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subiir: The sudoroom collectively brewed beer.

= Introduction =

This is subiir 0, the first ever brewed.

It is an american pale ale with lots of hops.

Expected ethanol percentage is 4.5% to 5.1%.

This one was brewed with ingredients gotten from the [http://www.oakbarrel.com/ Oak Barrel Winecraft] homebrewing store in Berkeley and a few ingredients gotten for free from Craigslist. A more detailed list will follow.

The brewing equipment is in [[User:Juul|Juul]]'s, [[User:Factotum|Factotum]]'s and [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabanas]]' back yard in Oakland. It was designed for outdoor brewing (for minimal and easy cleanup), so is not suitable for brewing at sudoroom's current space.

= Brewing method =

The brewing method was "brewing in a bag" all-grain.

= Ingredients =

*Primary malt: About 12 pounds pre-ground pale ale malt from Oak Barrel winecraft
*Secondary malt: 2 pounds of mystery "specialty malts" free from Craigslist. Appeared lightly roasted.
*Bittering hops: ~20 grams Magnum at 14.5% alpha-acid.
*Flavouring hops: ~20 grams Cascade at 6.2% alpha-acid.
*Aroma hops: ~10 grams Glacier Hops 6% alpha-acid.

= Brewing equipment =

*A converted turkey fryer.
*A lightly modified 100% [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramie ramie] pillow cover from Ikea.
*A home-made counter-flow chiller (copper pipe in garden hose).
*Food-safe Home Depot HDPE buckets modified with spigots and airlocks.

= Materials and food safety =

*Food grade stainless steel.
*Unleaded drinking-water grade copper.
*NSF 51 food safe high temperature silicone tubing.
*100% non-dyed ramie cloth (though could the thread be another material?)
*Labeled-as-food-safe HDPE (only contacting mash/beer at low temperatures (< 30 C).

The sanitizing agent was: Iodofor.

= People =

Contact [[User:Juul|Juul]], [[User:Factotum|Factotum]] or [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] if you want to learn more or join in the brewing project.