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Author:

Si-Co Brewing

Boil Size: 33 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 83

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 23 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/9/2017 1:57 PM

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Author:

Antmaniac

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.104

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 12.25 psi

Creation Date: 9/30/2025 9:06 PM

Notes: Mill the grains and mash at 150°F (66°C) for 30 minutes or as long as it takes to pass the iodine test.

Sparge the grains with 168°F (76°C) water, topping up as necessary to get about 7 gallons (26.5 liters) of wort, depending on your evaporation rate.

Boil for 60 minutes, adding hops according to the schedule.

After the boil, do a whirlpool step: Stir or recirculate to create a vortex, cooling the wort (if possible) to 180°F-190°F (82°C-88°C); add whirlpool hops and allow 10 minutes to steep and settle.

Chill to 60°F (16°C), aerate the wort, pitch yeast, and add nutrient (preferably including zinc). Also add first dry hops (see Brewer’s Note below).

Ferment at 62°F (17°C) for the first three days, then raise to 68°F (20°C).

Once primary fermentation is complete, wait an extra day, then dump/remove hops (or rack to secondary), and add second dry hops. After 2 more days, dump/remove hops.

Once the gravity has stabilized after any hop creep and the beer has passed VDK (see below), crash, package, and carbonate to about 2.7 volumes of CO2.

BREWER’S NOTES
Hop products: I used only flowable advanced hop products for the first dry hop—specifically, YCH Simcoe DynaBoost and YCH 803 Simcoe (an essential oil), in addition to the Abstrax Quantum. DynaBoost and 803 generally aren’t available to homebrewers, so I included the T-90 pellet equivalents in the recipe. YCH’s recommended conversion rate is 1:10, so at this scale you’d want about 0.5 oz (14 g) of DynaBoost. The Abstrax Quantum is available in 5 ml quantities.
Dip hop: With the DynaBoost, I use a version of Kelsey McNair’s method at North Park in San Diego. I take a small amount of hot wort from the whirlpool (for example, with a pitcher), mix in the DynaBoost with a handheld blender, then add the mix directly to the fermentor. I also add other hop products to the tank at this time, but not in the hot-wort solution.
Dumping hops: If you’re using a conical, you can continue to dump the hop/yeast trub from the cone. If you can’t dump the cone, relax, don’t worry, and have a homebrew.
pH: The dry hop load on this beer is very high, and that means the pH will rise significantly. If you can, before dry hopping, add phosphoric acid to adjust the pH to 4.3—that will help beer clear the hop creep–driven diacetyl more quickly. (I also recommend adding ALDC enzyme.)
Hop creep: On the day of the second dry hop (this is post-fermentation), take a gravity reading of the beer and note it in your brew log. Three days later, take another gravity reading and note it, and continue to do this each day—it will drop some due to the secondary fermentation driven by hop creep. Once you go two days in a row where your gravity hasn’t dropped, and the beer has passed VDK (see “Hunting for Diacetyl,” beerandbrewing.com), you can begin to crash the beer.

Author:

Girona Brewers

Boil Size: 30.23 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.058

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.65

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 16 ° C

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/22/2023 6:37 PM

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Author:

Jeff Summerlin

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/31/2022 1:54 AM

Notes: Baseline recipe for modification.

Author:

bhive01

Boil Size: 6.84 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.076

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/6/2021 9:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

Michael Chiantera

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/27/2020 12:58 AM

Notes: What is First Wort Hopping?

First wort hopping (FWH) is when you add a large portion of the finishing hops to the boil kettle as the wort is transferred from the mash or lauter tun. As the boil kettle fills up, the hops steep in the wort and release those important oils and resins.

Normally, the aromatic oils are insoluble and evaporate during the boil. However, by letting the hops steep in the wort before the boil, the oils have more time to oxidize to more soluble compounds, which means there’s a greater chance those oils are kept in the beer during the boil and deliver additional hop complexity in the finished product.

Who Discovered First Wort Hopping?
It’s entirely possible FWH was discovered by accident. A brewer wanted to try something new and tossed hops into the kettle before the boil later realizing there was a flavor change in the finished beer. Even if this isn’t the case, isn’t it more interesting to believe in the myth?

First wort hopping was common practice around the turn of the 20th century to increase hop utilization. At some point in the mid-20th century, the practice was more or less discontinued. However, in 1995 Brauwelt magazine (Germany) reported on the “rediscovery of first wort hopping” research focusing on pilsner style beer and finding the process resulted in beers with finer hop aroma.

The report documented many German breweries that implemented FWH. In the past, brewers in England and Belgium also added hops before boiling. The research experiment was carried out in two German production lager breweries. Both breweries made two versions of Pilsner in very similar manners, including yeast pitching rates, brewing water, malt lots and using Type 45 pellets.

The Experiment
A portion of the late kettle hops (Tettnanger and Saaz) were added to first runnings in the kettle and were allowed to stay with the brew throughout the entire boil. The late hop/aroma addition was omitted.

At Brewery A, the first wort hopping addition of Tettnanger and Saaz hops amounted to 34% of the total hop weight. At Brewery B, which used only Tettnanger, it was 53% of the total hop weight. In both resulting beers the first wort hopped beer had more IBUs than the non-first wort hopped beer, 39.6 to 37.9 at Brewery A and 32.8 to 27.2 at Brewery B.

