2020 Iron Brewer Club Comp

2020 Iron Brewer Club Comp Winner with a Swedish Gotlandsdricka was Brewed by Brian Lesperance

All (3) beers in the Iron Brewer Competition during the monthly club meeting

Pictures of pre-boiling the juniper branches prior to putting them into the mash tun

Here’s the winning recipe . . .

Recipe Details

Batch Size Boil Time IBU SRM Est. OG Est. FG ABV
5.3 gal 30 min 12.4 IBUs 3.8 SRM 1.050 1.014 4.7 %
Actuals 1.048 1.019 3.8 %

Style Details

Name Cat. OG Range FG Range IBU SRM Carb ABV
Specialty Smoked Beer 32 B 1.02 - 1.09 1.006 - 1.016 5 - 50 2 - 50 2 - 3 2 - 10 %

Fermentables

Name Amount %
Brewers Malt 2-Row (Briess) 4 lbs 39.02
Pilsner Malt (Rahr) 4 lbs 39.02
Rye, Flaked (Briess) 1 lbs 9.76
Wheat - White Malt (Briess) 1 lbs 9.76
Acid Malt 4 oz 2.44

Hops

Name Amount Time Use Form Alpha %
Fuggle, U.S. 1 oz 45 min First Wort Leaf 3.3

Miscs

Name Amount Time Use Type
Juniper Berries 1.00 oz 30 min Boil Flavor
Gale, Sweet 6.00 g 1 min Boil Spice

Yeast

Name Lab Attenuation Temperature
LONDON ENGLISH-STYLE ALE YEAST LALBREW 72% 65°F - 72°F

Mash

Step Temperature Time
Mash In 154°F 60 min
Sparge 168°F 10 min

Notes

Smoke Wheat Malt for 30 Minutes with Juniper wood
Smoke 2lbs of Pale Malt for 30 Minutes with Birch wood

( May smoke grains longer for more intense smoke charector )

Make sure to crush Juniper Berries prior to adding to boil

Add small bouquet of boiled Juniper Branches (Approx 6" long) to bottom of mash/lauter tun prior to mashing.

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A picture of Brian’s winning Gotlandsdricka!

2nd and 3rd Place winners information to be upload soon!