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Start with a base of standard, traditional mead made from Michigan wildflower honey using US-05 yeast and tailored organic staggered nutrient additions (TOSNA), then add cleaned fruit in secondary. Top with base mead to the 2-gallon (7.6-liter) mark. Allow the…
Mash at 156°F (69°C) for 60 minutes. Aim for a mash pH of 5.5 (use CaCl2 if needed to adjust pH.) Sparge to collect 7.4 gal. (28 L) of wort.
Twelve to 24 hours before brew day, prepare the oleo-saccharum by mixing 150 g (5.3 oz) dextrose with the orange zest in a zip-top bag. Push as much air out of the bag as possible before sealing. Mash at…
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Mash at 150° F (66° C) for 75 minutes, collect runoff, add the first wort hops, and boil for two hours. Ferment at 68° F (20° C) for two weeks. Rack to secondary, then add the whiskey-soaked oak spiral. Age…
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Mash all malts in London porter water (adjust as necessary to produce a mash pH of 5.5 to 5.6) at a temperature between 150-154° F (65-68°C) for 60 minutes. A mashout step to 168° F (76° C) is helpful, but…
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Add 1/2 tsp. calcium chloride each to the mash water and sparge water. Mash grains at 155°F (68°C). Boil 70 minutes, adding hops as directed. Ferment 13 days in primary at 50°F (10°C). Rack to secondary, ferment an additional 26…
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