Tread82

Recipes 

Made this recipe over the weekend, but added some summit hops at the 5 minute mark to boost my flavor a bit. I also set my software to brew a 7 gallon batch instead of 6. I realized my mistake right after I started boiling, and just turned my burner up to increase boiloff. I hit my gravity within 2 points, and the wort smells like delicious hops!

mattmattb

Recipes 

I brewed this recipe, extract brewing using the conversion notes shown on page 1 of this thread. Mine came out way darker than the real thing, I assume the black patent is the culprit?

The taste is pretty close, but the nose is not quite as good on the aroma hops as the original.

Next time I plan to use less black patent or replace some of it with more crystal and then add to the finishing hops and the dry hops to try and build up the aroma. Otherwise good beer, Levitation is one of my favorites!

Here's the recipe I used after converting it (for a 5 gallon batch):
Soaked these grains in bag at 160-165 degrees for 20 mins
1.1 lb crystal 80 (all my store had)
0.6 lb crystal 120 (all my store had)
0.4 lb black patent

Remove grains, add DME and bring to boil and boil 60mins
5.5 lbs Muntons light DME

Bittering Hops(60 mins)
0.5 oz Columbus
1 oz Amarillo
Finishing Hops(15 mins)
1.16 oz Crystal
0.4 oz Simcoe

Fermented 7 days at 68 degrees
Added 1.5 oz Amarillo dry hop to fermentor for another week

kanzimonson

Recipes 

.4# of black patent! That's 6 times the amount in the original recipe!

EricCSU

Recipes 

Yep, that's the winner!

__________________
Kegged: Belgian Dark Strong (8.9%abv)

Fermenting: Arrogant Bastard Clone, BCS Dry stout

Planned: Rye IPA, ESB, Oatmeal Pale Ale, Rye Amber

Can You Brew It Recipe Database
Convert an all grain recipe to extract
Hop Substitution Chart

bh10

Recipes 

I just keg this recipe, and the only thing Id change is add a little more bittering hop (or it could be different AA's in the CTZ). Everything else seems good on my end.

brentt03

Recipes 

Saving!!

mattmattb

Recipes 

Thanks guys, that will teach me to double check my late night recipe calculations next time .04 lb black patent! Doh!

berley31

Recipes 

Well, after almost 5 months since bottling, I just finished the last one a couple days ago... really had to slow down for awhile there. The beer was so great it was going very fast.

Anyway, finally managed to land a bottle of Levitation... about the same age as my later bottles. And, I have to say, the two beers were almost exactly the same... the homebrewed version was a bit hoppier, but otherwise this recipe is pretty much spot-on. A real winner.

pm5k00

Recipes 

Brewed this up today with a few tweaks...

Stone Levitation
American Amber Ale

Recipe Specs
----------------
Batch Size (G): 5.5
Total Grain (lb): 8.438
Total Hops (oz): 3.85
Original Gravity (OG): 1.048 (°P): 11.9
Final Gravity (FG): 1.013 (°P): 3.3
Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 4.59 %
Colour (SRM): 17.3 (EBC): 34.1
Bitterness (IBU): 43.8 (Tinseth)
Brewhouse Efficiency (%): 84
Boil Time (Minutes): 60

Grain Bill
----------------
7.000 lb British 2 Row (82.96%)
0.875 lb Crystal 80 (10.37%)
0.500 lb Crystal 135-165L (British) (5.93%)
0.063 lb Black Patent (0.75%)

Hop Bill
----------------
0.35 oz Chinook Pellet (11% Alpha) @ 60 Minutes (First Wort) (0.1 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Crystal Pellet (2.8% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.2 oz/Gal)
0.50 oz Simcoe Pellet (12.2% Alpha) @ 15 Minutes (Boil) (0.1 oz/Gal)
1.00 oz Amarillo Pellet (8.2% Alpha) @ 7 Days (Dry Hop) (0.2 oz/Gal)

Misc Bill
----------------

Single step Infusion at 157.5°F for 75 Minutes.
Fermented at 68°F with Safale S-04

Notes
----------------
11/25/2011 9:47:12 AM : subed chinook for columbus

mashed with 6 gal @ 157.5
sparged with 1.75 gal @ 170
collected 6.25 total

11/25/2011 12:03:25 PM : OG 1.048 (84% efficiency) 5.5 gal

Recipe Generated with BrewMate

will report back with how it comes out.

__________________
Citra-Fest (Oktoberfest-IPA) - Cibolo Pale Ale - Imperial Belgian Wit - Forbidden Fruit IPA - Centennial Pale Ale

heywolfie1015

Recipes 

For those who have brewed this, do you think it would be ready by New Years if I brewed Sunday and put it on the gas two weeks before the big night?