AG#45 Citra SMASH
Mash it...
Drain it...
Boil it...
Whirlpool...
Chill it.
45 all-grain brews and you know what - I'm pretty darn certain this is my first ever SMASH! I've done SM and I've done SH but never SMASH.
Anyway, I mysteriously got a free pack of Citra leaf hops in my delayed Brew UK order so time to turn them into beer. I don't plan to dry hop as this hasn't worked to well for me with leaf hops but hopefully the late 5min addition and the whirlpool will do it justice.
15L tap water, 10ml CRS, 2g gypsum, half a Campden tablet.
2.5kg Maris Otter
60min full-volume no-sparge mash @ 66degC
Boil 30mins:
15g Citra leaf 14.27% 30mins
15g Citra leaf 14.27% 5mins
1.6g (1/4tsp) Irish Moss powder 5mins
Whirlpool: Citra leaf 14.27% @ 90degC for 5 mins
8L crystal clear wort into the FV + 4L more crud in bottles to settle out and top up the FV, expect to end up with 10-11L in total. Weirdly the hot/cold break material seems reluctant to settle as readily as normal.
Pitched ~1-2tbsp MJ M36 thick yeast slurry harvested from AG#43. I was really on the fence about using this but, well, the die is cast now so mind the gap and stand clear of the closing doors.
5.0 SRM - Nice pale golden colour
44 IBUs Rager
OG 1.047, should end up around 4.8% ABV - efficiency slightly higher than normal so OG a couple of points higher than expected.
Mash it...
Drain it...
Boil it...
Whirlpool...
Chill it.
45 all-grain brews and you know what - I'm pretty darn certain this is my first ever SMASH! I've done SM and I've done SH but never SMASH.
Anyway, I mysteriously got a free pack of Citra leaf hops in my delayed Brew UK order so time to turn them into beer. I don't plan to dry hop as this hasn't worked to well for me with leaf hops but hopefully the late 5min addition and the whirlpool will do it justice.
15L tap water, 10ml CRS, 2g gypsum, half a Campden tablet.
2.5kg Maris Otter
60min full-volume no-sparge mash @ 66degC
Boil 30mins:
15g Citra leaf 14.27% 30mins
15g Citra leaf 14.27% 5mins
1.6g (1/4tsp) Irish Moss powder 5mins
Whirlpool: Citra leaf 14.27% @ 90degC for 5 mins
8L crystal clear wort into the FV + 4L more crud in bottles to settle out and top up the FV, expect to end up with 10-11L in total. Weirdly the hot/cold break material seems reluctant to settle as readily as normal.
Pitched ~1-2tbsp MJ M36 thick yeast slurry harvested from AG#43. I was really on the fence about using this but, well, the die is cast now so mind the gap and stand clear of the closing doors.
5.0 SRM - Nice pale golden colour
44 IBUs Rager
OG 1.047, should end up around 4.8% ABV - efficiency slightly higher than normal so OG a couple of points higher than expected.
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