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Boil four boughs of juniper branches in 6.5 gal. (25 L) of water for one hour. After removing the spent branches, use the water for mashing and sparging. A step infusion mash is employed to mash the grains. Add…
Crush dark grains separately from pale malt (you will likely need to tighten the mill gap a bit for the smaller dark grains). In your brew pot, mash grains at 150° F (66° C) in 5.5 qt. (5.2 L) of…
Heat 8.8 qt. (8.3 L) of brewing liquor to 163° F (73° C) and mash grains in your brew pot at 152° F (67° C) for 60 minutes. Stir the mash a couple times and heat briefly to maintain temperature.…
Mash crushed malt at 66° C (151° F) with 5.25 L (5.5 qt.) water for 90 minutes in an insulated pot (wrap in a towel if necessary to maintain temperature). Remove grain bag, drain, and squeeze to yield roughly 4.5…
Mash grains at 154° F (68° C) for one hour. Mash out at 168° F (76° C), and sparge at 170° F (77° C). Collect enough wort to account for evaporation from the long 120-minute boil. After an hour…
Mash grains at 148° F (64° C) for one hour, lauter, and sparge. Boil 60 minutes, adding hops, yeast nutrient, Whirlfloc tablet, and dextrose as indicated above. After flameout, add whirlpool hops and stir wort for 30 minutes to create…
Note: This batch is brewed as 5.5 US gallons (20.8 L) and then diluted to 11 US gallons (41.6 L). Mash in at 100° F (38° C) and hold 20 minutes for an acid rest. Raise mash temperature to 122° F (50°…
Mash grains at 152° F (67° C) for 60 minutes. Sparge at 168° F (76° C). Add dextrose 10 minutes before the end of the boil. Chill wort to 65° F (18° C) and ferment for 4 days, then allow temperature…
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