2011SEP 24
- 7.5lb American 2-Row
- 2lb Vienna
- 1lb American Crystal (20L)
- 0.5lb Chocolate (English)
- 1lb Flaked Wheat
- 2lb Honey
- 1lb Sugar
~4g strike water @ 175F
one step infusion mash, 60min
~5g sparge water @ 145F
75min:
1.5oz Willamette pellets (4.9%)
5min:
1oz Goldings pellets (6.7%)
OG: 1.090
Pitched White Labs Belgian Saison Yeast Blend (WLP568)
NOTES
Second batch of a two batch day. Stuck mash during sparge, should have squeezed more out. Additionally, cut the recipe in half. First problem occurred at Beer + Wine Supply, figuring it was OK to use 0.5lb Chocolate. Which is double the original recipe, which I halved, so the chocolate malt is quadrupled in this 5gal version. Then, when adding the adjuncts, I was looking at the original recipe and neglected to halve the honey + sugar. So, all that, plus not collecting enough runoff at sparge time makes this one have an OG-worthy OG.
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2011OCT02
Racked to secondary
0.5oz Goldings pellets (6.7%)
SG: 1.021
2011OCT30
FG: 1.011 (ABV 11.0%)
Primed with 1/2 cup brown sugar
17 12oz bottles
10 22oz bottles
2011NOV03
Pours deep brown, clear. Little head, little carbonation. Malty nose. Smooth, creamy mouth-feel. Alcohol on the finish. Dry.