Brett Mead
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Dry Mead
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9 Litres |
1.062 |
1.001 |
7.97 |
0 |
3.01 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 9 Litres |
Boil Time: N/A |
Boil Gravity: 1.062 |
Efficiency: 100 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 22 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/1/2016 12:46 PM |
Notes: |
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Food Not Bombs Dubbel
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Belgian Dubbel
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8 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.011 |
5.28 |
35.95 |
12.07 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 10.48 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.04 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 8/31/2021 2:23 AM |
Notes: Yeast:
The dregs of one 750ml bottle of La Trappe - no starter
Special Instructions / Notes:
In an experiment, the beer was drastically underpitched with just the dregs of a single 750ml bottle of La Trappe. No starter and it took 4 days for the beer to reach high krausen.
Read more about Mike's beer ministry - http://izbicki.me/blog/how-i-serve-150-free-lunches-for-less-than-20-cen... |
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Milk Stout 1BBL
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Imperial Stout
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32 Gallons |
1.108 |
1.038 |
9.23 |
41.45 |
50 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 41 Gallons |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.085 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.15 |
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: 3/29/2019 12:48 AM |
Notes: Brew day April 6.
American Crystal is 33L Mecca Opal 44
Mecca Opal 44-12lbs
Simpson Medium 50-60L-6lbs
Simpson 70-80-3lbs
TF Pale Choc-9lbs
Midnight wheat-6lbs
Patagonia Black Pearl-6lbs
Flaked Oats-6lbs
Lactose-6lbs
Wanted 158 mash. Hit a bit low.
Mash in went well, heated water to 178, trying to hit 158. Hit more like 152, recirculated through herms to bring it up, got to about 155 after 20 minutes.
Mash pH 5.25. Took another mash pH and it was like 5.15. Not sure what's going on, I didn't add any acid knowing there was a lot of dark malt in there, probably should have raised the pH a bit knowing the HCO was low from the 70% RO water.
Boil Gravity high. Real high so we decided to only boil for 60 minutes.
OG: 29 brix, 1.124 This is crazy high. When I do the efficiency adjustment to get it this high it means we have 81% efficiency. How is this possible, our efficiencies have been much lower on this system, and this malt bill is only 58% base malts! Some other notes: there was almost 2.5 gallons extra run-off. I'm wondering about the water calculations, it seems the last couple batches we have had too much. I made sure not to add a gallon of water to any of the starting water volumes this times like I have in the past. One caveat: I forgot to look at the volume of the HLT before I went to put the 14 gallons of sparge in the mash tun. I THINK it was 38, because I think I kept both volumes of water the same (original strike water and the sparge water). Also, I forgot to look at the ending kettle volume just before we transferred to the fermenter, but I do remember yelling to Erik that it was 35 gallons with just a few minutes of boil left, wondering if we should transfer that much or leave a few gallons behind. I know we started with right at 40 gallons before boil, so a 5 gallon / hr. boil is a pretty vigorous one.
Pitched yeast around 5pm. This is the yeast we harvested from the Scottish Ale. The yeast we used in the Scottish Ale was Omega British 1, which is their version of 007. We had about 3 L between a few containers and then when it had all settled, a very thick slurry of about 1.6 L.
So...No action Sunday morning. No action in the afternoon. Erik came over and we stirred it with the long handled mash paddle. Very strange and concerning. Then, we did filled a hydrometer and did a reading. 1.090. WHAT??? Did a refractometer and 23.2 Brix, = 1.097. Both are WAAAYYY low. So weird. Were all of our refractometer readings way off yesterday? So weird....what to believe.
4-16-19. Once it took off, it went great. Once it got rolling I adjusted temp to around 63-64, that's where it was at during vigorous fermentation. Once it slowed down after a few days, I raised it a bit. It's been fermented at 68 last couple days, bubbles now about 15 seconds. Gravity tonight: 1.047. Appearance is real thick, chocolatey. Tastes super chocolatey! There's a lot of yeast in suspension yet, but still tastes like chocolate!
5-9-19. I have been chilling it down, it's been at 35 for the last couple days, gonna keg it this weekend. FG is 1.040 Tasting a lot of dark chocolate. Not the "sweetest" beer.
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Red
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Specialty IPA: Red IPA
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22 Litres |
1.055 |
1.01 |
5.87 |
62.89 |
12.73 °L
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1.2K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 1.91 bar |
Creation
Date: 3/17/2019 10:36 AM |
Notes: |
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Space Dust Cloudburst
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Double IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.085 |
1.026 |
7.76 |
72.73 |
5.21 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Author:
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oly-brew
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.06 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 12/22/2018 7:48 PM |
Notes: |
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Fresh Squeezed Double IPA
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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10 Gallons |
1.08 |
1.014 |
8.67 |
25.77 |
5.27 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 15 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 62 |
Mash Thickness: 1 |
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: 11/7/2018 5:16 AM |
Notes: Boil 105 minutes
Dry Hop 5 days in primary in 2 stages
1st addition day 4 of primary … 1oz each galaxy, mosaic, citra
2nd addition day 6 of primary same as 1st addition
Rack to Secondary day 8
Keg
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Bear Heart - Alien Headshot
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Strong Scotch Ale
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25 Litres |
1.076 |
1.021 |
7.18 |
17.98 |
18.09 °L
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1.2K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 30 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.063 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 20 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/29/2018 6:20 PM |
Notes: Take 1,5 liters of boiling mash at 30th minutes of boiling and boil it for 50 mins in a pot. It will turn something like a püre sugar. Then add it back to boiling mash. This will improve the body and malt aroma of the beer.
