Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Wit & Smoked Porter Brewday

Double brew-day on July 3, 2017. 

Recipe: Wit Beer
Style: Witbier
TYPE: All Grain

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.64 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.51 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal  
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.051 SG
Estimated Color: 3.4 SRM
Estimated IBU: 19.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 85.2 %
Boil Time: 90 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU        
6 lbs                 Pilsner (2 Row) Bel (2.0 SRM)            Grain         1        58.5 %       
4 lbs                 Wheat Malt, Bel (2.0 SRM)                Grain         2        39.0 %       
4.0 oz                Acid Malt (3.0 SRM)                      Grain         3        2.4 %        
1.00 oz               Tettnang [4.50 %] - Boil 60.0 min        Hop           4        14.7 IBUs    
0.50 oz               Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 30.0 min            Hop           5        4.7 IBUs     
0.30 oz               Ginger Root (Boil 5.0 mins)             Herb          6        -            
0.30 oz               Coriander (Boil 5.0 mins)           Spice         7        -            
0.30 oz               Orange Peel, Bitter (Boil 5.0 mins)      Spice         8        -            
0.50 oz               Saaz [3.75 %] - Boil 1.0 min             Hop           9        0.3 IBUs     
1.0 pkg               Belgian Ale (White Labs #WLP550) [35.49  Yeast         10       -            

Mash Schedule: 150F, Mash Out, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 10 lbs 4.0 oz
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Name                    Description                                          Step Temperat Step Time    
Mash Step               Add 13.81 qt of water at 162.7 F                     150.0 F       60 min       
Mash Step               Add 8.20 qt of water at 204.1 F                      168.0 F       10 min       

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 3.61gal) of 168.0 F water

Notes:
Coriander was just ground coriander seed from the grocery store, orange just normal orange from grocery.
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6/28/17: Starter with WLP550 from a previous batch, 1.5 liters. Very active fermentation by 6/30.

7/3/17:  Brewed, mash temps hit, slightly under volume at 7.5 gal pre-boil, but gravity was 10.6B or 1.0425 SG.

Boiled 1 hour 20 minutes, got 13.9B / 1.056 SG, a bit high, at 6.5 gallons. Added chopped ginger, orange peel, and coriander in the last few minutes of the boil.

Cooled to 120F, racked to plastic carboy, and let sit overnight at 70F ambient.

7/4/17:  Oxygenated 1 min, pitched decanted starter.

7/5/17: 7am: Very active fermentation. 6pm: Yeast cake was coming out of the bottle, the bung was blown out. Extremely active fermentation, huge krausen. Cleaned up, replaced bung and airlock.

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Recipe: Locally Smoked Porter
Style: Classic Style Smoked Beer

Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 7.26 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.51 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal  
Bottling Volume: 5.00 gal
Estimated OG: 1.059 SG
Estimated Color: 43.3 SRM
Estimated IBU: 42.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 85.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt                   Name                                     Type          #        %/IBU        
8 lbs                 Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)           Grain         1        66.7 %       
2 lbs                Oak Smoked Triticale (3.0 SRM)              Grain         2        16.7 %       
8.0 oz                Black Malt (Thomas Fawcett) (660.0 SRM)  Grain         3        4.2 %        
8.0 oz                Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (470.0 SR Grain         4        4.2 %        
8.0 oz                Chocolate Malt (Simpsons) (430.0 SRM)    Grain         5        4.2 %        
4.0 oz                Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM)    Grain         6        2.1 %        
4.0 oz                Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM)   Grain         7        2.1 %        
1.00 oz               Chinook [13.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min        Hop           8        39.2 IBUs    
1.00 oz               East Kent Goldings (EKG) [5.00 %] - Boil Hop           9        3.0 IBUs     
1.0 pkg               S-05  Yeast         10       -            
2.00 oz               American Oak Cubes - Medium Toast (Secon Flavor        11       -            


Mash Schedule: 152F, Mash Out, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12 lbs
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Name                    Description                                          Step Temperat Step Time    
Mash Step               Add 16.00 qt of water at 165.1 F                     152.0 F       60 min       
Mash Step               Add 9.60 qt of water at 199.8 F                      168.0 F       10 min       

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 2.55gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
Smoked and Crystal malt from Valley Malt grain share.
Oak cubes in secondary.
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7/3/17: Brewed. Mash temp too low somehow, maybe 151F. Got 7.5 gal of 13B / 1.023 SG wort. Tasted good, not super smokey.

Cooled to 100F, racked to plastic carboy, let sit overnight at 70F.

7/4/17: Oxygenated 30 seconds, pitched 1 pack of rehydrated S-05.

7/5/17: 7am: Light activity in the airlock.6pm: Good activity, moderate krausen.









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