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Author:

Ozarks Mountain Brewery

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

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: 11/26/2017 10:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 60

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: 6/29/2022 2:39 AM

Notes: ================================
7/1/2021
brew night last night everything went pretty well. nailed the OG and maybe a little over 5 gal. i did about 6.5 gallons in the mash and then sparged maybe three pitchers of sparge water, at beginning of boil i was at about 7.25 gallons and 1047 pre boil. post boil i was right around 5 gal and 1055, watered down a little bit.

i used perle but ideally i wouldve used some noble american hop. crystal?

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6/30/2021
thinking maybe just boil 60 minutes instead of 90? i think a little DMS corn flavor is acceptable here if it should happen to do that.

for yeast kind of stupid i have maybe a half cup slurry but no DME for a starter so i will just pitch the whole slurry and hope its all good

ph calculation mustve been off before, adding some phosphoric acid
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6/28/2021

branching from grandma's country lager to Grandpa's. I am not sure grandpa drank any different beer than grandma but for this one we will attempt to stay within the american lager category, whilst adding a little bit of pilsner malt for a little more flavor.

i was going to do legit flaked corn then i thought id keep with the grits but for this lets go for international pale lager and go all malt.

considering carapils but do i want head retention and too much flavor? i think i do but judges may not like.

using legit lager yeast for this.

need to go through hop stash and decide what to use, default evergreen.

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11/28/2021
reworking this for round 3. round 2 stunk, had to add DME later, not sure i cooked and mashed the grits long enough. beer turned out infected or something smelled and tasted like wine vinegar.

this time removing the DME boosting the base malt to get to 5.3% although it will be fine if it floats back to 5.0 or 4.8 even. last brew was 59% efficiency, hoping to at least get 62 this time. using my old setup and brewing in parallel to another batch on the GF

Last time was nobility this time trying evergreen. Adjusting hop amounts to stay under 18 ibu.

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7/8/2021
Brew day last night, kind of sucked. Tried the brew easy setup for mash and ended up light on efficiency and OG. refractometer said 1035 preboil and about 1038 post boil. then i took less than a gallon of wort and heated up on stove and added 1lb DME. lets see how much that ruins the color. anyway the refrac was still showing low gravity, recalibrated it, and now its saying 1049.

also i forgot about whirlfloc until after the boil so i heated for like 5 extra minutes to give it time to dissolve.

also i forgot to cook the grits before i started the mash so i cooked them during the mash kind of quickly and with less water than instructed, added them about halfway into the mash.

a lot of mistakes here, havent brewed in over a month. also not sure about the brew easy if it was low efficiency because we did not sparge meaning there were leftover sugars in the grain when i was done mash/went to kettle.

i am reading now that we may do better with proper water profile. also i did not take ph reading so unclear if that was an issue. possibly next time we want to try this, we make a straight up pilsner or blonde ale without the grits and use a real water profile built from RO.

also we did not have a proper sparge arm so its possible efficiency was affected by channeling.

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7/7/2021
first batch was indeed good the way it was, but altering for todays brew day. low on grits. was gonna just run it but 4.8% is just so low. adding half pound of 2row.

using slightly less acid malt because i feel some of my brews might be too acidic in the end? havent quantified that. pH readings tend to be low.

also going to use some nobility instead of having to hacksaw more of that crystal. adding some to end of the boil because why not....hopefully doesnt pull off too much hop flavor or bitterness in whirlpool (....it shouldnt, with that tiny amount)

not really doing any water chemistry here. going to just run tap and see if i can really tell the difference. fits with the theme of this beer being super easy and cheap as well.

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2/8/2021
recipe creation.

malt :
considered using at least a portion of 6row malt which has higher diastatic power; this is/was used for classic (particularly pre-prohibition) american lager to ensure enough enzymes to convert the starch in the corn (which seems to have very low diastatic power). i think this recipe is using relatively low amount of corn adjunct for the style. this is partly because i would like to have a decently malt / body to the beer and also would like to just use my normal 2row base malt and not have to order more stuff from the homebrew store.

corn :
flirted with the idea of using flaked corn, its a little more expensive, for some reason id rather use something from the grocery store. popped popcorn and corn flakes cereal are options but kind more in the direction of a goofy brew. im reading a little about raw corn : it needs gelatinizing before the starches can be freed up enough to convert to sugar in a mash. you'd need to cook it first to do this step. wondering what about thawed frozen corn, maybe thats already been cooked, would that work? anyway this all seems a little goofy still. maybe for another brew. anyway for this i will use a can of instant corn grits. (not convinced this will add any flavor, so really does it even make any sense to use this as opposed to corn sugar? if we're gonna do corn sugar might as well do cane sugar? i guess lets just go with the corn grits since we havent done it before)

it sounds like quick grits we can just drop into the mash without doing a cereal mash beforehand (this is what i did previously with instant rice). (ref: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/quick-grits-confused.431229/)

gravity / abv :
id like this to come to 4.5% but not sure how much the grits will convert so im setting it to 5%abv to give a little slack in case the efficiency is bad.

water :
build from distilled. minor calcium chloride addition. i tried fooling with BF light lager profile but it has this HCO/bicarbonate level that i am not sure with what i am supposed to add to increase the HCO levels to the target. anyway just go with the czech pilsner profile i have used in the past. i looked up some light lager water profiles and they are similar to this.

hops :
gonna use these old frozen wet hops hopefully theyre not bad.

yeast :
going back and forth between 34/70 and lutra. would like to try lutra but i do like the sulfur notes of 34/70 but maybe its not quite appropriate for this beer. also considering some maybe 2007 i do remember it was pretty clean tasting.

