| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/2024 |  Aggressive Regression Wheat Wine |
Wheatwine | 7.8 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/6/2024 |  Donkere Tarwe |
Dunkles Weissbier | 5.6 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/25/2024 |  Contessa Belgian Blond |
Belgian Blond Ale | 7.5 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/25/2024 |  Strisselbiscuit |
Unknown Style | 5.3 % | 2.75 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/3/2024 | Spelt Saison Fall 2024 |
Saison | 6.7 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/13/2024 | Saison 2024 |
Saison | 5.8 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/30/2024 | Barbiculous the Lesser 2024 |
Unknown Style | 4.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/30/2024 |  Smoked Wheat 4 gal |
Unknown Style | 3.6 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/23/2024 |  Landbier Isaria |
Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/22/2024 | QA23 Beer V.4 Sauvignon Blanc |
Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/6/2023 | Kleinigkeit Dunkel 2023 |
Munich Dunkel | 5.5 % | 2.75 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/6/2023 |  Lotus ESB |
Strong Bitter | 5.1 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/6/2023 | Antwerp Pale Ale |
Unknown Style | 6.0 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/6/2023 | EKG ESB |
Strong Bitter | 5.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/17/2023 | QA23 Beer V.3 Sauvignon Blanc |
Unknown Style | 3.9 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/7/2023 | QA23 Beer V.2 Sauvignon Blanc |
Unknown Style | 3.8 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/23/2023 | Eureka Yorkshire Pale 2.5 Gallon |
Strong Bitter | 5.1 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/10/2023 | The Unholy Grale 3.0 |
Saison | 6.4 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/8/2023 | Dunkelweinweizen |
Dunkles Weissbier | 5.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/8/2023 | Vinol 2023 Red |
Unknown Style | 6.1 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/13/2023 | Eureka Yorkshire Pale |
Strong Bitter | 4.9 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/25/2023 |  Wort Rally 2023 Belgian |
Unknown Style | 7.3 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/25/2023 | Wort Rally 2023 British |
Unknown Style | 4.9 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/29/2022 | Barrel Food Blonde |
Blonde Ale | 5.3 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/11/2022 |  The Superintendent of Funk |
Tropical Stout | 8.3 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/2/2022 | Star Sauv IPA |
American IPA | 6.4 % | 5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/28/2022 | Landbier 10 gal Perle |
Unknown Style | 5.4 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/13/2022 | Thiol Buster Red 5 gal |
American IPA | 5.7 % | 5.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/12/2022 | Honigbier 10gal |
Unknown Style | 7.4 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/8/2021 | Battle Royale Belgian Blond |
Belgian Blond Ale | 6.1 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/3/2021 | Oatwine |
English Barleywine | 8.4 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/3/2021 | Wienerdinkelbock |
Weizenbock | 7.1 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/3/2021 |  Weizenbock Base 10 Gal |
Weizenbock | 7.9 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/3/2021 |  Roggendoppelbock |
Doppelbock | 8.0 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/7/2021 | 10 gal Barbiculous the Lesser V.2 |
Unknown Style | 4.9 % | 10 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/25/2021 | Intergalactic Thiol Buster |
American IPA | 5.9 % | 7.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/7/2021 |  Vinol |
Unknown Style | 10.4 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/7/2021 | Rhineland Hybrid |
Unknown Style | 4.3 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/7/2021 | The Unholy Grale 2.0 |
Saison | 6.4 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/22/2021 | Hopfenbier |
American Pale Ale | 5.9 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/11/2021 | Pole Smoker |
Scottish Export | 4.1 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/4/2021 | Decoctor Trial |
Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/19/2021 | Singular Cat |
Witbier | 4.6 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/9/2021 | Wit Cat |
Witbier | 4.8 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/9/2021 | Brit Kit |
Scottish Light | 2.8 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/22/2021 | Belgian Landbier |
Trappist Single | 5.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/16/2021 | Fruhjahr Mittelbier |
Unknown Style | 5.8 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/16/2021 | Mai |
Helles Bock | 6.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/1/2021 | Coldsnap Helles Bock |
Helles Bock | 7.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/25/2021 | Maltzland |
Unknown Style | 5.1 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/14/2020 | Brit Cat |
Strong Bitter | 5.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/14/2020 | Katzebrau |
Unknown Style | 5.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/14/2020 | Grand Onkel |
American IPA | 6.5 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/30/2020 | Rokt Ol |
Unknown Style | 8.8 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/9/2020 | Landbier mit Pils und Perle |
Unknown Style | 5.1 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/31/2020 | Lutra Amber |
American Amber Ale | 5.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/31/2020 |  Leven |
American Stout | 5.9 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/28/2020 | Barleybomb Kveik |
English Barleywine | 8.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/14/2020 | The Ancient |
Mixed-Style Beer | 5.9 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/13/2020 | Barbiculous the Bockwheat v.2 |
Weizenbock | 7.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/13/2020 | Weizenbock Base |
Weizenbock | 7.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/4/2020 | Sesongol Winter |
Unknown Style | 8.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/22/2020 | Onkel Humleblomst |
American Pale Ale | 5.6 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/14/2020 | Sesongol Fall |
Unknown Style | 7.8 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/20/2020 | Pseudofest |
Festbier | 5.6 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/4/2020 | Spalt Tripel |
Belgian Tripel | 7.3 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/22/2020 |  LPL |
Munich Helles | 4.9 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/14/2020 | Field Biere |
Unknown Style | 4.2 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/7/2020 | Roggenresin v.2 Herkules |
Unknown Style | 5.8 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/8/2020 | Sesongol |
Unknown Style | 7.3 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/14/2020 | Brunerblond |
Belgian Blond Ale | 7.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/13/2020 | Three Gnomes in a Trenchcoat |
Belgian Tripel | 8.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 4/9/2020 | Svirf |
