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Gambler Amber
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American Amber Ale
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5.5 Gallons |
1.055 |
1.013 |
5.48 |
34.65 |
13.48 °L
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1.8K |
2 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 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: 6/30/2012 2:31 AM |
| Notes: |
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Russian Imperial Stout
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Russian Imperial Stout
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5.5 Gallons |
1.088 |
1.029 |
7.75 |
60.57 |
50 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.068 |
Efficiency: 65 |
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: 4/17/2021 3:01 PM |
| Notes: |
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BS IPA (blackberry Sour)
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Specialty IPA: New England IPA
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12.69 Gallons |
1.068 |
1.022 |
6.12 |
22.27 |
5.26 °L
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1.8K |
2 |
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| Boil
Size: 14.46 Gallons |
Boil Time: 85 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.75 |
Primary
Temp: 70 ° F |
Priming Method: co2 |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/16/2020 9:32 PM |
Notes: We messed up by adding too much where without adding rice hulls. The mash all stuck together allowing much our sparge water to go right down the sides. This left us with a lower original gravity than expected: 1.060
The souring process proved difficult with ph test strips. We couldn't get an accurate reading on our acidity and I don't think our beer turned out as sour as we wanted. (we only soured it for 18 hours)
Mash the grains at 155°F (68°C) for 45 minutes. Vorlauf until your runnings are clear, then run off into the kettle. Sparge the grains to obtain 6 gallons (23 l) of wort—or more, depending on your evaporation rate. Boil for 60 minutes. For the lactose, remove the kettle from the heat, stir in the lactose, return the kettle to the heat, and bring it back to a boil for the remaining 10 minutes.
Do not introduce the whirlpool hops at the first whirlpool, as they will inhibit the Lactobacillus blend. Pre-acidify the wort to a pH of 4.5, then chill the wort to 95°F (35°C) and pitch the Lactobacillus blend. There’s no need to hold the heat at 95°F (35°C), but don’t allow it to drop much below 75°F (24°C). After a pH of 3.2–3.3 is obtained, reheat the wort to 180°F (82°C) and follow the hopping schedule for the second whirlpool. After the whirlpool, rest for 15 minutes, then chill the wort to slightly below fermentation temperature, about 66°F (19°C). Aerate the wort and pitch the British Ale yeast.
Hold fermentation at 68°F (20°C) for 24 hours once signs of fermentation are visible. Allow the temperature to rise to 70°F (21°C) during the remainder of fermentation, following the dry-hop schedule. After adding the vanilla and blackberries, allow the berries to ferment out at 70°F (21°C).
HOPS AND ADDITIONS SCHEDULE
2.8 lb (635 g) lactose at 10 minutes
2.6 oz (37 g) Citra [12.2% AA] at 2nd whirlpool for 5 minutes
2.6 oz (37 g) El Dorado [15% AA] at 2nd whirlpool for 5 minutes
.8 oz (11 g) Chinese cassia bark at 2nd whirlpool for 5 minutes
5.4 oz (77 g) Citra [12.2% AA] at dry hop for 5 days
5.4 oz (77 g) El Dorado [15% AA] at dry hop for 5 days
1.4 oz (20 g) Chinese cassia bark at dry hop for 5 days
.5 oz (7 g) vanilla beans for 5 days
22 lb (4.1 kg) blackberries for 5 days |
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Egg Nog Imperial Cream Ale
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Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
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6.25 Gallons |
1.072 |
1.01 |
8.12 |
48.14 |
5.09 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.06 |
Efficiency: 61 |
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: 12/31/2019 7:48 PM |
Notes: ================================
12/22/2021
follow up notes. adding volume to the batch size to account for the 2ndary addition of lactose and nutmeg mixture of approx 0.75 gallon, bringing abv down to about 8.1%. It still doesnt taste like an 8% beer but 8 is probably more accurate than 9.
if and when you rebrew you will prob need to adjust the pre and post boil numbers.
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12/19/2021
final notes - beer turned out great! i think still could use more nutmeg, the color was pretty good - mostly yellow to golden. the body was nice, on the thin side for a hefty beer but that was sort of the intent and it worked well. vanilla came through nice. pretty sweet but not too sweet imo.
still didnt take another FG of the final beer or adjust OG calculations for the added lactose volume. calculator says over 9 that is definitely wrong. it really does not taste or feel like it could be 8% so if I had to guess I would say its probably 7% or 7.5% at most.
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12/3/2021
not sure whats going on with FG. Got a reading at 1.010 dont understand how that is possible with the lactose.
