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Author:

bhive01

Boil Size: 6.55 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 35.48 psi

Creation Date: 8/21/2021 10:57 AM

Notes: 2/2025 Batch 6 - 6 lbs frozen puree var Zara. 10 bags of hibiscus tea (Republic of Tea Hibiscus Superflower Tea in 2 cups boiling water).

11/2023 - Batch 4: Last time the amount of fruit was 4.5 lb in about 5 gallons, frozen, pureed with lots of pectinase added. Adding pectinase to the ingredients. Used about 1/3 of the bottle from BSG (28g total) or about 9-10 grams.

The first two batches, I tried to put in 10 lb, but it was a struggle to fit and made it quite difficult to work with. 5 lb or 1 lb/gallon seemed to work, but the berries I'm using are very flavorful. Regular store-bought ones would likely need more lbs/gallon or boosting with extract.
added pectinase, 1 oz/28g Barbe Rouge, and 5 lb strawberry puree (frozen + food processor) on day 5. Delay due to illness. I think 2 days would have been perfectly post-krausen.

3/2023
Sticking with Barbe Rouge. Newest batch is smaller, putting 5 lbs/5 gallons. This was possibly the best batch I've made.

Substituting lots of things to try out a new yeast (sundew) and hops (HBC 630). Tried Zamba as dry hop and worked. Shifting to Barbe Rouge to accent red fruit.

Added hibiscus tea to attempt 2 (Zamba) to give a more acidic note and also a little bit more color. Turned out very nicely.

Copied from: https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/222855/fruity-blonde

Original Authors notes:
This has been my go to ale recipe for years. It is light, flavorful, and loved by everyone who pulls a pint. You could dry it out a bit by adding a pound of suar or maze in the boil, but it stands well on its own.I brew it at least once a month. I never shared it until now as a friend of mine entered it into a local comp and won 1st overall.
Add a little gypsum to get mash ph to 5.5

let it ferment for 14 days and keg to 3vol.

Author:

StrangeQuark

Boil Size: 23.4 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 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: 1/19/2015 6:15 PM

Notes: (5 US gallons/19 L, all-grain)
OG = 1.052 FG = 1.011
IBU = 37 SRM = 10 ABV = 5.3%

Author:

Meadhawg

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: Dark Brown Sugar

Priming Amount: .5 Cup in 2 Cups water

Creation Date: 3/8/2013 8:04 PM

Notes: Ferment in Primary for at least 14 days, until fermentation has finished. Transfer to secondary to settle for 10-14 days. Bottle condition for at least 21 days.

Initial Mash temp was too low so added an additional 1.5 gallon boiling water to raise it, ended up raising higher than expected. Also ended up with almost 14 gallons of wort, too much to boil down in my small brew pot, we only managed to boil about 9.5-10 gallons.

OG 1.084
FG 1.028
ABV 7.35%

Author:

bdr0679

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/16/2014 2:00 AM

Notes: Add honey 3 days into primary fermentation

Author:

irysek

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 12.8

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/31/2015 11:24 AM

Notes: Batch size 5 gallons
Boil size 6.47 gallons
Boil time 90 minutes
Grain weight 15.47 pounds
Efficiency 75%
Original gravity 1.084
Final gravity 1.021
Alcohol (by volume) 8.3%
Bitterness (IBU) 22
Color (SRM) 11.8°L
Yeast 3 liquid packs Wyeast ****1762 Belgian Abby Ale II

Grains/Extracts/Sugars 15.47 pounds
Pilsen ****36ppg, 1°L 11.73 pounds ****75.9%
Dry Candi - Clear ****32ppg, °L 1.6 pounds ****10.3%
Munich (Light) ****34ppg, 10°L 1.6 pounds ****10.3%
Special B ****30ppg, 140°L 0.53 pounds ****3.4%

Mash
45 minutes, 8.4 gallons Strike ****Target 158°F
5.2 gallons 170°F 45 minutes (+0)
Sparge
3.2 gallons 172°F

Boil
90 minutes, 6.47 gallons

Challenger hops ****8%, Whole 0.8 ounces 60 minutes
Goldings (Styrian) hops ****5%, Whole 1.07 ounces 15 minutes
Challenger hops ****8%, Whole 0.27 ounces 3 minutes (+57)
Saaz hops ****4%, Whole 0.27 ounces 3 minutes (+57)

Ferment
14 days @ 65-75°F
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4273L brewed since August 2011.

Author:

Jeff Summerlin

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: BrownSugar

Priming Amount: 2 oz

Creation Date: 7/6/2020 10:04 PM

Notes: Note to all - this is an attempt at a CASKED type ale. It might work as bottled beer, it might not. It is EXPERIMENTAL.

