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Author:

stelem@alice.it

Boil Size: 35 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 10.5

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 28 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2016 10:35 PM

Notes:

Author:

Maltose Falcons

Boil Size: 7.11 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.06

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: 8/26/2021 4:54 AM

Notes: Oxygenated w/ O2 stone for 30 seconds before pitching.

Fermented at 44F for 24 days. Diacetyl rest for 2 days in mid-60sF. Lagered at 35F for 2 months

Mashing Instructions:
Dough in w/ 3 gallons of water for Protein Rest @ 131F for 20 minutes. Add 2 gallons at 160F to reach Beta Rest at 145F. Immediately pull approximately 1/3 of total in thick mash and heat to 158F and hold for 20 minutes. Heat that portion to a boil for 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add it back to the main mash to reach Alpha Rest at 158F. Immediately pull approximately 1/3 total in thick mash and heat to boiling for 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Then add back to main mash for mash out at 168F.

Author:

SteveFritz

Boil Size: 25.42 Litres

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 4.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/20/2021 3:23 PM

Notes: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/caramel-amber-ale.167880/
Use deep amber (290f)
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/20-lb-of-sugar-and-a-jar-of-yeast-nutrient.114837/

Author:

Steve Licht

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.33

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: 2/5/2020 5:48 PM

Notes: Introducing Trident™, a specialized hop blend from Hopsteiner. The 2019 Trident™ blend is comprised of three unique Pacific Northwest-grown hop varieties.

Trident™ was developed for those seeking a hop forward punch to the nose fruity, citrus, tropical, passion fruit blend to fit any beer style. Trident™ is a specialized blend with a much wider range of aroma and flavor characteristics than any single hop variety could generate on its own. Although, Trident™ is perfectly balanced as is, it can also be used with other unique Hopsteiner proprietary varieties to build an even more unique, and potent flavor profile.

Brewing usage: Dual
Aroma: Fruity, Citrus, Tropical, Passionfruit
Alpha Acids: 13.6%
Beta Acids: 4%
Total Oils: 1.6%
Beer styles: Hazy IPA, American Pale Ale, IPA, Lager

Process for Brewing week of 4/4
-Ferment at 64*
-Dry Hop 4 oz on Day 6 4/10
-Keg on Day 12 4/15
-Tap on Day 18 4/21

Author:

Michael Chiantera

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/27/2020 12:58 AM

Notes: What is First Wort Hopping?

First wort hopping (FWH) is when you add a large portion of the finishing hops to the boil kettle as the wort is transferred from the mash or lauter tun. As the boil kettle fills up, the hops steep in the wort and release those important oils and resins.

Normally, the aromatic oils are insoluble and evaporate during the boil. However, by letting the hops steep in the wort before the boil, the oils have more time to oxidize to more soluble compounds, which means there’s a greater chance those oils are kept in the beer during the boil and deliver additional hop complexity in the finished product.

Who Discovered First Wort Hopping?
It’s entirely possible FWH was discovered by accident. A brewer wanted to try something new and tossed hops into the kettle before the boil later realizing there was a flavor change in the finished beer. Even if this isn’t the case, isn’t it more interesting to believe in the myth?

First wort hopping was common practice around the turn of the 20th century to increase hop utilization. At some point in the mid-20th century, the practice was more or less discontinued. However, in 1995 Brauwelt magazine (Germany) reported on the “rediscovery of first wort hopping” research focusing on pilsner style beer and finding the process resulted in beers with finer hop aroma.

The report documented many German breweries that implemented FWH. In the past, brewers in England and Belgium also added hops before boiling. The research experiment was carried out in two German production lager breweries. Both breweries made two versions of Pilsner in very similar manners, including yeast pitching rates, brewing water, malt lots and using Type 45 pellets.

The Experiment
A portion of the late kettle hops (Tettnanger and Saaz) were added to first runnings in the kettle and were allowed to stay with the brew throughout the entire boil. The late hop/aroma addition was omitted.

At Brewery A, the first wort hopping addition of Tettnanger and Saaz hops amounted to 34% of the total hop weight. At Brewery B, which used only Tettnanger, it was 53% of the total hop weight. In both resulting beers the first wort hopped beer had more IBUs than the non-first wort hopped beer, 39.6 to 37.9 at Brewery A and 32.8 to 27.2 at Brewery B.

Lager Brewery IBU of FWH Beer IBU of Non-FWH Beer
Brewery A 39.6 IBUs 37.9 IBUs
Brewery B 32.8 IBUs 27.2 IBUs

Despite increased bitterness, the panelists described the first wort hopped beers as more pleasant tasting and overwhelmingly preferred them, creating a more harmonic beer and uniform bitterness when compared to the conventionally hopped beer. Further analysis indicated the conventionally hopped beers contained a higher level of hop aroma substances, but panelists nonetheless described the FWH beers as having a very fine and rounded hop aroma and rounded hop flavor.

