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Author:

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 63.5

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: dme

Priming Amount: 7.7 oz

Creation Date: 2/1/2020 8:42 AM

Notes: 2020 Wort Share Beer 14 Plato, 99% 2 row, 1% acidulated malt
2/1/2020
Brew time finished after pitching at 8 pm.
80F at 1.072 = 1.074 g/ml
Did not use mash tun, on stove top.
Accessory grains: 5.8 gallons
9 hours later bubbling.

Air-lock stopped day 4. Opened took gravity on the 6th found it to be 1.014 g/ml. Took sample and tasted, definitely ginger very sweet still. Added 2 tablespoons of yeast energizer. Placed in slightly warmer place.
Bubbles started again 20 minutes later probably from the agitation

2/13/2020
Checked gravity, clarity and color, and a taste test.
SG 1.012, cloudy straw, Cream-ale ish plus egg from gasses from fermentation over all ginger.
Transferred into secondary.

2/15/2020
Took gravity no change 1.012 g/ml
Ginger flavor slightly more warm and with a slight ginger ale burn.
Added 2.75 oz of shaved ginger in a sanitized grain bag and canning jar for weight to keep the ginger in full contact with the beer.

2/21/20
Checked Gravity found it had dropped to 1.010 and cleared substantially. Slightly disappointed with the ginger taste and mouth feel. No where near the ginger that I had expected considering adding more ginger later today. ABV now hovering 8.8%. I am expecting no color change, but maybe another point lower in a week or two.

3/1/2020
Checked gravity found it has stayed at 1.010 and has stayed clear. The ginger taste is mild but good rounded flavor. Calculated abv 8.84% Bottling and subsequent carbonation fermentation will more than likely yield a FG at time of pour of 1.008 g/ml or 9%. I will leave beer in secondary until bottling later this week.

3/8/202
Bottled w 5.4 oz Light Malt Extract
Taste more ginger than I expected, decent finish, not sweet, light mouth feel. Did something new to estimate increase in abv in the bottle after bottle conditioning. I took pre sugar and post sugar readings.

Pre Sugar = 1.010
Post Sugar = 1.102

This would equal 0.26 % ABV increase if all the sugar that is convertible converts to alcohol 9.08% in the bottle.

Bottled:
11.5 1
12 oz 55
22oz 1

Author:

Senor Brewski

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 1/18/2019 1:16 AM

Notes: Liberty Hops have been discontinued. German Hallertau hops were the recommended replacement.

Bronze Medal - 2019 Hurricane Blowoff
https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000439

Author:

dieWerner

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/6/2015 10:26 AM

Notes:

Author:

hines57

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 120

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 70

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: 7/9/2015 5:10 PM

Notes: 13.44lb Pils, 2.75lb munich, 0.88 lb Aromatic, 0.88lb Caramunich, 0.88lb Special B, 0.44 lb Melanoidin, 0.44lb Wheat Malt, 1 lb Belgian Candi Dark home made. Mash 90min Sparge off 7.5 gallons Boil 2 hrs to 5.5gal. IBU 41, SRM 38 1 oz Magnum at 60 min and 2oz Hallertau at 0 min use moss and Yeast Nutrient. Make 6 batches and Barrel age in 30 Gal barrel x 5 months and Solera 1/3 to Sour Cherries and Solera 1/3 to Brett.

Author:

Ricardo Pinto

Boil Size: 8 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/21/2017 4:02 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 13.7

Efficiency: 78

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/2/2016 7:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

pubsie

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 15

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 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: 5/13/2022 10:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

Dy

Boil Size: 6.78 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: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 9.72 psi

Creation Date: 10/1/2021 11:59 AM

Notes: TOTAL WATER NEEDED
8.54 Gallons

STRIKE WATER TEMP
160 Fahrenheit

TOTAL MASH VOLUME
9.53 Gallons

PREBOIL WORT
7.00 Gallons

POSTBOIL WORT
5.50 Gallons

INTO FERMENTER
5.25 Gallons

Use muslin bag for cinnamon and ginger. Remove after boil. Honey and Allspice/Nutmeg goes in at flameout.

Author:

rolandblais

Boil Size: 1.6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.7

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: MapleSyrup

Priming Amount: .5 oz

Creation Date: 2/28/2020 7:40 PM

Notes: This is a guesstimate, from a kit. Malt Bill is from their "Every Day IPA" recipe, with adjuncts noted.

