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Author:

HollywoodPete

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 11/26/2019 1:29 AM

Notes:

Author:

RustyBarrelHomebrewing

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.036

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 4/30/2024 1:00 AM

Notes: ================================
9/28/2024

this beer won gold at Lager Days 2024 in seattle. it was ineligible for BOS round because i didnt send enough bottles smh

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8/29/2024

this won 2nd place best of show at dominion cup a couple weeks ago.

not sure the exact brew date / how old this was at that point. probably about 3 months. the bottles sent to this comp and others were bottled off of towards the end of the keg.

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5/1/2024

played around with water adjustments to tap, but cant really get anything more balanced than it is already out of the tap. gonna just roll with tap. it is admittedly high in sodium and alkalinity. discussion with bot : https://chat.openai.com/c/459d6178-a8ea-4127-8910-97f5a0ba99a1

gonna use the 10lb grain and cooked 2lb white rice in the instant pot earlier. not sure hops yet!

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4/29/2024
taking another swing at american lager, just striaght 2 row and rice. was considering just doing sugar but i think i will either get instant rice or regular white rice and cook it in the instant pot.

i got 10 lb precrushed grain from amazon. was probably in warehouse for who knows how long and on a hot truck all day. will see. may be a little over gravity, could water down, or just let it ride at about 5.5%...

need to figure out what to do about water. probably should go get RO. have to get rice anyway. feeling lazy. can i adjust the tap to get to something acceptable?

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7/1/2021
brew night last night everything went pretty well. nailed the OG and maybe a little over 5 gal. i did about 6.5 gallons in the mash and then sparged maybe three pitchers of sparge water, at beginning of boil i was at about 7.25 gallons and 1047 pre boil. post boil i was right around 5 gal and 1055, watered down a little bit.

i used perle but ideally i wouldve used some noble american hop. crystal?

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6/30/2021
thinking maybe just boil 60 minutes instead of 90? i think a little DMS corn flavor is acceptable here if it should happen to do that.

for yeast kind of stupid i have maybe a half cup slurry but no DME for a starter so i will just pitch the whole slurry and hope its all good

ph calculation mustve been off before, adding some phosphoric acid
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6/28/2021

branching from grandma's country lager to Grandpa's. I am not sure grandpa drank any different beer than grandma but for this one we will attempt to stay within the american lager category, whilst adding a little bit of pilsner malt for a little more flavor.

i was going to do legit flaked corn then i thought id keep with the grits but for this lets go for international pale lager and go all malt.

considering carapils but do i want head retention and too much flavor? i think i do but judges may not like.

using legit lager yeast for this.

need to go through hop stash and decide what to use, default evergreen.

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11/28/2021
reworking this for round 3. round 2 stunk, had to add DME later, not sure i cooked and mashed the grits long enough. beer turned out infected or something smelled and tasted like wine vinegar.

this time removing the DME boosting the base malt to get to 5.3% although it will be fine if it floats back to 5.0 or 4.8 even. last brew was 59% efficiency, hoping to at least get 62 this time. using my old setup and brewing in parallel to another batch on the GF

Last time was nobility this time trying evergreen. Adjusting hop amounts to stay under 18 ibu.

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7/8/2021
Brew day last night, kind of sucked. Tried the brew easy setup for mash and ended up light on efficiency and OG. refractometer said 1035 preboil and about 1038 post boil. then i took less than a gallon of wort and heated up on stove and added 1lb DME. lets see how much that ruins the color. anyway the refrac was still showing low gravity, recalibrated it, and now its saying 1049.

also i forgot about whirlfloc until after the boil so i heated for like 5 extra minutes to give it time to dissolve.

also i forgot to cook the grits before i started the mash so i cooked them during the mash kind of quickly and with less water than instructed, added them about halfway into the mash.

a lot of mistakes here, havent brewed in over a month. also not sure about the brew easy if it was low efficiency because we did not sparge meaning there were leftover sugars in the grain when i was done mash/went to kettle.

i am reading now that we may do better with proper water profile. also i did not take ph reading so unclear if that was an issue. possibly next time we want to try this, we make a straight up pilsner or blonde ale without the grits and use a real water profile built from RO.

also we did not have a proper sparge arm so its possible efficiency was affected by channeling.

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7/7/2021
first batch was indeed good the way it was, but altering for todays brew day. low on grits. was gonna just run it but 4.8% is just so low. adding half pound of 2row.

using slightly less acid malt because i feel some of my brews might be too acidic in the end? havent quantified that. pH readings tend to be low.

also going to use some nobility instead of having to hacksaw more of that crystal. adding some to end of the boil because why not....hopefully doesnt pull off too much hop flavor or bitterness in whirlpool (....it shouldnt, with that tiny amount)

not really doing any water chemistry here. going to just run tap and see if i can really tell the difference. fits with the theme of this beer being super easy and cheap as well.

