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004. Acoustic Session Ale

138 calories 14 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: Extract
Style: Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Boil Time: 60 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 3 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.078 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 35% (steeping grains only)
Source: Scott Pesme
Calories: 138 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 14 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Saturday March 29th 2014
1.042
1.010
4.3%
38.3
7.9
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
3.80 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light3.8 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Light 35 4 54.3%
2.70 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber2.7 lb Liquid Malt Extract - Amber 35 10 38.6%
6.50 lbs / $ 0.00
Steeping Grains
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 40L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 40L 34 40 7.1%
$ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker2 oz Hallertau Hersbrucker Hops Pellet 4 Boil 60 min 21.53 40%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 45 min 5.81 10%
1 oz Willamette1 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 30 min 9.72 20%
0.50 oz Willamette0.5 oz Willamette Hops Pellet 4.7 Boil 5 min 1.26 10%
1 oz Goldings1 oz Goldings Hops Pellet 4.5 Dry Hop 4 days 20%
5 oz / $ 0.00
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
1 tbsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
Danstar - Nottingham Ale Yeast
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
77%
Flocculation:
High
Optimum Temp:
57 - 70 °F
Starter:
No
Fermentation Temp:
74 °F
Pitch Rate:
-
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Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Heat water added to kettle (equipment estimates 6.66 g | 26.6 qt) 2.51 10  
Mash volume with grains (equipment estimates 6.66 g | 26.6 qt) 2.55 10.2  
Grain absorption losses (steeping) -0.06 -0.3  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.55 2.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.15 g | 28.6 qt) 3 12  
Boil off losses -1.5 -6  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.15 -0.6  
Post boil volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
WARNING: Kettle losses > 2% detected which throw off OG calculation for extract/partial mash recipes in batch target 'fermentor' mode. Solution: Reduce kettle losses, misc losses and hops absorption in equipment profile, OR set batch target to 'kettle' and do a full wort boil. See batch target FAQ.    
Total: 2.51 10
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Brew day: Sunday March 30, 2013.

Steeped 0.5 lbs of 30-40L Crystal for 30 mins @160-170F. 1 TBSP of Irish Mosh @ 15 mins of boil.

Boil ended with 9L (2.4G). Topped up with three (and a bit) 1G water jugs.

OG: 1.042. 2 Gravity points lower than target. 2 possible reasons: (i) perhaps because I added a little bit too much water from the 4th water jug. (ii) I also pitched my yeast first and grabbed my gravity sample after. 2nd time in a row I made this mistake. (iii) I might not have added the full amount of LME. Its tough to get absolutely all of the extract out of the jug.

03/31: Signs of fermentation 12 hours after pitching.

Expectations: bare-bones, sessionable English best bitter with traditional characterisitcs from the Nottingham yeast and willamette hops (fruity/floral/peppery) and hopefully a well-balanced malt backbone with the crystal 40L and amber LME. Fermentation temp is a little high, around 23-24C, so it might have dominating fruity characteristics (hopefully not off-flavours).

Dry hopped with 1 oz. of Goldings hops. Probably domestic. Hopefully will add a subtle (maybe not even noticeable) earthy/spicy/floral aroma. Maybe it will complement the spiciness/floral of the willamete aroma hops.

Bottles:
30x355ml = 10.65L
10x800ml = 8L
2x750ml = 1.5L
4x500ml = 2L

TOTAL = 22.15L

Bottling day: 04/14/2014. 3 oz of corn sugar with 2 cups of boiled water to make 0.81 volumes of C02 (with 1.75 volumes of calculated C02). Broke my second hydrometer when reaching for my scale. :(

Tasting day: 05/12/2004. 2 weeks bottle conditioned, 2 weeks in fridge. Fuller's London Pride Premium Bitter for comparison.

Appearance: ASA: dark, ruby red and hazy. little to no head retention. FLP: golden orange and light, medium head the fades within 10 seconds.

Smell: ASA: slight caramel and nutty. Also pretty earthy. FLP: more of a "beer" smell and slightly metallic? Smells crisp. Floral and earthy.

Taste: caramel again. light and refreshing, sessionable. fairly malty with slight fruit notes. very enjoyable. low-medium bitterness. FLP: about same medium bitterness with more of an earthy character. Just as sessionable/enjoyable. I like mine a little better though.

Mouthfeel: little to no carbonation in both. no bubbles present. medium body for both? I dont see much of a difference in mouthfeel. FLP has a lighter mouthfeel/body. It just kind of rolls of the tongue. Mine is slightly more viscous.

Overall: both very drinkable, as they should be. Mine is overall more caramelly/nutty and feels heavier despite the much lower abv. I tend to like mine more as it falls more on the caramelly/fruity side, while FLP is earthy and resiny.



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