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SchuBrew Brett The Warrior II
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.06 |
1.008 |
6.77 |
65.49 |
7.55 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/13/2014 5:03 PM |
| Notes: |
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Ginger Saison
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Saison
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25 Litres |
1.053 |
1.015 |
4.95 |
10.48 |
3.9 °L
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1.5K |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 76 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 24 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/11/2016 11:15 AM |
| Notes: |
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Belgian Blonde
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Belgian Blond Ale
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112 Gallons |
1.038 |
1.008 |
3.9 |
9.25 |
3.72 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 120 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 81 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/10/2015 10:35 PM |
| Notes: |
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Liquid Pleasure
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Belgian Dubbel
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310 Gallons |
16.449 |
4.422 |
6.56 |
25.6 |
14.47 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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Author:
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IBC
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| Boil
Size: 372 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 13.8 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/10/2016 10:14 PM |
| Notes: Clarity Ferm addition = 212 mL per 10 bbl |
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3 Bbl RIS
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Imperial Stout
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115 Gallons |
1.116 |
1.037 |
10.34 |
47.27 |
50 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 130 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.103 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/28/2016 4:24 AM |
| Notes: pitch 350g of rehyrated yeast. The C-60 is an equal mix of C-45 and C-77. We only have 6lbs of roasted barley but if I can nab 4 more lbs from sawworks or somewhere else I will. I put the number at 8lbs so the numbers will fall in the middle of the possible ranges. |
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Fort George Suicide Squeeze Clone
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.074 |
1.02 |
7.17 |
77.92 |
6.52 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.059 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 2.14 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/13/2020 5:12 PM |
| Notes: This recipe is a guesstimate of the 2020 version of Fort George's Suicide Squeeze based on the ingredients mentioned on their product page (https://fortgeorgebrewery.com/beer/suicide-squeeze) as well as their original clone recipe when it was a session IPA (https://byo.com/recipe/fort-george-brewery-suicide-squeeze-ipa-clone) |
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Tank 7 Is Infected - 100% Brett Farmhouse Beer By Per Buer
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Saison
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5.8 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.007 |
7.83 |
12.3 |
10.02 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1.8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.213 |
Efficiency: 76 |
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: 12/31/2018 8:42 PM |
Notes:
Based on Tank 7 from Boulevard Brewing Company.
I first brewed this with Brettanomyces Lambicus. It was really, really good. Lots of fruit and bitterness. Quite earthy. Replace MO with Pilsner malt for a much, much crisper beer.
I pitch a huge amount of Brett into this without aerating it, leading to a very clean fermentation. I made a 1l starter that used about 8 days to ferment out (Brett Lambicus from White Labs is pretty agressive). It takes a couple of days for the yeast to settle down, brett isn't very good at flocculating. Keep an eye on FG to be sure it has fermented out properly when bottling.
The carafa malt is only to add a redish hue to the beer. Without it it might develop a light greenish hue, which isn't that nice (it gets quite pale - I like redish beers). The beer is quite foggy. I haven't tried adding anything to clear it out. Since there are no style guidelines - do as you please.
This beer will funk up over time. For a sweeter variant use Brett C which will not ferment out as dryly.
