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Brew 79 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)
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Brew 78 – Hop Water
This was my second hop water attempt (first here: Brew 75 – Hop Water). I cut the hops in half, only left them in the water 10 minutes instead of 30, and started them at 165F rather than 140F. The hop water had a copper tint. I had more than could fit in the keg. […]
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Brew 76 – Severnaya (Breakfast Stout)
A Founders Breakfast Stout clone mostly based on the recipe at BYO. Same as Brew 70 – Severnaya (Breakfast Stout). Notes:
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Brew 75 – Hop Water
This was my first time making hop water. Most recipes I found talked about boiling water for 10 minutes first, cooling partially, and then steeping hops for a while. I thought that it would make sense to steep the hops first and then boil, which seemed more similar to beer-making and also meant that I […]
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Brew 74 – 20 Gauge (Pumpkin Spice Ale)
Steeped Grains (30 min) 1.0 lb Munich 0.5 lb Crystal 80L 0.5 lb Carapils Additions 90 min: 75 oz canned pumpkin 90 min: 8.0 lb Golden Light LME 10 min: 2.5 tsp Cinnamon 10 min: 1.5 tsp Nutmeg 10 min: 1.25 tsp Allspice Hops 60 min: 1 oz Northern Brewer 30 min: 1 oz UK […]
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Brew 73 – Mead
My first mead. I did it about as simply as I could. 1 gallon water 3 lb pure natural (raw unfiltered) local honey 1 pkg Lalvin EC-1118 sparkling wine yeast Steps I used: Boil 1 gallon water for 10 minutes. Cool to 95F in sink ice bath. Pitch yeast and stir. Pour in 3 lb […]
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Brew 72 – Diplodocus (Double IPA)
Steeped Grains (30 min; 150-165F) 1.0 lb Crystal 20L 0.5 lb Cara-Pils Sugars 9.3 lb Extra Pale (Pilsen) Malt Extract 2.0 lb Table Sugar (Sucrose) Hops 75 min: 1.0 oz Summit 20 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 10 min: 1.0 oz Summit 5 min: 1.0 oz Simcoe 5 min: 1.0 oz Amarillo Dry hopped in secondary: […]