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Author:

dododo

Boil Size: 40 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.081

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.1

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: 10/27/2014 12:54 AM

Notes:

Author:

Laegrim

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 48

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 90 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: -15.4 psi

Creation Date: 11/29/2019 5:47 PM

Notes: Buckwheat honey is a placeholder for bocheted wildflower honey, and the regular honey addition will be a half pound of pecan smoked wildflower honey as well as a pound of regular wildflower honey.

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Actual OG: 1.088
Actual FG: 1.014

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Brew Day and Fermentation Notes:

- Mashed in a bit high, @156f
- Mash tun was not large enough to hold grain bill and full water volume at once, so 1 gal was reserved to rinse the grains in bag after the mash (the listed sparge) Ended up with a much lower than expected pre-boil gravity (reflected by the efficiency number), so will change this next time.
- Had trouble keeping a boil on the stovetop, but this was expected and part of the reason for the extended (90 min) boil. This is reflected in the lower than expected evaporation rate as well.
- Used a thick nylon bag as the hop bag, but the material may have been too thick, and the total volume of hops was too large for the bag; by the end of the boil the bag was very much overfull. Will use a spider or several smaller, thinner, bags next time.
- Started the Bochet at around the 60 min mark during the boil, and carmelized until very dark and the first wisps of smoke began to rise. Dissolved the bochet (outside, with safety goggles - seriously, be safe) with the remaining gallon of water, brought the mixture to a boil, and then added it to the boiling wort around the 15 min mark.
- Also, managed to overflow the bochet pot when the honey first reached a boil; it nearly killed the range and made for one hell of a cleanup job. Keep in mind you need at least 6x the volume of honey as headspace during a bochet.
- Wildflower and Pecan (cold) smoked honeys were added to the carboy just prior to the yeast pitch; the relatively warm wort made dissolving the honeys quick and painless.
- The Fermaid O was added in one batch just before the pitch as, based on my reading, I feared the gravity would drop too quickly to time additions. This worked out just fine, but based on this batch timing additions probably wouldn't be that difficult.
- Significantly underpitched the yeast (perhaps 25-30 ml), and pitched at slightly above 90f. Fermentation was carried out in a glass carboy, with insulated wrapping, placed above a heating pad connected to an inkbird; temperatures were consistent (88f-92f) throughout fermentation. After 6 days activity had ceased, and on the seventh day the carboy was cold crashed for ~6hours and then kegged that evening. While this fermentation was quick, it was also clean - without the esters the strain is noted for or any off flavors. In the future I will probably pitch the entire pack though, just to ensure I don't end up with the off-flavor horror stories I've read about (of course I ran across those stories after the pitch).
- Very important: scream at the spirits as you pitch your yeast, as is traditional, to ensure a good fermentation and un-possessed batch.

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Tasting Notes:

This stuff turned out way better than it had any right to be - especially since it was a shot in the dark using pretty much exclusively ingredients I'd never touched before. Toasty caramel, lightly burnt (in a good way) sugar, and sweet round nuttiness dominate, with touches of raisin and prune in the background, before finishing with a Guinness-like tang (presumably from the honey). The hops are very much in a supporting role here; pleasant, but barely noticeable and serving mainly to balance the dominant sweet flavors. Body is medium/medium-light, and the alcohol is noticeable only by a mild warmth and slight perceptibility on the nose, despite the significant proof.

Everyone who has tried this without knowing the abv beforehand has guessed in the ~4% range. Score one for Hornindal, I guess.

Will make this again, and see how improvements in process change the character of the final product; still not sure what changes to the actual recipe I'll make.

Author:

Geoffrey H

Boil Size: 0.9 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.118

Efficiency: 90

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: 11/11/2019 12:16 AM

Notes:

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:

timmomyces

Boil Size: 730 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 24.6

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.07

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/2/2017 6:31 PM

Notes:

Author:

The Brew Mentor

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.074

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/1/2017 5:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 20 Litres

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/9/2017 12:42 AM

Notes:

Author:

mgobirch

Boil Size: 7.58 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 26.52 psi

Creation Date: 2/8/2017 6:22 PM

Notes:

Author:

Goobly

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 67.5

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/12/2017 11:49 PM

Notes: 3 drops anti-foam just before boil.

Half whirlfloc at 16 min

Oxygenate 1 min.

Author:

afblue

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: Force Carbonate

Priming Amount: 30psi for 24 hrs

Creation Date: 4/19/2016 2:34 PM

Notes: First beer to brew on my HERMS, 3 tier 1/2 barrel chugger re-circulation controller. Will see if I can step up my efficiency.

Author:

Tdog

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 63 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/15/2016 12:53 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 31 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.084

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/10/2015 12:41 PM

Notes: Add 0.5 kg sugar to boil, and 0.5 sugar after 3 days of fermentation.

Author:

The Blind Bard

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/4/2015 2:15 AM

Notes: Hit 1.078 OG, overshot volume. initially overshot mash temp but cooled down with cold water to 149/150 F.

Author:

mdgator

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/6/2015 9:56 PM

Notes:

Author:

Joel Bergman

Boil Size: 7 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: 7/18/2011 6:04 PM

Notes:

Author:

ClemsonTiger

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 75

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: 2/25/2014 2:49 AM

Notes:

Author:

Luciano Pansanato

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.026

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2016 10:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 60 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 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: 1/25/2017 7:13 PM

Notes:

Author:

Homebrew Fanatics

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/20/2017 11:14 PM

Notes: Process:

1. For Kettle Souring Methods click the link.

2. After souring is complete, bring to boil. Add bittering addition.

3. Chill and transfer. Ferment as usual with a clean US strain eg. US-05