Bourgeois Daydreams
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Brett Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.023 |
1.005 |
2.43 |
28.48 |
2.23 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 84 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/21/2025 1:01 AM |
Notes: Mill the grains and mash at 149°F (65°C) for 60 minutes.
While sparging, maintain the mash temperature at 149°F (65°C), and top up as needed to get about 6 gallons (23 liters) of wort, depending on your evaporation rate.
Boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops according to the schedule.
After the boil, do a whirlpool step: Stir or recirculate to create a vortex, add the hops, and allow 5 minutes to steep. Chill to about 84°F (29°C), aerate the wort, and pitch the yeast.
During fermentation, allow the temperature to free-rise as high as it wants to go, and avoid head pressure on the yeast—for example, instead of an airlock, loosely cover the top of the fermentor with a sanitized piece of foil or cheesecloth. Watch the kräusen; when it starts to fall, you can add the airlock.
Once the gravity has dropped to about 1.004 (1°P), pitch the Brett. Once the beer is bone-dry, add the dry hops for 3–5 days, then crash and remove the hops (or rack).
Carbonate to about 2.75 volumes of CO2 if kegging, or 3.2 volumes if bottle-conditioning—and we also add more Brett at bottling. Wait 2 weeks for a fresh, hoppy version of Bourgeois—or let it ride. We recently opened one that was 4.5 years old, and it tastes great.
BREWER’S NOTES
Water & pH: We shoot for a 2:1 chloride-sulfate ratio, and we adjust the pH in our kettle with lactic acid to knock out about 5.1.
Fermentation: Back pressure is the enemy of ester production. Our Brett culture started as a modified version of Omega OYL-218 All the Bretts, and now we re-pitch it from the dregs of bottles from our previous batch of Brett-conditioned beer we made. We think of the Brett as a seasoning, not as the main attraction of this beer. But these are all just guidelines—make it your own! |
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This Must Be Where Pies Go When They Die
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Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
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20 Litres |
1.047 |
1.007 |
5.3 |
15.65 |
7.13 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 24 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/8/2025 10:58 AM |
Notes: |
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S-SIPA 1.1
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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14.5 Litres |
1.031 |
1.008 |
3.03 |
41.07 |
2.64 °L
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60 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 17.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.026 |
Efficiency: 79 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
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: 7/10/2024 3:00 AM |
Notes: Infusion. 14,5 final boiler, 13,5 final fermenter (actually x l real; see below), final keg = 11 litre. Add lactic in keg (88% lactic acid) at a rate of 0,75 ml per litre of beer.
Whirl 95 °C (1,5 minutes, 12 g/l): 87 g Mistral+ 87 g Nectaron; + 50/50 Citra/Mistral (25,9 + 25,9) g dry (4,7 g/l) in 11 litre keg
15 litre in kegs estimated (subtracting yeast and sediment):
2,5 l deadzone for 12 l or less final fermenter. (must increase dead zone by 0,2 l when 14 litre final volume to 17 l; 0,5 when 17-20 litre and up; 1 l above 20 l
IPA whirlpool liquid absorption by hops: ~ 5x loss by weight of hops (which I didnt do; only added 1 litre) (would've been a 1,5 L loss in this case 5.5A; so 17,5 L final)
Yeast: Escarpment Thiol Libre v.2 gen 4
Water chemistry: Added 100 ppm CaCl2 (assume dihydrate): 9,2 g in mash water.
Added 5,6 ml 1 Molar Lactic acid in 8 litre sparge water
Résultats: OGL. 1,032, couleur très pâle
After kegging: Added 15 ml of 1/20th strength 88% lactic acid.
Taste: Balanced, refreshing. Excellent.
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Hadley Lager
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Pre-Prohibition Lager
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6.5 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.014 |
5.94 |
32.52 |
7.15 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 8.71 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.039 |
Efficiency: 90 |
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: 3/2/2025 4:21 PM |
Notes: |
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Le Cat Saison
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Saison
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5.5 Gallons |
1.076 |
1.019 |
8 |
26.94 |
4.84 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.14 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 69 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/21/2025 9:23 PM |
Notes: |
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Citrus Tripel
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Belgian Golden Strong Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.094 |
1.017 |
10.01 |
32.06 |
5.98 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 4.3 oz |
Creation
Date: 2/6/2025 1:01 AM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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4.75 Litres |
1.066 |
1.015 |
6.67 |
45.97 |
4.45 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 9 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 78 |
Mash Thickness: 7 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 23 ° C |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: 27.8 g |
Creation
Date: 12/15/2024 11:59 PM |
Notes: |
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ANZ NEIPA
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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70 Litres |
1.061 |
1.014 |
6.2 |
0 |
5.47 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Author:
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Boil
Size: 75.68 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
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: 12/12/2024 11:02 PM |
Notes: |
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Schoolcraft Belgian Saison
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Saison
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5.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.012 |
5.15 |
21.46 |
6.2 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Author:
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Magic Hand Social Club
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Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.75 |
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: 9/5/2024 10:24 PM |
Notes: |
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Fjord & Fjell Keptinis (5L)
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Experimental Beer
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3.5 Litres |
17.494 |
4.149 |
7.3 |
23.79 |
5 °L
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60 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 3.5 Litres |
Boil Time: N/A |
Boil Gravity: 17.5 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 2.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 26 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/29/2023 10:14 AM |
Notes: Stater: 1l mariaue |
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Tank 7 Clone
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Saison
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5.5 Gallons |
1.073 |
1.016 |
7.39 |
0 |
3.94 °L
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60 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
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: 10/28/2024 3:40 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
5.5 Gallons |
1.076 |
1.019 |
7.52 |
0 |
3.83 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
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: 9/12/2024 6:16 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
19 Litres |
1.005 |
1.001 |
0.51 |
0 |
0 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 26 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.004 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
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: 9/24/2024 10:36 PM |
Notes: |
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Wet Hopped Pale Ale
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No Profile Selected |
310 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.014 |
5.55 |
0 |
6.8 °L
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59 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 341 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 79 |
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: 8/30/2024 6:00 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
550 Litres |
1.045 |
1.011 |
4.47 |
0 |
4.93 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 510 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
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: 8/28/2024 5:09 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
1750 Litres |
1.051 |
1.013 |
5 |
0 |
3.96 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 1755.7 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
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: 8/1/2024 1:35 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
18 Litres |
1.057 |
1.006 |
6.69 |
20.6 |
5.09 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 23.82 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 2.8 |
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: 8/1/2024 12:50 PM |
Notes: |
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2nd Try
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No Profile Selected |
12 Litres |
1.05 |
1.007 |
5.65 |
60.65 |
4.16 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 8 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.076 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
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: 7/27/2024 1:19 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
32 Litres |
1.06 |
1.014 |
6.12 |
0 |
7.23 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 37.68 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
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: 7/7/2024 7:50 AM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
5.5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.012 |
4.89 |
0 |
12.85 °L
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59 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
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: 5/6/2024 4:22 PM |
Notes: |
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