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"VERTIGO" Brew # 6-2 Brewed: 5/4/14 Miscalculated dead space vols. Did not collect enough wort. Also very windy and lost the boil for about 10 mins; extended boil time by same amt. Batch vol low at 8 gallons. OG: 1.070. Fermented at 74 degrees. A lot less husks in wort after mashtun this time; cracked the grains with Nathan's grain mill instead of from Annapolis Home brew store. Racked to secondary: 5/9/14 1.008 Stronger banana/citrus aroma this time. 5/25/14 FG: 1.006 ABV: 8.4% Crystal clear!!! Great fruity banana aroma and great fruity, clove spiced taste. Awesome taste!!! Kegged 4gal for block party Bottled 3.7gal 6/3/14 Bottled with 3.8oz table sugar (2.9 vol) dissolved in 2 cups water boiled for 15mins. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Brew #6-3 1/3/16 Brewed this with new pot numbers and grains crushed with new grain mill set at 0.040" gap size. This did NOT stick the mash! Accidentally put in last hop addition 15" too early but that will only add 2 points to IBU. Given the results after I adjusted my recipe to last hop edition being at 30". Preboil vol 13.2 gal Preboil Gravity: 1.063 Great efficiency Final vol: 10.25 gal OG: 1.070 Fermented in chamber with temp control - ramped temp up from 68-75 over 1st four days of primary fermentation. 1/11/16 Rack to secondary. SG: 1.006 Good taste so far. Nice mix of the banana and clove tastes. Aroma is good but could be a little stronger. ABV so far is 8.4% and it tastes a bit hot right now. 1/24/16 Rack to keg FG: 1.006 ABV: 8.4% ***Placed 3rd for Belgian Strong at St Paul, MN location of NHC for AHA. *** ------------------------------------------------------------------ Brew #6-4 5/7/16 Brew in with Rogues Split 10 gal batch with Matt OG: 1.063 prob didn't boil off enough vol. batch volume around 10.5-10.75gal. Planning on fermentation schedule of 68F then ramp up to 75F. Fermentation schedule: Day 1: Start 68F x 24 hrs Day 2: 70F x 12hrs; 72F x 12hrs Day 3: 74F x 12hrs; 75F and hold. 5/14/16 Rack to secondary Taste is good. Heavy on the clove again for now. Aroma is a bit lacking in the banana but still smells ok. Tastes a bit thin however. SG: 1.010 A bit disappointed in its aroma, mouth feel, and SG. Many factors can play a role: Sparge temp may have been too low, overshot volume pre-boil, under pitched yeast, used Matt's grain he milled, brewed at Mike's house, etc.