My Brews
I started homebrewing beer February 2008. Here's the list of brews I have done with bottling dates correlating to dates on the bottlecap (I keep forgetting which brew is which, now here's a handy reference! =) ). All are only subjected to primary fermentation unless otherwise stated. BB = Brewer's Best kit, MDHB = Maryland Homebrew recipe. Wait at least one month from the bottling date before cracking it open to enjoy, three months for peak quality. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc = primary, secondary, etc fermentations in soda keg or glass carboys.
				Specific gravities
Brew #	Date brewed	Date bottled	Name	OG	FG	ABV [%]	Notes
1	2/17/2008	2/25/2008	BB: IPA	1.046	1.016	3.9	One burner just will not boil the big pot, need two burners
2	2/24/2008	3/6/2008	BB: Dortmunder	1.056	1.018	5.0	Airlock vodka went into brew, oh darn, more alcohol in the beer
3	3/2/2008	3/14/2008	MDHB: Half-Bass Ale				I was so careful about measuring the sugar, but forgot the gravities
4	3/9/2008	3/23/2008	MDHB: IPA	1.056	1.020	4.7	IPAs are awesome, lots of hops and lots of malt hide a multitude of beginning sins
5	3/16/2008	3/25/2008	BB: Robust Porter	1.045	1.015	3.9
6	3/23/2008	4/1/2008	BB: Continental Pilsner	1.041	1.011	3.9
7	3/30/2008	4/9/2008	BB: Robust Porter	1.048	1.012	4.7
8	5/13/2008	5/19/2008	BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner")	1.042	1.013	3.8
9	5/24/2008	6/2/2008	BB: Kolsch	1.042	1.016	3.4	Sanitized with iodine instead of bleach and capping bottles with aluminium foil
10	6/6/2008	6/17/2008	BB: Ivan's Belgian Tripel	1.072	1.027	5.9
11	7/2/2008	7/9/2008	BB: Witbier		1.014
12	9/28/2008	10/6/2008	BB: IPA	1.050	1.020	3.9	Learned to clean bottles sooner rather than later, and not store them in the garage
13	10/10/2008	10/15/2008	BB: Red Ale	1.039	1.016	3.0
	10/10/2008	10/28/2008	BB: Red Ale, secondary fermentation	1.039	1.016	3.0	1 gallon
14	11/6/2008	11/17/2008	MDHB: Oktoberfest ("Novemberfest")	1.066	1.022	5.8
15	11/24/2008	12/1/2008	BB: Hop Nog 2008	1.054	1.014	5.3	Why a commemorative bottle with the pack? Why not a pint glass?
16	12/22/2008	12/29/2009	BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner")	1.040	1.013	3.5
17	1/4/2009	1/11/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.042	1.018	3.2
18	3/1/2009	3/1/2009	BB: IPA	1.048	1.014	4.5
19	3/1/2009	3/9/2009	BB: Robust Porter	1.050	1.020	3.9
20	3/15/2009	3/21/2009	BB: Continental Pilsner	1.038	1.012	3.4	Fermented in bucket with spighot
21	3/20/2009	3/25/2009	BB: Kolsch ("Heather Beer")	1.043	1.016	3.5	Replaced hops schedule with heather, brewed for Andrew who is allergic to hops
22	5/3/2009	5/9/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.042	1.014	3.7
23	5/20/2009	5/27/2009	BB: Witbier	1.035	1.010	3.3
24	5/31/2009	6/8/2009	BB: IPA	1.050			Will clean stove BEFORE brewing from now on to avoid carbonaceous deposits, I'm lucky Emily loves me
25	6/8/2009	6/16/2009	BB: Smoked Porter	1.054	1.022	4.2
26	6/16/2009	6/22/2009	BB: Continental Pilsner, unfiltered ("Hefepilsner")	1.042	1.012	3.9
27	6/22/2009	6/29/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.045	1.014	4.1	Boiled over. Sooooooo messy.
