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Star Spangled Chai Porter
~5.2-6.6 lb Breiss Golden Light LME http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003BCUN9M
1 lb Lactose http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/lactose-1-lb
Safale US-05 Fermentation Temperature: 64–74F Attenuation: 78–82% Alcohol Tolerance: 9-11% http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/safale-us-05-american-ale-yeast
1 lb Oats, Flaked http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/flaked-oats-1-lb-unmilled
1 lb Carapils® Malt http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/briess-carapils-malt
1 lb Amber Malt http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/crisp-amber-malt
1 lb Chocolate Malt http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/briess-chocolate-malt
1 oz Northern Brewer (DE) hops http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/german-northern-brewer-hop-pellets
8 oz Star Spangled Chai Tea https://thedevoteausa.myshopify.com/products/star-spangled-chai
- Prep your yeast (1 tsp sugar + some water ~100F should)
- Prepare Grain Bag (oats, 3 malts)
- Prepare Hop bag (1oz)
- Prepare Tea Bag (8oz)
- Put 4 gallons of water into pot
- Add grain bag
- turn on burner/heat
- bring to 170F
- Pull up grain bag - drain - set aside to cool
- bring to 210F
- Add the liquid malt extract (LME) - stir frequently - watch out for boil over - don't put on lid
- Bring to 212F
- Start 60 minute timer
- 0 minutes - add hops
- 45 minutes (of boil) add lactose
- 50 minutes - add chiller and tea (or you can do tea in secondary)
- After you boil it 60 minutes (+15 from lactose), cut off heat and cool to 80F
- Put Safale US-05 yeast into fermentor
- Strain and pour in wort
- Add more water to bring amount to 6 gallons
- Record Starting gravity
- Ferment at 64-74F for ~2 weeks
05/31/2020
SG: 5, 1.020
Notes:
New supplier estatebrewing.ca
- 3.3 lbs Brewers Best Unhopped Light Liquid Malt sub for Breiss Golden Light LME (ah! i should have used 2 cans!)
- 1 lb Crystal malt sub for Amber Malt
- 1 oz Cascade hops sub for Northern Brewer (DE) hops
- Spiced Chai (114g assam + 100g ceylon + 3g corse cracke dpepper + 5g cinnamon bark + 3g whole cloves + 5g star anise) sub for 8 oz Star Spangled Chai Tea
used too warm of water (~110f) to proof yeast, and too little water (it was active though)
went to 180 not 170 on grain steep
immediately added the LME instead of waiting, also only half expected LME
Could not get it up to 212 only 205 after adding LME so at 205 added hops
forgot hops bag
45 for lactose
50 for tea and chiller
added yeast into fermentor last not first
added only half LME, added rest 2 days later
about 65F
How to Calculate OG - https://docs.brewersfriend.com/faq/recipes#recipes18
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1010009/star-spangled-chai-porter OG 1.061 FG 1.017 Expected ABV 5.81%
06/13/2020
SG: 8, 1.032
Notes:probably should have left in secondary longer
Checked 06/24/2020
SG: 8, 1.032
Notes: seems stuck, going to add more yeast once i buy some
Checked 06/30/2020
SG: 8, 1.032
Notes: added 1 pack safale us-05 dry at temperature and moved to warmer room and stirred
07/20/2020
SG: 6/1.023
Added: corn sugar 3/4 cup (4-5 oz by weight) of corn sugar
ABV: %1.53
1-1 Star Spangled Chai 8.1oz per 6gal (1.35)
1-2 Star Spangled Chai 6.6oz per 6gal (1.10)
1-3 Star Spangled Chai 4.5oz per 6gal (.75)
1-4 Star Spangled Chai 2.4oz per 6gal (.4)
1-5 None
2-0 Star Spangled Chai 7.2oz per 6gal
7/18/15
SG:
8/2/15
SG: 1.020
8/9/15
more porter than stout, need to tweak the recipe
mellow, sweet, not much flavor
strong anise smell, tastes a bit like rootbeer, a little coffee/toffee
a little bitter, notes of apricot and anise, tasty!
sweeter, smells of anise, notes of cherry and apricot - very tasty.
3/20/16
SG: 1.070
4/3/16
SG: 1.026
4/23/16
Added 2.5 oz corn sugar (should have added 2 as we were down to 4 gallons)
SG: 1.022
ABV: 6.3%
7/2/17
SG: 1.015, 3.82%
Notes:
Added lactose at start of boil instead of end.
Added grains at 140F instead of as soon as started water on heat.
8oz SSC
Pitched at 80F (+10 over suggested) Safale-05 dry yeast not very active (59-75F)
7/16/17
SG: 7, 1.028
thin body, way more than 6 gallons
8/6/17
SG: 1.025
Added: 2.5oz corn sugar in 2c water
ABV: 1.31%
over 6.5 gallons, very watered down