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Author:

stargazerbrewco

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: 1/14/2013 3:03 PM

Notes: This was my first all grain kit, purchased from Midwest Supplies. For ease of entry into all grain I decided to use the Brew In A Bag method. Since I decided to brew at more or less the last minute, I purchased a pair of 5 gal, nylon paint strainer bags and used those as my BIAB bags. They worked well, but it was a bit unwieldy wrangling 2 bags full of soaked grain out of my brew pot. I may try a larget bag next time, but have a feeling I may not be using the BIAB method for long, instead opting to make a mash tun.

Brewday actually went pretty smoothly. I used 3 gal of strike water at approximately 165* and surprisingly it gave me almost exactly 152* once everything was all mixed up in the brew pot. The brew pot did not hold temp very well, as I expected, but fortunately I had the foresight to immediately get a pot of water on the burner so that I could warm the mash as needed. I was able to keep it within a couple of degrees of the target mash temp the entire time and ended up using approximately 5 gallons of water total by the end of the mash.

One failing was that I did not tie off the tops of the bags, so I did get a small amount of grain spilled into the wort, but I was able to scoop it out with a small strainer as it was coming to the boil, along with some of the hot break.

The boil went well, but I think I had more evaporation than I expected, at the -15 min hop addition I checked my level and found I was about 1/2 gallon down, so I added some more water and kicked the burner into high gear to get it back to a boil quickly. This extended my overall boil time by about 5(ish) minutes.

This was my first time using a yeast smack pack. Followed the instructions on the back of the pack, and it had a good 5 hours to get going in the pack before I pitched. I spent a lot of time feeling the bag to ensure that I got the inner pack broken and shook it a ton to make sure it was mixed, but after nearly 5 hours there was was there ZERO additional bulging of the pack. The outside of the pouch got thoroughly sanitized prior to pitching so I'm not worried about contamination. Yeast was pitched at approximately 6pm yesterday (2013/01/13) but and as of 11am today (2013/01/14) there is absolutely zero fermentation activity. None. Concerning?

Hardware mod/improvement:
I took my Dremel with a cutting wheel to the lid of my brew pot and cut a notch for the chiller. It worked great and the hop bag did a nice job of filling the spaces in the notch, making for a pretty snug fit.
Also, I rigged a female hose fitting to a piece of hose for my chiller so that I could use hose water to chill. Did not want to purchase 2 bags of ice. I'm torn whether I want to keep using that method or go back to the 'recirculating chiller water through a cooler full of ice. Torn because I like using less water (ice) but don't like the additional cost of said ice and I'm too forgetful to make up a bunch of ice ahead of time.

Author:

Boil Size: 1.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.75

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: 4/21/2022 12:48 PM

Notes: New to this, doing small batch first to provide tweaks ater - First attempt at FatHeads Bumbleberry Clone

Blueberries will be frozen, thawed sprayed with sanitizer and mashed a bit (to try to preserve color) and added to secondary fermentation.

resources:

https://fatheads.com/bumble-berry.html

https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/64jb5c/recipe_help_for_honey_blueberry_ale/

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/how-do-you-clone-a-beer-from-this.537146/

Author:

Leetxen

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/6/2022 4:08 PM

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Author:

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 33 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/26/2018 5:13 AM

Notes: Brew with 2.5kgs fresh Apricots:

- Add 0.5kg to boil
- Add 2kg to primary

Author:

Zink

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/13/2015 4:42 AM

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Author:

themisfitking

Boil Size: 15 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 88

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: 9/1/2015 11:41 AM

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Author:

SeanKTM300

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.103

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.5

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: 2/14/2016 9:32 AM

Notes: PARTI GYLE

ADD 12 L SPARGE WATER TO THE MASH
STIR AND RECIRCULATE FOR FOR 10 MINS
SPARGE INTO 50L BIAB POT
ADD 50 g EKG (35 IBU'S) AT 60 MIN
1 pkt yeast NOTTIES

Author:

flexmurphy

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/10/2016 3:32 PM

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Author:

Gorilla Dad

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 5/20/2022 1:02 AM

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Author:

Every Man Brewing

Boil Size: 7.18 Gallons

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/25/2013 1:16 PM

Notes: Original Recipe: http://beersmith.com/Recipes2/recipe_259.htm
Brewer: Colin M. Brougham

Author:

Sašo Škrlj

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 64

Mash Thickness: 1.9

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: 8/27/2017 5:19 PM

Notes: Oatmeal Stout
5 gallons, all-grain
OG = 1.052 IBU = 35

The recipe specifies about 10 percent oats, for which a single-step infusion mash will suffice.

