Mash Guidelines
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Amount
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Description
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Type
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Start Temp
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Target Temp
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Time
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3.4 gal |
|
Strike |
164 °F |
152 °F |
60 min |
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2.2 gal |
@ 185 |
Sparge |
-- |
-- |
-- |
Starting Mash Thickness:
1.25 qt/lb
Starting Grain Temp:
70 °F |
Target Water Profile
50/50 RO/Caledonia
Notes
Matt Mead's 'Treefort' Tropical Stout recipe, Gold Medal winner @ NHC 2024, scaled from 5.5 to 3.0 gallons.
His notes: Everything is standard brewing procedure (If you miss your starting gravity just add a little pale DME to get it to 1.070 or 1.075). I just fermented in my basement around 60–70°F (16–21°C). 68°F (20°C) was my target. Once fermentation was completed, I transferred to a keg and carbonated to 2.4 vol. of CO2. No need to use Brewtan B or any anti-oxidation products on this beer, as aging improves it over time. I entered this in competitions over the months and scores kept improving as it aged and got a little more caramel and rum-raisin character. No oaking either, although you can if you want. It might add some vanilla notes and tannins, which wouldn’t be a bad thing, but might take away from it being considered a tropical stout. Either way, it’s an amazing base stout. Shout out to Nate at Treehouse Brewing for sharing the recipe with the homebrewing community!
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| Fermentables |
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Steeping Grains
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| Hops |
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| Yeast |
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| Other |
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| Cost Per Barrel |
$ 0.00 |
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| Cost Per Pint |
$ 0.00 |
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| Total Cost |
$ 0.00 |
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