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Author:

Hop~Mama

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 5.6 oz

Creation Date: 4/18/2012 4:19 PM

Notes: Named it Paul Bunyan because it's a Big Beer and will cut you down to size quick lol...

4/18/2012
Brew Day
Too sleepy to be attempting this, keep changing the recipe.

This time I boiled 1.5 gal. water in 2 seperate pots for a total of 3 gal. One in the main kettle for steeping, one for "sparge" water (still dunno if this is necessary since there were no fermentables in the steeping grains this time but did it anyway).

Put all the grains in one bag and steeped @ 155 for 30m. Though the steep started at 160. I brought the temp down during the duration to reduce tannins.

Oh yeah...the odd 60/90 crystal amounts? I didn't have as much 60 as I thought and just topped it off with 90. Originally wanted .5 lb of 60 but if it made much difference I can't tell.

Made sure to tea bag the grains a lot, moving them, spreading them out w/spoon.

Got smart and ditched the stupid colander/strainer set up and placed cookie cooling rack over the top of kettle, allowing the grain bag to lay flat. Poured sparge water slowly thru bag, bringing volume up to 3 gal. (does 170d. water bring out tannins if only rinsing?)

Raised heat, added 3lb. *Sparkling* Amber DME and 1lb. Pilsner a tad later. Didn't decide on the Pils. till I readjusted #'s accounting for only using steeping grains. Added 60m hop additions. Almost had foam over, but was on top of it.

10m hops were iffy. Scale went wonky on me and sack had a combo of leaf/whole/pellet in 3 varieties. for a total of 2.5 oz. Still don't know the *precise* amts. of each but not far enough off to matter. I'm just picky.

Chinook was decided on last min. for early and late additions in the hopes of adding some piney notes to all the citrus. We'll see....Added last 3lb. of *Sparkling*Amber DME and 10m. hop additions. All went smoothly. No boil overs. Squeezed hop sacks.

Remembered not to use lid this time (DMS!!) But because of this, lost 1.5 gal. volume due to evap. Within acceptable levels.

Plopped 1oz. Zythos in after turning off the heat and left sack in for maybe first 10m. of ice bath. Squeezed hop sack.
Rehydrated yeast. Only cooled wort to 100d. got tired of waiting. Had to add 3.1 gal. water to bring volume to 5 gal. Pitched yeast @72d.

OG: 1.062
Wort tastes great!

4/19
Fermentation began within 24 hrs. Temp @ 70d.
1" krausen. Healthy!

4/20
House heated up. Checked temp this morning. Hovering between 76-78! Not good. Opened window, turned on fan & placed an ice stick under bucket. Last check temp was firm @ 76d. Still too high tho. Will watch. Used the wet towel/fan method and had the temp down to 72d. in a couple of hours. Now between 68-70 :)

4/26
Roused the yeast twice earlier this week then raised the temp to 74d for a diacetyl rest for about a day. Finally got around to adding the dry hops today. Temp had dropped to 70-72d but back up to 74 today. May let the temp stay there for better utilization of dry hops.

Dry hops:
2oz. Zythos pellets
1oz. Cascade pellets
I always use a weighted hop sack.

5/1
Bottled used 5.6 oz dextrose (want fizz!). I add the sugar water directly to the primary for the sake of simplicity. Stirred at regular intervals so it would be evenly distributed, but with that reasoning then, how do you let the trub settle without the sugar/beer mix being off? Well I decided you don't sooo...got some junk in every bottle, but I figure that will settle to the bottom of the bottle and the stirred up yeasties will aid in carbonation.

Dammit! I FORGOT to take my FG reading!! This is the biggest beer I've brewed and I have no idea how damn big. If the safale 05 attenuated as well as it usually does for me I'd guess the FG was 1.010 giving me an ABV of 6.6!!!

Have chilled and sampled about 4 bottles now over time. First taste was awesome I thought. The roasted malts really shine and aren't too acrid. Would make a lovely malt/SG background for a chocolate stout I think. Now I went way overboard with the hops thinking it would be fine because of the dark malt...well for now it's just a tad too bitter. The aroma is splendid. The head is very nice!

