Vanilla Coffee Dark Wheat Stout (final)
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American Stout
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21.5 Litres |
1.06 |
1.024 |
4.74 |
51.37 |
44.43 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 30 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 63 |
Mash Thickness: 3.55 |
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: 1/31/2024 2:22 PM |
Notes: [Remember hops poisonous to dogs. Keep pets out of kitchen]
Clean Robobrew the night before. Fill with water to save time in morning.
Fill with 24 liters and start heating to 152 F using both burners
[leave the malt pipe out at this time]
Check actual temp with thermometer--might have to raise a bit
[gently add in malt pipe allowing water to soak through]
Slowly add in grain and stir in
Put on lid and let sit for 60 minutes - ONLY USE 500 W burner
Recirculate pump throughout this process.
Bump up heat to 158 F for 15 minutes
Heat 8 liters of tap water on stove as sparge.
Lift grain out of liquid, slowly poor in sparge water, let grains drain
Bring to vigorous boil (220-225 F) - NO LID FOR BOIL
Let boil for 5 minutes before adding hops
Watch carefully for boil overs / keep spray bottle handy
Clean and sanitize fermenter, lid, airlock, siphon, hydrometer
[While brewing, fill old bottles with sanitizer and put cap on them so they are ready for bottle day in a few weeks]
15 ML STAR SAN W/ 5 Litres Water
Recirculate for 5 minutes during boiling to sanitize recirculation arm / or just put in sanitize solution
Add in hops at intervals as directed by recipe.
Everything that touches after this needs to be sanitized.
Put stopper into fermentor lid and use as handle so not touching the inside.
15 minutes before boil ends add in immersion chiller [this sanitizers the chiller]
*Add in Espresso and Vanilla at 0 minutes
Cool wort to 70 F
Transfer to sanitized fermenter and pitch yeast
Oxygen is good at this stage / shake or stir to allow oxygen
Collect some and take original gravity reading.
Get final log reading of quantity from fermentor. 1 L remains in robobrew once the pump can't pump any more. This can be updated on bottle day if needed.
Fill air lock with starsan solution if possible
Ferment for 2 weeks at 20C
Then bottle or keg
[For clean up -- leave the chiller in the robo brew. Fill with lots of water and cleaner and just let soak. Pump water into sink. Goal is to try to avoid spilling wort all over kitchen] |
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Pumpkin Hater
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American Porter
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10 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.014 |
5.68 |
27.97 |
33.56 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 12 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
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: 10/22/2024 7:08 PM |
Notes: |
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Chocolate Porter 3.0
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American Porter
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5.5 Gallons |
1.06 |
1.011 |
6.38 |
32.37 |
32.34 °L
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113 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7.8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 10/16/2024 2:22 PM |
Notes: |
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Sable Porter
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American Porter
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5.5 Gallons |
1.065 |
1.017 |
6.32 |
34.38 |
40.09 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.12 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 10.2 psi |
Creation
Date: 10/2/2024 4:55 PM |
Notes: WATER
Ca 62.5 ppm, Mg 5 ppm, Na < 100 ppm, Cl 75 ppm, SO4 86.25 ppm, CaCO3 115 ppm
To achieve this profile, start with RO water (pH 7) and adjust mash with 0.075 oz. gypsum, 0.035 oz. Epsom salt, 0.096 oz. calcium chloride, and 0.135 oz. baking soda.
Adjust sparge water with 0.3 oz. gypsum, 0.014 oz. Epsom salt, 0.04 oz. calcium chloride, and 0.056 oz. baking soda.
Single infusion mash at 155°F (68°C) for 60 min, targeting a mash pH of 5.4.
Mash out at 167°F (76°C) for 10 min. Lauter. Boil 60 min.
Chill, aerate and pitch yeast at 63°F (17°C).
After 10–14 days (or when fully attenuated), cold crash for 3 days at 35°F (2°C).
Force carbonate at 2.4 vol. (4.8 g/L) CO2. Cellar 2–6 months (longer tends to be better).
