LOSTCABIN Brew Notes
Abort, Retry F-Ale
02/04/07
20 Gallon Recipe
Grains: 28 lb two row pale malt

8 lb malted wheat

8 lb 120 L crystal malt

2 cups Rice hulls, added first


Water for Doughin:
12 Gal
Hopping: 8 oz N. Brewer HOPS (60 mins boil)
4 oz Cascade ( 2 oz 60 min boil, 2 oz 30 min boil)

4 oz Hallertau Finish
extras: 3 tsp gypsum in mash H2O

3 tsp irish moss (30 mins boil)

2 cups rice hulls

Yeast:
 California Ale yeast

Starter Solution:
2 cup H2O and 1 cup of DME, start boil for 5 min, cool to 28 deg C, pitch 1 slant yeast incubate at 28 deg C


Brewers' notes: Target Gravity 1.060

Brewers: Tony Bautts (First brew) Tim Chris, and Per

time comments
10:30
Washed floor, counters, starting on CIP and washing brew pot etc.
11:54
 Grains weiged, grinding started
12:18
12G water at 50deg C up to top of mash tun.  Add rice hulls, dough in
time Tin / comment Tout / comment
12:35
48
49  begin flow recirc on flame still off
12:40
44
45  flame to 3/8"
12:47
50
45  slow flow rate, flame to simmer, attempt to increase flow rate at mash out valve
12:51

Incubator at 28 deg, pitched yeast inot starter, inserted to incubate
12:55
47
47
1:00
48
47
1:15
48
48 start rise, flame to 5/8"
1:30

Flow rate too low... need to halt to improve the flow.
1:34

added 2 cups rice hulls
2:00

done scraping screen, start flowing again, pretty hazy
2:05

flow back to zip. back to intervention
2:30

all efforts in stirring failed.  disassemble and dump mash tun contents into white fermenter (wine fermenter ... gasp!)
2:40

screen very clogged up, remove to clean
3:05

re-loaded grains into mash tun, started re-circ again.  Flame on to 5/8

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40
3:08
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40
3:38

Total DEATH declared.   NOW ENTER UN CHARTED TERRITORY, Abandon all hope Ye hwo follow us here.
Decanting all the grains down to brewpot, adding 4 GAL water, and trying a decoction method.
3:54

Added 4 gal of 50 deg water from separate pot
4:00
52
Stir new mash record temp at end of stir.  Continue stirring at 5 minute intervals
4:08
58

4:12
60
flame to 3/8
4:15
60

4:20
61
Flame to 5/8
4:23
63

4:30
66 ***
flame to 1/4
4:35
67

4:37
68
flame to simmer
4:45
67

4:50
66

4:55
67

5:00
67

5:10
67

5:15
68
begin rise, flame to 5/8"
5:25
70
flame off, transfer liquid out of boil/"mash" pot
5:50

flame on full, transfer liquid back into boil pot
19:09
BOIL!!!!
finally - boil, add 2 oz Cascade 6.9% alpha, 8 oz Northern Brewer 8.5% alpha
19:43

Add 2oz Cascade 6.9%   4tsp Irish moss
20:09
Heat off

20:38

Recirc on

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50
20:44
56
44
20:50
44
37
21:00

start racking to fermenter
21:21

finish rack to fermentor
FORGOT the finish HOPs!!!!
Start cleanup

Yeast starter looks happy.
22:30

all stop gas off
Finish notes:
O.G. 1.050.  Flavor mild, bittering hop exhibits a healthy presence. No deleterious flavors detected
forgo drop trub separation.  Pitch yeast starter solution, very active at pitch time

Fermentation Notes:


Racking Notes:
S.G

Keging Notes:
F.G.

Tasters Notes: