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Author:

Flitch E. Doomer

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Priming Sugar

Priming Amount: 5 oz.

Creation Date: 3/1/2012 8:12 PM

Notes: Shooting for a Ale with a Stella like hop flavor.
C&B BRIESS PILSEN LIGHT $11.69
C&B MUTTONS EXTRA LIGHT $11.69
SAFALE US-05 11.5G $3.58
BRIESS CARAPILS MALT $1.79
LD Carlson Isinglass $0.89
EST COST $8 PER GAL.
BREW DATE 3-3-12 DAY AFTER HEAVY RAINS
20 min. steep of grain.
started yeast with 8 fl. oz. of brew.
Volume was 5.5 Gal and O.G. was just shy of 1.050 final was 1.012.
3-23-12 great taste. Needs one week more carbonation.
Bottle date 3-18-12
Good natural carbonation on 3-29-12

Author:

gorefisted@gmail.com

Boil Size: 6.5 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: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/22/2015 12:26 AM

Notes: MASH SCHEDULE:

- Dough-in @ 95F with 98.4F water, hold for 45 min (phytic acid rest to help prep mash pH)
- Increase to 113F with boiling water, hold for 20 min (beta-glucan/protein rest)
- Increase to 152F with boiling water, hold for 55-60 min (main infusion/sacch rest)
- Collect 3.5 gallons in first runnings, sparge to collect 3 more

So, here we are. Making a bourbon-barrel fermented black gose... I don't think either of us is sure exactly what's going to happen, but that's part of the fun. Here's the breakdown:

We want to make a gose. This style of light-bodied, tart and funky spiced ale is pretty en-vogue right now. However, being us, we can't just do it the normal way. It's go hard or go home. So, we're going to brew a gose with 10.5% midnight wheat malt and alderwood smoked salt (y'know, cuz it's gonna be a black gose...), throw it in our bourbon barrel (which has previously aged Damnation Alley bourbon, our imperial stout and our English old ale), pitch a lactobacillus starter into it, wait a week then pitch Kölsch yeast, then probably wait a pretty long time to see what happens to it. We are doing this primarily to infect this barrel once and for all, and figure an insanely outlandish, reach-exceeding-our-grasp recipe will guarantee both that and potentially yield an interesting beer. If the beer doesn't come out palatable, then we'll at least learn something or another about sour beers and barrel-based primary fermentation. I'll keep this page updated with our trials and tribulations.

7/24/15: The experiment begins (and oh, does it begin). Making a starter consisting of steeped acidulated malt, flour and dextrose. Already pretty bizarre, but we're hoping to just grow a small lacto culture from our single vial of White Labs L. delbrueckii (WLP677).

7/24/15: - 11:50 PM: Just washed our barrel out with boiling water in preparation for filling it with wort and a lacto culture tomorrow night. Smells amazing still, but definitely a little buggy already. We had been considering this for a while, honestly. We've heard tell that a bourbon barrel will really only be able to age a beer to provide the usual woody, tannic and spirit-like characteristics for 2-3 uses before getting sour and bizarre... thus, we're pretty much prepping it for future sours right now.

7/25/15: Brew day. Everything's going fine, actually. We collected a lot but it's pretty weak, so we'll boil it down to get a more concentrated wort.

8/15/15: Just to update a bit... we went with the original plan on 7/25/15 after brewing to throw this directly into the barrel and add the previously-mentioned lacto starter we made. Additionally, however, we pitched ~65 mL of Omega Labs lactobacillus blend after throwing the other ~35 mL into a small batch of blueberry hefeweizen. Last week (a week after pitching the lacto blend and the Kölsch yeast, mind you), we tasted this monster and it's already pretty damn sour. However, it also hasn't really fermented much. Considering we only hit 1.042 for our OG (already a couple points off) and the Kölsch yeast seemingly barely did anything, likely due to the pH of the barrel's contents being too low (2.5-3.5) for fermentation to truly get underway, we may have our first "stuck" fermentation, cuz the sample we took, though awesome tasting, was about 1.020. Doesn't really matter cuz we can always throw some Brett in. I think it'll still come out awesome, but it needs time and TLC. We were asking for issues with this idea though, so it's fine.

