| LOSTCABIN Brew Notes |
Smokey Rye Porter
11/26/06 |
| Grains: | 34 lb two row pale malt | |
| .75 lb Flaked barley | ||
| 1.5 lb Rye malt | ||
| 1.5 lb chocolate malt |
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| 1 lb Black Patten |
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| 1.5 lb 40 L crystal malt |
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| 2 lb Peat smoked malt |
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| Water for Doughin: |
12 Gal |
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| Hopping: | 8 oz Cascade ( 4 oz 60 min boil, 2 oz 30 min boil, 2 oz 15
min boil) |
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| 5 oz Hallertau Finish 4.1 % A/A (1 oz is pellets 4.0 % A/A) | ||
| 1 oz Northern Brewer (7.0% A/A) |
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| Extras: | 3 tsp gypsum in mash H2O | |
| 3 tsp irish moss (30 mins boil) | ||
| 2 cups rice hulls |
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| Yeast: |
British Ale Yeast (White Labs WLP005) |
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| Starter Solution: |
forgone, pitch 2 vials directly |
| time | comments |
| 10:20 |
started clenup and assembly. |
| 11:20 |
brewery cleaning near complete. |
| 11:50 |
grinding complete, T @ 50, Pot filled, ready for dough
in. |
| 12:00 |
Not enough water, adding 2 gallons 50 deg
C H2O |
| 12:10 |
Dough in complete, recirc on (too much water, be carefull) |
| time | Tin / comment | Tout / comment |
| 12:10 |
46 |
45, flame on to 'simmer', flow rate great |
| 12:17 |
46 |
44, flame to 1/2", flow rate dropping |
| 12:27 |
49 |
45, flame to 1/4" |
| 12:35 |
50 |
47, flame to simmer |
| 12:45* |
50 |
47 , "it's dark beer" -CM Foam start... start 45 min rise to 65 flame to 3/4 |
| 12:50 |
56 |
48 |
| 1:03 |
62 |
50 |
| 1:07 |
63 |
52 flame to 1/2 |
| 1:15 |
64 |
55, flow dropped to near 0, dibbiling on floor. |
| 1:22 |
65 |
57 |
| 1:30+ |
70 |
58, flame to 1/4 |
| 1:34 |
66 |
59, bad flow... should have added teh rice hulls first.... |
| 1:40 |
66 |
58 |
| 1:45 |
68 |
59 |
| 1:54 |
70 |
59, all stop, deep stir |
| 2:00 |
65 |
59, spoon did not reach, used wine siphin stick, seemed
not to work, but contents did break up... |
| 2:07 |
66 |
61 |
| 2:15 |
66 |
60 |
| 2:20= |
67 |
60 |
| 2:30* |
68 |
64 ****** Wiggled thermocouple reading went
from 60 to 64 ***** flame to 3/4 |
| 2:34 |
75 |
64, flame down "some" |
| 2:38 |
73 |
65, flame back up "some" |
| 2:45 |
78 |
67, flame on full |
| 2:55 |
82 |
69 |
| 3:00= |
Sparge 0n |
71 |
| 3:15 |
still sparging |
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| 3:30 |
sparge complete |
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| 3:45 |
waiting for boil... |
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| 4:04 |
BOIL |
add 4 oz cascade, 6.6% alpha |
| 4:34 |
add 2 oz cascade (1 oz 6.6%, 1 oz 6.0 % (last years)) |
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| beer spill... | Chris how's the kegging??? |
Oh shit!! lost about 1 gallon Trappist to the floor
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| 4:54 |
add 2 oz cascade, 6.6% |
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| 5:04 |
add hallertau and northern brewer, shut off heat,
vent heat, kick out teh cat, shut all doors and fans.... |
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| 5:34 |
88 Recirc. on |
back flow thru wort chiller .. |
| 84 |
69 |
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| 5:38 |
75 |
61 |
| 5:45 |
56 |
46 |
| 6:00 |
34 |
31 |
| 6:35 |
Fermenter sealed. |
cooling complete, pitched yeast |
| 7:45 |
claenup mostky done, CIP in progress... |
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