10 Apr 2021
- Water:
- 20 liters in the fermenter
- Mash for 60 minutes with 19 liters at 67°C
- Mash for 15 minutes at 72°C
- Mash for 1 minute at 78°C
- Sparge up to 24 liters at 80°C
- 1/2 tablet of Protofloc, boil for 15 minutes
- Boil for 60 minutes
- Grain bill:
- 3.0 kg Maris Otter malt, bought from true.beer milled today at 1.40 mm
- 0.5 kg Viking Caramel 30
- 0.5 kg Viking Caramel 50
- 0.2 kg Viking Caramel 150
- 0.5 kg Flaked Oats
- Hops:
- 25 g Columbus, 15.8% alpha acids, boil for 30 minutes
- Yeast:
- Parameters:
- 65% efficiency
- Measured 1050 OG with hydrometer
- 1018 FG
- 4.2 % ABV
Note: Too high final gravity
08 Apr 2021
- Water:
- 19 liters in the fermenter
- Mash for 60 minutes with 20 liters at 62°C
- Mash for 15 minutes at 72°C
- Mash for 1 minute at 78°C
- Sparge up to 25 liters at 80°C
- 1/2 tablet of Protofloc, boil for 15 minutes
- Boil for 60 minutes
- Grain bill:
- 5.0 kg Maris Otter malt, bought from true.beer milled today at 1.40 mm
- Hops:
- 25 g Ekuanot, 14.5% alpha acids, boil for 30 minutes
- 25 g Galaxy, 13.8% alpha acids, boil for 10 minutes
- 25 g Ekuanot, 14.5% alpha acis, whirlpool for 2 minutes
- 25 g Galaxy, 13.8% alpha acids, whirlpool for 2 minutes
- 25 g Idaho 7, 12.2% alpha acids, whirlpool for 2 minutes
- 50 g Ekuanot, dry hop for 3 days
- 50 g Galaxy, dry hop for 3 days
- 75 g Idaho 7, dry hop for 3 days
- Yeast:
- Parameters:
- 71% efficiency
- Measured 1059 OG with Tilt hydrometer
- 1015 FG
- 6.0 % ABV
Note: Should have used flaked oats and wheat malt.
27 Mar 2021
- Water:
- 9 liters in the bucket fermenter
- Mash for 60 minutes with 19 liters at 65°C
- Mash for 15 minutes at 72°C
- Mash for 1 minute at 78°C
- Sparge up to 25 liters at 78°C
- 1/2 tablet of Protofloc, boil for 10 minutes
- Boil for 300 minutes
- Grain bill:
- 3.0 kg Crisp Maris Otter malt, bought from true.beer milled yesterday at 1.40 mm
- 0.5 kg Viking Smoked malt
- 0.5 kg Viking Chocolate Dark malt
- 0.5 kg Viking Caramel 400 malt
- 0.5 kg Viking Caramel 150 malt
- 0.5 kg Flaked Oats
- 0.5 kg Brown Sugar, boil for 120 minutes
- Hops:
- 50 g Centennial, 9.5% alpha acids, boil for 60 minutes
- 25 g Centennial, 9.5% alpha acids, boil for 30 minutes
- 25 g Centennial, 9.5% alpha acids, boil for 0 minutes
- Yeast:
- Parameters:
- 74% efficiency
- Measured 1143 OG with Tilt hydrometer
- 1050 FG pending
- 12.9 % ABV pending
25 Mar 2021
- Water:
- 20 liters in the fermenter
- Mash for 60 minutes with 19 liters at 67°C
- Mash for 15 minutes at 72°C
- Mash for 1 minute at 78°C
- Sparge up to 24 liters at 80°C
- 1/2 tablet of Protofloc, boil for 10 minutes
- Boil for 60 minutes
- Grain bill:
- 6.0 kg Maris Otter malt, bought from true.beer milled today at 1.14 mm
- 0.5 kg Viking Caramel 150 malt
- 1.0 kg Dry Malt Extract
- Hops:
- 50 g Amarillo, 8% alpha acids, boil for 60 minutes
- 50 g Amarillo, 8% alpha acids, boil for 30 minutes
- Yeast:
- Parameters:
- 60% efficiency
- Measured 1084 OG with Tilt hydrometer
- 1023 FG
- 8.2 % ABV
20 Mar 2021
- Water:
- 20 liters in the fermenter
- Mash for 60 minutes with 19 liters at 67°C
- Mash for 15 minutes at 72°C
- Mash for 1 minute at 78°C
- Sparge up to 24 liters at 80°C
- 1/2 tablet of Protofloc, boil for 10 minutes
- Boil for 60 minutes
- Grain bill:
- 5.0 kg CHÂTEAU PALE ALE malt, bought from true.beer milled today at 1.40 mm
- 0.5 kg Viking Caramel 150 malt
- 0.1 kg Viking Caramel 400 malt
- Hops:
- 50 g Citra, 13% alpha acids, boil for 30 minutes
- 25 g Citra, dry hopping
- 100 g Mosaic, dry hopping
- Yeast:
- Parameters:
- 70% efficiency
- Measured 1063 OG with Tilt hydrometer
- 1018 FG
- 6.0 % ABV
Note: It seems a little bit brownish with these grains