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First Braggot

227 calories 15.9 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Braggot
Boil Time: 0 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.128 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Calories: 227 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.9 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday February 26th 2018
1.070
1.007
8.2%
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23.7
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Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb Honey6 lb Honey 42 2 55.6%
3.30 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3.3 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 30.6%
9.30 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb American - Roasted Barley0.5 lb Roasted Barley 33 300 30.6%
0.25 lb American - Chocolate0.25 lb Chocolate 29 350 30.6%
0.25 lb American - Special Roast0.25 lb Special Roast 33 50 30.6%
0.25 lb Belgian - Biscuit0.25 lb Biscuit 35 23 30.6%
0.25 lb Belgian - Special B0.25 lb Special B 34 115 30.6%
$ 0.00
 
Yeast
Danstar - Windsor Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
72%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
64 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
71 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 4.94 g | 19.8 qt) 2.44 9.8  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 4.94 g | 19.8 qt) 2.56 10.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.19 -0.8  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.75 3  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 5.5 g | 22 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses    
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.44 9.8
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

OG - 1.066 - started on 2/5/2018
FG - 1.010 - reached on 2/28/2018
Racked onto Gelatin Finings - 3/6/2018
Bottled - 3/13/2018

Brewing: Mix of Grains steeped in 3 gal water at 160F for ~15 min. Turned up heat and added 3.3lbs Light Gold Liquid Malt Extract. Brought to boil and poured over 6lbs crystallized wildflower honey. Topped up to 5.5 gal. 3/8 tsp nutrients added during aeration. Windsor ale yeast pitched at ~90F (this is too high).

Nutrients:
day 0 - 3/8tsp
day 1 - 1/8tsp
day 2 - 1/8 tsp
70% ferm - 3/8tsp
(Mead nutrient mix of 1:2 ratio Fermaid K to GoFerm)

Fining: After fermenting, braggot was pitch black but noticeably cloudy; no light would shine through. .75 tsp of gelatin finings were added to 1/2 cup cold water and allowed to sit for 1 hour. Braggot was racked into an intermediate bucket, it's primary fermentor cleaned & re-sanitized. The fining mix was added to the now secondary fermentor and the braggot was racked onto it. After two days, the color had not changed but the liquid was definitively clearer. Noticeably less yeast flavor. Left for a total of one week on finings.

Bottling: Bottle selection includes a 2l growler, several wine bottles, many grolsch bottles (all swing-top) and a few ~22oz crown-cap craft beer bottles. Bottles were rinsed, sanitized and aligned for easy filling. Bottling bucket and equipment were sanitized. 5oz of Corn Sugar were added to 1 cup of water and brought to a boil. After several minutes, this priming sugar was added to the bottling bucket. The braggot was racked onto the priming sugar, carefully leaving behind the remaining lees/finings. Primed braggot was distributed to bottles using a bottling wand. Final volume of braggot bottled was 4.5gal. Bottles put into large cardboard box and stored for 2-3 weeks.

Drinking: Carbonation was complete around 2.5 weeks after bottling. Moderate sediment in most bottles, with larger amounts in larger containers. On pouring, a light head forms and shortly dissipates; color is tan. Carbonation is similar to a soft drink or hefeweizen. Flavor is bitter dark malt followed by a mellow sweetness and yeast flavor throughout. Could be described as "a very malty soda with 7% abv."

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