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Author:

dkcollier@yahoo.com

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: 13.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/26/2015 7:58 PM

Notes: ♦ BREW DATES: OK, beer but it's much better with San Francisco yeast.
Date: Brew Day • 06.29.15 4:20PM
Gravity End of Sparge • SG 1.056
6:00PM Full Boil in 12 min. 6:12PM
Gravity End of Boil (OG) • 1.0 7:30PM@81°
Gravity (FG) • 1.066 8:00PM
Date: Pitch Yeast • 07.01.15
Date: Keg Day •
Drafted Who’s House • Dan's
14 Days Fermentation

♦ SESSION NOTES:
United Kingdom - Crystal 45L was changed out to US Crystal 40 (Phantom).
American Munich Light 10L was changed out to Best Malz (German) Munich Malt (Phantom).
Changed first addition hop from 0.9 to 1.0 oz.
Phantom didn't have WLP810 in stock so San Francisco WLP840 American Lager was used as substitute!
Started with 8.00 gallons of water. Too much water. 13.5 pds of grain did not seem to absorb as much after sparging. had to boil extra half hours to get it down to 5.5 gals final amount. 8.00 gallons will be the max. Changed again. End of Brew: left with 5 gallons. Had to add 1/2 gallons for 5.50.

♦♦ Use 3 Vials of San Francisco Lager Yeast WLP810 @ 62° CHANGE! 2 vials of WLP840 American Ale Yeast will be used.

WLP810 San Francisco Lager Yeast.
This yeast is used to produce the "California Common" style beer. A unique lager strain which has the ability to ferment up to 65 degrees while retaining lager characteristics. Can also be fermented down to 50 degrees for production of marzens, pilsners and other style lagers.
Optimum Ferment Temp. 58-65°F (14-18°C)

WLP840 American Lager This yeast is used to produce American style lagers. Dry and clean with a very slight apple fruitiness. Sulfur and diacetyl production is minimal. Attenuation: 75-80% Flocculation: Medium Optimum Fermentation Temperature: 50-55°F Alcohol Tolerance: Medium

♦ STANDARD BREWING NOTES:
Created 8 gallons sparge water. NEVER AGAIN Bring to 154° strike temperature
Prime pump. Push water through hose.
60 minutes – Add tablespoon 5.2 pH balancer
Add grain – Sparge at 152° for ___ minutes (Minimum 60)
(One gallon loss during sparge process)
Water burn rate: 1-1/2 gallon per hour.
Drain GRAIN from kettle. Adjust water height of ___ (7 gallons)
Boil clean water for end of boil session adjustment
Mash Option dark beers – Add x tablespoon Calcium Carbonate
60 minutes – Add 2 drops Fermcap
60 minutes – Add 5 tablespoon Gypsum for IPA (Optional)
WAKE UP!!!!!!
15 minutes – Add immersion chiller
15 minutes - Add Whirlfloc
10 minutes – Add 1 teaspoon Yeast Nutrient last 10 minutes
♦ Check to see if nozzle is pointed upwards

♦ KEGGING NOTES:
Purge oxygen with CO2
Chill keg 24 hours before force carbonation.
Force Carbonation Calculator: 20 psi 4 days
Volumes of CO2 2.5 at 36°F = 10.2 psi American Ales

♥ DRINKABILITY: Little to stronge and the yeast gives it a stronger taste too. Wish it had the California yeast in it for a softer flavor.

♦ RECIPE NOTES:
Brewing Classic Styles - Jamil Zainasheff
Page 108. Modification to make it more like a Anchor Steam Ale - Style - California Common

♦ COST
Product Unit Price Quantity Total
2 Row Malt Sack $ 0.69 12 $ 8.28
Abbey Ale Yeast $ 6.00 2 $ 12.00
C 40 Malt 1 lb $ 1.40 1 $ 1.40
German Munich Malt 1 lb $ 1.40 0.5 $ 0.70

Order Summary
Subtotal $ 22.38
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♦ Northern Brewer Hops - Origin and Description
Northern Brewer Hops is an England native who is seeing its days live out mainly in Germany and the U.S. There is a separate U.S. hops variety that was bred in the United States that has similar properties. This dual use hops had a higher alpha acid content for the time, however super alphas have doubled, even tripled the content since back in the day. With that said Northern Brewer hops grown in Germany, sometimes referred to as Hallertau Northern Brewer if grown in the region, has made its mark and is used throughout beer styles such as European Ales, Lagers, and Pilsners. It is also synonymous with steam beers as in Anchor Steam.

Northern Brewer hops is used for both bittering and aroma additions in the kettle. It has an alpha acid content of 7.0%-10.0% and is a well rounded variety. The bitterness is moderate and the aroma comes off as plump. As one of Germany's main high alpha hops, Northern Brewer is both versatile yet refined.

Author:

ninjabob

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 5.3 oz

Creation Date: 5/20/2021 9:57 PM

Notes: Added a hop tea to the bottling bucket of 1oz Centennial, 1oz Idaho 7, and 1.5oz Mosaic. ~1lt of water @155F then left to cool with hops for about an hour. Strained and added to bottling bucket with priming sugar prior to syphoning fermenter.

Tasting notes -
OH wow that's way more bitter than I had intended. The hop tea tastes weird at first, but after ageing in the bottle for 2 weeks or so it tastes like brewery quality dry hopped beer. Huge hop punch. Doesn't taste as "freshly opened pellet bag" as just dry hopping though. The Idaho 7 completely overwhelms the other hop additions (which is good because I did want that for THIS batch) I'd stick with Centennial + Mosaic + Cascade/Citra/mandarina combo for the fruity kick this one is very piney and pithy, and I'd rank the IBU at more like 45-60.

