What's in your fermenter??

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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by sirgiovanni » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:24 am

7.8% Dubbel
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Michael Erwin » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:18 pm

Jesus Loves Porters
Category: 12 B Robust Porter
(All Grain)

Finished Batch Size: 19.00 L
Target OG: 1.068 SG
Target Color: 33.0 SRM
Target IBU: 42.6 IBU
Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil: 90 Minutes
Brewed: 1/17/2011

Ingredients:
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Amount Item Type % or IBU
5.07 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 81.00 %
0.50 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
0.31 kg Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 5.00 %
0.19 kg Black (Patent) Malt (500.0 SRM) Grain 3.00 %
0.19 kg Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.00 %
20.00 gm Centennial [10.50 %] (90 min) Hops 26.1 IBU
70.00 gm Hallertauer [4.10 %] (15 min) Hops 16.5 IBU
0 Pkgs British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) [Starter Yeast-Ale

Total Grain Weight: 6.26 kg
Cost: 21.28

Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 17.52 L of water at 162.5 F 149.0 F

Ferment at 68.0 F

Bottle: 1/31/2011
Age for: 14.0 days
Enjoy: 2/14/2011

OG: 1.072 SG (1.048-1.065 SG)
FG: 1.012 SG (1.012-1.016 SG)
ABV: 7.84 %

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Notes:
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Don » Sat Mar 05, 2011 4:04 pm

Double IPA
7.75%

Recipe: Donnie's Double IPA #81
Style: India Pale Ale
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 5.25 gal
Boil Size: 8.00 gal
OG: 1.075 SG
FSG 1.010 SG
Color: 8.9 SRM
IBU: 220.3 IBU ??
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes
Mash Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:

13 lbs Special Pale (Cargill)
10.4 oz Carapils (Briess)
9.6 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L

90 min Mash 151.0 F at 1.25#/Qt
10 min Heat to Heat to 170.0 F over 10 min
Fly Sparge 8 gallons into kettle

3.50 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.90 %] (90 min)
0.75 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [13.90 %] (45 min)
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.30 %] (30 min)
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min)
2.50 oz Simcoe [12.30 %] (0 min)
1.00 oz Centennial [8.00 %] (0 min)

1 Pkgs California Ale Cultured # 76 WLP001 from 1/1/11
2 Pkgs California Ale (White Labs #WLP001) 2 qt starter

1.00 oz Columbus [13.90 %] (Dry Hop 12 days)
1.00 oz Simcoe [12.30 %] (Dry Hop 12 days)
1.00 oz Centennial [9.10 %] (Dry Hop 12 days)
0.25 oz Centennial [9.10 %] (Dry Hop 5 days)
0.25 oz Columbus [13.50 %] (Dry Hop 5 days)
0.25 oz Simcoe [12.30 %] (Dry Hop 5 days)

3/19/11 Cooled to 52 then moved to secondary w/ 3 oz (1st Dry Hop) addition.
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Dwayne_Delaney » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:14 am

Don, did you run out of Fuggles?? ;-)
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Don » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:21 am

Dwayne_Delaney wrote:Don, did you run out of Fuggles?? ;-)
Trying to expand my brewing knowledge. :lol:
(yes I did) :cry:
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by JohnD » Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:30 am

English Old Ale OG 1.080. Willy is Back!!! :beer11
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by john mills » Sun Mar 06, 2011 4:11 pm

EZ IPA
1.062 OG. 75 IBU's of Bravo, Pacific Gem, Amarillo, & Citra. Dry hops TBD

OTTO the German Pils -Thanks John Dippel for the yeast!
1.059 OG 47 IBU's from Hallertau, & Saaz
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Don » Sun Mar 06, 2011 7:32 pm

Dwayne_Delaney wrote:Don, did you run out of Fuggles?? ;-)
I guess I need to go back to Fuggles
Looked what happened after @ 10 hours ;-)
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Ritchie » Mon Mar 07, 2011 5:47 pm

Mac and Jack (Oregon bass Brew)
Last fall i went to Oregon to see our first grandson.
I had the boy take me to some brew supply stores.
So i bought this Mac and Jack from (Lets Brew)web site

1lb Munich
1/2lb Crystal 80L
1/2lb Dextrin
1oz Chocolate
10lb 2Row

1oz Centennial leaf 60-90 min.
3/4oz Cascade leaf last 5min.

