12/16/2014 6:27 PM over 9 years ago
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Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Ingredients purchased and crushed at Alternative Beverage on South Blvd. $29.50 |
12/17/2014 5:51 AM over 9 years ago
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-1 |
Yeast Starter |
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0.8 Liters |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Did not take gravity ready of the starter. used .2 gal h2o and .2lbs DME. Using stir plate with sponge. Stared at 12:30 AM |
12/19/2014 12:18 AM over 9 years ago
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+1 |
Pre-Boil Gravity |
1.050
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7.5 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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12/19/2014 2:06 AM over 9 years ago
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+1 |
Boil Complete |
1.073
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5.7 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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I was able to take a sample after the boil to get a gravity reading, it also tasted good. The only major concern with this brew so far is with the mash. I am not sure if the floating thermometer was right or not. When i check on the mash at 30 minutes to stir it was reading around 165 degF, so I added some cold water to bring it down. Then when i rechecked it at 45 min it once again said it was over 160 degF, but when i used a second thermometer to verify the temp it read 140 degF. I think that the first 30 minutes of the mash were in fact around 152 degF (based on be kettle thermometer and mash calculator) So hopefully majority of the conversion was able to take place before I added the cold water. |
12/19/2014 2:06 AM over 9 years ago
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+1 |
Brew Day Complete |
1.073
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5 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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12/20/2014 2:32 PM over 9 years ago
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+2 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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The fermentation was so vigorous that i had to remove the air lock and replace it with a blow off tube, within 1 hour of doing this there was krausen in the tube. |
12/22/2014 5:42 AM over 9 years ago
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+4 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Temperature of primary has dropped from 74 degF to 70 degF and has slowed down. The yeast has began to floc out of suspension. There is still significant movement inside the primary though. |
12/28/2014 2:18 PM over 9 years ago
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+10 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Removed the blow off tube and replaced it with a standard air lock & bung. The is still a lot of CO2 escaping (about a bubble every 4-5 seconds). |
1/10/2015 8:42 PM over 9 years ago
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+23 |
Racked |
1.005
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17.2 Liters |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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