Unknown Style | 4.3 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/28/2020 | Ardennes Keeper |
Unknown Style | 5.9 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/28/2020 | Ardennes Extra |
Trappist Single | 5.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/12/2020 | Barbiculous the Lesser V.2 |
Unknown Style | 4.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/12/2020 | Barbiculous the Lesser |
Unknown Style | 4.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/18/2019 | Lithuanian Keeper |
Unknown Style | 6.1 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/15/2019 | Landbier mit Pils |
Unknown Style | 4.8 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/15/2019 | Lithuanian Farmhouse V.2 |
Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 11/1/2019 | Isa Extra |
Trappist Single | 5.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/21/2019 |  Barbiculous the Grand v.2 Draft |
Specialty Smoked Beer | 7.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/14/2019 |  Apat Quad |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 8.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/14/2019 |  Dalawa Dubbel |
Belgian Dubbel | 6.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/2/2019 | Standard Tripel |
Belgian Tripel | 8.3 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 10/2/2019 | Abbey Extra |
Trappist Single | 5.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/30/2019 | Extra V.2 |
Trappist Single | 5.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/14/2019 | Le Reste |
Belgian Blond Ale | 7.3 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 9/13/2019 | Biere |
Bière de Garde | 6.5 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 8/2/2019 | Norwegian Farmhouse |
Unknown Style | 6.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 7/9/2019 | Baltic Wheat |
Unknown Style | 4.4 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/29/2019 | Lithuanian Farmhouse |
Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 3.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/13/2019 | Voss Pale |
Unknown Style | 5.3 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 6/9/2019 | Land Brygge |
Unknown Style | 5.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/30/2019 |  Suggestie |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 8.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/19/2019 | Biere Autre |
Bière de Garde | 6.5 % | 3 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/19/2019 | HotHead IPA |
American IPA | 6.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/7/2019 | This Table is Reserved |
Bière de Garde | 3.8 % | 4 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/2/2019 |  Vlaanderen Dubbel |
Belgian Dubbel | 7.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 5/2/2019 | Extra |
Trappist Single | 5.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/28/2019 | Bready Blonde |
Belgian Blond Ale | 6.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/25/2019 | AG Dubbel |
Belgian Dubbel | 6.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/19/2019 | Gnome Dubb |
Belgian Dubbel | 6.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/14/2019 | Maltol |
Unknown Style | 5.7 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 3/14/2019 | Lawn Gnome |
Belgian Pale Ale | 4.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/11/2019 | Maibier |
Helles Bock | 6.8 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/7/2019 |  Scotchbomb |
Wee Heavy | 7.3 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/7/2019 | Heavy in Name Only |
Scottish Heavy | 3.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 2/7/2019 | Scotchlite |
Scottish Light | 3.2 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/27/2019 | Kleinigkeit Dunkel |
Munich Dunkel | 5.6 % | 2.75 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/27/2019 | Pilzz |
German Pils | 5.1 % | 2.75 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/21/2019 | Winzig |
Unknown Style | 3.6 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/15/2019 | Barbiculous the Roughly Adequate v.2 |
Unknown Style | 6.5 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 1/1/2019 | Landbier |
Unknown Style | 4.7 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/31/2018 | Ahtanum Brown |
American Brown Ale | 5.4 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| 12/10/2018 | Ahtanum Pale |
American Pale Ale | 4.9 % | 2.5 Gallon(s) | |
| Date Added | Name | Style | ABV | Amount |
jll23
11/10/2024 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.053 FG 1.013 ABV ~5.25% Apparent Attenuation 75%Grains for this one were all Best Malz except the dark Munich which was from Great Western.Yeast pack arrived pretty warm and inflated, so I made a 500ml starter.Mashed in around 114F, with 2.1 gallons of campden-treated tap water. I have ~1.75 gallons of sparge water in reserve.A little high for the beta-glucan and/or ferulic acid production, but it's not a long rest. Threw in a couple handfuls of rice hulls, just in case. Added heat and ...
jll23
9/28/2024 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.065 FG 1.003 AB ~8.27% Apparent Attenuation 97%.Mashing with ~2.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water. I have another 2 in reserve for sparging. Mashed in around 148 and added heat while stirring until it was up around 151F.After 15-20 minutes, the temp had fallen back into the high 140's, so I added heat to get it back up around 152F. Brought the temp up to 154 with 15 minutes left in the initial hour. Will probably raise it up further and let it go a little longer after the full 60 ...
jll23
9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.058 FG 1.002 ~7.22% ABV ~95% attenuation.Mashing with about 2.8 gallons of campden treated tap water. I have another ~2.25 in reserve for sparging. Basically following procedure for Saison 2024.Mashed in around 146 and then heated while stirring until it had reached 150F.After about 20 minutes into the mash, the temp had fallen a few degrees, so I brought it back up to 151F. After 60 minutes of mashing, I raised the temp up to ~159F and will let it sit there for another 15 minutes, while ...
jll23
6/14/2024 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.061 FG 1.009 ABV ~6.8% Apparent Attenuation 85%.Gave this beer almost 2 weeks before kegging. Attenuation was significantly better than the yeast company suggested. At kegging, it's a pretty clear light gold color. I'm getting some strange hop flavors that I'm assuming are from Vanguard. I'm not sure I love them yet. Mashed with about 2.8 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have another 2.25ish gallons in reserve for sparging.Mashed in around 145 and then added heat while stirring until ...
jll23
5/15/2024 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.038 FG 1.008 ABV ~3.94% Apparent Attenuation ~78%.Vienna is Weyermann Barke. Pilsner is Bestmalz.Going to start off with a beta glucan rest around 110F. Lots of smoked wheat in here. Will also be using rice hulls. Mashing with about 1.8 gallons of campden treated tap water. I have another 3.25 in reserve for sparging. Mashed in around 105 and added heat to get it up to 110. Will let it sit there for about 15 minutes. Took a while to get the temp up, but I slowly added heat until it reached ...
