Beer Name: Tropical Stout Take #2
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VIDEO of making this beer.
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Grains: 10 lbs Marris Otter
8 oz Roasted Barley
8 oz Chocolate malt
1 lb Double Roated Crystal (DRC)
8 oz Carafa III
Hops: 1 oz Magnum 12.7% AA 60m
Yeast: Washed 2112 CA Lager from above. One Liter starter made day before.
Misc: 1 lb piloncillo/panela brown sugar bought at ethnic grocery (Dragon Foods in St. Paul, Hispanic section).
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Date: 01/05/2020 01/18/20
Gravity: 1.069 1.019
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- had 1" krausen in the morning, about 18 hours after pitching. Was at 60F.
01/15 1.020. Kinda high but ok? Burnt sugar or molasses in aroma. Dark malts. Taste is bitter from malts, maybe some hop bitterness then a viscous sweet malt body but finishes with a touch of burnt toast. Maybe the high FG is OK. Quick start to fermentation and been warm enough in low 60's for some time so think it must be done.
01/18 Pretty tasty. Wonder how it compares to a real Tropical Stout. I should go read about it for the tasting video.
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VIDEO on this beer.
original decoction VIDEO.
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Grains: 9 lbs Weyermann Barke Pils
.5 lbs Carapils
.5 lbs Munich
Hops: 1 oz German Hallertau 4.1% AA 60m
Yeast: Imperial Harvest -1 L starter made 24 hours prior.
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Date: 01/19/20 02/02/20
Gravity: 1.055 1.009
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- first runnings were 17 brix and had ~ 3 gallons but not all of it ran out. Added 3 gallons of 190 > 166. 2nd runnings were 7 brix. Had 6.5 gallons of 12 brix. Lautering was not as bad today, maybe because decoction mash was thinner and thus less husks got more broken down? Got 4.8 gallons and topped off to 5 gallons with starter. Fermenting around 57F. Started pretty quickly, within hours it was going.
02/02 No gelatin. Somewhat clear. No off aroma, no butter. Taste is somewhat crisp. Little bit of bitterness. Not overly malty. Think it will be good. Decoction do anything?
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Beer Name: Bird vs Fish India Pale Lager
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Grains: 13 lbs Weyermann Barke Pils
.5 lbs Carapils
.5 lbs Carastan 30-40L
Hops: 1 oz Chinook 10.3% AA first wort hop
1 oz Chinook 10.3% AA 15m
1 oz Falconer's Flight 10.2% AA flameout. for 15 min.
1 oz Citra 12.4% AA flameout. for 15 min.
1 oz Falconer's Flight 10.2% AA After first charge, then left for 15 min.
1 oz Citra 12.4% AA After first charge, then left for 15 min.
Yeast: Imperial Harvest, from washed yeast above -1 L starter made day before.
Misc: 2 cups white sugar added around 30m into the boil.
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Date: 02/09/20 03/04/20
Gravity: 1.072 1.013
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Grains: 6 lbs Vienna
4 lbs Barke Pils
.5 lbs CaraMunich 47L
Hops: 1 os Perle 5.2% AA 60m
Yeast: Imperial Yeast L09 Que Bueno
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Date: 03/01/20 03/15/20
Gravity: 1.055 1.010
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Beer Name: Promise of Dawn Pale Lager
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Grains: 11 lbs Barke Pils
2 oz Perla Negra (highly kilned, dehusked)
4 oz Crisp Crystal 60
Hops: 5 ml hop shot for bittering, 60m
2 oz Southern Promise unknown AA% - cooled to 180 after boil, then hopstand for 15m
2 oz Southern Dawn 13.5% AA - cooled to 180 after boil, then hopstand for 15m
Yeast: Imperial Que Bueno yeast, washed from above, starter made night before.
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Date: 03/28/20 04/13
Gravity: 1.058 1.011
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5/22/20 CO2 tank was empty, which was odd as it was only about 6 months since last fill. Not sure what happened. Don't appear to be any leaks. Maybe it was not entirely filled for me? Got it exchanged at Oxygen Service on Pierce Butler for about $21, more than I usually pay for a fill or exchange but I needed it done.
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Beer Name: Italian Pils take #2
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Grains: 10.25 lbs Barke Pils
.25 lbs Crisp Crystal 60L
Hops: .5 oz German Perle 8.7% AA 60m
2 oz German Tettnang 3.5% AA at flame out, for 20m.
1 oz German Tradition 6.1% AA, after it had cooled to about 183. Held for 15m.
