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| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/19/2021 |  Not in session Hazy Simcoe IPA |
English IPA | 5.7 % | 12 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/28/2021 |  YardWork Pale Ale |
American Pale Ale | 4.9 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/23/2021 |  Clone Of BELGIAN WIT |
Witbier | 5.5 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/25/2021 | TASTY BURPS NEIPA |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 12 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/12/2021 | HoppaPotamus IPA |
American IPA | 6.0 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/17/2019 | BDAY HAZE - 22nJuicy |
English IPA | 6.2 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/17/2018 |  RABID YETI IMPERIAL STOUT |
Imperial Stout | 9.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/17/2018 |  Experimental IIPA |
Double IPA | 7.8 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/21/2018 | SANTAS lil SACK 2018 |
Imperial Stout | 8.5 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/11/2018 | STATIK IPA |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/26/2017 | Old N Raspy Part 2 |
Imperial Stout | 8.9 % | 5.2 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/29/2017 | BELGIAN WIT |
Witbier | 5.5 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/11/2017 | Pliney the elder |
Double IPA | 8.6 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/5/2017 | 22n' Juicy - NEW ENGLAND IPA |
English IPA | 6.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/21/2017 | BACKDOOR SCULPIN |
American IPA | 6.4 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/24/2017 |  MIRROR POND PALE ALE |
American Pale Ale | 5.3 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/8/2017 |  GOLDYHOPS- Golden IPA |
American IPA | 7.0 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/2/2017 |  KICK OFF - DOUBLE IPA |
Double IPA | 8.5 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/27/2016 | SANTAS PHAT SACK 2017 |
Imperial Stout | 10.2 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/21/2016 |  GREEN MACHINE |
American IPA | 6.8 % | 5.25 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/17/2016 |  THE IRISH GUATEMALAN- DARK MOCHA STOUT |
Tropical Stout | 6.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/15/2016 |  HEARNSZ IPA 2 |
American Pale Ale | 5.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/6/2016 | DEF IIPA |
Double IPA | 8.0 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/5/2016 |  BIG FOOT DOUBLE IPA |
Double IPA | 7.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/27/2016 | DOUBLE CITRA IPA |
American IPA | 6.2 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/9/2016 | HEARNSZ IPA |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/13/2016 | ALL CENTENNIAL IPA |
American IPA | 6.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
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5/21/2021 12:00:00 AM
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12/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
Reverse osmosis water used. Filled 5 gallons into mash ton then 4.75 into HLT for heating water / sparge. Heating both mash water and HLT took a while, maybe next time consider heating mash water in boil kettle while heating HLT at the same time. Mashed at 148-150 solid for 60 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes or so due to recirculating causing too much clarity during mash.
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12/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
FIRST 11 LBS OF GRAIN WILL HAVE A RATIO OF 2.0 FOR A FIRST RUNNING OF 4.10 GAL; USING 5.75 GAL WATER FOR STRIKE WATER. USE FIRST RUNNINGS FOR STRIKE FOR SECOND MASH. WILL HAVE TO HEAT FIRST RUNNINGS TO STRIKE TEMP. SECOND RUNNINGS WILL HAVE A RATIO OF 1.4, USING THE FIRST RUNNINGS TO STRIKE WITH. NO SPARGE NEEDED. ONLY FIRST RUNNINGS FROM BOTH MASHES ARE BEING USED.
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1/21/2018 12:00:00 AM
The first mash will have a 2.0 grain to water ratio for a first runnings of 4.32 gallons. That will get heated in the boil pot to strike temp for second mash. Second mash will have a 1.4 grain to water ratio for 4.32 strike volume. An extra long sparge time should be done to ensure good rinse of grains.
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11/26/2017 12:00:00 AM
I did not create this recipe in BrewGR prior to buying the ingredients. The original recipe called for 1.093 OG and a FG of 1.018. 1) I used too much water for the recipe being that it was a 5 gallon recipe, but had a 7 gallon boil. This is effects the OG because the wort is deluted after a 1 hour boil. There was 5.75 gallons put into the carboy. Also, this will effect the oevrall color becuase not the colors are not as condensed. 2) The yeast starter is the main reson for the abv loss. This ...
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8/6/2017 12:00:00 AM
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6/11/2017 12:00:00 AM
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5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM
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4/23/2017 12:00:00 AM
ADDED 1 OZ OF CASCADE DH TO KEG ON 5/20. GREAT INPROVEMENT TO BEER, BUT STILL NOT FRUIT-LIKE.
