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Author:

jeremydgreat

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 2/22/2014 8:32 AM

Notes: - Going for a smooth, malt-forward, super dark, very chocolatey Peanut butter stout. Using the 2-chocolate approach used in Black Butte. First time using MOtter. Supposed to be more malt-forward. Lots of oats for head ret and velvet'y'ness. Victory for pie crust aroma.
- Might need adjusting: Roasted Barley might need to come up from .4lb. Or maybe even sub it for Carafa2 or Carafa3 which is a very dark chocolate grain but less bitter than RB. If it's not sweet enough, maybe add more C80 or even lactose. Lactose might be better because it lacks the raisen'y of C80.
- Aim for 30 ibu's. Use whatever, just make sure they're neutral.
- Peanut Butter: People said 2 jars of PB2 in secondary wasn't enough. I'll go with all 4. In 32oz jar, add 1 jar of PB3 and 6oz nibs. Cover in vodka and let sit for a week or so. Boil other 3 jars of PB2 in a little water first (someone said they had an infection) and add it all to secondary. Also ordered some actual reeses cups in case that doesn't do it. If it still sucks, I ordered PB flavoring (which would suck.)
- Someone said using a belgian ale yeast next time for some banana esters. Sounds fun but also a little busy.
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- OG: 1.074 (Refracto). So I was a little high for some reason.

Author:

Stein Arild

Boil Size: 57.6 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 2.8

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 24 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/17/2016 5:33 AM

Notes: sparge with 5 gallons water

Author:

brewcrewjake

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/17/2016 1:50 AM

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Author:

Matt Trethewey

Boil Size: 8.44005 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 72

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: 8/13/2011 6:56 AM

Notes: My wife and her best friend LOVE this beer. I do too! I developed this recipe after sipping on a couple of the commercial examples. They have the type of malts, hops, IBU's and ABV on their website so it was pretty easy to put together. I kicked the alcohol up a little bit to bring it over 5%. Should turn out good.

Author:

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.1

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: 6/17/2016 12:01 PM

Notes: Added the mango puree in after a week of fermentation, then dryed hopped for 3 days with a day cold crash ...

Author:

djs1385

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.052

Efficiency: 51

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: 2/17/2012 7:30 PM

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Author:

Bakke Brygg

Boil Size: 24 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.082

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: Sukkerlake

Priming Amount: 5,5 g sukker/L

Creation Date: 11/9/2013 11:15 AM

Notes: Mengden meske- og skyllevann du bør bruke kommer an på utstyret og metoden du brygger med. Som et anslag kan vi si at du kan bruke 25 l meskevann og 8 l skyllevann til dette ølet. Noen bryggemaskiner (f.eks. Speidel Braumeister) kan kreve større eller mindre mengder meskevann. Med dette brygget vil du med noen typer bryggeutstyr være nødt til å dobbeltmeske. Sjekk alltid manualen og hva maksimum anbefalte maltmengde er på utstyret du bruker.

Mesking på 66 grader i 90 min. Utmesk på 77 grader i 5 min hvis du har mulighet til å øke temperatur i mesken.

Kjøl ned til 17 grader før pitching av gjær.

Gjæring på 18 grader til stormgjæring begynner å avta (typisk etter 3-6 dager). Øk deretter til 20 grader og hold resten av gjæringsperioden (totalt 14-21 dager).

Gjæralternativer: WLP001, WLP013, WLP028, WLP051, WLP090, Danstar Nottingham, Safale US-05

Imperial stout er en øltype med mye rom for å leke seg med ulike råvarer. Denne varianten er relativt balansert, og hverken forsiktig eller ekstrem i humlepreget. Vil du lage en imperial stout med mer amerikansk "humleføring", kan du bytte ut Target og East Kent Golding med humler som Columbus og Centennial, og doble tilsetningen ved 5 min før kokeslutt. Evt. kan du også tørrhumle med 2-3 gram humle/liter en ukes tid ut i gjæringen for en imperial stout med skikkelig humlepunch!

Author:

kcpup

Boil Size: 7.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.032

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/7/2012 3:18 PM

Notes: Ferment at 62 degrees per Jamil.

Mash at 152 per Jamil.

90 minute boil.

Original recipe calls for .75 oz Hallertau (4.3%aa) at 60, .25 at 5 minutes.

Carbonate to 2.5 to 3 volumes

Author:

Switz007

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: 1.3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: .

