1st Place: Dan’s Kentucky Common

 

Dan’s Award-Winning Kentucky Common
Kentucky Common
Type: All Grain Date: 28 Oct 2016
Batch Size
(fermenter): 11.00 gal		 Brewer: Dan Peters
Boil Size: 12.52 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My 10 gallon Equipment
Final Bottling Volume: 11.00 gal Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Fermentation: Ale, Two Stage Taste Rating(out of 50): 43.0
Taste Notes:

Prepare for Brewing
Clean and Prepare Brewing Equipment
Total Water Needed: 15.13 gal
Mash Water Acid Treatment:

Mash or Steep Grains
Mash Ingredients

Amt
Name
Type
#
%/IBU
12 lbs Briess 2 Row (1.8 SRM) Grain 1 61.1 %
6 lbs Corn – Yellow, Flaked (Briess) (1.3 SRM) Grain 2 30.6 %
12.0 oz Brown Malt (65.0 SRM) Grain 3 3.8 %
8.0 oz Caramel Malt – 40L (Briess) (40.0 SRM) Grain 4 2.5 %
6.0 oz Carafa II (Weyermann) (415.0 SRM) Grain 5 1.9 %
Mash Steps

Name
Description
Step Temperature
Step Time
Mash In Add 32.01 qt of water at 160.9 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge Water Acid Treatment:
Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun , 7.12gal) of 168.0 F water

Boil Wort
Add water to achieve boil volume of 12.52 gal
Estimated pre-boil gravity is 1.043 SG
Boil Ingredients

Amt
Name
Type
#
%/IBU
1.50 oz HomeGrown Cluster [7.00 %] – Boil 30.0 min Hop 6 13.1 IBUs
1.50 oz HomeGrown Cluster [7.00 %] – Boil 15.0 min Hop 7 8.4 IBUs
Steeped Hops

Amt
Name
Type
#
%/IBU
1.00 oz Saaz [4.00 %] – Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
Estimated Post Boil Vol: 11.77 gal and Est Post Boil Gravity: 1.048 SG

Cool and Prepare Fermentation
Cool wort to fermentation temperature
Transfer wort to fermenter
Add water to achieve final volume of 11.00 gal
Fermentation Ingredients

Amt
Name
Type
#
%/IBU
2.0 pkg American West Coast Ale (Lallemand/Danstar #BRY-97) Yeast 9 –
Measure Actual Original Gravity _______     (Target: 1.048 SG)
Measure Actual Batch Volume _______     (Target: 11.00 gal)
Fermentation
28 Oct 2016 – Primary Fermentation (7.00 days at 66.0 F ending at 66.0 F)
04 Nov 2016 – Secondary Fermentation (4.00 days at 70.0 F ending at 70.0 F)
Dry Hop and Prepare for Bottling/Kegging
Measure Final Gravity: _________  (Estimate: 1.011 SG)
Date Bottled/Kegged: 08 Nov 2016 – Carbonation: Keg with 11.05 PSI
Age beer for 10.00 days at 32.0 F
18 Nov 2016 – Drink and enjoy!
Notes

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