5/24
Sampled another I'd chilled for 24 hrs. and the flavors are smoothing out, with some malt/crystal sweetness coming to the fore finally. Even with all the hop character, I can still almost taste how good cocoa nibs would be in it. I wish I could say which hops shine, if I got the piney notes I wanted with the Chinook etc. but to be honest, my hops palate just isn't that refined yet lol. It's good though! Great hoppy nose too!

One potential problem though and I'm researching high gravity beer carbonation/conditioning now; With a gentle pour, the head shot up half the glass and finally settled at a beautiful, very thick, tan 3 finger head. The head settled further over time but was still present the entire time with nice lacing. It almost looked like whipped cream in the center.
Not very fizzy in on the tongue though. However this sample was only chilled for 24 hours and they are big bottles. Perhaps not enough time for the co2 to be absorbed into the liquid? Headspace issues? Maybe just not conditioned long enough? Dunno....

5/31
Moved batch to fridge. After reading a blog post on this site in fact, about Black IPA's etc. this one seems to have hit all the characteristics on the nose and I am very pleased! Gonna be a good one for drinking over time, seeing how the flavors meld and all that. I only hope I can set a few back to age a wee bit! Cheers!

8/31/2012
Didn't last very long :( By far my favorite home brew attempt. Good enough that I may not change a thing the next time I brew this! Either the bittering hops mellowed a bit or I just got used to it. Either way, there's not much to improve on. Yum!!

Author:

tsmangin

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.072

Efficiency: 25

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/10/2016 11:18 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ninja Bunny

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.076

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 71 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/21/2015 8:11 PM

Notes: .5 or .25 tsp gypsum

Author:

cherbert

Boil Size: 6.6 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/3/2015 2:47 AM

Notes:

Author:

JDH

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.123

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 2.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/5/2016 9:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.11

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 73 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/12/2015 9:52 PM

Notes: Also:
2 oranges - no peels at 10 min boil

orange zest from 2 oranges in 6 oz vodka - steep at boil day, add just before bottling.

2 vanilla beans, chopped, in 6 oz vodka - steep at boil day, add just before bottling.

Measured OG: 1.067

Author:

Guggs

Boil Size: 3.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/11/2015 4:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ryan.mitchell767@gmail.com

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 2

Boil Gravity: 1.272

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/10/2015 7:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Sam Kornstein

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.095

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 4oz

Creation Date: 2/26/2017 4:26 PM

Notes: Steep grains in 2 gallons of 160 degree water for 30 minutes
Sparge with 1/2 gallon of 168 degree water
Bring to boil and add malt extract
Add 4oz. ground coffee beans (@60 minutes)
Add 1.5oz. Kent Golding 4.8% AAU hops (@60 minutes)
Add 1.5oz. Fuggle 5.2% AAU hops (@15 minutes)
Cool wort to 70 degrees and add 3 gallons of cold water
Pitch White Labs Burton Ale Yeast
Add 4oz. priming sugar at bottling

Author:

CuatroCasas

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.058

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/16/2016 9:42 PM

Notes: O.G 1.040. Added water like a cholo and ended up on low O.G

Author:

philipsmith

Boil Size: 1 Gallons

Boil Time: 20

Boil Gravity: 1.323

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/30/2015 2:33 PM

Notes: 10 Cans of Raspberry Lemonade frozen concentrate which works out to 63 oz of sugar.

Author:

Sean Curran

Boil Size: 24 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.07

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/17/2018 3:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

Devo

Boil Size: 1 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.126

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/20/2015 10:57 PM

Notes:

Author:

Ranch Dog

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/7/2015 4:07 PM

Notes:

Author:

JonnyBrew

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.11

Efficiency: 30

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/10/2014 7:07 PM

Notes: Add honey last 1 minute of boil.

Author:

Jsquared

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.111

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/8/2015 3:44 PM

Notes: add pecans with the specialty grains and then during chilling

soak cubes on bourbon for 2 weeks and add to seconday

Author:

bcallison

Boil Size: 2 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.198

Efficiency: 50

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/28/2014 9:00 PM

Notes:

Author:

FrankVilla

Boil Size: 7.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.018

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/17/2015 4:21 AM

Notes: Boil for 90 minutes to get some caramelization.
Rehydrate yeast in 5oz of water.
*About 16% of this recipe is munich malt*
Pitch yeast in half cup of 80 degree for 15 mins and leave alone, then gently stir for 15 until a cream is created.

