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Author:

gorefisted@gmail.com

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.059

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 3/1/2015 7:50 PM

Notes: Hoppy Belgian Strong Pale Ale focused on brewing with Golden Promise malt, the new El Dorado (Spanish for "The Golden One") hops and the more traditional Brewer's Gold hops. First Gold, a UK dual-purpose hop, was chosen as a late addition/knockout hop for its spicy and slightly floral notes, matching well with the esters produced during primary fermentation.

Aiming for a resinous, fruity and dry profile with some of the traditional Belgian character; a soft yet fairly-full mouthfeel should result from the use of oats and wheat in conjunction with a traditional Belgian yeast blend. This is kind of influenced by Idle Hands' "hopification" of traditionally non-hoppy styles (hoppy hefe and hoppy tripel were both amazing and intense, keeping the best, traditionalist qualities of the original styles and adding some new world flair).

4/16/16: This one's been a long time coming. I switched the hop additions around a lot to focus on El Dorado as an aroma hop instead of a bittering hop. Doing our sacch rest now.

4/23/16: racked onto 1oz El Dorado

4/30/16: sample was great with 1wk dry hop. Forgot yeast, so did not bottle. Heavy phenols up front, great belgian character, soft, medium body. Hints of tropical hops in the finish which become more noticeable after repeated sips, and phenols calm down a bit.

5/25/16: So this ended up with 1 week in primary, 2 weeks in secondary w/ dry-hop (El Dorado). Has been conditioning in bottles for about 2 and a half more weeks at this point. Just opened my first bottle to enjoy at home (had a bottle this past weekend while at Pat's place and posted about it on FB but needed to update here).

Pours a beautiful deep orange/golden color with an absolutely massive head with spectacular retention. With a head this milky, frothy and bone white, this reminds me a lot of a classic Duvel pour, which makes me proud. Lacing is mild but appears tiered when it does come about. Body is opaque, though effervescent carbonation can be seen around the edges of the glass if you look hard enough.

Nose is bright tropical fruit (pineapple/papaya/guava, mostly), mild grassy notes, solid amounts of Belgian funk, a bit of vanilla and honeyed malt. Not a trace of alcohol to be found, and at almost 9%, that's dangerous. In other words, this smells like a perfect Belgian strong pale ale to me.

The palate is mostly rich phenolic Belgian yeast, chewy honey-leaning malt notes and juicy, bright hops. Lots of clove-y aspects intertwined with pineapple and papaya, structured on top of an almost-doughy malt/yeast combo. Very big body on this beer. Definitely not a light tasting one, but it was never really meant to be. That said, the playful hop notes and intense tropical fruit flavors make this an enjoyable warm weather beer if you don't mind the high ABV. Carbonation is medium-high.

If we brew this again, I'm suggesting several changes. The hop bill seems pretty spot-on, other than the fact that we should probably double the dry-hop quantity. It probably would've been better to just do one knockout addition of 1 oz and then do 2 oz in the dry-hop. I feel the aromatic elements of El Dorado could be pushed even more, though they do come out here for sure. I would also say we could play with the malt bill a bit, perhaps utilizing Golden Promise as the whole base malt instead of splitting with 2-row and pilsner. Oats and wheat helped provide structure here, for sure, but I'd also like to see what this is like with a bit more of each. That's more of a weird desire for experimentation than a necessity, but regardless... glad we have so many bottles of this creamy, rich, Belgian yeast-influenced tropical-fruit-cocktail in a bottle!

Author:

run dan run

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 11/30/2021 2:17 PM

Notes:

Author:

DanielK

Boil Size: 15 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.05

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 5/4/2016 10:52 PM

Notes: Tilsätt sockret vid 10 min kvar av koket
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Author:

Meddo

Boil Size: 32.7 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.047

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 18.3 ° C

Priming Method: Forced

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 7/28/2016 9:12 PM

Notes:

Author:

Reality_Check

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 15

Boil Gravity: 1.238

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: 12/8/2017 6:38 PM

Notes: Two packets of Lalvin D47 Wine Yeast (only ferments to ~ 14%)
Yeast Starter directions from "Compleat Meadmaker" - 6.5 cups of water, tablespoon of Light DME, 1/2 cup honey, 1/4 tsp Nutrient, 1/4 tsp Energizer. Bring water, nutrient, energizer, & malt extract to a boil for 15 minutes, remove from heat, add honey, cover with foil. I'll let this sit on my stir plate for about 42 hours before pitching.

Warm a couple gallons of water to ~140 F or so to mix in the clover honey which was purchased at Costco. Use chilled water to bring down to pitching temp & volume up to ~5 gallons (I went up to about 5.75 gallons). OG for me was 1.12-1.13.