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/13/2014 7:05 PM

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Author:

Ozarks Mountain Brew

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.076

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 2

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/11/2013 4:34 AM

Notes: Mash @ 145* for 75min then 155* for 10min
35ml Hop Extract @ 90
5ml Hop Extract @ 45
10g CTZ @ 45
1.5oz Simcoe @ 30
2.5oz Simcoe @ 0
1.5oz Centennial @ 0
1.0oz Amarillo @ 0
.5oz Chinook @ 0
WLP001 - Cali Ale Yeast - 350 Billion Cells

4 days each pulling out the old and adding new
dry hop 1 in the primary
dry hop 2-4 in secondary or keg

DH1: .5oz ea: Simcoe/Amarillo/Warrior
DH2: 1oz ea: CTZ/Centennial
DH3: .5oz ea Simcoe/Chinook + .25oz Warrior
DH4: 1oz ea Simcoe/Amarillo

Author:

partylights

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: 1/31/2012 5:30 AM

Notes: Everything in this recipe is really cut and dry..besides all of the Cocoa and Cacao Chocolate baking bars..With ten minutes to go I took about .5 gallons out of the wort and placed it in a small pot. I added the Hershey's and Ghirardelli chocolate to the wort. After it was all melted I slowly poured it back into the wort.

Author:

kfc

Boil Size: 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: 2/26/2012 10:48 PM

Notes: Good summer beer that everyone seems to love. Can't keep enough on hand.

Author:

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 65

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: 5/26/2016 8:46 PM

Notes: SPECIFICATIONS:
OG 1.055
FG 1.011
IBU's...... 30-35 from bittering, not sure of utilization from all the late addition hops. Perception is much more than 35 IBU's though.
SRM 4
ABV 5.3% - This is definitely more of a "session" IPA - but, the heavy late hops and full body really make it drink like a regular IPA without the 6-8%+ abv of a lot of the popular IPA's and DIPA's

**I brew 6.5 gallons of finished beer (post boil)..... this allows me to leave some hop/trub behind in boil kettle and fermenter and get 5 gallons eventually into serving keg. If you finish with 5 gallons post boil, you might want to adjust hops down a bit.
6.5 gallons post boil
5.75 gallons into fermenter
5 gallons into keg

GRAIN BILL:
% and the actual amt. I use for 6.5 gallons @ 84% mash efficiency (your efficiency may vary)
44% Rahr 2 Row ( 5 lbs)
44% Golden Promise (or similar.... Pearl, Maris Otter) (5 lbs)
4% Flaked Oats (1/2 lb)
4% Flaked Barley 1/2 lb)
2% Wheat (1/4 lb)
2% Honey Malt (1/4 lb)

60 minute mash @152-154)

HOPS:
**60 Min. = .75 oz Warrior
**Flame Out = 1oz. each of Citra/Galaxy/Mosaic
**Chill to 160 or below and add 1oz. each of Citra/Mosaic/Galaxy. Stop chiller and allow hops to sit for 30 minute or so. Stir up/whirlpool wort every 5 minutes or so.
Chill to 62 and let hops settle out as much as possible. Transfer wort to fermenter. I tend to leave behind .75 gallons of true and hops (this is why I brew 6.5 gallon batch).

**Dry Hop #1- At day 5-7 - add the following to primary fermenter:
1.5 oz. Citra
1 oz. Mosaic
.5 oz. Galaxy

**Dry Hop #2 - Around day 12, transfer to CO2 purged dry hopping keg with
1.5 oz. Citra
1 oz. Mosaic
.5 oz. Galaxy
(I use this strategy: http://www.bear-flavored.com/2014/09...no-oxygen.html )

Day 14-15 - Jump from Dry hop keg to serving keg. Force carbonate to moderate/moderate-low.

WATER PROFILE:
I use 80% RO water, 20% Hard (Carbon Filtered) tap water in Mash, 87% RO in sparge water:
I add per gallon of mash and sparge water -
Gypsum = .2 grams/gallon
CaCl = .6 grams/gallon
Epsom = .1 gram/gallon
Canning Salt = .2 grams/gallon
Lactic Acid = .5ml/gallon mash, .25 ml/gallon sparge ( I am using 5 gallons mash water and 6 gallons sparge water).

