Old Kentucky
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Kentucky Common
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24 Litres |
1.05 |
1.009 |
5.46 |
24.3 |
16.25 °L
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717 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 83 |
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: 5/11/2021 8:07 AM |
Notes: 1st Category 9: Brown Ale at 2023 Australian Amateur Brewing Championship
3rd Category 3: Brown Ale at 2023 ACT Amateur Brewing Championship |
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BrewLab Chocolate Peppermint Stout
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Winter Seasonal Beer
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13 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.014 |
6.44 |
23.91 |
33 °L
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717 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 15.5 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: 11/13/2018 2:55 PM |
Notes: 2oz cacao nibs in the mash (milled with the grain)
Peppermint extract at bottling, add to taste |
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Another Bad Gose Pun
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Gose
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6.08 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.01 |
4.58 |
12.2 |
3.34 °L
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717 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7.88 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.033 |
Efficiency: 73 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/23/2017 4:08 AM |
Notes: |
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Bulldog Belgian
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Belgian Golden Strong Ale
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12 Gallons |
1.07 |
1.014 |
7.4 |
30.46 |
3.5 °L
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717 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 14.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 75 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/27/2018 10:30 PM |
Notes: |
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Poppin Pils
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German Pilsner (Pils)
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5.5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.012 |
5 |
37.5 |
3.69 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 71.8 |
Mash Thickness: 1.333 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 50 ° F |
Priming Method: Keg |
Priming Amount: 10 PSI at 36 degrees for 3 days |
Creation
Date: 8/10/2017 2:35 AM |
Notes: Ferment for 12 days at 50 F
Dry hop after 7 days of fermentation has passed for 5 days (until end of primary fermentation)
transfer to secondary and purge with CO2 if fermentation has stopped.
Diacetyl rest for 4 days
Lager for 30 days in secondary at 34 F
Keg or bottle and enjoy
Citra was the best value bittering hop I could find, but the target IBU should be 37.5 regardless of the bittering hop used.
Bittering hops have little to no effect on the aroma if added at 60 minutes.
I recommend noble hops for aroma and dry hopping (Saaz, Hallertau, Tettanger, Spalt) but you could use American hybrid versions as well (Mt. Hood, Crystal, Liberty, Ultra)
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Alkemio V.1.0
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No Profile Selected |
19 Litres |
1.046 |
1.005 |
5.41 |
23.98 |
4.23 °L
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716 |
1 |
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Author:
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Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 26 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/7/2022 2:35 PM |
Notes: |
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Coffee Kolsch
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Kölsch
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5.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.28 |
52.01 |
3.53 °L
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716 |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 45 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
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: 2/4/2021 9:38 PM |
Notes: |
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DPA
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American Pale Ale
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27 Litres |
1.059 |
1.015 |
5.71 |
32.25 |
5.23 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3.1 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 17 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/19/2019 3:59 PM |
Notes: |
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Pilsner 2018
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German Pilsner (Pils)
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25 Litres |
1.048 |
1.01 |
5.01 |
31.9 |
3.62 °L
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716 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 86 |
Mash Thickness: 3.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 11 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/2/2018 9:06 AM |
Notes: |
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Glacier White Stout
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Oatmeal Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.017 |
6.53 |
20.49 |
5.15 °L
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716 |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
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: 7/17/2018 10:25 PM |
Notes: |
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Prancing Dark Ale
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Mild
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32 Litres |
1.062 |
1.014 |
6.34 |
25.56 |
19.23 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 44.95 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 23 ° C |
Priming Method: Force carbonation |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/28/2018 2:02 PM |
Notes: Prancing pony black ale style - all grain BIAB. Strike temp 70°C, grain steeped for 60mins with kettle insulated with quilts, flame out. Temp drop to 67°C after 60mins. Checked with 2 x thermometers, grain removed, boiled for 60 mins - took 30mins to get to approx 90°C before boiling started. 55g Goldings hops added 60mins, 17g at 10 mins and 17g dry hopped in fermenter. SG1038, yeast pitched at 23°C. FG1008 day 12, cold crash to 1°C for 5 days. 1 x Keg and bottle 27 stubbies, bulk primed 5.5g/litre. |
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Boom Roasted
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No Profile Selected |
5 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.013 |
5.27 |
13.91 |
9.5 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5 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: 11/1/2011 4:36 PM |
Notes: Hot Air Pop the popcorn directly into the mash tun. |
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Grog
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American Brown Ale
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5.25 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.017 |
5.12 |
29.8 |
24.53 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.54 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: Forced |
Priming Amount: Keg with 21.64 PSI |
Creation
Date: 6/7/2016 2:57 AM |
Notes: |
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Triple Goat Pale
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Standard/Ordinary Bitter
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950 Litres |
1.04 |
1.01 |
3.94 |
30.45 |
3.38 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 1275 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.03 |
Efficiency: 80 |
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: 4/26/2016 8:25 PM |
Notes: |
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Kolsch
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Kölsch
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11 Gallons |
1.068 |
1.015 |
6.93 |
25.78 |
4.94 °L
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716 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 60 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/13/2016 3:11 PM |
Notes: |
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Oatmeal Stout
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Oatmeal Stout
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4.25 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.018 |
5.28 |
30.83 |
36.07 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.25 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 73 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/8/2015 6:16 PM |
Notes: |
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Real Pumpkin Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.01 |
4.65 |
16.15 |
7.51 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.63 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.033 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 8/31/2015 4:12 AM |
Notes: Spice Mix
1 Tbsp Cinnamon
1/3 Tbsp Ginger
1/3 Tbsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Cloves
For five gallons:
MALT
8# Marris Otter
1# Biscuit malt
8 oz Munich malt
HOPS
1 oz Fuggles (4.0% AA) @ 60 minutes
OTHER STUFF
3# pie pumpkin
4 oz molasses (preferably blackstrap)
4 oz maple syrup (preferably Grade B)
1-3 teaspoons spice mix
Your favorite clean-fermenting yeast (I use US-05 or 1056 these days, but have had good results with WLP002 and WLP007 too).
1.057 OG
1.014 FG
14 SRM
13 IBUs
I prepare my pumpkin for the boil by cubing it (again, roughly in one inch sections) and baking it until it is well browned. Usually this takes about an hour at 375° F, tossing the pan every fifteen minutes or so for even caramelization. After it's browned, I toss it with a mix of brown sugar, a little bit of water, and some spices, and put it back into the oven for about ten minutes. It's almost like you're making caramel corn. After that, I toss the pumpkin into the kettle at the start of the boil and let it go for the full hour. Some people insist this is a bad idea because it will give you cloudy beer -- and you should only use pumpkin in the mash to get the starches converted -- but I've never found this to be true.
The spices. This is incredibly important. Most of the changes I made while I was still developing my recipe involved getting the balance of spices right, both in the actual spice blend and in how much to add to the beer. I like a spicy pumpkin ale; I add a tablespoon of my spice mix at burnout. This is more than most people use, and if you've never brewed a pumpkin ale before you want to start with less. You can always brew a spice tea and add it when you bottle or keg if you find you want more spice character.
Secondary. People do it all the time with fruits, but they never think to add pumpkin in secondary. I've only heard of a handful of other people doing this, but if you really want to see the benefits of using real pumpkin instead of just pumpkin pie spices, you need to do this. Two to three pounds of finely cubed (~0.5") pumpkin, caramelized as before in the oven, then candied with some molasses and maple syrup in a pan on the stove. Leave it for about a week, then straight to the bottle or keg.
Edit: One more thing. Keep your IBUs down. I've seen pumpkin ale recipes stretching into the 30-40 IBUs range, which is way too high in my experience. My recipe sits at 13 IBUs, and I've found that when you go much over 15 or so the hops start to clash with the spices.
Mash at 156° F for one hour, sparge per your setup to collect ~6.5 gallons wort. During your mash your pumpkin should be in the oven roasting, as I talk about in the fourth section of this comment. When I say to toss your cubed pumpkin in brown sugar and spices, I mean about two tablespoons of brown sugar and a very small dash of your spice blend. This is an entirely optional step which probably doesn't make a huge difference; I do it mostly out of habit and tradition. Plus, it smells great.
The rest pretty much takes care of itself, right? Toss your hops, boil for an hour, and kill it. I toss my spices in at flameout. Some people prefer to toss their spices at ~5 minutes to get rid of any 'raw' flavor to the spices, but I find the residual heat between flameout and pitching takes care of that. My spice blend is a mix of one tablespoon of cinnamon, one third tablespoon each of ginger and nutmeg, and a quarter teaspoon of cloves. Use whatever you like. I use a full tablespoon in my beer, but I recommend starting with significantly less if you don't already know how spicy you like your pumpkin ale. If you need to you can adjust the spice character when you bottle by brewing a spice tea and adding it to taste.
The weird part. As I talk about in the sixth section of this comment, I secondary my pumpkin ale for one week with a fair amount (I do 2.5 pounds) of roasted, caramelized pumpkin. I feel this is the step that really puts the 'true' pumpkin flavor into my beer; along with discovering biscuit malt in 1995, I credit it as turning a good pumpkin ale into a great one. This is also where you use the molasses and maple syrup mentioned in the ingredients; toss them into a hot pan with your roasted pumpkin to candy. You can skip the secondary (or split off a gallon or two to try it on a smaller scale) if you find it unconvincing.
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TK Cream Ale
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Cream Ale
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6 Gallons |
1.053 |
1.009 |
5.8 |
19.92 |
2.51 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 8.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.037 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/24/2015 3:32 PM |
Notes: |
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Porter
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Robust Porter
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22 Litres |
1.056 |
1.016 |
5.26 |
28.62 |
33.23 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
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: 5/12/2015 12:33 AM |
Notes: OG - 1061 |
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Test
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California Common Beer
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21 Litres |
1.018 |
1.005 |
1.81 |
0 |
2.19 °L
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716 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.014 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 2/4/2015 8:08 PM |
Notes: |
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