Recipe List
The following show the beers I've brewed in the last few years. I also have a listing of older recipes, but most of these are from the early 90's, when ingredients, equipment and my technique wasn't as good. At the moment, there are no ratings associated with these recipes, so the list is simply a history of what I've made. Some of the recipes produced fantastic beer, some not so fantastic.
You can also view the full version of this table.
Name | Style | Date | SG / FG | IBU | BU: SG |
BV | Color °srm |
Abv (Abw) |
Barking Buddy | Ordinary Bitter | 18‑February‑17 | 1.040 / 1.009 | 33 | 0.82 | 1.81 | 4.3 | 4.0% (3.2%) |
Old Alexi | Old Ale | 29‑October‑16 | 1.075 / 1.018 | 51 | 0.68 | 1.45 | 16 | 7.5% (5.8%) |
Harris Road | Saison | 22‑October‑16 | 1.064 / 1.016 | 31 | 0.48 | 1.01 | 5 | 6.3% (4.9%) |
Road Closed | Saison | 23‑April‑16 | 1.067 / 1.003 | 20 | 0.30 | 1.08 | 7 | 8.4% (6.7%) |
Original Piper's | Irish-American Red Ale | 20‑Mar‑16 | 1.052 / 1.008 | 31 | 0.60 | 1.53 | 12 | 5.8% (4.5%) |
Dog Barn | American Pale Ale | 20‑Feb‑16 | 1.052 / 1.008 | 38 | 0.73 | 1.90 | 6.2 | 5.8% (4.5%) |
Bully | Baltic Porter | 23‑Jan‑16 | 1.077 / 1.017 | 41 | 0.53 | 1.19 | 28 | 7.9% (6.2%) |
Squirrel Killer | Kentucky Common | 17‑Jan‑16 | 1.048 / 1.011 | 23 | 0.48 | 1.04 | 13 | 4.8% (3.8%) |
Devil Dog | India Pale Ale | 26‑Dec‑15 | 1.080 / 1.020 | 106 | 1.32 | 2.77 | 14 | 7.9% (6.1%) |
Solstice Cream Ale | Cream Ale | 20‑Dec‑15 | 1.051 / 1.012 | 17 | 0.33 | 0.72 | 4.5 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Dog Barn ESB | Extra Special Bitter | 5‑Jun‑14 | 1.055 / 1.015 | 40 | 0.73 | 1.44 | 10 | 5.4% (4.2%) |
Mr. Silly IPA | English India Pale Ale | 6‑Oct‑12 | 1.073 / 1.017 | 57 | 0.78 | 1.69 | 12 | 7.4% (5.8%) |
Taiga Dog AK Mild | AK Mild | 29‑Sep‑12 | 1.040 / 1.009 | 19 | 0.47 | 1.04 | 6 | 4.0% (3.2%) |
Old Alexi Stock Ale | Old Ale | 9‑Sep‑12 | 1.077 / 1.020 | 42 | 0.55 | 1.12 | 20 | 7.5% (5.9%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 2‑Sep‑12 | 1.049 / 1.013 | 23 | 0.47 | 0.95 | 12 | 4.7% (3.7%) |
Epoch Ice Storm Old Ale | Old Ale | 26‑Nov‑10 | 1.080 / 1.020 | 66 | 0.82 | 1.73 | 16 | 7.9% (6.2%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 20‑Nov‑10 | 1.051 / 1.012 | 28 | 0.55 | 1.17 | 12 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Harris Road | Saison | 2‑July‑10 | 1.062 / 1.012 | 28 | 0.45 | 1.06 | 6 | 6.6% (5.2%) |
Old Ale | Old Ale | 5‑Mar‑10 | 1.065 / 1.016 | 47 | 0.72 | 1.52 | 17 | 6.5% (5.0%) |
Crazy Kittens Porter | Brown Porter | 26‑Feb‑10 | 1.049 / 1.012 | 33 | 0.67 | 1.42 | 30 | 4.9% (3.8%) |
