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Author:

Laegrim

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 48

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 90 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: -15.4 psi

Creation Date: 11/29/2019 5:47 PM

Notes: Buckwheat honey is a placeholder for bocheted wildflower honey, and the regular honey addition will be a half pound of pecan smoked wildflower honey as well as a pound of regular wildflower honey.

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Actual OG: 1.088
Actual FG: 1.014

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Brew Day and Fermentation Notes:

- Mashed in a bit high, @156f
- Mash tun was not large enough to hold grain bill and full water volume at once, so 1 gal was reserved to rinse the grains in bag after the mash (the listed sparge) Ended up with a much lower than expected pre-boil gravity (reflected by the efficiency number), so will change this next time.
- Had trouble keeping a boil on the stovetop, but this was expected and part of the reason for the extended (90 min) boil. This is reflected in the lower than expected evaporation rate as well.
- Used a thick nylon bag as the hop bag, but the material may have been too thick, and the total volume of hops was too large for the bag; by the end of the boil the bag was very much overfull. Will use a spider or several smaller, thinner, bags next time.
- Started the Bochet at around the 60 min mark during the boil, and carmelized until very dark and the first wisps of smoke began to rise. Dissolved the bochet (outside, with safety goggles - seriously, be safe) with the remaining gallon of water, brought the mixture to a boil, and then added it to the boiling wort around the 15 min mark.
- Also, managed to overflow the bochet pot when the honey first reached a boil; it nearly killed the range and made for one hell of a cleanup job. Keep in mind you need at least 6x the volume of honey as headspace during a bochet.
- Wildflower and Pecan (cold) smoked honeys were added to the carboy just prior to the yeast pitch; the relatively warm wort made dissolving the honeys quick and painless.
- The Fermaid O was added in one batch just before the pitch as, based on my reading, I feared the gravity would drop too quickly to time additions. This worked out just fine, but based on this batch timing additions probably wouldn't be that difficult.
- Significantly underpitched the yeast (perhaps 25-30 ml), and pitched at slightly above 90f. Fermentation was carried out in a glass carboy, with insulated wrapping, placed above a heating pad connected to an inkbird; temperatures were consistent (88f-92f) throughout fermentation. After 6 days activity had ceased, and on the seventh day the carboy was cold crashed for ~6hours and then kegged that evening. While this fermentation was quick, it was also clean - without the esters the strain is noted for or any off flavors. In the future I will probably pitch the entire pack though, just to ensure I don't end up with the off-flavor horror stories I've read about (of course I ran across those stories after the pitch).
- Very important: scream at the spirits as you pitch your yeast, as is traditional, to ensure a good fermentation and un-possessed batch.

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Tasting Notes:

This stuff turned out way better than it had any right to be - especially since it was a shot in the dark using pretty much exclusively ingredients I'd never touched before. Toasty caramel, lightly burnt (in a good way) sugar, and sweet round nuttiness dominate, with touches of raisin and prune in the background, before finishing with a Guinness-like tang (presumably from the honey). The hops are very much in a supporting role here; pleasant, but barely noticeable and serving mainly to balance the dominant sweet flavors. Body is medium/medium-light, and the alcohol is noticeable only by a mild warmth and slight perceptibility on the nose, despite the significant proof.

Everyone who has tried this without knowing the abv beforehand has guessed in the ~4% range. Score one for Hornindal, I guess.

Will make this again, and see how improvements in process change the character of the final product; still not sure what changes to the actual recipe I'll make.

Author:

flexmurphy

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 84

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: 6/26/2015 5:46 PM

Notes: 1.25L starter. Pitch at 64F, keep cool for a couple of days then allow to ramp up on its own.

7 hour boil!

No water additions except lactic acid and Campden tablet - the minerals in the water will concentrate over the 7-hour boil, so I don't want to add anything extra.

Mash with 6 gallons, then boil for an hour before topping up with 1-2 gallons of separately boiled, filtered water to replace the boil-off. Keeping the overall boil volume lower should help to use less propane, and might increase the rate at which the wort changes.

Need to make sure that:

1) the volume never gets too low and allows the wort to scorch
2) the final volume is reasonably close to the target
3) the propane doesn't run out before the boil is done

Author:

ServaesaPorFavor

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/10/2017 2:43 PM

Notes:

Author:

BrewHop

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.2

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: 6/22/2016 6:04 AM

Notes: Will be funked in the barrel with Yeast Bay Saison Brett Blend. You can move the 10min addition to 5min if you would like. Also, use whatever saison yeast strain you would like except Wyeast French Saison (since that one is a beast and may ferment too much). Note the Burton water salts too!

Author:

Alfus32

Boil Size: 7 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/27/2021 3:16 PM

Notes:

Author:

MisterTinkle

Boil Size: 6.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/3/2021 2:26 PM

Notes: 2g Gypsum
1.5g Epsom
4g CaCl
1g NaCl

1 10ml vial of ClarityFerm in fermenter

Dry hop in keg after cold crash.

Author:

Hawkbox

Boil Size: 46 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 38 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/22/2019 2:01 AM

Notes: 1 vanilla bean per keg, want a distinct flavour but not overpowering.

Author:

duncan.luke

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

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: 4/28/2018 11:49 PM

Notes:

Author:

Quokka42

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/3/2018 1:11 AM

Notes: Sugar is actually inverted local "raw sugar" from the company that supplies local breweries (a lot like turbinado for those who don't live in Aus.)
This is meant to be in the tradition of old commercial Aussie beers, which were actually originally ales, but the Nottingham imparts less ale characteristics and in fact if you ferment below 18C you are unlikely to find anyone who could pick this from a lager in a blind test
I have also used dry enzyme in my latest versions, hence the attenuation adjusted to 95%.

Author:

BenMyton

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/6/2016 9:23 PM

Notes:

Author:

SirRound

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.034

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 149 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/4/2016 10:09 PM

Notes:

Author:

Jason Franssen

Boil Size: 3.48707 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/15/2012 2:19 AM

Notes: Fak Yak clone taken from Aussie Home Brewer. Called for Nelson Sauvin instead of Motueka in 5g at 10mins and 18g at flame out. Coopers LME is a Coopers Australian Pale Ale tin.

Author:

octopussy

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.028

Efficiency: 85

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: 4/2/2016 3:40 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/5/2016 1:15 AM

Notes:

Author:

RyDog

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

Efficiency: 59

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/29/2015 12:48 AM

Notes: 1 lb rolled heat treated rye
1 lb rye berries

Author:

Staurminator

Boil Size: 35 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.022

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/10/2015 10:30 PM

Notes:

Author:

ForeverBrewing

Boil Size: 27 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.029

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3

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: 9/11/2015 11:10 AM

Notes:

Author:

dave1502uk

Boil Size: 20.1 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.062

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.9

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: 4/13/2015 8:11 AM

Notes: 0.5 kg jaggery

Author:

flexmurphy

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.021

Efficiency: 90

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/21/2015 6:20 PM

Notes: Strike water was at 156.3, mash came out to 152.7, probably due to colder temp of grain that was mashed outdoors (-5C outside today).

Used large tea ball for FWH addition - hung off the rim, it sits just below the surface of the wort. All of the hops slipped out of the tea ball into the wort - oops!

Much higher efficiency than expected - planned for 1.020 OG, ended up with 1.030. Might be a result of the barley addition to the mash? Or maybe my system is just that much more efficient than James' is.