Original recipe earned a Silver Certificate at the 2016 National Homebrewing Competition (37 points, one short of Gold), in spite of low carbonation. One judge thought it a bit too roasty and dark, although I think the former might have been the result of the light carbonation. To address both issues, I have dropped Carafa 2 for Carafa 1. Starter is not required
Mash Infusion, Strike Water, and Rest Schedule :
First Rest Temperature: 155 F
Grain Temperature 68 F
Boiling Temperature: 212
Volume of Strike Water 2.25 Gallons
Temperature of Strike Water 173 F
Starter Information:
(Actually just proofing yeast -starter is not a requirement)
DME Required:
3.6 oz, 102.7 g
Growth Rate:
0.0
Intial Cells Per Extract (B/g): 9.74
Ending Cell Count:
1000 billion cells
Resulting Pitch Rate:
3.89M cells / mL / °P
Starter meets desired pitching rate!
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Priming Calculator:
Units:
Amount Being Packaged:
5.0
(Gallons)
Volumes of CO2:
2.7
(see table below)
Temperature of Beer:
68
(F) (see below *)
CO2 in Beer:
0.86 volumes
Priming Sugar Options:
Table Sugar: 4.9 oz. ( Going to use Cane Sugar)
Corn Sugar: 5.4 oz.
DME: 7.2 oz.