Experiment 2 Brew Session

Brew Session Info

8/25/2015
(Include any important notes from brew day until tasting)

1 hour cool-down period - had to take my in-laws' dog to a friend's house which was an hour round-trip. Gravity sample had a rich coffee aroma and taste with some bite. 8/27/15 - Heavy fermentation within 12 hours, bubbling through the blow-off about 5-6 times a second after 24 hours. After 48 hours, krausen has subsided and there is very little activity through the blow-off (getting maybe 1 bubble every 30 seconds). Will switch to an airlock tonight.

Boil

Boil

NaN (estimated)
1.25 gallons liters 0.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
45 minutes minutes (45 minutes estimated)
1 gals liters

Gravity Estimates

Based on boiling 1.25 gallonsliters at NaN for 45 minutes, this will decrease your wort by 0.00 gallonsliters, bringing your after boil OG to NaN.

You wanted an OG of 1.047. It looks like it will be over.

Fermentation

1 gallons liters 1.00 (gallonsliters estimated)
1.047 (1.047 predicted)
1.020 (1.019 predicted)

Conditioning

9/7/2015
10
Sucrose
0.56 oz g

Tasting Notes (2)

JustinMonroe

Tasted on 9/19/2015 by JustinMonroe

Notes:

Super dark beer, 1cm tan head that dissipated fairly quickly, though it leaves a lingering ring around the edges with some fsirly good sized bubbles. Light aromas of coffee. Tastes of roasted coffee with subtle notes of dark chocolate. Slightly sweet, lingering finish. I wanted to add cocoa nibs to this to give a little more pronounced chocolate/bitter taste, but kept forgetting to pick up some vodka. With a few tweaks, this beer could be good for the late fall/early winter season.

JustinMonroe

Tasted on 9/9/2015 by JustinMonroe

Notes:

Gravity sample tasted great - lots of coffee with hints of chocolate. Super dark, like used motor oil. Could not see the hydrometer in the test jar! Can't wait for this to carbonate. Came in at only 3.5% ABV, yeast did not attenuate enough.

Recipe Facts

Experiment 2
  • 1.00 Gallons Liters Batch Size
  • 1.25 Gallons Liters Boil Size
  • 45  min Boil Time
  • 1.047 OG
  • 1.019 FG
  • 39.4 IBU (tinseth) Bitterness
  • 0.84 BG:GU
  • 34.7° SRM Color
  • 75% Efficiency
  • 3.6% ABV Alcohol
  • 158 per 12oz Calories
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