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Author:

brunodav

Boil Size: 7.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.07

Efficiency: 73

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: 12/26/2012 7:09 PM

Notes: When primary fermentation is complete, split 2 nice fresh vanilla beans lengthwise. Scrape out and reserve all the seeds and "gunk" in them. Cut the pods into roughly 2-3" pieces and add the pods, seeds and "gunk" to a secondary fermenter. Leave them there until you get the amount of vanilla flavor you like. I usually start tasting at about a week and a half, and may leave them in until 2 weeks. You may want to let them go a bit more than you think is necessary since the vanilla flavor fades with time. When the beer is done in secondary, rack to a keg or bottling bucket with about 375 ml. of bourbon. I use Jim Beam Black. You don't need to use an exceptionally good bourbon. The bourbon flavor should integrate with the porter and vanilla flavors, not stand out and shout "Bourbon!" You can determine the amount of bourbon for your own tastes through the following method....pour 4 2 oz. samples of the beer that goes into the bottling bucket or keg. Dose each with a measured amount of bourbon. Taste them to decide which you like best, then scale that amount up to your batch size. This beers does not need, nor benefit from, extensive aging. Generally, I prefer it within a couple months of brewing.

Author:

LarryBrewer

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 25

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Dextrose

Priming Amount: 3/4 Cup

Creation Date: 9/2/2012 3:14 PM

Notes: The recipe does not say what the actual bittering hops are. It says the first two additions should to have 10 HBUs (same thing as AAU) and be split evenly at 45 minutes and 30 minutes. I left it at Hallertau.

Author:

LarryBrewer

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 68

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: 4/15/2012 7:22 PM

Notes: Using hops grown at home!

Author:

Boil Size: 23 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/18/2015 8:58 PM

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Author:

crawdadbrew

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 55

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 1/28/2017 11:51 PM

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Author:

Ozarks Mountain Brew

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/30/2014 4:03 AM

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Author:

JonyMac

Boil Size: 16.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.073

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/22/2014 8:13 PM

Notes: Cool wort to 62º, O2 & pitch yeast
12 Hours O2 again

Days 1-3 - 62º in FC
Days 3-4 - 65º in FC
Days 5-7 - 68º in FC
Day 8-13 - 70º in FC
Day 14 - DH1 - in the secondary
Day 17 - DH2 - in the secondary, remove old
Day 20 - DH3 - in the secondary, remove old
Day 23 - DH4 - in the secondary, remove old
Day 26 - Add gelatin and cold crash
Day 28 - Rack to bright keg, carb and tap

Author:

Koi Dog Brewing

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 76 ° F

Priming Method: Table Sugar

Priming Amount: 7oz or 14 Tbsp for 3.5 CO2

Creation Date: 6/20/2013 1:17 PM

Notes: This is what I came up with while researching Sierra Nevada Kellerweis, a favorite for the wife and me.
I have not yet produced it but the numbers add up almost right on par with SN's Kellerweis.
The Brewery gives it's stats as...
4.8 ABV
15 IBU's
Using Perle or Sterling Hops.(I found with flavor profile and location of the brewery, it is perhaps the Perle U.S. hops)
Malt mentioned is a combination of Two-Row Pale, Wheat and Munich malt's.
If someone gets to it before I have a chance let me know how it turns out. I hope to make it in the next couple of weeks.

Author:

BrewHop

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 70

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: 8/30/2012 4:24 AM

Notes: Hit 155F on average. Pitched 2 packets of safale 04, maybe 3 in the future would be better? We shall see, might have to repitch some yeast to finish it off. Beer didn't attenuate as much as I would have wanted so I am going to pitch a starter of wyeast Scottish ale to get a bit more attenuation. Stalled at 1.040 and want it around 30.

Author:

Jensen

Boil Size: 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: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/23/2012 12:54 AM

Notes: Not sure about the Yeast... will need to update later.
This was my first beer for home brew... loved it!!

Author:

jammin

Boil Size: 15 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.052

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: 3/30/2012 2:47 PM

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Author:

Butter14

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 63

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: keg

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/3/2015 12:19 AM

Notes: No starter required if yeast is healthy and viable.

