County Fair Blue Ribbon - Extract
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Premium American Lager
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5.5 Gallons |
1.031 |
1.01 |
2.72 |
19.9 |
2.16 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.042 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 60 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/13/2019 8:10 PM |
Notes: |
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Vampire Juice
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Fruit Beer
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5.25 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.014 |
7.62 |
34.37 |
9.29 °L
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505 |
1 |
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Author:
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Boil
Size: 3.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.108 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 5 oz |
Creation
Date: 8/9/2022 5:22 PM |
Notes: Ferment ~24 days total. Add blood orange puree after 4 days (after high krausen). Dry hop 4 days before bottling. |
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Controlled Burn (Smoked Beer)
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Classic Rauchbier
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5.5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.013 |
4.9 |
0 |
13.34 °L
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505 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.093 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 3/28/2022 10:59 PM |
Notes: |
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IPA Simcoe And Willamette
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No Profile Selected |
5 Gallons |
1.062 |
1.011 |
6.79 |
60.46 |
6.25 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.05 |
Efficiency: 74 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/15/2021 12:29 AM |
Notes: |
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Dogfish Head 90 Minute Imperial IPA Clone
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.089 |
1.022 |
8.72 |
166.13 |
7.52 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.072 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/1/2021 11:38 PM |
Notes: |
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Pig Swill V1.0
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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20.8 Litres |
1.064 |
1.015 |
6.48 |
29.49 |
6.8 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.053 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: sucrose |
Priming Amount: 150.0 g |
Creation
Date: 6/13/2020 11:07 PM |
Notes: 200ml water with yeast
400ml water with 150g sugar at packaging
200ml water with 0.5g sodium metabisulphite at packaging |
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Partial Mangrove Abbey
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Belgian Pale Ale
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22 Litres |
1.069 |
1.013 |
7.28 |
2.39 |
11.23 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5 Litres |
Boil Time: 15 |
Boil Gravity: 1.302 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/25/2020 11:00 PM |
Notes: |
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Covid Second Wave Belgian Double
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Belgian Dubbel
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6 Gallons |
1.087 |
1.014 |
9.55 |
16.88 |
17.47 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.173 |
Efficiency: 30 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/2/2020 1:59 AM |
Notes: |
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Simple Nut Brown - Extract
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American Brown Ale
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5.25 Gallons |
1.056 |
1.014 |
5.56 |
32.44 |
12.96 °L
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505 |
6 |
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Boil
Size: 7.13 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.027 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 2/1/2020 7:45 PM |
Notes: |
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Juicy IPA #1
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.012 |
5.25 |
28.35 |
6.32 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.065 |
Efficiency: 45 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 90 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 11/10/2019 3:38 AM |
Notes: 1.058 on the nose 1.008 |
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Red Ale
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Irish Red Ale
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3 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.01 |
5.73 |
30 |
14.42 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 1.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.108 |
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: 7/25/2015 4:20 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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Light American Lager
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3 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.011 |
5.74 |
31.02 |
5.46 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.054 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/23/2019 4:02 PM |
Notes: |
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Ponche Navideño Cider
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Other Specialty Cider or Perry
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6 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.018 |
7.05 |
0 |
17.87 °L
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505 |
1 |
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Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.078 |
Efficiency: 35 |
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: 11/19/2018 2:40 AM |
Notes: *In primary after fermentation is complete. Add cinnamon, vanilla, and tannin to taste.
*Yeast - Brewer's Friend Cider House dry yeast - 1 package
1. ACQUIRE JUICE
Ensure that the juice doesn’t have preservatives; sorbate, sorbitol, sulfite, things of that sort. Ascorbic acid / vitamin C is just fine.
2. TEST AND ADDITIONS
If the juice is cloudy, add pectic enzyme at the rate of 1/2 tsp per gallon.
