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Author:

kingtravisa

Boil Size: 1.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 62 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/20/2016 1:21 AM

Notes: Either gather 1.75 gallons of water, run it through the brita, or buy it. Tap water should be ok, but if you use tap, let it sit out over night so that it off-gasses the chlorine.

Also have on hand:
-1 cup cold water
-1 cup Hot water (boil before heating the strike water - the mash water)
-2 big bags of ice.
-Starsan or Iodophor sanitiser, properly diluted as per instructions.

Add some sanitizer to a small bucket as well as your fermentation vessel/jug.

Take your smack pack of yeast out of the fridge and, following the instructions, smack it good and hard. Put it aside to do it's thing while you brew.

Mash water needed: .75 gallons
Sparge/wash water needed: 1.5 gallons

Bring the .75 gallons up to 165 degrees.
Mash in (add the grains) and mix REALLY well.
Check temp and adjust with hot or cold water as required. A half a cup of either will be good to raise the temp a couple degrees, so add at like .5 cup at a time, mix, and check temp. You really just want to be within +/- 2 degrees of the prescribed temp, don't worry.

Let that sit for 1 hour. Check temps every so often and turn the burner on as required to keep the mash at temp. Be sure to stir when heating to make sure you don't char any of the grains.

While it is mashing, at around the 40 minute mark, start to heat up the additional 1 gallons of "sparge" water to like 190 or so.

Place your strainer on the other pot and slowly pour the mash into it to collect the grains. Do this twice or three times, pouring the wort over the grains. Here you are trying to limit the amount of grain material that is in the wort. You want it to be relatively free of "stuff".

Don't forget to grab a couple ounces, add some whiskey, and have yourself a hot scotchy!

Alternatively, you could research "BIAB" or Boil in a Bag. This will help tremendously with controlling your grains. Seriously, check it out.

Slowwwwly pour your sparge water over the grains in the strainer to collect your final volume. You should collect about 1.5 gallons of wort.

Boil that biatch. Don't use a lid. BE CAREFUL of boil over, at least at first, make sure you watch it for the rising bubbles. When you see it, just take the pot off that burner and stir a bit. Reduce the heat slightly, then put the pot back on the burner. Once you get a nice steady boil without rising bubbles, you are good to go and you can start your 60 minute timer.

Add the hops as indicated.
Bear in mind: 30 minutes indicates 30 minutes REMAINING in the boil. Same goes for 5 minutes or zero minutes. This one's easy because it's all at either 30 or 0. I just want to be clear that 0 means at the end, as you are turning off the burner, add the hops and give them a stir.

After the boil, fill the sink with cold water, place the pot in the cold water, and add the ice. Try not to get any of the ice or water in the wort as it cools.

EVERYTHING FROM THIS POINT ON MUST BE SANITIZED.

Using your sanitized thermometer, check the temperature of the wort until it drops to around 70 F.

Add the wort to the sanitized jug, top up with cold bottled water if required, and shake like the devil himself. Careful not to spill, and be sure that your hand is sanitized. Don't exceed the 1 gallon mark.

Cut the top off of the yeast pack, pitch the yeast, and add the stopper and properly prepared blow off tube.

Place in a cool area for your two week fermentation then bottle as usual. I would suggest adding 1.5 tablespoons of granulated sugar to like half a cup of water, bring to a boil for like 5 minutes to make sure it's fully mixed. Let it cool for a bit, then add to the sanitized pot you'll be using for bottling as you are racking your beer from the fermenter into the pot.
Bottle as usual.

Notes:
If you need to substitute the yeast. You can use Safale S-04. But try to get the Scottish Ale Yeast, it gives a great malt character to the beer.

If you need to, you can substitute the grains for similar ones. The brew shops should be able to help you with proper substitutions.

When you drink a beer, try to wash the bottle right after. Better yet, pour the beer into a nice glass, and wash the bottle immediately. This will make storage easier and will help ensure no nasty things grow and potentially ruin your beer in the bottles.

Have fun and remember the homebrew slogan:
RDWHAHB
Relax, Don't worry, Have a Home Brew.

Author:

Beardyman

Boil Size: 7.74 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

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: 3/20/2020 3:47 PM

Notes: Fermentation Dry Hop @ 70% attenuation (1.027)
Traditional Dry Hop after fermentation is complete.

Fermentation temp: 68F

Author:

Berner

Boil Size: 13.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 72

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: 3/12/2019 2:30 PM

Notes: Clone from Malty National in Regina SK. Switched out bittering hops to a less expensive high AA one.

Heated 14.5 gallons of Regina municipal water treated with a campden tablet to 163 before putting in our bag and grains. Stirred until we saw no doughballs, popped the lid on, wrapped a sleeping bag over the whole thing and came back after 60 minutes. Temp went from 155-148 over the 60 minutes, may need to work on sealing the lid better.

Originally planned to boil for 60 minutes but my controller wouldn't switch my element on and off or reduce output in manual mode so we shortened the boil to 30 minutes to make sure we didn't over do it.