8/29/15: It's been a couple weeks since tasting this and checking hydrometer readings. Last time we checked, this guy was actually, really fermenting, though pretty slow. Even though we believe the yeast we pitched has been all but completely halted by the low pH of the barrel's current contents, it seems lacto has been slowly chipping away at the complex dextrins and other sugars hanging out in there, as the hydrometer revealed us to actually have a then-current gravity of ~1.020. Checked again today with another 8 oz sample and we are progressing, this time with around 1.014. It's slow going, but at this point we actually have a very tasty, complex dark sour beer that presents a lot of challenging flavor components and which has a well-rounded body to boot. In terms of ABV, we are hovering somewhere around 4%, which is actually pretty solid. Changed the blowoff assembly to an airlock and sipping on the sample as I type. As I mentioned, it's very complex. In the nose I get notes of bourbon and sherry, cocoa, oak, vanilla and an intense tangy funk note, not unlike something like Boulevard's Love Child sours (which are also BBA darker sours, incidentally). The wine-like notes also linger on the tongue, though the finish is sharply sour, salty and surprisingly very dry considering there's still a decent amount of residual sugar. I think we'll probably bottle this one pretty soon, honestly. We're trying to strike a balance between taking 8 ounce samples to check gravity every few weeks and just cutting our (volume) losses and collecting what we can, bottling it and enjoying it. Besides, we're both itching to do something insane with Brett in the barrel, so that's even more reason to get this wonderful little science project out of there and into our beer fridge. Until next time.

9/18/15: We bottled this last week, using Lalvin champagne yeast to hopefully carbonate it nicely given the main yeast in the barrel probably gave up when it was added to such a low pH environment. It's somewhat carbonated in only a week which is good, but the most important thing is...

IT'S FUCKING AWESOME.

Holy shit, this is basically everything we wanted it to be, and pretty much all of the notes, nuances and flavors come together amazingly. It's smoky, salty, sour, malty, roasty, coffee-forward, tannic and bourbon-laced with an absolutely insane acid profile. Super good. Insanely pumped.

Author:

Jason Rippe

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 9/29/2011 7:42 PM

Notes: Taking a clone of Cigar Brewing's Jai Alai and turning it into an apple IPA. Not sure if it will work, but it sounds amazingly fun to try. Doing the initial brew at 4 gallons then putting the cooled wort onto the cider in the primary, along with the dry Simcoe hops after a week.

Author:

madpilot

Boil Size: 27.7 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.031

Efficiency: 75

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: 4/1/2019 10:20 AM

Notes: Grainfather water formulas:

Mashing: ($MASH_VOLUME * 2.7) + 3.5

Sparging: (($FINAL_VOLUME + $BOILING LOSS) - $MASH_VOLUM) + ($GRAIN_BILL x 0.8) = 15

Author:

kblankenship11

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/2/2018 7:36 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/24/2017 2:54 AM

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Author:

missing7days

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/5/2014 2:14 AM

Notes:

Author:

theodorekenn

Boil Size: 33 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.064

Efficiency: 81

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/13/2017 5:13 PM

Notes:

Author:

bhive01

Boil Size: 7.61 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 60 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/20/2021 2:15 PM

Notes: From here: https://www.gladfieldmalt.co.nz/brewing-recipes/#Gladfield-NZ-Pilsner
Have Krispy on hand. Wish I had Krispy 2.0 or Lutra.

Krispy @ 68ºF was good. I think Lutra would be as well. Going with semi-cold (60ºF) fermented 34/70 on second batch. Also fixed "leaf/whole" to pellet for initial bittering addition.

Went sulfate heavy (light and hoppy BFriend profile) and it was really drinkable, but almost too "drying" on the palate in the finish. Going to try a balanced profile as I want a little of that rather than shift straight to a chloride heavy profile.

Balanced profile seemed better than sulfate heavy so sticking with that. Still quaffable, but less drying on the palate. Reducing the grain to 11 from 12 lbs to reduce the strength a bit. Want to be able to have a couple.

Author:

Mark F.