Things I'd change-
Grain bill is perfect, but I think I'd keep all hop additions to no longer than 20min because the IBU is incredibly deceiving when using this many hops. I'd also probably back off of the Idaho 7 additions and swap it out for something more fruity like Citra or Galaxy.

Author:

Boil Size: 6.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 73

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: 5/14/2020 10:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

GuzBrew

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.077

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: 12/6/2019 7:29 PM

Notes: Beer has heavy vanilla aroma, due to the bourbon and vanilla. Slight smokeyness from the bourbon chips with a full body. Well balanced and well received from my friends.

Author:

105WestBrewing

Boil Size: 11 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 13.5

Efficiency: 76

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: 9/10/2019 4:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

1mooseknuckle

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.058

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/15/2019 1:37 PM

Notes: Star Anise at boil 2 florets
1/2 tsp. Coriander
Orange peel 1 fresh zest

Author:

Neil VDM

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.153

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: 11/25/2017 5:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

WhyyesIamlucifer

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.088

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/29/2017 1:58 AM

Notes: misjudged Pre-boil gravity due to high liquid volume. Actually hit about 75% efficiency as opposed to the initial 50% thought

added 1 lb Dme to make up numbers. Ended up just boosting gravity,

Increased volume to make up for high gravity

Ibu will suffer

Author:

richard_mcateer

Boil Size: 26.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.3

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: 7/27/2017 3:02 AM

Notes:

Author:

Geof3010

Boil Size: 40 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.078

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 24 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/1/2017 2:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

Rogerio DaSilva

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.102

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/31/2017 2:00 PM

Notes: Water for partial mash: dilute water with distilled or RO water, if needed, to below 100 ppm carbonates (bicarbonate ions (HCO3–) or “alkalinity as CaCO3”), add calcium, if needed, to make 100 ppm Ca2+, use 3:1 ratio of gypsum and calcium chloride for adding calcium ions
(for dilution: filtered tap water)
Procedure:
1. Make yeast starter 2–3 days ahead of brew day.
2. On brew day, heat 4.1 qts. of brewing liquor to 165 °F and mash grains at 154 °F for 60 minutes. Stir every 8 minutes or so, if you can do so without losing a significant amount of heat.
3. Collect around 1.75 gallons of wort. Add water to make at least 4.0 gallons of wort. Stir in roughly 1/2 of the malt extract, hold at 154 °F for 5 minutes, then bring to a boil.
4. Boil the wort for 90 minutes. (If hot break does not appear as big, fluffy flakes after first 15 minutes of boil, add 0.5 tsp. gypsum.)
5. Add hops and Irish moss / whirfloc at times indicated. Add water, if needed, so boil volume never drops below 3.5 gallons.
6. Dissolve remaining malt extract in wort and stir in with 10 minutes left in boil. (You can do this in shifts.)
Option: add Fermax 0.5 tsp per gallon as yeast nutrient, 15 minutes before the end of boil.
7. Chill wort to 70 °F. If using an immersion chiller, swirl chilled wort and let sit for at least an hour (covered) to let hop debris settle.
8. Transfer wort to fermenter, leaving as much hop debris and trub behind as possible. Add water to yield 5.0 gallons.
9. Aerate the wort thoroughly and pitch sediment from yeast starter.
10. Ferment at 70 °F. If dry hopping in a keg, let beer fall (at least mostly) clear before racking.
11. Dry hop for 7 days. Avoid exposing beer to oxygen as much as possible when transferring wort and dry hopping after fermentation.

Double Dry Hopped Option:
Note to make the Double Dry-Hopped version, remove the first charge of dry hops and add a second charge of the same amount. You can use more Centennial. Simcoe, Citra or Amarillo also work really well.

Author:

BigD'sBrewcave

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 70

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: 2/2/2017 7:01 PM

Notes: 14gal strike
60min steep,1.067, raised temp to 170, steeped again for 10min. 1.076
1.072 og before corn sugar.
2.29gal loss in an hour boil.
20ml hopshot at flameout.

Author:

TattooSteve

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 77 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/30/2016 6:20 PM

Notes:

Author:

Chris-P

Boil Size: 26 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.8

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: 10/21/2016 10:08 PM

Notes:

Author:

Leif Arne

Boil Size: 10 Litres

Boil Time: 1

Boil Gravity: 1

Efficiency: 100

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: 10/10/2016 10:56 AM

Notes: Jeg bruker røsslyng honning siden det er det jeg henter fra bikubene mine.

Jeg kokte opp vannet, hadde i 3 kg honning og kokte det opp igjen. Lot det koke i ca 1 min. Deretter kjølte jeg det ned til 25° før jeg hadde gjæren i.
Jeg laget en for-kultur av gjæren 4 dager før.

Denne oppskriften er enkel, men det er ingen ting i veien for og prøve ut krydder eller urter som kanel, ingefær, mjødurt, pors osv

Author:

Torgeir Hovden

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.074

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/6/2015 7:02 PM

Notes:

Author:

ImV

Boil Size: 14 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.028

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/24/2017 7:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

Sam Kornstein

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.075

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 4oz

Creation Date: 2/26/2017 5:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

deepdisco

Boil Size: 5.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

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: 3/26/2016 3:44 AM

Notes:

Author:

Nature of the Yeast

Boil Size: 9 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.05

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: Sucrose

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/13/2015 10:08 PM

Notes: