9/4/2017 2:26 AM over 7 years ago
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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mash process:
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mashed in with only 3oz roasted barley, so the pH wouldn't drop too low.
T+0:15
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stirred the mash
T+0:30
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stirred the mash
tasted the wort... tasted good to drink, so not sweet enough
T+1:00
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tasted the wort... very sweet, so probably done/close to done.
added the rest of the roasted barley
stirred the mash
mashed for another half hour before beginning the sparge |
9/4/2017 4:39 PM over 7 years ago
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Mash Complete |
1.051
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7.6 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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7.8gal @ 174°F |
9/5/2017 1:31 AM over 7 years ago
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Brew Day Complete |
1.062
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5.5 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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may have been slightly less than 5.5 gallons... above the third line, near where the glass starts to curve inwards on the large glass carboy
dropped "beer out" hose of the CFC on the floor, sprayed with lots of sanitizer, then ran some wort through it while over the grainfather. I forgot to turn off the cold water, so not sure if this helped with re-sanitizing. there was beer spilled on the floor, I sprayed the hose again with sanitizer, then continued pouring the wort out into the carboy. RDWHAHB, I guess.
Sitting now in the beer closet at ~85°F, because it's hot AF in the city this week. |
9/9/2017 1:11 AM 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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on day 1, fermentation began vigorously, with some foam and bubbles (typical 644 stuff) that wasn't very overwhelming.
evening of day 1, the krausen has dropped completely! Planning on taking a sample ~10 days post brew-day, to see where gravity is. This has been unlike my other 644 experiences, where the krausen persists for a long time and fermentation is slow. If this has completely fermented out, I'll be very surprised.
Fermentation did start very warm, ~85°F, because it was hot AF the whole week. Possibly the yeast was knocked out due to temperature shock, with the temperature having dropped in the evening and the following, more mild-weathered days subsequent? |
9/10/2017 10:47 PM over 7 years ago
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+6 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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There appear to be several/many small bubbles that appear and persist on the surface of the beer. It doesn't look like a pellicle, but perhaps fermentation, if it was stopped before, could be re-starting.
After a couple days' cool weather (~70°F in the daytime), I've been turning on the small heating fan to keep the beer in the 80s. |
9/30/2017 10:59 PM over 7 years ago
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+26 |
Sample |
1.016
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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10/23/2017 12:35 AM over 7 years ago
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+49 |
Packaged |
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2.5 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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2.6oz table sugar
80F
2.5 gal
2.7 vols
bottled 2.5 gallons
racked other 2.5 gallons onto can of tart cherry puree (~+ 3 lbs). |
11/3/2017 3:35 AM over 7 years ago
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+60 |
Tasting Note |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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aroma
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prominent cherry, raisin, date, prune. medium dark chocolate, slight coffee, toffee, caramel. a hint of fruity tartness. acetaldehyde quite possibly explains some of the fruitiness, but it's not necessarily bad here.
appearance
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black. almost opaque, but holding it up to the light reveals that it is a dark brown with garnet highlights. head is a medium tan that pours very thick and creamy. head is comprised of very fine tan bubbles and falls to a cover that lasts a long time.
flavor
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medium-strong cherry, fig, prune, date followed immediately by dark chocolate. medium light-roasted coffee. low toffee/caramel. very slightly malty in the balance, but almost even. finishes very dry, with more of the chocolate and coffee in the finish, sans the fruit. the intense fruitiness and roasty flavors *almost* clash, but the beer still mostly holds together. I still can't tell if there's a significant amount of acetaldehyde, but I'm pretty sure there's at least some amount here that manages to blend in with the other flavors in an inoffensive way.
mouthfeel
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medium-bodied with medium-high carbonation. smooth, silky and creamy. luscious. no astringency. quite nice.
overall
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I didn't really intend to make a tropical stout, and I definitely didn't intend for so much fruitiness to come through. Something weird happened with this yeast in the ferment, and I think that probably has something to do with the fruity intensity exhibited by the final product. It makes me think that the other half currently fermenting on top of the cherries is going to turn out fantastic, playing to this beer's strengths rather than trying to correct its faults.
The roasty boldness that I hoped to achieve is not here, but I can tell that there's at least some coffee/chocolate here. I could probably go heavier on the roasted malt. It could be worth trying this yeast (fresh, healty, plentiful) again, but I don't think this level of fruit is good.
If I were juding this in a comp, I'd say "lower the amount of dark crystal malt, if using," but I know I'm not using any. This is all the yeast! Holy crap.
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1/21/2018 12:45 AM over 6 years ago
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+139 |
Packaged |
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2.5 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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cherry stout
2.5 oz table sugar
= 2.7 vols if 2.5 gal
= 2.4 vols if 3 gal
= 3.1 vols if 2 gal |