Ingredients:
8 lbs. pale two-row English ale malt
1 lb. crystal malt, 60° Lovibond
18 oz. oatmeal (quick)
0.5 lb. chocolate malt
0.5 lb. roasted barley
1/2 tsp. Irish moss
2 oz. Fuggles hops for boiling (4.2% alpha acid), for 45 min.
1 pack Wyeast 1084, Irish ale yeast
Step by Step:
Prepare a yeast starter a day or two before you start your brewing. Mix the crushed grains well in a clean, dry bucket. Heat 11 qts. of water to 174° F. Mash in slowly in stages, as described below. The temperature of the mash should be between 150° and 158° F. Within this range, higher levels give a less fermentable wort and a more full-bodied beer. Lower temperatures give a more fermentable wort. Acidify 5 gals. of sparge water to a pH of 5.7 using lactic acid. Homebrewing shops sell solutions of 88 percent lactic acid concentration. A stock solution of the acid may be prepared by mixing 2 tsp. into 3 cups of water. This stock solution can be stored, and using about 1/2 cup will reduce the pH of 5 gals. of tap water to nearly 5.7. Be sure to verify this using pH papers or some other means. Acidification prevents excessive extraction of husk tannins. Heat the acidified sparge water to a temperature at or just below 170° F. Maintain the mash vessel at temperature for at least 1 hour. Mash out, raising the temperature of the mash to 168° F. To begin the sparge, slowly drain and collect 1/2 gal. wort from the lauter tun, then gently pour this back on top of the grain bed. Repeat twice more; this establishes the grain bed and produces relatively clear initial runnings of wort by filtering out any fine grain particles within the bed. Begin the sparge, maintaining the sparge water at or just below 170° F. Typically sparging for this recipes takes 45 min. to 1 hour. More time is needed if the oat content is increased. Collect 6.5 gals. of wort.

Boil the wort vigorously for 15 min. Add hops and boil 30 more min. Add Irish moss and boil 15 more minutes. Total boil is 60 min. Cool the wort to room temperature within 30 min. of the end of the boil. Siphon the wort off the trub into a sanitized fermenter. Aerate the wort for 15 min. Pitch the yeast starter. Seal the fermenter with an air lock, and let the fermentation proceed until complete.

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/31/2017 2:33 PM

Notes: Mash Grains at 152F for 60 min, batch sparge at 168F. Add Dextrose at end of boil, chill wort to 65F and ferment for 4 days, raise to 68F for remainder of fermentation. Dry hop 3-5 days before bottling.

Making a two stage starter given the cell requirement.

08/01/2017 - 2 Liter 8.1 oz of light DME OG 1.045 by Refrac. Krewsin that evening on stir plate with healthy vortex. 08/02 - next morning healthy F going on and unable to any longer make a vortex in the wort. Evening continued F action, still no vortex. Shook up the beaker and left stir plate on, it did seem to be moving things around. no sign of settling yet.

Author:

Haresy77

Boil Size: 30.17 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.5

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: 9/14/2016 8:41 PM

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Author:

fwiedman@gmail.com

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/8/2016 10:30 PM

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Author:

Mellow Fellow

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 70

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: 10/14/2015 11:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

alan_stanley@ntlworld.com

Boil Size: 10 Litres

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: 6/14/2015 2:28 PM

Notes: This is variation on my citra honey and ginger recipe again with the hop selection dictated mainly by what I had left over from previous brews. I've upped the overall hoppage a bit this time round but the quantity of ginger was toned down to aim for a more subtle hint rather than the quite full ginger beer taste of the original.

The honey, crystal malt and "first wort" hops were steeped in 4 pints water at 65 degrees for 40 minutes.

For the boil I started with 1kg extract in 16 pints water until final 15 minutes when the rest of the extract, the chopped ginger and strained honey mixture.

I cooled the wort in the bath to 35 degrees then put it in fermenter and topped up to the full volume running the added water through the hops in the kettle to rinse out a bit more hop flavour.

"Where's the rhubarb?" You might be wondering. I split the 5 gallon batch at secondary fermentation and tried various combinations as follows:

1 gallon 30g stewed rhubarb
1 gallon 20g stewed rhubarb
1 gallon 10g stewed rhubarb + 10g Kohatu hops
2 gallons 30g Kohatu hops

Left in secondary for a week before bottling. I'll update this description to let you know how it turns out.

UPDATE: So first results are mostly positive. The best batch is definitely the 10+10 which is very drinkable and seems to be nicely balanced with enough rhubarb to give an interesting slightly sour but pleasant flavour. I'm very pleased with this one. The 20 and 30g rhubarb batches are good too but the 30g especially is very dry. The rhubarb does seem to add a dryness along with the sourness you'd expect.

I wouldn't do the 30g Kohatu dry hopped again - the hop flavour was too much and a bit grassy.

Author:

Allan

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

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: 5/15/2015 9:08 PM

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Author:

kspiesman

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 13.1

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/11/2015 6:41 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 33 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/25/2015 10:12 AM

Notes:

Author:

mbergins

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/19/2014 1:41 PM

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