This is an English Strong Bitter (old style cask ale taste profile) a Golden Strong Bitter with a Cask Malt flavor. Originally made by Sam Smith Brewery, one of my favorite UK Breweries.

Mash in with all grains at 140 initially, raising the temperature while stirring to 151 to hold for 90 minutes. Batch sparge with an additional 12 quarts of water to collect 6 gallons of sweet wort.

Bring the wort to a boil and add the hops. (Yes, this is in the recipe, but I initially tried the calculator at 30 minutes and I had a more sedate 43 IBUs. Thought about splitting it at 45 minutes...but it does have raw brown sugar introduced 7 days before bottling or kegging - this should provide a kind of "casked" taste as the yeast should re-ferment. Yeah - this can be a disaster...wondering if I might make a tiny little batch and see what happens if I secondary it in a minikeg - no gas, pinch of yeast - like you would for a REAL cask. I think I would need a spunding valve to offgas the excess CO2.)

The recipe calls to add the molasses and sugar, dissolved in a little wort, added "during the boil". I wouldn't add it until 15 minutes prior to the end, so it has less of a chance to scorch and burn. At the same time, add the whirlfloc tablet and yeast nutrient.

The modifications so far.
Recipe was for 20 quarts - I needed 5.5 in the fermentor so I can guarantee 5 gallons in the keg. So I raised the fermentables to:

7 lbs of 2 row from 5 lbs
12 ozs of Torrified Barley from 8 oz
10 ozs of light crystal from 6 oz

Used Windsor instead of "Brewer's Yeast" - suited the final gravity

Messed around with the hop schedule - if you put them all in for 90 minutes, you get 60+ IBUs which is way out of character for a strong bitter - 50 IBUs is about tops. So I changed the Fuggles to 2 oz from 2.5 after I made the fuggles go in at 60 minutes and the Goldings at 30. That gets you to 48 IBUs.

Author:

BlueKard

Boil Size: 7.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/4/2016 4:23 PM

Notes:

Author:

Djcpereira

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 3/9/2016 12:04 AM

Notes:

Author:

DaveyBoy

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 85

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: 3/21/2012 10:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

Tres

Boil Size: 1 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

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: 1/13/2013 6:10 PM

Notes: One gallon of treetop juice, add the turbinado and hops. Shake like crazy till its all dissolved. Pitch the yeast, stop it up with airlock wat ten days, then secondary for three weeks. Bottle and condition for three weeks. Enjoy!

Author:

Boil Size: 26 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 4.54

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: 8/30/2017 10:32 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 79

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/25/2016 6:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

KnotCurser

Boil Size: 3.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 65

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: 11/9/2012 10:02 PM

Notes: Used washed/reclaimed yeast from a previous batch of pale ale.

Author:

Williamchjacobs

Boil Size: 22 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 87

Mash Thickness: 3.65

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 73.2 g

Creation Date: 10/31/2022 8:30 PM

Notes: Einmaischen: 38°C für 30 min.
1 Rast: 52°C für 10 min.
Decoction: 2 liter für 15 min. @ 64°C & 20 min @ 100°C.
2 Rast: 62°C für 60 min.
3 Rast: 70°C für 20 min.
Abmaischen: 76° C

Boil for 90 min. Add hops according to schedule. Longer Boil due to DMS.

A lager fermentation consists of these 3 phases:

primary fermentation : main fermentation of the fermentable extract. The bulk of the CO2 and alkohol are created here. Chill the beer to at/below pitching temperature, 9–10°C.
Pitch the yeast and wait 24–48 hours for fermentation to begin. Maintain the temperature for two weeks.

maturation : the yeast is allowed to clean up some of its byproducts like diacetyl (butterscotch flavor) and acetaldehyde (green apple flavor). After active fermentation slows, raise the temperature over several days to 18°C. Allow the beer to sit there for two or three days to clean up the diacetyl.

cold stabilization (lagering) : the low temperature causes haze forming proteins and polyphenols come out of solution and drop out of suspension. There is also a mellowing of flavors and some formation of esters happening. The latter becomes only significant after more than 12 weeks. Lower the temperature to 1°C to 2°C by reducing temp. 1°C per day.

Author:

Threefold Brewing

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

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: 6/11/2013 2:42 PM

Notes:

Author:

MacDaddyMike

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 90

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/21/2015 12:17 AM

Notes:

Author:

ChadFryman

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.03

Efficiency: 60

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: 5/4/2015 12:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

freedrew44

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.058

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/31/2014 2:47 AM

Notes:

Author:

drewcifer

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 8/1/2016 8:36 AM

Notes:

Author:

Drunken Duck

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.075

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: 7/10/2019 10:34 PM

Notes: