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Hops
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
Type
|
AA
|
Use
|
Time
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
1.50 oz |
Ahtanum1.5 oz Ahtanum Hops |
|
Pellet |
4 |
Boil at 204 °F
|
15 min |
2.45 |
33.3% |
1 oz |
Centennial1 oz Centennial Hops |
|
Pellet |
8.3 |
Boil at 204 °F
|
60 min |
6.84 |
22.2% |
2 oz |
Cascade2 oz Cascade Hops |
|
Pellet |
5.4 |
Boil at 204 °F
|
60 min |
8.9 |
44.4% |
4.50 oz
/ $ 0.00
|
Hops Summary
Amount
|
Variety
|
Cost
|
IBU
|
Bill %
|
1.50 oz |
Ahtanum (Pellet) 1.4999999965689 oz Ahtanum (Pellet) Hops |
|
2.45 |
33.3% |
1 oz |
Centennial (Pellet) 0.99999999771257 oz Centennial (Pellet) Hops |
|
6.84 |
22.2% |
2 oz |
Cascade (Pellet) 1.9999999954251 oz Cascade (Pellet) Hops |
|
8.9 |
44.4% |
4.50 oz
/ $ 0.00
|
Mash Guidelines
Amount
|
Description
|
Type
|
Start Temp
|
Target Temp
|
Time
|
12 qt |
Cereal Mash/Enzyme Rest/3.5-pounds grits, 14-ounces 6-row/1-TBSP Amylase. |
Decoction |
-- |
158 °F |
5 min |
|
Cereal: 30-minute--light--boil. |
Decoction |
-- |
204 °F |
30 min |
20 qt |
Electric Kettle: Beta/147, main + cereal mash. |
Infusion |
-- |
150 °F |
60 min |
|
Electric Kettle: Alpha/157 |
Infusion |
-- |
160 °F |
60 min |
Priming
Method: co2
Amount: 10
Temp: 46 °F
CO2 Level: 2 Volumes |
Target Water Profile
Burton on Trent (historic)
Notes
12/20/2018--Next Common Ale--Using my bulk hops, bulk corn grits, bulk quick oats, and bulk 6-row. Yeast strain to be determined.
5/27/2019--Made a 2-liter/1.050 starter--pitched yeast at 0230.
Started the cereal mash with 3-gallons of water, 3.5-pounds of yellow corn grits, 14-ounces 6-row barley, and 1-TBSP of amylase enzyme. Did a 5 minute protein rest at 158-ish. 20 minutes into the simmer and it's looking good--just like making a big batch of oatmeal. I learned from making steel cut oats that you want a higher temperature early on in the cook and lowered a bit for the last few minutes.
I left about 6.25-gallons of water in the kettle, and it looks like I'm going to have about 2.75-gallons from the cereal mash. Roughly 9-gallons going into the main mash without a lot of additional grain to soak it up. Just another reason for a 2 hour boil. As usual--time will tell.
1.047--Post mash volume is just under 8-gallons.
1.057--Post boil volume is 6.5-gallons.
1.054/13.3--Original gravity in the fermentor--6-gallons--after the yeast starter was pitched. Pitched yeast at 0030.
Next time I'll leave 5.5-gallons in the kettle and it should boil out to 5.5-gallons in the fermentor with a little higher original gravity.
6/6/2019--1.008/2.1 for 6.04% ABV.
Well, it already fermented down better than I expected. And, I remembered this is an historic style that was designed to be packaged and consumed rapidly. Also, I remembered that I was drinking my first keg of Kentucky Common 8 days after brewing it. Also, I remembered that my keezer doesn't have any beer in it. So, I kegged it with 1-sachet of gelatin and tossed it in the keezer.
Ima try and give it a few days to carbonate and cold crash before I start drinking it. But, it did taste pretty darn good already.
I'm going to brew it again within a couple of weeks. Probably before the long anticipated Peleg's Barrel Aged Stout. So, Juicy Banger, Kentucky Common, then, Stout.
6/15/2019--Well, turns out the stout is taking a backseat to Peleg's Barrel Aged Bourbon Ale. So, Juicy Banger and Irish Red Ale--done--Kentucky Common, Bourbon Ale, and finally, Wheat Beer.
I digress. This turned out delicious as expected. I've been drinking it for 3 nights in a row. The first few drafts were hazy but it is clearing up nicely now.
I do not like the chocolate malt for this, or I should say, I think I liked the black malt the best so far with all of my attempts at this beer. I may try roasted barley or black barley eventually. Next one gets coffee malt and Blackprinz--the Blackprinz will satisfy the color requirement but I don't think it has the flavor of regular black malt. This was my first attempt with grits and I cannot see ever going back to the flaked adjuncts. The cereal mash worked well with the Cream Ale and with this beer. I guess this is my teaching beer. I like it well enough to keep brewing it and I'm learning how different malts affect the flavor. Nuff' said--BOOM!
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Cost $ |
Cost % |
Fermentables |
$ |
|
Steeping Grains (Extract Only) |
$ |
|
Hops |
$ |
|
Yeast |
$ |
|
Other |
$ |
|
Cost Per Barrel |
$ 0.00 |
|
Cost Per Pint |
$ 0.00 |
|
Total Cost |
$ 0.00 |
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