Beer 2015.05

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Overview

Style: Sumerian Beer
Codename: Lizardman Slavbier a.k.a.
Brewmaster: Eric Stein
Based on: http://archive.maltosefalcons.com/recipes/20051002.php
Type: All-grain
Initial Gravity: 1.05
Final Gravity: 1.004
ABV: 6.04%
Brewed: 2015-10-25
Kegged: 2015-12-05
First served: 2015-12-06
Last served: ?/?/?

Brew Participants

Those who stuck through thick and thin:

eric stein
justin conroy
dan baltudis
eugene liokumovich

Brewing

Mash

Grain Bill:

9 lbs 2 row domestic by Cargill. 1.4-2.5L
0.5 lbs Flaked barley, OIO Gilbertson & Page
0.12 lbs Carafa Special I, 300-375L. Weyermann.
0.5 lbs TF & S Dark Crystal II. 118-124L. UK.

Mash Schedule:

Type: Single step
Equipment 10 gal igloo cooler
Volume: 5ish gallons
Mash water input: 3.5gal
Start temp: Mash was 160F. Mash temp was 145F at start of mash.
Start pH: didn't check
Time: 60 min
End temp: 138F

Date and Spice Soup

Ingredients

2 Large Radishes, Grated
1.5 tsp Yellow Mustard Seeds
1.5 tsp Coriander Seeds
1.5 tsp Anise Seeds
1.5 lbs Dates

Chop up dates small. Grind up spices in mortar and pestle. Simmer for a while with around 3.5 quarts of water. When we were done with it, it was 3 quarts when we strained the solids out.

The date and spice soup was poured in at the start of the boil.

Sparge

180F water
10 qts of sparge water

Boil

Start volume: ~5.5 gal
Boil time: 25 min
End volume: ~ 5 gal
O.G. 1.05

Fermenting

Primary ferment: Carboy
Yeast Wyyeast 1056 American Ale

Kegging