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Peach, Apricot, Date, Flower Mead
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Other Fruit Melomel
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1 Gallons |
1.1 |
1.025 |
9.82 |
17.7 |
4.5 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1.25 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.08 |
Efficiency: 95 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/6/2016 3:44 PM |
| Notes: Collect 1/2 gallon of water and add 1 lb of honey. Bring to a light boil and start timer. Add chamomile tea bag for 15min. Add 0.5oz hops at 15min. Add the last 1.5 lb honey at flameout. Cool to room temperature. De-pit 2lbs peaches, 1lb apricots, and 20 dates and puree in a blender. Add fruit puree to 1 gallon fermentor. Add 1/4 tsp of yeast energizer and yeast nutrient to 1 gallon fermentor. Once must is cooled to room temperature transfer to 1 gallon fermentor on top of fruit puree. Top off to 1 gallon. Alert must, add yeast (D47 or 71b-1118), and seal fermentor with airlock. Add 1/4 tsp of yeast energizer and yeast nutrient to fermentor at 24hrs and 48 hrs after yeast pitch. Let sit for approximately 14-21 days (complete fermentation FG: 1.005 or lower). Transfer to secondary, add 10 french oak cubes, and age a minimum of 3 months. |
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Belg Pale Ale
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Belgian Pale Ale
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24 Litres |
1.05 |
1.012 |
4.87 |
22.16 |
4.84 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: 2.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 160g |
Creation
Date: 5/2/2016 5:44 AM |
Notes: Save 1 litre of wort, after 3-5 days boil and disolve invert sugar and add to fermenter
Tot 45L filtered water
The late addition of the Invert Sugar adds 4.3 gravity points, OG est 1.046 |
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Adam's Extra Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.046 |
1.011 |
4.64 |
34.33 |
6.14 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 63 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/1/2013 1:00 AM |
Notes: og of 1.056 -- added 1 gallon of water to get to five gallons -- made og 1.046
pitched at 78° F -- little warm... Ferment for 6 days at 63 degrees- moved upstairs to 68-72 degrees- rack and dry hop on day 9
so - 10 lbs. grain 7 gallon boil nets 4 gallons -- need to figure out for next batch
Brew date may 10
Rack to secondary on may 19- still bubbling very steadily - every 38 seconds
Kegged and bottled on may 22 final gravity1.011
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Red Ruckus - Double Red Ale (HBT)
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American Amber Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.017 |
7.22 |
72.39 |
14.52 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/13/2016 6:36 PM |
Notes: Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1335
Yeast Starter: ALWAYS
Batch Size (Gallons): 11
Original Gravity: 1.074
Final Gravity: 1.016
IBU: 26
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 14
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days @ 65F
Tasting Notes: Malt focused with hints of caramel, fig and slight toast. Medium to medium-heavy body
Mash: (150F)
- 26 lbs American 2-row
- 2 lbs Vienna malt
- 1 lb Carapils
- 0.75 lbs Caramel 40L
- 0.75 lbs Caramel 80L
- 0.375 lbs Dehusked Carafa II
Hops:
- 1.5 oz Columbus (13.7% AA) - 60 min
- 1 oz Willamette (5.2% AA) - 10 min
- 1 oz Willamette (5.2% AA) - 0 min
Yeast:
- Wyeast 1335 British Ale II
I have brewed this beer nearly a dozen times to hone in on this relatively simple recipe. The two types of caramel malt give some nice color but also contribute a complex flavor profile of caramel and dark stone fruits. The dehusked carafa II adds a deep ruby hue. The carapils helps to form and maintain a dense, lasting off-white colored foam cap which laces down the glass, but does not make the beer too full-bodied.
The dehusked Carafa is also known as Carafa Special |
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Pirate Pumpkin Ale
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Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
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50 Litres |
1.071 |
1.014 |
7.5 |
21.59 |
17.75 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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Author:
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| Boil
Size: 55 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.065 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3.9 |
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: 12/28/2015 9:30 PM |
Notes: 2 kg pumpkin baked at 170 degrees for 90 minutes, use in boil in a bag
honey mixed with part of wort, and add when the wort is chill to 55 dgr |
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Alternative Rock
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Altbier
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5.5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.021 |
5.91 |
49.26 |
16.65 °L
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1.5K |
1 |
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Author:
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Amapola Ales
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 76 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 69 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/27/2015 7:33 PM |
| Notes: American version of Altbier with homage to its' German roots. |
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Cascade IPA
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American IPA
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7 Gallons |
1.067 |
1.012 |
7.29 |
57.08 |
6.48 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 9 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 60 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/2/2015 6:28 PM |
| Notes: |
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Gumball Head Clone
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American Wheat or Rye Beer
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11 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.015 |
4.65 |
27.09 |
5.43 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 5/9/2015 4:25 AM |
| Notes: |
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Belgian Golden Ale
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Belgian Specialty Ale
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12 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.011 |
6.56 |
22.58 |
3.24 °L
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1.5K |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 14 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 64 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/23/2014 11:23 PM |
| Notes: |
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Cascade IPA Alpha Version
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.012 |
7.11 |
79.16 |
4.79 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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Author:
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O'Keefe
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/10/2015 12:12 AM |
Notes: Batch notes:
-Dry hop after fermentation for 2 weeks, 3 onces cascade whole
-Burton Salts 30g - modify target water
- 3 bags yeast (Calm fermentation?)
- OG 1.066 - EXACTLY ON POINT
-Wort flavor excessively bitter (minerals?)
