27.1. Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie (Grätzer) #1
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Piwo Grodziskie
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5.5 Gallons |
1.031 |
1.007 |
3.19 |
29.5 |
5.13 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.38 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.023 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/7/2017 8:17 PM |
Notes: Overall Impression: A low-gravity, bitter, oak-smoked historical central European wheat beer with a clean fermentation profile and no sourness. Highly carbonated, dry, crisp, and refreshing.
Aroma: Low to moderate oak wood smoke is the most prominent aroma component, but it can be subtle and complex. A low spicy, herbal, or floral hop aroma is typically present and should be lower than or equal to the smoke in intensity. Hints of grainy wheat are also detected in the best examples. The aroma is otherwise clean, although light pome fruit esters (especially ripe red apple or pear) are welcome. No acidity. Light sulfur is optional.
Appearance: Pale yellow to gold in color with excellent clarity. A tall, billowy, white, tightly knit head with fantastic retention is distinctive. Murkiness is a fault.
Flavor: Moderately low to medium oak smoke flavor up front, which carries into the finish; the smoke can be more robust in flavor than in aroma. The smoke character is gentle, should not be acrid, and can lend an impression of sweetness. A moderate to solid bitterness is readily evident, which lingers through the finish. The overall balance is toward bitterness. Low but perceptible spicy, herbal, or floral hop flavor. Low grainy wheat character in the background. Light pome fruit esters (red apple or pear) may be present—dry, crisp finish. No sourness.
Mouthfeel: Light in body, with a crisp and dry finish. Carbonation is relatively high and can add a slight carbonic bite or prickly sensation—no alcohol warmth.
Comments: Pronounced in English as “pivo grow-JEES-kee-uh” (meaning: Grodzisk beer) and known as Grätzer (pronounced “GRATE-sir”) in German-speaking countries and some beer literature and traditionally made using a multi-step mash, a long boil (~2 hours), and multiple ale yeast strains. The beer is never filtered, but Isinglass is used to clarify before bottle conditioning and is traditionally served in tall conical glassware to accommodate the vigorous foam stand.
History: It developed as a unique style centuries ago in the Polish city of Grodzisk (known as Grätz when ruled by Prussia and Germany). In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, its fame and popularity rapidly extended to other parts of the world. Regular commercial production declined after WWII and ceased in the 1990s. This style description describes the traditional version during its period of incredible popularity.
Characteristic Ingredients: Oak-smoked wheat malt, which has a less intense smoke character than German Rauchmalz, and a drier, crisper, leaner quality – a smoky bacon or ham flavor is inappropriate—traditional Polish, Czech, or German hops. Moderate hardness sulfate water. Clean, attenuative ale yeast; Weizen yeast inappropriate.
Style Comparison: Similar in strength to a Berliner Weisse, but never sour and much more bitter. It has a smoked character but is less intense than in a Rauchbier. It has lower gravity than a Lichtenhainer but is more bitter and not sour. It's more bitter than a Gose, but no salt and spices.
Vital Statistics: OG: 1.028 – 1.032
IBUs: 20 – 35 FG: 1.006 – 1.012
SRM: 3 – 6 ABV: 2.5 – 3.3%
Commercial Examples: Live Oak Grodziskie
Tags: session-strength, pale-color, top-fermented, central-Europe, historical-style, wheat-beer-family, bitter, smoke
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Philly Sour Gose
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Gose
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21 Litres |
1.053 |
1.007 |
6.03 |
1.35 |
3.84 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 25.25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 22 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/4/2023 7:05 PM |
Notes: |
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Contest Saison
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Saison
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20.8 Litres |
1.057 |
1.006 |
6.64 |
32.75 |
6.72 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 2 |
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: 10/9/2021 2:12 PM |
Notes: |
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일상다반사
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Saison
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10 Litres |
1.053 |
1.005 |
6.31 |
26.81 |
5.27 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 23.14 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.031 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 105 g |
Creation
Date: 9/10/2021 3:53 AM |
Notes: |
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Blueberry Depth Charge
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No Profile Selected |
5.5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1 |
8.02 |
0 |
1.2 °L
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852 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 5 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 63 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/13/2021 1:15 AM |
Notes: |
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Shake My Heart Christmas Milkshake IPA
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.028 |
5.86 |
46.17 |
7.62 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 12/7/2020 1:24 AM |
Notes: This beer finished with amazing Christmas flavors. including the expected hop flavors of citrus and pine, but also vanilla, cloves, cinnamon, and an Absinthe anise-like flavor. Well worth the extra effort. |
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Cherry Sour
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Wild Specialty Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.01 |
7.06 |
0 |
3.98 °L
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852 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 64 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 74 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/10/2020 4:37 PM |
Notes: Cherry pie filling was in secondary for 3 days before beginning cold crash. Gelatin added 1 day into cold crash. |
