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Ruski Bot Imperial Stout (updated)
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Russian Imperial Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.099 |
1.024 |
9.94 |
68.97 |
50 °L
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984 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 8.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.064 |
Efficiency: 65 |
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: 9/10/2015 8:33 PM |
Notes: previous version had too much special B -- dropped it altogether.
2 packs of yeast (or 3?)
Clarity Ferm
Inspiration:
http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=238807
http://beerandbrewing.com/VMkR_CsAACSR4WGF/article/alexander-the-blessed-recipe
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Sahti
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Sahti
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50 Litres |
1.128 |
1.063 |
8.53 |
0 |
23.7 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 50 Litres |
Boil Time: 5 |
Boil Gravity: 1.128 |
Efficiency: 79 |
Mash Thickness: 3.65 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 15 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/3/2022 6:47 AM |
Notes: This is my Sahti recipe - the ancient and traditional Finnish home beer. I have used this recipe many times and people have praised it. Unfortunately most of the ingredients are only available here in finland (yeast especially) and because the yeast - which is by the way the common baker's yeast in finland - is the key player here, you won't get exactly the same result :(
Juniper branches are placed in the bottom of the mash tun before adding any other ingredients.
Wort is not boiled but it's heated to boiling temperature at the end of the mash in order to pasteurize the mash before lautering.
The fermentation process starts with ~15-20 °C temperature. This is the primary fermentation. Once the fermentation weakens then drop the wort temperature to ~4 °C (= put it to the fridge) where it can rest 4-5 weeks (yes, really!). If your fermentation tank can resist some pressure, remove the air lock and let it collect some pressure. Don't do this if you don't have PRV / safety valve in your tank!!
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Dragon's Milk
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Imperial Stout
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5.25 Gallons |
1.098 |
1.023 |
9.89 |
44.07 |
50 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.08 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 5/30/2021 11:11 PM |
Notes: Mash grains at 156° F (69° C) for 60 minutes. The high mash temperature, caramel malt sweetness, and heft will help balance the beer when you dry it out with the bourbon/oak addition later on. Sparge at 168° F (76° C). Chill wort to 65° F (18° C), ferment for 7 days, and then allow temperature to rise to 68° F (20° C) and ferment to completion. This typically takes 10–14 days.
While you are waiting, boil 0.5 oz. (14 g) of white, untoasted French oak chips, 0.5 oz. (14 g) medium toast chips, and 0.5 oz. (14 g) heavy char chips in 8 oz. (240 mL) of water for about 5 minutes. Drain off the water, and soak the wet chips in 8 oz. (240 mL) of cheap, rotgut plastic bottle whiskey or bourbon for 1 week. Drain, donate the booze to your nearest sink (or even better, use it in a pork shoulder marinade prior to smoking) and this time soak the chips in 750 mL good-quality bourbon (cask strength is better if you are willing to make the sacrifice) for 4 to 7 days. You should get vanilla from the white chips, coconut from the medium chips, and dark chocolate notes from the heavy char. Begin tasting the bourbon after 3 days. After the boil in water and pre-soak in cheap booze to extract harshness, you should now get subtle, harmonious flavors and aromas from the chips.
You are looking for a good, sweet, vanilla, coconut, and chocolate character that complements both bourbon and stout. When these flavors are detectable, and work well with the bourbon, it’s time to blend the soaking liquid into your finished or nearly finished stout. Add to taste—you don’t have to use all the bourbon, and you don’t have to add the soaked chips either, unless you feel the beer needs more oak character. Less is definitely more here—it seems like a whole lot of booze and a pitiful amount of wood, but this ratio will allow you to pull subtle, sweet barrel nuances from the chips, rather than harsh, dry tannins, charred wood flavors and bitterness. The bourbon itself will provide much of the flavor, and will bump up the alcohol on your stout a bit too, leaving you with closer to 10–11% ABV, which is right in line with Dragon’s Milk. It will also dry out your beer appreciably, which is a good thing, because we’ve intentionally made the beer thick and sweet by mashing high. |
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Cousin Eddie's Christmas Ale
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American Strong Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.086 |
1.022 |
8.47 |
22.93 |
17.81 °L
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984 |
3 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.073 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/17/2020 2:49 AM |
Notes: THIS BEER TAKES NEARLY 2 MONTHS TO GET HAPPY. BREW IN LATE OCTOBER TO ENJOY FOR CHRISTMAST
STARTER TAKES ONE WEEK TO COMPLETE WITH MY EQUIPMENT
ORIGINAL RECIPE FOUND HERE:
http://www.thebrewerandthebaker.com/archives/19333
STARTER
(calc'ed using brewers friend yeast pitch rate and starter calculator)
Make about 1week before hand.
