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Author:

DustyBrew2006

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/19/2016 11:04 PM

Notes: bourbon chunks--soak in bourbon 3 weeks if no smell

Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 15 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 1/18/2022 5:35 PM

Notes: ========================
1/18/2022
setting up for winter/spring 2022 hopefully submission to NHC.

adjusting for equipment and volumes for G40. adjusting abv a little lower per guidelines.

removing 2row.

consider dropping to 1.0 qt/lb to fit in G40. will need to sparge with 8 gallons...

NEED TO do water profile for this.

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~2021
rebrewed this for 2021. did not enter any contests or even bottle/can any. was on draft in the garage for several delicious months.

did not take any notes for the 2021 batch so i assume i pretty much brewed it the same.

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11/15/2020
won gold medal malty european lagers category in 2020 JRHB Dominion Cup.
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8/27/20
brewed last night. mostly went well. started with 12.5 gallons wort as planned but it easily boiled down to about 10-10.5 gallons. could collect more wort next time or boil softer. first gravity reading was 1.070 and i was at about 8 or 8.5 gallons after trub filtered out. topped up with tap water. chilled overnight in ferm chamber and pitched in the morning.

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8/26/20
brew day. tried to mess with water calculations a little. not really sure what to use for festbier/oktoberfest. playing with balanced profile. ran into the HCO chalk issue again, not sure how to fix. looks like i could make it work with "light colored and malty" profile. going to need 16 or more gallons mash/sparge water, might just run it with tap.

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8/21/2020
i think i am going to go for it with this thing. today adding some acidulated malt based on henrico guess profile to hit pH, hopefully i will remember to take a reading.
todo :
* what to do about head retention?
** adding .75lb carafoam for foam and head retention
*** https://beerandbrewing.com/d-lite-festbier-recipe/
* how much yeast?
** according to yeast calculator (depending on the mfg date) i need 4 packs plus a 4L 1.050 starter, pound and half of DME decanting, etc.. yikes! yeast alone would be like $35.
** alternatively, i have a lot of 34/70 from two batches that i could use...
** brulosophy compared german bock lager yeast with 34/70 and eventually could barely tell difference :
*** http://brulosophy.com/2016/07/21/yeast-comparison-saflager-w-3470-vs-wlp833-german-bock-lager-exbeeriment-results/
** im learning that 34/70 is equiv to WY2124 and WLP830 some say the white labs come out different.
** i think i might just keg the two lagers i have in chamber and rack the 10gal batch on top of the cakes...? or maybe half cakes? after some reading, seems about right. some say only 1/4 cake. at end of fermentation slurry contains about 6x cells. that is 600 billion per 5 gal batch. i need 717 billion for 10 gallons, so 358 billion per 5 gal bucket, divided by 600 = 0.58 so i need 58% of each of the yeast cakes.

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2/4/2020
todo :
* consider some crystal malt - no head retention...possibly some light munich

festbier flavors developed nicely however the beer was way too malty sweet probably because it was up over 7%abv. modifiying recipe down to 5.5% abv.

breakdown on previous recipe formulation :
* i kind of customized a lot. the original aha recipe is only remotely close. but it was designed for 5.8%. i probably just aimed higher than i should have and came out even higher than planned.
* hop adjustments - reduced the hop contribution a little bit to land in the middle of the IBU range but also adjustments to bump up the BU/GU ratio (0.38 previously, currently its at 0.48)
* i got to 1.010 with 85% attenuation. for the updated recipe this attenuation results in 1.007. id considered doing some crystal malt, but lets just do a 30 minute mash and see what that does.

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1/22/2020
just went into cold crash after 9 days at diacetyl based off of beer & brewing article. other places im seeing say only 2 days is needed. would prob benefit for more time in cold crash (if time is of essence). not sure if it hurts to have it at rest temp for longer tho.
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12/19/2019
i think i am going to retry this to have ready feb 1. took a pound off the grain bill to lower the abv to more standard level.

for fermentation and diacetyl rest strategy :
we are going out of town in a couple days so if i get this brew done before i leave, i will probably just let it go for 6 or 8 days at 50 then slowly raise it up to 55 when i get back. keep it there for another 3 days then cold crash until feb.

alternatively beer and brewing suggests something like this :
* 50deg for first 48 hours
* raise one degree each day for 10 days
* on day 11, allow temp to free rise to (warmest temp in brewery, but lets just say 70)
* 9 days later start the cold crash

i was considering cold crashing for only a couple days then moving to keg. ive read other places tho that it can benefit from sitting on that yeast cake all that time. on the other hand it would be nice to get it into a closed safe clean keg....???idk

