Beer Recipe Brew
Recipe: Ska Vernal Minthe Stout
Brewed as Ska Vernal Minthe Stout on 04/06/2019
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 90 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7.5 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- General consensus has been that mint and beer do not go together and that the Left Hand Milk Stout clone should be the go to recipe for sweet stouts.
- Method:
- All Grain
- Boil Time:
- 90 min.
- Batch Size:
- 5 gal.
- Boil Size:
- 7.5 gal.
- Efficiency:
- 0
- Rating:
- Brewer:
- Blockhead Bob
- Asst Brewer:
- Notes:
- General consensus has been that mint and beer do not go together and that the Left Hand Milk Stout clone should be the go to recipe for sweet stouts.
Brew Numbers
| OG | FG | ABV | SRM | IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.064 | 1.022 | 5.51 | 0 | 0 |
Fermentables
| Name | Amount | Color | Supplier | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pale Malt - 2-Row | 9 lbs. | 0 | Malteurop 2 Row Pale Craft Blend | United States |
| Roasted Barley | 1 lbs. | 0 | Crisp (UK) Roasted Barley | United Kingdom |
| Dextrin Malt | 0.75 lbs. | 0 | Crisp (UK) Dextrin | United Kingdom |
| Notes: Substitute for Carapils | ||||
| Chocolate Malt | 0.5 lbs. | 0 | Crisp (UK) Chocolate | United Kingdom |
| Crystal / Caramel Malt 77 | 0.5 lbs. | 77 | Crisp (UK) 77L Crystal/Caramel | United Kingdom |
| Notes: Substitute for Caramel Malt 80 | ||||
| White Wheat | 0.5 lbs. | 0 | Rahr (US/CA) White Wheat | United States |
| Brown Malt | 0.25 lbs. | 0 | Crisp (UK) Brown | United Kingdom |
| Notes: Substitute for Briess Special Roast | ||||
| Flaked Barley | 0.25 lbs. | 0 | Grain Millers (US) Flaked Barley | United States |
| Flaked Oats | 0.25 lbs. | 0 | Grain Millers (US) Flaked Oats | United States |
Hops
| Name | Amount | Boil Time | Use | Form | AA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 0.5 oz. | 80 | Boil | Pellet | 8.1 |
| Northern Brewer (GER) | 0.5 oz. | 30 | Boil | Pellet | 9.9 |
Yeast
| Name | Lab | Product | Manufactured | Starter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitbread Ale | Wyeast | 1099 | 10/16/2018 | |
| Notes: Pitched to starter 67 F on 4/5/19 | ||||
Other Ingredients
| Name | Amount | Time | Use | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dried Peppermint | 0.25 oz | 7 days | Secondary | Flavor |
| Dried Spearmint | 0.20 oz. | 7 days | Secondary | Flavor |
| Vanilla Bean | 0.1 oz. | 7 days | Secondary | Flavor |
| Notes: Added one vanilla bean sliced open. | ||||
| Vanilla Extract | 0.3 oz. | 7 days | Secondary | Flavor |
| Notes: Only had 1 vanilla bean to spare at 0.1 oz. so added 0.3 oz. vanilla extract to reach 0.4 oz. vanilla. | ||||
Mash Steps
| Step | Name | Target Temp | Actual Temp | Mash Time | Infuse Amount | Infuse Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single Infusion Mash | 151 | 151 | 0 | 4.88 | 165 |
| 2 | Single Infusion Mash | 151 | 150 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Single Infusion Mash | 151 | 149 | 40 | 1.5 | 196 |
| Notes: Added 1.5 gallons boiling water to bring temp up to 153 F | ||||||
| 4 | Single Infusion Mash | 151 | 151 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Fly Sparge | 168 | 168 | 60 | 4 | 180 |
| Notes: Fly sparge with 180 F water to collect 7.5 gallons in an hour | ||||||
Additional Steps
| Name | Start Date | End Date | Temp | PSI | Target CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | 04/06/2019 | 04/13/2019 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Pitched yeast starter to wort at 65 F | |||||
| Secondary | 04/13/2019 | 04/20/2019 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Notes: Transferred to secondary with peppermint, spearmint, and vanilla. | |||||
| Kegged | 04/20/2019 | 07/03/2019 | 36 | 10 | 2 |