used kegs do not have new o-rings. Ball-Lock vs Pin-Lock Ball-lock and pin-lock refer to the two types Used Keg Myths of fittings employed in the soda industry. Pin- Please Note: These are used kegs and may St. Pat’s is undoubtedly the industry leader in lock is used exclusively by Coke and ball-lock not be pretty. We do not clean them nor both experience and knowledge of soda kegs (aka General Beverage) by everyone else. change o-rings and they are often dirty and having serviced >9000 kegs. There are a few There is no particular advantage of one over have stickers and small cosmetic dents. lingering myths that I’ll simply debunk with the other. Pin-locks do not have relief valves However, twice pressure checking ensures facts. in the lids. Ball-locks often do, although that the kegs are operable. That said, most of •Oval lids are no better than race track and some of the ball-locks do not. Relief valves the kegs are in nice shape, look pretty good new parts for all types of both are widely make it easy to release pressure. However, with a little elbow grease, and your beer won’t available. they are the second most common source of care. With proper maintenance, these kegs •Race track kegs are still manufactured and leaks (poppet valves are first). will last virtually forever. are not obsolete. Kegging page 42 Sealing Soda Kegs Soda kegs will last virtually forever. However, CO2 Cylinders they require care and maintenance. Here’s some ideas we have about sealing kegs based on and Regulators having personally checked several thousand over the past 8 years. Reconditioned w/ new valve stem, hydro test, Water with a little dishwashing liquid functions new paint. Prices are for empty cylinders. as a nice leak detecter. Silicone Spray (p 43) is Fills cost $7-$15 at Wilson Fire Extinguisher an excellent lubricant for the QD’s as well. or Kennedy Welding in Austin. 1. Sealing Lids 2.5 lb . $65 10 lb .... $79 Always dip the lid and oring in water before 4 lb .... $65 15 lb .... $92 sealing. Wipe any dirt from lid and keg opening where oring seals. Pressurize to about 30 psi. If lid leaks, turn it 180°. If lid still doesn’t seal Cylinder Holder ...... $29.75 then try a new oring. If lid still doesn’t seal then problem is a badly dented keg rim or lid. Small Secures cylinder so it can’t fall over. Adjusts dents usually are not a problem so, as a last to any of our cylinders. Used. Limited resort, use pliers or hammer to bend into shape. supply of an excellent product. 2. Poppet Valve Leaks Ultimate Gauge Cage ...... $16.75 Most leaky poppet valves can be repaired with Protects regulator. New solid design that is much cleaning. The best cleaner, far better than water, easier to assemble and offers more protection than is Silicone Spray, p. 43. Usually, simply old wire frame protectors. spraying a little silicone on tank plug while depressing poppet valve with a screwdriver will Single Gauge Regulator ..$47.50 solve the problem. If this doesn’t work then a Dual Gauge Regulator .....$56.25 new poppet valve is probably required, although See comments p 41 regarding single vs dual-gauge. very rarely, the tank plug itself may be chipped. This will be obvious to the eye. Piggyback Regulator ...... $43.50 One of the most common mistakes homebrewers Attaches in series to primary regulator to permit make is mismatching poppet valves. We independent pressure regulation of two kegs. strongly discourage people from disassembling Essentially is Single Gauge Regulator with Hex more than one keg at a time to avoid mixups. Nipple substituted for nut and stem. Some poppet valves will actually fit on the Stop Cock w/ check valve $10.00 wrong keg and seal but not work with the QD. Replaces check valve in regulator or on manifold 3. Leak from