New Shed Hefeweizen | Bavarian Hefeweizen | 30‑May‑09 | 1.051 / 1.012 | 20 | 0.39 | 0.84 | 5 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Devil Dog | India Pale Ale | 11‑Apr‑09 | 1.080 / 1.020 | 97 | 1.21 | 2.54 | 11 | 7.9% (6.2%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 4‑Apr‑09 | 1.043 / 1.010 | 28 | 0.65 | 1.39 | 12 | 4.3% (3.4%) |
One-eyed Squirrel | Pale Ale | 25‑Oct‑08 | 1.056 / 1.018 | 57 | 1.02 | 1.84 | 12 | 5.0% (3.9%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 7‑Jun‑08 | 1.041 / 1.010 | 28 | 0.68 | 1.43 | 12 | 4.0% (3.2%) |
Barking Buddy Blizzard Bitter | Best Bitter | 9‑Apr‑08 | 1.051 / 1.012 | 42 | 0.82 | 1.77 | 5 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Devil Dog | India Pale Ale | 2‑Apr‑08 | 1.086 / 1.020 | 87 | 1.01 | 2.33 | 13 | 8.7% (6.8%) |
New Dog Porter | Brown Porter | 22‑Mar‑08 | 1.066 / 1.018 | 30 | 0.45 | 0.90 | 26 | 6.3% (4.9%) |
Snowplow Stout | Irish Dry Stout | 20‑jan‑08 | 1.050 / 1.012 | 38 | 0.76 | 1.60 | 24 | 5.0% (3.9%) |
Piper's Fat Belly | Irish-American Red Ale | 30‑Dec‑07 | 1.040 / 1.009 | 28 | 0.70 | 1.53 | 11 | 4.0% (3.2%) |
Idiot Mild | Mild | 22‑Jul‑07 | 1.033 / 1.008 | 27 | 0.82 | 1.75 | 20 | 3.3% (2.6%) |
Procrastination Ale | Pale Ale | 15‑Jul‑07 | 1.040 / 1.010 | 55 | 1.37 | 2.83 | 8 | 3.9% (3.1%) |
Harris Road | Saison | 1‑Jul‑07 | 1.055 / 1.010 | 36 | 0.65 | 1.58 | 6 | 5.9% (4.6%) |
Watershed Hefeweizen | Bavarian Hefeweizen | 20‑Apr‑07 | 1.053 / 1.016 | 20 | 0.38 | 0.71 | 5 | 4.8% (3.8%) |
Pull Pull Pull, Run Run Run (3XPR) | Strong Ale | 10‑Feb‑07 | 1.065 / 1.020 | 92 | 1.42 | 2.60 | 8 | 6.2% (4.8%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 3‑Feb‑07 | 1.045 / 1.011 | 28 | 0.62 | 1.31 | 12 | 4.4% (3.5%) |
Cat Barf | India Pale Ale | 24‑Dec‑06 | 1.074 / 1.022 | 60 | 0.81 | 1.54 | 10 | 6.9% (5.3%) |
Solstice Stout | Export Stout | 15‑Dec‑06 | 1.062 / 1.018 | 65 | 1.05 | 2.01 | 37 | 5.8% (4.5%) |
Snow Dog | Ordinary Bitter | 4‑Nov‑06 | 1.037 / 1.008 | 39 | 1.05 | 2.35 | 13 | 3.8% (3.0%) |
New Dog Porter | Brown Porter | 6‑Oct‑06 | 1.051 / 1.014 | 30 | 0.59 | 1.16 | 26 | 4.8% (3.8%) |
Devil Dog | India Pale Ale | 8‑Sep‑06 | 1.073 / 1.016 | 79 | 1.08 | 2.41 | 13 | 7.5% (5.9%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 1‑Sep‑06 | 1.048 / 1.012 | 28 | 0.58 | 1.21 | 12 | 4.7% (3.7%) |
Cat on a Lap | Trippel | 19‑Aug‑06 | 1.072 / 1.026 | 36 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 8 | 6.1% (4.7%) |
Barking Buddy | Best Bitter | 1‑Jul‑06 | 1.042 / 1.010 | 33 | 0.79 | 1.67 | 5 | 4.2% (3.3%) |
Watershed Hefeweizen | Bavarian Hefeweizen | 17‑June‑06 | 1.057 / 1.014 | 20 | 0.35 | 0.74 | 5 | 5.6% (4.4%) |
New Dog Porter | Robust Porter | 28‑May‑06 | 1.056 / 1.020 | 50 | 0.89 | 1.48 | 29 | 5.3% (4.1%) |
Hop Bitters | India Pale Ale | 22‑Apr‑06 | 1.078 / 1.018 | 55 | 0.71 | 1.53 | 7 | 7.9% (6.2%) |
