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Acacia Honey Blond Ale
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Blonde Ale
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20 Litres |
1.052 |
1.011 |
5.28 |
20.25 |
7.58 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.027 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3.1 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 1.85 bar |
Creation
Date: 7/5/2019 7:51 AM |
| Notes: |
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World's Darkest Beer (Clawhammer)
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Dry Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.055 |
1.011 |
5.77 |
26.76 |
50 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.7 |
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: 4/5/2024 5:08 PM |
Notes: Ingredients
We used a ton of dark malt for this beer - like, almost 20% of the grain bill is dark malt. We've never gone over 8%! So, a word of caution: this beer will need a bit of time to condition and age after fermentation. Otherwise it's going to be a bit rough around the edges.
Water
7.56 gallons of good ol' Asheville city water.
Grain
The key to making any beer dark is dark malt. Though, what most experienced brewers will tell you is that a little bit goes a long way. For example, a stout can be made to look convincingly dark with a grain bill comprised of only 4% dark malt. A Dry Irish Stout might be made with such a ratio and nobody will bat an eye at the finished product. The beer will, for all intents and purposes, look "black." So, if we're trying to make the darkest beer, how can we tell if it's really darker than a competing shade of "black!?"
The trained eye will be able to tell a really dark beer almost immediately. And it isn't determined by looking at the liquid in the bottom of the glass. The easiest way to tell how dark a beer really is is by looking at the "head." The head is the foam on top of the beer. The head on a glass of Guiness, for example, is almost white! So it's a dark stout, but it's not a really dark stout. Look at the head on the beer we've brewed. It's a very deep shade of brown.
world's darkest beer
Another way to determine the darkness of a beer is to test it with a flashlight. Light is easily shone through semi-dark beers. When we turned off all of the lights and tried to shine light through our beer, absolutely nothing passed through. That's how you can tell a beer is very, very dark.
Also, technically, there is a scale for judging beer darkness, called the Standard Reference Method (SRM) which can be calculated by brewing software. Without the cocoa powder, the SRM of our beer is 104. However, we added special Dutch "black cocoa" powder, which is heavily roasted and highly alkalized. Adding just a bit of this to cookie dough, for example, is enough to turn them black. With the addition of this the SRM is likely quite a bit higher, but we don't know how much.
So, exactly how did we brew the darkest beer in the world? As we mentioned, dark malts! Here's exactly what we used
6 lbs Vienna Malt
1 lb 4 oz Caramunich Malt
1 lb 4 oz Victory Malt
1 lb Black Malt
1 lb Chocoloate Malt
1 lb Chocolate Wheat Malt
1 lb Riverbend Base Camp Malt
9 oz Black Patent Malt
8 oz Carafa III Malt
Hops and Adjuncts
4 oz Saaz Hops
4 oz BlackCocoa Powder
Yeast
1 pkg Czech Budejovice Lager (White Labs #802)
Process
To make this beer we tried our best to follow the steps below. However, admittedly, we aren't great brewers. Heck, we might not even be good brewers. What we're trying to say is that you can probably do this better than we can, even with a minimal amount of effort. Good luck!
world's darkest beer
Fill the kettle with water and begin heating to mash temp (152F).
Grind the malt finely in a mill (.025 inches).
Add a basket and stir the grain into the water once mash temp is met.
Allow grain to steep for 1 hour.
After steeping pull the basket (and the grain) from the liquid and heat to a boil.
Once boiling, set a timer for 60 minutes and add 2 oz. of Saaz hops.
With 10 minutes left in the boil, add 4 oz. of black cocoa powder.
At the end of the boil, turn off the heat and add 2 oz. of Saaz hops.
Chill to room temperature
Transfer to a keg or a fermenter or a keg fermenter.
Aerate with an O2 tank or by shaking for 120 seconds.
Add yeast
Add an air lock or a spunding valve
Allow to ferment for 2 weeks.
Chill and carbonate if kegging, or add to cans or bottles.
Allow to age and condition for 3-4 weeks
Serve and enjoy!