28	6/29/2009	7/6/2009	MDHB: Summer Honey White Wit ("Baby Bier")	1.045	1.042	0.4	Brewed for Charlie in honour of him becoming a father. (That FG can't be right)
29	7/6/2009	7/13/2009	BB: Kolsch ("Heather Beer, Take 2")	1.040	1.014	3.4	This time not dry hopping with heather
30	8/31/2009	9/7/2009	BB: IPA	1.046	1.016	3.9
31	9/7/2009	9/14/2009	BB: Red Ale	1.040	1.014	3.4	Brewed Mon, no bubbling through the airlock by Wed, charged with primed packet yeast
32	9/14/2009	9/21/2009	BB: Rauchbier	1.054	1.012	5.5
33	9/21/2009	9/28/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.042	1.014	3.7
34	10/5/2009	10/12/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.043			1 gallon; unfiltered
	10/5/2009	10/19/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.043			1 gallon; ufiltered, secondary fermentation 1 week
	10/5/2009	10/26/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.043			1 gallon; ufiltered, secondary fermentation 2 weeks
	10/5/2009	11/3/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.043			1 gallon; ufiltered, secondary fermentation 3 weeks
	10/5/2009	11/10/2009	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.043			1 gallon; ufiltered, secondary fermentation 4 weeks
35	12/19/2010	12/29/2009	BB: Continental Pilsner ("Hefepilsner")	1.042			4 gallons; unfiltered, primary fermentation
	12/19/2010	1/7/2010	BB: Continental Pilsner	1.042			1 gallon; unfiltered, secondary fermentation
36	2/5/2010	2/23/2010	MDHB: Summer Honey White Wit ("Summer Honey Fail")	1.040	1.012	3.7	OPEN OVER A SINK, MOST EXPLODE due to adding the honey during the second fermentation rather than the primary
37	2/21/2010	3/1/2010	BB: IPA	1.054	1.016	5.0	unfiltered, primary fermentation
38	3/5/2010	4/13/2010	BB: Black Lager	1.050	1.021	3.8	unfiltered, secondary fermentation; dark grains for taste, but light malt for a lighter body
39	3/24/2010	4/11/2010	Mystery Pils #1	1.052	1.020	4.2	unfiltered, primary fermentation
40	4/28/2010	5/8/2010	BB: IPA	1.055	1.015	5.3	unfiltered, primary fermentation
41	5/20/2010	6/13/2010	Antipodal Mead from Papazian, 3rd edition #1.1	1.096	1.020	10.0	unfiltered, primary fermentation
	5/20/2010	7/2/2010	Antipodal Mead from Papazian, 3rd edition #1.2	1.096			unfiltered, racked once
	5/20/2010	still going	Antipodal Mead from Papazian, 3rd edition #1.3	1.096			unfiltered, racked twice; looks like amber happy =D
42	6/21/2010	6/29/2010	BB: Kolsch	1.042	1.010	4.2	unfiltered, primary fermentation
43	7/21/2010	8/25/2010	BB: Holiday Ale	1.064	1.018	6.0	unfiltered, secondary fermentation for a month
44	9/30/2010	12/4/2010	Antipodal Mead #2 from Papazian, 3rd edition	1.091	1.041	6.6	batch for Anndi's holiday presents =)
45	11/21/2010	12/13/2010	MDHB: Summer Honey White Wit	1.040	1.012	3.7	secondary fermentation .5 months
46	12/11/2010	2/21/2011	Mystery Pils #2	1.047	1.008	5.1	secondary fermentation 1.5 months
47	12/26/2010	3/14/2011	BB: Smoked Porter	1.052	1.016	4.7	Pi beer! And the last smoked porter for awhile, I and others not keen on it (though 6 months mellowed the smokey taste very well)
48	4/7/2011	7/25/2011	Antipodal Mead #3 from Papazian, 3rd edition	1.102	1.030	9.5	Gotta make more of these ….
49	4/12/2011	5/2/2011	Mystery Pils #3	1.045	1.008	4.9	Thank gosh this one didn't kill the carboy, very active!
50	4/17/2011	6/7/2011	Bamboo Honey mead for my Seester	1.050	1.026	3.2	That OG can't be right, but it is bubbling that slow …. Geez, that's soooo sweet tasting
51	4/17/2011	2nd in keg	Antipodal Mead #4 from Papazian, 3rd edition	1.104	1.040	8.4	That OG can't be right, but it is bubbling that slow …. Did not boil the honey
52	6/4/2011	6/22/2011	MDHB: Summer Honey White Wit	1.048	1.008	5.3	Charlie Marcus, I want to share one of these with you
53	6/23/2011	8/17/2011	BB: Holiday Ale	1.060	1.017	5.6	Ready just in time for the holidays!
54	7/25/2011	2nd in keg	MDHB: Sir Alec Guiness Stout	1.042	1.009	4.3	Boy I like kegs, impervious to light and smaller footprint makes them easier to store
55	8/17/2011	3rd in keg	Antipodal Mead #5 from Papazian, 3rd edition	1.102	1.061	5.4	Looks pretty so far
56	8/22/2011	2nd in keg	BB: IPA	1.054	1.017	4.9	Lesson learned: look at the expiration date BEFORE pitching yeast =P
57	8/23/2011	2nd in glass	Antipodal Mead #6 from Papazian, 3rd edition - Anndi's Holiday mead!	1.100	1.016	11.0	Finally! I have re-achieved what I did the first time!
58	9/5/2011	1/7/2012	Antipodal Mead #7 from Papazian, 3rd edition	1.072	1.022	6.6	Really? Is that really the OG? I put the same amount of honey in …. Fermentation is crazy too, very light. Put in soda keg, *very* alcoholic, knocked down some pirates =9 (date bottled is the night it was killed in action)
59	10/29/2011	2nd in glass	Antipodal Mead #8 from Papazian, 3rd edition	1.111			15lbs/5gal, probably the last time I make this recipe in lieu of the easier just yeast
60	12/3/2011	1st in glass	Orange Blossom Mead	1.110			10lbs/3gal, just yeast, working well
61	12/3/2011	1st in glass	Orange Blossom Mead	1.172			5lbs/1gal, ugh, so sweet, but Dre likes it