Taiga Dog Mild | Dark Mild | 8‑Apr‑06 | 1.040 / 1.012 | 21 | 0.52 | 0.99 | 18 | 3.7% (2.9%) |
Harris Road | Saison | 17‑Mar‑05 | 1.056 / 1.014 | 36 | 0.64 | 1.33 | 7 | 5.5% (4.3%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 11‑Feb‑06 | 1.044 / 1.011 | 28 | 0.64 | 1.32 | 12 | 4.3% (3.4%) |
Solstice Stout | Irish Dry Stout | 28‑Dec‑05 | 1.051 / 1.012 | 38 | 0.75 | 1.59 | 50 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Devil Dog | India Pale Ale | 11‑Dec‑05 | 1.073 / 1.017 | 73 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 14 | 7.4% (5.8%) |
Barking Buddy | Best Bitter | 19‑Nov‑05 | 1.044 / 1.010 | 33 | 0.75 | 1.63 | 5 | 4.4% (3.5%) |
Ivan the Great | Russian Imperial Stout | 5‑Nov‑05 | 1.100 / 1.025 | 115 | 1.15 | 2.42 | 80 | 10.0% (7.7%) |
Duesenberg Winter Ale | Winter Ale | 29‑Oct‑05 | 1.059 / 1.024 | 35 | 0.59 | 0.94 | 10 | 4.6% (3.6%) |
Mud Pit Porter | Robust Porter | 1‑Oct‑05 | 1.054 / 1.015 | 50 | 0.93 | 1.83 | 27 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 17‑Sep‑05 | 1.048 / 1.014 | 28 | 0.58 | 1.11 | 12 | 4.4% (3.5%) |
Dogyard XXX Ale | Strong Ale | 27‑Aug‑05 | 1.080 / 1.016 | 69 | 0.86 | 2.02 | 13 | 8.4% (6.6%) |
Watershed Hefeweizen | Bavarian Hefeweizen | 5‑June‑05 | 1.054 / 1.014 | 20 | 0.37 | 0.76 | 5 | 5.2% (4.1%) |
Chatanika Cream Ale | Classic Cream Ale | 22‑May‑05 | 1.050 / 1.009 | 36 | 0.72 | 1.74 | 4 | 5.4% (4.2%) |
Taiga Dog Mild | Dark Mild | 30‑Apr‑05 | 1.046 / 1.016 | 26 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 19 | 3.9% (3.1%) |
Breakup Ale | California Common | 9‑Apr‑05 | 1.053 / 1.017 | 38 | 0.72 | 1.31 | 10 | 4.7% (3.7%) |
Harris Road | Saison | 4‑Mar‑05 | 1.060 / 1.016 | 36 | 0.60 | 1.22 | 7 | 5.8% (4.5%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 5‑Feb‑05 | 1.046 / 1.011 | 26 | 0.57 | 1.21 | 12 | 4.6% (3.6%) |
Gone Awrye IPA | India Pale Ale | 16‑Jan‑05 | 1.070 / 1.015 | 76 | 1.09 | 2.36 | 13 | 7.1% (5.6%) |
Solstice Stout | Irish Dry Stout | 26‑Dec‑04 | 1.049 / 1.015 | 36 | 0.73 | 1.38 | 50 | 4.4% (3.5%) |
Regency Porter | Brown Porter | 4‑Dec‑04 | 1.048 / 1.016 | 27 | 0.56 | 1.00 | 30 | 4.2% (3.3%) |
Taiga Dog Mild | Dark Mild | 14‑Nov‑04 | 1.040 / 1.012 | 26 | 0.65 | 1.22 | 16 | 3.7% (2.9%) |
Barking Buddy | Best Bitter | 10‑Oct‑04 | 1.044 / 1.011 | 30 | 0.68 | 1.41 | 8 | 4.3% (3.4%) |
Old Alexi | Old Ale | 5‑Sep‑04 | 1.073 / 1.018 | 35 | 0.48 | 1.01 | 14 | 7.2% (5.7%) |
Ivan Stout | Spiced Foreign Stout | 17‑Jul‑04 | 1.066 / 1.018 | 58 | 0.88 | 1.75 | 40 | 6.3% (4.9%) |
Summer Solstice Ale | Spiced Summer Ale | 19‑Jun‑04 | 1.053 / 1.016 | 47 | 0.89 | 1.67 | 5 | 4.8% (3.8%) |
Watershed Hefeweizen | Bavarian Hefeweizen | 29‑May‑04 | 1.052 / 1.012 | 19 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 5 | 5.2% (4.1%) |