jll23
5/6/2024 12:00:00 AM
Mashing with ~1.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have ~2.25 gallons of water in reserve for sparging.Mashed in ~149F and stirring while adding heat until the temp was around 151-152F.About 15 minutes into the mash I gave it a boost of heat to insure it was up around 152F.With about 20 minutes left in the mash, I bumped the temp up to ~156F.Raised the temp to 160 after 60 minutes, while sparge water heats up.Cooled the wort down to ~65-66. Pitched most of a fairly fresh pack of yeast. ...
jll23
4/26/2024 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.048 FG 1.011 ABV ~4.86%Mashing with ~1.75 gallons of campden-treated tap water. I have another 2 in reserve for sparging.Mashed in right around 149 and continued add heat (while stirring) until it was up around 152-153.Added heat ~30 minutes into mash to get it back around 153F.Added heat at 60 minutes into mash to get it up around 158. Will let it sit for a few minutes before the draining begins. Ended up with closer to 3.2 gallons pre boil. Will boil a bit longer before adding bittering ...
jll23
1/11/2024 12:00:00 AM
Mashed in around the high 140's, then added heat until it was up around 153F. Mashed with a bit over 1.5 gallons. Some small portion of that was distilled, the rest was campden-treated tap water.About 25 minutes into the mash, temp had fallen into the high 140's. Gave it heat and stirred until it was back up around 153F.With about 10 minutes left in the hour mash, I added heat to bring the temp up to 155-156F.Heated sparge/rinse water to around 163F. Might end up with a little more than 3 ...
jll23
12/15/2023 12:00:00 AM
Instead of Belgian Aromatic, I had to get Simpson's (which is very different). It's a small amount, so hopefully it will still add complexity I was looking for.Mashed with about 2 gallons. I have another 2 gallons in reserve for sparge/rinse.Mashed in around 151, after a bunch of stirring. About 30 minutes into mash, the temp had fallen into the high 140's, so I stirred and added heat to bring it up to 153F.With about 15 minutes left in the mash I bumped it up to ~154F.Definitely undershot ...
jll23
12/7/2023 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.053 FG 1.013 Apparent Attenuation is a low ~75%. Mashed in with a little under 2 gallons of water (treated with potassium metabisulphite, lightly). I have another 2 gallons in reserve for sparge/rinse water.Mashed in right around 151 and then kept stirring with the burner on until it was up around 154F. This is one of the smaller batches I've made on this stove, so I assume boiling will be a lot easier at this volume. Just have to make sure I don't lose too much liquid. In general, this ...
jll23
10/8/2023 12:00:00 AM
Using anvil foundry to mash (sans pump). Having only used it one other time (with pump), we were not confident in conversion, and thus gave it more time. Vorlaufed with a measuring cup throughout the process to mimic pump. Still quite cloudy. We had about 4.5 gallons once adding brew kettle wort to wine. Topped up total volume of 5 gallons. Cooled it to around 66 and wrapped it in a damp towel before putting it in the basement (which is also in the mid-high 60's). Mash schedule/temp shifting ...
jll23
5/25/2023 12:00:00 AM
Mashing with ~2 gallons of campden-treated tap water.1.5ish gallons in reserve for rinsing/sparging.Mashed in right around 151F. That's plenty close, so I will leave it alone for at least 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, check the mash temp and it had lost a little heat (it was in the high 140's after stirring). Added heat to bring it up to 153F. Will let sit here for another 20 or so.After 40 minutes things had cooled down again. Added heat to bring it back up to 156F. Took a refractometer ...
jll23
5/10/2023 12:00:00 AM
Mashing with about 2.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water. I have another 2 in reserve for sparging and some distilled for topping up at the end, if necessary. Mashed in around 145 and then added heat to get it up to 149-150F.Took a quick temp ~25 minutes into the mash and it was still around 149, so I left it alone.With a few minutes left in the initial hour mash, the temp was down around 146F. I added heat to get it up to ~153F. Letting it sit there past the hour, as I heat up some sparge ...
jll23
4/14/2023 12:00:00 AM
Mashed in right around 149F, which I considered good enough to start with. I'm using campden treated tap water for both mashing and sparging. Since this is on the large side for my pot, I have some distilled in reserve to top up at the end if necessary. Mashing with ~2.6 gallons. Definitely a little thick. Grape juice is supposed to arrive tomorrow. Current ambient temperatures in the house are suitable for a ripping kveik fermentation. If I can ensure that the juice isn't too cold, I will add ...
jll23
3/20/2023 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.054 FG 1.012 ABV ~5.5% Apparent Attenuation 77%.Brewing the second batch of this beer.Mashing with about 2.25 gallons of water (slightly thicker than last time). ~.25 gallons of that is distilled, the rest is tap water with a sprinkling of campden.Mashed in around 146 and then stirred while heating it up to 150F.20 minutes into the mash, after stirring the temp was still around 149, so I'm leaving it be and will check back in another 20.After about 40 minutes of mashing the temp was down ...
jll23
3/15/2023 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.056, FG 1.012. ABV ~5.78% 78% Apparent Attenuation.First kitchen brew in the new house. Trying to get my process down in these surroundings. Perhaps the trickiest thing will be running a hose to the chiller from the outside tap (other options I explored did not go well).Mashing with a bit over 2.25 gallons of water. ~.25 gallon is distilled. The rest is tap water, lightly treated with potassium metabisulphite. I mashed in around 146F and then stirred while heating everything up to ~150F. ...
