Aqua Vitae

Grain bill:

8lb 11oz Pilsner Malt (Germany)
1lb CaraMunich (Belgium)
3lb 5oz Munich (Germany)
7oz Dark Crystal (UK) (135-165ºL)
2oz Chocolate (UK)

Adjuncts:

5oz Malto Detrin
~2oz Hallertauer Hop Pellets (6 HBU)
1.25t Irish Moss

Yeast: White Labs WLP830 or WLP838
Yield: 6 Gal.
Additives:
~15ppm SO2 (1/2 Campden Tab) per 5 gals

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Ha! Apparently, I didn’t leave enough head room for the Cocker Bitter and the double dosage of yeast. I checked on the progress this morning and the three part airlock had blown apart. Not just popped it’s top, but shot it’s top and inner seal across the basement! I suspect that the airlock became clogged […]

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Mash: 90min @ ~150º
Sparge:

1st runnings: ~1.5 gal @ 1.086 S.G
2nd runnings: 3 gal @ 1.054 S.G. (total)
3rd runnings: 5 gal @ 1.050 S.G. (total)

Boil:

0 min: +1 gal water (6 gal total volume)
30 min: +EKG
45 min: + EKG, Chall, Imoss
89 min: + EKG
90 min: end
~5 gal @ 1.051 O.G.

Yeast: pitched @ 70º
Racked: 11/14/07 (day 9) - […]

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The cider seems to have picked up fermentation a bit more. The kreusen has built up a bit more and you can see plenty of movement in the carboy. Instead of waiting for the fermentation to stall, I’ve decided to go ahead and add in the yeast nutrients, since from what I’ve read, the […]

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Littletree Cider: I checked on the first carboy of sweet cider yesterday and discovered that it had a significant head on it. While I had meant to sulfur this batch and only make a 3gal batch of wild yeast cider, since this batch is going so well I’ve decided to let it run. The pH […]

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