| Check | Time | Step |
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1-2 Days Before Brewing |
Prepare Yeast Starter
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 1 Pkgs |
California Ale V (White Labs #WLP051) [Starter 35 ml] |
Yeast-Ale |
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12/21/2012 |
Clean and prepare equipment. |
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Measure ingredients, crush grains. |
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Prepare 8.23 gal water for brewing |
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Prepare Ingredients for Mash
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 9.00 lb |
Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 1.00 lb |
Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 1.00 lb |
Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 0.25 lb |
Carafa I (337.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 0.25 lb |
Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) |
Grain |
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WARNING: Preheat Mash Tun - No equipment adjustments made! |
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2 min |
Mash Ingredients
Mash In: Add 14.38 qt of water at 164.8 F |
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60 min |
- Hold mash at 153.0 F for 60 min |
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Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 4.47 gal of 168.0 F water. |
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Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 0.16 gal of 168.0 F water. |
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Add water to achieve boil volume of 6.85 gal |
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Estimated Pre-boil Gravity is: 1.048 SG with all grains/extracts added |
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Boil for 60 min |
Boil Ingredients
| Boil |
Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 60 min |
1.00 oz |
Challenger [8.20 %] (60 min) |
Hops |
| 25 min |
0.50 oz |
Cascade [7.40 %] (25 min) |
Hops |
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Steep Hops
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 1.00 oz |
Columbus (Tomahawk) [14.00 %] (0 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) |
Hops |
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Cool wort to fermentation temperature |
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Add water (as needed) to achieve volume of 5.50 gal |
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Siphon wort to primary fermenter and aerate wort. |
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Add Ingredients to Fermenter
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 1 Pkgs |
California Ale V (White Labs #WLP051) [Starter 35 ml] |
Yeast-Ale |
|
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12/21/2012 |
Measure Original Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.055 SG) |
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12/21/2012 |
Measure Batch Volume: ________ (Estimate: 5.50 gal) |
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8 days |
Ferment in primary for 8 days at 68.0 F |
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12/29/2012 |
Transfer to Secondary Fermenter |
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7 days |
Ferment in secondary for 7 days at 68.0 F |
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1/5/2013 |
Measure Final Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.015 SG) |
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Bottle beer at 60.0 F with 4.2 oz of corn sugar. |
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1.0 Weeks |
Age for 1.0 Weeks at 52.0 F |
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1/12/2013 |
Sample and enjoy! |