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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.
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Recipes from the show:
Saftig II
BREW SHEET · BEERXML
Saftig II
Specialty IPA
Download BeerXML- Batch
- 12 L
- OG
- 1.070
- FG
- 1.019
- ABV
- 6.7%
- IBU
- 32.5
- Boil
- 60 min
Fermentables
| Ingredient | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Ale Malt 2-Row | 2.5 kg | Grain |
| Oats, Flaked | 500 g | Grain |
| Wheat Torrified | 500 g | Grain |
| Caraaroma | 300 g | Grain |
Hops
| Ingredient | Amount | Addition |
|---|---|---|
| Saaz | 20 g | Boil · 60 min · 3.75% alpha acid |
| Mandarina Bavaria | 20 g | Boil · 20 min · 8.5% alpha acid |
| Mandarina Bavaria | 180 g | Dry Hop · 5 min · 8.5% alpha acid |
Yeast
| Ingredient | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Juice | 1 pkg | Imperial Yeast · A38 |
Mash schedule
- Temperature · 68.9 °C · 60 min
Fermentation
- Primary: 14 days at 20 °C
Full technical details
Original export fields, ingredient specifications, water, style and equipment.
Fermentables
Pale Ale Malt 2-Row
- Bf id
- default-5d5dbc5
- Name
- Pale Ale Malt 2-Row
- Supplier
- Briess
- Origin
- US
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 2.5
- Yield
- 80
- Color (SRM)
- 3.5
- Add after boil
- false
Oats, Flaked
- Bf id
- default-d2c0778
- Name
- Oats, Flaked
- Supplier
- Briess
- Origin
- US
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.5
- Yield
- 85
- Color (SRM)
- 1.4
- Add after boil
- false
Wheat Torrified
- Bf id
- default-4931da6
- Name
- Wheat Torrified
- Supplier
- Thomas Fawcett
- Origin
- UK
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.5
- Yield
- 76.1
- Color (SRM)
- 2
- Add after boil
- false
Caraaroma
- Bf id
- default-de1e508
- Name
- Caraaroma
- Supplier
- Weyermann
- Origin
- Germany
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.3
- Yield
- 73.58
- Color (SRM)
- 178
- Add after boil
- false
Hops
Saaz
- Bf id
- default-074d6898
- Name
- Saaz
- Alpha acid (%)
- 3.75
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.02
- Use
- Boil
- Time (min)
- 60
- Form
- Pellet
Mandarina Bavaria
- Bf id
- default-d8bb4365
- Name
- Mandarina Bavaria
- Alpha acid (%)
- 8.5
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.02
- Use
- Boil
- Time (min)
- 20
- Form
- Pellet
Mandarina Bavaria
- Bf id
- default-d8bb4365
- Name
- Mandarina Bavaria
- Alpha acid (%)
- 8.5
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.18
- Use
- Dry Hop
- Time (min)
- 5
- Form
- Pellet
Yeast
Juice
- Bf id
- default-iy-juice
- Name
- Juice
- Type
- Ale
- Form
- Liquid
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 1
- Laboratory
- Imperial Yeast
- Product id
- A38
- Display amount
- 1 pkg
- Attenuation (%)
- 76
Mash
- Bf id
- default
- Name
- High fermentability
- Grain temp
- 20
Temperature
- Name
- Temperature
- Type
- Temperature
- Step temperature (°C)
- 68.9
- Step time (min)
- 60
Recipe details & fermentation
- Name
- Saftig II
- Type
- All Grain
- Brewer
- Steve and Russ Cooksey
- Batch size (L)
- 12
- Boil size (L)
- 16.54
- Boil time (min)
- 60
- Efficiency (%)
- 72
- Original gravity
- 1.07
- Final gravity
- 1.019
- ABV (%)
- 6.69 %
- Est abv
- 6.69 %
- IBU
- 32.5
- Est og
- 1.07 SG
- Est fg
- 1.019 SG
- Est color
- 19.1 SRM
- Carbonation
- 2.4
- Bf fermentation profile id
- default
- Bf fermentation profile name
- Ale
- Fermentation stages
- 1
- Primary duration (days)
- 14
- Primary temperature (°C)
- 20
Style details
- Name
- Specialty IPA
- Category
- IPA
- Category number
- 21
- Style letter
- B
- Style guide
- BJCP 2015
- Type
- IPA
- Og min
- 1.05
- Og max
- 1.085
- Fg min
- 1.008
- Fg max
- 1.018
- Ibu min
- 40
- Ibu max
- 100
- Color min
- 5
- Color max
- 40
Equipment
- Name
- Default
- Boil size (L)
- 16.54
- Batch size (L)
- 12
- Trub chiller loss
- 1
- Lauter deadspace
- 3.5
- Boil time (min)
- 60
- Hop utilization
- 100
- Evap rate
- 18.13784764207981
- Calc boil volume
- true
Stout Against Humanity
BREW SHEET · BEERXML
Stout Against Humanity
Imperial Stout
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- 16 L
- OG
- 1.113
- FG
- 1.029
- ABV
- 11%
- IBU
- 35.2
- Boil
- 60 min
Fermentables
| Ingredient | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Ale Malt 2-Row | 5.1 kg | Grain |
| Munich Malt | 1.29 kg | Grain |
| Candi Sugar, Dark | 450 g | Sugar |
| Crystal | 430 g | Grain |
| Oats, Flaked | 430 g | Grain |
| Roasted Barley | 370 g | Grain |
| Rice Hulls | 250 g | Adjunct |
Hops
| Ingredient | Amount | Addition |
|---|---|---|
| Admiral | 25 g | Boil · 30 min · 14.75% alpha acid |
| Willamette | 28 g | Boil · 10 min · 5.5% alpha acid |
Yeast
| Ingredient | Amount | Details |
|---|---|---|
| London Ale Yeast | 1 pkg | Wyeast Labs · 1028 |
Mash schedule
- Temperature · 68.9 °C · 60 min
Fermentation
- Primary: 14 days at 20 °C
Full technical details
Original export fields, ingredient specifications, water, style and equipment.
