Undeserved Praise 2016
Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.50 gal Boil Size: 7.86 gal Boil Time: 60 min End of Boil Vol: 6.51 gal Final Bottling Vol: 5.00 gal Fermentation: Warm Season
Date: 20 Aug 2016 Brewer: Thomas Gideon Equipment: My Equipment 2016-07 Efficiency: 72.00 % Est Mash Efficiency: 81.8 %
| Amt | Name | Type | # | %/IBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.22 gal | Rockville, MD | Water | 1 | - |
| 3.16 gal | Hop Forward | Water | 2 | - |
| 7 lbs | Pale Malt, Maris Otter (Thomas Fawcett) (3.0 SRM) | Grain | 3 | 77.8 % |
| 12.0 oz | Biscuit (Dingemans) (22.5 SRM) | Grain | 4 | 8.3 % |
| 12.0 oz | Briess Caramel Rye (60.0 SRM) | Grain | 5 | 8.3 % |
| 0.75 oz | Cluster [7.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min | Hop | 6 | 19.9 IBUs |
| 0.75 oz | Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - First Wort 60.0 min | Hop | 7 | 14.2 IBUs |
| 8.0 oz | Lyle's Golden Syrup (0.0 SRM) | Extract | 8 | 5.6 % |
| 1.00 oz | Fuggles [4.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min | Hop | 9 | 11.9 IBUs |
| 1.00 oz | Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 1.0 min | Hop | 10 | 0.4 IBUs |
| 1.0 pkg | London Ale (White Labs #WLP013) [35.49 ml] | Yeast | 11 | - |
Gravity, Alcohol Content and Color
Est Original Gravity: 1.045 SG Est Final Gravity: 1.012 SG Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.3 % Bitterness: 46.4 IBUs Est Color: 8.8 SRM
Measured Original Gravity: 1.045 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.015 SG Actual Alcohol by Vol: 3.9 % Calories: 150.6 kcal/12oz
Mash Profile
Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, No Mash Out Sparge Water: 6.22 gal Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Est Mash PH: 5.59 Measured Mash PH: 4.80
Total Grain Weight: 9 lbs Grain Temperature: 72.0 F Tun Temperature: 72.0 F Target Mash PH: 5.20 Mash Acid Addition: Sparge Acid Addition:
| Name | Description | Step Temperature | Step Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mash In | Add 3.16 gal of water at 161.8 F | 152.0 F | 60 min |
Sparge: Fly sparge with 6.22 gal water at 168.0 F
Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Keg Pressure/Weight: 9.02 PSI Keg/Bottling Temperature: 45.0 F Fermentation: Warm Season
Volumes of CO2: 2.0 Carbonation Used: Keg with 9.02 PSI Age for: 14.00 days Storage Temperature: 40.0 F
Notes
Sparge volume and gravity were about right on the nose. Left maybe a gallon in the mash tun but collected full boil volume.
New larger hoses were a little tricky but worked really well during mash recirculation and fly sparge.
Added 9.2oz of DME to make up lost efficiency in the mash, most likely due to pH.
Incorrectly hooked up the hop back after the plate chiller. The plate chiller should always connect from out to a vessel. Always. If I can remember that, it will help me connect the pumps and hop back on the right side of the chiller every time. Lost half a gallon while re-configuring hoses. Lost another half gallon trying to get flow through the wort side of the chiller while it was incorrectly connected.
Deliberately increase bittering charge to offset lose of isopolymers due to hot break. This is based on current reading. Increase tried here was only 50%, from 1oz split between the two hops to 1.5oz, still split evenly. Accidentally used a full 1oz in the whirlpool, simply forgot to measure out the .75oz originally planned.
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