After the end of first fermantation, boil just too little water that would help honey to be mixed good and add honey. Boil the mix for 10 mins, then cool it down to around fermantation degree. Then add it to fermanter. |
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There's Only One Man Who Would Dare Give Me The Raspberry...
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American IPA
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5.75 Gallons |
1.074 |
1.02 |
7.19 |
70.89 |
8.34 °L
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1.2K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.4 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/7/2018 2:43 PM |
Notes: |
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Big Stout (Barrel Aged)
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Wood-Aged Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.124 |
1.032 |
12.11 |
35.15 |
50 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.091 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/8/2017 3:22 AM |
Notes: Post fermentation, age in burbon barrel, at the least chips. At least a month. Let condition in keg/bottles for another month. |
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Munich Magnum SMASH
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Märzen
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5.5 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.01 |
6.01 |
20.27 |
8.2 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 7/18/2017 3:01 AM |
Notes: |
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Fløyen IPA
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American IPA
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46 Litres |
1.065 |
1.014 |
6.64 |
75.03 |
11.89 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 57 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 30 |
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: 6/12/2015 7:26 PM |
Notes: Mash:
62 °C, 20 min.
68 °C, 20 min.
77 °C, 5 min.
Fermentation:
18-20 °C, 14 days.
Malts:
90,6 % Best pale malt
4,5 % Best münchenermalt, 25 EBC
3,3 % Thomas Fawcett pale crystal malt, 75 EBC
1,6% Best dark crystal malt, 120 EBC
Hops:
Horizon, pellets, 60 min. to hit target IBU
1,11 g/l Cascade, pellets, 15 min
1,11 g/l Centennial, pellets, 15 min.
1,11 g/l Mosaic, pellets, 15 min.
1,11 g/l Cascade, pellets, 2 min
1,11 g/l Centennial, pellets, 2 min.
1,11 g/l Mosaic, pellets, 2 min.
1,11 g/l Cascade, pellets, dry hop, day 6
1,11 g/l Centennial, pellets, dry hop, day 6
1,11 g/l Mosaic, pellets, dry hop, day 6
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Stone IPA Clone (Edwort)
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.013 |
7.42 |
77.47 |
8.82 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Author:
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Boil
Size: 7.25 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 65 |
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 6:24 PM |
Notes: |
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Saison Monster
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Saison
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5.5 Gallons |
1.071 |
1.013 |
7.66 |
34.05 |
5.39 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 74 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/30/2016 12:22 AM |
Notes: Brewed on 7/31 no misshaps but i cut water alittle to much and could have used some rice hulls just in case Og:1.072
Xferd on 8\10 gravity 1.008 or 8.4% atten=88% tasted great noce banana esters...and saved yeast for washing.
Bottled on 8.22 with 2 oz corn sugar 2 oz cane.. extremly clear FG:1.006 tasted good with bubblegumm and belgine esters slight acelaldehyde and fusel alcohol .8.66% 91%AA. |
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Freezer Dump Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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2.25 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.01 |
6.35 |
43.64 |
6.79 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
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: 7/5/2016 1:47 PM |
Notes: |
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19: Flemish Red
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Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.012 |
6.77 |
10.49 |
15.6 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 1 |
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: 12/18/2015 4:17 PM |
Notes: Brewed 12/18/15
Mashed with 4 gal at 161F. Too hot but got impatient waiting for it to cool. Probably lowered to 158 over the course of 1 hour mash. Sparked 3 times with 10 gal total of water. Boiled for 90 minutes and added hops at 60, but boiled for another 15 min to get volume down to 6.5 gallons. Whitlock at 25 minutes. Racked #18 sour blonde into secondary and pitched this brew on top of yeast cake that is WLP550 and dregs of sanctification from RR. Will ferment at 65F for 1 month. OG is 1.061 so still shitty efficiency at 63%
Racked to secondary on 1/24/16 and SG was 1.020. Pitched roselare blend that will bring this down a lot over the next few months |
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Bock
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Traditional Bock
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5.5 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.015 |
6.55 |
26.55 |
14.87 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 2.0 |
Primary
Temp: 55 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/13/2015 11:44 PM |
Notes: |
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Strong Saison
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Saison
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5 Gallons |
1.09 |
1.016 |
9.66 |
11.72 |
10.65 °L
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1.2K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.149 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/2/2015 9:26 PM |
Notes: |
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Double Macc10
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Imperial IPA
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6 Gallons |
1.087 |
1.019 |
9.01 |
84.12 |
9.82 °L
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1.2K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.065 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/20/2015 10:48 AM |
Notes: |
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American Stout BCS Brewed
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American Stout
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10 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.014 |
7.58 |
57.2 |
50 °L
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1.2K |
1 |
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Author:
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Dark Storm Brewing
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Boil
Size: 11.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.062 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/27/2015 11:28 PM |
Notes: |
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Citra IPA Loosely Based On Zombie Dust
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.017 |
6.77 |
79.93 |
7.42 °L
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1.2K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.33 |
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: 8/7/2015 3:26 AM |
Notes: |
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