Relief Valve in Lid or brass Y. Simply spray bottom with Silicone lubricant and Hex Nipple...... $2.95 work a few times. If this doesn’t work then a 2.25”, 1/4 NPT. Connects secondary regulator to new valve is needed. primary. Don’t play with relief valves. Frequent pulling can rub off rubber tip. Particularly a problem Rubber CO2 Washer ...... $.25 with dry kegs or non-lubricated relief valves. CO2 Nut and Regulator Bonnet 4. Leaks at Base of Tank Plug Wrench ...... $5.50 We discourage homebrewers from disassembling tank plugs. Leaks around the tank plug base can Brass Y ...... $4.50 often be fixed by tightening the tank plug, being Brass Manifolds careful not to strip the threads. If it still leaks, w/ check valves & caps then oring on dip tube needs to be replaced. 3-port ...... $15.75 If there is a leak only when the QD is connected, then the tank plug oring needs to be replaced. 5-port ...... $22.75 Regulator Gauges Low Pressure, 0-30 psi ...... $7.75 Soda Keg Parts High Pressure, 0-3000 psi..$11.75 Oval O-ring Set ...... $3.50 High pressure gauges are left-hand thread. Poppet Valve ...... $3.00 Includes 1 lid, 2 tank plug, 2 dip tube orings Regulator Repair Kit ...... $13.75 We stock all 4 types of poppet valves. Race Track O-ring Set .....$4.25 Tap-Rite. Contains diaphragm assembly, inlet Relief Valve ...... $8-$12 Includes 1 lid, 2 tank plug, 2 dip tube orings nipple quad-ring, and seat assembly and instruc- We stock all 4 types of relief valves. Oval Lid O-ring...... $1.75 tions. This will fix virtually all problems. Parts Relief Valve Pull Ring ...... $.50 sold separately for $4.00, $.50, and $6.00 respec- Race Track Lid O-ring .....$2.50 tively. We can trouble shoot most problems over Tank Plug (ball & pin) .. $10-$20 Tank Plug O-ring...... $.50 each the phone. Dip Tube .... long $9, short $2.50 Dip Tube O-ring ...... $.40 each I also have other regulator parts including, New lids cost more than used kegs. caps, nuts and stems, plugs, and check valves. page 43 Kegging—Temperature Controller Quick Disconnect ...... $4.50 Picnic Faucet ...... $3.50 Specify Black plastic. Takes 3/16” I.D. tubing. Spray with √ Ball-Lock or Pin-Lock silicone to ease tubing on. Or soak tubing in warm water. √ Gas-In or Liquid-Out √ Threaded or Barbed Threaded QDs are more convenient for cleaning and system expansion but require a swivel nut and barb connector (add $1.25). Our QD’s have nylon tip so you do not need the small nylon washer. (The nylon washer is needed Pressure Tester ...... $9.00 for connection of gas line to regulator.) Measures pressure in soda keg. Includes 0-30 psi gauge, and 2 brass fittings. Attaches to GAS Swivel Nut & Barb ...... $1.25 threaded QD. Threads to QD. Tubing slides onto barb. Pressure Tester w/ Needle Valve Small nylon washer...... $.10 No-Foam Line ...... $12.00 ...... $12.25 Plastic Tee 1/4” ...... $1.00 The no-foam line is simply 5’ of 3/16” I.D. Same as above w/ brass tee and needle valve to Top quality Tuff-Lite white nylon. vinyl tubing, QD, faucet, and clamps. This release pressure. Stainless Steel Tee 1/4” .... $4.75 drops the pressure by 11 lbs compared to 3 Steel Tubing Splicers ...... $1.75 lbs for an equal length of 1/4” I.D. Beer Nickel Plated. dispenses more slowly and w/ less foam- 3/16x3/16 3/16x1/4 3/16x5/16 3/16x3/8 ing, while maintaining proper carbonation. 