jll23
1/29/2023 12:00:00 AM
Picked up the fresh wort yesterday (1/28/2023), brought it home in a snow storm, then added the syrup and the yeast (I didn't even bother to boil the sugar). The bucket was placed in an area of the basement that is around ~68F (minimum). It was already going by this morning. it has continued to bubble away steadily since then. As far as I know, the number for starting gravity and bitterness were fairly accurate. ~3 days into fermentation, I moved the bucket into a slightly warmer area of the ...
jll23
1/16/2022 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.053 FG 1.010 Abv 5.64% 80 % attenuation Brewed this using an all grain system I've only used a few times. My inexperience showed. Mash temp was low (about 147F) as was efficiency (and therefore gravity). Temperature was right around 60F after the first 24 hours post pitching (though even at this low temp some signs of fermentation were evident), so I attached a heat coil around the carboy and set temp control to around 69F. Even with just the first few degrees of heat, foam started ...
jll23
12/15/2021 12:00:00 AM
I ended up with about 11 gallons and intended to split the batch into three carboys, each to be fermented with a different Belgian yeast (Omega Belgian Ale W, Omega Abbey Ale C, and Omega Belgian Ale O). The first carboy I filled broke as I moved it out of the way to make room for the second, so 1 or 2 gallons of beer got lost in this way. I tried to redistribute as best I could, but the one with Chimay has a lesser amount of beer in it. I didn't use the full yeast pack for any of them as the ...
jll23
11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM
2.5 weeks into fermentation, gravity is about 1.017.OG 1.073 FG 1.017 ABV 7.36% Apparent Attenuation 76%.
jll23
10/26/2021 12:00:00 AM
First brew on a Blichmann electric system.
jll23
10/20/2021 12:00:00 AM
Beer portion stats: OG 1.055 FG 1.006 ABV ~ 6.43% Apparent Attenuation 89%. I'm guessing the wine portion is around 9-10%. (I took a sample when I received it and it was already fermenting at that point. The refactometer read ~10.70. The yeasty leftover sample I took at bottling was right around 1.006.) I let the beer sit on the yeast for ~6 weeks, due to being busy and unmotivated. The beer sample tastes pretty mild, actually. A bit of saison character and some acidity. Still a little ...
jll23
9/8/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.055 FG 1.012 ABV ~ 5.64%. Apparent Attenuation 77%. Seems a bit low in terms of attenuation, but I'll give it a couple more days and try to bottle. First brew at home since May and things are feeling a bit rusty. Luckily I have done this process 100 times before. Mashing with about 2.25 gallons of water. .25 gallons of that is distilled, the rest is lightly treated tap water with campden. I have ~2 gallons in reserve for rinsing/sparging. Mashed in ~148 and added heat to bring it up ...
jll23
5/17/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.050 FG 1.009 ABV 5.38% Apparent Attenuation ~81%.Yeast is Omega's OYL-030. The pack was manufactured less than a week ago, but I still made a starter. I'll probably save some of it for another beer. Mashing with ~2.25 gallons of water. Most of that is campden-treated tap water, with a little bit of distilled I used to top it up slightly when I saw how thick it was.Added a small handful of rice hulls to the mash, for added porosity/ease of eventual drainage.Mashed in around the mid 140's ...
jll23
5/13/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG ~1.041 FG 1.008 ABV ~4.3% Apparent Attenuation ~ 80% (which seems high)Mashing with ~1.75 gallons of (lightly) campden-treated water. Mashed in around the mid 140's and added heat until it was right around 149-150F. I want this beer fairly dry. There's enough sweet malt flavors in it to balance that and the smoke. After 15 minutes, I added a bit of heat to bring it up to ~151. Also threw in some rice hulls. At the 45 minute mash mark, I brought the temp back up to around 151F. After 60 ...
jll23
4/22/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.056 FG 1.012 ABV ~5.8% Apparent Attenuation 78%.Made a 500ml/50g DME starter that will have been going for about a day by the time I pitch.Mashing with ~1.5 gallons of lightly treated tap water (campden). I have another ~1.5 gallons of similarly treated water for rinsing. I mashed in a little low and was soon a bit high (~154-155F). With a few splashes of distilled water and a lot of stirring, the temp finally settled around 152F. The grains have kind of a toasty aroma to them.About 30 ...
jll23
3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.055 FG 1.009 ABV ~ 6% Apparent Attenuation 83%. Mashing with about 1.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I've got a bit more then 1.5 gallons of treated tap water for rinsing.Mashed in right in the 148-149 range, so I'll happily start there. About 15 minutes into the mash I checked on the temp, and it had fallen a few degrees. This amount of grain and water just doesn't retain heat very well. So, I hit it with some heat to bring it up around 152F.With about 10 minutes left (of the ...
jll23
3/19/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.063 FG 1.013 ABV ~6.56% Apparent Attenuation ~ 78% (which seems slightly high)Mashing with a bit under 2.5 gallons of water. It's almost entirely campden-treated tap water. Trying to mash a bit thick, since I've had better luck with that lately.Mashed in right around 151-152F. After ~25 minutes, the temperature had fallen a 2-3 degrees, so I gave it a boost of heat and brought it back up to 151F.Brought the temp up to ~155F after 50 minutes. Let sit there for 15 minutes.Brought temperature ...
jll23
2/14/2021 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.076 FG 1.014 ~8.14% ABV Apparent Attenuation 81%. Mashing with a little over 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water. This is on the thick side, but it's a cold day and mashing thick with a bigger beer paid off in efficiency terms last time I did it (with my smoked beer that well exceeded gravity expectations). Mashed in right around 148 and gave it heat until it was up around 151F.I have ~1.25 gallons of treated tap water in reserve for rinsing.After ~25 minutes of mashing, the temperature ...