4 liter starter;
STEP 1: 13.5 oz DME light
boil 4L of water
add DME and stir to dissolve
boil 15 min
cool to 70F
sanitize yeast starter vessel and lid, funnel, scissors, yeast pack etc
pour wort into starter vessel
cover tightly and shake vigorously
add yeast
shake
loosen top so it's not air tight
shake intermittently and leave on table for 24-36 hours
cold crash 24 hrs
decant
STEP 2: use 13.5 oz DME light
boil 3.5+L of water (I'm limited to a 1 gallon starter vessel)
add DME and stir to dissolve
boil 15 min
cool to 70F
add to starter
stir/shake
leave for 24-36 hours
cold crash
decant before pitching into beer
BIAB Method:
MASH
strike temp 162F with 4.5 gallons water
Mash all loose grains for 60-90 min at 150F
Sparge wtih 2.5 gallons at 170F.
Mash and sparge water should amount to about 6.5 gal for the boil
BREWING:
1. Add Northern Brewer hops at 60.
2. Add Golding hops at 45.
3. After fermentation starts, transfer primary to chiller for 7 days at 68F.
4. Meanwhile, add vanilla beans, oak chips, and bourbon to sanitized bowl with lid and let steep in the fridge for the duration of primary fermentation.
5. On day 8, transfer to secondary and add the contents of the bourbon bowl (liquid and all) to secondary fermenter for 21 days at 68F.
6. Bottle or keg, condition for 21 days.
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Actual pre boil gravity: 1.068
Had 5 gal post boil so a little lower than expected. Moving kettle I accidentally hit the valve open and lost about 0.25 gallons. I added 0.5 gallons to top off, which would have taken the original to the 5.5 gal mark, actual was 5.25 gal.
Post boil gravity before adding water: 1.076
Post boil gravity post adding water: 1.084
Yeah I don’t get it either. Prob picking up sediment
FG 1.015. That gives this beer about 9% abv. |
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Kjeller 5 - Lille Ludwig Belgisk Jul
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Belgian Dubbel
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10 Litres |
1.079 |
1.012 |
8.69 |
27.89 |
20.99 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 12 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.065 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 20 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/13/2018 1:28 PM |
Notes: Bruk så mye vann du har plass til i kjelen din. Denne trenger litt ekstra plass :)
Sirupen helles i når koking starter.
Inspirert av Mikrobryggeriet sin Dobbel Sølibat |
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Spring Sour 2018
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Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
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5.5 Gallons |
1.078 |
1.01 |
9.02 |
18.8 |
18.39 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/15/2017 2:17 AM |
| Notes: |
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Brew Dog #70 Old World Russian Imperial Stout - With GINGERBREAD!
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Russian Imperial Stout
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20 Litres |
1.086 |
1.014 |
9.37 |
0 |
38.12 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/26/2017 10:01 PM |
| Notes: |
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CCB - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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50 Litres |
1.079 |
1.013 |
8.66 |
26.85 |
26.43 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 59 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.057 |
Efficiency: 84 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 8/5/2017 7:33 AM |
Notes: - Tilsett sukker ved kokestart.
- Candisyrup D-180 tilsettes ved flameout.
- Kjøl vørter til 18 grader, oksygen og tilsett gjær.