Add yeast nutrient. Wyeast Wine or Beer Nutrient, or generic Yeast Nutrient. Roughly 1/4 tsp per gallon is a good starting point. Be prepared to add more once fermentation is well under way.
Check the gravity with a hydrometer or refractometer. Record the result. This number will help determine the alcohol by volume of the cider, as well as act as a window into the fermentation process.
--OPTIONAL: Chaptalize (add sugar). If you’d like a stronger cider, add a simple sugar at this time. The sugar will ferment out entirely, increasing alcohol content, thinning the body, and amplifying acidity. Partially refined and darker sugars are more prone to affect the flavor. One pound of sugar in five gallons will add approximately one percent alcohol by volume. Belgian candi sugars, honeys, or plain corn sugar all work well and have unique effects.
3. ADD YEAST
--“Cider” yeast works well and is available in liquid form from White Labs and Wyeast. The Wyeast strain tends to be cleaner and quicker, while the White Labs strain is a little slower and tends to preserve the character of the apples better. This recipe utilized Fermentis Safcider.
4. FERMENTATION
--Allow the cider to ferment to dryness.
--If the fermentation seems sluggish, smells like rotten eggs or burning matches; add yeast nutrient, 1/4 tsp at a time, up to 1 tbsp per 12 hours. Use caution when adding nutrient, as the trapped CO2 in the cider can react with the added powder, causing an overflow of liquid.
--When the gravity is reliably stable, usually around 0.996-1.010, the cider is almost ready to be racked. Allow it to sit on the yeast sediment for a little longer - at least one day, up to three weeks or so, to help clean up any off-flavors that were produced during fermentation.
5. CONDITIONING / SECONDARY FERMENTATION
After fermentation is complete, add Ponche Frozen fruit mix. 2lbs bag contains sugar cane, tejocote, guava, browncan sugar, apple, raisins, plums, cinnamon, and hibiscus flower.
Also added 15oz of organic thompson seedless raisins and 1 tsp of mexican vanilla blend original old fashion vanilla extract.
Before racking to secondary carboy, Wine Tannin and Calcium Carbonate can be added to improve flavor.
If samples taste more sour or tart than expected, Calcium Carbonate can be added at 1/4 tsp per gallon. In this batch, PH was not measured and Calcium Carbonate was not utilized.
If samples taste lack body, wine tannin can be added at 1/4 tsp per gallon. In first batch, Wine Tannin was utilized.
6. FINING
--If the cider is still cloudy and you prefer it to be clear, use a wine fining agent, such as Super-Kleer or Sparkolloid, to help it clarify. Follow the directions provided by the manufacturer.
Cold Mix Fining Agent. Positively charged fining agent for beer and wine. Noted for working where other fining agents have failed. Also provides a compact sediment bed, pressing down other fining agents and increasing yield. Used as a coating medium for filter pads, to decrease porosity.
To use, stir 1/2 tsp. per gallon into one quart of briskly boiling water. Boil for three minutes, stirring well to completely dissolve. Use 1/2 cup of the prepared solution for every gallon of wine. Stir thoroughly into wine, leave for 2 weeks, and then rack off sediment.
7. STOP FERMENTATION
If keg carbonating, stopping the fermentation can be complete by adding 1/2 TSP/Gallon fo Potassium Sorbate.
8. KEG CARBONATION & BACK SWEETENING
Upon transfering the Cider from the Secondary to the Keg, if the Cider is dryer than desired, it can be back sweetened with Apple Concentrate, Sugars, or Honey.
Carbonate the Cider to desired level. Many carbonation calculators are available online to determine the appropriate PSI setting for CO2 regulator based on storage temperature and desired level of carbonation. |
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Simple IPA
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American IPA
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2.5 Gallons |
1.078 |
1.017 |
8.01 |
126.33 |
15.65 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.008 |
Efficiency: 80 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 1.0 |
Primary
Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/23/2018 11:04 PM |
Notes: DME slowly added between 30 and 15 min to control boilover.