Recipe kit:
https://brooklynbrewshop.com/collections/beer-making-mixes/products/milkshake-ipa-beer-making-mix

Instructions:
https://brooklynbrewshop.com/pages/instructions-milkshake-ipa

Pre-Brew: Sanitize
Sanitization is important, but it's nothing scary. When brewing, keep everything clean so that you give what you're brewing its best chance to succeed. So when preparing for brew day, wipe any crumbs off the counters. Move any clutter that might be in your way. Read through the rest of the instructions (at least through fermentation) so that you know what to expect. And have fun!

Dissolve half of your sanitizer packet with a gallon of water in a container. Save the second half for when you bottle.
Soak everything you are going to use, rinse with water, and let air dry on some paper towels. If it isn’t totally dry when you are ready to start don’t worry.
Keep the extra sanitizer in a container for now. Chances are you’ll want to re-sanitize something later.
Additional Ingredients Needed:

3 Tablespoons Honey
Ice
1 vanilla bean (optional)

1: The Mash
During The Mash, you're extracting all the sugars, color and flavor you can from grain. You're basically just steeping grain in hot water. It's a lot like making oatmeal.

Heat 2.5 quarts (2.4 liters) of water to 160°F (71°C).
Add grain (This is called “mashing in.” Take note of jargon. Or don’t).
Mix gently with spoon or spatula until mash has consistency of oatmeal. Add water if too dry or hot. Temperature will drop to ~150°F (66°C).
Cook for 60 minutes at 144-152°F (63-68°C). Stir every 10 minutes, and use your thermometer to take temperature readings from multiple locations.
You likely don’t need to apply heat constantly. Get it up to temperature, then turn the heat off. Monitor, stir, and adjust accordingly to keep in range.
After 60 minutes, heat to 170°F (77°C) while stirring constantly (“Mashing Out”).

2: The Sparge
If you're familiar with brewing coffee, you should have an idea of how The Sparge works. During The Sparge, you put the grain in a strainer and pour hot water over it to draw out all those sugars you created during The Mash.

Heat additional 4 quarts (3.8 liters) of water to 170°F (77°C). (If possible, start this during The Mash to save time.)
Set up your “lauter tun” (a strainer over a pot).
Carefully add the hot grain mash to the strainer, collecting the liquid that passes through.
This liquid is called “wort” (pronounced “wert”). It will be your beer.
Slowly and evenly pour 170°F (77°C) water over the mash to extract the grain’s sugars.
You want to collect 6 quarts (5.7 liters) of wort. You will lose about 20% to evaporation later on, so you want to start with a bit more than you’ll end with.
Re-circulate wort through grain once.

3: The Boil
The Boil is probably the easiest step to understand because it's as simple as it sounds. During this step, you're bringing your wort to a low, rolling boil and keeping it there for a period of time while adding things like hops or spices. It's a lot like cooking a soup or stock in that you'll add heartier or bittering ingredients toward the beginning and more delicate and aromatic ingredients toward the end.

In a pot, heat wort until it boils.
Keep boiling until you’ve hit the “hot break” (Wort will foam - you may need to reduce heat slightly so it doesn’t boil over.)
Stir occasionally. All you want is a light boil – too hot and you lose fermentable sugars and volume.
The boil will last 60 minutes. Start your timer and add in the rest of the ingredients at these times:

Add Columbus Hops at the start of the boil.

At 60 minutes turn off heat. Add Lactose Sugar and 1/3 Mandarina Bavaria Hops

Twenty percent of the wort will have evaporated in this step leaving you with 1 gallon (3.8 liters) of wort. If your boil was a bit high, the surface area of your pot extra large, or you brewed on a really hot day, you may have less than the full amount. Don’t worry – you just reduced your beer a bit too much, but you can add more water in the next step.

4: Fermentation
This is when your beer actually becomes alcoholic. During Fermentation, your jugs should sit somewhere out of the way (and out of direct sunlight) while ale yeast turns sugar into alcohol.

Place brew pot in an ice bath until it cools to 70°F (21°C).
Once cooled, place strainer over funnel and pour your beer into the glass fermenter. Yeast needs oxygen. The strainer helps aerate your wort and clarify your beer (as well as catch any sediment from going into the fermenter). Add tap water to bring wort up to 1 Gallon mark if level is low.
“Pitch” yeast. (Toss the whole packet in.)
Shake aggressively. You’re basically waking up the yeast and getting more air into the wort.
Attach sanitized screw-top stopper to bottle. Slide rubber tubing no more than 1” (2.5 cm) into the stopper and place the other end in small bowl of sanitizer solution. You’ve just made a “blow-off tube”. It allows CO2 to escape.

Let sit for two or three days or until vigorous bubbling subsides. This is when fermentation is highest. You may notice bubbles and foam at the top of the beer. After bubbling calms down, clean tubing and ready your airlock.

