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RETIRED: briang's OFFICIAL BYO (brew your own) thread! let's talk beer!

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everyone else has theirs.... i want mine.
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03-25-2009 at 06:05 AM.
03-25-2009 at 06:05 AM.
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So, is 22 bucks for a used corny keg a good deal? Maybe I should look into adding a keg system while I'm gathering my all mash equipment. Sounds tough to pass up.
darn straight it is.
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03-25-2009 at 06:15 AM.
03-25-2009 at 06:15 AM.
i check CL 2-3 times a day... no crazy deals yet, but once it appears i am going to pounce!
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XL_Jockey
03-25-2009 at 06:16 AM.
03-25-2009 at 06:16 AM.
The guy has a ton of them... I wonder if I could sneak out during work. A lot of people around here are selling kegorators and kegging equipment, not too much homebrew stuff other than the things I already have. I hate sorting through the "Mr. Beer kit for $20" posts.
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03-25-2009 at 07:07 AM.
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orange county peeps who want just want some basics...decent deal...
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Mavtech
03-25-2009 at 08:13 AM.
03-25-2009 at 08:13 AM.
Did anyone check out the Breakfast Stout recipe I posted above? Anyone have a better one?
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03-25-2009 at 08:19 AM.
03-25-2009 at 08:19 AM.
my take... adding coffee to the boil is going to extract a lot of unwanted bitterness.

you know how i feel about fermenting over 70.

and on the coffee for a week? yeah, not sure about that one either.

i got BYO's "150 recipes you can brew!" issue, and i question at least half of those recipes. just sayin.
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XL_Jockey
03-25-2009 at 10:46 AM.
03-25-2009 at 10:46 AM.
When I did my Breakfast Stout a couple months ago I brewed the coffee separately and added it when I transferred to my secondary. In fact, the only reason why I used a secondary was so I could put in the coffee (and to see if usign a secondary made a difference).

Most people will either brew a strong pot of coffee and add it to the fermentation period or use crushed beans during your boil Generally speaking you get much less of a flavor when using it during your boil.
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Malachai24
03-25-2009 at 11:15 AM.
03-25-2009 at 11:15 AM.
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Did anyone check out the Breakfast Stout recipe I posted above? Anyone have a better one?
I think that is directly from the Founder's brewers, it was in BYO or Zymurgy right? When you put this recipe into BeerSmith, I think it is off a bit from what is listed on Founder's website, but not by too much (maybe 8.0% alcohol instead of 8.3%, for example).

It looks fine to me, ferments at 68 and you add some coffee after fermentation is complete. We made one recently (just before the recipe was included in the magazine).
It didn't finish quite as low as we had hoped, so not sure it is going to turn out great, giving it some time still.

The coffee additions are relatively small, 2oz at flameout and 2oz for a "dry-hop".
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Malachai24
03-25-2009 at 11:20 AM.
03-25-2009 at 11:20 AM.
Anyone entering the NHC? Toying around with the idea.
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Mavtech
03-25-2009 at 01:32 PM.
03-25-2009 at 01:32 PM.
Quote from Malachai24 :
I think that is directly from the Founder's brewers, it was in BYO or Zymurgy right? When you put this recipe into BeerSmith, I think it is off a bit from what is listed on Founder's website, but not by too much (maybe 8.0% alcohol instead of 8.3%, for example).

It looks fine to me, ferments at 68 and you add some coffee after fermentation is complete. We made one recently (just before the recipe was included in the magazine).
It didn't finish quite as low as we had hoped, so not sure it is going to turn out great, giving it some time still.

The coffee additions are relatively small, 2oz at flameout and 2oz for a "dry-hop".
Yeah, it was from BYO. Do you know of a closer recipe?
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03-25-2009 at 01:34 PM.
03-25-2009 at 01:34 PM.
i'm getting ready to heat up my strike water. Whee
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Mavtech
03-25-2009 at 01:38 PM.
03-25-2009 at 01:38 PM.
I'm looking for candidates for my next brewing.

My current one is still bubbling slightly while in secondary since I brought the temp up.

I'm home early from work and am drinking a Berkshire Coffeehouse Porter. Matt, if this is anything like your porter, I would brew this one next. Oh man is it awesome.
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03-25-2009 at 01:42 PM.
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I'm looking for candidates for my next brewing.

My current one is still bubbling slightly while in secondary since I brought the temp up.

I'm home early from work and am drinking a Berkshire Coffeehouse Porter. Matt, if this is anything like your porter, I would brew this one next. Oh man is it awesome.
briang's blue eyed blonde nod
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03-25-2009 at 01:50 PM.
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A blonde wouldn't be a bad idea. Hmmm. Can I take a look at your recipe?
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Blue Eyed Blonde v3.0

A ProMash Recipe Report

Recipe Specifics
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Batch Size (Gal): 11.00 Wort Size (Gal): 11.00
Total Grain (Lbs): 22.00
Anticipated OG: 1.054 Plato: 13.42
Anticipated SRM: 4.1
Anticipated IBU: 23.3
Brewhouse Efficiency: 75 %
Wort Boil Time: 105 Minutes

Pre-Boil Amounts
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Evaporation Rate: 15.00 Percent Per Hour
Pre-Boil Wort Size: 14.92 Gal
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.040 SG 10.02 Plato


Grain/Extract/Sugar

% Amount Name Origin Potential SRM
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28.4 6.25 lbs. Pilsener Belgium 1.037 2
67.0 14.75 lbs. Pale Malt(2-row) America 1.036 2
4.5 1.00 lbs. Crystal 10L America 1.035 10

Potential represented as SG per pound per gallon.


Hops

Amount Name Form Alpha IBU Boil Time
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0.75 oz. Magnum Pellet 12.90 23.3 90 min.
2.00 oz. Amarillo Gold Whole 10.00 0.0 0 min.


Yeast
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Mash Schedule
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Mash Type: Single Step

Grain Lbs: 22.00
Water Qts: 30.00 - Before Additional Infusions
Water Gal: 7.50 - Before Additional Infusions

Qts Water Per Lbs Grain: 1.36 - Before Additional Infusions

Saccharification Rest Temp : 152 Time: 60
Mash-out Rest Temp : 0 Time: 0
Sparge Temp : 180 Time: 0


Total Mash Volume Gal: 9.26 - Dough-In Infusion Only

All temperature measurements are degrees Fahrenheit.



Notes
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OG is 1.054.

pitched at 64 degrees.
typically i don't use the pilsner malt, but i ran out of 2 row and had to fall back and punt. also, i normally boil for 75 mins, since there's normally no pilsner malt in it.
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