AG #8 - Citra Gold

[DethApostle]

Today is the day I finally get to brew this beer! It seems like after so many rescheduled brewdays recently I would miss the opportunity to make this in time from drinking this summer! Fortunately it seems that summer is running late too so perhaps it'll be ok?!

The recipe is:
Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Time Gravity
0.50 kg 9.09 % Caramel/Crystal Malt - 10L 60 mins 1.035
5.00 kg 90.91 % Pale Malt, Maris Otter 90 mins 1.038

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
15.00 g 13.06 Brewers Gold 60 mins 8.00
10.00 g 14.36 Citra 60 mins 13.20
15.00 g 10.70 Citra 15 mins 13.20
15.00 g 6.48 Brewers Gold 15 mins 8.00

Apologies for the formatting failure in the cut/paste above! I'm on my phone so cant fix it!
Ooh and I'll be using US-05 dried yeast for this beer.
I don't usually post brewday write ups on here as we'll as my blog (too much writing!) but I'll link through the pics on this occasion!
Off to heat the HLT now, fingers crossed will be all done in time for BBQ at 1pm!
Cheers
DA

 

[PD]

Good luck....must try a Citra brew.

:thumb:

 

[robsan77]

Good hop combo.

 

[steve963]

just done a SMASH to with Citra, went for less bittering with it, just to try :pray:

 

[DethApostle]

As promised here are the photos! (sorry if the images are a little large)

The grain shot!

First 30 minute mash step at 40C is a little stiff...

Overshot the next target temp!

and the next one...

First half of the Batch sparge done...

First break

Boil in full force and first addition hops, urm, added!

All tucked up in the FV! Time for a beer...

The brewday went very smoothly this time and I came out at the end with 24l at an OG of 1.054 so even with the temperature over-shoots the mash was way more efficient than usual! (79% according to iBrewmaster)
Now, time for that beer!
Cheers
DA

 

[DethApostle]

Finally managed to get this writeup done and on my website here!

 

[DethApostle]

All bottled, roll on that sunny weather in two weeks time