rodabod
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Ok, so here's the recipe which was actually brewed:
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 25 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.031
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.039
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV (standard): 4.1%
IBU (tinseth): 31.02
SRM (morey): 4.73
FERMENTABLES:
3 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (83.3%)
0.2 kg - Torrified Wheat (5.6%)
0.2 kg - Flaked Oats (5.6%)
0.2 kg - German - Vienna (5.6%)
HOPS:
10 g - Chinook, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 13, Use: First Wort, IBU: 10.76
20 g - Amarillo, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 11.66
40 g - Amarillo, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 8.6, Use: Whirlpool for 20 min at 90 ðC, IBU: 8.6
40 g - Amarillo, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 8.6, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temp: 68 C, Time: 60 min
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Grains:
Mashing:
Dunk sparge, heating up to mash-out temp:
The boil. Bittering hops are bagged. Looks hideous, but it has cleared up to a straw-yellow:
Home-made wort filter. It's a large ring covered with mesh so that it has a large surface area. A silicone hose leaves the ring, containing the filtered wort:
Post-boil gravity looks like 1039-ish to me, which makes my efficiency around 69%. I topped up the post-boil liquor prior to this measurement with cold water to take it down to 90c for the whirlpool hop addition:
US-05 is rehydrated, and the cream is chucked into the fermenter which you can still see sitting on top. It was then sloshed around:
All went well this time around, as far as I can see. I used a pump with my plate chiller this time which made things easier, but it's still a bit of a faff with the wort filter and additional hosing. I'm considering using a BIAB bag like a sieve to filter the wort again into a fermenter bucket, and then pump the liquor directly next time. I pitched slightly warm at around 25c as it was already 24c in the house. Added a wet towel to cool the fermenter, but I'm not worrying too much, especially since US-05 doesn't have a tendency for off-flavours in my experience.
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 20 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 25 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.031
Efficiency: 69% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.039
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV (standard): 4.1%
IBU (tinseth): 31.02
SRM (morey): 4.73
FERMENTABLES:
3 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (83.3%)
0.2 kg - Torrified Wheat (5.6%)
0.2 kg - Flaked Oats (5.6%)
0.2 kg - German - Vienna (5.6%)
HOPS:
10 g - Chinook, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 13, Use: First Wort, IBU: 10.76
20 g - Amarillo, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 8.6, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 11.66
40 g - Amarillo, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 8.6, Use: Whirlpool for 20 min at 90 ðC, IBU: 8.6
40 g - Amarillo, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 8.6, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temp: 68 C, Time: 60 min
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Grains:
Mashing:
Dunk sparge, heating up to mash-out temp:
The boil. Bittering hops are bagged. Looks hideous, but it has cleared up to a straw-yellow:
Home-made wort filter. It's a large ring covered with mesh so that it has a large surface area. A silicone hose leaves the ring, containing the filtered wort:
Post-boil gravity looks like 1039-ish to me, which makes my efficiency around 69%. I topped up the post-boil liquor prior to this measurement with cold water to take it down to 90c for the whirlpool hop addition:
US-05 is rehydrated, and the cream is chucked into the fermenter which you can still see sitting on top. It was then sloshed around:
All went well this time around, as far as I can see. I used a pump with my plate chiller this time which made things easier, but it's still a bit of a faff with the wort filter and additional hosing. I'm considering using a BIAB bag like a sieve to filter the wort again into a fermenter bucket, and then pump the liquor directly next time. I pitched slightly warm at around 25c as it was already 24c in the house. Added a wet towel to cool the fermenter, but I'm not worrying too much, especially since US-05 doesn't have a tendency for off-flavours in my experience.