1/21/2017 11:41 PM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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mash in
mash was REALLY goopy when I was mashing in. Even after 5 minutes of stirring, I didn't seem to be making any progress eliminating doughballs. I threw in a handful of rice hulls (I didn't measure precisely how much). Probably less than a quarter of a pound. This seemed to help the consistency of the mash.
pH 10 minutes into mash: 5.01
stirred mash, waited another 5 minutes
pH 15 minutes into mash: 5.38
started to get ready to go to DPB
pH ~20 minutes into mash: 5.5
added +1ml lactic acid (total = 3ml)
pH when I got back from the gym = 5.45 |
1/22/2017 1:22 AM over 7 years ago
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+0 |
Mash Complete |
1.037
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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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7.75 gal @ 198F
sparge was SUPER SLOW. Added some more rice hulls, but they didn't help much. Next time, I should use 1/2lb rice hulls or more.
Had to stir the mash constantly in order to get it to lauter. Mash looks *completely* opaque. Smells exceedingly grainy, but tastes sweet and hearty. |
1/22/2017 5:14 PM over 7 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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measure hops
Only have 0.88oz tradition hops (-0.12 oz)! Decided not to do anything about it. Expected IBU ~ 20. |
1/22/2017 9:19 PM over 7 years ago
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+0 |
Brew Day Complete |
1.053
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6 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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so...
the filter to the pump fell off at some point during the boil, and the pump immediately clogged when I turned it on to sanitize the counterflow chiller!
I busted out the old immersion chiller and boiled for an additional 10 minutes to sanitize. Added the sterling hops at the end of this. Overboiled the yeast nutrient and whirlfloc by 10 minutes (total boil = 20 minutes).
Lifted the grainfather onto the counter full of wort (working out has payed off, evidently). Siphoned wort, once chilled to 90F, into glass carboy with silicone hose. Collected about 6 gallons, since I was able to siphon below the pump inlet.
Wort looks *very, very cloudy*. It was like brewing an oversized pot of oatmeal. The texture even seems viscous. This one will be an interesting one to see how it turns out.
I didn't end up having time to make a second step for the starter, so I'm going to decant the whole thing. |
2/12/2017 6:46 AM over 7 years ago
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+21 |
Sample |
1.002
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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cleared out quite a bit from the wort that went in. there's probably about 6" of trub at the bottom of the carboy!
smell: heavenly pineapple, flowers, apricots. very much reminiscent of the apricot saison smell.
flavor: very thin. not nearly as bold as the aroma suggests. the flavor isn't particularly funky, just incredibly dry. maybe this will develop more character over time... |
3/23/2017 3:57 AM over 7 years ago
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+60 |
Sample |
1.000
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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We've reached 1.0!
Smell is very "farmhousy". Reminds me a lot of the Goose Island Mathilda BPA in the aroma.
Taste is no longer extremely thin, but it isn't anything amazing. Tastes very "light", though that isn't necessarily true of the ABV.
Tried a sample blended about 2:1 with the sour-smelling (Wyeast version) Sour Blonde Swill, and the taste was very nice.
Potential blending/beer shuffling plan:
* 3 gallons of RE into small glass fermenter to save for later.
* 3 gallons of RE go into another glass fermenter. Top off with sour SBS.
* Dry hop remaining sour SBS with Hallertau Blanc and bottle.
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4/14/2017 8:43 PM over 7 years ago
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+82 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Blended this with the lab-yeast version of the Funky Blonde Swill (FBS).
Blending notes:
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* Racked 3 gallons of RE into 3 gallon glass carboy. The remainder went into a 5.5 gallon PET carboy.
* Racked *all* FBS from 5.5 gallon PET fermenter into new one with the RE.
* Dry hopped with 1oz hallertau blanc.
* Added 80ml pineapple extract.
Remainder of RE went into 3 gallon glass carboy. Added 1oz eureka hops for dry hop. |
8/6/2017 9:05 PM over 7 years ago
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+196 |
Packaged |
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3 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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2.8oz table sugar
temp: 80F
volume: 2.5gal
CO2: 2.8vols |