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English Pale Ale
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Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
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5.5 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.01 |
6.44 |
34.11 |
10.07 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 78 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: 7 days @ 12 PSI |
Creation
Date: 5/1/2019 7:04 PM |
| Notes: 1.5L Starter, 6.0 oz/171.2g of DME, 1.040 Gravity starter. Pitching approx. 295 billion cells, 1.08M cells / mL / °P |
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Mac's - Cheers To Ken (full)
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Czech Premium Pale Lager
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5.5 Gallons |
1.048 |
1.013 |
4.59 |
40.03 |
4.77 °L
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793 |
5 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.85 Gallons |
Boil Time: 80 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 52 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 9.56 psi |
Creation
Date: 9/25/2025 7:20 PM |
| Notes: 20 min decoction boil with 1/3 thick mash |
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Swill's Alt #3
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Düsseldorf Altbier
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5 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.012 |
4.92 |
46.71 |
13.69 °L
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793 |
0 |
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Author:
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Cap'm
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.034 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 23.72 psi |
Creation
Date: 7/27/2022 12:58 PM |
| Notes: |
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Rise & Shine
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American Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.074 |
1.013 |
7.94 |
41.77 |
30.38 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.062 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 14.39 psi |
Creation
Date: 12/26/2021 7:00 PM |
Notes: Moderate to high body with a creamy rich mouthfeel. The aroma is a mix of cold brew coffee, malt roastiness, and a faint sweetness. The flavor follows the aroma, with light roast, caramel sweet, chocolate, and a hint of dark fruit.
For my cold brew, I added roughly 120 grams of coarsely grounded Venezuelan single bean (light roast) coffee to 4 cups of water and let sit in the fridge for a couple of days before adding to the keg before packaging.
This has been one of my favorite stout recipes so far and the aroma is so incredibly rich and pungent. |
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Kölsh
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Kölsch
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5 Gallons |
1.047 |
1.01 |
4.86 |
27.17 |
3.8 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 86 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/28/2021 8:38 AM |
| Notes: |
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Not Quite Ordinary Bitter
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Ordinary Bitter
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20 Litres |
1.042 |
1.014 |
3.64 |
30.65 |
10.44 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 24 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 76 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: 91.1 g |
Creation
Date: 11/3/2021 7:31 PM |
Notes: This is an attempt to make a tasty Ordinary Bitter
Brew day was smooth. Had to swap in Flaked wheat for Oats as didn't realise that I had run out.
OG bang 1.039...allowing for temp with calculator.
Will ferm for three weeks at 18c and bottle.
Read that my crystal malt % might be a bit high. We will see.
OG turned out to be 1.042 after temp dropped to 20c.
FG ended up 1.014 after two weeks.
Bottled with 110g of tables sugar in warm water solution already in bottling bucket.
Used a syphon tube with filter at the end to ensure no trub entered the beer.
ABV calculator has suggested 3.68% so bang on for Ordinary Bitter.
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Hefeweizen - Huckleberry
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Weissbier
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11 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.016 |
5.58 |
7.34 |
4.68 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 13.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/28/2021 4:52 PM |
| Notes: |
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Bru-1-more IPA
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American IPA
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20 Litres |
1.05 |
1.012 |
4.92 |
63.9 |
6.34 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.4 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/6/2021 8:16 PM |
| Notes: |
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Billy The Barrel's Imperial Stout
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Russian Imperial Stout
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11 Litres |
1.112 |
1.029 |
10.95 |
68.07 |
50 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 16.75 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.067 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/13/2020 8:26 AM |
Notes: "A Bourbon Barrel Aged Russian Imperial Stout, inspired from BCS"
## TODOs
- [x] oak + bourbon quantities and exposure time
- [x] grain bill and hops
- [x] yeast
- [x] aging vessels and process
- [x] account for impact of massive grain bill on process efficiency
- [x] Mash process and temp
- [x] Water chemistry
- [x] oak barrel
- [x] Bottling equipment (not enough flip tops this time)
- [x] get chalk
- [x] buy grain bill, DME and hops
- [ ] carbonation levels, qty of yeast to pitch for bottle conditioning and how to avoid bottle bombs
## RECIPE
for malt bill
https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/bourbon-county-stout-clone-recipe/
for process
https://learn.kegerator.com/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-clone/
## MALT
Mash the dark groans later in the mash to avoid astringency/tannins extraction
Grain bill from Hop and grain
Buy DME in case gravity needs to be seriously corrected
Base malt: 2row
Layers of toasty/biscuit/roasted/dark malts - Up to 20% of the bill
Expecting a ~15% drop in efficiency due to large grain bill (65% instead of 80%). The "11%" target accounts for eventual process undershooting or overshooting.
120 minutes mash - what temp?
