Tropical IPA
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.067 |
1.018 |
6.55 |
58.12 |
6.75 °L
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897 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/28/2017 8:40 PM |
Notes: |
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The Haka
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Specialty IPA: Black IPA
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20 Litres |
1.061 |
1.011 |
6.54 |
51.01 |
36.35 °L
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897 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 27 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 2.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 21 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 0.45 bar |
Creation
Date: 1/28/2023 8:14 PM |
Notes: # The Haka
Brew club challenge was to make a beer using 100g of Rakau and no other hop apart from first addition bittering hop. No other restrictions on malt bill or style. As Rakau are New Zealand hops, I chose to do a Black IPA in reference to the New Zealand rugby team which are known as the all blacks. They have a famous pre-match tribal dance known as the Haka (Ka Mate Haka) and hence the name of the beer.
##Malt
The mash was started with Golden Promise and flaked barley for one hour. Other dark grains added at end of mash: chocolate wheat, roasted rye and de-husked roasted barley. All of these dark malts are known less harsh than standard dark malts. The rye should add a little spiciness to the beer. I wanted it to be as dark as possible while still allowing the hops to be the main event to terms of taste.
##Hops
Magnum was used to bitter. I wanted it to be bitter as it's an IPA but not to be too assertive. 40g Rakau were added at whirlpool while 60g were added as dry hop.
##Yeast
Fermented with US05 for a dry crisp finish at 22C under 10psi with fewer esters. As this was a 6.5% beer more than one pack was required (I only had one pack), I did 24h 1L starter. Fermented at 22C as I didn't have much time left after receiving the hops! |
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West Coast IPA
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.06 |
1.01 |
6.51 |
74.14 |
7.64 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 81 |
Mash Thickness: 1.33 |
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: 3/11/2021 9:41 PM |
Notes: |
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Gordon Strong's Maibock
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Munich Helles
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11 Gallons |
1.07 |
1.019 |
6.71 |
33.62 |
7.18 °L
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897 |
1 |
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Author:
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Buck 80
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Boil
Size: 13.2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.062 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
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: 2/7/2021 9:21 PM |
Notes: |
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Black As IPA
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Specialty IPA: Black IPA
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23 Litres |
1.061 |
1.013 |
6.24 |
60.16 |
34.69 °L
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897 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 5/3/2020 12:02 AM |
Notes: |
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Raspberry Milkshake Sour IPA
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Berliner Weisse
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2.5 Gallons |
1.075 |
1.026 |
6.53 |
0 |
4.25 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 2.75 Gallons |
Boil Time: 20 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 75 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 19.49 psi |
Creation
Date: 1/31/2020 5:11 PM |
Notes: 1. Bring 2.75gal to a boil.
2. Added DME
3. Boil for 20 minutes or until just after hot break
4. Add 8.3ml lactic acid to reduce ph to 4.3 (assuming starting ph 6 from water+DME and 88% lactic (x*34.25*∆pH/11 if that is different where x=kg of dme)
5. Cool to 110*F
6. Pitch half the quart of Goodbelly
7. Cover loosely and allow to sour at 100*F for 2-3 days until pH around 3.4
8. Boil for 30 minutes to kill remaining lactobacillus and add 0.5 tsp of yeast nutrient, Irish moss, and lactose in final 15min
9. Cool for 85*F
10. Pitch entire packet of A20
11. When primary fermentation finished rack onto 3lb of raspberry puree
12. Allow to referment or age until finished (7+days)
13. Keg and carbonate to 3 vol at refrigerator temperature
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The Sustenance (BBB "The Substance" Clone)
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.06 |
1.009 |
6.63 |
62.79 |
3.81 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/27/2020 12:58 AM |
Notes: What is First Wort Hopping?
First wort hopping (FWH) is when you add a large portion of the finishing hops to the boil kettle as the wort is transferred from the mash or lauter tun. As the boil kettle fills up, the hops steep in the wort and release those important oils and resins.
Normally, the aromatic oils are insoluble and evaporate during the boil. However, by letting the hops steep in the wort before the boil, the oils have more time to oxidize to more soluble compounds, which means there’s a greater chance those oils are kept in the beer during the boil and deliver additional hop complexity in the finished product.
