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--- recipes:ale_van_der_drupe [2014/12/10 18:12] – Fermentation notes mrmekon
+++ recipes:ale_van_der_drupe [2017/09/11 12:10] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 Bentleybrau Brewery's Ale van der Drupe \\
-A Belgian pale ale with El Dorado and Calypso hops, primaried on cherries.  Stovetop partial mash.
+A Belgian pale ale with El Dorado and Calypso hops, primaried on cherries & ginger.  Stovetop partial mash.
 Based on this: http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/el-dorado-calypso-hop-belgian-pale-ale-419752/
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 **Target OG:** 1.052 \\
 **Strike hit:** Way off (85C instead of 67C) \\
-**OG:** 1.076 \\
+**OG:** 1.076 (wat!?) \\
-**FG:**  \\
+**FG:** 1.012 \\
-**ABV:** \\
+**ABV:** 8.4% (likely error in OG measurement, expect 5%)\\
 **BrewTarget Recipe:**
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 Taste during gravity reading is surprisingly bitter.\\
 Pitched an extra ~2L of yeast starter @ 28C, for a total of about 26.5L in the bucket.\\
+Added 1 large ginger root, sliced, and 1kg boiled frozen cherries.\\
 Bubbling began after ~4 hours.\\
 Beer in the blow-off cup and frequent, heavy gurgling @24 hours. (temp 22-23C in ambient 18C) \\
 @48 hours: Bubbling reduced to once every 5 minutes.  Temp at 21C.  Added 1.3kg boiled cherries. \\
 @72 hours: No audible bubbling, temp at 21C. \\
+By day 5 stabilized to 18C. \\
+Checked gravity at 15 days: 1.012 @ 20C. \\
+Bottled 2014-12-28 (22 days) w/ 128g table sugar cubes.  FG: 1.012 @ 19C. \\
 **Tasting Notes:** \\