jll23
1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM
Note: Didn't realize the grains were unmilled for this brew until they were in the mashtun. Everything is up in the air for this beer now. It will henceforth be referred to as MiniMaltz.Mashed in with about 1.75 gallons of campden-treated tap water. Starting temp was around 150F.I let the grains soak in the water for ~40 minutes and then removed the bag and used an immersion blender to pulse some of the grains. After all that dicking around, the temp was down to around 135F. I'd guess that most ...
jll23
12/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.058 FG 1.012 ABV ~6.04% Apparent Attenuation 79%Mashing with about 2.2 gallons of water. Most of that is campden-treated tap water, with a bit of distilled to help get me to my target temp. I've got ~1.5 gallons in reserve for rinsing. Made a 500ml starter about 3 days ago. That's longer than I usually like to let them go, but I couldn't brew this beer on the day I initially intended to. After 20 minutes of mashing, I added a little heat to bring it back up around 150F. After 40 minutes of ...
jll23
12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.095 FG 1.022 ABV ~9.58% Apparent Attenuation 75%.Mashing with about 2.7 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have another 1 gallon in reserve, some of which I will use to rinse the grains. Efficiency should be pretty shit on this one, just because the amount of grains is pushing my small BIAB system to the limit. There's just not enough water for a sufficient rinse, but I compensated by adding more grains. Enough sugar should get converted, one way or another. Mash is quite thick, but I ...
jll23
11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.054 FG 1.012 ABV ~5.5% Apparent Attenuation 77%.Mashing with a little under 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water. I have ~1.5 gallons of water in reserve for rinsing.Mashed in just a bit over 150F. After 20 minutes of mashing, I brought the heat up to around 152F. ~40 minutes into the mash, I added heat to bring it back up a little over 152F.At the end of the hour mash, I brought the temp up to 156F and let it sit there for 10 additional minutes. First-worted a bit of the bittering ...
jll23
11/11/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.057 FG 1.015 ABV ~5.5% Apparent Attenuation 73%. Mashing with a little less than 2.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have a bit over 1.25 gallons in reserve for rinsing. Mashed in around 148 and then stirred for a few minutes until the temp was around 152F. ~20 minutes into the mash, the temp had fallen to ~148, so I added heat to bring the temp backup around 152.5F. After about 40 minutes of mashing, I added some heat to bring the temp up to 154F. After 60 minutes of mashing, I ...
jll23
11/5/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.053 FG 1.012 ABV ~5.38% Apparent Attenuation 77%Not sure how the malt profile is going to be on this one. I asked for caramel/crystal 60 and got what I believe is Franco-Belges Caramel Munich 60. Could be great, just a little more European than anticipated. The Munich light is Weyermann. 2-row is Rahr. Mashing with a little under 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have ~1.75 gallons of treated tap water in reserve for rinsing. Mashed in a little under 150 and let it rise to just a ...
jll23
10/28/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.056 FG 1.012 ABV ~5.78% 78% AttenuationMashing with ~2.25 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have another 2 gallons in reserve for rinsing. Mashed in just under 150 and stirred while the temp rose to around 150F. About 20 minutes into the mash, I added heat to bring the temp back up around 150F. About 40 minutes into the mash, I brought the temperature up to around 152F. After 60 minutes of mashing, I raised the temp to 156F and will let it sit there for 15 minutes. I got a little ...
jll23
9/15/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.071 FG 1.017 ABV ~7.1% Apparent Attenuation 75%Mashing with ~2.6 gallons of campden-treated tap water. Will rinse the grains to get up to my target boil amount, or however much I need to feel like I've adequately extracted sugars. Mashed in right between 152-153F. About 30 minutes in, I added heat to bring the mash up over 152 again. After ~75 minutes of mashing, I raised the temp up to 164F and will let it sit there for an additional 10 minutes. I made a small starter for this beer. It's ...
jll23
9/7/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.053 FG 1.013 ABV ~5.25% Apparent Attenuation 75%. Seems on the low side for attenuation, but I gave it more than 2 weeks in the bucket before bottling. Mashing with ~2.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water.Will use enough treated water to rinse the grains and get me up near my boil volume. I've created a 500ml starter from the bottom harvest of my previous Lutra Pseudo Lager. Mashed in right around 152F. I was not particularly married to a strict rest regimen this time, so that will work ...
jll23
8/20/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.045 FG 1.008 ~4.8%. 82% Apparent AttenuationGrains this time are all Weyermann Barke.Mashing with about 2.25 gallons of water. A little bit of that is some extra distilled water I had sitting around. The majority is tap water treated with campden. I have ~ 2 gallons of treated tap water for sparging. It's going to be difficult with a batch this large, given the sizes of my pots, so I will be messing around with additional pots where necessary. Mashed in right around 150F after some ...
jll23
7/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
It's been a while since I brewed and I am feeling rusty. My stirring arm seems weak.Mashed in around 146 and let the temp rise to just over 150F.About 45 minutes into the mash, I added heat to bring it back up to around 150. I added a little heat at the 60 minute mark and then let it sit another 15 minutes for a total of 75 minutes around 150. Then I started draining the grains and rinsed them with some ~166F water. No distinct mash out this time. First-worted the leftover Herkules I'm using ...
jll23
6/10/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.059 FG 1.012 ~6.17% ABV Apparent Attenuation 79%. Mashing with a little over 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have another 2.5 gallons of treated water in reserve for rinsing and topping up, if necessary.Mashed in right around 152, which was the target. After 20 minutes, I gave the mash a little more heat to bring it back up over 152F. With ~20 minutes left in the 60 minute mash, I bumped the temp up to around 156F. After an hour of mashing in the 150's, I brought the temp up to ...
jll23
6/1/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.052 FG 1.012 ~5.25 ABV 76% apparent attenuation. Using Omega Yeast Labs Kolsch II for yeast. Manufactured on 5/14/2020.Grains today are Pils from Weyermann and Munich from Best. Mashing with about 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have ~2 gallons of treated water in reserve for rinsing and/or topping up. Mashed in around the 148 and stirred until it was a little over 152F.I found a bug floating on top of the mash, so I removed that immediately. My guess is it was in the grain, ...
