Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
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5/25/2018 | Soft and Juicy IPA | American IPA | 7.0 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
5/25/2018 | German Lager | Munich Helles | 4.8 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
10/19/2017 | Nelson Sauvin Single Hop IPA | American IPA | 5.9 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
9/28/2017 | Chocolate Milk Stout | Sweet Stout | 5.7 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
8/13/2017 | Hefeweizen | Weissbier | 4.9 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
5/24/2017 | New England IPA | American IPA | 5.9 % | 12 Gallon(s) | |
5/10/2017 | Pilsner | German Pils | 4.8 % | 12 Gallon(s) | |
3/16/2017 | 5 Buck Blonde | Blonde Ale | 4.5 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
3/3/2017 | Coffee Stout | Sweet Stout | 5.8 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
1/27/2017 | Citra Session IPA | American IPA | 4.7 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
11/29/2016 | Cherry Blackberry Saison | Fruit Lambic | 6.0 % | 12 Gallon(s) | |
11/23/2016 | Laginitas Brown Shugga Clone | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 7.5 % | 12.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/23/2016 | Belgian Pilsner | German Pils | 4.8 % | 13 Gallon(s) | |
9/9/2016 | Coconut Porter | English Porter | 4.5 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
9/5/2015 | Beglian Dubbel | Belgian Dubbel | 8.3 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
8/28/2015 | Chocolate Milk Stout | Sweet Stout | 5.1 % | 11 Gallon(s) | |
5/22/2015 | Irish Red Ale | Irish Red Ale | 5.3 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
3/4/2015 | Apricot Blonde Ale | Blonde Ale | 5.1 % | 11.5 Gallon(s) | |
Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
Started mash at 147F, ramped up to 156F over course of an hour (mostly due to limited heating capacity)90 minute mash total. Added last 3 lbs of 2-row at 45 minutes in.Mash gravity: 1.051Mash pH: 5.2 (thanks aciduated malt)1st runnings - 8 gallonsAdded 7 gallons to mash for 2nd runnings (still had about 1 gallon in mash tun after 1st runnings)2nd runnings 8 gallonsPre boil volume - 16 gallonsPre boil gravity - 1.04666% mash efficiency (could probably have collected more during 1st runnings. ...
Mashed in with 9.2 gallons (1.84 qts/lb) - 16lb german pilsen, 2 lb vienna, 1lb carapils, 1lb rice hullsCollected 7 gallons 1st runnings.Added 8 gallons to mash.Collected 8 gallons 2nd runningsPre boil volume 15 gallonsPre boil gravity: 1.036Mash efficiency: 75.3%Hops: 3 oz Hallertau (LD Carlson AA 3.8%, BA 3-5%, Cohumulone: 18 - 28%, Aroma: Grass, tea, citrus)1 oz Hallertau Blanc (LD Carson AA 10.3%, BA 4.5 - 5.5%, Cohumulone: 22-26%, Aroma: Passionfruit, Grapefuit, Pineapple, Grape, ...
68% mash efficiency
6.8 gallons 1st runnings8 gallons 2nd runnings14.8 gallons pre boil volume1.045 pre boil gravity - 79.7% efficiency1.052 original gravityvolume into fermentor 10.8 gallonsFG: 1.026
Grist was too fine, had some stuck mashes. Consider using rice hulls next time and adjusting grist size.Too much water in mash. Focus on calculating volumes up front.Temp ramp ups took a long time. Get some reflectix from hardware store for mash tun and HLT.
overshot mash in temp because i forgot to remove lactose from grain weight. mashed in at 157f and let cool through circulation to 152 over 15 minutes.volume into kettle 12 gallonspre-boil gravity - 1.036