- Named for our dog, Kiva, who we called devil dog because of her dark fur, bright blue eyes, and mischievous personality.
26-Dec-2015
Recipe (for 5 gallons final volume)
9½ | pounds | (58%) | Crisp Maris Otter Pale Malt (conditioned, gap 0.9 mm) |
3 | pounds | (18%) | Briess 6-Row Malt |
3 | pounds | (18%) | Breiss Rye Malt |
1 | pound | (6%) | Breiss Crystal 80L |
1 | ounce | Northern Brewer pellet hops, 6% AA (first wort hop) | |
2¼ | ounces | German Herkules pellet hops, 15.7% AA (60 minutes) | |
2 | ounces | UK Fuggles pellet hops, 4.3% AA (2 minutes) | |
¾ | ounces | Willamette pellet hops, 5.2% AA (2 minutes) | |
- Safale US-05 dry yeast, pitched at 68°F
- Starter: Pitched onto yeast cake from previous recipe (Cream Ale)
- Aeration: Drill aerator for two minutes after pitching
Water
- Fairbanks city water
- 40¼ quarts water treated with:
- 1 Campden tablet. Removes chlorine ion and chloramine, reduces oxidation
- 19¾ quarts mash water treated with:
- 4½ ml 88% Lactic Acid.
Mash
- 19¾ quarts water @ 167°F, grist ratio of 1.2 quarts:pound @ 151°F (Held 90 minutes), 149°F at the end of the mash.
Sparge
- 8½ quarts water @ 210°F, drain
- 12 quarts water @ 168°F, drain
- Vorlauf 6 q wort after each addition.
Boil
- Boiled 8 gallons for 90 minutes to yield 5¾ gallons wort
- Wort prepared Saturday afternoon, boiled the next day. First wort hops remained in the wort overnight.
- Hard to maintain a steady boil with outside temperatures near −20°F.
Fermentation
- Primary: bucket, 7 days, 64°F, temperature range 62–68°F, obvious fermentation within four hours of pitching, fermentation done on day 4, 1.020 on transfer to secondary.
- Secondary: keg, 7 days, 68°F
Packaging
- Kegged at 8 psi, 50°F (1.8 volumes CO2)
- Conditioned for 8 weeks
- Ready to drink on 20-Feb-2016
Properties
Starting Gravity: 1.080 | Final Gravity: 1.020 |
Original Extract: 19.3°plato | Apparent Extract: 5.1°plato |
Real Extract: 7.84°plato | |
Alcohol: 7.9% by volume | (6.1% by weight) |
Apparent Attenuation: 73.8% | Mash Efficiency: 70% |
Bitterness: 106 IBU | Color: 14 SRM |
BU:SG: 1.32 | BV: 2.77 |
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