Author:

BrewHop

Boil Size: 10 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 57

Mash Thickness: 1.2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/19/2014 2:01 AM

Notes: Brewed 9/28/14. I accidentally under struck (153F instead of 163F) the water and had to top up with a gallon of boiling water (strike was 29 quarts then). Hit 147F which is a bit low but decided to leave it at that. I added more salts to adjust. I only recirculated about a half gallon because I didn't want to cool it too much. The pH ended up being 5.2. Not sure why as it was predicted to be 5.6 but that is an acceptable range. I decided to add a half ounce of hops at 90min to help prevent boil over. I ended up collecting about 9.75 - 10gal of wort. Pre-boil gravity was 1.064 which put the kettle efficiency at 79%. At about 20min left in the boil I cranked it up because I was worried there was too much wort still. Probably should not have done that as I ended up a bit short. I ended up with about 5.2 to 5.3 gallons in the fermenter. I topped off with prolly about a quart of water which in retrospect I didn't need to do as I am going to add corn sugar but oh well. OG was similar to what I predicted although I wanted to maybe get a bit better efficiency. Pitch was about 68F but I plan on fermenting it a bit lower. 9/29 I iced the brew down a bit last night and it was sitting at 65F in the morning. I also dosed it again with about a minute of oxygen. By evening it had risen up to about 67F so I cooled it down again to about 65F. 9/30 morining it had heated up to about 67F so I cooled it back down to about 63F. I iced it periodically throughout the day and by evening it was up to 67F so I cooled it down to about 65F. 10/1 by morning the beer was sitting at about 65F. I added the corn sugar mid day and it kicked the volume up to about 6gal. I put in a bit more % wise then I wanted to because of the dilution factor. By evening it had heated up to about 68F so I cooled it back down to about 65F. 10/2 the temp had risen up to about 67F by the morning. I am planning on just letting it rise up slowly. Fermentation on this beer hasn't been as vigorous as I expected. Maybe because I pitched so much yeast. 10/3 I have kept the fermentation temps below 70F and mostly hovering around 68F. 10/5 took the beer outta the swamp bath. Last couple of days it was hovering more around 70F. The ferm has slowed down but still going. 10/6 the brew is still fermenting but it has slowed a bit (not much yeast has settled out yet though), sitting at about 76F. 10/9 ferm is pretty much done, there is still a little bit of foamy krausen on the top though. 10/10 fermentation seems to have quelled. Took a gravity reading on 10/13 which makes it way drier than I expected. Guess maybe the low mash and corn sugar dried it out a bit and made it ferment more. Tasted the sample and it was quite alcoholic and possibly a bit cidery. 10/20 dry hopped. 10/24 I biofined the brew with 2 tbls. 10/26 cold crashed. Kegged on 10/28. 11/19 decided to dry hop it more with 3.5oz in the keg because hops are fading. Beer was initially very boozy and dry but after a couple weeks in the keezer it blended together really nicely and is malty and a bit hoppy. Most dynamic change flavor wise I have ever seen in a beer.

Author:

Jack F Baron

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/19/2016 1:02 PM

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Author:

SpencerG11

Boil Size: 7.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 100

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 67

Mash Thickness: 1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: Forced Carb

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/28/2015 2:36 AM

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Author:

cbirbuet

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 75 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/26/2016 12:12 PM

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Author:

MacBrewingCo

Boil Size: 4 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 67

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: 7/5/2016 4:28 PM

Notes: This recipe is designed with the following targets in mind, given directly from the head brewer at Founders:

10% Carapils, 5% Munich, 5% crystal 60, 2.5% caramunich
16.5 Plato (1.068 SG)
65 IBU
Massive flavor strike and dry hopping (obviously Centennial)

In the end I think it comes pretty close and turns out to be a delicious brew! I'm using Magnum for the bittering given it's high alpha, it's usually my go-to bittering hop. But this could be done with exclusively Centennial (like Two Hearted) if that is preferred.

Author:

Jimharryison

Boil Size: 7.8 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/31/2015 9:34 PM

Notes:
secondary and dry hop 20 days 62 .5 dif on the therm

Author:

Sleepy dog brewing

Boil Size: 5.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1

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: 7/31/2015 9:54 PM

Notes: add brown sugar last 10 min of boil.
add 1 gal unpasteurized apple cider to primary 3 days after fermentation has begun.
If you can't find unpasteurized you can use pasteurized but with no preservatives.

Author:

jammin

Boil Size: 7.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 70

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: 5/7/2012 10:43 PM

Notes: WLP002 or S-04 for yeast sub

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