1/4x1/4 1/4x5/16 1/4x3/8 The pressure drop is 2 lbs/ft for height difference between faucet and keg (-1/2 lb/ 5/16x5/16 5/16x3/8 3/8x3/8 ft if faucet is below keg). Plastic Tubing Splicers...... $.75 The 3/16” I.D. vinyl tubing will go onto the 3/16x1/4 1/4x1/4 1/4x3/8 QD and black picnic faucet much easier QD-Creamer Faucet with the help of silicone spray or soak Jumper ...... $3.25 tubing in hot water. Transfer line to move beer between kegs. Includes Adapter...... $13.50 3’ tubing, 2 swivel nuts and barb connectors, and Allows chrome faucet (p. 44) to be attached O-clamps. You need two threaded LIQUID QD’s. directly to threaded QD. Includes adapter and faucet coupling nut. Counter Pressure Bottle Filler ... $49.00 Food Grade Silicone Spray $8.25 Entirely brass and stainless steel Excellent lubricant and cleaner for virtually everything Best way to fill bottles from kegging system including QD’s, poppet valves, tank plugs, o-rings, without loss of carbonation. Good for long vinyl tubing, beer faucets, and taps. Better seals, easier term storage or entering beers in competi- to attach and detach parts, and extends life of parts. 13 tions. High quality construction, solid oz spray can. design. Brass valves and fittings and Silicone spray is superior to grease lubricants (applied stainless steel tubing. No plastic with fingers) which are nearly extinct in the food parts. Nothing is glued or jerry- industry. Silicone spray is 1)a better lubricant, 2)more rigged. Now comes with efficient because it’s more evenly applied, 3)more swivel nut and barb connec- effective because it penetrates crevices much better, tors to beer and gas lines and 4)cleaner for the applicant (no need to wash which makes for easy clean- hands). Furthermore, rubbing your fingers on parts that ing. You also need 1/4” tee, ~10’ contact beer increases risk of bacterial contamination. 1/4” I.D. tubing, and 7 clamps. Instruc- tions included. Refrigerator Temperature Controller..... $49.00 Just plug frig or freezer into controller and Complete In-line Filter ... $39.00 easily control fermenta- tion and lagering Includes canister with fittings, 2 filters, temperature. Also very tubing with swivel nuts and barbs, O-clamps. nice for adjusting Need 2 Liquid threaded QD’s. serving temperature on Filter, 1 micron ...... $5.00 kegged beer. Range 20- Spun polypropylene. Can filter 200 gallons 80°F. but not durable so expect 2-3 uses per filter. Kegging Faucets and Shanks page 44 Faucets and Shanks Cleaning Supplies A complete assembly includes Faucet, Shank, Nipple, Nut and Washer. I cannot emphasize enough the importance of Choose options to fit your application. clean dispensing lines and faucets to kegged beer. This Metal Faucets is particularly important Beautiful faucets w/ black tapered handle. when using towers or faucets which are external to the w/ Brass Lever ...... Chrome $20.75 fridge. A good rule of Chrome w/ S/S Lever ...... $23.75 thumb is to rinse dispensing Polished Brass w/ S/S Lever . $25.75 lines with fresh water once a Lever is internal part that handle moves. Stainless week and clean with beer steel (S/S) lever has polished ball which means line cleaner after each keg or easier, smoother operating action. once a month. Metal Faucet Cleaner Kit $49.00 Creamer Faucets Includes all supplies needed for maintaining metal Chrome ... $23.75 Gold-Plated ... $27.75 faucets and shanks and beer lines. Contains 1 quart Includes matching handle. Beautiful hard plastic and chrome or gold-plated faucets with unit w/ pump and coupling, 3/16” tubing brush (66” long), faucet brush, faucet wrench, 4 oz BLC unique feature of capping beer with foam by merely pushing handle backwards after drawing beer line cleaner, and instructions. beer. Very sleek and stylish. All have stainless steel levers and can be used with any of the shanks. Made in Germany. Quite frankly, these are the best quality faucets available at an Cleaning Unit ...... $41.50 excellent price. 1 quart capacity. Coupling attaches to shank. Pump pushes water or cleaning solution through shank and beer line. Select model A Cleaning Compounds on page 30. (black), B (black), C (white), or D (pale green).
