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Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
4 Gal |
9.22% |
28.84 |
1.076 |
1.005 |
4.2°L |
Extract |
38 |
Beer
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Title: Large and In Charge Blonde |
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| Boil Size: 5 Gal |
Boil Time: 60 |
Boil Gravity: 1.061 |
Efficiency: 81 |
Mash Thickness: N/A |
Sugar Scale: Specific Gravity |
| Brew Method: Extract |
Pitch Rate: 0.35 |
Primary Temp: N/A |
Priming Method: N/A |
Priming Amount: N/A |
Creation Date: 11/03/2019 02:44 AM |
Notes: November 3 2019
Half Campden tablet added to both mash and sparge water. pH adjusted before mash to 5.5, sparge water adjusted to 6.0 with Lactic acid. Mashed for 90 minutes at 151 F. Drifted down to 145 F during the 90 minutes (37 degrees F outside) with the mash tun wrapped in my warmest winter coat. Bring inside next time? Sparged over 30-40 minutes with 180 F water. First wort Brix 12.2 (check this). Added 1.25 lb white sugar, brix now 16.2. 5 gallons collected in total. Boiled pretty hard for 60 minutes. Final Brix 18.4 (1.076 SG). Chilled to 67 F and pitched a 1L starter of WLP029 - chilled and 500 mL decanted off. Erlenmeyer was shaken to resuspend the yeast then dumped in beer bucket. The bucket was closed and shaken for ~1 minute to aerate.
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Update Nov 4 2019
Bubbling away like crazy! Kept in the middle bedroom under a blanket to help mitigate temperature swings I hope.
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Nov 22 2019
bottled
FG 1.005(5) (measured on two instruments)
7.6 brix |
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