The Barrel Project Recipe
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Hogie: We ended up a few points low as well (1.086 and an extra 3L), so we've added some corn sugar to get it up to 1.099. I might suggest something similar?
Our pre-boil gravity was right on, but the more viscous wort just wasn't rolling like it should have been, I guess.
Our pre-boil gravity was right on, but the more viscous wort just wasn't rolling like it should have been, I guess.
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Hmm. I can do that too. Barely any headspace left in the bucket though. Will likely have to wait till primary fermentation in complete, then rack to another bucket and mix with boiled dextrose/water.
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Still fermenting strong. Did you brew yet X? Anyone else?
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I'm brewing Monday. Johnnymac has his brewed, not sure about the others.
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Delta Force brewed last Friday.
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Brewing now.
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I had forgot how much I hate leaf hops.
Brew was great and easy. Getting it out of the kettle sucked.
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What is going on here? Am I out of the barrel project? I need to be caught up to speed, it appears that people are brewing already?
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No, you can't be out, we're putting the barrel at your place. I figured you might be busy with the new project, so if you weren't able to brew in time, we were just going to comp you 5 gallons for having the barrel at your place. But if you hav time to brew, get it on. At any rate, it's RIS, and could sit until the second barrel fill if you can't get it done in time. Sorry for the lack of communications, I've been really pre-occupied with a lot of other stuff lately.
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These are blow off tubes. Why do i need them.....
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Holy crap! The second carboy picture looks like you have a carboy full of foam. Hopefully there's some left at the end of the fermentation!
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They weren't even that full, only 5 1/3 gallons. That's what 3 minutes of O2 and a big pitch of yeast will do for you. Fermented at 66, might have helped if i went with 64. Dumb on my part.
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look at all those caged corks in the background of pic 2
how warm did the beer itself get during fermentation? assuming 66 was ambient that is...
how warm did the beer itself get during fermentation? assuming 66 was ambient that is...
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No, 66 was the fermentation temp. I have controllers.
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cool.
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Thanks dude, So have I! We will work it out. I swept out a spot for it already... We should knock up a stand soon too.mr x wrote:No, you can't be out, we're putting the barrel at your place. I figured you might be busy with the new project, so if you weren't able to brew in time, we were just going to comp you 5 gallons for having the barrel at your place. But if you hav time to brew, get it on. At any rate, it's RIS, and could sit until the second barrel fill if you can't get it done in time. Sorry for the lack of communications, I've been really pre-occupied with a lot of other stuff lately.
Even if I am the last guy to fill it, it will be in a convenient spot! We will need an angels share top up too. Maybe that's what I will take care of. #buyingtime
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Just about finished here, just going to add the sugar. Tastes really good already. Will be awesome on wood. We had better think about getting that barrel over to Nick's asap, or somewhere we can keep it wetted down on the outside until we get it filled. How's everyone looking at the moment?
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I'll take a gravity reading in the morning. How much sugar do you need to add? I think I need to add about 3kg.
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X and Hogie: We're talking adding sugar to get up to the recipe's 1.100 right, or something else?
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When I designed my recipe, as I always do with most huge beers, I add some sugar to account for the low efficiency. I don't go over 10%, and in this case it was 8.6% to hit the target gravity.
In other words, don't pile sugar into to beer willy nilly trying to hit a gravity. This was something that needed to be built into the recipe from the start.
In other words, don't pile sugar into to beer willy nilly trying to hit a gravity. This was something that needed to be built into the recipe from the start.
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Well, it's been 7 years and I just tapped one keg. Well worth the wait.
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WOW!
My keg kicked a couple of months ago.
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My keg kicked a couple of months ago.
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I still have about a dozen bottles from the second round. I bet that first round keg is tasting amazing!
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I think I have some bottles from round 1.
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I still have some of round 1 left as well. As of ~ 2 years ago, it was tasting incredible.
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