Basement fermenting keeps it between 66 and 68.
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Bananavaria
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Weizen/Weissbier
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5.5 Gallons |
1.05 |
1.014 |
4.83 |
14.17 |
3.92 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 4 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.069 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 73 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/25/2018 4:00 PM |
Notes: |
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Bassfische Pils
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Classic American Pilsner
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5 Gallons |
1.051 |
1.013 |
4.95 |
26.71 |
4.83 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.084 |
Efficiency: 90 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: Priming Sugar |
Priming Amount: 5 oz |
Creation
Date: 11/13/2017 2:39 AM |
Notes: |
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Rye To The Moon
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American Pale Ale
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5 Gallons |
1.057 |
1.014 |
5.74 |
0 |
4.82 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 3 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.096 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 62 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/28/2017 10:04 PM |
Notes: |
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2017 Northeast Wisconsin Craft Beer Festival Demo
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American Pale Ale
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3 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.008 |
5.75 |
48.85 |
7.7 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 2.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.063 |
Efficiency: 35 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 10/4/2017 8:08 PM |
Notes: 10/4/2017: This is a very simple and cheap pale ale with a small boil for brewing demonstration at the Green Bay Rackers booth at the 2017 Northeast Wisconsin Craft Beer Show. It's made a simple specialty grain soak extract beer. Should be very flavorful without being filling.
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Brew Schedule:
Heat 2.5 gallons of water to 160 degrees
Place specialty grains in grain bag and steep for 20 minutes
T20
Remove grains and begin heating to boil
Add ALL DME, 8oz Cane Sugar
Boil and break
Add .75oz Columbus Hop Pellets
T15
Add 1tsp Irish Moss
T15
Flameout, Add 1oz Mosaic Hop Pellets
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Cool wort
Transfer to fermenter and aerate wort
Pitch yeast
10/6/2017: OG was 1.053 with 3.5 gallons of wort
Notes: This beer was SUPER easy to make, I could have knocked it out in less than two and a half hours had I not been talking with people and moving around the show. The ice bath in the tote worked well, I just stuffed it in there and left it stirring once and a while. Started at 5pm and got it in the fermenter and the yeast pitched by 8:30p. Didn't lose as much wort as planned from boil off, had to keep the pot partially covered to keep a strong boil on the induction cook top. It got the job done well enough though! I look forward to using this one for many more demos in the future!
10/12/2017: Took the first sample today. Fementation is practically complete and beer is beginning to clear. Seems to be turning out to be a nice flavorful dry pale ale. Dry hopped with one ounce of Simcoe hops, should add some nice aroma to the beer. FG looks like 1.005, that attenuation tho :) Looks like a nice 6.3% ABV, a little high but I don't mind. US-05 for me has been consistently hitting 1.008 and lower in most of my beers lately. Re-hydrating and pitching a large amount of this yeast seems to bump down the fg by a couple points more often then not. I'm very happy with this result! I could probably do with using a little less hops but it's still a bit early to tell.
10/15/2017: Moved to chamber to cold crash. Plan to bottle within the next couple days.
10/17/2017: Bottling day, FG is steady at 1.005. Bottled conditioned with a target of 2.4 volumes of C02. Used about 1.7oz corn sugar in about a cup of water for priming solution. Simcoe might be strange but it might be good! Bottled 29 12oz bottles. 43FC |
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Pale Ale #1
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American Pale Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.055 |
1.013 |
5.53 |
51.86 |
3.86 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.027 |
Efficiency: 35 |
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: 7/19/2017 7:28 PM |
Notes: |
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Awesome Recipe
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.073 |
1.015 |
7.57 |
95.53 |
9.23 °L
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505 |
0 |
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Boil
Size: 6 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.06 |
Efficiency: 70 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
Brew
Method: Partial Mash |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 72 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 5/28/2016 4:10 PM |
Notes: |
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