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Show Notes:
One of the things that has always blown my mind about homebrewing is just the creativity homebrewers use to make beer. Whether it is out of necessity or frugalness, where there is a will there’s a beer to be made. Today we are talking to Russ and Steve Cooksey a father and son brewing duo that has a very creative system for making all-grain batches with an electric tea urn. We will drill into their system and how they brew when we get back to Homebrewing DIY.
Photos of their setup
This is the Tea Urn mashtun and boil kettle 
Thier Home made False Bottom from the lid of thier tea urn 
Here it is in the tea urn kettle 
Their first attempt at sparging was these two flower pots 
The first version of their sparge with 2 flower pots.
Recipes from the show:
Saftig II
Recipe Details
Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.2 gal |
60 min |
32.5 |
19.1 SRM |
1.07 |
1.019 |
6.69 % |
Style Details
Name |
Cat. |
OG Range |
FG Range |
IBU |
SRM |
Carb |
ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 B |
1.05 - 1.085 |
1.008 - 1.018 |
40 - 100 |
5 - 40 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 % |
Fermentables
Name |
Amount |
% |
|---|---|---|
Pale Ale Malt 2-Row |
5.512 lbs |
65.79 |
Oats, Flaked |
1.102 lbs |
13.16 |
Wheat Torrified |
1.102 lbs |
13.16 |
Caraaroma |
10.58 oz |
7.89 |
Hops
Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saaz |
0.71 oz |
60 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
3.8 |
Mandarina Bavaria |
0.71 oz |
20 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
8.5 |
Mandarina Bavaria |
6.35 oz |
5 min |
Dry Hop |
Pellet |
8.5 |
Yeast
Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
Juice (A38) |
Imperial Yeast |
76% |
32°F - 32°F |
Mash
Step |
Temperature |
Time |
|---|---|---|
Temperature |
156°F |
60 min |
Fermentation
Step |
Time |
Temperature |
|---|---|---|
Primary |
14 days |
68°F |
Aging |
0 days |
32°F |
Download
| Download this recipe's BeerXML file |
Stout Against Humanity
Recipe Details
Batch Size |
Boil Time |
IBU |
SRM |
Est. OG |
Est. FG |
ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4.2 gal |
60 min |
35.2 |
55.3 SRM |
1.113 |
1.029 |
11 % |
Style Details
Name |
Cat. |
OG Range |
FG Range |
IBU |
SRM |
Carb |
ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 C |
1.075 - 1.115 |
1.018 - 1.03 |
50 - 90 |
30 - 40 |
0 - 0 |
0 - 0 % |
Fermentables
Name |
Amount |
% |
|---|---|---|
Pale Ale Malt 2-Row |
11.244 lbs |
61.3 |
Munich Malt |
2.844 lbs |
15.5 |
Candi Sugar, Dark |
15.87 oz |
5.41 |
Crystal |
15.17 oz |
5.17 |
Oats, Flaked |
15.17 oz |
5.17 |
Roasted Barley |
13.05 oz |
4.45 |
Rice Hulls |
8.82 oz |
3 |
Hops
Name |
Amount |
Time |
Use |
Form |
Alpha % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admiral |
0.88 oz |
30 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
14.8 |
Willamette |
0.99 oz |
10 min |
Boil |
Pellet |
5.5 |
Yeast
Name |
Lab |
Attenuation |
Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
London Ale Yeast (1028) |
Wyeast Labs |
77% |
32°F - 32°F |
Mash
Step |
Temperature |
Time |
|---|---|---|
Temperature |
156°F |
60 min |
Fermentation
Step |
Time |
Temperature |
|---|---|---|
Primary |
14 days |
68°F |
Aging |
0 days |
32°F |
Download
| Download this recipe's BeerXML file |
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Intro Music: SUNBIRDS by BOCrew (c) copyright 2012 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/BOCrew/38854 Ft: THEDEEPR / THECORNER / feat : FORENSIC
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