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Fell Swoop
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Brett Beer
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10 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.014 |
4.71 |
5.53 |
7.58 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 12 Gallons |
Boil Time: 80 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/3/2019 11:28 PM |
Notes: Grist: 40% White Wheat Malt, 30% Bohemian Pilsner Malt, 30% Maris Otter.
Brewing Water: Reverse Osmosis H2O with 1 ml of 10% phosphoric acid per gallon to all water used. ½ teaspoonful of calcium chloride and ½ teaspoon of calcium sulfate added to the mash per 5 gallons of finished beer.
Step Mash: 15 minutes at 130° F, 60 minutes at 155° F, then 5 minutes at 168° F. Fly sparge until you reach a pre-boil gravity of 1.051
Boil wort for 15+ minutes, then cool to 95° F and transfer into Lactobacillus fermentation vessel, or leave in kettle if kettle souring. Because we ferment in Sankey kegs, we do not wort at all. We transfer the boiling wort into the stainless steel kegs (with serving tubes removed) and cover the openings with aluminum foil. These are then allowed to slowly cool to 95 F over the next 12 to 24 hours. This completely pasteurizes the fermentation vessels and allows us to use single strain Lactobacillus souring without fear of contamination. As an additional precaution, it is recommended to pre-acidify the wort to pH 4.5 with lactic acid, although we often skip this step because we are confident in the pasteurization of our wort and in our sanitary handling procedures.
Pitch an appropriately sized Lactobacillus culture of your choosing. Hold at the preferred temperature for that strain until you reach your desired pH. For our recipe, we use the probiotic drink Goodbelly, at a rate of 1 carton per 12 gallons of wort, and we allow the wort to acidify to a pH of 3.45 to 3.5, which takes approximately 36 hours.
Transfer wort back to boil kettle or re-fire kettle with souring wort already inside.
After souring, the gravity should be essentially unchanged. Our most recent batch dropped from 1.051 to 1.050.
Boil for 90 minutes. Add US Crystal hops at 30 minutes targeting 8 IBUs.
At end of boil, dilute using R.O. H2O to a starting gravity of 1.035 (this can be done earlier in the boil if contamination is a concern). It is interesting to note that diluting with pure water will not change the pH of your wort.
Cool wort to 65° F, oxygenate, and pitch healthy starter of German Ale / Kolsch yeast at an appropriate cell count. We used a slurry created by pitching 2 White Labs Pure Pitch packs into a 4.5 liter starter.
Ferment at 65° F for 5 to 7 days.
Cold crash to 50° F for 2 days, then keg, carbonate, and enjoy!
The final beer should reach a final gravity of around 1.006 (82.4% attenuation, 3.8% ABV) and have a final pH in the 3.25 to 3.35 range. |
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SB Biere De Garde
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Bière de Garde
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7 Litres |
1.069 |
1.019 |
6.53 |
24.28 |
8.88 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 10.01 Litres |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/27/2023 11:13 PM |
| Notes: |
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Liam's Black IPA
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Specialty IPA: Black IPA
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22.7 Litres |
1.06 |
1.011 |
6.49 |
71.05 |
32.48 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 24.6 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 0.49 bar |
Creation
Date: 2/14/2023 10:37 PM |
Notes: Keep it simple,
However, if you want to go more technical and have the means, do a triple step mash:
It looks like this:
55C - Protein Rest - 15 mins (strike water temp: approx. 62C)
63C - Beta Amylase Rest - 45 mins
71C - Alpha Amylase Rest - 20 mins
77C - Mash out (denature enzyme activity)
Optimum Target pH: 5.4
Working pH range: 5.2 - 5.6
The source water here is about 7.9pH, so you'll hit your mash pH of about 5.45ish with the malt and salt additions. No acid required!