Pre-boil grav was 1.042. Post was 1.050. Cooled to 73F.

Each fermenter had 5.5gal go in with ~1-1.5gal trub left, so we could have boiled slightly longer. Pitched dry packet of US-05 into each fermenter. Airlock showed activity just slightly over 24 hours later. Total time to brew was around 3.5 hours.

Author:

Meatwad

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 70

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: 9/1/2018 1:05 AM

Notes: Glucoamylase enzyme added at 20 minutes into mash @ 145F followed by a 60 minute rest. Enzyme denatures @ 149F so do not let temperature rise.

Final Gravity was 1.000

Author:

Crashgraham

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.051

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 68 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/28/2018 2:37 AM

Notes:

Author:

RoseyBoneBrewer

Boil Size: 65 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.055

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: 3.1

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.35

Primary Temp: 18 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/26/2018 7:44 PM

Notes:

Author:

Paul Dunwoody

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.077

Efficiency: 80

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.5

Primary Temp: N/A

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 2/3/2018 5:09 PM

Notes: Recipe from: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/gordon-biersch-winter-bock/

Author:

MultipleAwardWinnerJr

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 75

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 68

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 64 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/23/2017 7:29 PM

Notes: Use 4.5 gallons (17 L) carbon filtered water, adjust with 4 grams gypsum.
Step mash: 45 minutes at 150°F (66°C), ramp to 170°F (77°C) over 15 minutes (or ramp by infusing 2.5 gallons boiling water), rest 10 minutes at 170°F (77°C).

Vorlauf until clear.

Collect 6.6 gallons (25 L), sparging with 175°F (79°C) water. Boil vigorously for approximately 75 minutes, hopping as in ingredients section.

Whirlpool and allow to settle for 15 minutes. Chill wort to 64°F (18°C). Aerate wort and pitch yeast.

Ferment warm (ale temperature). Dry hop one week into fermentation.

Allow two hearted clone to stay warm with hops for a week.

Rack beer, crash cool, and cold age for a week.

Rack beer, prime with sugar and bottle.
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Second brew on my RoboBrew. Did much better in the efficiency category than my previous brew.

Author:

Boil Size: 35 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 2.9

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: 11/29/2016 10:21 PM

Notes:

Author:

Boil Size: 33 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.038

Efficiency: 49

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 0.75

Primary Temp: 19 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 6/26/2016 10:53 AM

Notes:

Author:

ZoltanSimon

Boil Size: 21 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.044

Efficiency: 65

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 22 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 4/14/2015 7:18 PM

Notes: Measured Pre-Boil Gravity:
Measured Original Gravity:
Measured Bottling Gravity:
Measured Batch Size:

Total mash water needed 25.7
Strike water volume 13.5
Remaining sparge water volume 12.2
Amount going into kettle 21.2
Amount going into fermentor 17
Total: 25.7

Author:

thunderwagn

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.046

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: 12/15/2015 6:19 PM

Notes: BIAB adaptation of Bee Cave Brewery's Robust Porter http://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=56768

Author:

daeccellent1

Boil Size: 12.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 75

Mash Thickness: 1.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 69 ° F

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 10/6/2015 11:33 PM

Notes: Tweaking the LHBS Citra ale with the orange. Trying a single rest at 148 for 75min per recipe. May tweak to multistep rest.

Author:

Juan GL

Boil Size: 16 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.048

Efficiency: 66

Mash Thickness: 3

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 0.5

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/13/2015 8:48 AM

Notes:

Author:

Bruer

Boil Size: 32.2 Litres

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.04

Efficiency: 69.5

Mash Thickness: N/A

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: BIAB

Pitch Rate: 1.0

Primary Temp: 20 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 9/6/2015 7:55 AM

Notes: Make a 3L starter with 350 g DME. Aerate well.

Dry hop in secondary for 3 days, then keg/bottle.

Author:

dalmatinci

Boil Size: 36 Litres

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.043

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 4.5

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: N/A

Primary Temp: 18.5 ° C

Priming Method: N/A

Priming Amount: N/A

Creation Date: 8/21/2015 11:29 PM

Notes:

Author:

bigjlw75

Boil Size: 7 Gallons

Boil Time: 90

Boil Gravity: 1.06

Efficiency: 70

Mash Thickness: 1.25

Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity

Brew Method: All Grain

Pitch Rate: 1.25

Primary Temp: 70 ° F

Priming Method: Light DME/Dextrose

Priming Amount: 7.2/5.4 oz

Creation Date: 8/8/2015 3:18 PM

Notes: Cold condition for two weeks at no more than 55 deg.

Author:

Boil Size: 6.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 210

Boil Gravity: 1.044

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: 7/26/2015 5:05 PM

Notes:

Author:

Hop Chick

Boil Size: 7.5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.103

Efficiency: 70

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: 11.2 oz

Creation Date: 6/13/2015 3:29 PM

Notes:

Author:

TwoBrew

Boil Size: 5 Gallons

Boil Time: 60

Boil Gravity: 1.042

Efficiency: 68

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: 4/18/2015 7:08 PM

Notes: