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Author:

Maz

Boil Size: 462.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 2.5

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: 5/20/2025 4:20 PM

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Author:

Matt_pendle@hotmail.com

Boil Size: 18 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 3.13

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: 11/5/2025 3:55 PM

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Author:

Boil Size: 2.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.02

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 5.38 psi

Creation Date: 9/7/2025 10:12 PM

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Author:

Boil Size: 5.35 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 67

Mash Thickness: 1.7

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 8.22 psi

Creation Date: 8/20/2025 3:38 PM

Notes: GTABrews Brewslam 2025 Belgian and French Ale (24B) 2nd place.

Some notes on the recipe:
- This is for a 4.8gallon batch (I ferment all beers in kegs). You can bottle carbonate these using honey or just burst carb with co2 which is what I do.

- You can replace aromatic malt with Special B if you want it to have a bit more pronounced caramel/raisin taste.

- Single infusion mash at 153F (67C) with a mash thickness of 1.7 qt/lb. Aim for 5.4-5.6 mash PH.

- It's not a hoppy beer by any means so you can really use a wide variety of noble/continental hops. You should be between 20-30IBU.

- You might not want to use a saison yeast as the beer will become too dry (unless thats your thang!).

- You can easily open ferment this which is what I do with most of my beers.

- Ferment low for the first few days to avoid it from developing too much phenolic/ester character, before ramping up temperature by 2-3F (1-2C) per day.

- Best enjoyed fresh.

Author:

Boil Size: 45.93 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

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: 8/4/2025 10:43 PM

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Author:

Kiyosue

Boil Size: 290 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

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: 7/22/2025 9:31 AM

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Author:

SteveBradley

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.55

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 23.72 psi

Creation Date: 7/5/2025 4:01 PM

Notes: Lower OG variant of earlier Czech your Privilege
Before boil gravity = 1.045
O.G. = 1.053
Ferment for 2 days at 73 degrees
Ferment for 2.5 weeks at 54 degrees
Rack to keg at 34 degrees for at least 5 weeks
F.G = 1.023 = 4.1% ABV

Author:

Patrick Astorga

Boil Size: 7.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 11.19 psi

Creation Date: 6/13/2025 1:32 AM

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Author:

Boil Size: 420 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 6/6/2025 12:39 AM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

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: 5/30/2025 8:45 PM

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Author:

Semper Sitientum

Boil Size: 4.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 2.9 oz

Creation Date: 4/10/2024 8:33 AM

Notes: Ferment between 60-68

Author:

Thicket

Boil Size: 1250 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 11.7

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.3

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/20/2025 11:22 AM

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Author:

Jerry Bastida

Boil Size: 7.54 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

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: 4/5/2025 6:29 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 25.85 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 70

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: 3/8/2025 9:32 PM

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Author:

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

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: 3/4/2025 7:50 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 170.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 2/20/2025 5:58 PM

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Author:

Dustydust

Boil Size: 7.36 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/13/2025 5:17 PM

Notes: v1-v2 -> Adjusted infusion temps for rests.
Crystal added after 1st decoction
Carafa special added after 2nd decoction pulled.
Reduced crystal malt significantly based on feedback and personal tasting notes. Bumped up wheat to account for difference in gravity.
Use pure O2 for oxygenation instead of shaking and killing head forming proteins.

Recipe modified significantly at this point.
Based on the Dunkelweizen recipe in BYO article - https://byo.com/article/dunkelweizen-style-profile-2/

Also based on a recipe by gordon strong in modern recipes.

I pitch only 1 packet per 5.5 gal. This intentional under pitch promotes ester creation.

# Rest Instructions

! False bottom is not used.
! Do not add rice hulls or crystal malts until the final steps.
! Bag carafa, crystals, and base malts seperately
! Use alvarado for wheat addition.

## Ferulic Acid Rest/Beta Glucan (30 min):
* This whole step - Heating Element Off, Pump Off
* Do not add any acid or salts. Targeting a high pH for ferulic acid step.
* Mash in with malt only, no rice hulls, mash thickness - 1.5
* Begin first rest at 113 for 30 mins.
* Wrap in a blanket

## Proteinase & peptidase Rest (5 min):
* This whole step Heating Element Off, Pump Off
* To boiling water, add salts for 4.7 gal and all the acid. Targeting 5.3 pH.
* Add boiling water to bring temp to 131 (mash thickness - x)
* Rest at 131 for 5 mins (do not turn heater on since I can't recirc without rice hulls)
* It's likely the protein rest will last longer than 5 mins. That's fine. Try to aim less than 15 mins at 131 though.
* Wrap in a blanket

## Beta Amylase Rest (Hold till decoction is ready - approx 40 min):
* Pull thick mash for decoction - 5 quarts. put in biggest kitchen pot. (approx 2 gal)
* remove grains from GF and set basket in a big stainless kettle.
* Dump liquid into larger kettle and heat to 153. Get the grain dust and proteins in the bottom of the kettle back into suspension.
* Pour 153 liquid back into kettle, add mash basket back in and let recirc at 148.
* Add crystal malts now.
* hold at 148 while decoction is happening (about 40 mins).

## Decoction (20 min a-amylase, 10 min boil):
* Slowly heat decoction to 146 and allow to free rise to 148. Use stovetop at full.
* Get decoction to 148 and hold 20 mins. Require a little heat, try wrapping in towels to maintain temp better.
* Heat decoction to boiling. Takes 10-15 mins to get to boil.
* Boil 10 mins.

## alpha Amylase Rest (20 min):
* Add decoction back into main mash to acheive 158 rest temp.
* Ramp up to 158 if temp misses. Allow temp to drop if it is a little too high.
* Hold at 158 for 20 mins.

## Mash out (15 min):
* Pull 5 quarts thick decoction and immediately heat to boil. Boil 10 mins.
* Add rice hulls to main mash and start recircing if the mash was stuck before.
* Add carafa here
* Add thick decoction back into mash to achieve 168 temp. Rest 15 mins.

Use pure O2 for 60 seconds at 1 L/min, then add approx 60b cells of yeast.

Strike water volume (3.75 gal) = 1.5 Q/lb
protein rest water volume (1 gal) . = 1.8 Q/lb

Decoction equation
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/raising-mash-temp-with-decoction.387486/
BrewerinBR
(TT-CT)*(AG*(0.3125+R))/(212 - CT)

TT = Target Temp (F)
CT = Current Temp (F)
AG = Amount of Grain in Mash (LB)
R = Ratio of Grain to Water (quarts)

1st decoction
(158-148)*(10*(0.3125+1.9))/(212 - 148) = 3.4 quarts thick mash

2nd Decoction
(168-158)*(10*(0.3125+1.9))/(212 - 158) = 4.0 quarts thick mash

* apt brewer scorched mash at approx 3:30 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIQNlqjOie4

* Rest - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/how-to-brew/enzymes-in-beer-whats-happening-in-the-mash/

Author:

Boil Size: 10.81 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.024

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/25/2024 3:07 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 150 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

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: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/17/2024 3:18 AM

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Author:

Colkburg

Boil Size: 100 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.021

Efficiency: 80

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: 8/10/2024 11:19 AM

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