| 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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1/6/2008 |
Clean and prepare equipment. |
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Measure ingredients, crush grains. |
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Prepare 9.25 gal water for brewing |
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Prepare Ingredients for Mash
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 11.00 lb |
Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 1.50 lb |
Wheat Malt, Ger (2.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 1.00 lb |
Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) |
Grain |
| 0.25 lb |
Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 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 17.19 qt of water at 165.9 F |
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60 min |
- Hold mash at 154.0 F for 60 min |
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Batch Sparge Round 1: Sparge with 3.58 gal of 168.0 F water. |
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Batch Sparge Round 2: Sparge with 1.37 gal of 168.0 F water. |
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Add water to achieve boil volume of 7.60 gal |
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Estimated Pre-boil Gravity is: 1.051 SG with all grains/extracts added |
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Boil for 90 min |
Boil Ingredients
| Boil |
Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 90 min |
0.60 oz |
Centennial [9.50 %] (90 min) |
Hops |
| 90 min |
0.28 lb |
Corn Sugar (Dextrose) (0.0 SRM) |
Sugar |
| 60 min |
1.50 oz |
Cascade [6.30 %] (60 min) |
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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1/6/2008 |
Measure Original Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.065 SG) |
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1/6/2008 |
Measure Batch Volume: ________ (Estimate: 5.50 gal) |
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4 days |
Ferment in primary for 4 days at 68.0 F |
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1/10/2008 |
Transfer to Secondary Fermenter |
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7 days |
Ferment in secondary for 7 days at 68.0 F |
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Add Ingredients to Fermenter
| Amount |
Item |
Type |
| 1.50 oz |
Chinook [13.00 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) |
Hops |
| 0.40 oz |
Centennial [9.50 %] (Dry Hop 3 days) |
Hops |
|
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1/17/2008 |
Measure Final Gravity: ________ (Estimate: 1.017 SG) |
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Bottle beer at 60.0 F with 4.2 oz of corn sugar. |
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4.0 Weeks |
Age for 4.0 Weeks at 52.0 F |
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2/14/2008 |
Sample and enjoy! |