Blue Moon
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5 gallon Brew in a Bag (BIAB)
White Ale Wheat Beer
March 25, 2023
    Mash
    Feb 27 - 12:00
  1. Strike Water
    02-27-2023
    1. Fill kettle with 7.5 gallons Spring Water
    2. Add water salts
      1. 2.5 g - Epsom Salt
      2. 3.0 g - Calcium Chloride
    3. Check pH - should be around 6.8
    4. Heat to 160 degrees, remove heat
  2. Mash In
    02-27-2023
    1. Grain Bill (double crushed)
      1. 5.25 lbs Rahr 2-Row Malt
      2. 4.25 lbs Rahr White Wheat
      3. 1 lb Flaked Oats
    2. Stir in grist and remove doughballs
  3. Mash
    02-27-2023
    1. Insulate and hold for 60 minutes @ 152 +/- 2 degrees (Saccharification rest)
    2. Check pH - adjust to 5.2-5.5
  4. Mash Out
    02-27-2023
    1. Raise temp to 170 for 10 minutes
  5. Remove grain bag and drain
    02-27-2023
    6. Boil
    Feb 27 - 2:00
  6. Bring wort to rolling boil
    02-27-2023
  7. Start timer for 60 minutes
    02-27-2023
    1. Add 60 min hops - 1 oz Hallertau
    2. Add chiller @ 15 minutes
    3. All Whirlflock @ 15 minute
    4. Add 0.5 oz Coriander, 0.5 oz Orange Peel @ 5 minutes
    5. Start chill at 0 minutes
  8. Chill to 90-95 degrees asap
    02-27-2023
    9. Ferment
    Feb 27 - 3:30
  9. Transfer to Reactor fermentor
    02-27-2023
    1. Stabilize temp around 90 degrees
  10. Take sample for OG - target 1.053
    02-27-2023
  11. Oxygenate for 1 minute
    02-27-2023
  12. Pitch Yeast
    02-27-2023
    1. Voss Kveik Ale Dry Yeast
  13. Hold temp 70+ for 1+ week(s)
    02-27-2023
  14. Cold crash almost to freeze
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    15. Package
    Apr 02
  15. Transfer to bottling bucket
    04-02-2023
  16. Check final gravity FG
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  17. Trasfer to bottles with Fizz Drops
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  18. Transfer to (2) 1.5g Mini Kegs
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    1. Pressure 5-10PSI for 2+ weeks
    19. Results
    Apr 16
  19. Sample from bottle
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  20. Sample from keg
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Notes:
https://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/?id=4JXL39Y
Bottles conditioned with Fizz Drops. Too flat to drink.
Kegged (2) 2.5 gallon kegs. First - too carbonated, then - too flat. Eventually got carbonation correct and remaining beer was very good.