Author:

ybor_knight

Boil Size: 14.96 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 4/22/2022 10:34 AM

Notes:

Author:

monumentparkbrewing

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 55

Mash Thickness: 1.45

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/7/2021 2:56 AM

Notes: 6L Starter

DME Required: 22.5 oz, 639.1 g

Growth Rate: 1.4

Initial Cells Per Extract (B/g): 0.06

Ending Cell Count: 931 billion cells

Author:

Dwayne

Boil Size: 12.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

Efficiency: 85

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: 2/6/2021 4:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

chasmo123

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/21/2019 3:28 PM

Notes: Differs from original, see the PDF at URL.

Original Gravity: 1.072
Final Gravity: 1.011
Extract Efficiency: 75 percent
IBUs: 90-95 (actual/not calculated)
ABV: 8.2%
SRM: 7

Directions:
Mash grains at 151-152° for an hour or until starch conversion is complete. Mash out at 170° and sparge.

Collect 8 gallons of runoff, stir in dextrose, and bring to a boil. Add hops as indicated in the recipe. After a 90 minute boil, chill wort to 67° F (19° C) and transfer to fermenter.

Pitch two packages of yeast or a yeast starter and aerate well. Ferment at 67° F (19° C) until fermentation activity subsides, then rack to secondary.

Add first set of dry hops and age 7-9 days, then add the second set. Once the second dry hops are added, swirl the initial dry hops back into suspension in the fermenter and age five more days.

With two days to go on the dry hops, drop the temperature to 32°.

Author:

Darby Rose Brewing

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/9/2018 1:19 AM

Notes: Add 0.1 grams per gallon Calcium Chloride to strike and sparge water

Author:

kedili_bira

Boil Size: 32 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 3

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: 12/5/2018 1:02 PM

Notes:

Author:

10 Palms

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 5oz

Creation Date: 11/28/2017 12:03 AM

Notes: Gold medal at 2017 Kona Brewer's Fest.
Silver medal at 2018 Kona Brewer's Fest.

Author:

Vinster

Boil Size: 34.5 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22.5 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/1/2013 3:21 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/6/2017 5:14 PM

Notes:

Author:

japa2121

Boil Size: 5.1 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.091

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/28/2016 3:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

jimbrew

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1

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: 11/29/2016 7:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

John Abrahamsen

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/15/2016 7:02 AM

Notes:

Author:

Mack44

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/4/2016 10:24 PM

Notes:

Author:

4runner

Boil Size: 54 Litres

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.057

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/13/2014 10:50 AM

Notes: Appelsinskall 25g i 10 min
Kanelstang 1 stk i 5 min
Nellikspiker 8 stk i 5 min
Kan nok økes litt ved neste kok
Ente opp med OG 1,067 etter kok og FG 1,015
ABV 6,7%

Author:

dbrowning

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 70

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: 6/26/2015 7:33 PM

Notes:

Author:

Tim Fuller

Boil Size: 20 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.8

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 12.3 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/5/2015 6:26 AM

Notes:

Author:

Andrew R

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.063

Efficiency: 73

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: 10/15/2021 6:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

gull.senator

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/18/2014 2:00 PM

Notes: Instructions for batch sparge:
Add as much sparge water at 170F as possible to mash tun, stir for 5 minutes! then cover, let settle for 5 and begin to vorlauf, pouring first quart or so back over grain bed. Trickle left over sparge water over grain bed. Take hydrometer reading of unboiled, mixed wort when you start to boil - take temp, not approx. volume. This is to determine brewhouse efficiency later.

Recipe Notes:
With these hops 1lb or more Rye can be added to complement citrus notes. Also can substitute biscuit/victory malt or more munich malt for more bready malt flavor without added sweetness. Wheat is added to bring light but unique flavor and add body and head. Crystal malt could be substituted or added with any of these if darker color and added sweetness is desired.

First wort hopping is done by adding boil hops directly to boil keg as mash is being sparged. They extract flavor and smooth boil bitterness during this process and as the wort is being brought to boil. All other hops should be added to large mesh bag.

Add irish moss at 45'.

Pitching instructions: prepare yeast when wort has been chilled to around 80F.

S-04 rehydration instructions @ http://www.fermentis.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SFA_S04.pdf

Draw off 1 pt wort at 86F-74F in sanitized container, sprinkle yeast from packet, stir for 30' while chilling rest of wort temp to 70-65F. Then rack to carboy, add rehydrated yeast and wort back to carboy.

I aerated the carboy as the wort was racking from the boil keg and thought this was very effective.

Fermentation instructions: I started fermentation in low 60's or high 50's. The fermentation began around 8-12 hrs later and ramped the temp naturally to around 65F for the first 24-30 hrs, then it rose gradually to 68F or higher. After the activity peaks around 68F, I let off the blow-off and used the heat stick to keep ambient temp high at 65-68F. This yeast is best started low, then ramped up gradually to 68F. It being English, needs the higher final temperature to clean up off-flavors for about a week+. After that continue to age in primary for another week-2 weeks.

Dry-hop:
After a few weeks in primary, rack to secondary and bring temperature up to around 70 in order to extract hop flavor. Determine dry-hopping rates after tasting racked beer. Dry hop once for 5 days, and add second dry hop if needed. Then remove hops and bring beer to coldest possible temp for several days - then bottle.