jll23
5/19/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.072 FG 1.016 ABV ~7.3% Apparent Attenuation ~78%. I've brewed over 10 batches of beer with kveik, but I've mostly treated it as I would a more typical brewer's yeast. This time, I'm going to experiment a little with my methods, focusing a little less on precision and more on just achieving a good result that I can hone over time. For example, I'm going to use as much mash water as is convenient and then just boil longer if I have to (something that might have stressed me out with other ...
jll23
4/21/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.041 FG 1.010 ABV ~3.94% Apparent Attenuation 74%. Mashing with about 2.25 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have ~2.75 gallons of treated water in reserve that I will heat to pasteurization levels and use for rinsing and topping up. Mashed in around 149 and then added heat while stirring until it was up around 153.5F for start of mash.About 20 minutes in, the mash temp had fallen to around 150, so I added heat to bring it back up around 154F. This is a small beer, and typically that ...
jll23
4/20/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.068 FG 1.016 ABV 6.83% Apparent Attenuation ~75%. Mashing with a little under 2.5 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have ~1.75 gallons of treated tap water in reserve for rinsing and topping up. Mashed in around 151-152 and gave it just a bit more heat until it was a hair over 153F. About 20 minutes into the mash, the temp had fallen to around 150. Added heat to bring it back up around 153.5.With about 20 minutes left in the mash, I brought the temp up to around 154F. After an hour, I ...
jll23
4/9/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.059 FG 1.012 ABV 6.17% Apparent Attenuation 79%. Mashing with about 2.25 gallons of campden-treated tap water. I have a bunch of water in reserve for rinsing and topping up, also treated with campden. I doughed in around the high 140's, but quickly hit and then exceeded 152 with this new burner. Added a splash of distilled water to get it down around 153 for the start of mash. After about 20 minutes, the mash temp had fallen around 150. I added heat and stirred until we were back up around ...
jll23
4/8/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.058 FG 1.010 ABV ~6.3% Apparent Attenuation 82%. First brew at new place in new town. Going to use all tap water here, to get a baseline feel for it.Will mash with about 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water.I have about 1.5 gallons of treated tap water in reserve for rinsing/topping up. Doughed in around 145 and brought the temp up to the low 150's. Briefly overshot, but added a splash of water to bring it right down around 152 for the official start of mash. After about 20 minutes, the ...
jll23
1/30/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.070 FG 1.018 ABV ~6.8% Apparent Attenuation 73%Mashing with ~2.25 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. I have about 1.5 gallons of treated tap water in reserve for rinsing and topping up. Mashed in around 149 and added heat while stirring until the temperature was up around 154F.About 20 minutes in, the temperature had fallen down around 150F. Added heat to bring it back up around 154-155F. With around 15 minutes to go in the ...
jll23
1/17/2020 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.048 FG 1.012 ABV ~4.73% 74% Apparent Attenuation. I believe all the grains for this one were Weyermann except the Vienna, which was from Briess. Mashing with about 1.75 gallons of water. A little less than 1/2 gallon of that is distilled. The rest is campden-treated tap water.I have about 1.5 gallons of water in reserve for rinsing. .25 gallons of that is distilled and the rest is treated tap water. Mashed in a little under 150 and stirred while heating until it was up around 153F. Around ...
jll23
12/31/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.061 FG 1.009 ABV ~6.83% Apparent Attenuation 85%.Using Dingeman's pils and Weyermann Barke Munich. Hops are Mighty Axe Triple Pearl from Minnesota. Mashing with a little over 2.5 gallons of water. ~.5 gallons of that is distilled, the rest is campden-treated tap water.I have another gallon in reserve for rinsing. ~.25 of that is distilled, and the rest is treated tap water. Mashed in around 149F. Stirred and raised the temp up to a bit over 152F for start of the hour-long mash. Temp had ...
jll23
12/17/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.05 FG 1.009 ABV ~ 5.38 Apparent Attenuation 81%Mashing with about 2.25 gallons of water. ~.5 gallons of that is distilled, the rest is campden-treated tap water. (This is a little less than when I made the first version of this beer. That was early on in my new rinsing methodology, and I'm favoring rinsing a little more now.)I have about 1.25 gallons of water in reserve for rinsing. ~.25 gallons of that is distilled. Mashed in around 150 and quickly had it up to just under 152F for start ...
jll23
12/16/2019 12:00:00 AM
Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 gallons of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water.I've got about 1.5 gallons of water in reserve for rinsing. I actually have more than I will need, as I nearly got the grains mixed up and thought I was going to brew a different, larger beer. ~.5 gallons of this water is distilled, and the rest is treated tap water. The Munich is Weyermann Barke, and the Pils is Avangard. I didn't think to correct for greater efficiency, so I'm ...
jll23
11/21/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.086 FG 1.014 ABV ~9.5% 83% Apparent Attenuation.Mashing with about 2.5 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that volume is distilled, and the rest is campden-treated tap water.I have about a gallon of water in reserve for rinsing. ~.25 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water.Mashing a little thicker than I'd like to, but that's what this much grain requires. I'm trying to differentiate between a dubbel and a quad with this recipe, so I'm using a bit more ...
jll23
11/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.052 FG 1.009 ABV ~5.6 % 82% Apparent Attenuation. Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. I have ~1.25 gallons in reserve for rinsing. ~.25 gallon of that is distilled and the rest is treated tap water. Start of mash, the temp was right around 151F. I'm going a little lower than usual on this mash temperature because the yeast strain attenuates less. About 25 minutes into the mash, the temperature had fallen into the ...