The authors of the study recommended that first wort hopping contain at least 30% of the total hop addition, preferably using the later aroma additions. The overall alpha acid quantity shouldn’t be reduced because the results of the tasting showed that the bitterness of the first wort hopped beers is regarded as very good and very mild. A reduction of the hop quantity could result in weakened bitterness, too.

How To Do First Wort Hopping
First wort hopping is practiced by a number of craft brewers and homebrewers and is applied to a full range of styles both ales and lagers. It’s best suited for beers that call for noble hops and isn’t suited for beers that want volatile hop oil presence or fruity hop aroma; in fact, first wort hopping actually works against developing those hop characteristics.

Mash Hopping
Many people confuse ‘First Wort Hopping’ and ‘Mash Hopping’ as one in the same. Mash hopping is actually the process of adding hops to your mash tun during the mash rest.

Unlike FWH, hops added to the mash undergo little to no hop isomerization in the tun.

To do first wort hopping, add a substantial portion of the hop bill (30-50%) to the kettle as you transfer wort from the lauter tun. The hops steep in the wort for the entire runoff and remain in the wort for the duration of the boil.

Make sure to use low alpha acid hops that are normally scheduled as the final aroma/flavor additions because isomerization begins at temperatures below boiling; more hops in the wort longer during the boil causes the total bitterness of the beer to increase, although the amount is subtle because the hops are low in alpha acid. First wort hopping takes advantage of higher pre-boiled wort pH levels, which allows for higher isomerization.

The reason craft brewers and homebrewers use first wort hopping is because it can change your beer’s hop profile, which is more easily noticed in moderately hopped beers. However, many brewers will tell you those pre-boil additions result in subtle notes that will be noticed in even hop-intense beers. The new hop flavors aren’t easily defined, and the chemistry behind first wort hopping isn’t fully understood, but normally an adjustment of 10% is added to the calculated bitterness in IBUs.

Author:

Good Vibrations

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 45

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: 12/10/2019 2:14 AM

Notes: Last brewed - 12/15

Primary - 12/29

On bourbon oak - two weeks

Vanilla beans in whiskey for 5 days, then on beer for 5 days

Mashed @ 152

1.086 OG

Author:

Stellenbosch

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 15 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/12/2018 9:31 PM

Notes: 5g CaSO4

dry hop on days 4, 6 and 8 of fermentation
keg on day 11.

Author:

Schweikhard Brewing

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/29/2017 4:29 AM

Notes: Brew day: 7/19/17

Mash:
Goal temp 152
Pre Mash Water: 164
Actual Mash Temp: 147
Pre boil gravity: 1.057
Pre boil vol: 4gal
post boil garvity: 1.082

Yeast:
Target pitch rate: 1.25
Mfg. Date: 7/5/17 (11 days old)
Cells available: 92 Bil
Target Cells: 322 Bil

Starter 1:

Starter 2:

Bottling (8/12/17):
Vol: 2.5?
Priming sugar: 1.6 oz
Co2 vol goal: 2.0
Actual final gravity: 1.016
ABV: 8.66%

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/10/2017 12:47 PM

Notes:

Author:

rgerick44

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 82

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: 9/26/2016 6:41 AM

Notes:

Author:

Tres

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 5 oz

Creation Date: 3/6/2013 3:36 PM

Notes:

Author:

victor schwoebel

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.

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.076

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 5/11/2016 5:16 AM

Notes:

Author:

llvtt

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/9/2016 8:44 AM

Notes:

Author:

Cypress Brewing

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 3/30/2016 7:42 PM

Notes:

Author:

Happenstance Brewing Company

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: Keg

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2015 10:13 PM

Notes: Mash at 150F for 60 min. Add First Wort Hops when entire boil volume approaches 160F. 90 minute boil. 0 Minute hopstand hops get added at flameout and stand for 45 minutes. 0 min Aroma hops get added at 160F during chilling. Pitch and ferment at 66F. When fermentation slows, add dry hop 1. When fermentation is complete add dry hop 2 and let sit for 3 days, stirring gently once every 12 hours or so. Rack to a finely purged C02 laden keg and force carb to 2.0 vols or so, about 8 psi on the keg and 40F to 42F serving temps. Enjoy fresh!

Author:

VTCCbrewer

Boil Size: 7 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: 63 ° F

Priming Method: CO2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/29/2015 10:52 PM

Notes:

Author:

RodeBrewingCo

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 4/12/2015 1:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

BEERngineer

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/1/2015 11:55 PM

Notes: This is the best beer Ive brewed to date. I am very happy with it. Love the malt, the hops are completely expressive. It is not a very bitter IPA, but the hop flavor and aroma are magnificent.

(Bell's Two Hearted Ale)