2 Hearted

(http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f69/bells-two-hearted-ale-clone-close-they-come-91488/index17.html)

10/15/2011(6:50 pm)

Yeast Starter

2 c brita water,

1/2 c Light DME,

10 min boil,

75 ºC pitch

10/16/2011

Expected:

5.5gal

OG: 1.065 IBU: 52

http://www.brewersfriend.com/ibu-calculator/

Water

2.5 gal Ozarka Drinking

2.5 gal Ozarka Distilled

Grains

2 lb Vienna Malt (3.5L whatever the fuck that means)

0.5 lb Cara Pils (6L)

0.5 lb Crystal (10L)

Extract

7.5 lbs Extra Pale LME

1.5 lbs Wheat DME

Hops

7 oz Centennial (a = 8.7%, b = 3.6%)

1 oz (60 min) direct batch

1 oz (45 min) in mesh bag

1 oz (30 min) in mesh bag

1 oz (15 min) in mesh bag

1.25 oz (flame out) direct batch

2.75 oz (Dry hop 6 days) (1 oz whole leaf)

Minimash (2:40 pm)

~2.3 gallons Ozarka Drinking water boiled

2:48p grains added at 162F with burners off

3:11p 150F - burners turned on to 1

3:16p 148F - burner turned on to 2

3:38p 144F

3:39p Grains removed and strained. 1 qt 170F water (Ozarka Drinking) poured through grains

3:43p 1 gal Ozarka Distilled water added --> heat

3:53p 3/4 tsp Gypsum salt added @ 158F

4:25p @ boil, 3.75 lbs Extra Pale LME and 1 oz Cen hops added (not in bag)

4:38p 204F (burners on HI)

4:39p 1 oz Cen hops added in bag (burners on HI)

4:50p 3.75 lbs Extra Pale LME, 1.5 lbs Wheat DME, 1 oz Cen hops added (in bag)

200F burners on HI

5:01p 204F

5:05 1 oz En

1 wilfroc tablet

Wort Chill

5:24 120 ºF

5:29 84 ºF

Yeast Pitch

Added Distilled water till 5.0 gal ***Should have been 5.25 gal***

Pitched yeast from starter

OG 1.068 @ 74 ºF (taken after brew settled)

Put in cooler (64 ºF) 10pm

10/17/2011

8am: Primary exploded. Should have used 6 gal carboy. doyh

Cleaned up at 8am, put bubbler back on

Sprayed how cooler down with sanitizer

6:30 pm: Exploded again, cleaned up

Drilled many holes in bubble cap to allow better ventilation

Sprayed whole chiller with sanitizer again

10/23/2011

Took a sample of the beer out, put in grad. cylinder, covered with plastic and crash cooled 24hr. Then warmed to room temp. Took gravity reading of 1.021

10/28/2011

Crash cool to 44 ºF

10/29/2011

Transfered to secondary,

Warmed cooler to ~ 66 ºF

**Significantly less beer in this secondary than compared to the flanders. About 2" lower**

11/01/2011

Gravity reading 1.020

11/03/2011

Significant slow down of bubbling

11/04/2011(morning)

Dry hopped

1.0 oz whole leaf centennial 10.4 % AA

1.75 oz pellet 8.7 %

Temperature of secondary 66 ºF

Bubbler was very active approx 20 min after dry hopping (go figure)