jll23
10/21/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.070 FG 1.012 ABV ~7.6%. Apparent attenuation 82%. Mashing with about two gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water.I have a little over a gallon of water in reserve for rinsing/sparging. Between 1/4 and 1/3 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. I'm going to attempt to brew with less water than I usually would (maybe around 3 gallons), because the syrup I'm adding still contains a fair amount of ...
jll23
10/14/2019 12:00:00 AM
Alias: TatloOG 1.081 FG 1.010 ABV ~9.3% Apparent Attenuation 87%Bottled a little over 2 gallons of beer. The carboy smelled almost musty, but the beer tastes pretty good. Serious attenuation leading to higher ABV. Doesn't taste particularly boozy. Mashing with about 2 1/3 gallons of water. ~.5 a gallon of that is distilled, the rest is tap water treated with campden.I have another gallon of water in reserve for rinsing/sparging. ~1/10 of that is distilled and the rest is treated tap water. ...
jll23
10/7/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.052 FG 1.011 ABV ~5.38% Apparent Attenuation 78%Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water (same as I used in my last brew).I have ~1.25 gallons in reserve for rinsing. ~.25 of that is distilled and the rest is treated tap water. Mashed in a little low and let the heat rise for a couple minutes until it was just over 152F.Smack pack is from the end of July this time.After about 20 minutes of mashing, the temp had ...
jll23
10/2/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.054 FG 1.010 ABV 5.78% Apparent Attenuation 81%Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled, the rest is campden-treated tap water. I've got an additional 1.25 gallons of water in reserve for rinsing after the mash. ~.25 of that is distilled and the rest is treated tap water. Mashed in a little on the hot side, so I added a bit more distilled water and got the temp right under 152F. About 20 minutes into the mash, the temp had fallen to around 147, so I added ...
jll23
9/16/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.061 FG 1.010 ABV ~6.7%. Apparent Attenuation 83%This particular batch has .25 pounds of Dingemans Pils swapped in for the final bit of Pale malt. Had to buy the pale by the pound, and this was just easier. Mashing with ~2.5 gallons. ~2/3 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. I have about 1.25 gallons in reserve for sparging/rinsing. ~1/3 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is treated tap water. Start of mash I just about nailed the target ...
jll23
9/4/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.039 FG 1.009 ~3.94% ABV. 76% Apparent attenuation. Second brew of this beer. Going to throw in a bit more hops. My smack pack is also ~3 months old. Hopefully the low ABV makes up for that. Mashing with about 2.4 gallons of water. A bit more than half a gallon is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. I have a rinsing pot of 1.5 gallons of additional water. ~.25 gallons of that is distilled, the rest is treated tap water. Overshot my mash-in temp, so I had to add a bunch of ...
jll23
8/9/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.052 FG 1.013 ABV 5.12% Apparent Attenuation 74%. Mashing with 2.25 gallons. ~.5 gallons of that is distilled, and the rest is campden-treated tap water.Will sparge/rinse with ~1.25 gallons. ~.25 gallons of that is distilled, and the rest is treated tap water. Mashed in right under 152F.Temp had fallen about 30 minutes into the mash, so I bumped it back up to around 152F. Raised the heat to 155F with about 10 minutes left in the hour. Going to let the mash sit for an additional 10 minutes ...
jll23
7/25/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.056 FG 1.013 ~ABV 5.64% Apparent Attenuation 76%. Mashing with a bit over 2 gallons of water. ~.5 gallons of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Will rinse to desired volume with 1.25 gallons campden-treated tap water diluted with .25 gallons of distilled water. With about 35 minutes left in the hour long mash, I added heat to get the temperature back up to around 152F. At the end of 60 minutes, I added heat and stirred until the temp up around 163F for mashout. ...
jll23
7/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.043 FG 1.008 ABV ~4.6% Apparent Attenuation 81%.Mashing with about 2.75 gallons of water. ~.8 of that is distilled, the rest is campden treated tap water.Will sparge/rinse with about ~1.6 gallons of water. ~.5 of that is distilled, the rest is treated tap waterMy dough-in ended up being a little warmer than expected, so I had to up the mash water total to keep the temp from getting too high for a beta-glucan rest. Still higher than I wanted, but it should be okay. I'll probably add some ...
jll23
7/3/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.050 FG 1.010 ABV 5.25% Apparent Attenuation 79%. Mashing with about 2.5 gallons of water. About .5 gallons is distilled and the remaining is campden-treated tap water. I have ~1.25 gallons in reserve for rinsing and such. ~.5 gallons of that is distilled. Before I added the grains, the mash water seemed a little hot (mid 160's), so I added some of my reserved water to cool it down a bit. Once the grains were added, it was just a hair over 152F. I let it sit for about 40 minutes and the ...
jll23
6/20/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.065 FG 1.014 ABV ~6.7%. Apparent attenuation 78%. Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water.Will sparge/rinse/top up with ~1.2 gallons of tap water treated with campden. All my grains are from Briess today. Makes it easy. Been a long time since I made an IPA or hop burst anything else. Should be interesting. My instincts say to go even less bitter than the 54 IBU's this estimates, but with all the hops I'm throwing ...
jll23
6/10/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.050 FG 1.012 ABV ~5%. Apparent Attenuation 75%.Mashing with about 1.75 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled, and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Will sparge/rinse with about 1.25 gallons of water. ~.25 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Mashed in just under my target, so it took a few seconds for the heat to bring it up over 153F. This yeast is fairly attenuative, so I just want to make sure it doesn't end too dry. After ...
jll23
5/23/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.062 FG 1.008 ABV a little over 7%. 87% apparent attenuation. Mashing with about 2.5 gallons of water. ~.5 gallon of that is distilled, the rest is tap water treated with campden. Will do some rinsing with campden-treated tap water. Bumped the heat up a couple of times during the mash. It would fall into the mid-high 140's and I'd bring it back to around 151F.At the end of the hour mash, I added heat slowly to bring the temp up in the mid 160's. Will let it sit for an additional 10 minutes ...