Rubber Boots ESB | Extra Special Bitter | 24‑Apr‑04 | 1.062 / 1.011 | 37 | 0.60 | 1.47 | 14 | 6.7% (5.3%) |
Old Topper IPA | Traditional American IPA | 10‑Apr‑04 | 1.070 / 1.020 | 76 | 1.09 | 2.11 | 17 | 6.5% (5.1%) |
Delahanty XXX Mild | Traditional Dark Mild | 20‑Mar‑04 | 1.067 / 1.014 | 37 | 0.55 | 1.26 | 15 | 7.0% (5.5%) |
Ambeardextrous Bitter | Ordinary Bitter | 7‑Mar‑04 | 1.038 / 1.006 | 29 | 0.76 | 1.96 | 10 | 4.2% (3.3%) |
Piper's Red Ale | Irish-American Red Ale | 15‑Feb‑04 | 1.042 / 1.008 | 23 | 0.55 | 1.31 | 15 | 4.4% (3.5%) |
1850 London Porter | Victorian Porter | 8‑Feb‑04 | 1.064 / 1.020 | 40 | 0.62 | 1.15 | 28 | 5.8% (4.5%) |
1885 Scotch Ale | Traditional Scotch Ale | 10‑Jan‑04 | 1.080 / 1.022 | 40 | 0.50 | 0.99 | 19 | 7.7% (6.0%) |
Solstice Stout | Irish Dry Stout | 21‑Dec‑03 | 1.047 / 1.010 | 40 | 0.85 | 1.94 | 50 | 5.2% (4.0%) |
Fairbanks Pale Ale | Pale Ale | 25‑Oct‑03 | 1.055 / 1.009 | 35 | 0.64 | 1.62 | 9 | 6.0% (4.8%) |
Smoky Brown Bastard | South English Brown Ale | 27‑Sep‑03 | 1.042 / 1.009 | 19 | 0.45 | 1.02 | 26 | 4.3% (3.4%) |
Whistling Swan Porter | Smoked Robust Porter | 20‑Sep‑03 | 1.064 / 1.020 | 45 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 72 | 5.8% (4.5%) |
Old Winter Ale | Old Ale | 2‑Aug‑03 | 1.070 / 1.022 | 41 | 0.59 | 1.08 | 14 | 6.3% (4.9%) |
Bathtub Ring Ale | Classic Cream Ale | 5‑Jul‑03 | 1.049 / 1.010 | 37 | 0.76 | 1.72 | 3 | 5.1% (4.0%) |
Free the Steam | California Common | 7‑Jun‑03 | 1.046 / 1.010 | 37 | 0.80 | 1.78 | 3 | 4.7% (3.7%) |
Summer Hefeweizen | American Hefeweizen | 13‑Apr‑03 | 1.048 / 1.013 | 14 | 0.29 | 0.58 | 7 | 4.6% (3.6%) |
Stuck Stout | Oatmeal Stout | 8‑Feb‑03 | 1.060 / 1.014 | 53 | 0.88 | 1.90 | 65 | 5.9% (4.6%) |
First Fairbanks Porter | Brown Porter | 2‑Feb‑03 | 1.048 / 1.013 | 41 | 0.85 | 1.70 | 54 | 4.6% (3.6%) |
BU:SG in the is the ratio of bitterness to gravity, which appears in Ray Daniel's book Designing Great Beers. It's just the IBU's divided by the points of starting gravity and gives an idea of how bitter a beer will be.
BV is a more sophisticated measure of beer balance developed by J A S Viggiano. It uses real extract as a measure of the sweetness of a beer rather than starting gravity. A value of 1.0 is a "balanced" beer like a Dortmunder. Values above 1.0 are bitter (a typical American pale ale is 1.24) and values below 1.0 are maltier (British Mild comes in at 0.81). I use the formula BV = (IBU x 0.205) / RE.
BU:SG is probably a better measure for building recipes, while BV is better for evaluating how close your beers are to the category you were shooting for. Click on the BV link to read more about this value.
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