Sour Wort Berliner Weisse

Thanks to MilkTheFunk for some inspiration to move forward on this idea. Grain ------- 5.5 lbs German Pilsner 5.5 lbs American Wheat Bugs & Yeast ------------------ WLP677 Lactobacillus Delbrueckii Bacteria (for souring wort in kettle) Safale US05 (for primary fermentation) Hops ------- .5 oz Hallertaur (for Brew Day #2 in a short boil) Notes ------- Average commercial Berliner Weisse pH range: 3.2 - 3.4 pH. Checking...

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Fiancéson

After this beer was brewed, here is the impressive lineup of fermentation. The Fiancéson is in the leftmost bucket. Grain ------- 12 lbs Belgian Pilsner .5 lb Belgian Cara 8 1 lbs Rolled Oats (325°F for 20 minutes) .75 Unmalted Wheat Hops ------ 1.5 oz UK East Kent Golding [A:5.7%, B:2.9%] (60 min) .5 oz UK East Kent Golding [A:5.7%, B:2.9%] (45 min) 1 oz  Czech Saaz [A:3.6%, B:4.8%] (10min) Yeast ------- White Labs...

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Witbier

Grain -------- 7.8 lbs Pilsner Malt 3 lbs Unmalted Wheat (used blender to grind) 1 lbs Flaked Quick Oats Hops -------- .5 oz Hallertau (60 min) .5 oz Hallertau (30 min) .5 oz Hallertau (15 min) .5 oz Hallertau (5 min) Yeast -------- Lallemand Danstar Munich Wheat Beer Yeast (dry yeast) 7/7/2015 - Brew Day Mash in with 3.75 gallons added at 170°F. Mash temp started at 154°F. Stirred at 40 min and again at 50 min. Iodine tested positive at 60 min. Tested again at 75 min still with deep red color. The unmalted wheat is probably...

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Smashed Cherry IPA

Grain ------- 13lbs Marris Otter 2 Row Hops ------- 4oz Citra Yeast ------- White Labs Dusseldorf WLP036 (harvested from the Summer Strawberry Wheat) Notes made before brewing started: Want to understand and target a grist/water ratio. Want to understand the pH of the mash - targeting a 5.2. Mash Notes: Was aiming for 13 x 1.5qts (1.5qts/lb) but only had to add 11 x 1.5qts (1.27qts/lb). First mash rest temperature...

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Imperial Fragaria Wheat

Grain ------- 8lbs 2-Row 4lbs White wheat 1lb Munich Light 10L Hops ------ .5 oz Cascade (60 min) .5 oz Cascade (30 min) 1 oz Cascade (15 min) 1 oz Citra (5 min) 1 oz dried orange zest in packet (5 min) Yeast ------- White Labs WLP036 Dusseldorf Ale Yeast Rack to Secondary and Fruit Addition - 6/9/2015 Cut 2 Quarts of strawberries into quarter pieces and freeze. Then warmed the strawberries up and added it to the carboy. Also...

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Barney's Hopped Up

Grain ------- 7 lbs Marris Otter Pale Malt 2 lbs Quick oat 1 lbs Caramalt wheat 45L Hops ------ .5 oz Citra (60) .5 oz Citra (15) .5 oz Cascade (30) .5 oz Cascade (5) Yeast ------- White Labs Dusseldorf WLP036 Other Adds -------------- 2 gallon bag of frozen mulberries pressed and strained Brew Day - 5/23/2015 Berry Addition - 6/1/2015 ~.5 gallon mulberry juice was added to primary Also added 2 cups of sugar to primary...

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Split Batch - English Yeast vs. Saison Yeast

Grain -------- 7 lbs. 2 row 3 lbs. Munich 20L 2 lbs. Flaked Oats 1 cup Brown Sugar Hops -------- .25oz. Simcoe (60 min) .25 oz. Simcoe (30 min) .5 oz. Kent Golding (15 min) .5 oz. Kent Golding (5 min) Yeast -------- Split the batch and pitched two types of yeast. Safale S-04 English Ale Yeast vs. White Labs Saison II Notes -------- With 70% efficiency assumed, 6.75 gallon preboil volume, 5.5 gallon post boil. Mash Water 4 gallons, sparge 5+ gallons. 165°F Preboil: 1.047 (1.044 before sugar added) OG: 1.057 FG: 1.016...

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