Cranberry Blonde Ale
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Blonde Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.012 |
4.92 |
27.34 |
6 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 10/1/2017 8:29 PM |
Notes: I moved the carboy into the kegerator and set it to 60º. I placed the liquid yeast in there as well and waited 4 hours to pitch. I pitched about 1 hour after activating the smack pack. The next morning it appears to not be doing much. Krausen at 24 hours. 36 hours it was fermenting so well it pushed the stopper out of the carboy.
Consider a yeast starter for the next batch- I may have under pitched.
Fermented at 60º, at 5 days increased temp to 70º
Added 2lbs pureed cranberries in a fine mesh hop bag at 8 days.
Added 1/2 tsp sugar at cold crash, next time add more.
I was worried that the cranberries would dye the beer red, but they did not. Cranberry taste is mild not and not at all overwhelming. Cranberries did not make the beer too harsh or bitter.
***Edit:***
On 11/29/17 I tapped the second batch of this. I used the same grain and hops bill, but used Wyeast 1056 this time and 3 pounds of pureed cranberries. I preferred the batch I made last year. 3 pounds of cranberries added too much tartness, and left a slight tannin taste . It also died the beer a nice pinkish color. I added 3/4 tsp of granulated sugar to the keg at cold crash again. It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't my best. I think I need to refocus my efforts and try making a better base beer next year. Lose the white wheat, and add some more crystal malt. This beer is lacking something to balance the cranberry and hide the tannins, and I'm not sure that I would really enjoy the base beer without the cranberry. It's also worth considering reducing or removing the bittering hops altogether if I continue to use pureed cranberry.
*In reading the Oct/Nov 2017 Beer & Brewing Magazine, they had an idea to use dried and ground Sumac berries for "tart citrus and brilliant red to your beer in much the same way that cranberries do, but without the massive tannin attack that accompanies them". I will try this for next year's batch
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Melvin-Style IPA
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American IPA
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6 Gallons |
1.069 |
1.018 |
6.73 |
51.24 |
6.66 °L
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3K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.055 |
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: 7/21/2017 12:44 AM |
Notes: |
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Belgian Blonde Ale (BBA)
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Belgian Blond Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.064 |
1.016 |
6.28 |
23.78 |
4.91 °L
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3K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 1.6 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/26/2016 10:48 AM |
Notes: |
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Good Shit
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Doppelbock
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5.5 Gallons |
1.096 |
1.023 |
9.65 |
22.13 |
9.85 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 4.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.118 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 2.0 |
Primary
Temp: 50 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/26/2013 9:24 PM |
Notes: |
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Tropical Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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20 Litres |
1.065 |
1.014 |
6.67 |
50.18 |
6.2 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 75 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/1/2017 2:31 PM |
Notes: |
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English Pale Ale
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Standard/Ordinary Bitter
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20 Litres |
1.053 |
1.013 |
5.13 |
34.69 |
8.05 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 28.5 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.037 |
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: 10/13/2015 2:40 PM |
Notes: |
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Spice Beer - Birch Ale
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American Wheat or Rye Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.063 |
1.015 |
6.3 |
25.62 |
11.27 °L
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3K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.058 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
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: 5/2/2014 5:14 PM |
Notes: 4th Place - Wood Aged Beer
NJ State Fair 2014 Homebrew Competition
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Orange IPA
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Fruit Beer
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5 Gallons |
1.061 |
1.01 |
6.68 |
91.74 |
4.3 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.102 |
Efficiency: 30 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: cane sugar |
Priming Amount: 6.25 oz |
Creation
Date: 2/4/2017 4:44 PM |
Notes: Use zest from 2 oranges during boil.
Add coriander at the last five minutes of the boil.
Ferment for 14 days in primary and 7 days secondary.
Bottle condition for 1-2 weeks. |
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London Porter
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Brown Porter
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23 Litres |
1.045 |
1.013 |
4.23 |
25.56 |
29.77 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 8 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.129 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/20/2013 9:51 AM |
Notes: The actual OG was 1.045, FG ended up 1.016
Colour slightly darker than the SRM indicator above
We really loved this porter - sweet and velvety, nice coffee and chocolate flavours.
Served on draught, great head retention and looked just like Guinness as it was settling.
Compared it to a can of Guinness draughtflow and there was no comparison - Guinness tasted thin and chemically, the London Porter delicious. I'll be doing this recipe again. |
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Ctrl ALT Del
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Altbier
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5.25 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.012 |
5.14 |
40.05 |
13.88 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 6.97 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 7/7/2015 1:44 AM |
Notes: Consider adding 8 oz wheat malt. (Replaces 8 oz Pilsner.)
3rd place at 2021 Amador County Fair.