Lager Brewery IBU of FWH Beer IBU of Non-FWH Beer
Brewery A 39.6 IBUs 37.9 IBUs
Brewery B 32.8 IBUs 27.2 IBUs

Despite increased bitterness, the panelists described the first wort hopped beers as more pleasant tasting and overwhelmingly preferred them, creating a more harmonic beer and uniform bitterness when compared to the conventionally hopped beer. Further analysis indicated the conventionally hopped beers contained a higher level of hop aroma substances, but panelists nonetheless described the FWH beers as having a very fine and rounded hop aroma and rounded hop flavor.

The authors of the study recommended that first wort hopping contain at least 30% of the total hop addition, preferably using the later aroma additions. The overall alpha acid quantity shouldn’t be reduced because the results of the tasting showed that the bitterness of the first wort hopped beers is regarded as very good and very mild. A reduction of the hop quantity could result in weakened bitterness, too.

How To Do First Wort Hopping
First wort hopping is practiced by a number of craft brewers and homebrewers and is applied to a full range of styles both ales and lagers. It’s best suited for beers that call for noble hops and isn’t suited for beers that want volatile hop oil presence or fruity hop aroma; in fact, first wort hopping actually works against developing those hop characteristics.

Mash Hopping
Many people confuse ‘First Wort Hopping’ and ‘Mash Hopping’ as one in the same. Mash hopping is actually the process of adding hops to your mash tun during the mash rest.

Unlike FWH, hops added to the mash undergo little to no hop isomerization in the tun.

To do first wort hopping, add a substantial portion of the hop bill (30-50%) to the kettle as you transfer wort from the lauter tun. The hops steep in the wort for the entire runoff and remain in the wort for the duration of the boil.

Make sure to use low alpha acid hops that are normally scheduled as the final aroma/flavor additions because isomerization begins at temperatures below boiling; more hops in the wort longer during the boil causes the total bitterness of the beer to increase, although the amount is subtle because the hops are low in alpha acid. First wort hopping takes advantage of higher pre-boiled wort pH levels, which allows for higher isomerization.

The reason craft brewers and homebrewers use first wort hopping is because it can change your beer’s hop profile, which is more easily noticed in moderately hopped beers. However, many brewers will tell you those pre-boil additions result in subtle notes that will be noticed in even hop-intense beers. The new hop flavors aren’t easily defined, and the chemistry behind first wort hopping isn’t fully understood, but normally an adjustment of 10% is added to the calculated bitterness in IBUs.

Author:

Bay Brewing

Boil Size: 6.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/20/2018 1:24 AM

Notes: Going to try reiterated mash. 1st mash, 8 lbs grain, 3 gallons.
Rinse mash in 2 gallons of water in separate pot.
2nd mash, 9.35 lbs grain, 4.5 gallons. Rinse mash in 1.5 gallons water. Boiled for 90 minutes to get the volume down.

Author:

Tinkbrewer

Boil Size: 29 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/24/2018 9:53 AM

Notes:

Author:

Scotty Hall

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 71

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: 5/21/2018 1:34 PM

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Author:

Bruinen Brewery

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 82

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/30/2017 1:06 AM

Notes: Add the honey & table sugar at flameout.

Add grapefruit rind and brown sugar 60 hours into fermentation - 4oz of brown sugar adds ~0.002 gravity points to 5 gallons. 1lb of red grapefruit adds .46 gravity points which is equal to 1.00046, so negligible. Strictly for flavor.

Took Final Gravity reading on 6/17, came in at 1.014. OG was 1.090 so ABV should be around 10%. 83% attenuation at that OG. I got way more sugar in the original mash than I wanted. This will be a VERY strong beer.

Author:

Zach Hogan

Boil Size: 6.5 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: 8/31/2014 8:51 PM

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Author:

Back Porch Brewing Company

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 65

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: 1/26/2017 3:29 AM

Notes:

Author:

cmoewes

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/17/2016 2:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

John F McGuire

Boil Size: 8.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/15/2016 6:55 AM

Notes:

Author:

migueledls

Boil Size: 6.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 67

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: 1/18/2016 9:25 AM

Notes:

Author:

Mike Shea

Boil Size: 18 Gallons

Boil Time: 240

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 50 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/29/2015 6:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 5.3 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/19/2015 9:20 PM

Notes: http://pricelessbrewing.github.io/BiabCalc/

5.75 gal to start, 163 degrees F

Author:

bobbrews

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 71

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 63 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/9/2015 6:44 PM

Notes: Target 20AAU for the 90min HopShot addition, so if you can't find any hop extract, just add the appropriate amount of a clean bittering hop. (e.g. 1.18oz of Warrior @ 17% AA)

I am choosing to hold the hopstand/whirlpool hops for double the time, when the wort reaches 160 F, which is below the point of isomerization. This way, more of the aromatic hop compounds are retained and not boiled/driven off.

Lab tested IBUs will be lower than the recipe target IBUs, e.g. 88 vs. 140.

Dryhop is split into two, four day schedules. Add 1.5 oz. of each Nelson Sauvin & Galaxy, then remove four days later and repeat with another 1.5 oz. of each hop for another 4 days.

WLP001 or WLP090 is reported to make a very similar beer, which was preferred by the brewer to WLP007 due to better attenuation.

Start fermenation 62-64 F for 8 days, then nudge it up to 68 F for another 8 days, including dryhop.

Clear beer with gelatin to finish.

Carb to 2.4vol or so.

Author:

jabold

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.159

Efficiency: 45

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/23/2015 6:37 PM

Notes:

Author:

McGnar

Boil Size: 11.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 50

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/3/2015 1:52 AM

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