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2/24/2017 12:00:00 AM
Recirculated mash for 60 minutes. Matched temp of HLT with MT temp. Recirc went good, no issues. Used 3.75 gal for Strike and 5.5 gal for Sparge. Wort ran extremely clear during recirc.
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2/17/2017 12:00:00 AM
Brewday went well. Made all water marks. Pre boil 7 gal with a decent boil for 60. Post boil was 5.75 gal. Into fermentor was 5.1 with hop matter and trub left behind. NEXT TIME: Factor in an additional .25 or .50 gal for hop / trub loss..5 lb honey added at 24 hrs to make 1.067 OG mark. 2 tsp of Fermaid K added to 16 floz of bottles water and boiled for 5. Cooled and added to carboy
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1/8/2017 12:00:00 AM
Wow what a day.......I learned a lot1: 17 lbs of grains had a pre boil gravity of 1.0532: Added honey which made it 1.0663: pre boil volume was 7.5 gal4:missed the 35 minute hops by 10 minutes so everything was offset 10 minutes.5: With the extra water, it lowered my gravity. Also missing the time on #4, decided to boil 20 extra minutes and add 3.7 ounces of corn sugar which gave me 2 gravity points6: Hopback didn't work. Would not siphon when jar got full. Dumped whole hops into kettle. ...
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12/28/2016 12:00:00 AM
The first mash will have a 2.0 grain to water ratio for a first runnings of 4.32 gallons. That will get heated in the boil pot to strike temp for second mash. Second mash will have a 1.4 grain to water ratio for 4.32 strike volume. An extra long sparge time should be done to ensure good rinse of grains.
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12/26/2016 12:00:00 AM
Strike volume and sparge water were met. Pre boil was 6.4 gallons. 5.5 was post boil before cooled. Only 4.5 gal went into fermentor. There was a total of 6.5 oz of hops into boil kettle. Whirlpool went for 10 or so minutes. Didn't really have good form. Wort took 25 minutes to cool and a lot of trub and hop matter went into carboy. NEXT TIME: Use a hop bag for late hops. ALSO: Factor in for wort loss due to hop absorption.There was no starter made. Only smack pack of 1056 pitched at 1930 ...
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12/21/2016 12:00:00 AM
2000ml starter made on 12/17@2100 hours. Pitched at 2100 hrs on 12/21/16. Ferment at 66DF for 2 weeks in primary and 8 weeks in secondary. Original recipe build called for 5 gal batch with 6.5 gal boil to make 1.073. Ended up with a 7 gal boil and 5.5 gal batch which lowered my gravity to 1.063. After updating the water usage to what ACTUALLY occurred, the estimated gravity dropped to 1.066, which is what this brew ended up coming very close to. NEXT TIME: Dont tilt the HLT to get ALL of the ...
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12/10/2016 12:00:00 AM
NOTE: Mash tun was cold and allowed temp to drop faster that expected. At 20 minutes, 2 qts156 degree water was added to pick water temp back up to 146.
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7/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
MASH PH AT ROOM TEMP ESTIMATED 5.60
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6/14/2016 12:00:00 AM
Hop bags used for 6 ounces of hops, not first 3 ounces.
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5/27/2016 12:00:00 AM
STRIKE WATER WAS 159, MASH ONLY DROPPED TO 154 INSTEAD OF 150. TEMP HELD STRONG DUE TO AMBIENT AIR BEING 80 . 15 MINUTES INTO MASH, PH WAS 5.5 AT ROOM TEMP. ADDED ANOTHER 4ML OF LACTIC ACID. PH NOW 5.4, WHICH WAS THE DESIRED MARK. AGAIN, STARTED BOIL WITH 8 GAL OF WORT. 5.5 GAL INTO FERMENTER. ATTEMPTED TO USE GRAIN BAG TO FILTER HOPS WHILE TRANSFERING INTO CARBOY. FILTERED ABOUT 2 GAL, BUT FILTER BECAME TOO GUNKED UP. DID NOT USE HOP BAG DURING BOIL, OTHER WISE, I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO FILTER ...
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4/13/2016 12:00:00 AM
3.5 grams gypsum, 2 grams ca chloride, 1 campden tablet for H2O. Add 4ml latic acid to mash (Est. 5.4 mash ph at room temp).