1 oz German Hallertau 3.0% AA, after it had cooled to about 183. Held for 15m.
.5 oz German Perle 8.7% AA, after it had cooled to about 183. Held for 15m.
Yeast: Imperial L28 Urkel, starter made night prior.
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Date: 04/25/20 5/09/20
Gravity: 1.054 1.009
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-13 qts 165 > 152 > ice > 150. After 75m > 147. Add 2 gallons boiling > 164. Collected 3.5 gallons 14 brix.
- added 3 gallons 180 > 169. 2nd runnings were 6 brix. Had 6.8 gallons of 11 brix so boiled some on stove for 45 min (maybe should have done 20-30m).
-ended with 4.75 gallons of 1.057. So added 1 qt of water and reduced gravity by 5% to 1.054.
-aerated with pure O2. fermenting around 53F. Started in less than 25 hours.
5/09 Not vey clear but ok light, straw color. Some home aroma? Hmm. Taste is crisp, med bitterness, hop flavor with good Barke Pils malt. Will be nice on a hot day. We'll see if hop character comes forward more with carbonation and some laagering.
07/22/20 This keg kicked. It got more clear. It never had the hop aroma I wanted. I might just give up on trying to make a type of Pils with an aroma that is what I would expect it to be and just focus on making German/Czech styles. Fun to try but IDK if I see what the big deal is all about.
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filled CO2 at Oxygen Service on Pierce Butler for $21 which seemed kind of high but NB was still not open. Seemed like it ran out sooner than usual (around a year) so maybe tank I got from NB wasn't full? Or maybe the kombucha takes up that much more CO2 in that little keg?
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Beer Name: Raspberry Wheat Lager
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Grains: 8 lbs Rahr Premium Pils
2 lbs White Wheat
Hops: .5 oz Chinook 10.3% AA first wort hop
.5 oz Chinook 10.3%. AA 0 min
Yeast: Wyeast Que Bueno, washed from above, starter made a few hours prior to pitching.
Misc: 7.5 lbs raspberries added on about the 4th day of fermentation.
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Date: 05/23/20 06/04 06/06
Gravity: 1.050 1.008 1.008
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Grains: 6 lbs Rahr Pils
3 lbs Pale Wheat
1.5 lbs flaked wheat
Hops: 1 oz German Tradition 6.2% AA 60m
Yeast: Imperial B44 Whiteout, starter made night before (foamed out of the Erylmeyer flask)
Misc: .5 lbs rice hulls stirred into mash after mashing for 1 hour.
.5 oz bitter orange peel 15 min
1 tsp crushed coriander seeds 15 min
.5 oz bitter orange peel 0 min
1 tsp crushed coriander seeds 0 min
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Date: 06/14/20 6/26/20
Gravity: 1.050 1.009
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- took off within hours. Fermenting 68-69F.
6/26 took reading couple days ago and it was 1.013 and still bubbling. So even though this yeast started fast it took a while to finish. I'm happy with this FG now though. Tastes great just like a Wit should.
7/07 did the tasting yesterday. Tastes great. Just what I wanted. Yeast was a little bit to handle with all the foaming in the starter and the blow off but it contributed a very nice pillowy, soft effect to this good summer drinking beer.
-This beer was delightful until the last glass in late August.
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Grains: 12 lbs Rahr two row
Hops: 1 oz Amarillo 8.4% 60m
Yeast: 1 tbsp yeast slurry from Otterdal beer made last Sept and kept in fridge.
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Date: 7/19/20 7/26/20
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-7/26 Cloudy, prob lot of yeas
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Beer Name: New Zealand Kveik IPA
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Grains: 12 lbs Rahr Pils
.5 lbs Carastan 30-40L
.5 lbs Carahell 11L
Hops: 1 oz Wakatu 7.4% AA first wort hop
2 oz Green Bullet 12.8% flameout, hop stand 15m
2 oz Waimea 17.8% after 15m temp was 183, then added these. Hold for 15m.
Yeast: Sigmund Gjernes kveik, 1 tbsp slurry added to starter when collecting first runnings, about 2 hours before pitching.
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Date: 7/25/20 8/08/20
Gravity: 1.062 1.008
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Beer Name: Oak-Smoked Wheat Kveik
Grains: 6 lbs Weyermann oak smoked wheat
4 lbs Rahr Pils
Hops: 2 oz Saaz 2.7% AA 75 min
1 oz Saaz 2.7% AA flameout
Yeast: Sigmund Gjernes, slurry from previous beer, activator made 2 hours before pitch
Misc: rice hulls stirred into mash after 1 hour.
