WIntersBrow Brew Session

Brew Session Info

1/13/2019
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

This one is a failure. 1.042 from the start, stuck MASH due to amaranth and not enough rice hulls. Ugh! Ugly, tastes fine though, is fermenting, so we will see. I was able to re-pitch the yeast I harvested.

Mash

PH
160 °FC
140 °FC
75 minutes

Boil

1.051 (estimated)
gallons liters 3.90 (gallonsliters estimated)
minutes minutes (60 minutes estimated)
gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 3.90 gallonsliters at 1.051 for 60 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 1.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to 1.064.

You wanted an OG of 1.069. It looks like it will be under.

Fermentation

2.2 gallons liters 2.20 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.042 (1.069 predicted)
1.010 (1.023 predicted)

Conditioning

1/29/2019
10
DME
2.5 oz g

Tasting Notes (5)

LeeCase99

Tasted on 1/30/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

ABV=4.2%. OG=1.042; FG=1.010. What's tricky is the slight sugar gain from the persimmons in the secondary. BUT I think it would pop only slightly, so this is likely 4.5% ABV.

LeeCase99

Tasted on 1/29/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

Nice color, hoppy, less sediment, added cup of 3 teabags Sweet/Spicy good earth tea at bottling. Will be a nice Spring bock type beer.

LeeCase99

Tasted on 1/29/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

Also, another trick: after measuring FG, I set aside part of the sample, then put the rest back into the hot, priming sugar simmering water with the DME. It gets sanitized before going back into the bottling batch.

LeeCase99

Tasted on 1/25/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

BOTTLING DAY possibly 1/27

LeeCase99

Tasted on 1/24/2019 by LeeCase99

Notes:

1/19 transferred to secondary with 2 T. Mosaic pellets, along with @12 oz. frozen persimmons, run through the cuisanart. fermentation was active for 3 days. added 1 T. Mosaic 1/24. Smells great.

Recipe Facts

WIntersBrow
Baltic Porter
  • 2.20 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 2.25 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 60  min Boil Time
  • 1.069 OG
  • 1.023 FG
  • 76.8 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 1.11 BG:GU
  • 24.6° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 6.0% ABV Alcohol
  • 238 per 12oz Calories
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