♦ BREW DATES:
Date: Brew Day • 01.13.17
Date: Pitch Yeast • 01.16.17
Date: Keg Day • 01.29.17
Carbonated 4 days Tapped 01.30.17
Original 1.059
Gravity (FG) • __
Drafted Who’s House • Dan
♦ SESSION NOTES:
♦ Yeast Starter
2 cups boiling water. Add 1/2 cup DME to boiling water for 10 minutes. Transfer to ice bath and cool to room temp. Sanitize everything and pour in Pyrex. Swirl occasionally.
♦ STANDARD BREWING NOTES:
Turn off water softener. Purge water faucet.
Create 8 gallons sparge water. Bring to 154° strike temperature
Prime pump. Push water through hose.
Add grain – Sparge at 152° for _ minutes (Minimum 60)
(One gallon loss during sparge process)
Water burn rate: 1 gallon per hour.
Drain GRAIN from kettle. Adjust water height of ___ (8 gallons)
Boil clean water for end of boil session adjustment
Mash Option dark beers – Add x tablespoon Calcium Carbonate
60 minutes – Add tablespoon 5.2 pH balancer
60 minutes – Add 2 drops Fermcap
60 minutes – Add 5 tablespoon Gypsum for IPA (Optional)
15 minutes – Add immersion chiller
15 minutes - Add Whirlfloc
10 minutes – Add 1 teaspoon Yeast Nutrient last 10 minutes
♦ Check to see if nozzle is pointed upwards
♦ KEGGING NOTES:
Purge oxygen with CO2
Chill keg 24 hours before force carbonation.
Force Carbonation Calculator: 20 psi 4 days
Volumes of CO2 2.5 at 36°F = 10.2 psi American Ales
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