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Beer For Breakfast
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American Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.133 |
1.039 |
12.43 |
60.72 |
50 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.108 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 62 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/7/2020 11:56 AM |
| Notes: |
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Ground Cherry Mead
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Dry Mead
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1.5 Gallons |
1.096 |
1.005 |
11.97 |
0 |
5.1 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1 Gallons |
Boil Time: 10 |
Boil Gravity: 1.144 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 4/6/2024 7:39 PM |
| Notes: |
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Westveletern 12 Quad
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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5.25 Gallons |
1.094 |
1.017 |
10.03 |
42.74 |
37.12 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.066 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/23/2023 4:11 PM |
Notes: OG 1.093
FG 1.014
ABV 10.35%
1L starter in 2L flask for 48 hours
Fridge for 48 hours, 72 would be better
Decanted
2L starter in 3L flask for 48 hours. Kraussen overflowed
Fridge for 48 hours, 72 would be better
Decanted
About 1L slurry added to fermenter
Blowoff into sterile yeast harvester
Plan to re-introduce on day 3 or 4
Pitched Yeast at 63F, held for 48 hours, start remping up 3F per day until 80F
Krausen overflowed through blowoff into yeast harvester. Reintroduced on day 3. Overflowed again a few days later. After 10 days, I started dropping the temp 2-3F daily until I reached 58F. Sucked back almost a full 1/2 gal jar of star san. That is why I stopped.
Bottled 2/25/23
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Russian Imperial Stout (Electric Brewery)
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Russian Imperial Stout
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11 Gallons |
1.1 |
1.017 |
11 |
74.14 |
39.56 °L
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446 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 15 Gallons |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.084 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/15/2022 2:26 AM |
| Notes: |
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Stout 5
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No Profile Selected |
2300 Litres |
1.144 |
1.053 |
12.02 |
0 |
50 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 2500 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.133 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3.13 |
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: 8/27/2022 1:43 PM |
| Notes: |
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Crooked Stick Salted Caramel Milk Stout
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American Stout
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5 Gallons |
1.13 |
1.03 |
13.18 |
32.06 |
40.71 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.094 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 9/11/2021 10:39 AM |
Notes: Add DME Golden Light prior to bringing wort to a boil. Stir in well to avoid scorching. Add heat and proceed with boil guidelines.
Used Special B ILO Simpsons DRC
After flameout, add Lactose to boil kettle and stir in well.
Build a yeast starter due to the high OG. A blow off tube is a must!
Crush, chop up or melt Cocoa nibs and Caramel before adding to secondary.
OG - 1.112
Gravity Check (19 day fermentation @ 70 degrees) - 1.034 (10.24% ABV) |
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Wee
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Wee Heavy
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1000 Litres |
31.319 |
9.832 |
12.64 |
13.15 |
14.74 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1100 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 28.8 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/30/2021 9:55 AM |
| Notes: |
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1 Gal Expo
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No Profile Selected |
1 Gallons |
1.122 |
1.026 |
12.67 |
183.41 |
50 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 5.3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.023 |
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: 12/9/2020 10:44 PM |
| Notes: |
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Redemption Imperial Stout
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Imperial Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.112 |
1.026 |
11.36 |
74.73 |
47.08 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 8.33 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.087 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 7.22 psi |
Creation
Date: 11/3/2020 2:44 PM |
| Notes: |
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Pumpkin Beer 2020
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No Profile Selected |
5.5 Gallons |
1.095 |
1.018 |
10.15 |
17.92 |
17.43 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.081 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 4.2 |
Creation
Date: 10/17/2020 1:08 AM |
Notes: ** 5-6 pounds pumpkin total is an estimate with about 3.5 lbs in mash and 2.5 pounds in secondary.
Roast pumpkin for about 1 hour at 350F flipping once. it should get a little more golden
Do not roast pumpkin if using canned pumpkin
BIAB Method:
MASH
Mash all loose grains and Pumpkin for 60 min. Strike temp 165, mash 155, sparge 170. Put Pumpkin in a SEPARATE DISPOSABLE MUSLIN BAG and add that to water first - this allows the grains to have better access to the water
- Mash 4.5 gal. Heat to 165. Add pumpkin then grains. Mash at 155 F for 60 minutes.
- Sparge pumpkin and grains with 2.5 gal. Heat sparge water to 170 F. Remove grains from mash and add to sparge for 10 minutes. Add this water to mash water.
Mash and sparge water should amount to about 6.5 gal for the boil
BOIL
60 min boil
bring wort to boil. should be approximately 6.5 gallons
add first hops at 60 min
add second hops at 20 min
add spices at 5 min (only 4.0 tsp cinamon and 3 tsp nutmeg the rest will be added will rum tincture)
cool wort
REHYDRATE YEAST (make starter if needed) or pitch yeast (2 packets)
RUM TINCTURE
cut in half and scrape 3 vanilla bean and add to glass with spiced rum (use a good rum. captain morgan private stock is very good. about 8 oz, but use as much as you want)
add 3 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, and 1 tsp allspice.
