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Author:

Domskidom

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 4

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: 11/14/2017 7:26 PM

Notes:

Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 62

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: 11/28/2021 6:53 PM

Notes: ================================
11/28/2021
reworking this for round 3. round 2 stunk, had to add DME later, not sure i cooked and mashed the grits long enough. beer turned out infected or something smelled and tasted like wine vinegar.

this time removing the DME boosting the base malt to get to 5.3% although it will be fine if it floats back to 5.0 or 4.8 even. last brew was 59% efficiency, hoping to at least get 62 this time. using my old setup and brewing in parallel to another batch on the GF

Last time was nobility this time trying evergreen. Adjusting hop amounts to stay under 18 ibu.

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7/8/2021
Brew day last night, kind of sucked. Tried the brew easy setup for mash and ended up light on efficiency and OG. refractometer said 1035 preboil and about 1038 post boil. then i took less than a gallon of wort and heated up on stove and added 1lb DME. lets see how much that ruins the color. anyway the refrac was still showing low gravity, recalibrated it, and now its saying 1049.

also i forgot about whirlfloc until after the boil so i heated for like 5 extra minutes to give it time to dissolve.

also i forgot to cook the grits before i started the mash so i cooked them during the mash kind of quickly and with less water than instructed, added them about halfway into the mash.

a lot of mistakes here, havent brewed in over a month. also not sure about the brew easy if it was low efficiency because we did not sparge meaning there were leftover sugars in the grain when i was done mash/went to kettle.

i am reading now that we may do better with proper water profile. also i did not take ph reading so unclear if that was an issue. possibly next time we want to try this, we make a straight up pilsner or blonde ale without the grits and use a real water profile built from RO.

also we did not have a proper sparge arm so its possible efficiency was affected by channeling.

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7/7/2021
first batch was indeed good the way it was, but altering for todays brew day. low on grits. was gonna just run it but 4.8% is just so low. adding half pound of 2row.

using slightly less acid malt because i feel some of my brews might be too acidic in the end? havent quantified that. pH readings tend to be low.

also going to use some nobility instead of having to hacksaw more of that crystal. adding some to end of the boil because why not....hopefully doesnt pull off too much hop flavor or bitterness in whirlpool (....it shouldnt, with that tiny amount)

not really doing any water chemistry here. going to just run tap and see if i can really tell the difference. fits with the theme of this beer being super easy and cheap as well.

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2/8/2021
recipe creation.

malt :
considered using at least a portion of 6row malt which has higher diastatic power; this is/was used for classic (particularly pre-prohibition) american lager to ensure enough enzymes to convert the starch in the corn (which seems to have very low diastatic power). i think this recipe is using relatively low amount of corn adjunct for the style. this is partly because i would like to have a decently malt / body to the beer and also would like to just use my normal 2row base malt and not have to order more stuff from the homebrew store.

corn :
flirted with the idea of using flaked corn, its a little more expensive, for some reason id rather use something from the grocery store. popped popcorn and corn flakes cereal are options but kind more in the direction of a goofy brew. im reading a little about raw corn : it needs gelatinizing before the starches can be freed up enough to convert to sugar in a mash. you'd need to cook it first to do this step. wondering what about thawed frozen corn, maybe thats already been cooked, would that work? anyway this all seems a little goofy still. maybe for another brew. anyway for this i will use a can of instant corn grits. (not convinced this will add any flavor, so really does it even make any sense to use this as opposed to corn sugar? if we're gonna do corn sugar might as well do cane sugar? i guess lets just go with the corn grits since we havent done it before)

it sounds like quick grits we can just drop into the mash without doing a cereal mash beforehand (this is what i did previously with instant rice). (ref: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/quick-grits-confused.431229/)

gravity / abv :
id like this to come to 4.5% but not sure how much the grits will convert so im setting it to 5%abv to give a little slack in case the efficiency is bad.

water :
build from distilled. minor calcium chloride addition. i tried fooling with BF light lager profile but it has this HCO/bicarbonate level that i am not sure with what i am supposed to add to increase the HCO levels to the target. anyway just go with the czech pilsner profile i have used in the past. i looked up some light lager water profiles and they are similar to this.

hops :
gonna use these old frozen wet hops hopefully theyre not bad.

yeast :
going back and forth between 34/70 and lutra. would like to try lutra but i do like the sulfur notes of 34/70 but maybe its not quite appropriate for this beer. also considering some maybe 2007 i do remember it was pretty clean tasting.