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Date: 8/31/20 9/04/20
Gravity: 1.045 1.009
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Beer Name: Kveik Pils Experiment (German Pils with Kveik yeast)
Grains: 10 lbs Weyermann Bohemian Pils
Hops: 1 oz German Perle 4.5%AA 60m
1 oz German Perle 4.5% AA 0m
Yeast: Sigmund Gjernnes from 2019. activator made couple hours before pitching
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Date: 9/13/20 9/25
Gravity: 1.049 1.008
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Beer Name: Black is Beautiful Imperial Stout
Grains: 10 lbs two row
1 lb black patent
1 lb Double Roasted Crystal 120L
2 lbs flaked oats
1 lb flaked barley
1 lb chocolate malt
8 oz chocolate rye
8 oz roast
Hops: 1 oz Chinook 10% AA 60m
2 oz Cascade 6% AA 20m
2 oz Cascade 6% AA 10m
Yeast: Imperial Darkness yeast A10. 1.5L starter made 24 hours prior
Misc: 1 lb white sugar
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Date: 10/10/20 10/19/20
Gravity: 1.086 1.020
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03/24/21 Still on tap and still drinking nice. Maybe a little more mellow but I still think the lactose, in this particular case, was a good idea. Next time I'd make it I might dial back some of those grains.
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Beer Name: Southern Passion Blonde (recipe from Craig at Lunar Brew in South Africa)
Grains: 9.5 lbs Rahr Pale
.5 lbs Dingemans Biscuit
Hops: 2.1g Southern Passion 60m (yes, that small of an amt)
3.1g Southern Passion 30m
22.8g Southern Passion. flame out. Let sit for 15m.
Yeast: Safale US-05 dried yeast just pitched into wort.
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Date: 10/31/20 11/11
Gravity: 1.048 1.007
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Fermentables: 5 gallons apple juice from annual club buy
Yeast: 2 packets of Lalvin 71B
Misc: 1 lb white sugar
1 lb brown sugar
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Date: 11/07/20 12/13/20 12/27/21
Gravity: 1.063 .997 .992
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Fermentables: 5 gallons apple juice from annual club buy
Yeast: 2 packets of Lalvin 71B
Misc: 1 lb white sugar
1 lb brown sugar
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Date: 11/07/20 12/13/20 06/13/21
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Beer Name: Sudkruez Pils from Mashmaker book
Grains: 9.5 lbs Werermann German Pils
.5 lbs Weyermann Carafoam
Hops: .75 oz Motueka 5.5% AA 60m
1 oz Pacific Jade 13.4% (could not find NZ Pacifica) 0 min
.25 oz Motueka 0 min
Yeast: Imperial Harvest L17. 1 l starter made night before
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Date: 11/28/20 12/06
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12/06 Lighter in color like it should be. Bitter. Limey? Lager character. Kinda dry. Will have to look up hops and see expected flavors. Seems good enough. Hopefully not too dry/bitter. Not very clear and did not add gelatin.
-In the video you can see how this beer had some diacetyl, so much that I wanted to do something about it. So after it was on tap for a while I brought the keg upstairs. I made a 1L yeast starter and when it was at high krausen, pitched it into the keg. I bled off the CO2 constantly for a couple days. On around day 3 I tasted it and the taste was gone! The beer became 100% better and I was thrilled. It drank perfectly up until the last pour.
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Beer Name: Pre-Pro Triple Grain Amber Lager (from Mashmaker or GrowlerMag)
Grains: 8 lbs Rahr Pils
.5 lbs Briess Caramel 20L
1.5 lbs flaked maize
.25 lbs Chocolate rye
Hops: .5 oz Cluster 6.9% AA 60m
.25 oz Cluster 6.9% AA 20m
.25 oz Cluster 6.9% AA 0m [not called for in recipe]
Yeast: Imperial Global lager. Starter made night before.
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Date: 12/19/20 12/28/20
Gravity: 1.052 1.006
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12/28 Not any diacetyl so that is good. Amber color. Clean, semi dry taste. Corn? Light body? Think I can taste the corn a little. Should be a good drinker. Kind of like a Vienna lager w/o the Vienna malt.
02/09/21 This beer turned out wonderfully. It has a very rich malt character that is a little bit different from the corn. The hop addition is light but there is a hint of bitterness. It is clean with no diacetyl or off flavors. Just a yummy, beer that is kind of like a thicker Vienna lager or something.
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