-increase adjust boil size
Beer notes:
Bitterness could be increased (low AA content?)
Very nice juicy grapefruit aroma
Cloudy gives it a nice apperance
Creamy head and silky texture
Very tropical feel; bright orange color, zesty flavor, creamy texture. Could benefit from a zest addition in secondary and/or nelson sauvin. |
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Sorachi Weisse
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Berliner Weisse
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1.1 Gallons |
1.053 |
1.012 |
5.38 |
17.88 |
3.86 °L
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1.5K |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 1.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: Cane sugar |
Priming Amount: 1 oz |
Creation
Date: 9/6/2016 6:05 AM |
Notes: Based on Beer Craft Wheat Beer recipe p88
+ various sour mash information on the internet
+ inspiration from Fieldworks’ Citra Weisse
After mashing, ice (est. 0.25 qt) to cool to 120F
Add 0.5 lb unmilled 2-row to inoculate with natural lactobacillus
Cover surface with plastic wrap to exclude oxygen
Maintain at 90F-120F for 48h
A half-vial of yeast is sufficient, although a little slow-starting; would probably use a dry yeast next time. |
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This Spud's For You (Potato IPA) Pt 2
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American IPA
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6 Gallons |
1.065 |
1.01 |
7.22 |
41.72 |
4.66 °L
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1.5K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 10/23/2021 12:01 PM |
Notes: ==================================
11/17/2021
updating recipe FG was 1.010 for 7.2%. it does NOT taste that strong. still really thin bodied. still idaho 7 bitterness but not as bad as previous batch, it may be fading. it needs more flavors - more malt backbone (crystal malt andor carapils. if you want to keep it yellow. you could take it another direction see red ipa notes below). it also needs more hops, i subbed several ounces of cascade to dry hop for what was idaho 7 last time and we did get reduction of the piney bitterness but it still doesnt have enough hoppy presence to be delicious. its just thin watery slightly bitter slightly hoppy beer with no backbone. i may start throwing random hops into a dry hop bag in the keg to see what happens.
red ipa discussion.
although we are saying the potato is not really imparting any flavor, at the same time you could maybe get some earthiness from it, the idaho 7 definitely has some earthiness and pine....you could take this the earthy route and add some roasted grains to more of a red ipa like a rye. maybe add rye too and spicy earthy hops. NB rye ipa uses pallisade. simcoe, amarillo centennial, anything for old school ipa would work.)
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10/23/2021
updating receipe for attempt 2. first batch was really dry and too bitter to drink. i was surprised that i didnt get much aroma or hop flavor from the idaho7 dry hop. I think i will stick with same grain bill and expect the dryness, but will significantly reduce the IBUs from 80 to minimum of 40 for the style. reducing warrior and 30 min idaho7 addition. Also substituting some of the idaho dry hop with cascade to give it a little more hop aroma and flavor. bumping up efficiency to 70% will be brewing it on G40.
i think last time i ran this on tap. should consider doing water adjustments andor building from RO....
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9/13/2021
reducing potatoes from 15 to 10lb just because its a lot of friggin potatoes. the pH from existing recipe was really too low, not sure how accurate, so I axed that and reset for henrico water, now way too high, so im adding 8tbsp phosphoric acid to bring it to 5.5. Not sure how accurate my henrico profile is at this point, about a year old. and at the moment I dont have a pH meter to check it.
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4/5/2021
Reworking the potato ipa idea. Originally had it as more of a neipa based off of conan. Here we change it to more of a traditional west coast ipa. i think the potato will dry it out and idaho 7 sounds like more of a west coast ipa hop.
for the potatoes :
will skin chop and boil 15 lbs then mash/whip them into mashed potatoes, then add to the (beer) mash. research tells me its 7.6 points per pound per gallon which i have input above. double checked this number - 5 lbs should give as many points as 1 pound of 2row)
idaho 7 write up : https://bsgcraftbrewing.com/idaho-7
brewing with potatoes : https://byo.com/article/brewing-with-potatoes-techniques/
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SNAPSHOT FROM BSG SEQUOIA 4/5/2021
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4/2/2021
updating recipe from actual measurements. low on gravity but i think i pulled too much wort and ended up with nearly 6 gallons. mash was strangely in the 5.3 range. ended up adding another 4 oz hops dry hop to the keg.
