noodle23

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Ok so give me some feedback. This is my basic starter if i comes out decent then i might just start making it a regular brew. the only other thing i might add are some dry citra and amarillo hops when it goes to secondary.



% LB OZ Malt or Fermentable ppg °L
61% 7 0 Sorghum Liquid Malt Extract 37 2
26% 3 0 Rice Extract Syrup 32 0
13% 1 8 Honey 35 1

Batch size: 5.0 gallons

Original Gravity
1.082
(1.073 to 1.085)
Final Gravity
1.016
(1.014 to 1.017)
Color
3° SRM / 6° EBC
(Yellow)

hops
use time oz variety form aa
boil 60 mins 1.0 Magnum pellet 14.0
boil 30 mins 0.5 Citra pellet 11.1
boil 25 mins 0.5 Amarillo pellet 7.0
boil 1 min 0.5 Citra pellet 11.1
boil 1 min 0.5 Amarillo pellet 7.0
Boil: 5.0 avg gallons for 60 minutes

Bitterness
60.3 IBU / 14 HBU

BU:GU
0.61

yeast
Windsor Ale Dry Yeast
ale yeast in dry form with low to medium flocculation and 80% attenuation

Alcohol
8.8% ABV / 7% ABW
Calories
268 per 12 oz.

dorklord

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That's a hefty brew! Have you looked into the quantities/costs of the sorghum and rice? I'm asking just because I've generally seen sorghum in 6 lb units...if that's the case you'd have to buy a whole 2nd jug...Simply for that reason, I try to base my recipes around those sizes, so I either use an even amount or I plan multiple batches that all add up to using 6 lbs.

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KevinM

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Actually dorklord, you've mentioned that before but I don't think I fully caught it until now. Is it your LHBS offering 6lb sizes? Since Brewcraftusa sells theirs as 7 pound jars to retailers. One of my local stores sells them as a 7 pound . (homebrewing.org), and I'm going to check with them about interest in the tapioca syrup too.

noodle23

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Homebrewers Outpost sells the sorghum in 7#quantities. I did do the cost on it and comes out to around $60. that is with hops

Lcasanova

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Sheesh $60 seems steep. Makes me think how much I'm spending on my GF brews. I've found that the rice syrup is usually my most expensive purchase from the local health stores.

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dorklord

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I was just discussing the same thing last night with my wife. Rice syrup or the extract solids I can get online, either way comes out to around 6 bucks a pound. That's the primary reason I've only ever used 1 lb of it in any of my beers. At 2.5 bucks a pound the sorghum costs is easier to swallow. (Pun intended).

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fermentedhiker

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That's what has held me back, but I'm looking at annapolis homebrew and their Brown rice syrup price is the same as their sorghum at 9.29/ 3lb. They have flat rate shipping so if i can get a big enough order together it'll save me a bunch.

http://www.annapolishomebrew.com/shopEXTglutenfree.asp

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dorklord

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Holy crap they've got DRY sorghum extract!

That price isn't too bad, I wonder if I can convince any not-so-local HBS to order some of that from Breiss (so I can avoid 8 bucks shipping...)

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BBBF

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I've ordered from annapolis. I have an IPA in the primary right now that used 3 lbs of BRS and 1.5 lbs or dry sorghum extract (3 gallon batch). I should check on it today and decide if I'm dry hopping or if it's going right to the keg.

Lcasanova

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You could dry hop in the keg...

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