- La gjæringstemperatur stige til 22 grader første uken og hold. |
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Belgian Quad
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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16.5 Gallons |
1.108 |
1.02 |
11.49 |
21.93 |
21.26 °L
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984 |
2 |
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| Boil
Size: 18.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.096 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 1.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/22/2017 2:50 AM |
| Notes: |
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Braggot 2.0
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Braggot
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2.5 Gallons |
1.117 |
1.009 |
14.15 |
53.56 |
6.21 °L
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984 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 3.1 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.095 |
Efficiency: 55 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 60 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/11/2016 8:41 PM |
| Notes: |
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Belgian Dark Strong
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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10 Gallons |
1.102 |
1.021 |
10.7 |
21 |
30.46 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 11 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.093 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.2 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 65 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/9/2016 11:57 PM |
| Notes: |
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The Blackness
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Imperial Stout
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6 Gallons |
1.103 |
1.025 |
10.26 |
70.92 |
50 °L
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984 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 9 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/28/2016 5:09 AM |
Notes: The goal is to brew an imperial stout that will improve with age so I can brew it every year and start piling up a few years worth.
Things I've tried to far:
1. 2# roasted barley and 2# of chocolate malt: this ended up being a little too roasty. Like badly burnt coffee. I decided to drop it down to 1.5# each.
2. Vanilla: this was good, took the edge off of the aggressive roastiness.
3. Tanka Beans: interesting flavor, but not great in an imperial stout. I'm thinking it would be good in a nut brown ale. It just seemed out of place with the roastiness.
4. Cocoa nibs: good but I did not use enough.
5. Malted oats as part of the base: did not come through in the flavor at all. going to skip this moving forward.
6. Add enough corn sugar to get it up to 13% abv: doesn't seem to have improved it. going to skip this moving forward.
Next time:
- otter base malt, 1.5# each roasted barley and chocolate malt, special b instead of normal crystal malt, vanilla and cocoa nibs in half of it.
random ideas of stuff to try:
-I'd like to try a mexican chocolate version where I use some kind of chili pepper, some cinnamon, anise etc...
-A beligan version might be good. Back the roasted malt off some, add some candi syrup and use belgian yeast. maybe throw in some plums or berries etc... for good measure.
-It would be interesting to see what happens with like a year on oak. I might brew this twice in a row and stick one of them in the back of my closet with some oak cubes for a year. |
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Red Dog Imperial IPA
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Imperial IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.107 |
1.032 |
9.85 |
148.96 |
20.71 °L
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984 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.071 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 9/1/2015 1:42 AM |
| Notes: |
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American 'Session' Brown (245)
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American Brown Ale
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23 Litres |
1.035 |
1.009 |
3.46 |
39.71 |
24.4 °L
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983 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 28 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.029 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 19 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/29/2017 1:02 AM |
| Notes: |
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Camarillo Brillo Blonde V2
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Blonde Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.045 |
1.011 |
4.34 |
22.41 |
4.16 °L
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983 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 70 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 6/25/2017 3:26 PM |
Notes: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=42841
Subbing Amarillo for Centennial because that's what I have and it's chiefly bittering, and London Ale III yeast for Nottingham, same reason. |
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The "whoa I Found A Starter In My Closet" Beer
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Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
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1 Gallons |
1.042 |
1.011 |
4.13 |
10.84 |
3.86 °L
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983 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 1.2 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.035 |
Efficiency: N/A |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/28/2018 3:02 AM |
| Notes: |
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Partake IPA Clone
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American IPA
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11 Gallons |
1.006 |
1.003 |
0.33 |
37.25 |
9.03 °L
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983 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 12.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.005 |
Efficiency: 50 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/12/2020 12:06 PM |
| Notes: |
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Rhubarb Berliner
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Berliner Weisse
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5.5 Gallons |
1.03 |
1.007 |
3.03 |
7.79 |
2.26 °L
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983 |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.33 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.023 |
Efficiency: 85 |
Mash Thickness: 1.4 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/5/2016 5:43 PM |
| Notes: |
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Hoegaarden
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Witbier
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95 Litres |
1.046 |
1.02 |
3.41 |
10.99 |
3.63 °L
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983 |
0 |
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Author:
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| Boil
Size: 100 Litres |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 60 |
Mash Thickness: 3.14 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 23 ° C |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: 0.6 bar |
Creation
Date: 8/1/2021 12:09 PM |
| Notes: |
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The F'n Way She Gose
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Gose
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5.5 Gallons |
1.042 |
1.01 |
4.24 |
9.01 |
3.05 °L
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983 |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 4/23/2023 2:11 PM |
Notes: Mash, heat to sterilize, cool to 90. Pitch lacto (10 broken probiotic capsules). Monitor until 3.5pH
At 15m till end of boil, add flavoring adjuncts. |
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