jll23
5/18/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.063 FG 1.010 ABV a hair under 7%.Mashing with about 2.5 gallons of water. ~.5 of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Will sparge/rinse with water that is treated tap water and a bit of RO thrown in. Only up to boil volume. At start of mash, it was a couple of degrees higher than I wanted, so I added a splash or two of distilled water until it was down around 152-153F. It may not even need to be this high. The last beer I made was around 152 and it hit just around ...
jll23
5/10/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.035 FG 1.006 ABV ~3.8%.Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 of that is RO purified water and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Rest of my water is of the same ratio RO to tap, with perhaps a bit more tap if I need it. About 20 minutes in the temperature had fallen into the 140's, so I stirred and brought the heat up to around 151F. I'm torn since there's not much reason to create unfermentable sugars when the yeast can, in fact, consume them, but if this were a typical small ...
jll23
5/8/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.055 FG 1.010 ABV 5.9%. Mashing with about 2.5 gallons of water. ~.4 gallons of that is distilled and the rest is tap water treated with campden. This is significantly more water than I usually mash with, but I'm testing it out. Not sure what it will do to my pH, since I'm using less distilled water by ratio than I usually do. The grain amount and projected OG are high enough into the middle of what I'm shooting for that even if efficiency suffers this time, it should turn out alright.I'll ...
jll23
3/29/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.062 FG 1.012 ABV 6.56% Apparent Attenuation 80%.Pils and Biscuit malts are from Dingemans. The wheat and CaraHel are Weyermann.Mashing with about 1.75 gallons of water. ~.5 of a gallon of that is distilled, the rest is tap water treated with campden.Will "sparge" with about 1.5 gallons of water. Most of that is campden-treated tap water. A small amount (maybe 1/8 of a gallon is distilled). Mashed in around 150F and then slowly added heat until it was a degree or two higher. I thought I ...
jll23
3/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.054 FG 1.008 ~6% ABV Apparent Attenuation 85%Pale and Pils malts are Dingemans. I'm using Chateau Cara Gold malt in place of the "caramunich" because that's what the store had and it was roughly equivalent. Mashing with about 1 1/3 gallons of water. About .25 gallons of that is distilled and the rest is tap water treated with campden. With "sparge" with a little less than 2 gallons of campden-treated tap water. Mashed in around 150 and then added some heat until it was right around 152F. ...
jll23
3/2/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.057 FG 1.016 5.38%. Mashing with ~1.65 gallons of water. ~1/3 of a gallon is distilled, the rest is tap water treated with campden. Will sparge/rinse with about 1.5 gallons of water. ~1/2 of a gallon is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Mashed in a little hot, so I had to add a couple splashes of distilled water to get it down to between 153-154F. About half way through the hour, temp had fallen to around 150, so I added heat and stirred until it was up between ...
jll23
2/16/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.067 FG 1.016 6.7%About 2.2 gallons of finished beer. Throwing this on the Winzig cake.Mashing with about 2 gallons of water. ~.5 of that is distilled and the rest is tap water with a bit of campden thrown in. Will rinse/sparge with about 1.3 gallons of water. ~.25 is distilled and the rest is tap water with campden. Mashed in around 150, then added water and stirred until it was up between 152 and 153F.A little before halfway through the hour mash, the temp had fallen to around 150. Added ...
jll23
2/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.054 FG 1.011 ~5.6%. Since I'm only using Pilsner malt in this beer, I decided to spring for the fancy Weyermann Barke Pils. Mashing with about ~1.5 gallons of water. ~1/3 of a gallon of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Will rinse/sparge with about 1.8 gallons of water. ~1/3 of a gallon of that is made up of distilled and filtered water. Trying to make the water a bit softer at every stage for this one. Start of mash right between 152 and 153F. This yeast is ...
jll23
2/2/2019 12:00:00 AM
Mashing with about 1 gallon of water. ~.25 of that is distilled, the rest is tap water treated with campden.Will "sparge" with about 2 gallons of water. ~1/3 of a gallon of that is distilled, with the rest being campden-treated tap water. With such a tiny amount of water and grain the mash temperature was all over the place at the start. Likewise I anticipate that it will cool relatively rapidly during the hour. I managed to get it somewhere around 154 for the start. About half an hour into the ...
jll23
1/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.056 FG 1.012 ~5.8%Two slight ingredient tweaks from what's listed in the recipe:The hops are 5.8% AA, but that should make about a couple of IBU's of difference, tops. The yeast I'm using is Omega Lab's Kolsch II (OYL-044). Its attenuation is very similar and I think the strain might even be sourced from the same original. Mashing with about 1.5 gallons. ~.25 of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water.Will "sprage" with about 1.75 gallons. ~.25 of that is distilled and ...
jll23
1/5/2019 12:00:00 AM
Mashing with a little over 1.5 gallons of water. ~.25 of that is distilled and the rest is tap water treated with a little campden powder. Will sparge with ~1.75 gallons of water. ~.25 of that is distilled with the rest being campden-treated tap water. Will pitch this wort on the cake of my previous pale ale. We'll see how that goes.This is the first time projecting a more reasonable 70% efficiency in a while, so I'm eager to learn if it's warranted. Mash didn't start off great. Was initially ...
jll23
12/20/2018 12:00:00 AM
OG 1.058 FG 1.012First time using Brewgr to track this stuff. I use brew in a bag, two pot method. First time making a pale ale in a number of years. So many hops. Mashing with a little over 1.5 gallons of water. ~.25 of that is distilled and the rest is tap water treated with campden. Will "sparge" with about 1.8 gallons of water. ~25 of that is distilled and the rest is campden-treated tap water. Mashed in and the temp was reading right around 150F. Added some heat and stirred until it was up ...