Open your fermenter and drop 1/2 remaining Mandarina Bavaria Hops into your beer. This is called dry hopping and will give your beer intense hop flavor.
Sanitize, then re-assemble airlock, filling up to line with sanitizer.
Insert airlock into hole in stopper.

1 week later drop remaining hops to your fermenter as a second dry hop. You can also add 1 vanilla bean split down the middle for added flavor.

Sanitize, then re-assemble airlock, filling up to line with sanitizer.
Insert airlock into hole in stopper.

Keep in a dark place at room temperature for two weeks without disturbing other than to show off to friends. (If beer is still bubbling, leave sitting until it stops.)

In the meantime, drink beer with self-closing swing tops, or ask for empties at a bar that has some. If you have a bottle capper and caps, you can save two six packs of non-twistoff beers instead.

5: Bottling (2 Weeks Later)
Once your beer's in bottles, it carbonates naturally with the help of just a little extra sugar. It wakes up your ale yeast (that went dormant during fermentation) to create just enough bubbles for some nice fizz.

Thoroughly rinse bottles with water, removing any sediment.
Mix remaining sanitizer with water.
Fill each bottle with a little sanitizer and shake. Empty after two minutes, rinse with cold water and dry upside down.

Dissolve 3 tablespoons maple syrup with 1/2 cup water. Pour into a sanitized pot. You will be siphoning your beer into the same pot in the next steps.
Carbonation comes from adding sugar when bottling, so if you filled your jug with less than the full gallon in the last step, use less maple syrup when bottling. Using the full amount can result in your beer being over-carbonated.

Siphoning (It all happens pretty fast. You may want to practice on a pot of water a few times.) To see it in action first, watch the How to Bottle video at brooklynbrewshop.com/instructions.

A. Attach open tubing clamp to tubing.
B. Fill tubing with sanitizer.
C. Attach sanitized tubing to the short curved end of your sanitized racking cane. Attach the black tip to the other end - it will help prevent sediment from getting sucked up. It will probably be a snug fit, but you can get it on there.
D. Pinch tubing clamp closed.
E. Remove screw-cap stopper and place racking cane into jug, just above the sediment at the bottom (“trub”).
F. Lower end of tubing not connected to racking cane into sink. Suction will force beer up and through the racking cane and tubing. Open tubing clamp, let sanitizer flow into sink until beer just starts to flow out of the tubing, then clamp shut. Open clamp on tubing, allowing beer to flow into pot with sugar solution. Tilt jug when beer level is getting low, but be careful in not sucking up the trub.
Siphon beer from pot into bottles, pinching tube clamp to stop flow after each bottle.

Close bottles.
Store in a dark place for 2 weeks.

6: Enjoy (Two Weeks Later)
You did it! You made beer.

Put beers in the fridge the night before you drink them.
Drink. Share with friends if you’re the sharing type.

Author:

ncaswell2@gmail.com

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/11/2018 6:47 PM

Notes: Rogue Ales: Hazelnut Brown Nectar clone
Rogue Ales: Hazelnut Brown Nectar clone
(5 gallons/19 L, all grain)
OG = 1.056 FG = 1.014
IBU = 33 SRM = 22 ABV = 5.7%

A nutty twist to a traditional European Brown Ale. Dark brown in color with a hazelnut aroma, a rich nutty flavor and a smooth malty finish.

Wyeast 1764 (Rogue Pacman Ale) (1.5 qt./~1.5 L yeast starter)

Step by Step
Mash in 15 qts. (~14 L) of water to get a single-infusion mash temperature of 153 °F (~67 °C) for 45 minutes. Sparge with hot water of 170 °F (77 ºC) and collect 6.5 gallons (25 L) of wort. Boil for 90 minutes. Add hops at times indicated and Irish moss with 15 minutes left in the boil. Cool wort to 70 °F (21 ºC), transfer to fermenter and top up to 5 gallons (19 L). Aerate well and pitch yeast. Ferment cool (60 °F/16 ºC) until complete (about 7–10 days). Transfer to secondary or rack with corn sugar and hazelnut flavoring. Bottle or keg as normal.

According to Rogue brewer on another site, Northwestern extract is more potent than most. If you don't have it recommend starting there and going up to taste if you need to.

Batch #2 notes. Changed the Caramel 20L and 80L to 10L and 60L to try to lighten the color a bit. Also eliminated the lactose. Will try this batch without that or flaked grains. The caramel malts are supposed to add sweetness, and may be enough. If the beer has a thin mouthfeel, will try batch 3 with flaked grains or even carapils. Will ferment to completion at 66-68 degrees.

