Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
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2/23/2020 | American Mango Wheat | American Wheat Beer | 4.6 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
11/4/2018 | Christmas Porter | Baltic Porter | 7.8 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
10/27/2018 | Irish Red | Irish Red Ale | 5.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/24/2018 | Witbier | Witbier | 4.9 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/20/2018 | Tea Time ESB | Strong Bitter | 6.4 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
9/16/2018 | Chocolate Milk Stout | American Stout | 7.0 % | 1 Gallon(s) | |
9/9/2018 | SMASH Evolution to American IPA | American IPA | 6.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
7/7/2018 | Belgian Summer Wheat Ale | Unknown Style | 5.3 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
1/15/2017 | American Session IPA | Unknown Style | 5.7 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
1/9/2017 | Yoopers Oatmeal Stout | Unknown Style | 4.8 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/25/2015 | BierMunchers Centennial Blonde | Unknown Style | 4.5 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
4/20/2015 | American Wheat Summer Ale | American Wheat Beer | 4.8 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
3/30/2015 | Blue Moon Clone | Unknown Style | 5.3 % | 6 Gallon(s) | |
Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
2 teaspoons of gypsum and 1/3 campden tablet added to 5.5 gallons of mash water.
WLP400 starter (1L with 1/2 cup light DME OG 1.040) 24 hours at 22C Refrigerate for 15 hours Lay on counter at start of brew - siphon off top liquid leaving only yeastHeat Water to 157FMash in 152FMash finish 150F (added heat at 35 min mark to bring to 152F from 148F)Mash out to 165F - circulating wort through grain - 10 minsSparge at 165F - top up boil volume to 6.75 gal6.75 Gal in Boil5.5 Gal post boil1.042 OGChill to 25CPitch yeast from starter at 22C
Changed second hop addition to 30 mins and final addition at 5 mins to up IBU from 20.7 to ~31.5 IBU
Actual yeast attenuation = 69%Actual ABV = 5.5%46.7 IBU
- Use a smaller sparge volume if possible.- Mash temps were slightly higher than I wanted. Most of the mash was at 156-158F- OG much lower than anticipated, possibly due to mash temps and sparge volume. Likely diluted the pre-boil wort too much- Aim for ~6.5-7 gallons as the preboil volume. Only placed 6 gallons into the fermenter but left approx 0.5-1 gallons in the brew kettleNEXT BATCH-Less sparge volume will lead to higher concentration of sugars pre boil and a smaller preboil volume and ...