MelRose
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Belgian Blond Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.003 |
7.58 |
16.14 |
4.38 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 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: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/27/2016 7:29 PM |
Notes: Sparge 1.75gallons at 185*
add sugar/syrup at 12 min. left in boil
2 days fermentation @ 70*
7 days fermentation @ 74*
cold crash at 37.5*
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Lupuloid-ish Clone
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American IPA
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24 Litres |
1.068 |
1.013 |
7.2 |
66.49 |
4.42 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 2.75 |
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: 11/28/2019 12:57 PM |
Notes: |
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Hemp IPA
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American Light Lager
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5.5 Gallons |
1.074 |
1.014 |
7.81 |
78.85 |
17.16 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 55 |
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: 9/5/2018 5:03 PM |
Notes: |
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Dusty's Cider
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Common Cider
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5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.001 |
6.48 |
0 |
0 °L
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991 |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 100 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 14.89 psi |
Creation
Date: 8/28/2018 5:47 AM |
Notes: Pressed enough apples for 10 gallons of cider. Apples came from my dad's summer culinary tree and summer crab apple tree. I tried to mix apples evenly before pressing.
- add crushed campden tablets 24 hours prior to yeast pitch.
- add pectic enzyme when adding campden tablets
- Rehydrate yeast with about 1/4 cup of water that has been boiled with go form. Use an ice bath to cool the solution down before adding yeast. Let yeast rehydrate for thirty mins before pitching into cider.
- After fermentation has started, add hydrated fermaid o with about 1/8 to 1/4 cup cooled water (with chlorine removed).
Oxygenated cider with pure O2 for 1min 10 sec.
Yeast:
Red Star Premier Blanc in 5 gal - 1.048 OG
Mangrove Jack M02 in 5 gal - 1.05 OG
Apples gathered on 8/25/2018
Cider pressed on 8/26/2018
Packaging - Kegging ONLY
NOTE: These steps must be followed in order. If metabisulfite is added after sorbate then chemical reactions can occur that will give the cider a 'geranium' off flavor.
- add 1/4 tsp potassium metabisulfite to 5 gal of cider to inhibit yeast and bacterial growth.
- Wait at least 12 hours.
- add 2-1/2 tsp potassium sorbate to 5 gal of cider to halt fermentation.
- Wait at least 24 hours. 48 hours is ideal.
- Transfer cider to a keg.
- Purge oxygen from headspace.
- Remove a sample of cider and add apple juice concentrate until you're happy with the flavor.
- Take a gravity reading of the cider sample, then dose the main batch until the gravity readings match. Err on the side of too little.
- carbonate to desired levels
Very good read on backsweetening -
http://beersmith.com/blog/2017/03/07/how-to-backsweeten-beer-cider-and-mead/
8/23/2019 tasting notes:
I tasted and back-sweetened the ciders today. The preference of my wife and I was the champagne yeast batch. The champagne yeast batch had a dry champagne quality that we both enjoyed; it was smoother too. The mangrove jack batch was nice an clean, with a slight bitterness on the backend. Both finished at 0.994. I tend to like my cider on the dryer side, but not bone dry. I back-sweetened the mangrove jack cider to 1.002 and the champagne yeast cider to .999 with frozen apple juice concentrate from the grocery store. I decided to backsweeten the mangrove jack batch a little more to help balance out the bitterness; it seemed to do the trick. No additional tannins or acidity were required. The crab apples did a great job of adding the acidity the cider needed.
The mangrove jack cider was slightly more bitter than the champagne batch, this is probably due to the ratio of crab apples to culinary apples. The champagne batch was obviously darker than the mangrove jack. This could be due to oxidation or the ratio of apples. The cider carboy was less full, while the mangrove jack carboy was filled to the brim, so oxidation could certainly be a factor. However, campden tablets are supposed to help with oxidation, both batches certainly had a decent amount of campden tablets added to halt the yeast. I'm used to oxidation flavors in beer, I don't get those stale flavors from the champagne batch. The fact that my wife and I prefer the champagne batch would indicate that it's probably not oxidized. Time will tell, I'll update this if it starts to exibit oxidation flavors.