Brewed on 06/27/15 with a full 5.75-6 gallons in the fermenter. I calculated about 7.25 on my dip stick, but after adding 4 lbs of extract it went up to 7.75, and thats why I did a late addition.
Gravity read 13.1 brix (1.051) Pitched at 66.

06/28/15: There is a TON of activity with some krausen getting pushed out. Everything looks good so far.

07/01/15: Changed temp from 66 to 68.
07/02/15: Took it out to room temp.

Kegged on 07/16/15:
Full 5 gallons. Might have sucked up a few oz of trub, but overall went ok.
Refractometer: 6.3brix (1.011 SeanTerrill) 5% Alcohol.

09/07/15: The beer has smoothed out a lot and it's quite nice. There is a strong buttery (not diacetyl) quality to the beer that I attribute to the munich malt. Overall my family likes it and I think it's good... but not great.
An all grain version will follow.

Author:

ebowleper

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/16/2016 10:42 PM

Notes: Day 1:
1) Heat up ~5 gallons of hot water.
1a) Do the Melanoid Malt / Oats / Pale 2-row as a side batch at its own temperature in a bag. Aim for ~155-160 degrees for an hour.
2) Add extracts and bring to boil. (add Melanoid Mix malt here) -- No need to boil for long, just enough to get the malt sterilized.
3) Cool to ~90 degrees and transfer gently to the fermenter (the less oxygen the better at this point).
4) Pitch the Lacto Plantarum Yeast starter.
5) Keep ~90 degrees for 48 hours to lower the ph. (Should drop ph to ~3.4-3.2.)

Day 3:
5) Drain portion of wort (~half) into kettle.
6) Add hops. Boil for 30 minutes.
7) 10mins: Add coriander.
8) 10mins: Add salt.
9) 10mins: Add Irish Moss.
10) 10mins: Add yeast nutrient.
11) Chill to ~80 degrees.
12) Mix back into the fermenter (vigorously, to oxygenate the wort and encourage yeast).
13) Pitch yeast & bacteria culture.*
14) Cool to ~70 and start primary fermentation. Ferment for 6-7 days.

[Day 3 Check-in: Hit the original gravity spot on at 1.056. Taste is slightly sour -- just a bit of mouth puckering happening. But also terribly sweet, so hard to say. The hint of salt seems about right and the overall flavor is about what I was aiming for. Basic fairly malty beer, but with some savory complexity from the coriander and salt. Drying this up will help a lot.]

Day 10:
15) Rack into 2ndary. Leave for ~2-4 weeks, letting the Pedio and Brett get working. If fermentation is still going, let age even longer.
16) optional -- third rack onto some oak chips. Then, age for for a month.

[Day 15 check-in: Racked beer into 2ndary. Let it sit in primary a bit longer than planned, but was fermenting really slowly, so I think that's fine. The gravity is down to 1.020, so coming along nicely, but not done fermenting yet. Goal is 1.011. The taste is much better than previously. Dryer, but with a nice amount of sourness. Maybe not as much as I had hoped for, but it still might sour a tad more as it ages. The flavor is good, much like the Destihl "Here Gose Nothing" that I'm shooting for, just a little less puckeringly sour -- but still really impressive for doing it myself. Good malty flavor, and seems almost dry enough to go but still just a tad sweet. So far, a good clean taste with no off flavors. Saltiness comes through in the mouthfeel, too. Overall, really happy with where it's going. Plan for bottling: Leave to age for 2-3 weeks, then bottle ~4 gallons of it, and rack 1 gallon onto some oak chips and maybe a bit more sugar to revive and age it for longer.]

Day 24-31:
17) Bottle and condition. Age for at least two weeks.

*Yeast Culture: Needs: Lacto, Pedio, Brett, and Sach. The addition of hops will slow down the Lacto, so no need to kill all of it... Prep this a day ahead of time by mixing a sour blend of yeast with DME extract. Get it frothing a bit and going healthy.

Author:

kjfst11

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.116

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/3/2016 12:42 AM

Notes: followed copper ale/wedding beer recipe instructions, adding fuggles to the 15min addition. cooled by adding cool tap water and ice in addition to immersion cooler.

prelim OG 1.054
FG 1.015
ABV 5.12%

ALMOST a yuengling ale clone, would bump IBU just a tad for a house beer, maybe add more caramel/crystal for an alt.