Valhalla Honey Beer (AHA)

Method: All Grain
Style: Clone Beer
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 6.5 gallons
Post Boil Size: 5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.113 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: American Homebrewers Association
Calories: 378 calories (Per 22oz)
Carbs: 36.7 g (Per 22oz)

Created: Wednesday May 11th 2022

Original Gravity:

1.113

Final Gravity:

1.026

ABV (standard):

11.5%

IBU (tinseth):

35.7

SRM (morey):

18.0

Mash pH

5.7

Cost $

148.82

Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	Cost	PPG	°L	Bill %
8 lb	Weyermann - Barke Pilsner Malt8 lb Barke Pilsner Malt	$ 2.19 / lb $ 17.52	37.03	1.75	44.4%
1.25 lb	Weyermann - Munich Type II (Dark)1.25 lb Munich Type II (Dark)	$ 2.19 / lb $ 2.74	37	10	6.9%
8 oz	Weyermann - Carahell8 oz Carahell	$ 2.40 / lb $ 1.20	34	10	2.8%
6 oz	Dingemans - Aromatic Malt6 oz Aromatic Malt	$ 2.50 / lb $ 0.94	36.3	19	2.1%
6 oz	Rice Hulls6 oz Rice Hulls	$ 1.99 / lb $ 0.75	0	0	2.1%
7.50 lb	Raw Honey7.5 lb Raw Honey - (late boil kettle addition)	$ 16.00 / lb $ 120.00	38	20	41.7%
18 lbs / $ 143.14

Hops

Amount	Variety	Cost	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Magnum0.75 oz Magnum Hops	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.69	Pellet	13.4	Boil	40 min	35.69	100%
0.75 oz / $ 1.69

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Amount	Variety	Cost	IBU	Bill %
0.75 oz	Yakima Chief Hops - Magnum (Pellet)	$ 2.25 / oz $ 1.69	35.69	100%
0.75 oz / $ 1.69

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2.50 lb	honey		Flavor	Primary	5 days
2.50 lb	honey		Flavor	Primary	0 min.

Yeast

Fermentis - Safale - English Ale Yeast S-04

Amount:	1 Each	Cost:	$ 3.99 / each $ 3.99
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	High
Optimum Temp:	54 - 77 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 176 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 0 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Light colored and malty

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
34	12	8	15	25	100
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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
3.94 gal	Mash @149ºF for 60 min, Lauter and sparge mash before bringing to boil for 90 minutes. Add hop addition at 50 minutes (40 min left). Cool to 180ºF before adding first addition of Honey then whirlpool for 10 minutes. Cool to 65ºF (SG should be around 1.070	Sparge	149 °F	149 °F	60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.5 qt/lb Starting Grain Temp: 75 °F

Quick Water Requirements

Water	Gallons	Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.5 qt/lb	3.94	15.8
Mash volume with grains	4.78	19.1
Grain absorption losses	-1.31	-5.3
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.29 g \| 17.2 qt)	4.13	16.5
Mash Lauter Tun losses	-0.25	-1
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 6.66 g \| 26.7 qt)	6.5	26
Volume increase from sugar/extract (late additions)	0.61	2.5
Boil off losses	-2.25	-9
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma)	-0.03	-0.1
Post boil Volume	5	20
Going into fermentor	5	20
Total:	8.06	32.3
Equipment Profile Used:	System Default

Batch Performance

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Latest Brew Log

Date	Days	Event	Gravity	Volume	Temp	Updated	Comment
5/16/2022 10:56 PM over 2 years ago	+5	Dry Hopped	1.008	5.5 Gallons	71 °F	5/16/2022 10:56 PM over 2 years ago	6.2% ABV before adding first dry hop addition of 2.5 lbs. of Raw Orange Blossom Honey in about a pint of water, which raised the S.G. from 1.008 to 1.027
5/21/2022 3:34 PM over 2 years ago	+10	Dry Hopped	1.008	6 Gallons	75 °F	5/22/2022 3:40 AM over 2 years ago	Added the final addition of orange blossom honey (2.5 lbs.) and the gravity raised from 1.008 to 1.024. The Calculated ABV is around 8% before the final honey addition. Once the S.G. stabilizes again, I will transfer the beer from the primary to the secondary fermentor.
5/29/2022 4:29 AM over 2 years ago	+18	Fermentation Complete	1.008	6 Gallons	72 °F	5/29/2022 4:29 AM over 2 years ago	As of today, the beer has been calculated to an ABV of approx. 11%.
6/4/2022 10:45 PM over 2 years ago	+24	Fermentation Complete	1.008	6 Gallons	72 °F	6/4/2022 10:45 PM over 2 years ago	Bottled the beer into 10 - 16oz bottles, 16 - 22oz bottles, one 32oz growler, and half of a one gallon growler.

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