https://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/brewing/the-worlds-darkest-beer |
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BELGIAN PALE ALE II
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Belgian Pale Ale
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7 Litres |
1.054 |
1.013 |
5.36 |
22.6 |
8.68 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 11.41 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 22 ° C |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 36.5 g |
Creation
Date: 1/3/2024 7:10 PM |
| Notes: |
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JR Belgisk Wit 2022
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Witbier
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63 Litres |
1.053 |
1.014 |
5.17 |
16.13 |
3.23 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 71.25 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 21.91 |
Creation
Date: 1/27/2022 7:53 PM |
| Notes: |
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Baby's First Pilsner
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German Pils
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5 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.015 |
5.72 |
31.83 |
3.57 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 85 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 2.0 |
Primary
Temp: 49 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 11.73 psi |
Creation
Date: 11/12/2021 4:18 AM |
| Notes: |
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Jeff And Caro Pils
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Bohemian Pilsener
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5.5 Gallons |
1.053 |
1.01 |
5.63 |
37.95 |
4.35 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 60 |
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: 10/27/2021 2:58 PM |
| Notes: |
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Plzenky Prazdroj’s Pilsner Urquell Clone
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Czech Pale Lager
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20.8 Litres |
1.054 |
1.015 |
5.1 |
34.61 |
4.2 °L
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932 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 26.29 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 58 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/31/2021 4:56 AM |
| Notes: This is based off a BYO recipe at https://byo.com/recipe/pilsner-urquell-clone/. I brewed this once as batch 94 using a California Common Yeast. This time I am using Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils. |
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Brewer's Best NEIPA
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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20 Litres |
1.054 |
1.014 |
5.25 |
58.94 |
3.54 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 25.79 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.025 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/22/2021 7:41 PM |
| Notes: |
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Lemon And Lime IPA
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American IPA
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50 Litres |
1.052 |
1.009 |
5.71 |
23.12 |
5.73 °L
|
932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 55 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 2 |
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: 3/4/2021 11:01 AM |
| Notes: |
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Festbier 10 Feet Tall
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Festbier
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11 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.009 |
5.58 |
26.78 |
4.08 °L
|
932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 14 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.75 |
Primary
Temp: 58 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 30 psi |
Creation
Date: 10/25/2019 9:34 PM |
| Notes: |
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European Beer Countries - Dunkelweizen
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Dunkelweizen
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18 Litres |
1.055 |
1.013 |
5.49 |
14.4 |
21.52 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 12 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.083 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/1/2013 10:47 AM |
| Notes: Fermentation of custom collected Schneider Weisse Yeast is best between 19 - 21 °C |
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Dark Amber
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American Amber Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.057 |
1.016 |
5.37 |
47.48 |
17.55 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 65 |
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: 1/31/2019 10:39 PM |
| Notes: |
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Caddie
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Bohemian Pilsener
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23 Litres |
1.053 |
1.013 |
5.22 |
40.24 |
4.51 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 27 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 5.2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 10 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/19/2017 1:38 AM |
Notes: Gjærstarter: Må ikke overstige 20-22 grader
Tilsett ett glass av Clarity Ferm ved pitching.
Pitch gjæren i 8 grader vørter (gjærstarter +- 5 grader fra 8C)
La den stige fritt til 10 grader og gjær til SG er 1.025-1.026 (2/3) ca 7 dager.
Diacetylrest: Hev temperaturen til 12 grader - 1 dag, 14 grader 1 dag. 16 dager resten. Ta første FG måling etter 3 uker.
CC så nærme 0 grader som mulig - 7 dager.
Stikk om til fat og karboner på 2.5 CO2 vol.
Lagring minimum 4 uker på 4 grader
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Earl Grey V4 Goodbye!
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American IPA
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40 Litres |
1.052 |
1.009 |
5.66 |
24.99 |
5.72 °L
|
932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 40 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 2.5 |
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: 6/29/2017 2:40 PM |
| Notes: |
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Atlas Moths World Tour Oatmeal Stout
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Oatmeal Stout
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23 Litres |
1.057 |
1.016 |
5.45 |
29.81 |
39.87 °L
|
932 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 26 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: Forced |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/30/2017 9:30 PM |
| Notes: |
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Bloomfield Blonde
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Blonde Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.019 |
5.22 |
32.25 |
5.03 °L
|
932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 62 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/11/2016 1:13 PM |
Notes: Omega yeast Labs Belgian DK... DeKonnick Yeast
Mash In: 62C
62C 20M
65C 20M
69C 20M
76C 10M |
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OSH Clone
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Best Bitter
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20 Litres |
1.051 |
1.01 |
5.3 |
43.31 |
12.87 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 27 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 16 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/9/2016 12:04 PM |
| Notes: |
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Nut Brown
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British Brown Ale
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8.75 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.014 |
5.46 |
23.43 |
14.41 °L
|
932 |
2 |
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| Boil
Size: 9.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 78 |
Mash Thickness: 1.1 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/8/2016 10:56 PM |
| Notes: |
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Trappist Dubbel
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Belgian Dubbel
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2.5 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.014 |
5.55 |
25.63 |
13.37 °L
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932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 3.75 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: 1.4 |
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: 1/9/2016 1:35 AM |
| Notes: |
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Smoked English IPA
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English IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.018 |
5.63 |
49.73 |
11.37 °L
|
932 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 9/27/2015 7:08 AM |
| Notes: |
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