Big Fat Caterpillar
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.074 |
1.015 |
7.83 |
53.41 |
5.99 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 59 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 2/1/2022 5:19 PM |
Notes: =
2/11/22 kegged. Fg 9.5 brix with 1.06 wort correction looks like 1.014 for 7.86%abv not bad.
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2/7/2022
brew day was a pain in the ass. tried using biab bag but mash was still stuck on and off, pump on and off, temps all over the place. removed the bag but still stuck. i think the oats.
then the pump was again stuck on knockout, could not get it to work at all. had to siphon the wort out the top and strain with hand strainer smh.
but we got an OG of 1074 for 5.5 gallons - this recipe minus the oats shouldve been 1076 so this counts as pretty close to spot on. so updating the efficiency now from 65 to 58. to reflect this so next time wont have to do this wonky math.
original projected abv was 8.5 but we deliberately over estimated. updated recipe projected abv of 7.8 we were shooting for 8.0
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2/1/2022
bout to rebrew this for tre bday. adjusting volumes and efficiency for most up to date stats. gonna use hothead for time constraint.
could consider pulling some voss off the wheat beer and use that? its not performing so vigorously on the wheat though
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12/3/2021
did not take down FG. the beer tasted amazing but turned brown after about a week. mustve oxidized during kegging or carbonating (shook keg) but it really tasted great, a lot of tropical fruity flavor and smell. not sure what hops are in this blend. detected a small amount of galaxy in it.
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10/5/2021
Brew day. Updating to 68% efficiency for 1080 OG. Not sure volume tho
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10/4/2021
removing DME. this will be the first brew on the grainfather so im hoping to not get abysmal efficiency - predicting/bumping efficiency up from 52 to 63 for 7.8%abv.
also starting from primo (RO?) water and building to "light colored and hoppy" BF profile.
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9/30/21
BRANCHING OFF ZAMBA HAZY FOR SITIVA HAZY
pretty much going to brew it the exact same grain bill and hop profile, may leave out the warrior, and using rva 132 instead of kveik.
TODO : need to fill in AA on sitiva
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6/17/21
1.015 measured FG on 6/17/21 for 7.75%abv
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6/10/2021
Brew day. Ended up with too much wort, again. Forgot to cook oats but I did double crush. Still only got 50% eff wtf. Adding 2 lb dme to try to save it. Adjusting the attenuation to convince myself kviek will go down to 1012 and 8%. Bad brew day
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5/14/2021
Initial recipe creation,
grain bill : copying DRIP 3. boosting a little bit. changing eff to 60 i think we should be able to do that especially with cooked oatmeal. pay more attention to volumes. try not to end up with too much wort!
hops : will feature zamba. single hop. composing schedule based on blueberry yum yum. even split between 5 min, flameout, high krausen and standard dry hop (maybe keg)
yeast : prob would be better with london, but will consider kviek
water : thinking i will use tap. acid malt for pH. we have observed better results in west coast with water adjustments, maybe we try here too?
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2/3/2021. Did not make it into feb. Its about 40 days since it was kegged, less than that since canned. The canned beer stoll looks nice and smells and tastes better than some commercial stuff but it's too bitter and lost a lot of spunk. For this next time I think we need to nail down the gravity, nail down the ph. Ditch the warrior and do like a full lb total hops and do like 1/3 hop bill in whirlpool. Try to limit oxidation in transfers but I dont think that is the main problem here. Consider doing some water adjustments. I wonder how the west coast ipa water profile would do for this.
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12212020 updating recipe here to reflect what i did. please reference previous versions of this recipe for the original/correct recipe. realized i didnt have any real citra during brew day so i overloaded on mosaic and used a little citra noble. then in dry hop i did something off script as well cant remember what but i think i mightve done 4 oz citra and 2 oz mosaic?
efficiency was bad, target 1072 actual 1065. bad ph reading. not sure what happened but maybe some issue with water. need to examine water profile from tap and/or build a custom profile from scratch.
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12162020 recipe was drastically changed. Bad ph (4.97. wtf?) on brew day and wrong hops. Anyway also used London 3 new pack with 1 day starter expected 1017 FG instead of reused hothead 1010 FG changing that now.
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11/23/2020
planning for brew 3. last one was indeed way off, not sure why, see theories below. this time bumping up 2row and wheat to get to 8%. thinking about switching from kviek and use regular london just because of my chamber and compatibility with other stuff going on. also thinking about possibly modifying water profile. thinking about brewing 10 gals eek. possibly bumping up the hops?
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10/2/2020
kegged this a couple days ago. really hot with hop burn. and kind of a rubber smell and taste. i wonder if i pushed this kveik too far. also i have not been cleaning it from trub and it could possibly have gelatin protein gunk it in? not sure. prob need to start again with a fresh pitch. anyway the first pint was pretty bad tasting and the second i drank last night was also but a little better. maybe hop burn will subside. its only about 10 or 11 days out from brew day. some ipas taste better after a couple weeks. maybe itll improve.
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9/9/2020
bumped up 2 row from 7.5 to 9.5, boosted up oats. not sure how efficiency will be but im assuming 65% without the oats factored in. with oats added im assuming it drops to 55. could be wrong. maybe the gravity is the problem.
added 4 more oz hops.
TODO : should figure out water...
this has sample profile but has bicarbonate instead of alkalinity :
https://www.clawhammersupply.com/blogs/moonshine-still-blog/juicy-neipa-new-england-ipa-recipe
maybe think about searching brewersfriend for one
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6/28/2020
brewed tue 6/23
dry hopped fri 6/26
cold crash sun 6/28
keg & carb mon 6/29
can tue 6/30
im not finding any research on kveik needing cleanup / diacetyl rest time after terminal gravity?? some places are saying you can rack it 36-72 hours after pitch
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this one is a combination of the hop profile of all the rage
* https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/520206/all-the-rage-conan-alt-mini-mash-30min-
and the grain bill from please come to boston
* https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/978461/please-come-to-boston-neipa
but also using hothead kveik yeast for this thing. this is the first beer with henrico water profile input and pH estimates observed, as such will be adding some acidulated malt to hopefully bring the mash pH down |
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Q-Funk Era - Quince 2024
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Wild Specialty Beer
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20 Litres |
1.065 |
1.02 |
5.89 |
0 |
4.69 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 22.3 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: 2.7 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: 196.7 g |
Creation
Date: 3/5/2020 9:41 PM |
Notes: 12kg quince |
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Big Ugly Collab
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Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
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70 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.008 |
6.22 |
24.35 |
27.17 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 81 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 51 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/11/2017 7:42 PM |
Notes: Aged for a month in a port barrel. |
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Milkshake
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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10 Gallons |
1.077 |
1.024 |
7.02 |
21.18 |
5.86 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Author:
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wells
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Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 90 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: Approx. 4.8 oz / 5.5 Gl |
Creation
Date: 9/20/2014 9:58 PM |
Notes: |
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11. White Wing Whetoric 260616
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American Pale Ale
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26 Litres |
1.055 |
1.011 |
5.76 |
42.73 |
4.86 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 64 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/19/2016 9:27 PM |
Notes: 1318 / SA04 mixed pitch |
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Slightly Mighty 5gal DME Clone
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.037 |
1.004 |
4.4 |
31.6 |
2.24 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Author:
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Worts & All
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.062 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/1/2020 8:08 PM |
Notes: |
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Andy142 Chocolate Oatmeal Stout (peanut Butter & Vanilla )
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Oatmeal Stout
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20 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.014 |
7.21 |
28.96 |
46.35 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 21.38 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 14.98 psi |
Creation
Date: 6/21/2019 12:34 PM |
Notes: Additives Note:
1. 2 oz. of peanut butter extract to 5 gallons @ kegging $2.00
2. 3 oz. of vanilla extract to 5 Gallons @kegging $2.00
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Ugatem
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Lichtenhainer
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6.5 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.011 |
4.47 |
8.27 |
3.76 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 78 |
Mash Thickness: 1.35 |
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: 5/17/2019 4:13 PM |
Notes: Malts: The three malts chosen are for the traditional barley/wheat balance of a Lichtenhainer, the pilsner added for a few extra points of gravity added as inoffensively as possible. The oak-smoked wheat is in consideration of the fact that smoked paprika tends to be smoked with oak rather than most smoked malts which tend to be beechwood, or something like cherry. With the added spices in secondary, I hope not to overwhelm the flavour profile too much. Vienna, seemed a good, reasonably traditional, sweet base malt choice with adequate DP to handle the conversion, and to balance the sour, as it's meant to be lightly sour. There is also less smoked wheat, both to avoid a stuck mash, and to keep the paprika+smoked malt combo from overloading the senses on smoke.
Hops: The Hallertau Mittelfruh is a (sort of) traditional, Noble hop with low bitterness, and a spicy profile, should mesh well with the herbs and spices to be included.
Cultures: Depending on the ability of the lab, and the souring techniques we ultimately learn in class, the Lactobacillus 5335, and the German Ale 1007, both from Wyeast, were the recommended cultures for a Lichtenhainer, hopefully preserving the light sour flavour, and the equally light fruity estery profile of the finished beer. Boil 10 minutes, no hops, before transferring. Add Lactic acid to bring pH to 4.5 and pitch Lacto. Allow Lacto culture to decrease pH for about two days at 80F, looking for a pH of ~3.7, before boiling again, with hops, and pitching the German ale yeast, to ferment rest of the way out at 66F.
Water: Changed very little from the standard lab water profile, except to ensure sufficient calcium, and to adjust the pH into the appropriate range. Higher chloride to enhance malt sweetness, middling Magnesium to tangle with the sour, and lower pH in mash to appropriate range.
Mash: BJCP guidelines suggest a dry end product, and finish on tasting, as well as a medium to medium-light body. The mash is scheduled with that in mind. As it should ferment out to ~1.011, the short protein rest hopefully maintains the body a bit, and keeps the 40% wheat grain bill from gumming up the works.
Spices: In the secondary, in complement to the smoked and sour profile, with the sweeter malt heavy recipe, I hope to add paprika (a dried sweet red pepper), rosemary (a piney, pungent, woody herb). In an already busy context, I recognize that this could be a dangerous combination, potentially vegetal if aged too long, but if carefully blended and portioned would make the beer a powerful complement to lightly-flavoured, but heavily-marinated protein and plant-based foods. Might as well balance that with a beer of appropriate intensity (right, vegetarian friends? right?!). As an estimate, 1 oz. of each in the secondary left to soak in. |
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Black Ship Pirate Stout
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American Stout
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5 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.019 |
6.54 |
64.24 |
50 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
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: 5/17/2017 11:05 AM |
Notes: Mash at 152 for 60 min. Add molasses to kettle and boil for 90 min. Ferment at 60-65.
Post fermentation: zest one orange, soaked in vodka to cover, and add at bottling. |
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Trillium Inspired IPA Clone
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American IPA
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10 Litres |
1.075 |
1.017 |
7.62 |
84.46 |
5.86 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 28.4 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.024 |
Efficiency: 66 |
Mash Thickness: 2.6 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: Grape sugar |
Priming Amount: 54g |
Creation
Date: 10/6/2016 1:54 PM |
Notes: |
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Beamish-Like Stout
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Dry Stout
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2.5 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.011 |
4.43 |
31.51 |
30.37 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 45 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
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: 6/29/2016 1:31 PM |
Notes: Idea from "The Perfect Pint" blog.
1st batch used Columbus for bittering as I had some lying around that needed using. |
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Arcadia Ales' Rapunzel White IPA
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Specialty IPA: White IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.06 |
1.018 |
5.51 |
58.84 |
4.44 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.1 |
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: 4/27/2016 2:24 AM |
Notes: |
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Redback Wheat (Cheat)
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Weissbier
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5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.013 |
5.09 |
19.29 |
3.99 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
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: 1/11/2016 12:22 AM |
Notes: 4 lbs Bavarian Wheat DME
2 lbs Golden Light DME |
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Cranked Up XPA
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American Pale Ale
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23 Litres |
1.042 |
1.007 |
4.54 |
7.63 |
4.08 °L
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1.3K |
3 |
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Boil
Size: 29 Litres |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.033 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 2.7 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/11/2015 7:20 AM |
Notes: |
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Bigfoot Clone
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American Barleywine
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5 Gallons |
1.099 |
1.023 |
9.97 |
61.81 |
13.57 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 4.01 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.124 |
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: 12/6/2015 11:49 PM |
Notes: |
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Obsidian Stout
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American Stout
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21 Litres |
1.079 |
1.016 |
8.19 |
63.88 |
50 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 7/22/2015 12:33 PM |
Notes: |
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A Lil' Slack IPA
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.073 |
1.018 |
7.22 |
59.61 |
8.22 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.25 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 71 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: Corn Sugar |
Priming Amount: 150g |
Creation
Date: 6/9/2015 8:37 PM |
Notes: |
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Wheat Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.01 |
5.47 |
37.25 |
6.32 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Author:
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Ranch Dog
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Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
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: 5/11/2015 1:48 PM |
Notes: |
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Maple Barleywine
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American Barleywine
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11 Gallons |
1.102 |
1.029 |
9.58 |
87.98 |
25.35 °L
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1.3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.086 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1 |
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: 4/12/2015 4:54 PM |
Notes: |
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El Rey - Vienna Lager
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Vienna Lager
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2.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.013 |
4.95 |
27.47 |
31.58 °L
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1.3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 1/19/2015 4:55 AM |
Notes: |
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