10/14/2018 3:42 AM over 6 years ago
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+1 |
Mash Complete |
1.046
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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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Pre-boil gravity 11,4 brix 1.047 sg |
10/14/2018 3:43 AM over 6 years ago
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+1 |
Boil Complete |
1.060
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2.25 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Post boil - 14.8 / 1.060 |
10/14/2018 3:54 AM over 6 years ago
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+1 |
Brew Day Complete |
1.060
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2 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Long day.
Killed my fermentation chamber, so used sc-1000 on the keggerator.
Shredded beets clogged the siphon tube, so used a sanitized strainer during transfer.
Also pitched a yeast starter *and* another packet of yeast from the 2nd kit, added to the starter and stirred for a couple of hours.
Stir plate works like a charm. Oh, and I pitched my stir bar. DOH.
The color is a pretty cool deep red. We'll see what happens as it ferments. |
10/15/2018 3:18 AM over 6 years ago
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+2 |
Other |
1.058
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Added a heater to the fermentor today. The temp dropped to 52 overnight, with ambient temp outside being 40. It's a simple 60 watt bulb in a paint can. If it doesn't maintain temp I'll swap it with 100.
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10/15/2018 12:27 PM over 6 years ago
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+2 |
Other |
1.034
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Rock steady at 64'F even with an overlight low of 27' outside. I should log ambient temp just for comparison. |
10/18/2018 6:48 PM over 6 years ago
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+5 |
Other |
1.024
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Tilt's been stuck at 1.027 for about a day, so I looked in on it last night and it had a little krausen hat. I removed it with sanitized tongs, cleaned it off, and put it back. Been @ 1.023 all day. Took a refractometer reading and it looked like it was right around 6 brix / 1.026 ish. The correction above is really close to the Tilt so I'll leave it at 6. If it doesn't drop a little by Sat, I'll rouse the yeast and bump the temp a degree or two when I dry hop.
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10/22/2018 2:17 AM over 6 years ago
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+9 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Dry hopped. Tilt's out of whack, and refractometer is, I dunno. See the beta for all the deets. |
10/24/2018 3:37 AM over 6 years ago
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+11 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Tilt's been @ 1.027 for a couple days now.
Bumped the temp up to 18.9 (66f). We'll see what happens. |
10/25/2018 11:53 AM over 6 years ago
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+12 |
Other |
1.027
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Tilt has been at 1.027 for days.
Bumped the temp up again, to 20c, because it never went up above 64f; now seems pretty steady at 67f. Looks like Ferm chamber temp needs to be set 2-3' higher than desired, even though sensor is on the side of fermenter. |
10/26/2018 2:26 AM over 6 years ago
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+13 |
Other |
1.027
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Bumped the temp again to 69f (20.5C). The stc-1000 was already set to 20.3C (68.5F), I set it to 23C (1.5C offset). I'll check and adjust in the am, if need be. Goal is to go one more day, fine Fri and Cold Crash Sat, Bottling & Kegging Sunday. |
10/26/2018 3:15 PM over 6 years ago
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+13 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Took the stc down to 21.5c(70.7f); now it's at 69f(20.5) from a high of 71(21.6c). |
10/27/2018 1:32 AM over 6 years ago
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+14 |
Sample |
1.004
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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"Corrected: 0.997" - manually changed it to 1.004
That can't be correct. The Refractometer looked like it was at 5... let's see what Sean Terrill's sheet says:
Original Gravity: 1.0578 (14.23°P)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.0051 (1.31°P)
Alcohol by Volume: 6.7% (5.5% ABW)
after fudging some:
Original Gravity: 1.06 (14.73°P)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.0081 (2.07°P)
Alcohol by Volume: 6.6% (5.4% ABW)
So, looks like it's right around 6.5%. And it tastes gooooood!
Xferring to a secondary and adding finings in a bit, ten I'll cold crash until Sunday. Then, bottling & kegging! |
10/27/2018 3:47 AM over 6 years ago
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+14 |
Sample |
1.004
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Soo..... xferred to a secondary and added gelatin finings.
Tilt was calibrated to 1.004 in 78F water. Reading 1.026 in the beer...
Refractometer reading was 5 or 6. That equates to:
Brewers friend 6:
OG - Corrected:
14.80 °P, 1.060
FG - Corrected:
0.74 °P, 1.003
Alcohol By Volume:
7.56%
BF 5:
OG - Corrected:
14.80 °P, 1.060
FG - Corrected:
-0.88 °P, 0.997
Alcohol By Volume:
8.34%
6 seems more realistic.
Sean Terrill 6:
Original Gravity: 1.0578 (14.23°P)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.0086 (2.21°P)
Alcohol by Volume: 6.3% (5.1% ABW)
Sean Terrill 5:
Original Gravity: 1.0578 (14.23°P)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.0051 (1.31°P)
Alcohol by Volume: 6.7% (5.5% ABW)
Again, 6 seems more realistic.
I'm buying a hydrometer tomorrow. |
11/15/2018 5:37 PM over 6 years ago
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+33 |
Tasting Note |
1.004
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Tastes interesting. I get Bubblegum, but wife (who has a better palate, says no, she gets Beet... maybe my palate is confused. It's definitely drinkable though.
Still not sure of FG. Hydrometer says 1.004 - I think; the opaque cylinder makes it hard to read..., Refractometer says 6,
Sean Terrill's says:
Original RI (°Bx): 14.8
Final RI (°Bx):6
Wort correction factor:
1.040
(Default: 1.040)
Original Gravity: 1.0578 (14.23°P)
Estimated Final Gravity: 1.0086 (2.21°P)
Alcohol by Volume: 6.3% (5.1% ABW)
BF Says:
OG - Corrected:
14.00 °P, 1.057
FG - Corrected:
1.23 °P, 1.005
Alcohol By Volume:
6.89%
Close enough for Government work... |
11/15/2018 5:38 PM over 6 years ago
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+33 |
Fermentation Complete |
1.004
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Adding to update brew log data; but not sure why page shows 7.35% ABV... |
11/28/2018 6:39 PM over 6 years ago
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+46 |
Packaged |
1.004
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1.75 Gallons |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Split between 1 gallon keg, and 75 gal in jug, pending kegging. |
12/21/2018 5:48 AM over 6 years ago
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+69 |
Other |
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2/20/2021 3:43 AM over 3 years ago
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Put remainder of .75 gal into TrailKeg. Sample still tasted good. Putting at 15psi until tomorrow night, then down to 10. |
5/6/2020 9:15 PM over 4 years ago
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+571 |
Tasting Note |
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5/6/2020 9:16 PM over 4 years ago
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This was a good IPA. I think the beet juice added a grassy note; might try doing another batch - simple IPA, but process the beet juice first, mash with it, and see what happens... |