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Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.101

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/14/2016 10:13 PM

Notes: pilsner has poor grind.

Author:

Tylor Miranda

Boil Size: 5.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 5.2 oz

Creation Date: 12/21/2020 5:16 AM

Notes: This Belgian Blonde tastes as if it were brewed by an all-grain method.

Extract brewing can be simple and rewarding! Note that while the equipment costs far less than the equivalent all-grain systems, the cost to let someone else create your extract over extracting the sugars from grains yourself is more expensive by about 20-50%.

*The bottles are on Amazon. Search Plastic Beer Bottles.
*You may use tap water and/or modify the water profile.

Additional costs include:

$24.57 An inexpensive Amazon stainless kettle from India
$26.97 A 6.5 Gallon Bottling & Siphonless Fermentation Bucket from Northern Brewer with the Spigot: Fermenter's Favorites Bottling Spigot for Bottling Bucket and with the Lid: Grommeted Lid (Drilled)
$8.99 20ft 3/8" ID Siphon Hose
$4.99 Fermenter's Favorites® Spring Tip Bottle Filler
$16.00 Five Star - Star San - 16 Ounce - Brew Sanitizer High Foaming Acid Anionic

A yeast starter is advisable for this beer as it needs about 160B yeast cells and the White Labs yeast packets come with about 100B yeast cells. If you don't want to make a yeast starter, it is advisable to pitch two White Labs yeast packets.

For a fermentation airlock, run a section of the 3/8" ID Siphon Hose from the grommet on the lid to the bottom of one of the gallon jugs filled with sanitizer solution in tap water, and place the gallon jug and the fermentation bucket at the same height. It is best to elevate the beer at the beginning of the fermentation cycle with the spigot facing the area where you will be bottling so that the trub is not disturbed during the bottling process. In other words, try not to move the bucket just before bottling. Primary fermentation ambient temperature is about 68f. Allow the yeast to ferment up to whatever temperature it prefers.

To bottle your beer, precondition each sanitized 16oz bottle with 1 Northern Brewer Fizz Drop. Attach a 5-8 foot section of the 3/8" ID Siphon Hose to the Fermenter's Favorites Bottling Spigot and the other end of the hose to the Fermenter's Favorites® Spring Tip Bottle Filler. Slowly open the spigot until it is fully open. Place the spring tip filler into the bottle and press the tip inward on the bottom of the bottle. Fill the bottle until the liquid reaches the top. Remove the filler and the bottle will be filled to the optimal height.

Secondary fermentation in bottles takes between 14 and 21 days. 17.5 is usually a safe number of days to allow carbonation to build.

To add a bit of perceived sweetness and rounded maltiness to the finished product try to get your PPM of Calcium and sodium to about 50. CaCl and non-iodized table salt or sea salt are fine for reaching this water chemistry. Your local municipal water company should have posted your water mineral content. If you are on well water, you can start with distilled/reverse osmosis water and build the water chemistry from there. Just use a PPM calculator.

Don't forget to sanitize everything including the outside rims of the brewing equipment and even the outside of the yeast packet.

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Boil Size: 26.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/8/2018 1:20 PM

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Author:

FORZA-RI

Boil Size: 32 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 12 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/21/2018 10:06 AM

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Author:

Steff

Boil Size: 23 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 8

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/27/2017 8:42 AM

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Author:

JiffyPop

Boil Size: 29 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 10 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/26/2017 4:17 AM

Notes:

Author:

J A

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/11/2017 7:59 PM

Notes: Dry hop after 3 days primary or just before FG is reached.
Use Cocoa/vodka infusion or Nibs soaked in vodka to to enhance chocolate flavor by adding to secondary. Consider Chocolate flavor extract for greater control.
Make infusion/extract of Vodka and chilis and use a few drops at a time prior to bottling to find the level of spice that appeals.

If you can find U.K. Phoenix hops add at 2 minutes to keep bitterness in check. If you have to substitute, use Willamette at 5 minutes.

Author:

Josh Brewer

Boil Size: 6.37 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/3/2017 11:35 PM

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Author:

cstenson

Boil Size: 15.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/21/2017 5:20 PM

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Author:

deepchills

Boil Size: 6.6 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 72.5

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/24/2017 2:08 PM

Notes: An experiment to use a Hefe yeast to add banana character to a stout.
Using a lot of wheat to assist the yeast, as well as under pitching and fermenting at the higher end of the range, at room temp(70f).

