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American Brown (Janets Brown Ale)
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Specialty IPA: Brown IPA
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1 Gallons |
1.068 |
1.017 |
6.66 |
63.51 |
24.37 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1.4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/13/2025 2:46 AM |
Notes: From 'Brewing Classic Styles'; Zainasheff and Palmer
Water profile from Brun Water Brown Ale Balanced
Changed efficiency to 75% and adjusted grain amounts to match recipe OG.
Yeast options: WYeast American Ale 1056, White Labs California Ale WLP001, Fermentis Safale US-05
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Nov 2020 batch: Dropped CaCl to increase Sulphate:chloride ratio; per Martin Brungard post
Fermentis - Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
White Labs - California Ale Yeast WLP001
Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04
Wyeast - American Ale 1056
Mangrove Jack - US West Coast Yeast M44
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Mangrove Jack - Liberty Bell Ale M36
Wyeast - American Ale II 1272
Lallemand - LALBREW® NOTTINGHAM HIGH PERFORMANCE ALE YEAST
Lallemand - Verdant IPA |
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The Sorrow That Carries Us Home
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Belgian Tripel
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1800 Litres |
1.077 |
1.017 |
7.89 |
30.29 |
3.63 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 2000 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.073 |
Efficiency: 82 |
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: 12/14/2025 6:00 PM |
| Notes: |
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DUBBEL III
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Belgian Dubbel
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7 Litres |
1.073 |
1.015 |
7.56 |
18.35 |
16.92 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 11.38 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 64.1 g |
Creation
Date: 12/11/2025 9:59 AM |
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Marzen V.3
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Märzen
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32 Litres |
1.062 |
1.012 |
6.48 |
29.24 |
6.75 °L
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80 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 45.05 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 10 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 1.11 bar |
Creation
Date: 12/9/2025 7:57 AM |
| Notes: |
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Fresh Squished IPA
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.018 |
6.67 |
58.15 |
11.68 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 23.72 psi |
Creation
Date: 10/28/2025 2:56 AM |
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Ginger Dark Holiday Ale
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British Strong Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.016 |
6.19 |
40.15 |
16.2 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.157 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 10/22/2025 10:12 PM |
| Notes: |
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In The Sink
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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12.5 Gallons |
1.065 |
1.012 |
7.27 |
31.95 |
4.39 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 15.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 45 |
Boil Gravity: 1.06 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 67 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 11.6 psi |
Creation
Date: 10/17/2025 11:52 AM |
| Notes: |
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Cottage House Saison
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Saison
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19 Litres |
1.066 |
1.007 |
7.73 |
45.57 |
6.47 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 24 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
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: 10/3/2025 9:46 AM |
| Notes: |
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Ghent Double
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Belgian Dubbel
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14 Litres |
1.062 |
1.011 |
6.63 |
30.69 |
26.73 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 17 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 10/2/2025 4:51 PM |
| Notes: |
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Livio's Smoked Pineapple Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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10 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.009 |
6.41 |
38.89 |
3.67 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 8.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
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: 9/13/2025 6:18 AM |
| Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
10 Litres |
1.067 |
1.013 |
7.05 |
20.52 |
13.11 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 15.9 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 8/31/2024 4:20 PM |
| Notes: |
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September 11th FLager
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No Profile Selected |
5.5 Gallons |
1.057 |
1.009 |
6.39 |
30.24 |
3.07 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 67 |
Mash Thickness: 1.75 |
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: 9/8/2025 4:56 PM |
| Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.08 |
1.02 |
7.87 |
76.59 |
10.19 °L
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80 |
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: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/5/2025 9:56 PM |
| Notes: |
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New Cold IPA - JPalmer Inspired
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American IPA
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6.5 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.007 |
6.77 |
34.53 |
4.16 °L
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80 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.75 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 55 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/3/2025 4:13 PM |
Notes: Local homebrew store was low on supplies, so unable to get SF Lager as I've used before. Winging it with WLP840, hoping for both a good attenuation and minimal/pleasant ester profile with good temp control...
