Fall is here, so it's time for a stout. I decided to let Brewie have this one and see if I could program my first recipe into the machine and still manage to add the adjuncts at the right time. For the most part, I had the timing down based on knowledge gained from my previous brewing systems. It would be nice if you could program a few alerts into Brewie so that your iphone would buzz at certain points during the brew. I am beta testing the Brewie app and will have to suggest that. I was too conservative with my water and efficiency calculations based on prior brews so I ended up with a really strong wort at the end (6.1g total water volume split 4.3g mash and 1.8g sparge). I adjusted with .8 g of water (6 Dasani bottles) to bring the OG down to the target gravity. I achieved 75% efficiency, which is an all time high for me with Brewie. I had really fresh grain, a great crush, and used 5.2 mash lock. I think these things really helped. Overall, a great brew day for Brewie!
Here is the recipe:
Grains Additions Results
9# Marris Otter 1 oz Warrior at 60 mins 1059 pre boil
12 oz choc malt 8 oz maltodextrin at 60 mins 1063 pre boil with dex
4 oz C-40 1 oz cocoa powder at 5 mins 1073 post boil
2 oz roasted barley 1058 with .8 gallon adjustment
2 oz black patent
mash at 150 for 75 mins
sparge at 170 for 45 mins
wyeast 1098-British Ale at 66 raised to 68
OG 1058
5.2 mash lock
No water adjustments
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