My First German Light Lager
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American Light Lager
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21 Litres |
1.046 |
1.013 |
4.34 |
67.22 |
4.05 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 10 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/17/2019 6:24 PM |
Notes: I made a starter in a 1,5l flask bottle by adding a small amount of light beer enhancer and servomyces yeast nutritient.
I'll be using Coolbrewers cold bag to hold the temperature below 10c with help of frozen water bottles.
I'd assume the primary fermentation will take 3 weeks (starting with cold pitching at 9c) and the diacetyl rest shall be controlled by raising temperature slowly first into 12c for 6 days and then lowered near 0c by adding more ice bottles every day.
The reittausblogi kesäpils -recipe suggests to lager for 3 weeks, but I'll probably keep it longer, like 4-6 weeks, simply because I don't have a frigde to control temperature.
For bottling, I'm going to add a new yeast culture and some brew enhancer for carbonation.
Notes from brewday: milled 2kg of pilsner malts and mixed with 58c degree water. Added some beer amylaze entsym just in case and left the mash still for 15 minutes before rising the temperature. I'm going to make a test gravitation bottle, which contains 0,5l of finished wort and a small pour of yeast culture. The test bottle will be placed in a room temperature for about a week and the FG will be measured. This is a good practice to foresee a potential final gravity so the actual batch can be put into diacetyl rest, when it's close enough of the test FG.
The OG of the test gravitation wort is 1.040G.
Note 1,5 week after BD:
I've managed to keep the fermentator's temperature between 7-10 celsius with the cool brew bag. The test bottle seems to be finished with fermentation and FG hits at 1.007G, so the alcohol level is approximately 4,33%, pretty fine for a mid-strong beer.
With this information, I can estimate the yeast to finish somewhere 1.010-1.007G.
Note 5,5 week after BD:
last week the FG was about 1.014G and now it has lowered down to 1.012G. There's no bubbling anymore at the water lock, just a small carbon bubbles in the sample, which indicates that the primary fermentation is about to finish soon. I had an accident while moving my cool bag on top of a shelf: a tap apparently took some hit on the walls of the bag while moving, which resulted breaking it, causing a leak. I managed to save 11 liters of a total 23 liter batch, but the yeast seemed to passivate after this accident.
By ABV calculator, the alcohol level seems to currently hit around 3.68%, which should be fine. Therefore I'm going to do a cold crash now, which includes dropping the temp around 3c and keeping it there for a week. After the crash I'll start the lagering process |
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萩原さん WCIPA
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No Profile Selected |
120 Litres |
1.039 |
1.007 |
4.19 |
23.82 |
3.22 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 130 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/6/2022 1:38 AM |
Notes: |
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Sterling SMaSH Pilsner
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German Pilsner (Pils)
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17.5 Gallons |
1.048 |
1.008 |
5.19 |
31.95 |
2.72 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 20.67 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 60 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/24/2022 7:41 PM |
Notes: |
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Zoo Waffles
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American Brown Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.047 |
1.007 |
5.21 |
22.44 |
23.92 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.024 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/27/2021 12:25 AM |
Notes: |
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Lockdown Ale
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American Pale Ale
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23 Litres |
1.05 |
1.009 |
5.26 |
27.83 |
9.43 °L
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298 |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/28/2020 10:44 PM |
Notes: |
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BOOB Amber
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American Amber Ale
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5.25 Gallons |
1.062 |
1.013 |
6.41 |
34.53 |
9.38 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.092 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/28/2018 11:13 PM |
Notes: |
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Batch 3 Lit'l Hoppierrr 45ibu
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Standard/Ordinary Bitter
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5.5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.013 |
6.93 |
28.78 |
7.48 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 45 |
Boil Gravity: 1.121 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: cane/DME light |
Priming Amount: 1/3c+1/3c |
Creation
Date: 1/28/2019 3:00 PM |
Notes: Water was collected the night prior to brewing.
At 10min added 1 oz. Home dried sweet orange peal and 0.5 oz bitter orange peal.
Wort was cooled to 68, Oxygenated for 1min in pot and allowed to settle for 5min and transferred to primary.
Yeast WLT500 gen 3, Pitched using 4 day Starter.
OG.