Also select Chrome or Gold- Plated. D A B C Tubing Brushes 66” long! A great product available only at St. Pats. At 5.5 feet long, they make cleaning Highest Quality Gold-Plating kegging lines and virtually all homebrew Stout Faucet These German Creamer Faucets, Ibis and tubing much easier and more effective. Euro Towers, and Milan Drip Tray really $99.75 Tubing I.D. Price are Gold-Plated and not polished brass. 3/16” $4.75 Brass stout faucet with Furthermore, it’s the highest quality gold- restrictor for serving plating in Germany, 20 on 20 point scale. 1/4” $4.75 Guinness-style. Black This means brilliant and lasting gold finish 3/8” $5.75 handle included. without tarnishing. Do not clean with 1/4” brush for racking tubes, bottle fillers, and anything other than mild soap solution. 3/8” O.D. stainless tubing. Shanks Nickel Plated. 3/16” bore. Assembled with Faucet Wrench ...... $3.25 coupling nut, sleeve, snap-ring, brass lock nut, Tightens without scratching. A must. and black plastic flange (collar). Substitute a Nipples and Nuts Faucet Brush ...... $2.50 Stainless Steel Flange for additional $2.00. Nickel Plated. Hex Nut is typically used for Cleans inside faucet. 3/4” bristle x 8.75” long. Overall Wall Thickness shank connection and either Hex Nut or Wing Nut for connection to commercial keg taps. Length Min Max Price Hex Nut...... $.95 3” — 13/8” $11.50 Wing Nut . $2.25 41/8” 3/4” 21/2” $13.25 Washer ...... $.20 6” 25/8”43/8” $16.75 3” for thin walls. Nipple ...... $1.50 41/8” for some refrigerators and picnic coolers. Specify I.D. of tubing 6” is for refrigerators. 3/16” 1/4” 5/16” 3/8” page 45 Draft Towers—Refrigerator Conversion Milan Drip Trays Standard Chrome and Ibis German Towers Chrome-plated Grate ...... $34.50 Brass Towers Solid metal towers plated with Gold-plated Grate ...... $37.50 chrome or gold. Stand alone drip trays. Hard black plastic Single Chrome ...... $225.75 shell with gold- or chrome-plated metal grate. Double Chrome ...... $309.75 Very large 12”x6”x1”. Made in Germany. Triple Chrome ...... $429.75 Mounting Bracket ...... $15.50 Add $15 for Gold-Plated. Gold-Plated or Chrome-Plated These are the most beautiful and heaviest Designed by St. Pat’s to hold Milan drip tray towers we have seen. Ibis refers to the sleek on refrigerator or freezer door. This alone is bird-like neck of the tower. Complete with more substantial than competitive drip trays. matching Creamer Faucets w/ handles (model A), stainless steel beer lines, stainless steel cooling lines to keep tower chilled, and large mounting flange.
2.5” Single Faucet Tower Polished Chrome Finish .....$85.50 Polished Brass Finish...... $95.50
Refrigerator Conversion Kit 3” Single Faucet Tower ...... $109.00 Polished Chrome w/ Vinyl...... $104 new more elegant design Polished Chrome w/ S/S Tube....$104 Complete parts and instructions for converting Polished Brass w/ Vinyl...... $111 Euro w/ attached Drip Tray a refrigerator or freezer to a keg fridge. Since many homebrewers have kegging systems, Polished Brass w/ S/S Tube...... $115 Single Faucet German these kits have the items needed exclusively tower (chrome or gold- for the refrigerator. If you do not have a 3” Double Faucet Tower plated plastic) w/ matching Creamer kegging system, we can easily set up a Polished Chrome w/ Vinyl...... $145 conversion kit to include all needed compo- Faucet and attached drip nents, i.e., CO cylinder, regulator, gas line Polished Chrome w/ S/S Tube....