NHC Gold 2023 |
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Good Boy Brown Ale
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American Brown Ale
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120 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.013 |
4.75 |
33.7 |
25.27 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 127 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 87 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/29/2024 9:40 PM |
Notes: |
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WTA Tangerine Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.011 |
5.26 |
48.88 |
4.31 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.75 |
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: 8/4/2024 4:15 PM |
Notes: |
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Easy Pale Ale A
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.041 |
1.007 |
4.4 |
22.92 |
4.99 °L
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113 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.027 |
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: 6/3/2024 4:06 PM |
Notes: |
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Old Timers Bourbon Imperial Stout
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Imperial Stout
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6.5 Gallons |
1.102 |
1.023 |
10.33 |
41.08 |
40.03 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 8.36 Gallons |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.082 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 28.47 psi |
Creation
Date: 3/16/2024 9:45 PM |
Notes: I HAVE BREWED THIS MANY TIMES AND IT IS ALWAYS A WINNER!!!
Key Points:
• Lots of yeast, don’t skimp on O2. To get the best-tasting, smoothest, and most age-worthy Imperial Stout out of your fermentation, start with a large population of healthy yeast cells and aerate/oxygenate the cooled wort well prior to pitching.
• Think about mash temp. Some folks like their Imperial Stouts a little more on the liqueur side of the sweetness spectrum, and that’s stylistically valid; I like mine a little more attenuated. Keep in mind that the high gravity and low hop rate will naturally make for a sweet impression on the palate no matter what.
• Caramelize the first runnings. All-grain brewers can exercise an option to caramelize the first, most concentrated and sugar-rich runnings from the sparge (see Mash & Sparge, step 8, below). This will increase color and complexity in the finished product.
• A little late hopping. Even though this is a malt-dominant beer, the merest suggestion of high-quality hops late in the boil will add complexity and interest to the profile without changing our drinking audience’s read on the maltiness of our Imperial Stout
• Stay cool. The key to keeping this potent ale from becoming headache juice is not to let the fermentation temperature rage out of control – slow and steady wins the race against undesired fruity esters and fusel oils. Cool fermentations are one reason to brew in the winter. One trick I like to employ is to over-chill the wort and pitch the yeast just a tad too cold; the yeast will generate its own heat as it begins to ferment.
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Prep
1. Make a 2000 ml yeast starter prior to brew day – if needed.
2. On brew day, collect strike water 36 quarts (I use RO water @ 1.3 quarts per pound, ratio may vary) and heat to 165 F (with grain temp at 68 F) Note, given the size of this grain bill, you may need to adjust for your particular mash tun volume and make up the difference with sparge and/or top-up water. Use a malty water profile.
3. Mill the grains, or have it done for you at the shop.
Mash & Sparge
1. Add grain to strike water and mix to achieve a uniform temperature of 148 F. After 15 minutes raise the temperature to 150-152 F. Rest the mash at this temperature for 60-75 minutes. Check for a ph of 5.6 and adjust as needed.
2 While the mash rests, collect and heat 12 quarts of sparge water to 170 F.
3. Check to ensure all starches have been converted with iodine test.
4. When the mash rest is complete, heat it to 168 F for mashout.
5. Sparge and collect the wort in the boil kettle. Option: divert the first couple quarts of high-gravity runnings to a separate kettle or saucepan and boil for a few minutes (or longer) to caramelize and reduce, before adding back to the main wort prior to the boil.
Boil
8. Collect enough wort (+/- 8.5 gallons) to account for evaporation from the long 120-minute boil.
9. Bring the delicious, dark-colored wort to a boil.
10. Boil for 60 minutes or until you have 7-3/4 gallons of wort. Then start your 60-minute timer!
11. Add 1.50 oz. Nugget hops @ 60 minutes.
12. Add 1.50 oz. Glacier hops @ 15 minutes.
13. Add Yeast Nutrient @15 minutes.
14. Add 1 Whirlfloc Tablet @ 15 minutes.
15. Stir wort vigorously to create a whirlpool and precipitate out the trub.
16. Insert wort chiller @10 minutes
17. Cool it! Aim for a wort temperature around 60 F.
Fermentation and beyond
18. Transfer the cooled wort to a sanitized fermenter, aerate with O2 for one minute, and add the yeast you prepared back in step 1. Use a blow off tube on this big beer.
