11/1/2019 11:45 PM over 5 years ago
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-1 |
Pre-Boil Gravity |
1.066
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6.75 Gallons |
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11/5/2019 4:00 PM over 5 years ago
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16.2 refrac |
11/1/2019 11:46 PM over 5 years ago
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-1 |
Mash Complete |
1.066
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8 Gallons |
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11/4/2019 12:48 PM over 5 years ago
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Mash temp hit right at 150 F. VERY full mash. Down to about 146-147 F after a little over an hour. 16.2 refrac |
11/1/2019 11:46 PM over 5 years ago
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-1 |
Boil Complete |
1.081
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5.5 Gallons |
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11/2/2019 3:01 AM over 5 years ago
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1.080 @ 71.2F |
11/2/2019 5:13 PM over 5 years ago
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+0 |
Brew Day Complete |
1.081
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5.5 Gallons |
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13 °C |
11/2/2019 6:16 PM over 5 years ago
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Rehydrated and pitched two packets W/34-70. Wort temp was 13 C, set fridge temp to 15 C after pitching. 1.081 |
11/24/2019 8:52 PM over 4 years ago
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+22 |
Racked |
1.017
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4.9 Gallons |
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11/25/2019 12:59 PM over 4 years ago
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Racked into 5 gallon glass carboy on top of 2.1 oz oak (1.1 oz Hungarian med. toast, 0.5 oz American med. plus, 0.5 oz American med. toast spiral) that had been soaking in Maker's Mark since 16-Oct-2019 (39 days). Tossed the bourbon (wow it was super tanniny and oaky).
Carboy didn't get completely full up to neck, so I purged the headspace with CO2, but CO2 ran out as I was doing it. I think I got enough in there though. |
11/24/2019 9:53 PM over 4 years ago
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+22 |
Sample |
1.017
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11/25/2019 1:03 PM over 4 years ago
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1.017
Sample was pretty good. Dark brown but not opaque black. Nice malty sweetness with some mild roastiness to balance. Bit of pleasant alcohol on the finish. I think this will go very well with some bourbon barrel flavor. |
12/15/2019 9:10 PM over 4 years ago
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+43 |
Sample |
1.016
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60.4 °F |
12/16/2019 12:44 PM over 4 years ago
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1.016
Sample was very good. Really good malty richness with a subdued roastiness. Oak flavor seems right on the high side of just right with a bourbon flavor that's just slightly detectable. I think it could benefit from adding bourbon. Will experiment with adding bourbon to carbonated samples to determine how much. Probably start with 8 oz or so of Knob Creek. |
12/15/2019 10:29 PM over 4 years ago
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+43 |
Fermentation Complete |
1.016
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4.8 Gallons |
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12/16/2019 12:31 PM over 4 years ago
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1.016 |
12/15/2019 10:31 PM over 4 years ago
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+43 |
Packaged |
1.016
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4.8 Gallons |
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12/16/2019 12:36 PM over 4 years ago
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Racked to keg 2 (previously Oktoberfest). noticed some dried beer on beer post so I changed out the post O-ring. Took posts and pickup off and cleaned with water then Starsan. Racked with silicone tube, purged x5 @ 40psi, left at 40 psi. |
12/18/2019 10:36 PM over 4 years ago
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+46 |
Other |
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12/19/2019 1:53 PM over 4 years ago
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Added 2 oz of Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon from Paces Bottle Shop to about 4.5-4.75 gallons of carbonated beer in keg. Purged 2 times at serving pressure after closing back up and swirled to mix.
New calculated ABV 8.73% (We'll say 8.8% though because I think it sounds better).
This was decided on after a lot of experimenting with a previous beer (Coffee Milk Stout) and this beer as well. Milk Stout Experiments: Makers Mark was too mild to taste. Jim Beam Devil's Cut was noticeably subpar bourbon. Elijah Craig was too mild. Costco Bourbon was good but didn't have enough. Settled on Knob Creek when experimenting with Milk Stout. 8 oz seemed good with 12 oz being ok and 16 oz being too much.
Baltic Porter experimenting: 8 oz equivalent of Knob Creek just wasn't working. Seemed like too much. Too boozy and sweet. 4 oz still seemed not great. 2 oz was better but I wasn't quite happy. Bought Four Roses Single Barrel and tried 2 oz equivalent, and it was great! 4 oz seemed really good too. 6 oz and 8 oz seemed to be too much (but honestly not bad). Started with 2 oz to the keg and figured I'd add more if wanted. But after tasting it mixed up, I think it might be perfect! |
12/19/2019 12:48 AM over 4 years ago
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+47 |
Tasting Note |
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12/19/2019 1:50 PM over 4 years ago
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Delicious dark malty with a touch of roastiness. Wood and bourbon coming through just enough to be really interesting and noticeable without being overpowering and boozy. The bourbon really added depth and complexity. |