AG#11 - First Things First (First Gold Session Ale)

[NickW]

AG#11 First Things First

Recipe specifics:

Style: Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Batch size: 23.0 l
Boil volume: 27.0 l
OG: 1.042
FG: 1.010
Bitterness (IBU): 28.8
Color (SRM): 5.9
ABV: 4.1%

Grain/Sugars:

3.40 kg Maris Otter Malt, 87.2%
0.20 kg Barley, Flaked, 5.1%
0.20 kg Munich (German), 5.1%
0.10 kg Amber Malt, 2.6%

Hops:

10.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 60 min, 7.5 IBU
10.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 30 min, 5.8 IBU
10.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 25 min, 5.2 IBU
5.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 20 min, 2.3 IBU
10.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 15 min, 3.7 IBU
10.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 10 min, 2.7 IBU
Protofloc 10 min
10.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 5 min, 1.5 IBU
5.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) 0 min, 0.0 IBU
30.00 g First Gold (AA 7.3%, Whole) dry hop

Yeast S-04

Water used - ASDA Smart Price, with 1tsp gypsum in the mash and 1tsp gypsum in the boil.

Evening all :

Brewday yesterday. I wanted a "School Night Beer" to put into my corny, so I came up with the above.

Brewday went flawlessly (first time without a glitch!). Efficiency higher than expected, got 82%+, probably because I did a slow fly sparge - will be doing this again. Was expecting 1.039 but got 1.042, hey ho.

Hit my intended volume spot on too. Very happy.

Pitched the yeast dry and it had a nice 3 inch krausen by this morning.

Here's the obligatory photos, not the best quality but they're ok :)

http://youtu.be/RcpvUGAPm6w

 

[Brewberoza]

Accept for the slurry I would say those are great pics. In fact, I will start the water boiling for my own brew. :

 

[NickW]

Put this in the corny today with the dry hops. Hope it conditions quickly!