$165 tray (black plastic case 2 w/ chrome or gold- and keg tap. Polished Brass w/ Vinyl...... $159 plated grate). Note this Includes Creamer faucet (please specify), 4” Polished Brass w/ S/S Tube...... $177 is not the Milan drip shank, nut, nipple, 5’ beer line, swivel nut and tray. Very modern barb (or hex nut and nipple), clamps, spacer, Towers come with mounting gasket, screws, looking. 2-part chain, Milan Drip Tray (please specify) black faucet handle(s). Faucets have stainless with mounting bracket, Draft Beer Facts Chrome-Plated steel lever. Polished brass have baked epoxy booklet, and installation instructions. (Does finish to prevent tarnishing. Note these are ...... $99.50 not include QD’s or keg tap.) solid metal towers, not chrome-plated plastic. Gold-Plated Add $7 for Gold-Plated version. 2.5” towers have 50” exposed vinyl tubing ...... $109.50 Hacksaw, 1” and 11/8” hole saws required with wing nut. Replace wing nut with nut and to install Refrigerator Conversion Kit. barb connector (p 39) for homebrew applica- tions. The 3” towers have either 50” exposed 2-part Chain ...... $1.75 vinyl tubing and wing nut or a 6” exposed Secures CO cylinder. Includes mounting screws. Keg Tap-Lever Type ...... $39.50 2 Stainless Steel Tube with male beer nut. The Specify U.S. or European. Spacer ...... $2.50 S/S tube requires a jumper with Nipple and Taps nearly all Prevents wall from collapsing when shank is Hex (or Wing) Nut at both ends to connect to commercial “Sanke- tightened. Cut to length with hacksaw. a commercial keg. We prefer this because we type” beers except Draft Beer Facts Book ...... $2.00 have another jumper with Swivel Nut and Bass, Guinness, Great little book w/ lots of complete tables relating Barb Connecter on one end for homebrew. Whatneys, Heineken. temperature and pressure to carbonation. This makes for very easy switching. Picnic Coolers—Bar Supplies page 46 Picnic Coolers We now assemble picnic coolers for serving kegged homebrew or commercial beer outdoors. These are essentially identical to coolers you may have seen breweries and bars use at outdoor events. The 50’ coils of 5/16” O.D. 304 stainless will chill 72°F beer as low as 40°F. Single Coil Cooler ...... $125.00 Double Coil Cooler ...... $220.00 Specify commercial or homebrew keg line. Single Cooler comes complete with 50’ coil of 5/16” O.D. 304 stain- less steel tubing, 40 quart Igloo cooler, chrome faucet and shank (S/S lever), coupling for beer-in line, and either commercial or homebrew keg line. Double has two of everything mounted in 40 quart Igloo. 40 Quart Igloo Cooler...... $29.75 This is a commercial cooler with thicker wall and lid insulation, Dispensing warm beer through a picnic cooler requires higher durable and replaceable handles and lid hinges, and thicker shell. Only regulator pressure for proper carbonation and dispensing. Adjust Igloo coolers have foam insulation in lid. Unsurpassed cold retention. ° to your liking but try 30 psi if your keg is at 70 F. Cooler has drain plug as well.
Pilsner Urquell, Maredsous, Bar Supplies Chimay, Duvel, Timmermans $5 ea Franziskaner, Weihenstephan, St. Pat’s Key Chain Bottle Hacker-Pschorr weissbier .... $6 ea Opener...... $1.50 Mine gets a lot of use! Can and Bottle Openers 2/$1.00 Wing Corkscrew ...... $4.00 Expansion Stopper ...... 2/$1.50 Seals open beer or wine bottles.