Who Discovered First Wort Hopping?
It’s entirely possible FWH was discovered by accident. A brewer wanted to try something new and tossed hops into the kettle before the boil later realizing there was a flavor change in the finished beer. Even if this isn’t the case, isn’t it more interesting to believe in the myth?
First wort hopping was common practice around the turn of the 20th century to increase hop utilization. At some point in the mid-20th century, the practice was more or less discontinued. However, in 1995 Brauwelt magazine (Germany) reported on the “rediscovery of first wort hopping” research focusing on pilsner style beer and finding the process resulted in beers with finer hop aroma.
The report documented many German breweries that implemented FWH. In the past, brewers in England and Belgium also added hops before boiling. The research experiment was carried out in two German production lager breweries. Both breweries made two versions of Pilsner in very similar manners, including yeast pitching rates, brewing water, malt lots and using Type 45 pellets.
The Experiment
A portion of the late kettle hops (Tettnanger and Saaz) were added to first runnings in the kettle and were allowed to stay with the brew throughout the entire boil. The late hop/aroma addition was omitted.
At Brewery A, the first wort hopping addition of Tettnanger and Saaz hops amounted to 34% of the total hop weight. At Brewery B, which used only Tettnanger, it was 53% of the total hop weight. In both resulting beers the first wort hopped beer had more IBUs than the non-first wort hopped beer, 39.6 to 37.9 at Brewery A and 32.8 to 27.2 at Brewery B.
Lager Brewery IBU of FWH Beer IBU of Non-FWH Beer
Brewery A 39.6 IBUs 37.9 IBUs
Brewery B 32.8 IBUs 27.2 IBUs
Despite increased bitterness, the panelists described the first wort hopped beers as more pleasant tasting and overwhelmingly preferred them, creating a more harmonic beer and uniform bitterness when compared to the conventionally hopped beer. Further analysis indicated the conventionally hopped beers contained a higher level of hop aroma substances, but panelists nonetheless described the FWH beers as having a very fine and rounded hop aroma and rounded hop flavor.
The authors of the study recommended that first wort hopping contain at least 30% of the total hop addition, preferably using the later aroma additions. The overall alpha acid quantity shouldn’t be reduced because the results of the tasting showed that the bitterness of the first wort hopped beers is regarded as very good and very mild. A reduction of the hop quantity could result in weakened bitterness, too.
How To Do First Wort Hopping
First wort hopping is practiced by a number of craft brewers and homebrewers and is applied to a full range of styles both ales and lagers. It’s best suited for beers that call for noble hops and isn’t suited for beers that want volatile hop oil presence or fruity hop aroma; in fact, first wort hopping actually works against developing those hop characteristics.
Mash Hopping
Many people confuse ‘First Wort Hopping’ and ‘Mash Hopping’ as one in the same. Mash hopping is actually the process of adding hops to your mash tun during the mash rest.
Unlike FWH, hops added to the mash undergo little to no hop isomerization in the tun.
To do first wort hopping, add a substantial portion of the hop bill (30-50%) to the kettle as you transfer wort from the lauter tun. The hops steep in the wort for the entire runoff and remain in the wort for the duration of the boil.
Make sure to use low alpha acid hops that are normally scheduled as the final aroma/flavor additions because isomerization begins at temperatures below boiling; more hops in the wort longer during the boil causes the total bitterness of the beer to increase, although the amount is subtle because the hops are low in alpha acid. First wort hopping takes advantage of higher pre-boiled wort pH levels, which allows for higher isomerization.
The reason craft brewers and homebrewers use first wort hopping is because it can change your beer’s hop profile, which is more easily noticed in moderately hopped beers. However, many brewers will tell you those pre-boil additions result in subtle notes that will be noticed in even hop-intense beers. The new hop flavors aren’t easily defined, and the chemistry behind first wort hopping isn’t fully understood, but normally an adjustment of 10% is added to the calculated bitterness in IBUs. |
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Vic's Secret 5 Gal
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Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.013 |
6.3 |
69.05 |
7.3 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 60 |
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: 12/6/2018 5:47 PM |
Notes: This version is scaled down to 5 gallons and down from 73% efficiency to 60. Malt and hop additions were adjusted slightly to make for more round numbers. This calculator has the beer finishing a couple points higher than the posted recipe. Added a little more honey to put it at 6.3% abv.