Batch 2 did not have thin mouth feel. It was still almost too sweet. Need to either look at grain bill, mashing temps, or sparge to see if maybe can cut down the sweetness. Also need to cut hazelnut extract and see if that makes the overall flavor a little more sessionable.

Author:

LassiL

Boil Size: 85 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 23 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/23/2017 10:00 AM

Notes:

Author:

Kjetil

Boil Size: 23 Litres

Boil Time: 180

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 69

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 40 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/14/2017 8:00 AM

Notes: Søndag 13. mars 2017
Jeg plukket einerkvister (skudd) fra eineren på hytta i går, og begynte dagen i dag med å trekke einerlåg på ca 80 grader i to timer. Jeg fylte 25-literskjelen og 8-literskjelen til randen med einer, uten å komprimere. Fylte deretter på henholdsvis 22 og 8 liter vann. Varmet opp til 80 grader, lot det trekke uten lokk. Jeg plukket to fulle bæreposer med ferdig kuttede einerkvister, men trengte bare halvparten.

Plukket deretter ut einerkvistene, og silte lågen oppi meskekjelen med falsk bunn. Fin gyllen farge, og veldig behagelig te-aktig smak. 4.5 kg malt meskes med ca 16 liter låg. Litt vanskelig å bli klok på termometeret, men forsøksvis 69 grader.

Etter 100 minutter mesking hadde temperaturen falt til ca 67 grader. Tappet da meskevannet ut i gjærkaret, og tilsatte de siste 12 litrene av einerlågen på ca 80 grader. Temperaturen i mesken med skyllevannet ble da ca 71 grader. Etter skylling i ca 30 minutter var temp 69.

Jeg kokte vørteren i 3 timer. Startet med ca 23 liter og endte med ca 16,5. Kveiken fikk jobbe i 3 dl med vørter mens kok pågikk. Prøvde å pitche kveiken på 40 grader , men det ble ca 34.

OG_ 1.056

Heftig plopping i gjærlåsen neste morgen. Gjæringsdunken holdt da ca 32 grader. deretter falt temperaturen ca 2 grader i døgnet. Neste gang hadde det vært lurt med et varmeelement. Overraskende vond lukt fra gjæringskaret, men smaken fra testrøret ved første måling var ok. Sterke smaker, tror jeg kjente appelsin og pepper.

Målte SG etter ca 40 timer, da var den på 1015.
Målte SG etter 5 dager. Da var den nede i 1.010

Flasket rett fra gjæringskaret og til PET-flaskene etter fem dager (fredag). Tilsatte ikke sukker. Satte flaskene på ca 21 grader i tre dager, deretter kaldt. Håper på karbonering via restsødme.

Author:

quercus67

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

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: 11/27/2012 10:39 PM

Notes:

Author:

BayBrewBros

Boil Size: 12.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 76

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/7/2015 8:25 PM

Notes: Won 1st place for Light Hybrid Beer (6C) at the Napa Homebrewer's Classic.

Author:

scottarcher07@gmail.com

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: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/1/2015 1:21 AM

Notes:

Author:

Josh (Brewer's Friend)

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

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: 1/12/2015 5:32 AM

Notes:

Author:

rgrosholz

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: Force

Priming Amount: 24 lbs

Creation Date: 11/16/2014 1:20 AM

Notes:

Author:

Victorian Ghost

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/7/2014 3:14 PM

Notes: Richly spiced, deep amber winter-warmer. Enough to cheer the grimmest of hearts.

Author:

miscon2

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.08

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: 6/19/2014 3:30 AM

Notes: NOTE: second 3.3 Pilsen LME is a LATE ADDITION, but marking it as such here throws off all the numbers.

From the Brewer's Best Recipe Sheet:
IBUs: 45 - 48
ABV: 5.5% - 6.0%
OG: 1.052 - 1.056
FG: 1.011 - 1.014
Color: Pale Amber

A generous hops schedule and soft Belgian Candi Sugar combine to create this modern style ale. Brewer’s Best Belgian IPA includes that trademark spiciness familiar to Belgian Style Ales along with the piney, herbal and slight citrus flavors of an American IPA. The result is a complex flavor combination that adds depth and
outstanding character to this unique style of ale.

Author:

HG Brewing

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: DME

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/9/2014 5:16 PM

Notes: Ferment for 7 days and transfer to secondary and condition for 14 days, or until fermentation stops. Add Gelatin (optional) 3 days before bottling and cold crash in fridge.

Bottle and condition at 70-72 for 21 days. Chill 3 days..enjoy!

Cheers Grand Rapids...Beer City U.S.A (2012, 2013)

~HG