AG#1 Cascadian dark ale "Alice in wonderland"

[Ren]

Woke up at 6.30 am
3.56 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.9 EBC) Grain 1 71.1 %
0.60 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (118.2 EBC) Grain 2 12.0 %
0.50 kg Carafa Special III (Weyermann) (925.9 EBC) Grain 3 10.0 %
0.25 kg Barley, Flaked (3.3 EBC) Grain 4 5.0 %
0.10 kg Chocolate Malt (886.5 EBC) Grain 5 2.0 % 0.00 kg £0.28
18.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.10 %] - Boil 90.0 min Hop 6 37.5 IBUs
20.00 g Centennial [10.30 %] - Boil 20.0 min Hop 7 14.2 IBUs
18.00 g Citra [10.30 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 8 10.5 IBUs
0.24 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 mins) Fining 9 -
10.00 g Centennial [10.30 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 10 2.3 IBUs
22.00 g Citra [14.50 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
15.00 g Columbus (Tomahawk) [17.10 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 min Hop 12 0.0 IBUs
1.9 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) [50.28 ml] Yeast 13 - 0.0 pkg

grain bill

my new thermometer went nuts

that stressed me out a bit. But ok, **** happens!

Hops

Mash tun did it's job fine after half an hour 0.1 c lost

wort was really dark. And it had a bit too much of roastiness than planned maybe i should of have steeped carafa. But anyway i like it.

My spare thermometer went nuts. I spotted loose wire and patched it up

I knew it's gonna be raining around 1pm and just about as I was draining my boiler it started to rain..

Spot on. Very happy with this :

The waiting game has begun :)

Sorry for my bad english




Est Original Gravity 1.062 Spot on
Bitterness (IBUs) 64.6 IBUs
Color 86.2 EBC
Est ABV 6.8 % 5.50-7.50 %

 

[pittsy]

Looking good , well done on your first all grain .

 

[nobyipa]

tasty looking brew with all them c hops
:thumb:

 

[Ren]

Cheers

 

[RobWalker]

looks great! :

 

[clibit]

Yes, impressive first AG brewday, and a lovely looking recipe, you should get a wonderful beer. Prepare to be blown away...

 

[Algernon]

Keep us posted - I like the darker ales myself. Didn't notice anything too awry with the English either, where are you from?

 

[Ren]

Keep us posted - I like the darker ales myself. Didn't notice anything too awry with the English either, where are you from?

Latvia..although I live in Oxfordshire. Will do , for sure.

 

[Ren]

I took my first gravity reading after 7 days and it's 0.015. Beersmith says my final estimated gravity should be 0.010 is that ok and is it possible it will go lower after 7 days? I have only 2 brews under my belt and i have never had higher final gravity. My previous two brews were spot on. I was planning to leave it in primary for 3 weeks and ten bottle.

I pitched two rehydrated s05 sachets and fermentation temp was around 18.5.

 

[sometime]

Top job mate ..... :hat:

 

[clibit]

You want two or three hydrometer readings the same on different days. I would leave it in the FV for two weeks anyway. Some leave it longer, some do a secondary by racking into a different, sterile, FV, and leaving a week or two before bottling/kegging.

 

[Ren]

After sixteen days I dry hopped it with 30g of citra and 30g of columbus hops.

Bottled it today, i did put a bit too much of cane sugar, but i hope it will be fine.

It's really, really dark, can't see anything through it.

No waiting for it to carb up.
Tried a sample and it was nicely balanced, i am impressed . I was afraid that it will be too bitter, but I think those dark grains balance it out. FG was 0.014 instead of 0.010 suggested by beersmith.

 

[Steve]

Impressive first brew day. Just the waiting game now :thumb:

 

[Ren]

Cheers Steve

 

[peelman]

Good work.
:thumb:

 

[Ren]

Thanks