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2/8/2021
recipe creation.

malt :
considered using at least a portion of 6row malt which has higher diastatic power; this is/was used for classic (particularly pre-prohibition) american lager to ensure enough enzymes to convert the starch in the corn (which seems to have very low diastatic power). i think this recipe is using relatively low amount of corn adjunct for the style. this is partly because i would like to have a decently malt / body to the beer and also would like to just use my normal 2row base malt and not have to order more stuff from the homebrew store.

corn :
flirted with the idea of using flaked corn, its a little more expensive, for some reason id rather use something from the grocery store. popped popcorn and corn flakes cereal are options but kind more in the direction of a goofy brew. im reading a little about raw corn : it needs gelatinizing before the starches can be freed up enough to convert to sugar in a mash. you'd need to cook it first to do this step. wondering what about thawed frozen corn, maybe thats already been cooked, would that work? anyway this all seems a little goofy still. maybe for another brew. anyway for this i will use a can of instant corn grits. (not convinced this will add any flavor, so really does it even make any sense to use this as opposed to corn sugar? if we're gonna do corn sugar might as well do cane sugar? i guess lets just go with the corn grits since we havent done it before)

it sounds like quick grits we can just drop into the mash without doing a cereal mash beforehand (this is what i did previously with instant rice). (ref: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/quick-grits-confused.431229/)

gravity / abv :
id like this to come to 4.5% but not sure how much the grits will convert so im setting it to 5%abv to give a little slack in case the efficiency is bad.

water :
build from distilled. minor calcium chloride addition. i tried fooling with BF light lager profile but it has this HCO/bicarbonate level that i am not sure with what i am supposed to add to increase the HCO levels to the target. anyway just go with the czech pilsner profile i have used in the past. i looked up some light lager water profiles and they are similar to this.

hops :
gonna use these old frozen wet hops hopefully theyre not bad.

yeast :
going back and forth between 34/70 and lutra. would like to try lutra but i do like the sulfur notes of 34/70 but maybe its not quite appropriate for this beer. also considering some maybe 2007 i do remember it was pretty clean tasting.

Author:

morubrumonkey

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 70

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: 1/13/2024 1:04 AM

Notes: brewed 01/13/2024

Author:

MunNaaZaMark

Boil Size: 26.1 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.65

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 32 ° C

Priming Method: Honey

Priming Amount: 207.1 g

Creation Date: 3/24/2023 4:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

jcsantino

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 6/22/2021 11:25 PM

Notes:

Author:

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: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/4/2021 2:16 AM

Notes:

Author:

King Alfred the Pup Brewhaus

Boil Size: 7.26 Gallons

Boil Time: 70

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 80 ° F

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: 18.21 psi

Creation Date: 10/28/2020 2:37 AM

Notes: Brewed at the request of friends who loved my I Remember My First Check-in Untapped anniversary sour. Changing hops in this one, and adding salt for the "tears" aspect. This should be ready for election day partying, during which the tears will be of joy or sadness.

Target souring pH: ~3.3 +/- 0.1

Day 1: Mash, 10min boil, add 2 lactobacillus pills. Set souring to ~90°F, hold until target pH is reached (normally <24hrs).

Day 2: Full boil with hops and orange peel, pitch yeast and hold ~85°F.

Day 3/4: Add high krausen dry hop addition. Just dump them in, cold crashing will help drop them.

Day 5: Add lavender (taste to see if more orange peel is needed).

Day 7: Cold crash.

Day 8: Keg with mesh bag as filter. Wash yeast and store.

Author:

Bernhard

Boil Size: 50 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.065

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/30/2020 11:05 PM

Notes: Forandret oppskrift fra 2018/19: Byttet finsk malt mot Weyermann, lagt til rug, erstattet havregryn (oksideringskilde!!) med maltet havre, brukt billigere bitterhumle

Author:

Bad Raccoon Brewing

Boil Size: 6.125 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.086

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: sucrose

Priming Amount: 3.3 oz

Creation Date: 5/30/2020 9:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

Rodrigo23

Boil Size: 107 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 2.8

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: 12/13/2019 2:54 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.5

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: 1/28/2015 2:26 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: 2

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: 11/6/2019 9:34 PM

Notes: Holiday Hedge

10# Maris Otter
1# Flaked Oats
1# Crystal 60
8oz Chocolate
4oz Melanoidin

American Ale II (Wyeast 1272)

0.6oz Millennium (14.5% AA) @ 60 mins [Use whatever you have on hand. The 1oz of Saaz + this 60 min addition should get you to 30ish IBUs]
1.0oz Czech Saaz (3.2% AA) @ 10 mins
1tsp cinnamon, 1tsp powdered ginger, 0.5tsp ground nutmeg, 0.5tsp allspice, 3 whole cloves @ 3 mins

Mash at 154°F for 60 mins, adding the chocolate malt in the final 10 mins

Ferment two weeks at 68°F, then bottle or keg

Author:

avantassel

Boil Size: 25 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: N/A

Efficiency: 79

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/1/2013 12:00 AM

Notes: First Brewed 03/2013

A salted caramel popcorn Imperial Ale. Bourbon and Rum barrel aged, this 12.8% ale has complex and twisting flavours. Bitter caramel, wood, smoke, spice, treacle and vanilla are all present and intertwine against a smooth and lightly chewy mouthfeel. The salted caramel popcorn lends subtle hints of a smoky brininess.
By soaking some oak chips in bourbon, then steeping in the beer you not only get an authentic Bourbon taste - the beer will also gain ABV! Add salt to taste, too much will totally ruin the balance of the beer.

https://www.brewdog.com/beers/diy-dog

Author:

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 50

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 5/4/2019 3:38 PM

Notes:

Author:

Triple Square Brewing

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

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: 4/4/2019 6:00 PM

Notes:

Author:

Stvervaag

Boil Size: 28.8 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/8/2018 4:36 PM

Notes: Ferment at 68 for 2 weeks.
Remove from yeast, rack to secondary. Cool to 50. Add fruit, and age for 2 more weeks.

Shake occasionally.

Author:

Genus Brewing

Boil Size: 12 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 2/10/2018 8:52 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 28.4 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 3.1

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: 11/30/2016 9:51 PM

Notes:

Author:

Slide 11

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.053

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/9/2016 6:02 PM

Notes:

Author:

dtwhite

Boil Size: 9.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 2.88

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 6:57 AM

Notes: 2.6L starter, save 200/453