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| Method: | All Grain |
3/20/10 - Extremely tiring brew day, mashed in right at 154 but lost four degrees over the first 30 minutes so I added boiling water to bring it back up to 154. I collected a gallon of the first runnings and boiled it down until it was very dark and syrupy ( I estimated it got down to about 2 cups in volume) and added it back to the main boil. I grossly overestimated my boil off rate, in addition to collecting way too much pre-boil volume and ended up with about 8 gallons @ 1.065 instead of my targeted 6 @ 1.085, even after a 3 hour boil! Pitched a 2L shaken starter made with yeast I had washed and froze in January. The starter took a long time to take off, but I saw activity in the main batch within 12 hours @ 60 degrees. 3/31/10 - Raised the temp up to 70+ and swirled daily to rouse the yeast as I was seemingly stuck at 1.028. To speed things up I added one crushed beano tablet. 4/7/10 - Managed to get about 10 more pts out of the fermentation, tasted great so I figured it was time to get it off the yeast. Transferred 5 gallons to the secondary to lager at 30 degrees, and the rest to a keg.
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| 16.25 pounds | 99.1% of grist | |
| 0.15 pounds | 0.9% of grist | |
| 16.40 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
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| 0.60 ounces |
7.5% Pellets @ 45 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
4.5 AAUs |
| 0.40 ounces |
7.5% Pellets @ 35 minutes Type: Bittering and Aroma Use: Boil |
3 AAUs |
| 0.50 ounces |
4.5% Pellets @ 35 minutes Type: Bittering and Aroma Use: Boil |
2.3 AAUs |
| 1.50 ounces | Total Hop Weight | 9.8 AAUs |
| Yeast | ||
| White Labs WLP 028 — Liquid — 2L shaken starter | ||
Mash at 154 for 90 mins. Collect 8.5 gallons, boil for 2 hours. Take 1 gallon of first runnings and reduce down to 1/2 pint and add back to the boil. Ferment around 62 degrees. May substitute Northern Brewer hops for both additions. |
| Primary: | 14 days @ 65° F |
| Secondary: | 10 days @ 72° F |
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45-50 = Outstanding |  |
30-37 = Very Good |  |
14-20 = Fair |
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38-44 = Excellent |  |
21-29 = Good |  |
00-13 = Problematic |
Review by Deb| Aroma: | 10 out of 12 | |
| Appearance: | 3 out of 3 | |
| Flavor: | 19 out of 20 | This Beer had a Woodsy/ Smokey after taste. Something that would be paired well with Smores around the campfire. |
| Mouthfeel: | 5 out of 5 | |
| Overall Impression: | 9 out of 10 | Great beer. If you market it this beer, you should look towards the camping crowd. |
| Cumulative Score: | 46 out of 50 |
Outstanding |
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