Bar and Cocktail St. Pat’s Pub Glass $3.00 or 4/$10 Companion Pint, heavy duty, clear with three color logo. $19.95 Festival Pub Glass $1.75 or 8/$10 Michael Jackson. 224 Pint glass with four color logo. Left over from pages of recipes and rained out festival. descriptions of hundreds of drinks. Pocket Guide Pub Glass...... $2.50 or 4/$9.00 free w/ purchase of any Pint, heavy duty, clear. Jackson book. Plain Glassware...... $1 ea Old-Fashioned Bottle Pilsner 11 oz, Martini 5 oz Openers $4.00 Wine 4 oz, Wine 5 oz
Stainless Steel Bar Supplies Guinness Wall mounting, old- Shaker ...... $8.00 Bar Towel fashioned cap Strainer...... $4.75 $5.95 removers. Jigger ...... $3.50 Spoon ...... $1.75 Brewery T-Shirts Plain Silver, Plain Chrome Ice Tongs ...... $1.50 Guinness ...... $12.50 Cerveza Imperial, Pilsener, Cerveza National, Budweiser, Mixed Drink Set ...... $17.75 Bass...... $12.50 Samuel Adams, Rolling Rock Shaker, strainer, jigger, spoon, tongs. Anchor...... $12.50 Wine Bucket...... $15.00 Choose from Anchor Steam or Anchor Liberty. Coca Cola, Open Bottle Here, Waiter’s Corkscrew ...... $1.50 Sierra Nevada ...... $12.50 Corona, Miller page 47 Books
Mead, cider books p 29. Wine books p 27. Liqueur book p 21. Technical Books by Professionals Sake Fred Eckhardt ...... $14.95 Brewing ...... $55.50 Michael Lewis and Tom Young. Excellent up-to-date book covering useful The New Complete Joy of and practical aspects of brewing science and Homebrewing ...... $12.00 brewing by two of the world’s most eminent Charlie Papazian. The best. Beginning to advanced brewing scientists with over 45 years of brewing. Index and many recipes. 416 pages. research and teaching experience. Excellent guide for the serious homebrewer and Hombrewers Companion ...... $11.00 microbrewer. Papazian. Sequel to Complete Joy and more The Biotechnology of Malting technical. 459 pages. and Brewing ...... $31.95 Complete Handbook of Home J.S. Hough. Chapters on barley and malting, Brewing ...... $11.95 water, hops, yeast and bacteria and descriptions Dave Miller. Intermediate brewing. 208 pages. of fermentation and post-fermentation pro- cesses. By former director of the British School Brewing the World’s Great Beers of Malting and Brewing. Dave Miller. 160 pages...... $12.95 Victory Beer ...... $11.95 Textbook of Brewing, Vol. I...... $83.75 AHA National winning recipes. J. DeClerk. Volume I. 600+ pages covering raw ingredients, malting, and Winner’s Circle ...... $11.95 brewing. Over 50 years old now and somewhat dated but still a classic. Volume II is methods of analysis and outdated. 126 AHA National winning recipes. Brewing Lager Beer...... $14.95 Technology Brewing and Malting ...... $inquire W. Kunze. Recently translated textbook used in German brewing institutes. New edition. G. Noonan 700+ pages covering raw materials, malting, and brewing. Excellent, Big Book on Brewing Line ...... $10.00 thorough, well organized, and up-to-date. Essentials of Beer Style...... $14.95 Fred Eckhardt. The Beer Hunter Brewers Publications Style Books Pale Ale, Porter, Pilsener, Lambic, Michael Jackson Vienna, Belgian Ale, Wheat Beer, Scotch Ale, Bock, Stout ...... each book is $11.95
