Well, I eventually got around to using the hops I grew ... only 20g from the first year's crop - and I threw them in for aroma. They'll probably be eclipsed by all the other hops but I wanted to use some up that had been hanging around!
Anyway - here's the spec - no pics I'm afraid as it's just the same old brewday. I tried adding CRS again - but a shed load less than last time as I swear I could taste it. I also tried a much lower mash temp - 62C, has anyone else gone that low? I used a thinner mash too .. upping the recommended amount (from BeerSmith) and lowering the sparge amount.
Oh .. I hit the gravity estimate smack on - 1054 with the efficiency set at 80%
23.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated IBU: 39.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
4.00 kg Pale Malt
0.65 kg Munich Malt
0.50 kg Wheat Malt
20.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.30 %] (60 min)
35.00 gm Fuggles [4.50 %] (30 min)
15.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.60 %] (30 min)
5.00 gm Cascade [7.60 %] Aroma
20.00 gm First Gold [7.50 %] Aroma
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.60 %] Aroma
2.64 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale S-04
62.0 C
Notes:
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Added:
7.5ml CRS (into mash)
4.5g Gypsum (into mash)
5g Epsom Salts (into boil)
Anyway - here's the spec - no pics I'm afraid as it's just the same old brewday. I tried adding CRS again - but a shed load less than last time as I swear I could taste it. I also tried a much lower mash temp - 62C, has anyone else gone that low? I used a thinner mash too .. upping the recommended amount (from BeerSmith) and lowering the sparge amount.
Oh .. I hit the gravity estimate smack on - 1054 with the efficiency set at 80%
23.00 L
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated IBU: 39.1 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 80.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
4.00 kg Pale Malt
0.65 kg Munich Malt
0.50 kg Wheat Malt
20.00 gm Nelson Sauvin [11.30 %] (60 min)
35.00 gm Fuggles [4.50 %] (30 min)
15.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.60 %] (30 min)
5.00 gm Cascade [7.60 %] Aroma
20.00 gm First Gold [7.50 %] Aroma
20.00 gm Goldings, East Kent [4.60 %] Aroma
2.64 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min)
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale S-04
62.0 C
Notes:
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Added:
7.5ml CRS (into mash)
4.5g Gypsum (into mash)
5g Epsom Salts (into boil)
Looks like its going to be a winner .. it has that lovely background fruitiness that you get with some hops - although I'm sure that is coming from the goldings - although I swear you can taste the Nelsons in there.
