Brew #88 – Blacklands Mild #5
11/22/2015 – Brew day
13 gal strike water at 156 degrees F
Mashed at 152 degrees F
10 lbs – Blacklands crystal brown
0.75 oz – US Magnum hop pellets (13.5 alpha – 60 min)
0.5 0z – UK Challenger hop pellets (8.5% alpha – 60 min)
2 tsp – Irish moss (15 min)
1 tsp – Yeast Nutrient (15 min)
Chilled to 77 degrees F
Dissolved 785 g dark brown Jaggery in 2 qts water and added to the wort
O.G.: 1.019, 6.2 degrees Brix
Aerated for 30 seconds (each fermenter) with pure O2
Split one smack pack of Wyeast 1056 American Ale Yeast between the 2 fermenters
11/29/2015 – Kegged
F.G.: 1.006, 1.005, 3.6 degrees Brix, 3.4 degrees Brix
1.8% ABV
12/17/2015 – Added coffee beans to one keg
Added 64 grams of RedHorn Ethiopian Yirgacheffe to one keg of mild.