Pocket Guide free with purchase of any Jackson book or CD-ROM. Pocket Guide to Beer ...... $12.00 World Guide to Whisky ...... $22.98 Quick reference & rating of thousands of beers. Classic book now back in print. Beautiful 191 pages. photographs and info about whisky. New World Guide to Beer ... $22.98 Bar and Cocktail Companion .$17.95 Beautiful photographs and info about beer from 5 224 pages of recipes and descriptions of hundreds continents. 256 great pages. of drinks. Beer Companion ...... $35.00 Beer Hunter Video Series.... $49.95 Classification by beer style. More current than 6 part (3 videos) series seen on Discovery Zymurgy Magazine ...... $6.00 New World Guide to Beer. 200 color photo- Channel and PBS. In depth tours of 6 great Brewing Techniques ...... $5.50 graphs. 288 pages. breweries. Great Beers of Belgium ...... $24.95 Beer Hunter CD-ROM ...... $19.95 Brewing Science Fix ...... $29.95 250 color photos and 348 pages. Interactive guide to 300 American microbrews. Ultimate Beer ...... $29.95 Specify Macintosh or IBM. Analysis of Brewing Techniques Fix $19.95 Visually stunning--New York Times. 182 pgs. World Beer Hunter CD-ROM .. $19.95 Using Hops ...... $16.00 Single Malt Scotch ...... $24.95 Interactive guide to 300 international beers. M. Garetz. Complete homebrewers guide. 227 pg. 3rd Edition. Full-color book describing 120 Specify Macintosh or IBM. Yeast Culturing Leistad ...... $4.25 single malts. 240 pages. Index—St. Pat’s Merchandise page 48 Index A Brushes 31, 34 D H N R T Acid Blend 30 C Diffuser 19 Hats 48 Nutrient, Yeast 30 Racking Tube 34 T-Shirts 46, 48 Aerator 19 Campden Tablets 30 Drip Tray 45 Honey 6, 29 O Refrig. Conversion Tap, Beer 45 Airlock 35 Candi Sugar 6 E Hops 14 Oak Chips 21 45 Temp. Controller 19 B Cappers 36 Erlenmeyer 19 Hydrometer 33 O-rings 42 Refrig. Controller Thermometer 32, 33 Bags 31 Carbonator™ 33 Extract 6 I Outdoor Cookers 40 18, 43 Therm., Dial 38 Bar Supplies 46 Carboy 34 F Igloo Cooler 46 P Regulators 42 Towers, Draft 45 Books, 47 Carboy Brush 34 Faucets, Metal 44 Iodophor 30 Paddle, Stainless 35 S Tower Cleaners 30, Wine 29 Carboy Handle 34 Faucet Adapter 35, Irish Moss 30 Paddle, Wooden 35 Shipping Info 25 44 Mead and Cider Chemicals 30 37 K Partial Mash Kits 11 Silicone Spray 43 Tubing 40 27 Cider 29 Faucet Wrench 44 Kegging System 41 Party Keg 33 Siphon Clip 34 Tubing Brushes 44 Liqueurs Clamps 40 Filter, In-line 43 L pH Meters 32 Soda Kegs 41 V 21 Clarifiers 30 Flavorings 21 Lauter Tun 31, 39 pH Paper 32 Soda Pop 21 Vinegar 21 Bottles 36 Cookers 40 Fruit Flavorings 21 Liqueurs 21 Phosphoric Acid 30 Sparger 31, 39 W Bottle Caps 36 Cooler, Picnic 46 Funnel 35 M Picnic Cooler 46 Spices 21 Water Treatment 30 Bottle Fillers 34 Corkers 28 G Mash Tun 31, 39 Plastic Pail 34 Spoons 35 Wine Thief 33 Bottle Openers 46 Counter Pressure Glassware 46 Matches 40 Pots 38 Stoppers 35 Wort Chillers 37 Bottle Tree 36 Bottle Filler 43 Grain 8 Mead Kits 29 Strainer, S/S 35 Y Bottle Washer 35 Grain Bag 31 Mills 31 Sugars 6 Yeast 16-20 Brewing System 39 Gypsum 30 Sulfite Test Kit 30 Yeast Nutrient 30
T-Shirt w/ screened logo .. $9.50 4-colors: turquoise cactus, red sun, majenta base, and black lettering on ash or white T- shirt. S, M, L, XL, XXL. T-Shirt w/ embroidered logo .$15.50 Beautiful embroidered 4-colors: turquoise and black cactus, peach sun, majenta base and lettering on yellow or white T-shirt. S, M, L, XL, XXL. Polo Shirt ...... $19.50 Green or White. 100% cotton with embroi- dered logo. L, XL, XXL. St. Pat’s Pint Glass Denim Shirt ...... $27.50 $3.00 ea 4/$10 Blue, long sleeve with pocket embroidered 3-color logo on pub glass. logo. S, M, L, XL, XXL. St. Pat’s Key Chain St. Pat’s Hats ...... $11.50 Bottle Opener Embroidered logo. Tan, Natural with Green Brim, Dark Green. $1.50 St. Pat’s Denim Hat ...... $15.50 Embroidered logo. Denim with leather brim.
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