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Lais SM
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Specialty IPA: White IPA
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28 Litres |
1.059 |
1.012 |
6.25 |
52.68 |
7.56 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 32 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.051 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/19/2016 1:28 PM |
Notes: |
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Citrus Lemon Saison
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Saison
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10 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.011 |
5.62 |
24.81 |
5.59 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 11.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.047 |
Efficiency: 72 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/12/2016 3:40 PM |
Notes: Recipe Notes from BYO page 40 March -April 2016
5 GAL, OG 1.050, FG 1.012, IBU 19, SRM 5, ABV 5%
-7 lbs North American 2 Row
-1.5 lbs Wheat Malt
-.75 lbs torrified wheat
-0.5 lbs Flaked Oats
-0.5 lbs Honey Malt
-4 oz Crystal Malt
-.5 oz Fuggle for 50 min
-1 oz Golding for 25 min
-1 oz dried sweet orange peel for 0 min
-.3 grams Makrut Lime Power for 0 min
-3 grams dried lemon grass for 0 min -Lallemand Belle Saison Yeast
DIRECTIONS: Single infusion mash. Mix grains with 3.6 gal of water to stabilize @ 154F for 60 min. Sparge with 3.6 gal of 170F with ph oof 5.7 to 6.5. Collect collect wort and boil for 60. Add hops and spices per directions. let settle for 30 min before chill |
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Mr. Beer Oatmeal Stout
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Oatmeal Stout
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2 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.015 |
5.11 |
29 |
25.96 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 2.33 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 9/17/2014 5:56 PM |
Notes: Mr. Beer refill can (light lager) as base, partial mash on stovetop at 150F for 60 minutes.
Magnum hop addition is for formula only to account for hopped Mr. Beer extract IBU addition to recipe. |
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American Wheat Beer
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American Wheat or Rye Beer
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21.5 Litres |
1.05 |
1.012 |
5.1 |
27.2 |
4.08 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 33.4 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 67 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 16 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/9/2020 1:39 PM |
Notes: This was a no chill batch, so i put the boil hops with a long duration to try and estimate the IBU better.
Day 6 checked SG, 1.021 or so
Temp was kept at 16c for first 4 days, then ramping 1c / day. currently at 19.5 c
Hope it gets down to 1.015 at least.
Tasting on day 6, clean, wheat flavour, not much going on, nose is okay , Touch of bitterness in line with the 15-20 ibu expected. going to crash the sample and try later, as there is a lot of yeast in suspension
Set it to 20 and jostled the bucket, seems to have picked up a bit
Tuesday, so day 9. Down to 1.011, calling it done, sample is nice enough, maybe a little bit of alcohol smell on the nose. MIght smell some banana. hard to judge a 20c sample. Tastes nice enough. Super cloudy, lots of yeast in suspension. Going to cold crash for several days then keg and dryhop in keg. Carbing to 2.5 vol and serving. |
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Stone IPA Clone - Braumeister 20l
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American IPA
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21 Litres |
1.07 |
1.015 |
7.22 |
75.21 |
3.74 °L
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3K |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.059 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: 18 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 12/13/2015 10:38 PM |
Notes: My recipes are all elaborated for Speidel Braumeister 20L
The recipes clone are sometimes a little different from the original but are adjusted according to the final result.
BIAB method for Braumeister 20l, efficiency 75 %
total Water: 28l.
25l to mash
3l to sparge
Aerate the wort with pure oxygen or filtered air and pitch the yeast. Ferment at 18 c˚After 7 days add the Dry Hop "5 days" at 20 c˚ and 2 days at 0c˚" |
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Dan Bevilacqua's Recipe
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Dark American Lager
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5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.013 |
5.01 |
37.89 |
39.81 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 75 |
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: 3/5/2011 6:05 PM |
Notes: |
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Belma Wheat
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American Wheat or Rye Beer
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3.25 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.013 |
5.3 |
26.11 |
4.1 °L
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3K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 75 |
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 4:28 PM |
Notes: |
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Christmas IPA
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American IPA
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6 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.016 |
5.49 |
79.83 |
6.35 °L
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3K |
0 |
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Author:
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randylahey
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 1/25/2015 7:15 AM |
Notes: BRIX 13.2 to 6
First AG - efficiency low, about 65%
high attenuation around 80% |
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Red IPA
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.065 |
1.018 |
6.18 |
64.29 |
15.25 °L
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3K |
2 |
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Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.048 |
Efficiency: 80 |
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: 10/21/2014 1:36 PM |
Notes: |
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Golden Plains Cream Ale
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Cream Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.013 |
4.98 |
17.35 |
3.11 °L
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3K |
1 |
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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: N/A |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/26/2013 2:46 AM |
Notes: |
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