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update 10/20/19
this beer is way off. i thought it was too malty sweet but i think it is actually diacetyl (or possibly DMS but diacetyl would make more sense) - i pitched the wort on top of oktoberfest yeast cake that had been sitting (in a covered bucket in cold ferm chamber, but...) for several days, maybe even a week. also i went away in the middle of fermentation and wasnt able to ease it up to diacetyl rest temperature properly accordinig to the schedule written out below. need to retry this with 1) proper fermentation schedule 2) fresh or uncontaminated yeast 3) try the original recipe? i think with no malt changes on my system it will still come out at 6%
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update 10/7/19
ugh looks like this will accidentally come out at 8%. fermented down farther than the average for this yeast. (avg 75% shouldve been 1.018 but its 1.011 at 85%) (i did pitch right onto the cake from oktoberfest so shouldve been a lot of cells). i brewed this first on a double brew day so the mash was sitting for the full 60 if not longer. i was actually away at gabf so didnt do the exact procedure below, but rather rest the chamber for on the morning of day 4 before i left town. on the morning of day 7 i measure 1.011 and turned the chamber back down to 35. consider diluting before kegging?
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basically took the recipe word for word. 90 minute boil because of the pilsner malt, will utilize that time for more IBUs with less hops via FWH. https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/pickelhaube-festbier/

for diacetyl rest, copied from virginia lager recipe :
going to do byo fast ferment approach janFeb2017. reread but start at 44-50 let fermentation go 50% then (remove the probe from the fermentor let it reach ambient temp then...?) raise temp 5 degrees every 12 hours til you get to 65-68. once you get 100% you can crank down to lager temp (<40) for 3-5 days then you done. this will take care of diacetyl rest and apparently gets the lager completely done in 2-3 weeks.

sources :
* https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/pickelhaube-festbier/
* https://beerandbrewing.com/make-your-best-oktoberfest/

Author:

dilbertbeer

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/7/2019 10:46 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boozy Mcboozerson

Boil Size: 10.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 58

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 8/7/2019 2:58 PM

Notes:

Author:

Kuhnhenn brewer

Boil Size: 280 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.073

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 55 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/5/2019 3:41 AM

Notes:

Author:

Icemann

Boil Size: 10.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/5/2018 1:47 PM

Notes: Imperial Red IPA aged in 666 Whiskey Barrel from Vapor Distillery. The 666 whiskey has a 51% Bourbon, 45% Rye, and 4% malt composition.

Author:

drzeke73

Boil Size: 29 Litres

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/20/2018 8:30 PM

Notes:

Author:

Direwolf600

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/5/2017 5:24 PM

Notes:

Author:

run dan run

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/17/2017 4:42 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/8/2017 10:56 PM

Notes:

Author:

Marie-Annick

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 55

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 2.0

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: Force carbonation

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/5/2014 7:59 PM

Notes: Fermentation:
Start fermentation at 20C for 2 days. Raise temp to 25C. Primary 1 week, secondary 1 week. Made a robust starter with DME. This yeast is low flocculating in the starter, but a beast in the wort. There was a good inch of trub and a very thick krausen that acted like meringue. Definitely collected a generous sample for reuse. Force carbed at 20 psi over 2 weeks.

Tasting notes:
Tropical fruits on the nose and very mild spice in the middle of the tongue. Very warming, but no bite from the alcohol. The yeast imparts a sweet, bready flavour with a very mild toasty character. No hops or tannin astringency.

Recommendations:
Would make an excellent holiday ale with the addition of more spice, particularly clove, cinnamon and cardamom. Could up the bittering hops to suit your taste. Since the alcohol isn't on the tongue, watch out!

Author:

Boil Size: 15.2 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.5

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: 6/23/2016 6:06 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ad Maiora

Boil Size: 180 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.118

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: Dark Muscovado sugar

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/9/2016 8:40 PM

Notes: Dark Muscovado sugar (brown sugar)
Brettanomyces b at bottling

Author:

Mellow Fellow

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 70

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: 10/22/2015 4:28 PM

Notes:

Author:

Reeder

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 72

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: 8/13/2015 6:52 PM

Notes: Cold steep the Perla & Chocolate in 1.5 quarts of water overnight, strain and add at end of boil.

Mash Schedule

Strike grains with 4.76 gal of water at 171.3 °F.
Mash at 158 °F for 60 min.
Vorlauf and lauter 2.9 gal in your first runnings.
Add 3.35 gal of sparge water at 168 °F.
Vorlauf and lauter 3.35 gal in your second runnings.
Your combined runnings should be 6.25 gal.

Author:

Jan Erik Johansen

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 70

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: 5/27/2015 10:53 AM

Notes:

Author:

Gerry Wags

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.12

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/20/2015 5:06 PM

Notes:

Author:

Bradley Johnson

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/12/2014 5:31 PM

Notes:

Author:

nateeb2020

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/28/2014 6:16 PM

Notes: Pre boil SG was 1.048. Forgot SG but due to boil off, assuming 1.064. FG was 1.009 which gives an ABV of 7.22%.

Wort tasted great. Nice caramel notes.

Fermentation finished up in 5 days. Fermented at 66 then ramped the temp up to 68 at day 10. Cold crashed at 40 for 1.5-2 days

TASTE: Great flavor and Aroma. Definite keeper. May think about adding a little bit of bittering hops to amp up the IBU a smidge. Not needed tho. Great beer