3/5/2017 1.022 (Great banana flavor!)
3/10 1.021 - Moved to cold crash

Author:

torstein

Boil Size: 32 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/9/2012 9:35 AM

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Author:

4Gs Brewing

Boil Size: 7.3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/2/2016 7:25 PM

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Author:

BBQ-N-BREW

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/25/2016 3:38 PM

Notes: Hopstand is 2 stages of equal amounts. 1st addition @ flameout, chill to 160 and add second addition. Let steep for 30 min, stirring every 5 min.
Dry hop is 2 stages of equal amounts. 1st addition on day 3-4 of fermentation and second addition 4-5 days later. Allow 2nd addition 4-5 days contact time prior to kegging. Cold crash overnight if desired prior to kegging.

Author:

lyna

Boil Size: 8.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/5/2016 8:32 PM

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Author:

rodfon

Boil Size: 9 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/3/2015 1:27 AM

Notes: A casca de laranja deu um retrogosto estranho. Testar técnicas de infusão a quente para inserir no fermentador.

Author:

BuckeyeBrewer89

Boil Size: 17 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/1/2015 3:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.068

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/2/2015 12:06 AM

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Author:

Madeira

Boil Size: 115 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/1/2014 1:09 AM

Notes: dia 05/09/2025
após fervura adicionado 15L de água gelada
houve 15L de evaporação***
Brix: 13,0 - OG : 1.050 - PH:5,3
Temperatura Fermentação 15°C do dia 05set25 ao dia ??set25
Temperatura Fermentação 17°C do dia ??set25 ao dia ??set25
obs: água lavagem e água de mostura 2g sulfato cálcio, 2g sal, 2g sulfato magnésio, 1g zinco em cada uma das água.
usado fermento W34-70 que já estava no fermentador usado 3 vez e 2 meses guardado após o último uso no próprio fermentador
*Foi colocado nutrientes antes do mosto pronto.
em 20 horas já estava fermentando.
Temperatura do mosto pós resfriado de placas : 26,5°C

dia 02/05/2025
adicionado 1.2kg açucar cristal na fervura
Após fervura
após fervura adicionado 17L de água
Brix: 11,7 - OG : 1.048
Temperatura Fermentação 15°C do dia 02mai25 ao dia 08mai25
Temperatura Fermentação 17°C do dia 08mai25 ao dia ??mai25
obs: água lavagem e água de mostura 2g sulfato cálcio, 2g sal, 2g sulfato magnésio, 1g zinco em cada uma das água.
usado fermento W34-70 que já estava no fermentador usado 2 vez e 5 meses guardado após o último uso no próprio fermentador
não Foi colocado nutrientes antes do mosto pronto.
em 30 horas já estava fermentando.
Temperatura do mosto pós resfriado de placas : 26,5°C

dia 19/12/2024
Antes da Fervura 118L : Brix 8.8
adicionado 2kg açucar demerara na fervura
Após fervura
após fervura adicionado 10L de água
Brix: 11,5 - OG : 1.04714
Temperatura Fermentação 15°C do dia 19dez24 ao dia 04jan25
obs: água lavagem e água de mostura 2g sulfato cálcio, 2g sal, 2g sulfato magnésio, 1g zinco em cada uma das água.
usado fermento W34-70 que já estava no fermentador usado 1 vez
Foi colocado nutrientes antes do mosto pronto.
em 12 horas já estava fermentando.
Temperatura do mosto pós resfriado de placas : 26,5°C

dia 15/11/2024
Antes da Fervura 65L : Brix 16
após fervura adicionado 20L de água
após Fervura : No fermentador c/ água
adicionado 550g açucar cristal invertido ácido lático
sendo 50L Fermentador PP : Brix 11,6 SG 1.045 PH: 5,2
adicionado 600g açucar cristal invertido ácido lático
sendo 60L Fermentador Inox : Brix 11,6 SG 1.045 PH: 5,0
Temperatura Fermentação 18°C do dia 15 ao dia 23
dia 23/11 baixado pra 15°C
dia 23/11 Brix: 2,4 FG: 1,009 ABV:4,9% PH: 4,5/4,6

dia 07/11/2024
Antes da Fervura 65L : Brix 11,7
adicionado 1,3kg mel : Brix 13,6
adicionado 20L de água
após Fervura : No fermentador c/ água 75L Brix 11,2
Temperatura Fermentação 13°C do dia 7 ao dia 15
Temperatura Fermentação 17°C do dia 15 ao dia ??
Baixar temperatura para ??°C Cold Crash

