I Yam who I Yam Recipe

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I Yam who I Yam

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All Grain
7 Gallon(s)
8 Gallon(s)
60 min
61%
Yam beer with spice

Fermentables

13% - Flaked Corn - US
3
37
1
Mash
38% - 2-Row - US
8.5
37
1
Mash
13% - Yam
3
12
10
Mash
13% - Caramel/Crystal 60 - US
3
36
60
Mash
13% - Brown Sugar - US
3
46
10
Late
9% - Yam
2
12
10
Steep

Hops

Willamette
1.5
Pellet
Boil
45 min(s)
5
15.5
Willamette
1.5
Pellet
Boil
30 min(s)
5
13.0

Yeast

Fermentis Safale S-04
75%

Other Stuff

Cinnamon
2.8
each
Boil
Nutmeg
1.4
tsp
FlameOut

Mash Steps

No mash steps in this recipe

Special Instructions

1.
Roast yam/sweet potatoes at 375degrees for 15-20min, want them to be soft, but not toasty
2.
Measure out and combine grain, run through mill to crush
3.
Begin heating 12gal of water (11.5 needed) to 174 degrees
4.
Setup drain hose to pump, pump to mashtun
5.
Add grain, portion of Yam and water (6gal) to mash tun stir together.
6.
Mash temp should be 152 degrees
7.
Rest for 60min, during that time, heat remaining water to just under boiling.
8.
Begin draining mashtun, connect sparge arm to previously used pump
9.
Sparge at equal rate of drain keeping 1-2" of water on top of grain
10.
Place remaining yams in mesh bag, add to boil kettle along with wort and cinnamon sticks
11.
Bring to a boil and begin 60min timer
12.
Hop addition at 45min
13.
Hop addition at 30min
14.
Brown sugar and irish moss addition at 15min
15.
Setup cooling loop: Kettle, pump, chill plate, return to kettle
16.
Setup water loop: bucket with ice water, pump, chill plate, cooling coil w/fan, bucket
17.
At flame out, add nutmeg, make sure hop filter is in place open valve and turn on pumps
18.
Continue cooling loop until wort temp reaches 70 degrees add ice to bucket as needed
19.
Setup fermenter, spray with sanitizer
20.
Close kettle valve, move return hose to fermenter, reopen valve
21.
Recheck temp is in range, add yeast, close lid, insert CO2 blowoff

Tasting Notes (2)

Herners-Brewing

Tasted on 11/11/2018 by Herners-Brewing

Notes:

3.7% very low attenuation, not holding much carb

Herners-Brewing

Tasted on 11/20/2017 by Herners-Brewing

Notes:

Very sweet, a bit earthy from the potato, could use a bit more of the nutmeg, and hop. overall a solid beer, we'll see how it carbonates.

Recipe Facts

I Yam who I Yam
  • 7.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 8.00 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.071 OG
  • 1.018 FG
  • 28.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.40 BG:GU
  • 18.6° SRM Color
  • 61% Efficiency
  • 6.9% ABV Alcohol
  • 242 per 12oz Calories
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