Then follow nutrient additions with 1/4 tsp energizer and 1/2 tsp nutrient at 24 hours, then again at 48 hours, then again after 30% of sugar has been depleted. Two weeks of primary before racking to secondary. Warm the organic "strawberry spread" from Costco in some ~140-150 degree water just to be safe, then rest until room temp, then add in to secondary for two more weeks before racking a 3rd time.

Author:

seetu

Boil Size: 7.1 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.4

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 72 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/14/2018 6:20 PM

Notes: 1) 2 x 1.5L starters @ 1.040 (6 oz DME).
2) Harvest 300ml.
3) Pitch @ 72, increase by 2F every day. After 78, drop by 2F every day.
4) Dry hop @ 64F for 1 day, then drop to 62F for 2 more days.

Author:

Daarrn

Boil Size: 4.56 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

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: 3/8/2022 5:21 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 3 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.101

Efficiency: 35

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: Extract

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 66 ° F

Priming Method: Corn Sugar

Priming Amount: 4.1 oz

Creation Date: 2/1/2014 5:55 AM

Notes:

Author:

HomeBrewerMike

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.045

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

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: 10/13/2021 7:46 PM

Notes:

Author:

johnsonguitarstudio

Boil Size: 8 Gallons

Boil Time: 80

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

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: 6/2/2021 8:08 PM

Notes: Step Mash
1. 30 minutes at 104° F
2. 15 minutes at 135° F
3. 60 minutes at 152° F
4. Mash Out: 15 minutes at 170° F

Free rise from 64° F and set spunding valve for 25 psi

Author:

canorado@icloud,com

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: co2

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 1/16/2021 4:48 PM

Notes: This brew with the dextrose tries to bring out the stonefruit flavours and aromas from the new yeast, as well as maximising the souring potential of the yeast. A very easy drinking and clean Berliner Weisse. Hope you enjoy it!

Author:

Bay Brewing

Boil Size: 6 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 77

Mash Thickness: 2.03

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: 8/26/2020 9:02 PM

Notes: 60 minutes at 151. Pitched at 77 and put into refrigerator to drop temp down to 58. After active signs of fermenting then day 1, 59 day 2, 60 day 3, 62 day 4, 65 day 5 68 day 6, 70 to finish.

Author:

Tall2003

Boil Size: 4.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 30

Boil Gravity: 1.035

Efficiency: 86

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/27/2019 10:13 PM

Notes:

Author:

ScottAckerson

Boil Size: 8.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.039

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/2/2017 5:15 PM

Notes: Took gold in the 2017 Sowers Cup.

Nice malty character with a little fruitiness from the yeast. Need to check the fermentation temp to get more fruitiness like a true k9lsch.

Author:

tlopez

Boil Size: 1.25 Gallons

Boil Time: 45

Boil Gravity: 1.044

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: 2/13/2017 4:18 PM

Notes:

Author:

Midtbrygg

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3.3

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: 9/30/2016 6:09 AM

Notes: Brewtarget OG 1.054 FG 1.013 ABV 5.2% IBU 36

Author:

Snikanes

Boil Size: 30 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.049

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/22/2016 2:23 PM

Notes: Gjæres på 18 ģrader i 4 dager, så 21 grader i 10 dager.
Husk rehydrering av gjæren

Author:

pivoljub

Boil Size: 12 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.106

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: 11/11/2015 5:02 PM

Notes:

Author:

Mig

Boil Size: 34 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.056

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: 2.7

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: dextrose

Priming Amount: 216g @ 14C

Creation Date: 11/8/2015 6:03 PM

Notes: Est Mash pH =
Pre-Boil pH =
PostBoil pH = 5.00
Beer pH = 4.23 (26-11-15)
Beer pH = 4.07 (15-12-15)!!
+2g Baking Soda + 2g Gymsum = 5.13

At 30L with 68% effeciency (2L excess water in Mash when doughing in meant incomplete mash!?)
OG = 1058
FG = 1010
ABV = 6.31%
IBU = 70.86
SRM = 31.90

At 32L with 300g Dextrose:
OG = 1058
FG = 1010
ABV = 6.31%
IBU = 64.77
SRM = 30.53

At 33L (1L loss, 3L sterile water added:
OG = 1056
FG = 1010
ABV = 6.12
IBU = 62.81
SRM = 29.89

At 33.4 on 09-12-15(400ml sterile water and finings)
OG = 1056
FG = 1009
ABV = 6.04
IBU = 62.06
SRM = est. at 35-40 with 50ml Sinabar

At 36.1 on 13-12-15 (2.7L sterike water added. 3L lss):
OG = 1051
FG = 1009
ABV = 5.59%
IBU = 57.42
SRM = est. at 40-5 with 5ml Sinabar

At bottling 36.3 400ml sterile water (500ml loss) +126g Dextrose:
OG = 1052
FG = 1009
ABV = 5.68%
IBU = 56.19
SRM = 40-5