Ceejay
Landlord.
I brewed this yesterday, and it's the first beer I've brewed for about 4 months! It's a really simple APA with Australian & NZ Hops. I wanted this to finish dry (1.008), with plenty of tropical-fruit hop character. Our local water has very little in the way of minerals, so I added 10g of gypsum to accentuate the hops.
It was probably had the best brewday to date. Hit all my numbers bang on, thanks to dialling everything in properly on Brewers Friend and sticking to my usual routine. I'd prepared really well, weighing everything out before mashing in instead of doing it as I go like I have done in the past.
I forgot to take any pictures, but I got super-bright wort into the fermentor and left a tonne of break material in the kettle. This is a massive improvement over previous brews, where I've been too impatient and not let the hops and trub settle out before transferring slowly to the FV.
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Recipe via Brewers' Friend:
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (ending kettle volume)
Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.039
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV (standard): 5.32%
IBU (rager): 40.23
SRM (morey): 5.25
FERMENTABLES:
3.8 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (84.4%)
0.5 kg - German - Munich Light (11.1%)
0.2 kg - Cane Sugar (4.4%)
HOPS:
10 g - Kohatu, 60 min, IBU: 9.11
10 g - Kohatu, 30 min, IBU: 5.06
10 g - Galaxy, 15 min, IBU: 5.4
10 g - Kohatu, 15 min, IBU: 2.43
10 g - Galaxy, 5 min, IBU: 3.28
10 g - Galaxy, Type: 1 min, IBU: 0.66
30 g - Galaxy, Type: Whirlpool for 20 min at 100 °C, IBU: 9.85
30 g - Kohatu, Type: Whirlpool for 20 min at 100 °C, IBU: 4.44
40 g - Galaxy, Type: Dry Hop for 4 days
40 g - Kohatu, Type: Dry Hop for 4 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 64 C, Time: 90 min, Amount: 10 L, Single Infusion
2) Fly Sparge, Temp: 75 C, Time: 45 min, Amount: 25 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
0.5 each - Protofloc, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
10 g - Gypsum, Type: Water Agt, Use: Mash
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (custom): 83%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 15 - 23.89 C
Fermentation Temp: 19 C
Pitch Rate: 0.75 (M cells / ml / deg P)
TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Light colored and hoppy
Ca2: 75
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 50
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Water Notes:
10g Gypsum
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/66552/look-a-baby-koala-
It was probably had the best brewday to date. Hit all my numbers bang on, thanks to dialling everything in properly on Brewers Friend and sticking to my usual routine. I'd prepared really well, weighing everything out before mashing in instead of doing it as I go like I have done in the past.
I forgot to take any pictures, but I got super-bright wort into the fermentor and left a tonne of break material in the kettle. This is a massive improvement over previous brews, where I've been too impatient and not let the hops and trub settle out before transferring slowly to the FV.
:
Recipe via Brewers' Friend:
Brew Method: All Grain
Style Name: American Pale Ale
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 23 liters (ending kettle volume)
Boil Size: 28.5 liters
Boil Gravity: 1.039
Efficiency: 77% (ending kettle)
STATS:
Original Gravity: 1.049
Final Gravity: 1.008
ABV (standard): 5.32%
IBU (rager): 40.23
SRM (morey): 5.25
FERMENTABLES:
3.8 kg - United Kingdom - Maris Otter Pale (84.4%)
0.5 kg - German - Munich Light (11.1%)
0.2 kg - Cane Sugar (4.4%)
HOPS:
10 g - Kohatu, 60 min, IBU: 9.11
10 g - Kohatu, 30 min, IBU: 5.06
10 g - Galaxy, 15 min, IBU: 5.4
10 g - Kohatu, 15 min, IBU: 2.43
10 g - Galaxy, 5 min, IBU: 3.28
10 g - Galaxy, Type: 1 min, IBU: 0.66
30 g - Galaxy, Type: Whirlpool for 20 min at 100 °C, IBU: 9.85
30 g - Kohatu, Type: Whirlpool for 20 min at 100 °C, IBU: 4.44
40 g - Galaxy, Type: Dry Hop for 4 days
40 g - Kohatu, Type: Dry Hop for 4 days
MASH GUIDELINES:
1) Infusion, Temp: 64 C, Time: 90 min, Amount: 10 L, Single Infusion
2) Fly Sparge, Temp: 75 C, Time: 45 min, Amount: 25 L
Starting Mash Thickness: 2.5 L/kg
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
0.5 each - Protofloc, Time: 15 min, Type: Fining, Use: Boil
10 g - Gypsum, Type: Water Agt, Use: Mash
YEAST:
Fermentis / Safale - American Ale Yeast US-05
Starter: No
Form: Dry
Attenuation (custom): 83%
Flocculation: Medium
Optimum Temp: 15 - 23.89 C
Fermentation Temp: 19 C
Pitch Rate: 0.75 (M cells / ml / deg P)
TARGET WATER PROFILE:
Profile Name: Light colored and hoppy
Ca2: 75
Mg2: 5
Na: 10
Cl: 50
SO4: 150
HCO3: 0
Water Notes:
10g Gypsum
http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/66552/look-a-baby-koala-