Boil: 120 minutes
## WATER
"Kettle finings are a must"
## HOPS
60' and 45', aim for 60+ IBUs
Neutral tasting hop preferred, EK Goldings
## YEAST
"Pitch double yeast rate, for half sized batch"
US05 2pks + yeast nutrient + rehydration
Pitch temp 19-22C - violent fermentation, careful (use the 20L ferm bucket)
Aerate as per usual
## FERMENTATION AND AGING
### PRIMARY
~1 month, time it takes to finish primary fermentation.
### SECONDARY
Siphon in barrel. Keep excess beer for topping off the barrel (fight headspace). Prep the barrel as instructed, put in , shake and soak some bourbon after that and regularly rotate barrel to soak all places.
Rack in 2 * 5L glass carboy. Make two diff. aging:
Oak: American oak, medium toast cubes
Room temp fine if not too warm.
#### first carboy
3 months aging, then bottling
Per liter or beer: 2.7g Oak + 0.007L Bourbon
#### second carboy
6 months aging, then bottling
Per liter or beer: 1.5g Oak in 0.005L Bourbon
### CONDITIONING
Bottles. Might need to pitch fresh yeast on bottling day.
TODO: qty of yeast to pitch for bottle conditioning and how to avoid bottle bombs
## INFO AND LINKS
- https://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/how-much-oak-cubes-and-how-long.411105/
- http://www.thebrewingnetwork.com/post1888/
- https://byo.com/article/russian-imperial-stout-tips-from-the-pros/
- https://learn.kegerator.com/goose-island-bourbon-county-stout-clone/
- https://www.homebrewhappyhour.com/bourbon-county-stout-clone-recipe/ |
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Blackberry Sour
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Fruit Lambic
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5.25 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.016 |
5.6 |
10.43 |
4.42 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 62 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/21/2020 4:03 PM |
Notes: Mash as usual. Boil for 10 minutes. Cool wort to 105. Add Good Belly Probiotic (Lacto). 16 oz (1/2 carton) Cover pot with plastic wrap and lid. OK to cool to room temp - 72%. 24-48 hours until pH gets to 3.4 - 3.5. Taste to confirm acidity. Then run typical boil with hops, etc.
Freeze, thaw, then crush in sanitized bowl/blender 3.5 lbs of blackberries. Add berries to secondary fermentation for 7 days. |
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Kolsch Style
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Kölsch
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5.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.01 |
5.29 |
21.52 |
3.49 °L
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793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.037 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 63 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/13/2016 6:27 PM |
Notes: OG 1.056. fermented 17 days @60-62 degrees. Final gravity 1.012 about on target. Kegged on 2/3/16 and awaiting carbonation.
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Muffin Man's Tropical Stout
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Tropical Stout
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5.25 Gallons |
1.08 |
1.018 |
8.71 |
36.1 |
41.01 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.09 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 62 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/17/2018 9:20 PM |
| Notes: Use 3 gallons of Camp Rock Grove, Comal County, TX water and 3 gallons of RO water for mash water. Sparge water use 50% Camp Rock Grove, Comal County, TX water and 50% distilled water. |
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Centennial
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Cream Ale
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24 Litres |
1.05 |
1.005 |
5.94 |
14.46 |
3.26 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 30 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/19/2018 8:17 PM |
| Notes: |
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Smitty's No.25 "Summer Porter"
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English Porter
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10 Gallons |
1.041 |
1.009 |
4.23 |
34.3 |
25.86 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 14 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.029 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/28/2018 5:00 PM |
| Notes: |
|
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29 Special Red Ale
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American Amber Ale
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2 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.007 |
4.91 |
40.14 |
10.64 °L
|
793 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.03 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/29/2017 6:43 PM |
| Notes: |
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C1
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Common Cider
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20 Litres |
1.04 |
1.008 |
4.17 |
0 |
0 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 22 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/26/2017 12:47 PM |
| Notes: |
|
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Fossane Bryggeri - Theoderic Barley Wine
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English Barleywine
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32 Litres |
1.118 |
1.028 |
11.77 |
39.91 |
23.6 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 40 Litres |
Boil Time: 160 |
Boil Gravity: 1.094 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 21 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/28/2017 4:54 PM |
| Notes: |
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Hoppy Wheat Bier
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Weissbier
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3 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.012 |
4.87 |
15.09 |
6.27 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 4.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.033 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/5/2017 3:37 PM |
Notes: target OG 1043, FG 1010
SRM 15
PH 4
attenuation 82%
ferment low for clove esters, high for banana esters |
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Sweet Ginger Brown
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British Brown Ale
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1 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.013 |
5.42 |
24.72 |
17.88 °L
|
793 |
0 |
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Author:
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DanM72
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| Boil
Size: 2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.027 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: corn sugar |
Priming Amount: 11g |
Creation
Date: 12/21/2016 4:05 PM |
| Notes: |
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Neipa
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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20 Litres |
1.042 |
1.009 |
4.38 |
66.38 |
5.76 °L
|
792 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.029 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/15/2018 5:42 AM |
| Notes: |
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