Fermentables
Pale Ale Malt 2-Row
- Bf id
- default-5d5dbc5
- Name
- Pale Ale Malt 2-Row
- Supplier
- Briess
- Origin
- US
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 5.1
- Yield
- 80
- Color (SRM)
- 3.5
- Add after boil
- false
Munich Malt
- Bf id
- default-0035a11
- Name
- Munich Malt
- Supplier
- Bairds
- Origin
- UK
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 1.29
- Yield
- 80.5
- Color (SRM)
- 5
- Add after boil
- false
Candi Sugar, Dark
- Bf id
- default-ed5c992
- Name
- Candi Sugar, Dark
- Origin
- Belgium
- Type
- Sugar
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.45
- Yield
- 78.3
- Color (SRM)
- 275
- Add after boil
- false
Crystal
- Bf id
- default-7830068
- Name
- Crystal
- Supplier
- Patagonia
- Origin
- Chile
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.43
- Yield
- 69.57
- Color (SRM)
- 55
- Add after boil
- false
Oats, Flaked
- Bf id
- default-d2c0778
- Name
- Oats, Flaked
- Supplier
- Briess
- Origin
- US
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.43
- Yield
- 85
- Color (SRM)
- 1.4
- Add after boil
- false
Roasted Barley
- Bf id
- default-56a32ca
- Name
- Roasted Barley
- Supplier
- Bairds
- Origin
- UK
- Type
- Grain
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.37
- Yield
- 75
- Color (SRM)
- 600
- Add after boil
- false
Rice Hulls
- Bf id
- default-03044fe
- Name
- Rice Hulls
- Supplier
- Briess
- Origin
- US
- Type
- Adjunct
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.25
- Yield
- 0
- Color (SRM)
- 0
- Add after boil
- false
Hops
Admiral
- Bf id
- default-1df46c05
- Name
- Admiral
- Alpha acid (%)
- 14.75
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.025
- Use
- Boil
- Time (min)
- 30
- Form
- Pellet
Willamette
- Bf id
- default-a04c3349
- Name
- Willamette
- Alpha acid (%)
- 5.5
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 0.028
- Use
- Boil
- Time (min)
- 10
- Form
- Pellet
Yeast
London Ale Yeast
- Bf id
- default-c1faa5
- Name
- London Ale Yeast
- Type
- Ale
- Form
- Liquid
- Amount (kg / L for liquids)
- 1
- Laboratory
- Wyeast Labs
- Product id
- 1028
- Display amount
- 1 pkg
- Attenuation (%)
- 77
Mash
- Bf id
- default
- Name
- High fermentability
- Grain temp
- 20
Temperature
- Name
- Temperature
- Type
- Temperature
- Step temperature (°C)
- 68.9
- Step time (min)
- 60
Recipe details & fermentation
- Name
- Stout Against Humanity
- Type
- All Grain
- Brewer
- Steve and Russ Cooksey
- Batch size (L)
- 16
- Boil size (L)
- 20.71
- Boil time (min)
- 60
- Efficiency (%)
- 72
- Original gravity
- 1.113
- Final gravity
- 1.029
- ABV (%)
- 11 %
- Est abv
- 11 %
- IBU
- 35.2
- Est og
- 1.113 SG
- Est fg
- 1.029 SG
- Est color
- 55.3 SRM
- Carbonation
- 2.4
- Bf fermentation profile id
- default
- Bf fermentation profile name
- Ale
- Fermentation stages
- 1
- Primary duration (days)
- 14
- Primary temperature (°C)
- 20
Style details
- Name
- Imperial Stout
- Category
- American Porter and Stout
- Category number
- 20
- Style letter
- C
- Style guide
- BJCP 2015
- Type
- Stout
- Og min
- 1.075
- Og max
- 1.115
- Fg min
- 1.018
- Fg max
- 1.03
- Ibu min
- 50
- Ibu max
- 90
- Color min
- 30
- Color max
- 40
Equipment
- Name
- Default
- Boil size (L)
- 20.71
- Batch size (L)
- 16
- Trub chiller loss
- 1
- Lauter deadspace
- 3.5
- Boil time (min)
- 60
- Hop utilization
- 100
- Evap rate
- 14.485755673587638
- Calc boil volume
- true
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