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Sam Adams Octoberfest Clone
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American Pale Ale
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2.5 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.012 |
7.56 |
34.12 |
40.98 °L
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991 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 3.75 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/18/2017 1:20 AM |
Notes: |
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Rye IPL (the Hammer)
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American Light Lager
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6.5 Gallons |
1.075 |
1.019 |
7.39 |
68.75 |
5.73 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 8 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.061 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.4 |
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: 7/25/2017 11:33 PM |
Notes: |
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Hawthorn XP
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American IPA
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6 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.014 |
6.48 |
64.43 |
7.21 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 83 |
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: 6/6/2017 6:22 PM |
Notes: |
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NE Style IPA
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English IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.075 |
1.019 |
7.46 |
107.57 |
4.6 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.18 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/27/2017 2:10 PM |
Notes: - Pre-boil all water adding a crushed Campden tablet.
- Test pH of water after pre-boil. It must be tested at room temp. Clean with the electrode with distilled water before and after each use. Once it's tested, .3 will need to be subtracted since it is at room temp. The goal is to have a pH 0f 5.25 - 5.35. In order to get there, add 1/8 tsp of gypsum per gallon and 1/4 tsp of calcium chloride per gallon.
- Single sparge mash.
- Wait until temp. is down to 150 before adding whirlpool. hops.
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Top Tier
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Old Ale
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6.5 Gallons |
1.078 |
1.021 |
7.46 |
41.1 |
16.4 °L
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991 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.068 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 69 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/18/2017 4:24 PM |
Notes: |
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Juleøl 2016
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British Strong Ale
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58 Litres |
1.063 |
1.009 |
7.08 |
33.2 |
17.21 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 55 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.067 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 12 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/18/2016 2:58 PM |
Notes: Co-pitch 2-3 pakker W34/70 med 1 pakke s-04. Gjær på 16-17C eller lavere. |
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Ambrrrr Winter Pale Ale
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.022 |
6.54 |
44.99 |
17.94 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 4.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.074 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.33 |
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: 11/15/2014 2:54 PM |
Notes: 4.2 gallons of sparse water used, calculated with
http://onebeer.net/batchspargecalc.shtml |
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Matt's Brew
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English IPA
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12 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.014 |
7.24 |
103.62 |
5.94 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 12 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 6/8/2016 3:19 PM |
Notes: |
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Evil Beavr
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Belgian Golden Strong Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.066 |
1.013 |
6.95 |
24.13 |
4.92 °L
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991 |
1 |
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Author:
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.049 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/22/2016 11:04 PM |
Notes: |
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Trappist Ale
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Belgian Dubbel
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5 Gallons |
1.074 |
1.017 |
7.57 |
22.91 |
12.19 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Author:
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BrewingBaar
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Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: corn sugar |
Priming Amount: 5oz |
Creation
Date: 12/25/2015 10:49 PM |
Notes: |
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Deaf Turtle
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.014 |
6.57 |
77.69 |
7.36 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 50 |
Mash Thickness: 1.4 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/23/2015 4:17 AM |
Notes: Dry hop 1/2 ounce each of Simcoe. Amarillo, Cascade hops and 1 ounce of Centennial hops for 10 days post fermentation. Optional yeast choices: Fermentis US 05 dry yeast or WYeast American Ale 1056. I recommend dry hopping this one with pellets over whole hops cones. If you go the whole cone route, cut everything in half and go 5-7 days. Cheers! |
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Walton's Scottish Pale Ale
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California Common Beer
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21 Litres |
1.062 |
1.012 |
6.51 |
43.2 |
6.64 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Author:
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Brew Master Walton
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
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: 8/15/2015 10:41 PM |
Notes: |
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Jade Smash
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California Common Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.073 |
1.02 |
6.84 |
89.94 |
7.35 °L
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991 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
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: 5/19/2015 1:05 AM |
Notes: |
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Dead Clone Guy Ale
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Maibock/Helles Bock
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40 Litres |
1.065 |
1.012 |
7.24 |
37.1 |
11.63 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 45 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
Efficiency: 69 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 15.5 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/8/2015 3:09 PM |
Notes: Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 10 at 15,5 degrees C
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 at 15,5 degrees C |
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Buckstock
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American Pale Ale
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3 Litres |
1.086 |
1.027 |
7.76 |
48.25 |
7.86 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 120 |
Boil Gravity: 1.034 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 17 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/31/2015 10:17 PM |
Notes: |
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21st
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.073 |
1.018 |
7.15 |
67.19 |
9.65 °L
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991 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.25 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/31/2015 10:12 PM |
Notes: |
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