Sugar used in this brew was 4 pounds of organic evaporated cane juice.
Wow, this time I had a very efficient mash: a full 20% better than previously. I crushed my grain at Beer At Home with their new mills, so that may be part of the cause. In any case, I hadn’t planned on such efficiency, so the OG shot to 1.080 instead of the 1.070 as planned. I hope it’ll dry out so it can still be called a Golden Strong cuz we’re getting into Tripel territory here.
One carboy was lacking, and since my efficiency was so good, I decided to add 1 1/4 gallons of cooled boiled water to top it to 5.5 gallons. As a result, its OG is around 1.074 or so.
Cooled to 75°F and pitched yeast. I plan on keeping the temp in this range throughout primary fermentation.
This will be the last beer I ever neglect to use a hop bag. Too much mess (February 08, 2009).
| Amount | Malt/Grain | % |
|---|---|---|
| 21.00 pounds | Belgian Plisen Malt | 91.3% |
| 1.00 pounds | German Light Munich Malt | 4.3% |
| 1.00 pounds | German Wheat Malt Light | 4.3% |
| 23.00 pounds | Total Grain Weight | 100% |
| Amount | Adjunct |
|---|---|
| 4.00 pounds | Sucrose (Table Sugar) |
| Amount | Hop | Time | AA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.25 ounces | Centennial | 90 min | 6.7% | |||
| 1.75 ounces | Centennial | 30 min | 6.7% | |||
| 1.00 ounces | Saaz | 1 min | 5.8% | |||
| 4.00 ounces | Total Hop Weight | |||||
| Date Brewed: | |
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| Brewer/Assistant: |
| Target | Actual | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strike Water Amount: | 7.6 | ||
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| Mash Temperature(s): | |||
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| Sparge Water Amount: | 8.2 | ||
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| Pre-Boil Gravity: | |||
| Pre-Boil Amount: | 11 | ||
| Post-Boil Amount: | 10 | ||
| Boil Time: | 60 | ||
| OG: | 1.080 / 19.3° P | ||
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