07/27/2008 13:25 | 3.5 gallons R/O water on high gas for steep | |
07/27/2008 14:02 | Added steeping grains at 164°F, gas to 3 | |
07/27/2008 14:16 | 159°F gas to 4, added Sulfate blend (Brew Salts) | |
07/27/2008 14:32 | Grain bag out, back on high for boil | |
07/27/2008 15:05 | Added 3lbs dry extract and about half of the liquid, 1.5 oz Sterling pellet hops (5.9% AA) back on high for boil | |
07/27/2008 15:21 | Back to boil for 55 minutes | |
07/27/2008 16:20 | Added 1.5 oz Czech Saaz pellet hops (4.0% AA) and rest of dry and liquid extract, spices, and 18 oz 75L Amber Belgian Candi, back on gas for final boil | |
07/27/2008 16:24 | Boil for 5 min | |
07/27/2008 16:32 | In ice bath to chill | |
07/27/2008 16:49 | Added to ice in fermenter at 125°F | |
07/27/2008 16:58 | Added 1 gallon RO, pitching at 75°F. Hydrometer reads 1.074, adjusts to OG 1.076. Fermenting at room temp, from 73°F to 78°F. | |
07/28/2008 05:30 | By first AM, was fermenting very vigorously, foamed through airlock by afternoon | |
08/05/2008 | Racked to secondary, measured SG 1.018 @ 76°F corrected to 1.020 | |
09/04/2008 17:31 | Kegged. FGeasured 1.008 at 76°F corrected to 1.010. 8.6% Alcohol by volume, 342 cal/pint | |
Kegged at 20 psi but will drop to maybe 10 psi after a couple days to reduce overcarbonation. |