Tasted not very sweet or nutmeggy so I added another 1/2lb lactose and 1.5tsp nutmeg to some water into the keg before transfer. that will dilute the beer a little from these numbers.
beer tastes really thin bodied. Not sure if I like the thin body since that was what I was aiming for? or if it needs to be beefed up with more malt, and maybe reduce the sugar.
Light light color almost too light. It does look like a cream ale, I was picturing more of a yellow, but this is like transluscent bud light / cream ale yellow.
Beer has nutmeg sediment floating around. Next time consider fresh crushed nutmeg in bigger chunks that way you can filter it out.
The beer tastes pretty good though overall. It could probably be sweeter, again with maybe more base malt and less sugar.
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11/19/2021
Brew day boosting warrior to boost ibu from 30 to 46ish .bu to gu seems really low especially with lactose
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11/17/2021
brew day update. got RO water and added some salts to the recipe for light colored and malty profile. i think it wouldve been fine with tap but i was worried about the beer coming out orange which has been happening with some of my ipas using tap only...
the ph is a little low because i already have acid malt in the grist. i think its mixed in so too late to remove it.
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11/7/2021
since egg nog many times is mixed with bourbon, bourbon oak aged version of this wouldnt be off the table....
maybe taste/can half or 2/3 of the batch from the keg then add the oak to the rest...?
--nutmeg discussion--
note that freshly ground nutmeg is not the same by weight/flavor as preground. grating 2 1/2 nutmeg seems like a PITA but im worried about messing up the conversion to preground so i may just do it that way?
"There is no exact standard of conversion between fresh and preground, but to give you an idea, you might only need 1/4 tsp of freshly ground nutmeg where you might need a whole teaspoon of preground – and you’ll probably get more flavor from that 1/4-tsp." from https://bakingbites.com/2009/08/whole-vs-freshly-ground-nutmeg/
that makes me think that 2 1/2 fresh ground nutmeg is really a ton...?
confusingly, my pumpkin ale uses 6 grams pumpkin pie spice. northern brewer winter spiced ale uses 0.5oz mulling spice which is 141g but i think those are whole spices. another winter warmer recipe im seeing is 1 1/4 teaspoon total spices including 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg.
calculator showing 0.25oz nutmeg (which is how much is used in many pumpkin ales is about 7.1 g) that is close to what i use for pumpkin but it might be too powerful for just nutmeg so lets go with something a little lower like 3 or 4g.
it should be easy enough to measure it in grams but in case you want to just use teaspoons : 1tsp nutmeg is 2.37g so 4/2.37 = 1.68 tsp i.e. 1 3/4 teaspoon
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10/28/2021
adding a bit of cane sugar to cut down on base malt just thinking that we want to keep it light colored..? can go against the body thickness of the beer but we are using the flaked barley and oats and we could mash higher for a higher FG? At the same time there is the lactose so we dont want it to come out too too sweet.
noticing high pH so adding some acid malt.
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update 12/31/2019 : combining egg nog stout and blonde stout recipes to create this new blonde egg nog ale which i think would aesthetically be more accurate, and less similar to GBS.
for this im going for like a light colored sweet lactose ale, like imperial cream ale crossed with barley/wheatwine, but adding thick body adjuncts as well like a NEIPA. consider adding wheat.
original stout recipe here : https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/578314
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update 11/26/2018 : there is an egg nog milk stout recipe in brooklyn brew shop's beer making book. it calls for 2 1/2 whole nutmegs (grated), 1 lb lactose, and 3 (!) vanilla beans.
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update 11/25/2018 : not sure the original thoughts here but
i think we would need to add vanilla bean, nutmeg and possibly cinnamon. would this be significantly different than GBS? obviously no ginger, but seems similar. adding british ale yeast just thinking maybe i could then piggy back the yeast and make a barleywine, but might be too roastey to reuse....
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working recipe from left hand milk stout clone : https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/left-hand-milk-stout-clone/
needs scaling for higher abv |
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New Castle Clone
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Northern English Brown
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5.5 Gallons |
1.07 |
1.018 |
6.91 |
29.28 |
18.66 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.052 |
Efficiency: 70 |
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: 9/23/2015 11:43 PM |
| Notes: |
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Blonde Base Beer
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Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.046 |
1.002 |
5.69 |
14.58 |
3.59 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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Author:
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Jameswoody
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.036 |
Efficiency: 68 |
Mash Thickness: 1.5 |
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: 12/1/2015 6:45 AM |
| Notes: |
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Lambic Mk1
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Lambic
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10 Litres |
1.056 |
1.015 |
5.37 |
4.41 |
3.81 °L
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1.8K |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 15 Litres |
Boil Time: 90 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
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: 1/20/2016 2:45 PM |
| Notes: |
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Chocolate Blonde
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Blonde Ale
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5.25 Gallons |
1.049 |
1.009 |
5.23 |
39.1 |
3.95 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.75 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.038 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: BIAB |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 66 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 9/29/2018 5:35 PM |
Notes: 1g Calcium Chloride
6+ml Lactic Acid
2g Gypsum
Adding chocolate extract to keg to taste, probably 2-3oz
Also soaking 4oz toasted cacao nibs in fermenter for 36hr at end of ferment |
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42 Beif Brau Mexican Cake
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Russian Imperial Stout
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9 Litres |
1.102 |
1.017 |
11.19 |
68.15 |
50 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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Author:
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DasBeef
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| Boil
Size: 15 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.061 |
Efficiency: 57 |
Mash Thickness: 3.5 |
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: 7/21/2016 8:15 PM |
| Notes: |
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West Coast Pilsner
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Classic American Pilsner
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322 Gallons |
13.061 |
3.199 |
5.29 |
23.25 |
3.32 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 350 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 12.1 |
Efficiency: 78 |
Mash Thickness: 2.35 |
Sugar
Scale: Plato |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 60 ° F |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 4/25/2024 6:41 PM |
| Notes: |
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Summer IPA
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American IPA
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5 Gallons |
1.067 |
1.015 |
6.8 |
63.64 |
6.66 °L
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1.8K |
2 |
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| Boil
Size: 5 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 80 |
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: 5/7/2012 7:49 PM |
| Notes: |
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Hard Apple Cider
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Common Cider
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11 Gallons |
1.059 |
1.008 |
6.62 |
0 |
8.54 °L
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1.8K |
4 |
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| Boil
Size: 5.5 Gallons |
Boil Time: N/A |
Boil Gravity: 1.117 |
Efficiency: 100 |
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: 2/1/2023 7:42 PM |
| Notes: |
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Hazy Session IPA 2024
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American Pale Ale
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20 Litres |
1.044 |
1.01 |
4.54 |
35.52 |
3.35 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 23.33 Litres |
Boil Time: 30 |
Boil Gravity: 1.041 |
Efficiency: 67 |
Mash Thickness: 4.65 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary
Temp: 36 ° C |
Priming Method: dextrose |
Priming Amount: 120 |
Creation
Date: 8/13/2020 7:39 PM |
| Notes: |
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California Amber
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American Amber Ale
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21 Litres |
1.055 |
1.012 |
5.65 |
33.04 |
14.56 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 25 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.046 |
Efficiency: 76 |
Mash Thickness: 3.5 |
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: 2/4/2016 5:16 AM |
| Notes: |
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Vienna Lager Millstream Brewing Co. (GM 2010)
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Vienna Lager
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40 Litres |
1.051 |
1.015 |
4.8 |
22.9 |
10.95 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 48 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.043 |
Efficiency: 75 |
Mash Thickness: 3 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: N/A |
Primary
Temp: 15.5 ° C |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 6/8/2015 2:41 PM |
| Notes: |
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Blood Orange Wit
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Witbier
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5.75 Gallons |
1.054 |
1.013 |
5.41 |
14.35 |
4.27 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 7 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.045 |
Efficiency: 65 |
Mash Thickness: 1.25 |
Sugar
Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew
Method: All Grain |
Pitch Rate: 0.5 |
Primary
Temp: 68 ° F |
Priming Method: Force Carb |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation
Date: 1/27/2015 8:27 PM |
| Notes: |
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Third Eye Pale Ale
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American IPA
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5.5 Gallons |
1.058 |
1.015 |
5.56 |
46.1 |
5.9 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 6.57004 Gallons |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: N/A |
Efficiency: 78 |
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: 5/4/2011 4:29 PM |
| Notes: |
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ElderWit
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Witbier
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5 Litres |
1.05 |
1.012 |
4.96 |
19.68 |
3.6 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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| Boil
Size: 8 Litres |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.031 |
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: 4/28/2014 1:46 PM |
| Notes: |
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Summer Ale
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Holiday/Winter Special Spiced Beer
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5.5 Gallons |
1.052 |
1.018 |
4.57 |
53.93 |
5.61 °L
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1.8K |
0 |
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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: 4/18/2013 1:29 AM |
| Notes: |
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Black Magic Porter
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Robust Porter
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25 Litres |
1.049 |
1.011 |
5.06 |
38.84 |
29.79 °L
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1.8K |
1 |
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| Boil
Size: 12 Litres |
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: 6/10/2012 9:56 PM |
| Notes: |
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