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3/25/2021
night before brew night
....and im realizing i did not pick up distilled water...doh. looking for an alternate water profile that i can build off of my tap water - and that is assuming the water profile i have for henrico county (from ward labs test sept 2020) is correct! eek.
made a new water profile based on a green flash clone recipe from theelectricbrewery site which they say is basically taken from a randy mosher pale ale water profile. lets see if it works.
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3/17/2021
starting to worry a little about my last IPA, coming from the can its tasting really one dimensional, not bitter enough, too thin, and maybe im paranoid but i detect a slight sour note - wondering if it could be from the acid malt, not being covered up because of the really fermentable grain bill.
for this one i will use phosphoric acid and some crystal malt. adjusting the water chemistry accordingly. considered bumping the warrior too but this brew should have more IBU anyway because sequoia is higher AA than amarillo. its already 90s
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3/13/2021
snapshotting amarillo smash weaddababyitzaboy into this new one to try the sequoia hops. will run it exactly the same. one downside to the amarillo brew was that it couldve had more bitterness. and, i think im starting to understand where people say the west coast can be too one dimensional with only one hop.
could consider adding some light crystal for more malt flavor, or even some reddish crystal along with a more piney hop, more additions for more layered hop bitterness and flavors. maybe in the future but for this time probably just want to let the feature hop shine. its already a blend anyway.
anyway for this brew, the BSG sequoia hops will have slightly higher AA (11 instead of 8ish) and im boosing warrior addition from .73 to .80.
should double check on that salt amount...???
might run it with lutra since i have a bit of it on hand already.
i am also boosting the base malt to get it to 7% so that is taking away from my bitterness effort but it should still be in the 90s IBU. if it still comes out flat we can amp up the hops and bitterness next time.
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1/28/21
brew day. measured 1.062 OG for efficiency of 70%. did double crush on the grain. everything else went smoothly. the water volume calculator was pretty spot on. not sure if i ended with 5.5 gallons or 5 tho.
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1/14/2021
reformulating 10gal cane west recipe into 5 gallon weaddababyitzaboy west coast ipa featuring amarillo hops.
* scratching water profile - was going to switch to ward labs one but its difficult to arrive at the target water profile with that.
* starting with distilled water and building from there.
* swapped out centennial for amarrillo pretty much oz for oz
* adding acid malt for pH
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11092020
just took FG 1005 at 90 deg which equates to 1007 at 70 so turned up attenuation to 86% to match that. ===================================
11/06/2020: brewed last night. everything went well. forgot to take pH and pre boil gravity. it looked like it was boiling slow so i turned it up last 15 minutes of boil, then after chilling i was under volume and OG at like 1.080! topped up to about 10 gallons it appeared still at or above 1065, added more water anyway since i will be having dry hop and trub losses so im estimating 10.5 gallons although it could be more. after all the finagling hit target OG of 1063 on about 10.5 gallons, split one pouch of hothead between two fermentors. lifted brew pot up to table and dispersed wort from there, no pump needed.
the water chemistry tab here is a little wonky i just fixed it to start from my estimated henrico county water to adjust to light colored and hoppy. originally it didnt carry over the profiles from the previous version of this recipe but the water agent amounts are correct. i have an updated sept 2020 water profile from facebook kicking around that i need to add here.
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11/01/2020:
scaling up to 10 gal. i think it will work if i can hit this 68% efficiency. water will take some work. prob will have to treat the mash and sparge water separately - 8 gals for mash and another 6 for sparge. only using 1 lb centennial for 10 gal batch seems light but we will see. i guess west coast uses less? still at 100ibus so it will be decent. could think about using some other hops in flameout and dry hop....cascade...?
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7/14/2020:
just adjusted the water profile in the calculator for 8.5 total gallons treated water and the numbers came out a little better. however a little concerned because the calculator says mash pH will be 5.6 but this recipe says 5.45. i suppose either is fine but the inconsistency is making me nervous that im screwing something up.
going forward i think it will be simpler to use RO and build from there, or try to see if there are basic / minor adjustments i can make to my water to get where i want to go (e.g. just a simple gypsum addition andor campden tab)
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7/13/2020:
adjusting the hop bill based on what i have. increasing ibu from last time (this time using cryo warrior!) decided to try to use all 8oz of centennial i have from a particular Washington state farm via hop of the month. will have increased dry hop.
even though im planning to use hothead (quick turnaround) i noticed in the last brew the beer tasted great initially, then diminished, then peaked later. as such maybe try to ferment for 7 days, dry hop 3 or 4 days in, remove dry hop and cold crash for 7 days before kegging...?