Using B'run Water

Ca = 96
Mg = 12
Na = 28
Sulfate = 67
Chloride = 128
Bicarbonate = 70

Mash pH = 5.37-5.42
Final runnings pH = 5.60
Pre-boil Kettle pH = 5.40-5.45
Post Boil pH = 5.3-5.35

Water Profile - the simple solution:
***Many people ask about a more general guide to water because they do not know what their own water profile is, or they have not made the jump to using a water profile software. I use B'run water, and the above profile. However, if you just want to get in the ballpark of something "similar" to start with..... The simplest solution is this:
100% RO water for both mash and sparge.
Per 5 gallons of mash water: 1 tsp of CaCl + 1/2 tsp Gypsum
Per 5 gallons of sparge water: 1 tsp of CaCl + 1/2 tsp Gypsum

This should bring you in around 140 Chloride and 80 Sulfate.

This does not take into account trying to get Na or Mg numbers. It ignores bicarbonate and as it is 100% RO, it should bring your mash pH in around 5.41 without any acid addition.

ROUGH estimate of grams to tsp of minerals:
1/4 tsp Gypsum = .9 grams
1/4 tsp CaCl = 1.1 grams
1/4 tsp Epsom Salt = 1.3 grams
1/4 tsp Canning Salt = 1.8 grams

FERMENTATION
Yeast - Conan(vermont IPA), 1318 is also a yeast many choose to use in beers like this.
I tend to start fermentation off around 62 at let it free rise to 66-68 degrees through the first 3 days or so of fermentation. At that point, I like to move it somewhere that it can finish off in the 68-70-72 range.

OTHER THOUGHTS/NOTES:

I keep almost everything the same in brewing IPA's to this style. However, I do mix up the hops. I always bitter with warrior, and always use 4 sets of 3 ounce additions at Flameout, Whirlpool, Dry Hop #1, Dry Hop #2....... but, not always the same hops. I sometimes do 100% Citra. I sometimes do equal parts of Citra/Mosaic/Galaxy for all 4 additions (Grapefruit!!!!), I some times do equal parts (1.5 ounces) citra/mosaic at all 4 additions... But always the same basic amount, in the same basic schedule.

The water is important for getting this "style" of IPA. It is important to go higher on chloride and lower on gypsum (I think). I also ...... and I don't know exactly why...... have had more success including some my high bicarbonate water and using lactic acid to shoot for pH in the 5.4 range (as opposed to a lower pH).

I have found this strategy to get very much in the ball park of these types of beers...... Hazy, full bodied, juicy/fruity hops.

Author:

TampaTony

Boil Size: 13 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 73

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/10/2014 3:18 PM

Notes: Pitch a 2L starter and ferment for 4 days at 68. Raise to 72 degrees for 5 days. Package and cold condition for 2-3 weeks.

Author:

Rich Pedersen

Boil Size: 6.41004 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: 12/11/2011 11:35 PM

Notes: Adapted from Herman Holtrop's Rochefort 8 clone recipe from a Dutch homebrew club contest (HBD #4181).

Author:

Ozarks Mountain Brew

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 67 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 12/10/2012 4:50 AM

Notes: its not this dark, lighting was bad, it should be brown, near the color of chocolate

Author:

mkirkland

Boil Size: 6 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: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/17/2013 6:36 PM

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Author:

Brewmaster Tom

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 30

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 118 grams

Creation Date: 3/21/2012 1:34 AM

Notes: 2 packets of Wyeast for 1L starter. Stir plate, step-up, decant and rebuild as necessary.

Steep grains in 155°F water for 30 minutes.

Turn off heat and bob grains for 10 minutes.

Bring to boil for 60 minutes adding fermentables, hops and other ingredients per schedule.

Carmelized white cane sugar - place sugar in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir constantly until it turns to a thick liquid and becomes a medium amber color. Add to boiling wort (@ 2 minutes) immediately before it hardens.

Vanilla beans - should be split and deseeded, placed in the wort at flame-out and allowed to rest in the wort for 20 minutes. Then remove vanilla beans and add top off water.

Transfer to secondary and allow the beer to condition for one week. Bottle and then allow the beer to carbonate and age for two weeks.

Author:

Kyle Krause

Boil Size: 6.52004 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 72

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: 9/13/2011 12:42 AM

Notes: A fall themed beer loosely inspired by Autumnal from Stillwater Artisanal Ales. This recipe is essentially a Märzen or Oktoberfest at heart. Pumpkin, brown sugar and pie spices add a harvest element while the Saison yeast will dry out the body and add complexity.

Author:

peterj

Boil Size: 6.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/27/2014 3:39 PM

Notes:

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