Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Batch 27 - Pale Faced American

Double brew day!!! Yup.I managed (somehow) to brew two batches in a single day... We'll see how they turn out.


Recipe Specifications
Brew Date: 3/13/2010
Recipe Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Recipe Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated Pre-boil OG: 1.047
Estimated OG: 1.057 SG
Estimated Color: 7.9 SRM
Estimated IBU: 39.0 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.039 SG
Actual FG: 1.008 SG
Actual ABV: 4.03 %
Ingredients
Water Additions
Prepare 8.75 gal Water for Brewing
Amount Item Type
1.10 gm Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.40 gm Chalk (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.80 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.10 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.50 gm Salt (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
3.50 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.50 gal Los Angeles, CA (West) Water
Grain Bill
Ingredients for Mashing
Amount Item Type % or IBU
10.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 84.00 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (Briess) (2.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 8.00 %
Hop Schedule/Boil Additions
Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 0.60 oz Magnum [14.40 %] (60 min) Hops
15 min 1.00 oz Challenger [7.00 %] (15 min) Hops


Yeast/Other
Ingredients for Fermentation
Amount Item Type % or IBU
2 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056) Yeast-Ale
Mash
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body
Total Grain Weight: 12.50 lb
Single Infusion, Medium Body
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 15.63 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F
10 min Mash Out Add 8.75 qt of water at 196.6 F 168.0 F

Notes

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Batch 26 - Strong, Dark, and Less than Handsome

Recipe Specifications
Brew Date: 3/13/2010
Recipe Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Recipe Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated Pre-boil OG: 1.071
Estimated OG: 1.086 SG
Estimated Color: 18.0 SRM
Estimated IBU: 19.7 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: - %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.085 SG
Actual FG: 1.016 SG
Actual ABV: 9.04 %
Ingredients
Water Additions
Prepare 7.00 gal Water for Brewing
Amount Item Type
0.70 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1.80 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.10 gm Salt (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.80 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
4.90 gm Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.30 gm Chalk (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.50 gal Antwerp, Belgium Water
Grain Bill
Steep Grains at 165.0 F
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 lb Caravienne Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 6.90 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 3.45 %
Hop Schedule/Boil Additions
Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 10.00 lb Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract
60 min 2.00 oz Hallertauer [3.80 %] (60 min) Hops
60 min 1.00 lb Candi Sugar, Amber (75.0 SRM) Sugar
60 min 2.00 lb Candi Sugar, Clear (0.5 SRM) Sugar


Yeast/Other
Ingredients for Fermentation
Amount Item Type % or IBU
2 Pkgs Belgian Golden Ale (White Labs #WLP570) Yeast-Ale
Mash
Mash Schedule: None
Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)

Notes

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Batch 25 - American Brown Ale

Recipe Specifications
Brew Date: 2/15/2010
Recipe Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Recipe Boil Size: 7.00 gal
Estimated Pre-boil OG: 1.045
Estimated OG: 1.054 SG
Estimated Color: 24.1 SRM
Estimated IBU: 31.9 IBU
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Actual OG: 1.048 SG
Actual FG: 1.012 SG
Actual ABV: 4.69 %
Ingredients
Water Additions
Prepare 8.75 gal Water for Brewing
Amount Item Type
0.40 gm Epsom Salt (MgSO4) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
0.40 gm Salt (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
2.50 gm Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.30 gm Calcium Chloride (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
8.10 gm Baking Soda (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
9.50 gm Chalk (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
5.50 gal RO Modified - Brown Ale (Malty) Water
Grain Bill
Ingredients for Mashing
Amount Item Type % or IBU
9.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 70.59 %
2.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 15.69 %
1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.84 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 3.92 %
Hop Schedule/Boil Additions
Boil Ingredients
Boil Amount Item Type
60 min 1.00 oz Centennial [9.70 %] (60 min) Hops
60 min 0.25 lb Brown Sugar, Light (8.0 SRM) Sugar

Steep Aroma Hops
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1.00 oz Liberty [4.50 %] (5 min) (Aroma Hop-Steep) Hops -

Yeast/Other
Ingredients for Fermentation
Amount Item Type % or IBU
1 Pkgs American Ale II (Wyeast Labs #1272) Yeast-Ale
Mash
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 12.50 lb
Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 15.63 qt of water at 170.1 F 154.0 F

Notes

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