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--- recipes:groggenbier [2021/01/05 14:26] – mrmekon
+++ recipes:groggenbier [2021/02/01 08:20] (current) – mrmekon
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 ===== Brewster Beacon =====
 **Brewed:** 2021-01-05 \\
-**Target OG:**  \\
+**Target OG:** 1.062 \\
-**Strike hit:**  \\
+**Strike hit:** 45C \\
-**OG:**  \\
+**OG:** 1.054 \\
-**FG:** \\
+**FG:** 1.020 \\
-**ABV:** \\
+**ABV:** 4.46% \\
 **Yeasties Recipe:**
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 <code>
 Grind start time      : day before
+Grain weight          : 9 kg (16L)
 Liquor volume         : 25l
-Grain weight          : kg (16L)
 Pre-heat start time   : long in advance
 Mash start time       : 13.20
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 Mash heat time        : 13.41
 Mash heated time      : 14.00
-Mash temp @ 10        :
+Mash temp @ 10        : 68.5C
-Mash temp @ 20        :
+Mash temp @ 20        : 69.2C
 Extra head space      : 5L
 Mash tun fullness     : 30L (immediately after mash-in)
 Mash wattage          : 500W
-Mash pH @ 20 min      :
+Mash pH @ 20 min      : 5.46
-Mash gravity @ 20 min :
+Mash gravity @ 20 min : 6.5 P
 Mash length           : 20 (rest) + 20 (heat) + 60 (mash) min
-Mash out wattage      :
+Mash out start time   : 15.00
+Mash out wattage      : 1000W
-Sparge start time     :
+Sparge heat start time: 14.35
-First runnings gravity:
+Sparge heat end time  : 14.58
-First runnings pH     :
-First runnings volume :
-Sparge volume         :
-Sparge water temp     :
-Boil start time       :
+Mash drain start time : 15.12
-Boil pH               :
+Mash end volume       : 11.5L (immediately after basket lift)
-Boil gravity          :
+First runnings volume : 13.2L (still trickling slowly)
-Boil volume           :
+First runnings gravity: 11.0 deg
-Boil wattage          :
+First runnings pH     : 5.54
-Post-boil volume      :
-Post-boil pH          :
+Sparge start time     : 15.20
+Sparge target temp    : 85C
+Sparge wattage        : 1000W
+Sparge volume         : 19L
+Sparge water temp     : 73C
+Sparge end time       : 16.15
+Boil start time       : 16.52
+Boil volume           : 33L
+Boil pH               : 5.90
+Boil gravity          : 11.5 deg
+Boil wattage          : 2000W, then 100W + heat stick
+Post-boil volume      : 31.5 - 32L
+Post-boil pH          : 5.56
 Post-boil gravity:
-  - Refractometer     :
+  - Refractometer     : 13.0 deg
-  - Hydrometer        :
+  - Hydrometer        : 1.054
-Chiller start time    :
+Chiller start time    : 17.54
-Pitch time            :
+Pitch time            : 19.15
-Fermenter volume      :
+Pitch temperature     : 23 C
+Fermenter volume      : 30L
-Cleaning finish time  :
+Cleaning finish time  : 20.30
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 Started with a layer of rice hulls, then grain, then a layer of hulls, then rest of grain. \\
 Rinsed grain dust from bucket with ~1L water, added to mash, Used 1L less sparge water. \\
+Start of mash drained well.  Very slow grain drainage at end of mash.  Not stuck, but slow as hell. \\
+ \\
+Sparge completely stuck at 15L.  Turned into oatmeal jelly.  Liquid does not run through. \\
+Moved half of grain into mesh bag in a bucket.  Sparged kettle grains with water and stirred vigorously, sparged bag grains with water and spun/squeezed bag, until volume was exactly 33L. Took forever. \\
+ \\
+Kettle blew fuse several times at 2000W and 1700W.  It held for a while at 1600W, but I dropped it to 100W and used the heat stick instead, which gave a stronger boil anyway. \\
  \\
 .5 tsp protofloc + 1.5 tsp yeast nutrient @ 10 mins \\
 One stick "äkta kanel" tossed in hop basket at flameout. \\
  \\
+Pump jammed during cooling.  Had to reverse flow with cold water to get it going again.  Probably ~1L added, very briefly and not so well sterilized hoses. \\
+Pump jammed again during racking to fermenter.  Had to start and stop it 100 times, but eventually it got going.  Pulled the false bottom out with the metal spoon. \\
+\\
+Pitched while still 23C, so put the fermenter outside on the balcony to cool more.  ~5C on the balcony.  \\
+ \\
+days before bottling: soak cinnamon stick and two lemon's worth of rind in 250ml dark rum for a night, then pitch all of it in primary. \\
 ==== Brewday Analysis: ====
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 Why is the volume of crushed grain (16L) lower than the last beer despite a lot more grain by weight? \\
 Accidentally left heat running during beta-glucan rest mash-in.  Temp a bit too high. \\
+Grains expanded in mash, to ~2.5 cm below overflow valve.  Can't hold too much more grain than this. \\
+pH in good range, but perhaps it would be wise to acidify the sparge water a bit. \\
+Very low OG.  More volume than planned, which accounts for some of it. \\
 ==== Calculated Recipe Adjustments: ====
-Real grain absorption:  \\
+Real grain absorption: 1.5 \\
-Real efficiency:  \\
+Real efficiency: 61% (rye sucks) \\
 ==== Fermentation Notes: ====
+Slow start compared to the other S-05 packets.  First bubble 20 hours after pitching. \\
+\\
+Chopped rinds of two juiced lemons into chunks, boiled for 20 minutes.  Put in sanitized bottle with 250ml rum and one cinnamon stick.  Soaked for 1.5 weeks. \\
+-01-23: Pitched lemon-rum goop into fermenter. \\
+-01:23: FG 1.020 (too high).  Tastes good, very thick body. \\
 ==== Bottling Notes: ====
+-01-30: put on balcony to cold crash (-3C) \\
+-01-31: bottled.  fermenter was 1C on surface, beer at 6C when done bottling \\
+FG: still 1.020 \\
+L of unrecoverable trub, exactly 25L in bottling bucket. \\
+g table sugar. \\
+Filled 5 kegs and half of a 750ml bottle (should have used 500ml) \\
+Tastes fantastic \\
 ==== Photos: ====