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Hey Mark' date='

 

You didn't get the volume you were looking for because of the rye malt. Rye malt is a lot more "sticky" and harder to pass from vessel to vessel. Rye (like wheat, malt) does not have a husk, which is used as a filter during lautering. To combat this issue you should a % of rice hulls to aid in lautering.[/quote']

 

Hey Chad. I do a full volume BIAB - 26 litres or so on this occasion without any sparge water. Would the rye malt still have an effect on the final volume?

 

I'm not sure, Mark. I think it a good idea to expect to come up with a little less volume when brewing with rye or wheat in the malt bill.

 

I'm sure it'll be a great beer. I love rye malt. It is a pain in the ass, though.

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Thanks Lusty' date=' it's always better to feel fuzzy rather than sticky! [img']unsure[/img] I have just embarked on the reactivation process ... a sanitized 1 litre mason jar with some cooled boiled water, 4 tbsp of dextrose and the dregs of 6 stubbies is safely covered in cling wrap on the bench, and I now have a large pitcher of cold Coopers APA to get through with just the aid of a hot weather thirst and my trusty tulip glass happy

 

Cheers,

 

John

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Just for something different

 

 

Recipe: Dark FarQ Wit

Brewer: Grumpy

Asst Brewer:

Style: Dunkelweizen

TYPE: All Grain

Taste: (30.0)

 

Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l

Estimated OG: 1.054 SG

Estimated Color: 33.1 EBC

Estimated IBU: 18.1 IBUs

 

Ingredients:

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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

3.50 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -

1.50 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -

1.50 g Salt (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -

2.50 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 4 45.9 %

2.00 kg Munich II (Weyermann) (16.7 EBC) Grain 5 36.7 %

0.50 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 6 9.2 %

0.20 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC) Grain 7 3.7 %

0.20 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (124.1 EBC) Grain 8 3.7 %

0.05 kg Gladfield Roast Barley (1450.0 EBC) Grain 9 0.9 %

20.00 g Hallertau Blanc [8.30 %] - First Wort 60 Hop 10 18.1 IBUs

1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 11 -

 

 

Mash Schedule: BIAB, Light Body

Total Grain Weight: 5.45 kg

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Brew day tomorrow! This will be the first brew I put into one of my smaller 20L cubes which I have decided to use for keg only batches. I do have two new 25L cubes as well for my usual size batches. This brew is also a first for me as an AG'er, adding some raw sugar to it (it says dememara in the recipe, closest thing I could find in Beersmith).

 

English Ale V2

 

21 litre batch, no-chilled (hops not adjusted), 75% brewhouse efficiency.

 

Grains

Mashed at 66C for 90 mins, 78C mash-out for 10 mins

 

3.400 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 87.9 %

0.200 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (157.6 EBC) Grain 2 5.2 %

0.200 kg Dememera Sugar (3.9 EBC) Sugar 6 5.2 %

0.050 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC) Grain 3 1.3 %

0.020 kg Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1300.2 EBC) Grain 4 0.5 %

 

Hops

75 minute boil

20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.40 %] - First Wort 75.0 min Hop 5 18.4 IBUs

20.00 g Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 11.3 IBUs

20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 5.8 IBUs

 

Yeast

Harvested Wy1318 London Ale III, fermented at 20.5C.

 

Est Original Gravity: 1.0449 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.0095 SG

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.6 %

Bitterness: 35.5 IBUs

Est Color: 21.1 EBC

 

(I've gone to 4 decimal points on the SG due to my temp correction calculator often throwing up things like 1.013743 or something.)

 

Looking forward to this brew day and of course, tasting the beer once it is suitably ready for drinking. happy

 

Cheers

 

Kelsey

 

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Brew day tomorrow! This will be the first brew I put into one of my smaller 20L cubes which I have decided to use for keg only batches. I do have two new 25L cubes as well for my usual size batches. This brew is also a first for me as an AG'er' date=' adding some raw sugar to it (it says dememara in the recipe, closest thing I could find in Beersmith).

 

English Ale V2

 

21 litre batch, no-chilled (hops not adjusted), 75% brewhouse efficiency.

 

[b']Grains[/b]

Mashed at 66C for 90 mins, 78C mash-out for 10 mins

 

3.400 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 87.9 %

0.200 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 80L (157.6 EBC) Grain 2 5.2 %

0.200 kg Dememera Sugar (3.9 EBC) Sugar 6 5.2 %

0.050 kg Caraaroma (Weyermann) (350.7 EBC) Grain 3 1.3 %

0.020 kg Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (1300.2 EBC) Grain 4 0.5 %

 

Hops

75 minute boil

20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.40 %] - First Wort 75.0 min Hop 5 18.4 IBUs

20.00 g Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 7 11.3 IBUs

20.00 g Goldings, East Kent [6.40 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 8 5.8 IBUs

 

Yeast

Harvested Wy1318 London Ale III, fermented at 20.5C.

 

Est Original Gravity: 1.0449 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.0095 SG

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.6 %

Bitterness: 35.5 IBUs

Est Color: 21.1 EBC

 

(I've gone to 4 decimal points on the SG due to my temp correction calculator often throwing up things like 1.013743 or something.)

 

Looking forward to this brew day and of course, tasting the beer once it is suitably ready for drinking. happy

 

Cheers

 

Kelsey

 

I've got the same system as you. What's your strike volume for this? Or in the mash profile in beer smith, the liquor to grist ratio?

 

Cheers

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Time for an easy drinking Pacific Ale type beer.

 

2.3kg Maris Otter

1.3kg Pilsner Malt

500g Wheat Malt

100g Carapils

 

5g Magnum @ 75 minutes

5g Galaxy @ 5 minutes

15g Galaxy @ flame out

50g Galaxy - dry hop

 

Mash Schedule

55c - 5 min

64C - 25 min

68C - 25 min

72C - 10 min

78C - 10 min

 

US-05

21 litres

OG - 1047

IBU - 25 (no chill adj)

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Mash Schedule

55c - 5 min

64C - 25 min

68C - 25 min

72C - 10 min

78C - 10 min

G'day Hairy' date='

 

Sounds tasty, I've got heaps of Galaxy in the freezer so have suddenly become interested in recipes using it [img']innocent[/img]

 

I'm curious though, what are you aiming for with each step of that mash schedule?

 

Cheers,

 

John

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Mash Schedule

55c - 5 min

64C - 25 min

68C - 25 min

72C - 10 min

78C - 10 min

G'day Hairy' date='

 

Sounds tasty, I've got heaps of Galaxy in the freezer so have suddenly become interested in recipes using it [img']innocent[/img]

 

I'm curious though, what are you aiming for with each step of that mash schedule?

 

Cheers,

 

John

I reckon he was thawing out some chops & snags on top for the pending BBQ shortly there after... tongue

 

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Nice looking recipe Hairy. smile

 

Cheers,

 

Lusty.

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Mash Schedule

55c - 5 min

64C - 25 min

68C - 25 min

72C - 10 min

78C - 10 min

G'day Hairy' date='

 

Sounds tasty, I've got heaps of Galaxy in the freezer so have suddenly become interested in recipes using it [img']innocent[/img]

 

I'm curious though, what are you aiming for with each step of that mash schedule?

 

Cheers,

 

John

I can't recall exactly lol

 

I researched it a while ago and used this schedule on my Maris Otter & Citra SMASH. It ended up attenuating well but still had a nice body. I use this on my lighter style beers. Most other beers I use a single infusion mash with a mash out.

 

I think the first step was a short protein rest, which you probably don't need with today's malts. The 64c and 68c is to hit both the Alpha and Beta amylase zones, but sequentially rather than overlapping at the same time. Then cranking it up for the mash out.

 

Sorry, that is a crap explanation; I will have to go back to my research at the time.

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Brew day! happy

 

Time for another batch of my amber ale. A couple of small changes on this version. Midnight wheat in place of the chocolate malt, & giving the new Mangrove Jack's Liberty Bell yeast a whirl.

 

Mosaic Amber Ale V.6

 

Briess Pilsen Light liquid malt extract 1.5kgs

Light Dry Malt extract 500gms

Munich Malt grain 500gms

Medium Crystal grain 350gms

CaraHell grain 200gms

Midnight Wheat Malt grain 75gms

Centennial 20gms @ 60mins

Mosaic 10gms @ 20mins

Mosaic 5gms @ 5mins

Mosaic 10gms @ flameout

Mosaic 25gms dry hopped

Re-hydrated Mangrove Jack's Liberty Bell yeast.

Brewed to 21 litres

Ferment @ 20°C

OG = approx. 1.047

FG = approx. 1.012

Bottled ABV = 4.9%

Kegged ABV = 4.5%

EBC = 31.8 IBU = 33.8.

 

I'll be interested in the final attenuation of the yeast as it is simply listed as "high".

 

Cheers,

 

Lusty.

 

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Yesterday's brew day went well, hit my intended figures to within half an SG point and overflowed the cube while filling it. lol Safe to say I'll get my 21 litres into the FV when it goes in after my Centennial/MO batch. The mash temp got up higher than I wanted though, so I expect it will ferment out to a higher FG than intended. Oh well.

