Phriendly Phil’s Velociraptor Pharm n’ Pettin’ Zoo

Ordinary Bitter (10 gallons, OG 1.040)

9.9 pounds Briess Pilsen liquid malt extract
1 Pound 40L Crystal Malt
1 ounce Columbus pellet hops (13.5% α, 60 min)
1/2 ounce East Kent Goldings whole hops (6.3% α, 15 minutes)
1/2 ounce East Kent Goldings whole hops (6.3% α, steep 15 minutes)

Safale S-04 yeast / Safale US-05 yeast (split batch)

Had some trouble brewing this one — two boilovers in a half-barrel boiler (!) left hops from both boiled additions sticking to the sides and lid.

Also, my damned digital thermometer began lying to me, so I ended up chilling this way below pitching temperature — the S-04 had about 24 hours lag, and the US-05 still hadn’t fired up.  I didn’t aerate the wort much, but with the large amount of yeast from the dried yeasts, that shouldn’t matter much.

Black Death 3 still remains to be brewed, although it might be postponed indefinitely for something more in the Trappist vein.

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