Reviewed (this and a few other sites, but with others not specific enough for guidance) just before brewing for some style guidance:
https://www.beerandbrewer.com/john-palmers-cold-ipa-all-grain-recipe/
Decided to use grain bag (in grain basket) at Palmer's mention of bag. Would not recommend doing both, didn't seem to facilitate cleanup like I'd hoped and may have contributed to splashing (though large mash volume was certainly a problem too). Oh well.
I mash for 3-4 hours, without worrying/watching an exact time. A brew day works into my schedule better that way - set up and start the mash, go about our day, and return to finish with the lauter and boil in the afternoon/evening.
It was a larger mash volume than I typically calculate: I took 26L directly from Palmer's blog. For his recipe (5 kg=11 lb total), that volume works to 2.5 qts/lb, whereas mine (13 lb not including rice hulls) is a slightly more modest 2.1 qts/lb. Doesn't look to have improved or dropped efficiency overall... All my previous batches have seemed to have the same efficiency (thicker mash, harder to stir at times) with 1.25-1.5 qt/lb water (as per the old version of How to Brew).
Dry hops were added on day 3. Because I didn't have a muslin bag to contain them, I pitched them straight in and then after high krausen (~day 7?) racked to a secondary fermenter. CO2 purging during that racking seems to have done decently in preventing significant oxidation, based on color and flavor sample at day 16. Fermented at 55F.
At day 16, FG measurement of 1.007 suggests attenuation of 88%, quite above that suggested by the manufacturer. So, not sure if I'm measuring something wrong along the way. Pleasant, though not very strong, bitterness and hop profile (stronger citrus, maybe a little pine, so mostly Ekuanot coming through, ?melon hinting through from the Belma??) on this same sample. Not surprising with (even after throwing on an extra 1 oz Ekuanot in last-minute decision for dry hop...) a rather low weight of hops used compared to typical for style.
Concerned I'm picking up a little diacetyl flavor (though not noticing the same in the aroma?) so I will rest at 67F x1 week, then cold crash x3-5 days before racking to keg. Total turnaround (partly due to laziness? probably done in the secondary after no more than a week...) 4 weeks to get into the keg and start "conditioning" (more likely, start drinking 24-48 hrs later). |
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SMASH Mosaic IPA
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American IPA
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28 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.01 |
6.35 |
53.94 |
4.25 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 29.99 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.056 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: 1.35 |
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: 6/14/2025 2:58 PM |
| Notes: |
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NE IPA 1
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American Pale Ale
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20.8 Litres |
1.058 |
1.011 |
6.2 |
44.03 |
6.14 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 27.98 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
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: 5/22/2025 1:43 PM |
| Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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American Pale Ale
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50 Litres |
1.063 |
1.016 |
6.2 |
0 |
7.82 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 55 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
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: 5/19/2025 4:25 PM |
| Notes: |
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Sour
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Berliner Weisse
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310 Gallons |
20.338 |
9.024 |
6.36 |
0 |
4.68 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 350 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 19.3 |
Efficiency: 79 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 5/8/2025 6:50 PM |
| Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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No Profile Selected |
5.5 Gallons |
1.073 |
1.018 |
7.21 |
0 |
19.45 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
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: 4/19/2025 8:26 PM |
| Notes: |
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Axolotl 2025
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Saison
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6 Gallons |
1.05 |
1 |
6.63 |
17.51 |
2.86 °L
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80 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 77 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 3/23/2025 2:10 AM |
Notes: Gold Medal and 2nd Place in Best of Show at 2025 Nordeast Brewer's Alliance Homebrew Competition. 3rd Place Minnesota State Fair (Sour & Wild Ales).
5 grams Sourvisae. Co-pitched all yeasts at 68F and drive fermentation to 80F bt Day 3 and hold until FG.
Final pH was 3.36, so the 5 grams soured the same as a full pack.
“Mixed fermentation Saison featuring moderate lactic acidity, farmhouse yeast character, and light Brett funk. Naturally carbonated.” |
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