Author:

M3

Boil Size: 55 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: 6

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: 12/27/2020 6:45 PM

Notes: Brew Date 30/12/20
65l water to be used
5ml Lactic acid added night before (reduces alkalinity from 208 to 164ppm)
37ml AMS added the night before with 2 x campden tablets
water checked with kit caco3 = 114ppm
Mash schedule - Madeinead
ph strip after 20 mins =5.6
55 litres pre boil gravity 1.044
Post boil approx 50 litres
Post boil gravity 1.049
Whirlpooled and left to settle
23 litres in 2 x fermenters
1 x fermenter pack of wyeast 1187
1 x fermenter 13g rehydrated S-04
Put in fermentation chamber @ 18 degrees
After 11 days checked gravity
S-04 - 1.014
1187 - 1.014
Racked each beer into 1 x corny (25g brewing sugar) and 4 x bottles.
Placed into chamber to condition @18.5 degrees
ABV 4.7%

Author:

ChicoBrewer

Boil Size: 8.34 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 1/18/2020 5:00 PM

Notes: Batch size: 5 gallons (19 liters)
Brewhouse efficiency: 72%
OG: 1.047
FG: 1.009
IBUs: 21.3
ABV: 4.9%

MALT/GRAIN BILL:
8 lb (3.6 kg) Pilsner malt
1 lb (454 g) Carapils

HOPS SCHEDULE:
0.75 oz (21 g) Spalt [7.0% AA] at 60 minutes
1 oz (28 g) Tettnang [3.8%] at 15 minutes (more flavor, low aroma)

YEAST:
Wyeast 2565 Kölsch or White Labs WLP029 German Ale/Kölsch

Instructions:

Single-step infusion mash at 147°F (64°C). To avoid oversparging, use a thinner mash (around 3.75 gallons/14 liters of water) and adjust the sparge water accordingly.

Boil for 60 minutes, following the hops schedule.

Chill the wort to 65°F (18°C), pitch the yeast, and place the wort in a 60°F (15°C) fermentation chamber for 5–7 days. Raise the temperature to at 65°F (18°C) for 1 day for a diacetyl rest. Rack the beer and age at 35°F (2°C) for 21–30 days, then keg or bottle.

Author:

Chris Stevens

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 62

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: 9 PSI at 4 degrees C

Creation Date: 9/5/2018 10:52 AM

Notes: Simpsons best extra pale malt for the main grist

https://www.themadfermentationist.com/2017/07/cryo-lupulin-neipa-citra-mosaic.html

3 days dry hop means day 3 of fermentation
10 days dry hop means dry hop in keg until keg is done

Dry hopping in keg done with stainless steel dry hopper, boiled to sanitize before use

Keg fully purged with Co2

Fully closed transfer with Co2

Aiming for PH of 5.2-5.3 (Ph was 5.2)

1L starter, 103g Light DME, aiming for 1.036

OG 13.6 (1055)
FG

Author:

Brian8440

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 90

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 55 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/31/2018 3:25 PM

Notes: Steep lemon peel and basil in whirlpool
multiply by 84 to get 15bbl batch

Author:

CraftBeerBanter

Boil Size: 700 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

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: 8/20/2018 5:31 AM

Notes:

Author:

Distortiontm

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 55 ° F

Priming Method: Force Carbonate

Priming Amount: 12.5 psi

Creation Date: 12/22/2017 12:32 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 12.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/11/2017 4:49 PM

Notes:

Author:

Jay Thomas

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/3/2017 6:16 PM

Notes: Test the theory that secondary is not needed. Split batch. 3 gallons will be in primary only for 28 days with 14 days @ 38 degrees. Than bottled. 3 gallons will be in primary for 14 days than transferred to secondary and lager @ 38 degrees for 14 days. Than bottled. Both samples will be sent to a competition for evaluation.