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Winter's Tale
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Winter Seasonal Beer
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24.5 Litres |
1.056 |
1.019 |
4.84 |
30.43 |
20.7 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 32 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 125 g |
Creation
Date: 11/21/2022 9:12 PM |
| Notes: |
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Bons Voeux
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Saison
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5.5 Gallons |
1.048 |
1.005 |
5.63 |
30.58 |
6.25 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.75 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.883 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: 8 oz |
Creation
Date: 5/26/2022 2:21 PM |
| Notes: |
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Black IPA
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Specialty IPA: Black IPA
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40 Litres |
1.057 |
1.01 |
6.23 |
53.89 |
38.97 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 46 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/7/2021 6:34 PM |
| Notes: |
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Halloween Pumkin
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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310 Litres |
1.041 |
1.01 |
4 |
13.81 |
10.6 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 316.68 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/14/2021 4:10 PM |
| Notes: |
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Tripel Septemtrionalis
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Belgian Tripel
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20 Litres |
1.079 |
1.012 |
8.75 |
40.7 |
4.87 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 26.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 58 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 188 g |
Creation
Date: 3/11/2021 4:16 PM |
Notes: pitch yeast at 18, slowly increase to 21 over one week
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Ryan's Saison
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Bière de Garde
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5.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.008 |
5.7 |
25.59 |
4.06 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/27/2020 1:24 AM |
| Notes: |
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Waterfall - Cascade
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Double IPA
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11 Gallons |
1.08 |
1.011 |
9.02 |
5.07 |
5.44 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.066 |
Efficiency: 74 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/2/2020 6:17 PM |
| Notes: |
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Clusterfuggle Vanilla Stout
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Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
|
5 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.018 |
6 |
30.01 |
39.52 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/4/2012 9:36 PM |
| Notes: Slice vanilla beans in half lengthwise and chop into one inch long pieces, scrape out the insides. Soak the beans and the oak chips in Maker's Mark bourbon for two weeks before adding to the last two weeks of secondary fermentation. |
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Gone A Rye Roggenbier
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Roggenbier
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5 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.016 |
5.54 |
19.26 |
15.01 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 64 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/5/2019 6:26 AM |
| Notes: |
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Dub
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Belgian Dubbel
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4.5 Gallons |
1.087 |
1.016 |
9.31 |
29.55 |
23.68 °L
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540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.06 |
Efficiency: 73 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/20/2019 1:58 AM |
| Notes: |
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Blonde Belgian
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Belgian Blond Ale
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1 Gallons |
1.067 |
1.015 |
6.81 |
19.75 |
6.07 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/9/2019 5:45 AM |
| Notes: |
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Matilda Belgian Pale
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Belgian Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.068 |
1.015 |
7 |
26.17 |
11.43 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/28/2018 5:48 PM |
| Notes: |
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Test Sour Cerise Amande
|
Berliner Weisse
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20 Litres |
17.538 |
3.651 |
7.59 |
0 |
7.82 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 14.2 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/16/2018 8:21 AM |
| Notes: |
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Expensive Sh*t (Strawberry Saison)
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Saison
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6.5 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.012 |
5.52 |
27.83 |
4.86 °L
|
540 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 75 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/28/2018 12:46 PM |
Notes: This is replicating the "strawberry" half of a saison I made last year that turned out to be a real hit with friends. Half the "belgian wheat" in the recipe was actually triticale but I think all wheat would probably be better so I'm giving that a shot this summer.
Pitch cane sugar once bubbling starts to slow down. (boiled and cooled in ~1 cup of water)
De-stem, clean and freeze strawberries.
Pitch 5lbs strawberries after one week.
Leave for 3 weeks
When ready to keg:
clean and sanitize keg.
Add mesh bag with 1.25 lbs of clean/frozen strawberries to keg.
purge keg with CO2
transfer beer onto strawberries.
Let the beer cold crash with the strawberries for a day or two.
Remove strawberries, purge with a little CO2 again and start carbonation. |
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MRBC Barrel Project - Belgian Tripel (March 2018)
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Belgian Tripel
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22 Litres |
1.07 |
1.013 |
7.54 |
32.44 |
3.71 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/4/2018 10:03 PM |
| Notes: |
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Patersbier
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Trappist Single
|
4 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.013 |
5.1 |
0 |
3.31 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.028 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/22/2016 1:54 AM |
| Notes: |
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Rye Pale Ale
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Specialty IPA: Rye IPA
|
24.6 Litres |
1.061 |
1.012 |
6.51 |
45.1 |
8.68 °L
|
540 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/2/2016 7:28 PM |
| Notes: |
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