Month: March 2014

Ordinary Bitter, ESB

Bitter/esb After salts, mash pH 5.33 Add 2g citric acid Now 5.1 pH Forgot to match sparge water pH Drew off 5l first wort runnings, hopped with 10g- leaving 40g for test mail boil. Pre boil gravity 1.058! Added -6l

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Schwartzbier – western brewers conference- Hallertau 4 clone

Notes from talking to Steve plowman: Schwartzbier Pilsner 50 Munich 50 Med crystal 2% Roast 1/2 cara de husked 1/2 half choc 100% wakatu 70% bittering 10 min CaCl 1050 W001 yeast Batch Size: 26.00 l Style: Schwarzbier (Black Beer) () Boil

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Green hop pale ale

Fresh hops 200g harvested from next door yesterday Green hop pale ale 50g acidulated 200g med crystal 300g aurora 5.5 ale malt 3g CaSo4 1.5g CaCl2 .3g MgSo1 Camden tablet 1/2 mash 1/2 sparge water Mashed for 90 mins. pH

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Chatoe rogue – grow the revolution – first growth OREgasmic Ale

Nice hop balance – ipa like. Malt not bad 7%

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