Well, my appointment is booked for my first COVID jab on Saturday afternoon and because of my pathetic needle phobia I will need something to keep me and my brain occupied beforehand. What better way than getting a brew on I thought. Yes, I thought back!
My outdoor tap was frozen up last weekend so no brew for me but things have now thawed out nicely so I’m going to make a pale ale designed to continue to use up some existing ingredients. This looks a bit of a mish mash but hopefully it’ll turn out ok. And, to try to capture the fact it is looking to be at least 10 degrees warmer this weekend than last, I hope
@Hazelwood Brewery doesn’t object to me optimistically calling this one Spring Breeze.
HOME BREW RECIPE:
Title: Spring Breeze Pale Ale
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (fermentor volume)
Boil Size: 27.2 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.041
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.047
Final Gravity: 1.011
ABV (standard): 4.68%
IBU (tinseth): 32.88
SRM (morey): 7.29
Mash pH: 5.54
FERMENTABLES:
4.5 kg - Clear Choice Malt (90%)
0.3 kg - Torrified Wheat (6%)
200 g - Dark Crystal 80L (4%)
HOPS:
20 g - Chinook (13 AA), Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 10, Use: Boil for 60 min, IBU: 21.74
5 g - Citra (11 AA), Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 13.5, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 3.64
5 g - Warrior, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 16, Use: Boil for 15 min, IBU: 4.31
5 g - Citra (11 AA), Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 13.5, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 1.46
5 g - Warrior, Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 16, Use: Boil for 5 min, IBU: 1.73
10 g - Citra (11 AA), Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 13.5, Use: Aroma for 0 min
10 g - Cluster, Type: Pellet, AA: 6.5, Use: Aroma for 0 min
20 g - Citra (11 AA), Type: Leaf/Whole, AA: 13.5, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
20 g - Simcoe (12.7 AA), Type: Pellet, AA: 12.7, Use: Dry Hop for 5 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Temperature, Temp: 65 C, Time: 60 min, Amount: 20 L
2) Fly Sparge, Temp: 75 C, Time: 15 min, Amount: 15 L
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
2.24 ml - Lactic acid, Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Mash
6.4 g - Gypsum, Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Mash
0.5 each - Protafloc, Time: 10 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
0.25 each - Campden Tablets, Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Mash
1.8 g - Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Mash
0.25 each - Campden Tablets, Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Sparge
0.83 ml - Lactic acid, Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Sparge
0.7 g - Calcium Chloride (dihydrate), Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Sparge
2.6 g - Gypsum, Time: 0 min, Type: Water Agt, Use: Sparge
YEAST:
Crossmyloof Brew - Pia
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (avg): 74%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 15 - 22.22 C
PRIMING:
Method: co2
Amount: 0.96 bar
CO2 Level: 2.52 Volumes
TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Pale Ale
Ca2: 120
Mg2: 5
Na: 26
Cl: 75
SO4: 200
HCO3: 20