Author:

Bradley Johnson

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

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: 5/25/2014 4:03 PM

Notes:

Author:

Trip-P Brewing

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

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: 8/21/2017 4:38 PM

Notes: Pineapple concentrate added into secondary once primary fermentation has ended.

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.087

Efficiency: 45

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/30/2016 2:07 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 10 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/27/2016 3:44 PM

Notes: Add D-45 at 80 min boil
Pitch yeast at 10 C
Lager for 4 weeks at 10 C, when SG is 1026 - 18 C for 2 days-then 10 C until FG is 1012

Author:

buzzharvey22

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 71

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: 10/14/2016 1:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

Aussiedamo

Boil Size: 26.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: DME

Priming Amount: 110

Creation Date: 10/10/2016 7:49 PM

Notes: DROPPED ONTO YEAST CAKE FROM PREVIOUS BREW

Author:

Jay Thomas

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

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: 7/2/2016 6:13 AM

Notes:

Author:

skyblue67

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 70

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: 6/28/2016 10:09 PM

Notes: Mash water volume 30lt
Fermenter vol: 20lt + 2lt trub in kettle
Bottling: 34 x 500ml
Brewed 24/01/17
Bottled 31/01/17

Author:

Los Rios Brewing Co.

Boil Size: 12 Litres

Boil Time: 15

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 50

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: Brewing Sugar

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/30/2016 8:13 PM

Notes: Water @ start boil: 14L
Ginger (raw) before grating: 460g (shop package will say +- 500g)
Ginger (raw) peeled: 295g

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Preparation:

1. Prep: (Add pure water to brew kettle - bring to the boil.
2. Peel Ginger + grate it (course)
3. Chop Dates finely ( once pitted)
4. Prep the Spices & lemon Rind.
5. Add boiling water (1000m) into a clean container with the Rooibos tea leaves (approx 80g).

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Mash step #1: (Ginger + Dates)

a) Add Ginger & Dates in a grain bag (without Malt) to boiling water in the brew kettle. Boil for 5min only. At Flame-off, agitate ginger & dates.
b) Leave ginger & dates in the brew kettle until wort cooled to at least 80'C.
c) Add Spices & lemon rind, to grain-bag. Mash for 10min.

Mash step #2: (The Malt)

d) With wort at around 70'C, add Malt to additional grain bag.
e) Mash for 60min.

f) When done, remove Grain Bags & Sparge malt with 1.5L of 70'C water.

g) Bring kettle is back to simmer:
Add Brown Sugar & dissolve completely
Boil wort for 15min total.
Add Rooibos Tea at last 5 min of boil.

At this pint you should have roughly 12L of wort...

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- Cool wort to at least 35'C.
- Prep Yeast in 250ml boiled & then cooled water, in sterilized container.
- Hydrate as per the normal procedure.

- Add all cooled wort to fermenter (sterilised).

[my gravity reading] : 1050

- Agitate/shake for 60-sec to aerate wort.
- Add hydrated yeast.
-Agitate/shake for at least 30-sec to aerate fermenter.

Add one-way-valve as per normal procedure, (sterilized)
Place in area approx 18-22'c

[I fermented at 16-18 degrees for 1 week]
[I decanted thereafter into secondary fermenter, and
let it sit for 24-hours at approx 10-12'C, before bottling with brewing sugar as primer.]

Author:

bueschen

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 67

Mash Thickness: 3.33

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: 10/3/2015 7:36 AM

Notes: 15 L strike water
Added grain at 75C and hit 69C
Added 700ml cold water to hit 67.3
1 hour mash with temp at 66.8C at the end
Added 10L boiling water and hit 76.3C
1st running = 18L
added 7L boiling water
2nd running = 7L
Pre-boil gravity = 1.042
Post-boil gravity = 1.049
1.010 on Oct. 11
1.010 on Oct. 15
Kegged on Oct. 16