specie77

specie77

specie77

Member Since 8/5/2015
6 Recipes Created
8 Brew Sessions Created

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Date Added Name
10/19/2021 Bret’s Cranberry Zinger Bret’s Cranberry Zinger
1/13/2019 Peanut Butter Banana Porter Peanut Butter Banana Porter
5/25/2018 Chocolate Stout Chocolate Stout
5/26/2017 Mango Brew Mango Brew
5/15/2016 Belgian White Belgian White
4/5/2016 Red 5 Red 5
Date Added Name

Brew Session: Bret’s Cranberry Zinger

specie77 11/6/2021 12:00:00 AM
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Primary for 2 weeks, then racked to secondary with cranberry blended on 11/21/21, gravity was 1.006. Kegged with Bret, 1.005 FG, 4.33 ABV

Brew Session: Belgian White

specie77 10/12/2019 12:00:00 AM
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First brew on new gravity stand and new keggle.Couldn’t get strike water hot enough, had to use way more waterSparge wasn’t hot enoughPump got stuck on vorlaufPump got stuck on whirlpoolNeed muslin bagForgot the last round of hops at flame out lolTransferred to secondary glass carboy on 10/24/2019 after 12 days, Gravity 1.013, volume 4 gallons, about .25 loss in primary bucketSat in temp controlled fridge for 2 YEARS. Airlock dried up, smelled and tasted like beer, no signs of infection, ...

Brew Session: Chocolate Stout

specie77 5/27/2018 12:00:00 AM
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1- Increasing Brew Kettle Trub Loss to 0.752- 360g DME in 1200mL starter. Set OG on starter calculator to 1.1. Based on approximate age of yeast 2 months) it’s possible I’m only at 570B cells when correct calculation says I need 660B. Should have added much more DME.3- Had to pour some of the mash liquid out through the valve into the HLT because the amount of water and grain combined made it impossible to close the mash ton, it almost overflowed. The mash thickened due to less water, I then ...

Brew Session: Mango Brew

specie77 5/28/2017 12:00:00 AM
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Memorial Day Sunday with JoshDidn't use GypsumAfter 2 weeks, 5 gallons at 1.007 into secondary on 6/11/17. Tastes very acidic, even swirling in mouth with mango, it's not great.

Brew Session: Belgian White

specie77 6/26/2016 12:00:00 AM
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Increased Brew Kettle Trub Loss by .25 to .75After 4 weeks, 4.33 gallons at 1.011 into secondary on 7/24/16.

Brew Session: Red 5

specie77 6/12/2016 12:00:00 AM
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Only 1 pack of yeast this time1.010 after 2 weeks in primary, transferred to secondary on 6/26/16.4th of July weekend basement flood... It survived!

Brew Session: Belgian White

specie77 5/15/2016 12:00:00 AM
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Josh is here helping, little hop boil over, put final hop in at 53 minutes, not flame put, oops!After 21 days, 4.5 gallons at 1.008 into secondary on 6/5/16, tasted much more flavorful, the orange and lemon came through much nicer with this updated recipe.

Brew Session: Red 5

specie77 4/16/2016 12:00:00 AM
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1st all-grain by myselfAccidentally forgot gypsum until 5 minutes into the 60 minute mash, added 1 tsp.2 packs of yeastAfter 15 days, 4.5 gallons at 1.015 into secondary on 5/1/16, tasted heavy.

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