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I'll be interested in the final attenuation of the yeast as it is simply listed as "high".

 

 

That appears to be renamed Burton Union.

 

Turned down a $600 overtime shift to brew today....

 

Recipe: Brooklyn Saison

Style: Saison

 

Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l

Estimated OG: 1.055 SG

Estimated Color: 8.4 EBC

Estimated IBU: 27.7 IBUs

 

Ingredients:

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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

2.50 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 1 -

2.50 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 2 -

1.50 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -

4.00 kg Pale Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.9 EBC) Grain 4 72.7 %

0.50 kg Munich II (Weyermann) (16.7 EBC) Grain 5 9.1 %

0.50 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 6 9.1 %

0.50 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 7 9.1 %

15.00 g Brooklyn [17.10 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 8 27.7 IBUs

1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 9 -

1.0 pkg Belgian Ale Yeast (Mangrove Jack's #M27) Yeast 10 -

 

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Preparing to do the ROTM - Pacific Summer Ale.

I held off as long as I could, with the persistently warm weather, but the overnight temps are starting to get a little lower so hopefully I can get away with it.

Hopefully this will be the last, or one of the last brews using the swamp box, as SWMBO has agreed it's time for a brew fridge.

BTW - any tips on the optimal size for a bar fridge I can convert to a brew fridge?

Don't want to use a full sized fridge, & just need to make sure whatever I get will be big enough to accommodate my Coopers FV, & that I'll be able to close the door on the thing.

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Hi Zaphod. smile

Hopefully this will be the last' date=' or one of the last brews using the swamp box, as SWMBO has agreed it's time for a brew fridge.

BTW - any tips on the optimal size for a bar fridge I can convert to a brew fridge?

Don't want to use a full sized fridge, & just need to make sure whatever I get will be big enough to accommodate my Coopers FV, & that I'll be able to close the door on the thing.[/quote']

There is some really good chat & info in the Brew Fridge Requirements thread that should help you narrow down what to target for your needs.

 

Good move finally taking the plunge with a brew fridge. You'll be amazed at how much better your beer is, & you'll now have the ability to brew true lager beers whenever you want. cool

 

Cheers,

 

Lusty.

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IPA time...

 

Want to get a good taste of Brooklyn hops.....

 

BIAB, no chill.

 

Recipe: Hop2iT XVII

Brewer: Grumpy

Style: American IPA

 

 

Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size (fermenter): 23.00 l

Estimated OG: 1.068 SG

Estimated Color: 19.3 EBC

Estimated IBU: 68.2 IBUs

Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %

 

 

Ingredients:

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Amt Name Type # %/IBU

3.50 g Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 mins Water Agent 1 -

1.50 g Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 2 -

1.50 g Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 mins) Water Agent 3 -

5.00 kg Pale Malt, Ale (Barrett Burston) (5.9 EB Grain 4 74.4 %

0.50 kg Munich II (Weyermann) (16.7 EBC) Grain 5 7.4 %

0.50 kg Rye Malt (Weyermann) (5.9 EBC) Grain 6 7.4 %

0.50 kg Wheat Malt (Barrett Burston) (3.0 EBC) Grain 7 7.4 %

0.20 kg Caramunich II (Weyermann) (124.1 EBC) Grain 8 3.0 %

0.02 kg Gladfield Roast Barley (1450.0 EBC) Grain 9 0.3 %

20.00 g Brooklyn [17.10 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 10 33.4 IBUs

1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 11 -

40.00 g Brooklyn [17.10 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20 Hop 12 18.4 IBUs

20.00 g Cascade [9.30 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20.0 Hop 13 5.0 IBUs

20.00 g Chinook [12.70 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 20. Hop 14 6.8 IBUs

20.00 g Hallertau Blanc [8.30 %] - Steep/Whirlpo Hop 15 4.5 IBUs

50.00 g Brooklyn [17.10 %] - Dry Hop

50.00 g Hallertau Blanc [8.30 %] - Dry Hop

 

Total Grain Weight: 6.72 kg

 

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Hi guys.

 

My amber ale is up & fermenting with the new MJ's Liberty Bell yeast. It wasn't quick to get going though, & has one of the wimpiest krausens I've seen!

 

US-05 is never really high, but this one takes the cake! tongue

 

I'm just leaving it be, & will take a gravity reading sometime Saturday.

 

Nice looking IPA Ben! cool

 

Yeah that Brooklyn hop looks enticing.

 

Good luck with the brew(s).

 

Lusty.

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