FG
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Brut IPA 10G 1/5/18
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American Light Lager
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10 Gallons |
1.053 |
1.002 |
6.72 |
28 |
3.37 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 14 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/5/2019 8:40 PM |
Notes: |
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Cream Ale
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Cream Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.046 |
1.011 |
4.49 |
34.6 |
2.85 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.018 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/4/2018 6:44 AM |
Notes: |
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Happy Camp
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.076 |
1.018 |
7.65 |
68.23 |
9.64 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.127 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/21/2018 1:16 PM |
Notes: |
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Amber 0817
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American Amber Ale
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2 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.013 |
6.02 |
28.65 |
11.65 °L
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298 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 2.2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/18/2018 2:35 AM |
Notes: |
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Clear The Freezer IPA
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American IPA
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4.5 Gallons |
1.083 |
1.021 |
8.03 |
84.52 |
8.26 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.124 |
Efficiency: 100 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/28/2018 4:05 AM |
Notes: |
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DIPA
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American Light Lager
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4.5 Litres |
1.076 |
1.019 |
7.5 |
0 |
16.45 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/26/2018 10:44 PM |
Notes: |
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Double Double Toil And Trouble
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Specialty IPA: Black IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.006 |
5.13 |
63.87 |
41.45 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.075 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/12/2019 2:54 PM |
Notes: MASH SCHEDULE: SINGLE INFUSION
Sacch’ Rest: 154° F for 60 minutes
Mashout: 170° F for 10 minutes
BOIL ADDITIONS & TIMES
0.5 oz Magnum (60 min)
1 oz Chinook (20 min)
0.5 oz Centennial (20 min)
1.5 oz Centennial (5 min)
DRY HOPS
1 oz Citra
1 oz Centennial
– Add to secondary fermenter one to two weeks before bottling day
YEAST
DRY YEAST (DEFAULT):
Safale US-05 Ale Yeast. Optimum temp: 59–75° F |
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History Never Repeats
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American IPA
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25 Litres |
1.061 |
1.011 |
6.54 |
66.81 |
7.41 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 29 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 21 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/3/2018 6:03 PM |
Notes: Clone of the Pale Blue IPA which is a clone of the Ægir IPA |
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Partial Strong Real Ale
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American Strong Ale
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22 Litres |
1.063 |
1.013 |
6.59 |
1.82 |
7.77 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5 Litres |
Boil Time: 15 |
Boil Gravity: 1.278 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/25/2020 11:11 PM |
Notes: |
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Red Rattler Ale
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American Amber Ale
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23 Litres |
1.05 |
1.012 |
4.89 |
0.49 |
9.33 °L
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297 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 4 Litres |
Boil Time: 10 |
Boil Gravity: 1.286 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: -87.1 g |
Creation
Date: 6/12/2020 12:13 AM |
Notes: |
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Pale Pumpkin Spice
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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3 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.013 |
6.68 |
14.5 |
8.25 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 1 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.128 |
Efficiency: 40 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 76 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/21/2018 8:55 PM |
Notes: 2 lbs Canned pumpkin was baked at 400 for 45 min and added to the boil. Fresh pumpkin was roasted at 400° for 30 minutes, was removed and covered with both 4 ounces of molasses as maple syrup.It was returned to the oven for another 15 minutes to caramelize. Half of the pumpkin was added at the beginning of the boil and the last pound was added as a late addition with five minutes left along with a tbsp of pumpkin spice. The two other late additions were added at 15 min along with a whirlfloc tablet.
Primary for one week. When racked to secondary: last can of pumpkin bake, add molasses and maple syrup, return to oven for 15 minutes. Add to carboy with additional tsp pumpkin spice and tbs vanilla extract. Leave to ferment in secondary for a minimum of another week. Rack to bottling bucket: add one cup lactose sugar dissolved in boiled water, prime with properly measured mix of brown sugar and maple syrup, (northern brewers calculator) . One week minimum to bottle condition. Enjoy pumpkin pie in a bottle!!!
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Badger Clone
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Best Bitter
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5 Gallons |
1.047 |
1.012 |
4.63 |
26.57 |
26.64 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/10/2022 4:35 PM |
Notes: |
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Maylime
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.011 |
5.04 |
24.88 |
7.92 °L
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297 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.54 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/23/2022 4:08 AM |
Notes: |
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