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Taken from AHA website, Clifton Ellis's "Just Rye'te" pale ale which won gold at GABF ProAm 2016. Inspired by 3 floyds zombie dust. This recipe swaps out citra for vic's secret. Brewed in honor of the late Virgil "Vic" Bodrey.
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Peaky Blinders IPA
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English IPA
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5.75 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.015 |
6.25 |
56.97 |
11.27 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 73 |
Mash Thickness: 1.35 |
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: 8/30/2018 2:16 AM |
Notes: - Brewed on 9/15/18
- Expecting mash efficiency of 76% which implies a pre boil gravity of 1.049
- Initial PH was 6.0 (didn't add any lactic acid at outset of mash), added 3ml of lactic acid and second reading was 5.8, added 3 more ml of lactic acid and reading was 5.7, added 2 more ml of lactic acid and final reading was 5.6. Not sure why PH drops minimally with lactic acid additions. Might need to re-calibrate PH meter. **Update. Think my issue was not mixing the lactic acid with the water prior to doughing in.
- Mash temp settled at ~152F
- Hit 12.7 plato pre boil gravity which converts to 1.051 vs. 1.049 target so 79% mash efficiency vs. 76% expected
- Original gravity reading was 15.5 plato which converts to 1.063 vs. 1.066 expected.
- After boil had ~X.XX? gallons in the kettle and ~5.75 gallons made it into the fermenter
- Pitched 1 smack pack of wyeast 1335; started fermentation at 65F.
- Still some very small airlock activity 2 weeks later! Starting to do a small cold crash to stop fermentation so I can package and see where attenuation ended up. Might need to adjust pitch rate for next batch to speed up fermentation process.
- Packaged on 9/29/18, FG reading was 1.015 vs. 1.016 expected so 76% vs. 75% expected attenuation
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Brett IPA V.II - Unigov Copy
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Alternative Grain Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
15.493 |
2.232 |
7.16 |
33 |
4.08 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.25 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 13.7 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 2.95 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/16/2017 5:50 PM |
Notes: |
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Big Belgian Blond
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Belgian Blond Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.071 |
1.016 |
7.17 |
29.25 |
6.08 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 9/22/2015 10:05 PM |
Notes: |
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Stout
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American Stout
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6 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.011 |
6.3 |
24.4 |
50 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
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: 9/26/2016 4:41 PM |
Notes: |
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Holy Hopped Hefe !!
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Weizen/Weissbier
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8.75 Gallons |
1.07 |
1.018 |
6.79 |
12.65 |
6.35 °L
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897 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 9 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.068 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.1 |
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: 9/24/2016 10:25 AM |
Notes: |
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American Ipa - Alvaro 2
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American IPA
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40 Litres |
1.062 |
1.012 |
6.62 |
56.7 |
9.22 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 60 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/22/2016 2:22 PM |
Notes: |
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Farmhouse Ale
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Bière de Garde
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5.5 Gallons |
1.07 |
1.019 |
6.68 |
29.69 |
12.41 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/29/2016 12:31 AM |
Notes: |
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Pumpelstiltskin
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.017 |
6.75 |
31.5 |
50 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.126 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/19/2016 11:24 PM |
Notes: Using Libby's Canned Pumpkin |
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TG Saison (5 BIAB)
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Saison
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5.25 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.012 |
6.62 |
26.7 |
5.32 °L
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897 |
3 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/19/2016 3:30 AM |
Notes: |
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Choc Stout
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American Stout
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95 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.016 |
6.28 |
43.61 |
50 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 110 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 2/12/2016 2:40 PM |
Notes: |
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Old Brown Shoe
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American Brown Ale
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2.7 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.013 |
6.35 |
72.97 |
19.92 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/9/2016 8:05 PM |
Notes: |
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Bitza Red IPA
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Specialty IPA: Red IPA
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20 Litres |
1.063 |
1.012 |
6.68 |
55.88 |
12.51 °L
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897 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/18/2015 1:46 AM |
Notes: |
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