PRIMARY (1 week)
let ferment in cool dark place
when primary finishes transfer to secondary
SECONDARY (2 weeks)
add brown sugar
add pumpkin (if roasting, roast 350F for 1 hr)
add vanilla-rum tincture and spiced rum
2020 NOTES
Pumpkin added to mash was 2lb 11oz fresh after roasting for 40 min at 350F and 15 oz can of pumpkin that was not roasted
I used 5 tsp cinnamon in the boil instead of 4 and I used 5 cloves. I also added 1 tsp of allspice
Added about 1/2 gal to top off to 5.5 gal
OG = 1.082
Brown Sugar OG= 1.092
FG=1.011
ABV= 10.6%
4.3 Gal in bottling bucket
used 4.3 oz corn sugar in 16 oz water for priming
2018 VERSION NOTES
Measured OG was 1.0924
transfered to secondary onto 2 lbs canned pumpkin, rum/spice tincture; at time of transfer gravity was 1.018-1.019 giving an ABV of 9.8% without accounting for the rum addition. tasted it at the transfer and it was really good. super super smooth - does not taste like a 10% beer.
Added 1lb of brown sugar to the secondary. That added about 0.01 to the OG making an effective OG of 1.1024.
12/12/2018 Let brown sugar and rum/spice tincture sit for two weeks. FG was 1.022. Giving ABV of 10.55%.
BOTTLING 1/18/2019
I used 3.7 oz of corn sugar dissolved in 16 oz of water for the priming solution. Goal is CO2 volume of about 2.4. Added 5+ grams of US 05 yeast proofed in warm water to the bottling bucket as well based on Northern Brewers recommendation.*
There was 4.6 gallons in the fermenter which made 4.0 gallons in the bottling bucket.
FG at time of bottling was 1.020. Giving approximate ABV of 10.82%
*add roughly 1/4 to 1/3 of a 12g packet of dry yeast, especially if the OG is above 1.060. CBC-1 is a great choice as well as US-05, you can also use Lalvin EC-1118 (my personal favorite for the price and hardiness) for this but you would want to use half the packet. The bottling yeast can be added to the bottling bucket at the same time as the priming solution. It does help to re-hydrate the yeast in a small amount of water 25-50 ml for 10 mins before adding to the beer but is not needed.
TASTING NOTES 2018-2019
very good beer
carbination was a little low. maybe increase by 10% next year
a little alcoholic but very very smooth for a 10+% beer
I may go a little lighter on the spices and ginger next year and up the rum and vanilla
I would also wonder what the beer is like without the pumpkin in the secondary. possibly add milk sugar to bring out some sweetness and creaminess and skip the pumpkin in the secondary.
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WWHG European Imperial Stout
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Russian Imperial Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.135 |
1.036 |
12.97 |
76.94 |
50 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.074 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.36 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/29/2018 6:58 PM |
| Notes: |
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PB IMP Porter
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American Porter
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265 Gallons |
29.246 |
5.205 |
13.8 |
42.76 |
46.97 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 300 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 29.1 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 69 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/16/2020 2:34 PM |
| Notes: |
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Braggot Test
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Braggot
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5 Litres |
1.091 |
1.013 |
10.32 |
72.05 |
39.09 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 9 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
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: 5/2/2020 10:42 PM |
| Notes: |
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Bergisch Gladbach 12
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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16 Litres |
1.088 |
1.008 |
10.5 |
33.75 |
9.39 °L
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446 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 23 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.065 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 17 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/25/2020 9:34 AM |
Notes: Attempt at a Westy 12 clone. Used Diamant Braun Kandi Sugar instead of the Belgian Candi Syrup. Color is definitely lighter than even the amber sugar I think. Probably should have added some darker malts to balance this out.
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Bwine
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English Barleywine
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5.5 Gallons |
1.11 |
1.027 |
10.81 |
62.12 |
17.02 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.076 |
Efficiency: 80 |
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: 1/16/2020 12:20 AM |
| Notes: |
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Fruit Mead
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Other Fruit Melomel
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100 Gallons |
1.113 |
1.005 |
14.1 |
0 |
4.8 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 100 Gallons |
Boil Time: N/A |
Boil Gravity: 1.113 |
Efficiency: 100 |
Mash Thickness: 1 |
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: 1/6/2020 8:56 PM |
| Notes: |
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Zeppelins Hellish Belgian
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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465 Gallons |
1.092 |
1.016 |
9.94 |
18.82 |
24.99 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 467 Gallons |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.091 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 11/6/2019 2:21 PM |
| Notes: |
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Brewlab Easy Peazy Porter
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American Porter
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5.5 Gallons |
1.129 |
1.032 |
12.7 |
3.79 |
50 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.361 |
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: 2/23/2019 2:42 PM |
| Notes: |
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Tilted Imperial Stout
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Imperial Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.104 |
1.025 |
10.3 |
56.86 |
43.86 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.082 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.1 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/29/2018 3:40 PM |
| Notes: |
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Distilled Product Pilot
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American Light Lager
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105 Litres |
22.735 |
2.441 |
11.26 |
0 |
5.25 °L
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446 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 120 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 74 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/22/2018 9:11 PM |
| Notes: |
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