19. Depending on the yeast strain being used, aim for a fermentation temp of 63 F; depending on temp and yeast, fermentation for a beer of this gravity could take as long as 3 weeks to finish fermenting.
3. Transfer the beer to a used bourbon barrel and add the Bourbon to barreled beer. The beer will show best after several months of conditioning in a cool, dark place.
5. Transfer barrel aged beer to a keg or bottles. CO2 level of 2.75 volumes.
6. Serve at 50-55 degrees F to show its best flavors and mouthfeel.
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Perros Perras Test
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American Amber Ale
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5 Litres |
1.053 |
1.013 |
5.22 |
31.02 |
19.69 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 67 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
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: 3/5/2024 7:11 AM |
Notes: |
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Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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25 Litres |
1.045 |
1.009 |
4.73 |
33.74 |
4.04 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 27.24 Litres |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3.5 |
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: 2/12/2024 2:30 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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American IPA
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10 Litres |
1.067 |
1.017 |
6.59 |
0 |
4.19 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 15.7 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 11/10/2022 4:05 AM |
Notes: |
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Tornillo Oxidado
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American Amber Ale
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120 Litres |
1.058 |
1.012 |
6.13 |
0 |
14.69 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 120 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/20/2024 8:43 PM |
Notes: |
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P/A Americaine JAN-24
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American Pale Ale
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45 Litres |
1.066 |
1.021 |
6 |
49.92 |
5.14 °L
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113 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 51 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.059 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/28/2023 5:34 PM |
Notes: Ma recette de Pale Ale de base, on vise Chlore 180 ppm et Sulfate 80 ppm... ca donne approx 125 ppm de Calcium.
DH, on vise 2 jours, selon Pale Ale Été 2022, ca semble etre winner |
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Gotoale
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American Pale Ale
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20.8 Litres |
1.055 |
1.01 |
5.91 |
34.96 |
5.5 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 26.92 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 4 |
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: 11/27/2023 6:03 AM |
Notes: |
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Jeffs Blueberry
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.005 |
6.16 |
47.17 |
4.17 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.03 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
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: 11/22/2023 9:16 PM |
Notes: |
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APA Noel
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American Pale Ale
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35 Litres |
1.051 |
1.013 |
4.96 |
43.56 |
7.79 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 35 Litres |
Boil Time: 45 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
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: 11/4/2023 9:12 PM |
Notes: |
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Pumpkin Stout
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Imperial Stout
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589 Gallons |
23.444 |
7.649 |
8.94 |
0 |
50 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 620 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 22.4 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/13/2023 4:51 PM |
Notes: |
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Baarley Man Imperial Stout
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Imperial Stout
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3 Gallons |
1.093 |
1.014 |
10.35 |
80.01 |
50 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Author:
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BrewingBaar
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Boil
Size: 4.95 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.063 |
Efficiency: 50 |
Mash Thickness: 1.2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/6/2023 7:04 AM |
Notes: |
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PAYNES
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American Pale Ale
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310 Gallons |
14.045 |
3.639 |
5.61 |
0 |
4.92 °L
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113 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 330 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 13.2 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/29/2023 8:16 PM |
Notes: |
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Back In Business V.2
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American Pale Ale
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30 Litres |
1.056 |
1.009 |
6.13 |
36.64 |
6.97 °L
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113 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 33.29 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/6/2023 7:37 AM |
Notes: After 5 year hiatus, I'm getting back to homebrewing with this simple APA. Nothing too fancy, just a simple nice brew for the summer days
EDIT: Adjusted batch size to better work with the equipment (hopefully) |
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