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Elderflower Cascade 2

149 calories 14 g 330 ml
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 21 liters (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 26 liters
Post Boil Size: 23 liters
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.049 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 76% (brew house)
Calories: 149 calories (Per 330ml)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 330ml)
Created: Monday June 28th 2021
1.049
1.010
5.1%
36.5
4.8
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
4 kg Crisp Malting - Clear Choice Malt4 kg Clear Choice Malt 37 2.5 89.9%
0.25 kg Crisp Malting - Cara Gold malt0.25 kg Cara Gold malt 34 14 5.6%
0.20 kg United Kingdom - Oat Malt0.2 kg Oat Malt 28 2 4.5%
4.45 kg / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
35 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA)35 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 60 min 20.42 25.9%
20 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA)20 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 10 min 4.23 14.8%
35 g Cascade (7 AA)35 g Cascade (7 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 7 Boil 5 min 5.7 25.9%
15 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA)15 g East Kent Goldings (5 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 5 Boil 5 min 1.74 11.1%
30 g Citra (11 AA)30 g Citra (11 AA) Hops Leaf/Whole 11 Whirlpool at 80 °C 0 min 4.4 22.2%
135 g / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
200 g Fresh Elderflower Herb Whirlpool 0 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (custom):
79%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
14 - 21 °C
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
-
Pitch Rate:
0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 89 B cells required
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Priming
Method: co2       CO2 Level: 2.45 Volumes
 
Target Water Profile
Balanced Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
Quick Water Requirements
Water Liters
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 3.7 L/kg 16.2
Mash volume with grains 19.2
Grain absorption losses -4.5
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 16.5 L) 15.1
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.9
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 27.4 L) 26
Boil off losses -5.7
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.5
Post boil Volume (equipment estimates 21.2 L) 23
Hops absorption losses (whirlpool, hop stand) -0.2
WARNING: Exceeded batch size - reduce boil size  
Going into fermentor (equipment estimates 22.9 L) 21
Total: 31.4  
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

I added 300g of fresh elderflower as opposed to 200g as with my previous batch, this was to help contrast the slightly richer malt profile and I’m glad I did. First taste after 3 weeks in the FV and I think I’ve hit my intended style bang on. Could even have added more but I expect you would start to get more vegetal flavours through being fresh elderflower. Still a tad hazy and so could benefit from a cold crash. Overall, the elderflower comes though nicely in the nose and in the background and being quite a dry pale, it really allows you to taste the individual elements well; elderflower, malt and hops in their own rights. Really happy with this beer and can’t wait to try it after conditioning.

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  • Last Updated: 2021-08-15 12:39 UTC