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Author:

Umoyk

Boil Size: 6.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 2.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/11/2013 10:45 PM

Notes:

Author:

Porkbelly Outfitter

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/26/2013 9:01 PM

Notes:

Author:

bradyt88

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.33

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: 8/28/2019 1:15 AM

Notes: Fermentation:
Start fermentation at 72 degrees

Gravity Notes:
1.067 Starting OG

Author:

SJB Homebrew

Boil Size: 28.5 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.054

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 3

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: 4/12/2015 9:59 PM

Notes:

Author:

CenterStar

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: N/A

Boil Gravity: 1.109

Efficiency: 100

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: Keg Carbonation

Priming Amount: 10 psi @ 38°F

Creation Date: 6/12/2018 2:32 AM

Notes: 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
--Rack the cider into a sanitized carboy or similar vessel that will accommodate the volume with no or minimal head space. At this point, the process is largely dependent upon taste. As the cider ages, the flavors will mellow and come into condition, the yeast and other sediment will slowly settle out, and everything will generally improve.

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 first batch, PH measured 3.9 and Calcium Carbonate was 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.

Author:

Dafydd

Boil Size: 31 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/13/2016 10:20 AM

Notes:

Author:

John F McGuire

Boil Size: 8.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.067

Efficiency: 92

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/3/2016 4:06 AM

Notes:

Author:

pdjbrewer

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.112

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Partial Mash

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/6/2013 12:37 AM

Notes: Warm; cuddly; you can take it for a walk or just drink it while you hangout in the dog house. Makes you want to fetch another soon after obtaining the first one.

Needs either yeast starter or "3" pacman 1764 packets to achieve required yeast count for proper fermentation.

Author:

MetallHed

Boil Size: 3.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.041

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 48 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/11/2016 12:15 AM

Notes: The beer turned out fantastic. Creamy and full. A bit on the malty side. No mint from the hops like I had hoped. Going to change the hop schedule for the second version. Overall great beer that I will keep in the rotation.

Author:

RapTom

Boil Size: 44 Litres

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 11.6

Efficiency: 85

Mash Thickness: 2.71

Sugar Scale: Plato

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/29/2016 10:19 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 7.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 72

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/29/2017 3:20 PM

Notes:

Author:

MugenCage

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 60

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/22/2017 9:36 PM

Notes:

Author:

Dawg

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 1.75

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/19/2016 12:56 AM

Notes: Pecan Pieces were roasted on the stove top, stirring frequently, stopped, blotted with a paper towel trying to soak up any residual oils, then toasted again, and blotted again.

Water for the coffee was boiled, covered with sanitized aluminium foil, and chilled. 2 - 1 ounce HEB "Texas Pecan Coffee" was added to a 64 ounce sanitized container and water added, then refrigerated overnight. The cold brewed coffee was strained and added at kegging.

This beer won a Pro-Am with Operation Fermentation, (Cane Island Alers) in 2017. This beer was later brewed with No Label Brewing.

Author:

Kaotus

Boil Size: 7.75 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 65 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/15/2020 4:20 PM

Notes: To reduce the oils brought in by the shredded coconut, I covered with paper towels and baked in the oven for about 20 minutes on each side @ 300F and patted down with a paper towel again before putting in the fermenter. Not worried about infection at that point due to the beer already being alcoholic and the paper towel + coconut having been baked at 300F.

Super sessionable, great summer beer.

Author:

bradyt88

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.33

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/17/2018 11:52 PM

Notes: -Start fermentation at 68 degrees.
-Day 1 Raise to 70 degrees
-Day 2 Raise to 72 degrees
-Day 3 Raise to 74 degrees
-Day 4 Raise to 76 degrees
-Day 5 Raise to 78 degrees
-Day 6 Raise to 80 degrees
-Day 7 Raise to 82 degrees
-Day 8 Raise to 84 degrees
-Hold at 84 until Day 14

Author:

Jrut

Boil Size: 28 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 12 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/18/2017 9:46 AM

Notes:

Author:

joetothemo

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/19/2015 4:30 AM

Notes: Actual Yeast:
Imperial Organic Yeast: A01 "House"

Actual Grain:
Mecca Grade Estate Malt: "Pelton"

It dried out quite a bit with no dextrin-producing malts in there.

Author:

Gregory L

Boil Size: 6.06 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.037

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 21 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/18/2015 8:28 AM

Notes: This American IPA is out of this world! Hopped exclusively and generously with Galaxy hops, this session brew is a sure favourite which demonstrates the maturity and improved quality control present at Greg's Brewhaus.

Author:

k_mcroberts@hotmail.com

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/9/2014 5:09 PM

Notes: Kegged 12-22-13
Started Drinking on 12-26-13
Very Tasty - Missed recipe with too dark crystal malt, however was yummy.
Finished Keg on 1-28-14