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Carboys 22 lbs. UCM 2 row 1 lb. Biscuit Malt 1 lb. Honey Malt 65 g Chinook - 12.3% AA @ 20 min. 140 g Chinook - 12.3% AA @ 10 min. 100 g Chinook - 12.3% AA @ 0 min. 50 g US-05 O.G. - 1.050 F.G. -  1.008 % -      5.5 SRM - 5.3 BU - 35.5 CA - 108 MG - 20 SO4 - 274 CI - 51 PH - 5.35 ( estimated ) No acid required in mash MASH _ 1.25 qts/water per lb. GYPSUM - 11.70 G CALCIUM CHLORIDE - 2.61 G EPSOM SALT - 7.20 G SPARGE GYPSUM - 14.3 G CALCIUM CHLORIDE - 3.2 G EPSOM SALT - 8.8 G                                                             NOTES Working on the mash tun element so had to delay this brew session. As of January 7, it still is leaking. Ordered food grade silicone adhesive and will have to wait until it gets here and cures for a day or so. Adding 3 - 4 applic...

Conical Another try at a simple blonde ale. I hope this tastes like I want these to taste as this is going to be my standard lager/kolsch/helles style beers. Ingredients 23 lbs. UCM 2 row 1 lb. Munich malt type II 100 g Hallertauer - 3.8% AA - 60 min. 50 g US-05 100% RO water with brewing salts. CA - 51 MG - 10 S04 - 71 CI - 69 4.5 ml lactic acid in mash only. PH - 5.31 ( estimated ) MASH SALTS 1.8 g gypsum 3.6 g calcium chloride 3.6 g epsom salts 4.5 ml lactic acid SPARGE SALTS 2.2 g gypsum 4.4 g calcium chloride 4.4 g epsom salts O.G. - 1.049 F.G. -  1.010 % -      5 SRM - 3.6 BU - 22                                                          NOTES Nothing has really worked with this style. There always seems to be an off flavour somewhere. I went back to Kal's website and read the ...

Carboys 16 lbs. UCM LME 40 g Chinook @ 15 min. 100 g Chinook @ 10 min. 56.70 g Chinook @ 0 min. 50 g US-05 100% RO waater ( no brewing salts but may of needed some gypsum ) O.G. -  1.054 F.G. -   1.014 % -       5.27 SRM - 7.3 BU - 29 This 15 minute IPA only took me 4 hours to make. Set up and clean up included. No problems so far, easy peasy... Both carboys going great the next morning. 64 F. May have to turn wall heater on. Wort was low on hop aroma for some reason. I added enough hops, or at least I thought I did. Wait and see. Dry hop only if this extract ( may be stale ) is any good. I did see some pectiles on top of the extract when I opened the pail lid. Also I saw some pieces of grain, ( milled ) too. Where the heck did that come from? Will see in 2 weeks.                          ...