Dia 16 dez 2020
50L Apa
Início 7:30h
Antes da Fervura 61L densidade : 1.042 Brix: 10.8 ph : 5.5
2g sulfato cálcio, 2g sal, 500mg magnésio, 500mg zinco
Depois da Fervura 46L densidade : 1.048 Brix:12.4 ph : 5.5
22/dez Brix : 2,4 densidade: 1.009 5,3% PH: 4,4
23/dez Brix : 2,4 densidade: 1.009 5,3% PH: 4,4
26/dez add 170g Amarillo 8,5% AA YCHHOPS para 45 L de Apa sendo 3,7g por Litro.
27/dez add 1,537g manga Palmer cozida e congelada

Author:

Woodshop Brewer

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/7/2014 5:28 PM

Notes: Drinking this now (3/30/14). Although there is a definite malt presence and pronounced hop bitterness in the beer, it is not balanced. My hope is that it will mellow with a little time. But that's been my hope with a brown ale that seems to be a little too sweet and it has not improved with a considerable amount of time. This was my last brew before receiving a Ward Labs report. I made significant alterations to my brewing water - primarily by blending it with 60% RO water - and am very interested to see how it affects the next beer. It is my Mystic Mama clone attempt split into two different fermenters with two different yeasts.
4/14/14 - dumped this beer due to infection. Also dumped the brown ale just because I was tired of trying to enjoy it.

Author:

BEERngineer

Boil Size: 24.6 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 3/4

Creation Date: 8/28/2013 1:44 AM

Notes: 1-2 days before brew day: Yeast start er (optional, but recommended)

Pitch Wyeast into a starter. A wine bottle or 22 oz beer bottle fitted with an airlock and #2 stopper works perfect. Use 1/4 cup malt extract in 8 oz of water for a starter wort. Boil 5 minutes, cool and pitch yeast.

Brew day:

Put your volume of water on to boil, usually 2-2.5 gallons, unless you have a wort cooling device. When water temperature reaches 150, add the adjunct malt grains in grain steeping bag. Hold temperature at 150-160 for 30 minutes. Stir the grains occasionally. After 30 minutes resume heat. When temperature reaches 170 remove or strain the grain out. Now add the extract.

You can let some hot water mix with the extract to help loosen it up and pour smoothly. Proceed on to full boil, and stir to prevent the extract from scorching on the bottom of the pot.

At full boil, 60 minute countdown:

At full boil, add the 2 oz of bittering hops and gypsum, and begin an hour countdown. As always, stir occasionally.

At 10 minutes:Add the 1 oz of hops.

At 5 mins:Add the 1 oz of hops

At 0 mins:Add the 1 oz of finishing hops

End of boil:

Shut off heat and begin to cool your wort as soon as possible. When wort is about 75 degrees, or when wort is cool enough to mix with water to reach about 75 degrees, pour and strain the wort into your primary fermenter. When pouring the wort into the primary, aerate as much as possible. You can accomplish this by dipping a sanitized container, such as a measuring cup into the wort and pouring back into the wort. Create as much foam and bubbles as you can for about ten minutes. Double check your temperature to be sure it is not above 80 degrees and take a hydrometer reading. Now pitch the contents of the yeast pack into the primary fermenter, cover, set-up the sanitized airlock and stopper assembly, and place the primary where it will remain around 68 degrees during fermentation.

Next 4 days:Your fermentation should begin after about 12 hours. From then on fermentation will peak then subside. After high krausen, you may opt to rack to glass secondary carboy.

Next 3 days: After 5 and 6 days take hydrometer readings. If no perceptible change in gravity occurs, you are ready to bottle. If the gravity keeps reducing, wait. If you are unsure wait one more day.

Bottling day: Be especially careful about sanitizing and racking at this stage! Thoroughly clean and sanitize bottles and caps. Preheat 3/4 cup corn sugar (dextrose) in a saucepan with 3-4 cup of water and bring to a quick boil. Carefully rack beer to a bottling bucket and swirl in corn sugar mixture. Be careful not to slosh around the beer, you don’t want to oxidize.

Bottle and cap. Store at room temperate to ensure good bottle fermentation.

10 days after bottling: Sample a beer. Be patient, you can try a bottle after about a week, but most beers, especially hoppy medium and high gravity beers, benefit from some aging. Enjoy!

Tips and fine-tuning:

-Try to boil and cool the largest possible volume you can manage.

-Varying the fermentation temperature will result in different flavors. Fermenting warm (up to 72 degrees)

will produce fruity, estery qualities. An LCD stick-on thermometer will allow you to monitor fermentation temperatures.

-Always be sure to sanitize every piece of brewing equipment, after you are finished with the boil. A 5 gallon utility bucket half filled with an iodine based “no rinse” sanitizer is convenient for this.

-Secondary fermentation in glass is recommended.

-If you boil a full wort volume, your hop efficiency will improve.