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JJ Ale
- Starter 3/11: 1.5 Qt
- using Wyeast 1056
- Brewed 3/13
- BG at 3.5 gal at knockout: 1.112
- est. OG at 5.5 gal: 1.071
- Racked to secondary 3/20
- gravity at rack: 1.019
- added 1/2 cup sterilized oak chips in boil bag
| Notes | |||||||
| OG | 1.063 | based on Rogue Dead Guy (or John John w/ oaking) | |||||
| est. FG | 1.016 | 1 week primary, 3 week secondary, 3 week bottle conditioning | |||||
| est. ABV | 6.3% | ||||||
| Boil Vol. | 3.5 | gal | |||||
| Fermentation Vol. | 5.5 | gal | |||||
| Yeast | |||||||
| Wyeast 1764-PC Activator | (else 1056) | ||||||
| Req. cells | 259.35 | billion | |||||
| Starter (L) | 2 | ||||||
| Malt | |||||||
| Weight (lbs) | % Grain Bill | before Hops (lbs) | Type | ° Lovibond | PPG | Points | Boil Points |
| 9.3 | 79% | 6 | Gold LME | 4 | 36 | 60.87 | 61.71 |
| 1 | 8% | 1.00 | CaraMunich II | 45 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 1 | 8% | 1.00 | Munich | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 0.5 | 4% | 0.50 | Crystal 40L | 40 | 22 | 2.00 | 3.14 |
| Total | 62.8727 | 64.86 | |||||
| BG | 1.065 | ||||||
| Adjuncts | |||||||
| Oak Chips | Boil 4 oz. in water for 10 minutes; add chips to secondary for last 2 weeks | ||||||
| Hops | |||||||
| Weight (oz.) | Type | AA | Time (min.) | AAU | Util. | IBU | |
| 1 | Perle | 7.7% | 60 | 7.70 | 0.21 | 22.16 | |
| 0.5 | Perle | 7.7% | 30 | 3.85 | 0.16 | 8.51 | |
| 0.25 | Perle | 7.7% | 5 | 1.93 | 0.04 | 1.10 | |
| 0.25 | Saaz | 6.8% | 5 | 1.70 | 0.04 | 0.97 | |
| Total | 32.74 | ||||||
| Other | |||||||
| Irish Moss | 1 tsp. | boil 15 minutes | |||||