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Author:

Fredrik Z. Jenssen

Boil Size: 50 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1

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: 2/25/2015 8:00 PM

Notes:

Author:

SgtDimples

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 135

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 66.5

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/8/2019 3:18 AM

Notes: Molé sauce is a savory, and Spicy topping for Mexican/South American dishes. It uses chocolate, cinnamon, and smoked peppers as a base to bring a bitter, smoky, and spicy flavor to any dish. It also a perfect spice regiment for the body pumpkin can bring to a beer, and is perfect for a stout because of its use of chocolate.

So that was the inspiration. One of my good friends is Honduran, and his nickname for him from me is the Honduran thunder, which seems all but fitting for the name of the brew, and so it has been dubbed.

Brew day: brew day was a nice 45 degrees and misty in buffalo, ny. A rarity for the beginning of January.

MASHING
(mash water volume, 1.5 quarts per pound of grain)

1. from brewing a few beers with lots of adjunct, I’ve learned that I like to separate my additions from my base malt in mashing to allow for some separation of larger carbohydrate chains and proteins.

1.a - adjunct protein rest - with separation and efficiency in mind, I got my acquired volume of mash water heating up, and at about 130-140 degrees Fahrenheit I added the appropriate amount of sparge water to my adjunct grain pot (roasted wheat, dark chocolate Kilned malt, and rolled oats), and I let the rest of the mash water head up for my base malt mash water. After adding the water to the adjunct grain, the mash temp was around 120-125F.

This allowed for the adjunct to do a nice protein rest (separates unfermentable compounds) for the wheat and oats while I heated up the water for the base malt.

1.b Primary malt mash - By the time the mash water was ready for the base malt, about 167F, the protein had been resting for about 20-30 minutes. I added the mash water to the base malt, and it settled around 155-158F.

1.c - not really sure if this would be considered decoction, but in any case, after the primary mash water was added to the base malt, I began heating up the adjunct pot to a boil. I did this to extract some unfermentable sugars and bring out some more tannins and caramels. By the time that was at a boil, the primary mash had been sitting for 60 min, and was resting around 148-152F, I added the boiled adjunct mash to the primary and it had brought it back up to around 155, I let it sit for another 30 min after mixing.

90 min mash in total, primary mash stick between 150 and 158F.

2. SPARGE AND BOIL.

2.a - this is where I messed up a bit. I do a multiple batch sparge process because I don’t have the equipment for a continuous sparge, or a means to add all the sparge water at once, I’m sure other methods out there can be more effective, but I haven’t had anything go so awry that it made been
Feel It was necessary To change it.

SO I got my strike water heated and added it to the mash, which with 19 pounds of grain in my 10gal cooler mash tun, was very full, and I let it sit for 15 min, and then began to Sparge.

I SPARGED TOO QUICKLY. Within 15 min I had half my boil volume, so I decided to slow the Sparge, add my remaining sparge water, and then get to a boil Volume once I felt comfortable that I got most the sugars off the grain. That amounted to about 9 gal.

3. The boil

3.a Because I had a good ~3 gal to boil on a chilly day, it took awhile. I added the pumpkin right away because I wanted it for body, and my thought it the more the heat can break down those pectins, the better for that.

In the future I’m gonna try adding the pumpkin the the mash instead, not because it didn’t do what I wanted, but because it added a lot of trub to the carboy.

3. b - I added an ounce of nugget after it had gotten down to a point where I could calculate the boil lasting for 45 min more based on sight and volume lost once it reached a rolling boil. I made sure I didn’t add more bitterness than I wanted to in this regard, especially with my previous sparge mistake.

The chill and pitch.

4. The chill was quick, as it was a chilly day that had gotten colder. Ran cold water through my copper coil and transferred it to a carboy at the end. It reached around 70F and I pitched 1.5 packets of US-so5.

5. The ferment:

5.a I let the wort sit for 3 weeks in a basement that hovered from 52F-60F, and then I transferred it off the trub into secondary, and brought it into a warmer room of the house that was 65F-68F for a week or so, At the point of the move to better temperature, the beer was at about 60% efficiency with a gravity of 1.026, and I was also paranoid about oxizidation from the transfer, so I also pitched more yeast nutrient and .5 packet of dried yeast in it in attempts to remedy those problems.

5.b A week and a half later, the gravity had dropped to ~1.018, and the ferment was still slightly active, which I liked to see, even though it wasn’t finished, I knew some sweetness would come through once I force carbonated, and this was a big beer, so I don’t care about losing some efficiency for that sweetness.

6. The extracts:

In the ferment time I had made some extracts to steep in high proof alcohol.

I used four 8oz mason jars, 2 of which were filled with chocolate nibs halfway, 1 that was filled with smoked morito chiles(a derivative of chipotle), and one with 7-8 cinnamon sticks.

I filled all containers with spiritus, a 96% alcohol spirit. And I let them sit, shaking them regularly, for the entire fermentation process.

I ended up using the entirety of my chocolate nib extract, ~ 8-9oz, because of how subtle the flavor was.

I added an ounce of natural vanilla extract that brought out the chocolate more.

2 oz of chili extract

And 1 oz of cinnamon extract. It’s delicious.

The base is delicious, the additions are delicious, I welcome anybody to give it a go.

Author:

w@lter

Boil Size: 26.3 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 8.9

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 4

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/14/2017 12:13 PM

Notes:

Author:

LobsiniBrews

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 9.5

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/24/2016 10:48 PM

Notes: 5/2- Dryhopped in primary w/ fermentation 90% complete.

Author:

Bassline Brewers

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/18/2016 11:20 PM

Notes: Strike water as always, is mash water needed plus the 2g. of underlayment. Make sure to use the full volume of water when calculating the strike temp!!

Made starter from 3000ml of spring water and .75lb. of DME.

Mashed in OK - shooting for 122, got 124. Other targets good. Sparged for 90 minutes - no stickies, no problems!!

First runnings - 1.063
Last runnings - 1.010
Preboil gravity - 1.041

Boiled 90 minutes and added spices to wort before whirlpool - let sit 10 minutes. Added 3 qts. to bring OG to 1.050. Cooled and into the fermenter - 66 degrees! Collected 11+ g. Pitched yeast immediately and into the fridge at 68. Activity apparent after 16 hours. Kept at 68 for 3 days, up to 70 for one and up to 72 for another. Gravity then at 1.011. Crashed.

Into kegs after another week - tasted fantastic - very wit-like! This one went Very fast. Very refreshing - great daytime summer beer. But near the end it had lost its cloudiness and a little of the good spice flavorings. Drink this one fresh!

Author:

TomBott

Boil Size: 2000 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.066

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3

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: 11/3/2015 11:01 AM

Notes:

Author:

IcemanX

Boil Size: 6.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 9/14/2015 7:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 2400 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 82

Mash Thickness: 2.9

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/30/2015 6:34 PM

Notes:

Author:

carbonmike

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.003

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 7/18/2015 8:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

futur3h4wk

Boil Size: 22.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.2

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: 3/3/2015 10:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Hammer1

Boil Size: 6.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

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: 12/2/2012 5:05 PM

Notes: Scored second place with this one. You gotta make it for the name alone!

Author:

JAY KRUGER

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 2/16/2015 5:35 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 12.8

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.2

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/6/2015 5:19 PM

Notes: Zacieranie przez 60 minut
Gotowanie przez 70 minut

Author:

Andrzej Karmazyn

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 11.4

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/2/2015 7:46 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.4 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.08

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/25/2015 7:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

JD

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 1/20/2015 6:32 AM

Notes:

Author:

Jim Higley

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2

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: 1/19/2013 6:24 PM

Notes:

Author:

Michael Welsh

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

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: 5/17/2011 5:05 PM

Notes:

Author:

skemp45

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 50

Mash Thickness: 3.38

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/30/2014 6:41 PM

Notes:

Author:

llenroc13@gmail.com

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Priming Sugar

Priming Amount: 3/4 cup

Creation Date: 4/17/2013 7:30 PM

Notes: This is my First all Grain Beer. I love it!

Mash grains for 90 minutes at 150 degrees. ( lbs grain x 1.25/ 4 = mash water quanity). (sparge water= utilize 2 quarts water x lbs of grain/4 = amount of sparge water in hot liquor tank @ 170 degrees). Collect 6 gallons of wort. Add 1.5 ounces centennial hops and boil for 90 minutes, adding 1.5 ounces centennial hops after 30 minutes and 1.5 ounces of cascade hops after 80 minutes. Turn off heat, add 1.5 ounces cascade hops, and let steep for 5 minutes. Cool wort and pitch yeast. Ferment for 5 days and then transfer to secondary fermenter. Add 1.5 ounces simcoe hops and allow to ferment an additional 3 weeks. Bottle, using 3/4 cup corn sugar. Age 7 to 10 days.

Final Gravity was 1.013. anticipate a little bit more alcohol in final product. Initial Taste was very hoppy and a grapefruitty after taste.

This is the best beer I have ever made. Since i have only been doing this for 3 years i do not think that has much weight.:)
First Drink after conditioning: Beer has an initial dry taste with a grapefruit aftertaste as you swallow. A very drinkable beer and I look forward to brewing again.