It should be ready for when they come to IN. this summer.

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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Don » Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:44 pm

Don wrote:Beautiful day to brew.

Recipe: English Barleywine
Style: English Barleywine
TYPE: All Grain
Recipe Specifications
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Batch Size: 6.50 gal
Boil Size: 8.75 gal
OG: 1.128 SG
Color: 29.7 SRM
IBU: 40 IBU
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
10 lbs Maris Otter (Cargill)
10 lbs Vienna Malt
3 lbs Crystal Malt - 60L
2 lbs Amber Malt (Crisp)
1.5 lbs Carapils
1.5 lbs Dark Wheat Malt
1.25 lbs Victory Malt
12.0 oz Crystal Malt -120L
8.0 oz Melanoidin
1.10 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.20 %] (60 min)
0.75 oz Goldings, East Kent [6.00 %] (45 min)
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.00 %] (30 min)
1.00 oz Goldings, East Kent [6.00 %] (5 min)
1 lbs Muscavado Sugar or (you can use dark Brown Sugar)
@1pt Yeast slurry of English Ale (White Labs #WLP002) From my Oatmeal Stout
Oxygenate with O2
60 min Mash In 152.0 F
10 min mashout Heat to 168.0 F over 20 min 168.0 F
(I had such a big grain bed, I needed to use my RIMS and a burner to ramp up for mashout 168 F.)
Ferment at 68 F

Lost 1 qt of mash liquid, about at that end of the mash, this hurt my numbers.
Today 48 bottles of 11% Sweet tasting Barleywine patiently waiting to mature.
Don Heisler

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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by BM1 » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:10 am

Black Mamba (India Black Ale)Special

1.065 OG
59 IBU
27 SRM

73.7 10.50 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row)
14.0 2.00 lbs. Munich Malt(light)
7.0 1.00 lbs. Crystal 80L
1.8 0.25 lbs. Black Patent Malt
1.8 0.25 lbs. Chocolate Malt
1.8 0.25 lbs. Roasted Barley 300L

28.35 g. Magnum Pellet 12.37 60 min.
14.00 g. Galena Pellet 12.45 60 min.
5.00 g. Galena Pellet 12.45 20 min.
5.00 g. Galena Pellet 12.45 10 min.
14.00 g. Cascade Pellet 7.50 0.0 Dry Hop

Coopers Dry Ale Yeast

Hoosier Moon (Belgian inspired wit)
The Sportsman Pale Ale
Amber 3G
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by BM1 » Thu Mar 17, 2011 10:07 pm

Bottled: Sportsman's Pale Ale

I now have one empty jug.What should I do? :shock:

Next Up: Bottle Hoosier Moon.
Check/Taste Black Mamba.It just stopped bubbling tonight;pitched Saturday night 03/13/11.Hope it's not stalled.
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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by ArtCox » Sat Mar 19, 2011 4:18 pm

Octane IPA
"If you can't stand the hops, get out of the brewhouse!"

Next Brew:
Primary:
Secondary: Seven C's of Rye
Bottled:
On Tap: SMaSH Mouth Vinnie
Upcoming Brews: Gumball Machine, Lil Irish Redhead, "Fat Bastard" Heavy Scottish Ale, Bonzai Rye,

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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by ArtCox » Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:28 pm

Full Moon in Primary :beer2

Octane IPA in Secondary :beer8
"If you can't stand the hops, get out of the brewhouse!"

Next Brew:
Primary:
Secondary: Seven C's of Rye
Bottled:
On Tap: SMaSH Mouth Vinnie
Upcoming Brews: Gumball Machine, Lil Irish Redhead, "Fat Bastard" Heavy Scottish Ale, Bonzai Rye,

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Re: What's in your fermenter??

Post by Don Armstrong » Mon Apr 04, 2011 7:38 am

April Fool's Brown - Northern English Brown Ale. Saturday was a beautiful day for brewing! Maybe a bit too windy, though.

http://hopville.com/recipe/592099/north ... ools-brown
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