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6/21/2020:
for this 4th attempt at west coast this year, i will be experimenting getting to some target water profile good for west coast ipas.
for now i am going to use the light & hoppy profile built into brewers friend. the chloride cl- is high for the profile (but normal overall) but i think the only way to reduce that is to use RO water so i will just leave it. going to use gypsum (to add calcium) and phosphoric acid to reduce mash pH. we'll see
here is another reference :
https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/pages/green-flash-west-coast-ipa
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6/21/2020:
this still came out 1.010 but not dry or crisp but rather sweetish. going to take a look at water chemistry next time. (this beer was just brewed using untreated henrico va tap water)
the beer also came out hazy, orangeish. and possibly oxygenated probably because it got roughed up during dry hop / packaging stages as it was my first time dealing with the conical fermentor and spunding valve.
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5/31/2020:
changing grain bill to bump sugar up from 0.5 to 1lb to try to get more dryness. ive read you can do up to 10% sugar. (they say dexrose but im just using table sugar)
also changing hop sched based on the hops i have. i was planning to use some crystal wet hops for this batch but id prefer to use them all at once 2.2 lbs which i think is going to take up a lot of loss, also i am brewing this for the first time on digiboil which may have boiling limitations so im going to fall back and just use some centennial from my hop of the month club. id prefer to use all of one so i can see if i can get the different flavor profiles....
(should i do smaller batches so i can do side by side-ish? if that, ferment in a keg with spunding valve?).
will plan to use the nugget for bittering instead of warrior.....well see.
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5/7/2020:
recipe cloned from "i aint mad atcha". changing recipe in prep to rebrew. simplifying hop varieties. lowering abv a little, removing 15L. aiming for 80 some ibu again. going to mash a little lower? 150. using hothead yeast.
4/7/2020 :
brew day. swapping out the 0.9 magnum 14aa 60 min for 0.5 warrior unknown AA and 0.5 nugget 13.4AA both for 60 mins. this adds up to more IBU than it was with the magnum, but the byo article has it at 77IBU. also i am using some 2 oz 11.4AA 2018 whole hop centennial for the 15 min addition. these hops were leftover from something else, hopefully not oxidized or anything. this way i can add 2 more oz to the dry hop for more flaves. inputting the whole hop AA brought the recipe up to 77IBU. ALSO on a whim i decided to drop a pound of 2row and add .5lb cane sugar to dry it out a little bit. still doing the .5lb 15L (original byo recipe had a pound but last rendition was too sweet). if this all works according to plan i think it will be a nice beer. not sure if i am going to get close to stone. i had a stone ipa the other night. it was too dry and bitter compared to mine. looking for something in between theirs and mine.
3/31/2020:
today i am bumping the magnum and base malt amounts to increase the target IBU and OG to match the BYO article. i am blindly changing the attenuation to match the BYO FG.
this beer was weird. right now it is clear, faint bitterness, decent hop flavor, overall seems close. it is a little too sweet.
this was fermenting at a bit low temperature last month. it was in the fermentation chamber while we were away on vacay but it wasnt plugged in. when i returned it was around 50 or 55. i did cold crash it and kegged it, first week or two it was super hazy and sweet it threw me way off, i thought id confused it with mango maya base beer. it cleared up, hops began to shine more. over time
i had a recipe snafu. unsure the OG. FG is about 1.014. based on 12.5lb 2 row and adjusting attenuation for the FG i got about 6.48 abv on batch 1 (march2020)
8/26/2019 :
adapted from brew your own clone recipe. unclear when this appeared in print. https://byo.com/recipe/stone-ipa-clone/
they boil for 90 minutes (probably to get more bitterness out of less hops, those smarties) they also use perle + magnum but i will just use enough magnum for 60 mins to get up to IBU. the recipe calls for whole hops for dry hop but that will depend on availability / convenience... |
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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.014 |
5.53 |
40.47 |
10.22 °L
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1.5K |
3 |
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Size: 7.15 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.044 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
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Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/25/2023 2:47 PM |
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