Wasp Stinger - 02.11.08

[BrewStew]

SWMBO's suggested I do a brew today... Can't argue with that!!! :party:

EDIT - Had to abort the rauchbier as i've not got any Hallertauer so am going for Wasp Stinger instead
Recipe: Wasp Stinger

Brewer: BrewStew



Style: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)



Recipe Specifications

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Batch Size: 23.00 L

Boil Size: 27.98 L

Estimated OG: 1.053 SG

Estimated Color: 21.4 EBC

Estimated IBU: 42.8 IBU

Brewhouse Efficiency: 82.00 %

Boil Time: 60 Minutes



Ingredients:

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Amount Item Type % or IBU

4.40 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (5.9 EBC) Grain 88.00 %

0.60 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (120.0 EBC) Grain 12.00 %

50.00 gm Fuggles [4.70 %] (60 min) Hops 24.2 IBU

20.00 gm Challenger [7.10 %] (30 min) Hops 11.3 IBU

20.00 gm Challenger [7.10 %] (15 min) Hops 7.3 IBU

0.30 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 15.0 min) Misc

1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale





Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body

Total Grain Weight: 5.00 kg

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Step Time Name Description Step Temp

90 min Mash In Add 12.50 L of water at 75.0 C 68.0 C

30 min Fly Sparge Heat to 76.0 C over 0 min 76.0 C




will get the liquor on in a couple of hours :thumb:

 

[MEB]

SWMBO's suggested I do a brew today... Can't argue with that!!! :party:

Christ! You must have been going like a rabbit last night. Longer than 3 minutes too i'd wager... :rofl:

 

[BrewStew]

:lol: gotta keep her sweet mate :thumb:

 

[MEB]

Good on ya mate. Top poster, top brewer, top shagger. :lol:

 

[BrewStew]

:rofl:

 

[BrewStew]

right, i'm off to the brewery :thumb:

 

[A T]

Have a good brew day matey :thumb:

 

[BrewStew]

Cheers mate. had to abort the rauchbier... dont have hallertauer in stock

going for wasp stinger and have changed the first post to suit :thumb:

 

[BrewStew]

all in at 68'c on the dot, with a ph of 5.2 without treatment :thumb:

had to adjust the grain bill cos i've run out of MO malt. only managed 4.4 kilos, so upped the crystal by 0.1kg to suit :thumb:

 

[Vossy1]

Hope all's going well bs :thumb:

 

[Wez]

Have a good one BS :thumb:

 

[BrewStew]

cheers fellas :thumb:

i'll be needing that batch of malt soon! :lol:

 

[Vossy1]

:lol: :drink:

 

[BrewStew]

10 mins till chiller goes in for sanitising :thumb:

 

[Kingfisher]

Looks like it's going to plan B :thumb:

 

[BrewStew]

yup! the only hitch today was lack of ingredients. but that hasn't stopped me.

been chilling 20 mins and down to 43'c. should be all cleaned up and back in the warmth by just after half 4. its been a goodun' :thumb:

 

[BrewStew]

21L of 1.050 in the fermenter :party:

my extraction efficiency must've been down from the dregs of a year old sack :lol:

i'm happy anyways :drink:

 

[Kingfisher]

yup! the only hitch today was lack of ingredients. but that hasn't stopped me.

been chilling 20 mins and down to 43'c. should be all cleaned up and back in the warmth by just after half 4. its been a goodun' :thumb:

Just about ran a dead heat there mate :thumb: I finished about the same time with the same amount & OG. I think I lost a lot to absorption from the flameout hops, 43g of Saaz.

These dark nights are a bugger. I'm looking out for recipes with 1 hour mash and boil times for the next few months.

 

[BrewStew]

score!! :thumb:

weird coincidence with the OG and volume though :?

 

[Kingfisher]

score!! :thumb:

weird coincidence with the OG and volume though :?

Yes, the OG was exactly my target but I was a couple of litres down on quantity, although I did stop sparging at 1006.