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| Method: | All Grain |
Mashed 60 mins at 150 Short 5 min boil before covering with Saran wrap, purged headspace w. CO2, pre-acidified w lactic acid to 4.37 and pitched 32 oz of GoodBelly Mango probiotic drink (L. Pantarum), no hops! Tested PH after 32 hours = 3.37, proceeded with 60 min boil. Hop stand @ 150 for 20 mins with 5 oz of Citra, 4 oz of Mosaic Reused a Imperial Organic Yeast cake of 024 Dry Hop. Ferment at 68 for 4 days and raised to 72 for 17 days. Fermentation took off quickly but died after a week @ 1.020 (ph inhibited attenuation?). Added yeast energizer to help the yeast along and two days later gravity dropped 2 points. After almost a week stuck around 1.018 I created a half some, half acid (this beer) starter with 5g of EC1118 champagne yeast. My guess is that the low ph environment is shocking the initial pitch so I'm using a more ph tolerant strain to eek out the last few points. 10-21-16 - gravity reading is 1.0155 champagne yeast is dropping it a few more points but I'm afraid this beer won't be ready for Halloween. 10-28-16 - After reaching 1.0145 I cold crashed and used gelatin to clarify the beer at 35 degrees for 24 hours. On the 28th I transferred over to kegs with 6.5 oz of dry hops in each keg: - 3 oz Mosaic -1.5 oz Simcoe - 1 oz Equinox - 1 oz Galaxy One keg I will keep leave in the keg at serving temps and one I will let warm up to 70 and hold there for 7 days before moving off the dry hops. I'm interested in seeing which dry hop character I prefer Very murky clarity even with the gelatin finings, taste is very citrus fruity and only slightly tart with a wheaty bready fullness. Overall pretty happy with this, dry hops will only help more!
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| Grains | ||
| 17.00 pounds | 80% of grist | |
| 4.25 pounds | 20% of grist | |
| 21.25 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% of grist |
| Hops | ||
| 5.00 ounces |
Pellets @ 0 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
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| 4.00 ounces |
Pellets @ 0 minutes Type: Bittering Use: Boil |
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| 8.00 ounces |
Pellets Type: Aroma Use: Dry Hop |
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| 9.00 ounces |
Pellets Type: Aroma Use: Dry Hop |
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| 26.00 ounces | Total Hop Weight | |
| Yeast | ||
| Imperial Organic Yeas IOY 024 Dry Hop — Liquid — 800ml Slurry | ||
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| Primary: | 4 days @ 67° F |
| Secondary: | 18 days @ 72° F |
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