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Amount | Fermentable | Cost | PPG | °L | Bill % |
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16 lb | Montana Craft Malt - 2-row16 lb 2-row |
$ 1.23 / lb $ 19.68 |
37 | 2.4 | 68.1% |
2.50 lb | Avangard - Munich Dark2.5 lb Munich Dark |
$ 1.13 / lb $ 2.83 |
37.1 | 12 | 10.6% |
1 lb | Briess - Caramel Malt - 80L1 lb Caramel Malt - 80L |
$ 1.88 / lb $ 1.88 |
35 | 80 | 4.3% |
1 lb | Briess - Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats1 lb Brewers Oat Flakes / Flaked oats |
$ 1.43 / lb $ 1.43 |
32.2 | 2.5 | 4.3% |
1 lb | Briess - Caramel Malt - 120L1 lb Caramel Malt - 120L |
$ 1.49 / lb $ 1.49 |
34.5 | 120 | 4.3% |
0.75 lb | Briess - Organic Chocolate Malt0.75 lb Organic Chocolate Malt |
$ 1.54 / lb $ 1.16 |
33.6 | 350 | 3.2% |
0.25 lb | Briess - Midnight Wheat Malt0.25 lb Midnight Wheat Malt |
$ 1.99 / lb $ 0.50 |
25 | 550 | 1.1% |
1 lb | The Swaen - GoldSwaen Brown Supreme1 lb GoldSwaen Brown Supreme |
$ 1.37 / lb $ 1.37 |
34 | 350 | 4.3% |
23.50 lbs / $ 30.33 |
Amount | Variety | Cost | Type | AA | Use | Time | IBU | Bill % |
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0.75 oz | Columbus0.75 oz Columbus Hops |
$ 12.99 / lb $ 0.61 |
Pellet | 16.1 | Boil | 60 min | 30.31 | 50% |
0.50 oz | Northern Brewer0.5 oz Northern Brewer Hops |
$ 3.99 / oz $ 2.00 |
Pellet | 6.9 | Boil | 10 min | 3.14 | 33.3% |
0.25 oz | Columbus0.25 oz Columbus Hops |
$ 12.99 / lb $ 0.20 |
Pellet | 16.1 | Boil | 10 min | 3.66 | 16.7% |
1.50 oz / $ 2.81 |
Amount | Variety | Cost | IBU | Bill % |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 oz | Columbus (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Columbus (Pellet) Hops |
$ 12.99 / lb $ 0.81 |
33.97 | 66.7% |
0.50 oz | Northern Brewer (Pellet) 0.49999999885628 oz Northern Brewer (Pellet) Hops |
$ 3.99 / oz $ 1.99 |
3.14 | 33.3% |
1.50 oz / $ 2.81 |
Amount | Description | Type | Start Temp | Target Temp | Time |
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28 qt | REINTERATED I | Infusion | 158 °F | 154 °F | 60 min |
8 qt | Grain Rinse | Fly Sparge | 170 °F | 170 °F | 30 min |
Amount | Name | Cost | Type | Use | Time |
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4 oz | Xtra Mocha Wood Chips |
$ 12.99 / lb $ 3.25 |
Other | Secondary | 10 days |
2 each | Vanilla Bean | Spice | Secondary | 10 days | |
4 oz | Bourbon |
$ 3.99 / oz $ 15.96 |
Flavor | Secondary | 10 days |
$ 19.21 |
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST | ||||||||||||||||
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$ 9.98 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator |
CO2 Level: 2.75 Volumes |
Ca+2 | Mg+2 | Na+ | Cl- | SO4-2 | HCO3- |
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100 | 5 | 35 | 60 | 50 | 265 |
Didnt change a thing - House water in (2) 4 gallon containers with a Campden tablet in each for 48 hours before brewday. | |||||
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator |
I set the efficiency down to 55 percent for a High Gravity brew but then considered using Reiterated Mashing. I split the grain in half, except for putting the Chocolate / Roasty grains in the second.
I've had the bourbon and chips started for 3 weeks. I added a little Fireball to up the cinnamon character - about 2 oz added when the devil's cut was consumed by the mocha chips - I also heated the mocha chips to make them more aromatic. Add the chips and all the bourbon after fermentation. BTW - Some suggest to toss the Bourbon that soaked the chips to reduce the tannins...if you do that, you will need more Bourbon to taste.
Last time I used Reiterated Mashing Techniques and it was a way more sedate brewday. This time I am using a 15 gallon kettle and a 33cm grain basket. I hope all the grain fits in that basket...if so, it'll cut the brewday in half, timewise. I can still put excess grains in a bag to finish the mash - doing so doubles the time to extract and will make me need hot water to sparge.
I am removing the DME (did not need it) and replacing it with Swaen Brown Supreme - 1lb...this should help with the body thinness and head retention and round this beer out further. Added 1 lb of rice hulls to help with circulation.
Ended up 67% efficiency. Didnt use the DME at all. Finished the brewday, Aerated with 2 minutes pure oxygen, used 1 tsp of yeast nutrient, 1 whirlfloc tablet. Get the bourbon and start preparing the wood chips 9/18/2023.
Larry used REDEMPTION Pre-Prohibition branded bourbon.
I am considering several, including
Wild Turkey 101 - Cheap but burny - might do well in a RIS.
Makers Mark 46 - Supposed to have a complex vanilla taste
Jefferson Reserve - Uh, breaks the bank but NICE
Buffalo Trace - Vanilla, Mint, Molasses
Bulleit KSB - Rye forward
Eijah Craig Small Batch 1789 - Vanilla, Nuts, Molasses, Sweet
Time to go get the bourbon (I chose EC 1789) and put 4 oz with my LD Carlson Mocha Oak chips so they can booze up until it is time to secondary.
Fermentation: Nothing much in first 8-10 hours, after that, I got a finger of Krausen and fermentation kicked into high gear...steady stream of CO2 in my blowoff vessel. Maintained for 5 days, then it slowed. Fearing a stall, I ramped the temp to 65 and later to 67. I get a burp of CO2 every 30-40 seconds now (Day 8) and I have a nice bed of sediment and clear dark beer. I ramped to 70 for 3-5 days to ensure complete attenuation and I will grab an F.G. sample at that time. Sample tested with hydrometer: F.G.: 1.021.
This is the fifth brew of this beer. I will use Nottingham since it's what I have on hand. My greatest issue is I don't want a yeast that will dry out the beer too much - Notty is badass and will ferment a truck if left in there long enough. Alcohol content is high enough to prevent that, I hope.
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Cost $ | Cost % | |
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Steeping Grains (Extract Only) |
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Hops | $ | |
Yeast | $ | |
Other | $ | |
Cost Per Barrel | $ 0.00 | |
Cost Per Pint | $ 0.00 | |
Total Cost | $ 0.00 |
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