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 55 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/22/2015 11:45 AM

Notes: Fermented it on my back porch for the first ten days when it was around 50-60F. Then transferred it after about the 10th day to the secondary fermenter and into my unheated foyer, where it was around 45 for the past 4 weeks. Just bottled it yesterday with cane sugar primer and will store for three weeks at room temp before storing in my cellar for another month at 55. I tasted the beer at bottling and it has a nice crisp, slightly bitter, dry and malty. running about 6.2% ABV. Clear gold color. I really liked this Munich Lager yeast as it really performed in colder temps and attenuated nicely.

Author:

Ille74

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.022

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/19/2015 6:52 PM

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Author:

LostMyFilm

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.033

Efficiency: 75

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: 4/24/2015 6:09 PM

Notes:

Author:

WildHighlander

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.094

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: Keg

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/10/2015 4:30 PM

Notes: Step by Step
One week before brew day, get a WLP007 yeast starter going. When starter activity slows, decant the spent wort and add fresh wort.On brew day, crush the grains and place in two steeping bags. Steep the bags at 155 °F (68 °C) in 16 quarts (15 L) of water for 20 minutes. Rinse the grains with 2 quarts (2 L) of 170 °F (77 °C) hot water. Add dried malt extract (DME) and table sugar. Boil for 60 minutes, adding the hops at the specified times. Chill the wort to 70 °F (21 °C) and add water to achieve 5 gallons (19 L) of wort. Aerate the wort and add WLP007 starter (decanting the spent wort first). When fermentation slows, take a gravity reading and add WLP099 starter (if needed) to achieve a final specific gravity of 1.035. Keg or bottle carbonate, aiming for a carbonation level of 2.0–2.2 volumes of CO2. Once carbonated, condition at cellar temperature for several months. Flavor should peak at about one year and remain there for at least another year.

Tips for Success:
Pitching plenty of healthy yeast is paramount for a high gravity brew. When in doubt, pitch more. Be patient with the fermentation and conditioning process. Beer doesn't have a schedule. For bottle carbonation, pitch fresh yeast at bottling time if the WLP099 wasn't needed during the brew day. Give the bottles adequate time to carbonate. This beer needs to age, anyway. You'll thank me later for saving it until its peak. If you would like, try aging this beer in a bourbon barrel. How long to barrel condition is a matter of individual taste. Our club likes a full bourbon flavor, so we age the beer for several months. We don't worry about temperature. The barrel's alive, and varying temperatures allow the wood to expand and contract, imparting those wonderful oak and bourbon flavors.

Author:

SchuBrew

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 2/8/2013 8:17 PM

Notes: I had two ounces of Legacy hops that I added through out the boil

One 1st place in the American IPA category

Runner up best of show

Author:

Eschebrygg Flekkefjord

Boil Size: 148.96 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 10 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/4/2020 5:54 PM

Notes:

Author:

Brewcalyptus Ben

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/20/2013 1:16 AM

Notes: This is my standard house brew. It is light and enjoyable and tastes great with English or American malts. I always ferment it a touch hot to bring out the fruity characteristics of the yeast which blend nicely with the Tettnang hops.

Author:

Pualei

Boil Size: 7.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.42

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: 52 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/11/2016 5:15 PM

Notes: Did a 1.5L starter
Will pitch the starter and an additional pack of yeast.
Lagered for 5 weeks at 34F
Finished at 1.021= 4.5%, don't think I pitched enough yeast.
Kegged on 5/2/2016 with 30psi, shook for a couple minutes and let it sit. Will shake every day at 30 psi for 4 days then see.
Tastes really good! easy drinking. chococlatey and roasty with a clean finish.
Next time i brew this i will use less dark malts..

Author:

HopYourFaceOff

Boil Size: 1.75 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: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/20/2014 9:14 PM

Notes: Prime with 3tbs of maple syrup dissolved in 1/3 cup of bourbon when bottling.

Author:

braunbp

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.08

Efficiency: 71

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/5/2015 11:21 PM

Notes: 2 packets of 05 were added when pitching

add lactose sugar with 10 minutes left in the boil.

Added Two 29oz cans of Pumpkin Puree baked for an hour and then Cool to 154 and put in the mash.