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Dragon's Silk
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Dry Stout
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5 Gallons |
1.103 |
1.023 |
10.54 |
0 |
46.08 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 2.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.206 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/10/2019 4:28 PM |
Notes: |
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Denali SMaSH IPA (Kill That Cat)
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American IPA
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50 Litres |
1.059 |
1.012 |
6.2 |
69.88 |
6.03 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 60 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: Cane sugar |
Priming Amount: 7g/l |
Creation
Date: 3/28/2018 10:50 AM |
Notes: |
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Tan Stationwagon
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Trappist Single
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6 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.012 |
6.74 |
44.08 |
9.38 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/19/2017 6:09 PM |
Notes: OG 1.068 at 5.5 gallons
Chilled with Brew Jacket to 62 over 12 hours
Pictched yeast |
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Awesome Recipe
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American Amber Ale
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2 Gallons |
1.057 |
1.013 |
5.71 |
57.38 |
10.9 °L
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852 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 4.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 70 |
Boil Gravity: 1.025 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/22/2015 8:27 PM |
Notes: |
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WR Bourbon Bung Ale
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Wood-Aged Beer
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5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.014 |
6.79 |
22.05 |
10.14 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 69 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/28/2017 3:53 AM |
Notes: Primary for 2 weeks. Secondary into Woodford Reserve used barrel bungs for 3 weeks (steamed to sanitize). Used enough bungs to cover bottom of carboy. Gently rocking the carboy every other day to mix the beer with the bungs. |
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TF Last Saison
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Saison
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5.5 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.011 |
5.88 |
34.99 |
4.41 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 73 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/20/2017 4:42 AM |
Notes: |
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Grapefruit IPA
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American IPA
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16 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.014 |
6.83 |
47.9 |
5.61 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Author:
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Ballacaine Brauhaus
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Boil
Size: 18 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.059 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/12/2017 6:58 PM |
Notes: Recipe Notes: I added 1/2 oz. of grapefruit peel and juice squeezed from 1 large grapefruit to the boil. I added the peels from 2 large grapefruits (minimize the white pith) to secondary (after soaking them in vodka to kill any bacteria), as well as one large chunked up grapefruit, which infused into the beer over 5 days (along with the dry hops listed in the recipe). |
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Vild Vild Zest
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Gose
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44 Litres |
1.042 |
1.007 |
4.63 |
9.34 |
3.11 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 50.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.037 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/17/2016 3:46 AM |
Notes: |
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Row 2 Hill 56
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.011 |
5.98 |
40.54 |
5.8 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: Force Carb |
Priming Amount: 12.5 psi CO2 |
Creation
Date: 9/9/2016 6:43 PM |
Notes: 70 min hop addition is FWH with 60 min boil.
Primary Fermentation: 65 Degrees for 3 days, slow ramp to 72.
Dry hops are added (in nylon bag) to keg at room temperature while carbonating. After 5 days, keg is moved to kegerator. |
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Red Rye
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Specialty IPA: Red IPA
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70 Litres |
1.064 |
1.011 |
6.99 |
56.49 |
20.72 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 78 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/8/2016 12:12 AM |
Notes: |
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Rare Barrel - Golden
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Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
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60 Gallons |
1.048 |
1.012 |
4.76 |
0 |
3.59 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 82 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 4/16/2016 4:29 AM |
Notes: |
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New American Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.011 |
4.43 |
25.9 |
2.37 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.033 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 75 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/22/2015 11:10 PM |
Notes: |
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Oktoberfest 2015
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Dark American Lager
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5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.019 |
5.54 |
21.68 |
12.43 °L
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852 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 1.75 |
Primary
Temp: 55 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/21/2015 4:37 PM |
Notes: |
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